Editing Piranha Plant

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|[[Jumping Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Pale Piranha]]<br>[[Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Piranha Bean]]<br>[[Frost Piranha]]<br>[[Chewy]]<br>[[Ptooie]]<br>[[Hootie the Blue Fish]]<br>[[Bungee Piranha]]<br>[[Pakkun Flower]]<br>[[Venus Fire Trap]]<br>[[Putrid Piranha]]<br>[[Elasto-Piranha]]

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|notable=[[Petey Piranha]], [[Lava Piranha]], [[Dino Piranha]], [[Fiery Dino Piranha]], [[Big Bungee Piranha]], [[Naval Piranha]]

|affiliation= [[Koopa Troop]], [[Petey Piranha]], [[Lava Piranha]]

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''

'''Piranha Plants''' are large, carnivorous plants encountered throughout the Mario series; Piranha Plants are seemingly based-off Venus Flytrap, eating anything that approaches them.

The head of a Piranha Plant is most commonly either red or green with multiple other colors. Originally, Piranha Plants were found exclusively in [[Warp Pipe|pipes]], either darting-out and biting anything near or remaining still and spitting [[fireball]]s. Currently, Piranha Plants can be found both in and out of pipes and their fire-breathing ability is now rarely used.

== Appearances ==

[[Image: OriginalPiranha.jpg|thumb|right|A Piranha Plant, as it appears in ''Super Mario Bros.'']]

=== ''Super Mario Bros.'' ===

The first appearance of Piranha Plants was in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' as semi-common enemies who would inhabit Warp Pipes and attack by biting [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] if they were close enough to them. Oddly, Piranha Plants won't emerge from their pipe if Mario or Luigi is touching or standing directly on top of it.

Piranha Plants could be defeated by shooting them with a fireball in a character's [[Fire Mario|fire form]], by kicking a [[Koopa]] shell at them or by touching them while empowered by a [[Starman]].

=== ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' ===

''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', which was the Japanese-version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', introduced red-colored Piranha Plants, which were much quicker than the green variety and emerged from their pipe, regardless if someone is touching it. However, they would not appear if the player was standing directly on top of the pipe.

=== ''Super Mario Land'' ===

An enemy identical in appearance and behavior appears in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', which takes place in [[Sarasaland]], not the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. However, the instruction manual refer to the creature as '''Pakkun Flower'''. It should be noted that the original Japanese name for a Piranha Plant is "Pakkun Furaw" with "Furaw" essentially translating into the word [[flower]]. Since most of the name of the enemies were left untranslated in the ''Super Mario Land'' instruction, it is assumed that the Pakkun Flower is a Piranha Plant with it's name half-translated.

=== ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' ===

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Piranha Plants are found throughout the game; along with having their standard biting attack, Piranha Plants also gain their ability to shoot dangerous, albeit slow-moving, fireballs. Here, along with being defeated with fireballs, Koopa shells and Starman-powers, Piranha Plants could also be beaten with the tail of the [[Raccoon Suit]] or [[Tanooki Suit]].

Three variants of Piranha Plants are also introduced in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', they are [[Piranhacus Giganticus]], [[Ptooie]]s and [[Venus Fire Trap]]s.

[[Nipper Plant]]s and [[Muncher]]s may also be relatives of Piranha Plants, as they resemble them and are presumably juvenile versions of them. In fact, Nipper Plants are reffered to as "Baby Piranha Plants" in the ''[[Game and Watch Gallery 3]]'' instruction booklet.

Additionally, the [[Mushroom King|king]] of [[Pipe Land]] is transformed into a Piranha Plant by [[Ludwig Von Koopa]]; in later ports of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the king is changed into a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] instead of a Piranha Plant.

=== ''Super Mario World'' ===

Piranha Plants also appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' as enemies once again, attacking Mario, Luigi and [[Yoshi]] by trying to bite them. They only appear in one level, [[Vanilla Dome]] 3.

A single variant of Piranha Plants is introduced in ''Super Mario World'', this variant, [[Jumping Piranha Plant]] lives in pipes and leaps through the air, attacking anything nearby. These are also much more common than the normal variation.

In ''Super Mario World'', Piranha Plants can be beaten using fireballs, Starman-powers, a Koopa shell, a [[cape]]-attack or by simply eating them with Yoshi's tongue.

=== ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' ===

The Piranha Plants of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' are, more or less, identical to the ones of ''Super Mario World''; these Piranha Plants can be defeatede by hitting them with a [[Fireball|fireball]]. Also, a spiky-headed [[Venus Fire Trap]] appeared, and, in [[Wario's Castle]], Piranha Plant

statues appeared that would attack by shooting large balls of fire.

=== ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' ===

[[Image:YIpiranhaplant.jpg|thumb|125px|Piranha Plant as seen in ''Yoshi's Island''.]]

In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', Piranha Plants are drastically changed; instead of being rooted in pipes, Piranha Plants are found planted in the ground. Piranha Plants, instead of attacking at intervals, would simply wait in a miniaturized form and grow larger and lunge at a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] if they approached.

''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' also had a Piranha Plant boss named [[Naval Piranha]], who is grown gigantic in size by [[Kamek]]'s magic.

The Piranha Plants of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' could easily be defeated by throwing an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]] at them or by spitting an enemy at them.

[[Hootie the Blue Fish]], an uncommon enemy in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' may be a sub-species of Piranha Plants, as they do resemble them. [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]s, powerful, green and [[Needlenose]]-spitting Piranha Plants also make their debut in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.

Nipper Plants also appear as enemies in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''; here, Nipper Plants are usually spawned from [[Nipper Spore]]s, which Naval Piranha is capable of spitting.

=== ''Tetris Attack'' ===

In ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', only Naval Piranha appears as a boss and minion of Kamek and [[Bowser]], aiding them in their plot of brainwashing the inhabitants of Yoshi's Island.

=== ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' ===

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In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' Piranha Plants appear as enemies in the [[Pipe Vault]], where they try to ambush Mario by leaping from a pipe. The Piranha Plants of ''Super Mario RPG'' have root-like legs, allowing them to walk, though despite this, outside of battle, they are found exclusively in pipes. Perhaps in reference to their immunity to being [[jump]]ed on in earlier Mario games, the Piranha Plants of ''Super Mario RPG'' are completely immune to Mario's jump attacks.

Later on in [[Bean Valley]], green and purple-colored Piranha Plants, named [[Chewy|Chewies]] appear. Additionally, [[Megasmilax]], a giant Piranha Plant, is Bean Vally's boss.

Nipper Plants, though renamed '''Chompweeds''' also appear as [[coin]]-stealing obstacles in the Pipe Vault and was set to appear as fightable Enemies, but removed from the final game.

=== ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Super Mario 64 DS'' ===

[[Image: Sm64plant.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A Piranha Plant, as it appears in ''Super Mario 64'']]

In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and it's remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' Piranha Plants appear as semi-common enemies once again, the lips of these Piranha Plants are also, inexplicably, green.

Normally, these Piranha Plants are found calmly sleeping in flower beds, but if approached, they will attack in a crazed frenzy. Players must be quick to attack a Piranha Plant before it wakes-up in order to defeat it.

A giant-sized, unnamed version of Piranha Plants appear in the Tiny part of [[Tiny-Huge Island]]; these giant Piranha Plants are extremely powerful and dangerous and spit fireballs at Mario. When Mario defeats them, he earns another Power Star. Also, there is a miniature version of those that appear in the Huge version. Those mini ones also appear twice in [[Bowser in the Sky]].

In the remake, [[Super Mario 64 DS]], Piranha Plants had white lips.

=== ''Yoshi's Story'' ===

[[Image:Piranha Plant.gif|thumb|left|75px|Piranha Plant in ''Yoshi's Story''.]]

The Piranha Plants of ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' are shown to be capable of growing to huge proportions, their gnashing heads atop spike-covered stalks. ''Yoshi's Story'' also introduced several "child"-versions of Piranha Plants, the flying [[Piranha Pest]] and the grounded [[Piranha Sprout]]s.

Also, it is revealed that an extremely large area of [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]] is composed of Piranha Plants; this area is aptly named [[Piranha Grove]].

Nipper Spores also appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', this time, they're oddly spike covered.

=== ''Paper Mario'' ===

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In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Piranha Plants are found in [[Forever Forest]]. Unlike the Piranha Plants of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', who are firmly rooted in place and unable to move, the Piranha Plants of ''Paper Mario'' are shown to be able to move around freely; if a Piranha Plant is alerted to Mario's presence, it will burrow underground and suddenly "burst" to the surface near Mario and try to bite him.

Two variations of Piranha Plants, the tropical [[Putrid Piranha]] and frigid [[Frost Piranha]], are introduced in ''Paper Mario''. The boss of [[Mt. Lavalava]], [[Lava Piranha]] is also a gigantic, talking and flaming Piranha Plant.

[[Image:Shine_pirahna.jpg|thumb|left|A Piranha Plant covered in [[Goop]].]]

