Editing Pianta

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:MSS Pianta Artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of a male Pianta from ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Scott Burns]] (male)<br>[[Charles Martinet]] (male)<br>[[Hironori Miyata]] (male, ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' series)<br>[[Dolores Rogers]] (female)
|variants=[[Chuckster]]
|notable=[[Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing]]<br>[[Cannon Pianta]]<br>[[Captain]]<br>[[Crate guy]]<br>[[Don Pianta]]<br>[[Doot-Doot Sisters]]<br>[[Francesca]]<br>[[Frankie]]<br>[[Hotel manager]]<br>[[Isle Delfino Police]]<br>[[Pianta judge]]<br>[[Pianta mayor]]<br>[[Pianta prosecutor]]<br>[[Rocko]]<br>[[Sunglasses vendor]]<br>[[Tony (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Tony]]<br>[[Vinny]]
}}
{{quote|You saved me! Thanks a bundle!|Pianta|Super Mario Sunshine}}
'''Piantas''' are a group of island-dwelling people that debuted in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. They are humanoid, appear in a variety of colors, and sport small palm trees growing out of the top of their heads. Their name means "plant" in Italian. Piantas typically wear grass skirts or grass dresses, although other Piantas have been seen wearing more conventional attires. Piantas are generally laid back and friendly, yet they also have a fairly short temper. Despite their placid temperament, they also boast impressive strength.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
[[File:Piantas.png|thumb|left|225px|Artwork of Piantas]]
{{quote|Welcome! To the sun-drenched tropical paradise of Isle Delfino!|Pianta|Super Mario Sunshine}} 
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Piantas share their island home with the [[Noki]]s. While the Nokis mostly live in [[Noki Bay]], the Piantas mainly reside in [[Pianta Village]]. However, while Pianta Village is their primary home, Piantas live all over the island. Many Piantas make a living by producing and selling [[fruit]]s in small markets in [[Delfino Plaza]]. When sprayed with [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] or otherwise gotten wet, many of them shake off the water, then shout angrily at [[Mario]]. They also shout at him if he jumps on them.

[[Chuckster|Certain Piantas]] can throw Mario. He can sometimes use this to his advantage by having a Pianta toss him to higher ledges and cliffs or across pits.
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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2 Pianta.png|200px|thumb|A male Pianta as seen in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
Piantas appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' in one galaxy, the [[Starshine Beach Galaxy]], which seems to be based on the different areas from [[Isle Delfino]]. They are the only friendly characters not to have a representative on [[Starship Mario]]. The Piantas that appear are all male, and their role is similar to that of the Piantas from ''Super Mario Sunshine'', [[Chuckster|hurling Mario]] to various spots; Mario does not need to initiate a conversation in order to be thrown. Like in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', jumping onto a Pianta results in it yelling at Mario.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MK8D Pianta Screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|A male Pianta seen in Wuhu Town in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]
For the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], Piantas mostly appear as spectators. In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Piantas are spectators in [[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]] and [[GCN Daisy Cruiser|Daisy Cruiser]] as well as during the award ceremony in the former course. In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', Piantas are spectators in [[DS Delfino Square|Delfino Square]], which has a stone Pianta statue around the first loop of the race. In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', Piantas spectate in two newly added courses, [[Wii Coconut Mall|Coconut Mall]], [[Daisy Circuit]] as well as two [[classic course]]s, {{classic|DS|Delfino Square}} and {{classic|GCN|Peach Beach}}, and the battle course [[Delfino Pier]]. In Coconut Mall, Piantas also indicate which is the correct escalator for racers to use, and one yellow Pianta is the shop assistant of [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Delfino Dream|Delfino Dream]], which can be passed through as a shortcut. In all three games, Piantas are featured in the [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Delfino Fruits|Delfino Fruits]] sponsor, and in ''Mario Kart Wii'', they are also in the [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Tropical Grocery|Tropical Grocery]] sponsor in [[Wii Moonview Highway|Moonview Highway]]. In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', Piantas neither retain their appearances in {{classic|GCN|Daisy Cruiser}} nor {{classic|Wii|Coconut Mall}}, though they do return in the latter's [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' – Booster Course Pass]] iteration.<ref>Nintendo (February 9, 2022). [https://youtu.be/1uZDbDoDAq4 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC – Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 9, 2022.</ref> In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', Piantas appear as spectators in [[Sunshine Airport]], {{classic-link|DS|Cheep Cheep Beach}} and [[Super Bell Subway]], as well as in the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''-exclusive {{classic-link|3DS|Wuhu Town}}. Additionally, Super Bell Subway shows Piantas running the cafés throughout the course, and a Pianta is displayed on the sign for the [[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Coconut Cafe|Coconut Cafe]] sponsor, which also appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.
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===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
[[File:PMTTYD Don Pianta Sprite.png|left|thumb|Don Pianta, a Pianta from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.]]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Piantas are one of the many peoples living in [[Rogueport]]. Here, the attitude of the Piantas is different, and they are organized in the criminal organization known as the [[Pianta syndicate]], led by [[Don Pianta]], and later [[Frankie]]. They have control of Rogueport's west side, and are rivaling with the [[Robbo Thieves]] led by [[Ishnail]], who operate on the east side.

