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| {{species infobox | | ''YOU GUYS... BAD GUYS! BAD GUYS COME TO STEAL STAR SPIRIT! BAD GUYS WHO COME TO STEAL STAR SPIRITS GET HURT! WE DON'T LET IT HAPPEN! NO!'' |
| |image=[[File:Lava Piranha.png|200px]] | | |
| |first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]]) | | -'''Lava Piranha''', [[Paper Mario]] |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 26|Volume 26]] (2002) | | |
| |variant_of=[[Fire Piranha Plant]] | | |
| |variants=[[Lava Bud]] | | |
| |relatives=[[Naval Piranha]] | | {{PM1enemy |
| | |image=[[Image:Lava_Piranha.png]] |
| | |hp=80 (has 40 HP per round) |
| | |atk=5 (round 1), 7 (round 2) |
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| | |location=[[Mt. Lavalava]] |
| | |tattle=Lava Piranhas are plants that can somehow survive in lava. |
| | *'''Regular Tattle:''' They blow out huge balls of fire to attack. That is one big flower! Wow! |
| | *'''When on fire:''' Since their bodies are on fire, you'll take damage if you stomp on 'em. Don't worry if you're fire proof. They'll try to burn you with their fire breath. They're creatures born of fire, so water attacks will work extremely well against them. |
| | |moves=Fire Breath (5) |
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| {{quote|WE MAKE THINGS HOT FOR YOU! WE BEAT YOU, MARIO!|Lava Piranha|Paper Mario}}
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| The '''Lava Piranha''' is a [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]] capable of living in [[lava]]. It serves as the boss of Chapter 5 in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', and bears some resemblance to the boss [[Naval Piranha]] from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', except smaller and with fewer tendrils, and inhabits lava instead of water. The Lava Piranha has a large tongue and white ring markings instead of filled white spots on its head, like typical Piranha Plants.
| | '''Lava Piranha''' is an enormous overgrown [[Piranha Plant]] boss in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. The Lava Piranha is the only Lava Piranha seen in any [[Mario]] games so far, but according to [[Goombario]], there are more than one Lava Piranhas. They are supposedly a species of Piranha Plants that live in lava; Lava Piranha is a huge overgrown beast of a regular Lava Piranha. |
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| Despite only one appearing in the game, [[Goombario]] and [[Koopa Koot]] refer to them as a species. Given its Japanese name, this is likely referring to Venus Fire Traps in general, with Goombario expressing slight surprise one could even survive in lava in that version.<ref name=fire/> In the English version, however, he treats the ability to survive in lava as a defining trait of the species, but still keeps the slightly surprised wording.
| | Lava Piranha is the chief, king, boss, and commander of [[Mt. Lavalava]] on [[Lavalava Island]], where he is found. He is found in a small lava pool where the other Piranha Plants report to him. |
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| ==History==
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| ===''Paper Mario''===
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| [[File:Lava Piranha Boss.png|thumb|200px|Mario battles the Lava Piranha]]
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| A Lava Piranha is the ruler of [[Mt. Lavalava]] on [[Lavalava Island]]. It is found in a small lava pool where [[Putrid Piranha]]s report to him. The Lava Piranha speaks in shouts and shrieks, blathering out insults at [[Mario]] when it confronts him for the fifth [[Star Spirit]], [[Misstar]], whom [[Bowser]] ordered the fiery Piranha Plant to guard.
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| Its attacks are rather simple. Most of its attacking is done via [[Lava Bud]]s, which can spit out [[Petit Piranha]]s at Mario as projectiles. When it attacks, it spits out an orb of fire at Mario that does 5 damage.
| | Lava Piranha speaks in shouts and shrieks, blathering out insults at Mario when Mario confronts him for the fifth [[Star Spirit]], [[Misstar]]. Lava Piranha was ordered by [[Bowser]] to guard Misstar from Mario particularly. |
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| After Mario initially defeats the Lava Piranha, the battle victory fanfare begins to play until it suddenly re-emerges from the lava with 40 more [[Heart Point|HP]]. This time, the Lava Piranha's head is on fire and its tongue is sticking out. In this phase, its Lava Buds begin to summon Petit Piranhas as independent enemies on their turns, while the Lava Piranha itself attacks by breathing a powerful stream of fire that deals 7 damage to Mario. If Sushie is Ultra-ranked, her Tidal Wave ability stuns the Lava Piranha for two full turns. After the second round, it slowly falls to the ground and then sinks back into the lava, relinquishing the Star Spirit. | | His attacks are rather simple. Mostly, he relies on his [[Lava Bud]]s to do his battling work. When he attacks, he spits out an orb of fire at Mario that does five attack damage to Mario. |
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| | It is also important to note that Lava Piranha is battled twice. After Mario has done forty damage to him and defeats him, he suddenly rises up and gets forty more [[HP]] that Mario must eliminate. The second time, Lava Piranha's head is on fire and his tongue is sticking out. |
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| It has a cameo appearance in the credits of ''Paper Mario'', poking its head out from behind Lavalava Island, alternating with [[Raphael the Raven|Raphael Raven]].