In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Piranha Plants are somewhat rare, only appearing in [[Bianco Hills]]. These Piranha Plants will attack Mario by popping-out of the ground and spitting missiles made of goop.

[[Piranha Plant in the Generator|Piranha Plants in the Generator]], apparently Piranha Plants created from the [[Goop|sludge]] of the [[Magic Paintbrush|Gaddbrush]], are also fought as mini-bosses in ''Super Mario Sunshine''; [[Piranha Head]]s, giant-sized, goop-covered Piranha Plant heads also appear as obstacles in [[Bianco Hills]]. Oddly enough, all of these Piranha Plants that have just been mentioned lack any form of teeth in their mouth, making them not similar to piranhas at all.

[[Petey Piranha]], a goop-spitting, giant Piranha Plant also appears twice as a boss in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', and is the only Piranha Plant with teeth. He never uses them though.

=== ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' ===

Piranha Plants appear as enemies in the [[Beanbean International Airport]], where they interrupt the landing process of [[Peach's Plane|Princess Peach's Airplane]]. These Piranha Plants must be killed by Luigi's [[Thunderhand]] after dousing them in water.

A giant Piranha Plant, which oddly, hatches from an egg, appears as a boss in the Beanbean International Airport. This Piranha Plant, named [[Mom Piranha]] had the ability to shoot energy beams.

Later on in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', a Piranha Plant named [[Piranha Bean]] appears as a mini-boss. Oddly, Piranha Bean had the ability to shrink anything it eats.

=== ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' ===

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Piranha Plants are surprisingly rare in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', found only in the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Rogueport)|Pit of 100 Trials]]. Piranha Plants are also one of the more powerful enemies in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', having a large amount of attack power and [[Health Point]]s.

As well as marking the return of Frost Piranhas and Putrid Piranhas, ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' also introduces the albino [[Pale Piranha]]s.

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong===

They appeared rarely in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', in only [[Donkey Kong Jungle (place)|Donkey Kong Jungle]] and Mystical Forest. They look similar to their look in Super Mario Sunshine, but have no leafs. They usually appear when Mario is climbing a vine or a ladder, spitting fire at him has he walks by. They are invincible, and don't have teeth.

=== ''Super Princess Peach'' ===

Although Piranha Plants are rare in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', a new variety of them, called [[Glad Piranha Plant]]s appear; Normal and [[Glad Ptooie]]s and normal and [[Sad Nipper Plant]]s also appear in ''Super Princess Peach''. There was also a reappearance of Petey Piranha.

=== ''New Super Mario Bros.'' ===

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Piranha Plants return to their original attack pattern of popping-out of pipes and biting anything nearby.

[[Venus Fire Trap]]s also make their return in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', while giant-sized [[Super Piranha Plant]]s make their debut.

=== ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis ===

They are common enemies in [[Mario vs. Donkey  Kong 2: March of the Minis]]. They aren't seen commonly in tubes, usually only in the boss fight of [[Pipe Works]]. They use their fire breathing ability, and have only one fire ball, keeping their mouths open until they get their fireball back. They are invincible in this game. Two may eat each other's fireballs, as if they were playing catch.

=== ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' ===

Though regular Piranha Plants don't appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', two new sub-species of them, called [[Elasto-Piranha]]s and [[Piranha Planet]]s appear.

In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Piranha Plants once again appear as common enemies, along with [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]s, [[Nipper Plant]]s, Nipper Spores. Several new Piranha Plants, such as [[Ghost Piranha]]s, undead Piranha Plants, [[Bungee Piranha]], purple, stretching Piranha Plants and [[Nipper Dandelion]]s, Nipper Spores bunched together, also appear in ''Yoshi's Island DS''.

A Piranha Plant boss, named [[Big Bungee Piranha]] also appears in ''Yoshi's Island DS''.

=== ''Super Paper Mario'' ===

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Piranha Plants appeared again in the third Paper Mario game, ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. In this game, they first appeared on the first level. Then, the only way to defeat them was by using an item.  However, as new characters and Pixls are gained, it becomes much easier to defeat them. They have a lot of HP since the last game they were in. Many stronger recolorations of these plants were used.

Here is their full tattle: This is a notorious Piranha Plant. It is a monstrous flower that lives in pipes... Max HP is two and Attack is one. This strange weed will stay low if you cozy up to the side of its pipe...

[[Image:SMGPIR.PNG|thumb|left|A '''Piranha Plant''' Model.]]

