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{{about|species derived from Piranha Plant|other uses|[[Muncher (disambiguation)]]}}
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{{species infobox
{{Species-infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBU Muncher Artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of three Munchers from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|title=Muncher
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|image=[[File:MuncherNSMBU.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of three '''Munchers''' from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|species_origin=[[Piranha Plant]]
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|sub_species=[[Chomp-Muncher]]
|variants=[[Chomp-Muncher]]
|related=[[Nipper Plant]]
|relatives=[[Nipper Plant]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[1988]])
|comparable=[[Plant Chomper]]
|affiliation= [[Koopa Troop]]
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[2012]])
}}
}}
'''Munchers''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are an immobile, nearly invincible variety of [[Piranha Plant]]s. Munchers resemble [[Nipper Plant]]s more closely, and they are usually colored black. They often appear in groups covering part of the ground, acting like [[Spike (obstacle)|spikes]].
{{articleabout|Piranha Plant sub-species|the spider-like enemies from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''|[[Muncher (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|here]]}}
 
'''Munchers''' ("Black Pakkun" in Japan) are an indestructible [[species]] of [[Piranha Plant]]s. Unlike their white relatives, [[Nipper Plant|Nipper Plants]], Muncher Plants come in black, depending on the location. Also, they are immobile.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
{{multiframe|[[File:Munchers 2.png|129px]]|Munchers from the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (top) and from ''Super Mario World'' (bottom).|size=129|align=right}}
[[Image:Munchers.PNG|thumb|left|Munchers from the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (top) and ''Super Mario World'' (bottom).]]
[[File:SMB3 Muncher.jpg|thumb|left|Artwork from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', showing the original design of Munchers]]
Munchers first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are first encountered in stage 5-3 of [[The Sky]] where they appear in large numbers. Munchers can become frozen if hit with an [[Ice Block]]. Frozen Munchers can be identified by the black ice block in which they are encased. They are harmless when frozen and act like platforms, but if the player thaws a Muncher out with a [[Fireball|fireball]], the Muncher will become active again. If [[Mario]] hits a [[P-Switch]], then thaws a frozen Muncher in an ice block, the Muncher will turn into a coin. This is the only way to defeat them. If [[Raccoon Mario]] or [[Tanooki Mario]] hits a Muncher with his tail, it will turn into an empty, used block. Though, if the player has [[Goomba's Shoe]], they can hop along them without being harmed. In their artwork and the NES version, they are black. Yet in ''Super Mario All-Stars,'' they're orange or blue.
Munchers appear in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They are rendered as damage-causing foreground tiles, since the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] hardware allows for up to only eight sprites per scanline. Munchers remain animated while the game is paused, comparably to [[Jelectro]]s. Munchers are depicted in their artwork as black with orange leaves, but in the game itself, they can come in other colors depending on the level, sometimes having blue leaves, due to the inconsistencies between the limited four palettes available for foreground tiles on the system hardware. In the [[Super Mario All-Stars|first]] and [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|second remakes]], Munchers have green leaves with heads that are either dull orange or indigo depending on the location. They are first encountered in [[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-3]]. There are frozen Munchers in [[World 6-10]], and they are identifiable from the outline and reflection of the [[Ice Block]] that they are encased in. Frozen Munchers can be walked on but become active when hit by a [[fireball]], something alluded to by [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] at one point.<ref>{{cite|quote=Greetings, be careful in the Ice World. The creatures trapped in the ice will come to life if warmed. I have enclosed a jewel that helps protect you.|author=Princess Toadstool|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3''|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> Hitting a [[P Switch|Switch Block]] turns all Munchers into [[coin]]s while the effects are actively. Using a [[Goomba's Shoe]] allows the player to walk along the Munchers without taking damage. Munchers that pop out of [[small pipe]]s appear in the [[World 7-Piranha Plant 1|first]] and [[World 7-Piranha Plant 2|second]] {{world|7|piranhaplant}} stages of [[Pipe Land]]. Munchers transform into [[Empty Block]]s when tail-whipped, though not in the second remake.
 
