Editing Petey Piranha

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In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Petey Piranha is stationed in [[Bianco Hills]], where he covers the landscape with goop and resides on top of the Big Windmill. In [[Road to the Big Windmill|Episode 2]], while Mario is on the landscape in front of the windmill where the [[Proto Piranha]] is fought, Petey Piranha shoots goop at Mario from his perch. In the episode [[Down with Petey Piranha!]], Mario makes his way to the Windmill to face Petey Piranha; their combined weight causes the windmill's roof to collapse as they both fall in. Petey Piranha attacks Mario by spitting goop at him, and also headbutting him away if he comes too close. However, just as he is about to spray goop, Mario must shoot water into his mouth with [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]], filling his stomach and making him fall to the ground. Mario must then [[Ground Pound]] Petey Piranha's belly three times, causing him to dissolve into goop, revealing a [[Shine Sprite]]. In [[Petey Piranha Strikes Back|Episode 5]], Petey is snoozing on a cliff high above Bianco Hills, and can be woken by blasting him with a [[Poink]]. Petey Piranha uses his arms to fly and attacks from the sky. However, he cannot stay airborne for very long without struggling. Petey can fall to the ground if water is shot at him or from being hit by a Poink; then Mario must fill Petey Piranha's belly with water and Ground Pound it as before. If Mario does not Ground Pound Petey successfully he successfully spits goop, he can take to the skies again. On the ground, Petey Piranha not only attacks by spitting goop, but also by unleashing [[tornado]]es. Most of Petey's attacks have no effect on Mario, but the goop that he spits out hurts Mario if he stays on it for too long, and it can spawn [[Gooble]]s and Piranha Plants. Petey can whack Mario with his wings and damage him during the tornado attack. After being defeated, Petey Piranha once again dissolves into goop and is not seen for the remainder of the game.

It is possible to fight Petey Piranha before completing [[Road to the Big Windmill|Episode 1]]. After the player defeats the Proto Piranha, the path to the windmill opens, allowing access to Petey. If Mario speaks to the Pianta standing at the windmill, he acknowledges that Mario is skipping ahead.<ref>{{cite|quote=Whuzzah!? Whozat?! What're you doing over here? You're getting a little ahead of yourself, don't you think? Isn't there something else you should do before coming here?|author=Pianta|title=''Super Mario Sunshine''}}</ref> However, Petey Piranha's second appearance cannot be fought prior to Episode 5.

[[File:PeteyPiranhaNSMB.png|thumb|200px|Screenshot of the boss fight in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]

[[File:NSMB-petey.png|thumb|left|Petey Piranha in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]

Petey Piranha is a boss in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' He is fought in [[World 5-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)|his castle]] at the end of [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5]]. Petey is found sleeping at first, but wakes up when [[Bowser Jr.]] jumps on him; this is not seen in optional replays of the boss stage. When Petey is confronted by Mario or Luigi, Petey attacks by flying up high, then dropping back down, attempting to crush Mario or Luigi beneath him with a move similar to the Ground Pound. Since the floor is made of slippery ice, after attacking, he slips and falls. Then, Mario or Luigi can attack him. After two hits, he starts his attack by jumping from side to side. If Mario defeats him using a [[Mini Mushroom]], he can travel to [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7]] instead of [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6]]. However, he is forced to Ground Pound him to inflict damage upon him when tiny. Once defeated, Petey Piranha attempts to get up while glowing a bright white light; he soon vanishes, revealing the key.

Despite having a cup ID in the files of ''Mario Kart Tour'', the Petey Piranha Cup never debuted before the end of new content for the game.

Petey Piranha returns as a playable character in Wave 5 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'', alongside returning racers [[Wiggler]] and [[Kamek]]. Here, he is a heavyweight with almost the same statistics as [[Metal Mario]], [[Gold Mario]], and [[Pink Gold Peach]], though unlike them, he has a large vehicle size with better invincibility to compensate. Petey Piranha is on par with [[Bowser]] and [[Morton]] as the heaviest large-sized character, but is also tied with King Boo and [[Rosalina]] as the slowest large-sized driver. He uses mostly new voice clips instead of those from ''Mario Kart Tour'', although he reuses many animations. His [[rival]] for Grand Prix is King Boo, likely a nod to their status as partners in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', and he is also King Boo's only rival, making him the only DLC character to be a rival for a base game character. Additionally, a CPU Petey Piranha uses the same kart combination options as King Boo, which include the [[Standard Kart]], [[Circuit Special]], [[Badwagon]], and [[Flame Rider]].

