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|image=[[File:Ilpiantissimo.jpg|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
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|secbg=#DF73FF
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|image=[[Image:Ilpiantissimo.jpg|110px|'''Il Piantissimo'''.]]
|latest_portrayal=[[Scott Burns]] (2002)
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[2002]])
|species=[[Human]]
|affiliation=[[Isle Delfino]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' (mentioned) ([[2004]])
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{{quote|And now, we shall race to that flag!|Il Piantissimo|Super Mario Sunshine}}
{{quote|And now, we shall race to that flag!|Il Piantissimo|Super Mario Sunshine}}
'''Il Piantissimo''' is an arrogant human dressed as a [[Pianta]] who appears in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. He must be footraced by [[Mario]] for a [[Shine Sprite]] on three different occasions: the [[Il Piantissimo's Sand Sprint|fifth episode]] of [[Gelato Beach]], the [[Il Piantissimo's Surf Swim|fifth episode]] of [[Noki Bay]], and the [[Il Piantissimo's Crazy Climb|second episode]] of [[Pianta Village]]. His role is comparable to [[Koopa the Quick]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Il Piantissimo can use most of Mario's moves but cannot use any tactics involving [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]]. If Il Piantissimo reaches the flag first, Mario loses a life. When the player replays a completed [[Mission|episode]], Il Piantissimo is more difficult to beat, as he finishes the course slightly over the player's previous time.<ref>Cross-reference two videos:<br>{{cite|author=packattack04082|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVuPYSFp1ig&t=15s|title=Super Mario Sunshine - II Piantissimo's Crazy Climb - 13'54|timestamp=00:15|date=November 15, 2008|language=en|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}<br>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh3e5rZuSgg&t=33s|timestamp=00:33|author=Release-Fire|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Switch Il Piantissimo's Crazy Climb Pianta Village Episode 2 3D All Stars|publisher=YouTube|language=en|date=September 28, 2020|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}</ref> The first ending screen, if not all 120 Shine Sprites are collected, shows Il Piantissimo looking at [[Bowser Jr.]]'s [[magic brush]] on Gelato Beach.


Il Piantissimo's name is possibly a portmanteau of "Pianta" and "-issimo" ("-est" or "very"), or specifically "pianissimo" (very soft), a {{wp|Dynamics (music)|dynamic marking}} in sheet music. The word "il" is an Italian definite article equivalent to "the."
'''Il Piantissimo''' is a dark-skinned man disguised as a [[Pianta]] that the [[player]] must race in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', similar to the [[Koopa the Quick]] races in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. He can be raced in [[Gelato Beach]], [[Noki Bay]], and [[Pianta Village]].


==List of appearances==
Piantissimo is very overconfident, and finds himself superior to others. According to various locals at Pianta Village, he is considered a rogue, a creep, and not related to the Piantas. This could show that due to his attitude, he is left alone and barely challenged, adding to his superior personality with no one to go against it.
{|class="wikitable"
!width=40%|Title
!width=20%|Description
!width=20%|Release
!width=20%|System/format
|-
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|Non-playable character
|2002
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
|Name on scoreboard
|2003
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
|Name on scoreboard
|2004
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|Non-playable character
|2020
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}


==Gallery==
When [[Mario]] races against Il Piantissimo, the two must head to a flag that represents the finish line. If Mario wins, he gets a [[Shine Sprite]].  However, Mario will lose a life if Il Piantissimo finishes first. Also, if the player replays a completed Il Piantissimo episode, Il Piantissimo will be more difficult to beat.
<gallery>
PiantissimoSandSprint.png|Gelato Beach
SMS Noki Bay Il Piantissimo.png|Noki Bay
Il Piantissimos Crazy Climb.png|Pianta Village
SMS Piantissimo Paint Brush Ending.png|Il Piantissimo finding the magic brush on Gelato Beach in the regular ending
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
[[Image:Findmagicbrush.JPG|210px|thumb|left|Il Piantissimo finding the [[Magic Paintbrush]] near [[Gelato Beach]].]]
{{foreign names
If the game is beaten with 119 Shine Sprites or less, the ending screen will show Il Piantissimo finding [[Bowser Jr.]]'s [[Magic Paintbrush]].
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==Names in Other Languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=モンテマン
|Jap=モンテマン
|JapR=Monteman
|JapR=Monteman
|JapM=[[Pianta]]-man
|JapM=Monteman, Monte being the Japanese name for Pianta.
|Fre=Il Piantissimo
|Spa=Forestón
|SpaM=Aumentative of ''Foresto'', the NOE Spanish name of Piantas. So it means "Very Foresto" just like Il Piantissimo means "The Very Pianta" in Italian.
|Ger=Palmathon
|Ger=Palmathon
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''Palma'' ("Pianta") and "Marathon"
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''Palma'' (German for Pianta) and "Marathon".
|Ita=Palmassimo
|Ita=Palmassimo
|ItaC=<ref>{{Cite|quote=[[Il Piantissimo's Sand Sprint|Palmassimo ti sfida sulla sabbia]]|author=''Super Mario Sunshine''|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''palma'' (palmtree) and ''massimo'' (greatest); "Massimo" is also an Italian name}}
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''Palmense'' ("Pianta") and ''massimo'' ("greatest")
|SpaE=Forestón
|SpaEM=Augmentative of ''Foresto'' (the NOE Spanish name of Piantas)
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:PiantissimoUnmasked.png|thumb|200px|Il Piantissimo without his mask]]
*When looking from under Il Piantissimo's mask's chin or through his eye holes, Il Piantissimo resembles ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'''s [[zeldawiki:Running Man|Running Man]]. If players hack into the game and remove his mask, his face has the same texture as Running Man<ref>[http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/girrrtacos/paint.png]</ref>.
*With his mask removed, Il Piantissimo's face resembles those of ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''{{'}}s [[zeldawiki:Running Man|running man]] and, by extension, the [[zeldawiki:Postman|postman]] from ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]''. This can also be seen in gameplay by looking through the mask's eyeholes.
*His name in Italian translates roughly to "Very Pianta". This may be due to the fact that he wants to be a Pianta, and considers himself to be extremely Pianta-like.
*Mario, [[Shadow Mario]], and Il Piantissimo all use the same animations.
*Sometimes, when [[Shadow Mario]] stops, he strikes a pose and moves his head exactly as Il Piantissimo does.
*Its possible that he might be the [[Shadow Mario]] that appears in [[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]] alongside [[Bowser Jr.]] which would explain why the two are separate characters. This would also mean the [[Magic Paintbrush]] causes the transformation and not the bandanna.


==References==
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