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Munchers that pop out of tiny pipes also appears in the Piranha Plant Stage of the [[Pipe Land|World 7]].  
 
====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
Munchers appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They were redesigned to not have eyes as well as having their stem changed to yellow and their head to an oval shape. They are largely the same as before, but Munchers cannot be turned into Empty Blocks through any means. It is possible for [[Gray P Switch]]es to turn Munchers into coins, something never seen because they do not appear together in any of the game's levels. Besides [[Invincible Mario]], Munchers can also be walked on harmlessly by [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], but even then, Munchers still damage Mario on contact, shown in [[Vanilla Dome 3]] particularly.
Munchers appear again in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they behave the same as in their previous appearance, however they only appear in their black form. Like Goomba's Shoe, a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] can walk on the Munchers without being harmed.


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Muncher Plant Screenshot.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', showing both regular and frozen Munchers]]
[[File:MuncherPlantWii.png|200px|thumb|right|Normal and frozen Munchers in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.]]
Munchers appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are encountered only in [[World 9-7 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-7]], with all of them appearing inside of ice blocks that cover most of the floor. Munchers can be thawed from the ice if hit by a [[fireball]]. Munchers cannot be frozen again, including from one of [[Ice Mario]]'s [[Ice Ball|ice balls]].
[[File:Muncher.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Frozen Muncher.PNG|frame|left]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Munchers appear in the level 9-7 where they are frozen in ice. They cover most of the floor and can be quite dangerous due to the surrounding enemies that hold fire in them such as [[Venus Fire Trap]]s. The Venus Fire Trap's flames can burn the ice the Munchers are in, exposing them to the players. The players can also melt them if they have a [[Fire Flower]]. Once they are unfrozen, they cannot be frozen again, even if they are hit with a iceball from an [[Ice Flower]]. Also in the game, there is no way the player can walk on Munchers without being harmed.


Hacking the game reveals that unlike in ''Super Mario World'', Yoshi cannot safely walk on Munchers or [[Spike Trap]]s.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnUMLLINtX0&t=381s|title=New Super Mario Bros Wii - All Castles with Yoshi|author=ProsafiaGaming|date=February 4, 2018|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 18, 2024|language=en|timestamp=06:21}}</ref> This behavior is unused in the game proper since no level has both of them.
Unlike in ''Super Mario World'', Yoshi can't walk on Munchers in this game; attempting to do so would harm Yoshi.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
Munchers appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|port]]. Munchers retain their appearance from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and behave the same way as they do in other games, aside from no longer being encased in ice blocks. In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', Munchers are found in [[Spinning-Star Sky]] and [[Thrilling Spine Coaster]]. In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', Munchers appear in the levels [[Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle]], [[Cooligan Shrooms]], and [[Wiggler Rodeo]].
[[File:WiiU NewMarioU 3 scrn10 E3.png|200px|left|thumb|Munchers in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.]]
Munchers appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' in [[Spinning Star Sky]]. They are similar to ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' Munchers, but they don't start out frozen this time. They behave the same way as they do in other games.  


====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
[[File:MuncherNSMBU.png|thumb|100px|A group of Munchers from New Super Mario Bros. U]]
Munchers are course elements in every style of ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They are rendered as sprites instead of objects. Munchers were given uniquely designed ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' sprites for the first time, and the ''Super Mario World'' style alters their original sprite to give them yellow lips or teeth, as well as a blue shading. Munchers can be placed anywhere in courses, and they retain their usual function. Munchers are affected by gravity, so they fall if not on top of any ground. Munchers can defeat most enemies just by falling onto them. Shaking a Muncher produces only a purple-black cloud of smoke at first, but shaking it repeatedly produces [[fly (Mario Paint)|flies]]; as of [[Super Mario Maker#Version 1.20|version 1.20]] of the original ''Super Mario Maker'' and later games, [[King Watinga]] emerges if the Muncher is shook after the flies have emerged. A Muncher can become larger by dragging a [[Super Mushroom]] on it. Munchers can be made to spawn from [[Lakitu]]s, [[Warp Pipe]]s, [[? Block]]s, [[Brick Block]]s, or [[Bill Blaster]]s. Contact with a Muncher on any side damages Mario, unless he is wearing a Goomba's Shoe, during which only hitting a Muncher with Mario's head will damage him. Mario can also use [[Buzzy Shell]]s to bounce them up from below. Munchers can be defeated by a [[POW Block]], a fast fly down while [[Cape Mario]], a ground pound from a big [[Goomba's Shoe|Goomba's Stiletto]], and the [[Spiny Shell (red)|Spiny Shell]] from below. Yoshi can walk safely across Munchers in any style. Munchers are heavy enough to press a [[P Switch]] without needing to be enlarged with a Super Mushroom, and also defeat any enemy (including [[Bowser]]) should they fall over it.