===''Mario Tennis'' series===
Piantas appear in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] as spectators, and in ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]] as NPCs and spectators.

===''Mario Baseball'' series===
[[File:PiantaRed-Batting-MSS.png|thumb|300px| Red Pianta gets set to bat in ''Mario Super Sluggers''.]]
Piantas are playable characters in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' for the first time. In both installments, all the playable Piantas are males, come in the blue, red, and yellow variants, and have the [[Laser Beam]] ability. The male Red Pianta is more magenta-colored than red in the ''Mario Baseball'' series. In ''Mario Super Sluggers'', while the Piantas share good chemistry with the [[Toad (species)|Toads]] and [[Toadsworth]], the Nokis have good chemistry with [[Toadette]], whose chemistry is neutral with the Piantas. In a similar manner, the Toads and Toadsworth have neutral chemistry with the Nokis. Both of them have good chemistry with [[Mario]]. Their bats are trees.

In ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', Piantas are the weakest batters among all the Power characters, with the Red Pianta featuring slightly better batting than the other Pianta colors (rivaling [[King Boo]]). They are also decent pitchers, but have poor fielding skills, and are very slow runners.

In ''Mario Super Sluggers'', all three Piantas have their batting skills improved, making it easier for them to score home runs. They are still rather slow, and they are still poor fielders. Their pitching is also slightly weaker, although the blue Pianta's pitching remains unchanged.

===''Mario Strikers'' series===
Piantas appear in the first two ''Mario Strikers'' games, ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' and ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', as spectators.

===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 8''====
Piantas appear throughout [[Goomba's Booty Boardwalk]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. Two pink females are seen hula dancing at the beginning, similar to the [[Doot-Doot Sisters]], but have no certain purpose. Yellow [[chuckster]]s toss the player about five to eight spaces ahead if the player lands on one of their [[Green Space]]s. Blue '''fishing Piantas'''<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Mario Party 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 27.</ref> fish a piece of [[Candy (Mario Party 8)|Candy]] for the player if their Green Space is landed on. Lastly, small purple females run the Candy shops. A blue Pianta also appears as one of the thirty ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' characters racing in [[Moped Mayhem]].

====''Mario Party 9''====
[[File:MP9 4-Player Pianta Pool.png|thumb|The Pianta in the minigame Pianta Pool.]]
In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', one blue Pianta appears in the minigame [[Pianta Pool]]. During the game, he throws rings out into the pool, which the players must grab so that [[Cheep Cheep]]s can jump through them. He only tosses the rings into the pool once all of them have been used during that round.

===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
[[File:SyMPianta.jpg|thumb|left|Some Piantas in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''.]]
In the first two ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|Mario & Sonic]]'' games, ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', specifically their Wii versions, Piantas appear as spectators, similarly as in the ''Mario Kart'' series and ''Super Mario'' sport spinoffs; the latter game also features a Pianta as a VIP member who rewards the player with 100 star points. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', Piantas are featured in the [[Snow Day Street Hockey]] event, both on the Main Street rink, where they appear from windows after a puck is shot into their box to return it as a [[Red Shell|Red]] or [[Green Shell]], and the Market Street rink, where they appear behind the fruit stands but do not affect gameplay. In the [[Wii U]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', a blue male Pianta runs the Mario item stand on [[Copacabana Beach]].