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| ===''Super Mario-kun''===
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| [[File:LavaPiranha SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'']]
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| {{quote|Enough messing around... Nipper Plants, attack!|Lava Piranha|''[[Super Mario Manga Mania]]'', page 17}}
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| In [[Super Mario-kun Volume 26|Volume 26]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', the Lava Piranha is encountered after Sushie destroys a [[Spiny Tromp]]. Mario and his partners attempt to attack it by using a [[Snowman Doll]], but it results in [[Kooper]] getting crushed. The Lava Piranha then spews Nipper Plants that attack Mario and his partners. Sushie then encases Mario in [[Water Block]] and squirts the Lava Piranha. Mario walks out of the water block and shouts, distracting Sushie. The Lava Piranha then burns and injures Sushie. Despite this, Sushie inflates Mario with water and pushes him to the Lava Piranha. Mario bursts, spraying the water over the Lava Piranha and thus defeating it.
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
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| {{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Lava Piranha (1)|align=horizontal}}
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| {{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Lava Piranha (2)|align=horizontal}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Lava Piranha Emerges.gif|Lava Piranha emerges from the small lava pond
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| Lava Piranha Fainted First.gif
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| Volcanic Boss Battle Not Over.gif
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| Kolorado Failed Attempt Lava Piranha.gif
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| Sushie Sprays Fire Piranha.gif|[[Sushie]] using [[Tidal Wave]] on Lava Piranha
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| Lava Piranha Defeated.png
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| LavaPiranha Stats SuperMarioKun.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jap=ファイアパックン<ref name=fire>「ファイアパックンだよしょくぶつなのにようがんの中でもへっちゃらなんだ」 (''That's a Fire Piranha. This plant is even in lava, somehow.'') - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBSFb7WnuBQ&t=0m51s from Japanese Tattle]</ref>
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| |JapR=Faia Pakkun
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| |JapM=Fire Piranha; shared with [[Fire Piranha Plant#Names in other languages|Fire Piranha Plant]]
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| |Spa=Piraña Lava
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| |SpaM=Lava Piranha
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| |Fre=Piranha-lave
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| |FreM=Lava-Piranha
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| |Ger=Lava-Piranha
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| |GerM=Lava Piranha
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| |Chi=火焰食人花
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| |ChiR=Huǒyàn Shírénhuā
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| |ChiM=Fire Piranha Plant
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| |Ita=Lava Piranha<ref>''[[Super Mario Manga Mania|Super Mario Mangamania]]'', pag. 10</ref>
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| ==See also== | | == Appearance == |
| *[[Lava Bud]]
| | [[image:Lavapiranhadifferences.jpg|center|frame|The two battle forms of '''Lava Piranha''', how he is before he gets up and becomes firey, and how he is afterward in the second battle. Note that [[Sushie]]'s splash moves are quite useful and will put the flames out.]] |
| *[[Bungee Piranha]]
| | Lava Piranha looks slightly like the boss [[Naval Piranha]] from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', except smaller and with less [[Piranha Bud]]s and tentacles. Lava Piranha has a large tongue and ringed white spots instead of filled white spots on his head. |
| *[[Naval Piranha]]
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *Due to a glitch, if the player uses the [[Double Dip]] badge and then uses an [[Egg Bomb|Egg Missile]] on the Lava Piranha, the game crashes. | | *Obviously, the Lava Piranha's name is derived from "Lava" and "Piranha Plant." The name may also be a reference to "Naval Piranha," the name of a similar boss. |
| *In the NTSC [[Nintendo Switch Online]] version of the game, this battle has a frame cap, leading to slowdown. The reason behind this is unknown.
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| | | title = Life Cycle of a [[Lava Piranha]] |
| | | game = ''[[Paper Mario]]'' |
| | | before = [[Lava Bud]] |
| | | after = [[The Underwhere]]/[[The Overthere]] |
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| ==References==
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| [[de:Lava-Piranha]] | | [[Category: Enemies]] |
| | [[Category: Piranha Plants]] |
| | [[Category: Flora]] |