====''Super Mario Run''====
===Nintendo Adventures Books===
Munchers appear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]''. They act the same as before. Yoshi is the only player character who can walk on Munchers without taking damage.
Munchers appear as little more than scenery in ''[[Double Trouble]]'', where it's mentioned [[Roy Koopa]] has parked the [[Airship|Doomship]] above a patch of them in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. In ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', some Munchers are apart of the first International Mushroom Games event, the obstacle course. If Roy's [[Magic Carpet]] is sabotaged by a [[Rocky Wrench]], he will fall into a patch of the plants, though the Munchers leave him alone due to deeming his tough hide unappetizing.


====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
In ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', if Mario and Luigi follow Princess Toadstool out of her castle and to the [[Koopahari Desert]], they find themselves having to zig-zag through patches of Munchers. The plants make a similar cameo in ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'', where they can be spotted prowling the Valley of the Koopas by Mario and Yoshi.
Munchers appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. They are encountered mainly on [[Muncher Fields]]. Munchers line most of the floor, walls, and ceilings, though behave identically as before otherwise. The playable Yoshis can walk across Munchers safely. Munchers can be defeated from being hit by a [[Red POW Block]].


===''Nintendo Adventures Books''===
In ''[[Flown the Koopa]]'', a patch of Munchers can be found in the desert surrounding a tree inhabited by [[Cheep-Cheep]]s, and will swarm Luigi if he tries to get his and his friends lost International Dino-Flying Derby tickets out of the tree; more of the plants can be found by the Mario Bros. in the swamp containing [[Magikoopa]]'s [[Fortress]].
Munchers appear as scenery in ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'', where it is mentioned that [[Roy|Roy Koopa]] has parked the [[Airship|Doomship]] above a patch of them in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. In ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', some Munchers are a part of the first International Mushroom Games event, the obstacle course. If Roy's [[magic carpet|flying carpet]] is sabotaged by a [[Rocky Wrench]], he will fall into a patch of the plants, though the Munchers leave him alone due to deeming his tough hide unappetizing.
 
In ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', if Mario and Luigi follow Princess Toadstool out of her castle and to the [[Koopahari Desert]], they have to zig-zag through patches of Munchers. The plants make a similar cameo in ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'', where they can be spotted prowling the Valley of the Koopas by Mario and Yoshi.
 
In ''[[Flown the Koopa]]'', a patch of Munchers can be found in the desert surrounding a tree inhabited by [[Cheep Cheep]]s, and will swarm Luigi if he tries to get his and his friends lost International Dino-Flying Derby tickets out of the tree; more of the plants can be found by the Mario Bros. in the swamp containing [[Magikoopa]]'s [[Fortress]].


===''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''===
===''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''===
[[File:MuncherWL.png|frame|right]]
Munchers also appear in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They return to their original color, black, and they are indestructible, like in their previous appearances.
Munchers appear in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They retain their original black coloration and behavior. Munchers are invulnerable, stationary, and populate the ground in long arrays. They are encountered in earlier stages.
 
===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
Although Munchers do not directly appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' or ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', several appear along the bottom adverts in some courses for [[Green Service]].
 
