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| |image=[[File:Lava Piranha.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Paper Mario'' | | |image=[[Image:Lava_Piranha.png]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]]) | | |hp=80 (has 40 HP per round) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 26|Volume 26]] (2002) | | |atk=5 (round 1), 7 (round 2) |
| |variant_of=[[Fire Piranha Plant]] | | |def=0 |
| |variants=[[Lava Bud]] | | |location=[[Mt. Lavalava]] |
| |relatives=[[Naval Piranha]] | | |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 Spew (5), Fire Stream (7), Enflame (Enflames itself) |
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| {{quote|WE MAKE THINGS HOT FOR [[Mario|YOU]]! WE BEAT YOU, MARIO!|Lava Piranha|Paper Mario}}
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| The '''Lava Piranha''' is a large [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]] capable of living in [[lava]]. It serves as the boss of Chapter 5 in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', and is the master of the [[Putrid Piranha]]s found in the area.
| | {{quote|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!|Lava Piranha|Paper Mario}} |
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| Despite only one individual appearing in the game, [[Goombario]] and [[Koopa Koot]] refer to the Lava Piranha 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 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 multiple 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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| ==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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| The Lava Piranha is the ruler of [[Mt. Lavalava]] on [[Lavalava Island]]. It resides in a small lava pool at the bottom of the volcano. Upon approaching the pool, the Lava Piranha emerges to confront [[Mario]] for the fifth [[Star Spirit]], [[Misstar]], whom [[Bowser]] ordered it to guard. | |
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| In the first phase of its battle, its attacks consist of its [[Lava Bud]]s spitting [[Petit Piranha]]s at Mario as projectiles and its main head spitting a [[fireball]] at Mario. In order to damage the boss, Mario and his partner must target its main head, as attacking the Lava Buds will only deal damage to them. However, depleting the [[Heart Point|HP]] of a Lava Bud will temporarily disable it for a few turns before it recovers.
| | 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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| After Mario seemingly defeats the Lava Piranha, it suddenly re-emerges from the lava with its HP fully recovered and its head and Lava Buds now on fire. In the second phase, its Lava Buds will summon Petit Piranhas as independent enemies that will fly into Mario and explode while the Lava Piranha itself attacks by breathing a powerful stream of fire that deals 7 damage to Mario. Using ice or water-based attacks, such as the [[Snowman Doll]] or [[Sushie]]'s [[Squirt (move)|Squirt]] or [[Tidal Wave]] moves, will stun the Lava Piranha and/or its Lava Buds for two full turns. Upon its true defeat, it flails around before collapsing and sinking back into the lava, relinquishing the Star Spirit.
| | Once Mario defeats him for good, he falls to the ground and sinks back into the lava. Presumably he is killed, but no details are given as to whether or not he survived. |
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| The Lava Piranha makes an appearance in the credits of the game, where it is seen poking its head out from behind Lavalava Island, alternating with [[Raphael the Raven|Raphael Raven]].
| | 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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| ===''Super Mario-kun''===
| | 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. |
| [[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==
| | 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. If Sushie is Ultra-rank, her Tidal Wave ability makes this second phase easy, and possible to beat without taking any damage, as water and ice attacks stun them for two full turns. |
| {{: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==
| | He has a cameo appearance in the credits of ''Paper Mario'', poking his head out from behind Lavalava Island, alternating with [[Raphael Raven]]. |
| <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== | | <br clear=all> |
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| |Jpn=ファイアパックン<ref name=fire>{{cite|language=ja|quote=「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.'')|title=マリオストーリー (''Mario Sutōrī'')|date=2000|publisher=Nintendo|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBSFb7WnuBQ&t=0m51s}}</ref> | | == Appearance == |
| |JpnR=Faia Pakkun
| | [[image:Lavapiranhadifferences.jpg|frame|left|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.]] |
| |JpnM=Fire Piranha; shared with [[Fire Piranha Plant#Names in other languages|Fire Piranha Plant]]
| | 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. |
| |Spa=Piraña Lava
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| |SpaM=Lava Piranha
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| |Fre=Piranha-lave
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| |FreM=Lava-Piranha
| | ==Trivia== |
| |Ger=Lava-Piranha
| | *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. |
| |GerM=Lava Piranha
| | *It is unconfirmed whether or not Lava Piranha is an ally to the Koopa Troop, but if it isn't, then it is the only chapter boss in the game to not work for Bowser. |
| |Chi=火焰食人花
| | *Lava Piranha seems to be the lava counterpart of the [[Naval Piranha]] in ways that they are both giant, they live in liquids, and they have two smaller minion piranha plants to fight for them. |
| |ChiR=Huǒyàn Shírénhuā
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| |ChiM=Fire Piranha Plant
| | ==Names in Other Languages== |
| |Ita=Lava Piranha<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Manga Mania|Super Mario Mangamania]]''|date=March 9, 2022|page=10|isbn=978-88349-07122|publisher=Edizioni BD|author=Colombo, Alessandro|language=it}}</ref>
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| }} | | |Fra=Piranha-lave |
| | |FraM=Lava-Piranha}} |
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| ==See also== | | {{start box}} |
| *[[Lava Bud]]
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| *[[Bungee Piranha]]
| | | title = Life Cycle of a [[Lava Piranha]] |
| *[[Naval Piranha]]
| | | game = ''[[Paper Mario]]'' |
| | | before = [[Lava Bud]] |
| | | after = [[The Underwhere]]/[[The Overthere]] |
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| ==Notes==
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| *The Lava Piranha resembles [[Naval Piranha]] from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Both are large [[Piranha Plant]]s with multiple head-like buds, are covered in thorns, and inhabit a body of liquid. The [[Petit Piranha]]s summoned by the Lava Piranha also resemble the [[Nipper Spore]]s summoned by Naval Piranha.
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| *If the player uses the [[Double Dip]] badge and then uses an [[Egg Bomb|Egg Missile]] on the Lava Piranha, the game will crash.
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| *In the [[Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online]] port, exclusively in NTSC releases, there is an inexplicable frame cap during Lava Piranha's battle, causing slowdown.
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