Petey Piranha is a boss in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bmvj/time_s1.html|title=スーパーマリオボール　草原ステージ|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> However, his appearance is much different from that in most other games; besides his head, which remains largely the same, he has a long neck, petals behind his head instead of around it, a more outward mouth, a round body with white spots instead of dark green, and no feet. Petey appears as one of the bosses in the game in the [[Grassy Greens Stage]]. Before Mario can face him, Mario has to earn enough Stars to open the [[★ door]] at the entrance to the windmill area. Once Mario has opened the door and entered the windmill, Petey is fought. Mario has to hit the body while distracting Petey's head to beat him. Hitting him grants 10,000 points each time. Should Mario linger in front of Petey, he snaps Mario up in his mouth and then spits him towards the middle of the [[flipper (Pinball)|flipper]]s, possibly forcing Mario to restart the battle. Hitting Petey three times defeats him and grants 500,000 points. Once defeated, he leaves behind four [[coin|Yellow Coins]], four [[Blue Coin]]s, and a [[Star Key]]. The fact that he is fought in a windmill is a reference to ''Super Mario Sunshine'', where the first fight with him is in a windmill as well. Petey reappears and is fought again after all the Goombas are defeated in his rematch room in the [[Fiery Stage]]. This time, defeating him grants 1,000,000 points and yields the player a Star.

Petey makes his physical debut in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', appearing as the boss of [[Mushroom Park]] in the boss minigame [[Petey's Bomb Battle]], in which players must toss bombs at him to gain points. Periodically, he will attempt to inhale the bombs and spit them back at players to counterattack; being hit by Petey Piranha results in losing one point.

 

In ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', Petey appears in the boss minigame [[Petey Piranha's Shell Smackdown]], where players must grab and throw [[Green Shell]]s to defeat him.

 

====''Mario Party: The Top 100''====

In ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', Petey Piranha replaces the Piranha Plant from the ''[[Mario Party]]'' minigame [[Piranha's Pursuit]]. Additionally, a balloon of Petey Piranha's head also appears on Minigame Island, which signifies the appearance of the minigame Piranha's Pursuit in the area.

 

In ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', Petey Piranha appears again in the minigame Piranha's Pursuit. Petey Piranha's encyclopedia entry confirms him to be the leader of the Piranha Plants and mentions that his belly button is hidden under his shorts.

 

Petey Piranha makes a minor appearance in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' as a possible passenger in the Koopa Paratroopa Taxi mode of Paratroopa Flight School.

During the events of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''{{'}}s The Subspace Emissary, after Bowser joins the Subspace Army in its attempts to conquer "[[World of Trophies|this world]]," Petey and the [[Ancient Minister]] lead an attack on the [[Midair Stadium]], where Mario and Kirby are having a friendly brawl. Before Petey captures the spectating [[Princess Peach|Peach]] and [[Zelda]] in cages, Mario is blasted away by a [[cannonball]] while he attempts to destroy a [[Subspace Bomb]] dropped by the Ancient Minister, leaving Kirby as his only opponent. Petey attacks by swinging the cages at him, as well as jumping into the air and potentially causing damage from the impact of landing. Kirby has to attack the cages to weaken them, saving one of the princesses (attacking Petey himself deals damage to both cages). Petey Piranha has no other attacks beside body slamming the player and swinging the cages around. However, only one princess can be saved, and the other princess is changed back into a trophy by [[Wario]], who then steals it. Once defeated, Petey Piranha suddenly bursts into flames.

===''Super Mario-kun''===

[[File:PeteyPiranhaSMK36.jpg|thumb|left|Petey Piranha as he appears in the ''Super Mario-kun'']]

Petey Piranha appears in volume 36 of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', the adaption of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''. In this manga, he is apparently a mother of the Tongue Piranha children, and he holds a shard of the [[Cobalt Star]] in his mouth, as a replacement for a tooth. Petey talks in a sweet, feminine way, making Mario and Luigi comment on how nice he is. Mario and Luigi anger him, however, by attempting to snatch the Cobalt Star Shard. After a fight, however, Petey gives it to the four brothers.

He mainly fights by flying with his leaves before slamming down on Mario. He can also spit out a ball of goo at Mario which can sometimes cause him to gain the "[[soggy]]" status effect if not blocked. After losing [[Heart Point|HP]], he uses his leaves to spin around rapidly to attack Mario but doing so makes him [[dizzy]]. Sometimes, Mario gets [[dizzy]] if he is hit by this attack. If Petey is attacked during his dizzy state; his weak point (his belly button) becomes exposed, which leaves him vulnerable to serious damage from [[Jump]] attacks. Once his belly button is attacked, he spits out [[Kersti]], as well as several Jump stickers, and a [[Dry Bones]]. Petey has 300 HP. When he has 100 HP left, he begins a more powerful attack when he bites [[Mario]] three times. Each time he bites [[Mario]], he deals 7 damage. Once he is defeated, he explodes into confetti and reveals the Green [[Royal Sticker]]. Petey Piranha is the only boss in the game to not require any specific types of stickers to beat.