===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
[[File:MTA Munchers.jpg|thumb|Several Munchers at the Ancient Altar in ''Mario Tennis Aces'']]
Munchers appear in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. They are located in the background of the [[Piranha Plant Forest|Ancient Altar]] while the player battles [[Petey Piranha]].
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
Munchers are mentioned briefly by {{iw|icaruspedia|Viridi}} during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ブラックパックン (JP) / Muncher (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Muncher Perfect.png|200px]]
|shuzoku=フラワー{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=いやしん{{ruby|坊|ぼう}}
|tojo_gemu=３、ワールド
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|落|お}}ちるのを{{ruby|持|ま}}ちかまえてる</big><br>
くぼみなどでマリオを{{ruby|待|ま}}ちかまえている、{{ruby|無敵|むてき}}のパックン。{{ruby|攻撃|こうげき}}はしてこないが、{{ruby|無敵|むてき}}マリオでも{{ruby|倒|たお}}すことはできない。くぼみに{{ruby|落|お}}ちないように{{ruby|慎重|しんちょう}}にジャンプしよう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=November 20, 1994|isbn=4-09-259067-9|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/EVcDzB9.jpeg 191]}}</ref>
|tribe=Flower clan
|disposition=Greedy
|game_appearances=3, World
|eng_desc='''''<big>Waiting for something to fall</big><br>
''The invincible Piranha waits for Mario in pits and other places. They do not attack, but even Invincible Mario cannot defeat them. Jump carefully to avoid falling into the pits.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Muncher SMB3.gif|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
Muncher.gif|''[[Super Mario World]]''
1996 NCM sizechartC.png|A size chart for a 1996 ''Nintendo Character Manual''
SMGPB5 Activity2.png|''[[Super Mario Game Picture Book 5]]: Princess Peach's Birthday''
Muncher SMB3 All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
Muncheridle.gif|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' model animation
NSMBU Muncher Render.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSMBU E3 4-Player Spinning-Star Sky.png|''New Super Mario Bros. U''
SMM-SMB-Muncher.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style)
SMM-SMB-Mucher-1.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario Bros.'' style)
SMM-SMB3-Muncher.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style)
SMM-SMW-Muncher.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario World'' style)
SMM-NSMBU-Muncher.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style)
Muncher model SMBW.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブラックパックン<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=41|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Burakku Pakkun
|JapM=Black Piranha
|SpaA=Tulipán Piraña
|SpaAM=Piranha Tulip
|SpaE=Mordiscador
|SpaEM=Nibbler
|FreA=Miamiam
|FreAM=Contracted form of "miam-miam" (onomatopoeic term meaning "yum-yum")
|FreE=Scrounch
|FreEM=Onomatopoeia for crunching
|Dut=Muncher
|Ger=Mampfer<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=19}}</ref>
|GerM=Muncher
|Ita=Sgranocchio
|ItaM=First-person present conjugation of ''sgranocchiare'' ("to munch")
|PorE=Trincas
|PorEM=Second-person present conjugation of ''trincar'' ("to chomp")
|Rus=Жевалка
|RusR=Zhevalka
|RusM=Masculine past conjugation of ''жевать'' (''zhevat'', "to munch"), combined with the diminutive suffix ''-ка'' (''-ka'')
|Kor=블랙뻐끔
|KorR=Beullaek Peokkeum
|KorM=Black Piranha
|Chi=黑吞食花
|ChiR=Hēi Tūnshí Huā
|ChiM=Black Piranha Plant
}}


==References==
==Characteristics and Traits==
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Munchers act like [[Spike (obstacle)|spikes]], as touching them would damage [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]. However, both the [[Goomba's Shoe]] and [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] can walk on them without harm. In a few levels, they spring from thin pipes. The only way to cross a patch of Munchers is by acquiring a [[Star|Starman]] or by carefully [[Jump|jumping]] to the gaps between Muncher patches.


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There is often confusion on what a Muncher exactly is. They are about the size of a [[Nipper Plant]], but are firmly planted in the ground like a Piranha Plant, making them immobile. In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' they have eyes, much like a [[Nipper Plant]]. However, in ''Super Mario World'', they do not have eyes. They appear to be one of the many sub-species of Piranha Plants. In ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', these enemies are recolored, greatly resembling a [[Nipper Plant]], and not black like the classic Muncher.
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