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Piantas make a few non-physical appearances in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', a male and female Pianta both have their own [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] each, and in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], both stickers can be applied to any fighter; the male Pianta sticker reduces dizziness time by 94 frames, while the female Pianta sticker increases the power of energy-based attacks by 15 points. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a group of Piantas appear as a Novice-class support [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]], and using it equips the fighter with a [[Banana Gun]] when starting a battle. The spirit battle takes place on the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage, featuring several [[Kirby]]s of varying colors meant to simulate Piantas. The spirit can be obtained by either winning this battle on the [[smashwiki:Spirit Board|Spirit Board]] or by clearing the challenge of purchasing an item during a Sunday sale in the [[smashwiki:Vault Shop|Vault Shop]].

===''Mario Sports Mix''===
In ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', Piantas appear as spectators and are often seen in several courts of the game.

===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', blue Piantas, red Piantas, the [[Hotel manager]], the [[Pianta mayor]], and an [[Isle Delfino Police]] officer replace Villagers.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Sunshine''===
[[File:SMS GB Pianta.png|thumb|[[Guide Book|Isle Delfino Guide Book]] information for Piantas.]]
*'''Guide Book:''' ''These mountain folk are strong, sociable, and curious. The trees on their heads provide relief from the island's heat.''
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit====
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===''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''===
*'''Stats'''
**'''Blue Pianta'''
***Bio: ''Strong but slow with a powerful arm.''
***Ability: Laser Beam
***Bat: Right hand
***Glove: Right hand
***Pitch: 5/10
***Batting: 8/10
***Fielding: 4/10
***Running: 2/10
**'''Red Pianta'''
***Bio: ''A defensive specialist among Piantas.''
***Ability: Laser Beam
***Bat: Right hand
***Glove: Right hand
***Pitch: 4/10
***Batting: 8/10
***Fielding: 4/10
***Running: 2/10
**'''Yellow Pianta'''
***Bio: ''His brawn give pitches extra oomph!''
***Ability: Laser Beam
***Bat: Right hand
***Glove: Right hand
***Pitch: 4/10
***Batting: 8/10
***Fielding: 4/10
***Running: 2/10
*'''Chemistry:'''
**Good: [[Mario]], [[Noki]], [[Toad (species)|Toad]], [[Toadsworth]], [[Mii]] (according to color)
**Bad: [[Bowser Jr.]], [[Petey Piranha]], [[Goomba]]
*'''Trading card bio:''' ''This hefty resident of Isle Delfino swings away with a palm tree branch instead of a bat, but it must be dense wood, because Blue Pianta can hit it a mile when he charges all the way up!''

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Blue Pianta SMS.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]
Pink Pianta SMS.png|''Super Mario Sunshine
Ton Vin.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]
MSB Pianta Challenge Mode Sprite.png|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]
Pianta Artwork - Super Mario Galaxy 2.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=モンテ
|JapR=Monte
|JapM=Italian word meaning "mountain"
|SpaA=Pianta
|SpaAM=-
|SpaE=Forestano
|SpaEM=From ''foresta'' (Italian for "forest") and possibly the diminutive suffix "-ino" Could also mean "forester"
|Ger=Palma
|GerM=Italian word meaning "palm tree"
|Ita=Palmense
|ItaM=From Italian word "palma" (palm tree)
|Fra=Pianta
|FraM=-
|Kor=몬테
|KorR=Monte
|KorM=From Japanese name
|Rus=Пальма
|RusR=Pal’ma
|RusM=Palm-tree
|Chi=蒙特族
|ChiR=Méngtè Zú
|ChiM=From the Japanese name with「族」(''zú'', tribe)
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:SMS Prerelease Crates Delfino Plaza.png|thumb|A black Pianta as seen in a pre-release screenshot of ''Super Mario Sunshine'']]
*In [[Shadow Mario Revisited|Episode 7]] of [[Ricco Harbor]], a blue Pianta near the fish market uses one of the voice clips reserved for [[Noki]]s. An orange Pianta next to the Pianta-shaped tree in [[Roller Coaster Balloons|Episode 8]] of [[Pinna Park]] does the same. Conversely, a few Nokis will occasionally use a voice clip reserved for Piantas. This appears to be a developmental oversight.
*Black and white Piantas were included in an [[List of Super Mario Sunshine pre-release and unused content#Early builds|early build]] of ''Super Mario Sunshine''. Several other unused color variants of Piantas were also discovered in the game's files.
*In the ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' version of ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Piantas wearing glasses also have them placed behind their eyes rather than in front of them.<ref>https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1331323880066215937</ref>

==References==
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