Petey Piranha is certainly recognizable as a Piranha Plant, but he differs starkly from a typical one. According to ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', he got his looks from a mutation. Petey is characterized by a remarkably large head and a comparably small body. He has a round, protuberant belly and a large belly button under his shorts, but it is only visible if his stomach is inflated with a great quantity of water. Additionally, he has leaf-like arms and stubby legs, both of which grant him mobility beyond his pipe-dwelling "cousins". He also has green lips, which are similar to the lips of the Piranha Plants in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', in contrast to the white lips of Piranha Plants in most other games. His lips are also covered with darker green lines. He wears red pants with white polka dots, matching the coloration of his head. His most distinguishing feature is a ring of yellow petals with orange rims around his head, resembling a crown or a mane. In his first appearance, these petals have an iridescent quality, becoming a vibrant, fiery orange or a shiny white (with pinkish rims) depending on the angle of the light, but this trait is no longer present beyond ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Petey is also of a much greater size than normal Piranha Plants, easily standing six times Mario's height, though when depicted with a sprite or encountered in sports and spin-offs, he is smaller. ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' is the first game to portray Petey Piranha with a tongue, which was also seen in every game following. While his size varies between games, the official height chart shows Petey being 12'9" tall (3.9 m).

Several other giant Piranha Plant bosses appear throughout the ''Super Mario'' franchise, many of which bear a physical resemblance to Petey Piranha, including the [[Mom Piranha]] and [[Piranha Bean]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', the [[Dino Piranha]] and [[Dino Piranha|Fiery Dino Piranha]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and [[Peewee Piranha]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.

In most of the games he appears in, Petey Piranha has a cheeky, laid-back personality. He is known for taking his losses in stride, such as when he slaps his face in humiliation once he is back on his feet after taking damage in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. He has a sense of humor, too, as shown in the ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' series when he skips daintily to home plate after hitting a home run. He also likes to gloat and show off. In ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', he goes as far as to limbo in the middle of the field after he scores. Like his smaller contemporaries, Petey is a ravenous eater. Although not so much a glutton, he is able to eat just about anything.  

Petey Piranha has unique abilities that normal Piranha Plants cannot perform. His leaves, for example, double as wings, granting him the ability to fly. In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', he whips up [[Tweesters]] with his leaves and headbutts the player if they come within range. These attacks normally cause no damage, though at times [[Mario]] may get knocked back far enough to lose health. Petey's main attack involves spitting out large quantities of brown goop, which creates [[Gooble]]s and occasionally small Piranha Plants. Mario is damaged if he is in the goop too long and/or slips. This ability of Petey's is not exclusive to ''Super Mario Sunshine'' as he can still spit goop in later appearances, making it somewhat of a trademark of his. Another one of Petey's main traits is his phenomenal physical strength that rivals or even surpasses that of Bowser. This is especially evident in sports games when comparing his stats to other characters, and in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' the power of his swings causes all opponents (even larger ones like [[Bowser]], [[Wiggler]] and [[Donkey Kong]]) to be knocked back a bit. Petey's physical strength is also evident in games such as ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' and ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', since he can perform body slams that release shockwaves, or use very strong Zone Shots that are capable of breaking [[Mario]]'s racket. Lastly in ''Mario Tennis Aces'', Petey exhibits the ability to summon tornadoes that require the player to dodge them, similarly to his appearance in ''Super Mario Sunshine''.

When Petey Piranha hits the ball with his club in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' it shoots across the course with a golden streak. When he is playing baseball, he catches and throws the ball with his mouth, but when he is batting he hits the ball with his leaf-like arm. His sweet spot is the tip of his arm.

|ChiS=食人花头头

|ChiSN=''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' and the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-up|Super Mario Mash-up]] in ''Minecraft''

|ChiSR=Shírénhuā Tóutou

|ChiS2=吞食花头头

|ChiS2N=International releases for games since ''Mario Tennis Aces''

|ChiS3=吞食花老大

|ChiS3N=Since the China release for ''Mario Tennis Aces''

|ChiS3R=Tūnshíhuā Lǎodà

|ChiTN=''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''

|FreEM="Flora" refers to the flower petals attached to its head and is also a French female name.

|GerM=Mutant Tyranha; "Tyranha" comes from "Piranha" and ''Tyrann'' ("tyrant"). In this translation, Petey is male or female, depending on the game.

|ItaM="Pipino" is a semi-frequent Italian male name.

|SpaA=Pepito Piraña

|SpaAN=Also spelled "Pepito piraña" in the Latin American Spanish localization from 2012 to 2019, when species names were always written in lowercase.

|SpaAM="Pepito" is a common nickname of the name José.

|SpaA4=Petey Piranha

|SpaEM="Floro" is a male given name, as well as a pun on ''flora'' ("vegetation") and ''Planta Piraña'' ("Piranha Plant").