Piranha Plants make their appearance in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', trying to bite the player, but could be stunned if Mario shot [[Star Bits]] at them. They would sometimes be used to advance further, as a [[Sproutle]] would grow where they were if they were defeated.

It is also notably the second game that Piranha Plants can be defeated in a single jump, after [[Super Mario 64 DS]].

There was also a new, purple Piranha Plant that is bigger and it attempts to slam its head into Mario.

There was a Piranha Plant-like alien called [[Dino Piranha]] who served as a boss. It would chase Mario around its planetoid once woken from its shell. It could be defeated by [[Star Spin]]ning to hit its tail, causing the tail to fly out, then get pulled back in and hit Dino Piranha. There was a seperate, much more difficult version called the Fiery Dino Piranha. Fiery Dino Piranha's tail would often be on fire, so Mario could only attack it while its tail had gone out. It also ran faster and left a temporary trail of fire behind it.

A Piranha Plant acted as a boss in Mario Party DS. In the first stage of Story Mode, the plant terrorized Wiggler's Garden. After the tiny heroes battled it out, the superstar got to play a minigame in order to defeat the Piranha Plant. In the minigame, they had to throw Bomb Seeds in its mouth 3 times. After defeating Piranha Plant, a Wiggler thanked the tiny heroes and give them the (red) 1st Sky Crystal, and the heroes continued their quest for Bowser's Castle.

== Appearances in Other Media ==

Piranha Plants made several appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''.

== Other Appearances ==

[[Image:PiranhaPlantDS.png|right|frame|In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'']]

[[Image:SSBPiranhaPlant.gif|frame|left|A Piranha Plant in ''[[Super Smash Bros.|SSB]]''.]]

Piranha Plants are featured quite prominently in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], often as obstacles in [[mini-game]]s. In ''[[Mario Party]]'', Piranha Plants could be planted by players in the [[Peach's Birthday Cake]] board; By doing this, players that stop on the plant's spot lose a [[Star]]. In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', Piranha Plants appear in [[Waluigi's Island]] and are [[Waluigi]]'s partner in Duel Mode. In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'' a Pirahna Plant is the boss of Wigglers Garden.

In the [[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart series]], Piranha Plants often appear as road obstacles, such as in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''.

In ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', Piranha Plants appear as obstacles in the [[Yoshi Park]], where they will eat any nearby balls and spit them out in a random direction. Piranha Plants also appear in the [[Piranha Panic]] mini-game, where players must hit colored Piranha Plants with fireballs of matching colors.

[[Image:PP BBA.png|thumb|right|150px|The silhouette of a Piranha Plant in ''Big Brain Academy''.]]

[[Image:Piranha Plant Captain Rainbow.png|thumb|left|Piranha Plant in ''Captain Rainbow''.]]

A single Piranha Plant also appears in the game ''[[Captain Rainbow]]'' in the garden of Lip's house. After [[Birdo]], it is the second ''Mario'' series character appearing in the game, but it only has a minor role. The fairy Lip takes care of the Piranha Plant.

In ''[[Wikipedia: Big Brain Academy|Big Brain Academy]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS]] the silhouette of a Piranha Plant appears under the 3-Star difficulty of the "Get in Shape" mini-game. Piranha Plants also appear as enemies in ''[[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''.

== Trophy Information from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' ==

[[Image:PiranhaPlant_Trophy.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]

''A vicious, plantlike monster that typically hides in pipes. Piranha Plants emerge with mouths open, awaiting victims. A poorly timed jump means a chomping--hence the "piranha" name. While there have been exceptions--there are many Piranha Plants with unique traits-- they generally don't appear if Mario waits on top of or just next to a pipe. They hate fireballs.''

==Possible Relatives==

* [[Slithervine]]

[[Image:Piranha_History.PNG|frame|right|Sprites of Piranha Plants through various games.]]

== Trivia ==

* A Piranha Plant appeared in [[Toys#Nintendo Monopoly|Nintendo Monopoly]]. It cost $150, and took the place of the Electric Company.

*Some Pirahna Plants have been known to walk, such as ones from ''[[Mario Party 2]]''(which conversed with the gamer) and ''Super Mario RPG''. Their bottom stems made like feet.

*An enemy from the Legend of Zelda, called a Deku Baba, looks a lot like a Piranha Plant. This enemy looks more like a real plant, though, and doesn't come out of pipes. It also can live on water, as seen in Majora's mask in the Great Bay Temple, Though Piranha plants can't.

*The Piranha Plant has also appeared in ''Crash Bandicoot 2''.

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