Editing Propeller Piranha

{{species infobox

|image=[[File:YNI Hootie the Blue Fish.png]]

|variant_of=[[Jumping Piranha Plant]]

|variants=[[Piranha Pest]]

A '''Propeller Piranha''', originally known as a '''Hootie the Blue Fish'''<ref name=guide>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=[[media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|127]]}}</ref> (pluralized '''Hooties'''),<ref name=guide/> is a purple species of [[Piranha Plant]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. Propeller Piranhas bear a strong resemblance to [[Jumping Piranha Plant]]s and [[Piranha Pest]]s; they attack in a manner similar to the latter, but unlike other Piranha Plants in the games, the Propeller Piranhas are near-invincible enemies for a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]. They were originally named after the band {{wp|Hootie & the Blowfish}}.

====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====

[[File:Two Hootie the Blue Fish.png|thumb|left|Two Hooties floating in the air in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'']]

[[File:Hootie chew.png|thumb|A Hootie the Blue Fish chewing a Yoshi]]

In ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', the Hooties' only appearance is in [[Naval Piranha's Castle]], though they are numerous in this [[level]]. They hover through the air and patrol a set path, often in pairs, and they typically follow along the edges of [[platform]]s, akin to a [[Spark]] or [[Spike Top]]. Avoiding a Hootie can be difficult as Hooties' paths often take them through small tunnels, forcing a Yoshi to wait for the creature to pass by. They cannot be destroyed by any normal means or defeated by [[swallow]]ing them with a Yoshi's tongue, but throwing an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] stuns them by rotating for two seconds.

A [[ice watermelon|blue watermelon]] or [[fire watermelon|red watermelon]] can temporarily defeat Hooties, but they respawn. A [[POW Block]] can defeat them permanently. If a Yoshi makes contact with a Hootie, it will inhale the Yoshi and chew on him for a short time similar to that of [[Piranha Plant|Wild Piranha]]s before spitting him out. While a Hootie chews, it repeatedly flashes to a light-blue color with red lips.

Early concepts show that a Hootie was seemingly initially intended to have the same color as a normal Wild Piranha, indicating a connection to the Jumping Piranha Plant.<ref>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Edt7U5HWoAAmW8Q?format=png&name=900x900</ref>{{better source}}

 

 

 

*'''Shogakukan guide:''' プロペラがついたパックンフラワー。一定のコースを周回移動し、近づいてきたヨッシーを食べる。タマゴをぶつけるとその場で回転するので、その間に遠ざかろう。<ref name=YNI>「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), {{file link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P24.jpg|page 24}}.</ref>(''A Piranha Plant with a propeller. It moves in circles around a fixed course and eats Yoshi as he approaches. If you hit it with an egg, it will spin on the spot, so try to get away from it while it is spinning.'')

==Gallery==

Hootie the blue fish.PNG|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''

SMW2 Hootie chew.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''

SMA3-Hootie.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''

YNI Hootie the Blue Fish eating.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''

Mole Tank tunnels SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''

|Jpn=プロペラパックン<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P5.jpg|5]]}}</ref><ref name=Advance>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P22.png|22]]}}</ref>

|JpnR=Puropera Pakkun

|JpnM=Propeller Piranha

|SpaA=Heliplanta Piraña

|SpaAM=Portmanteau of ''helicóptero'' ("helicopter") and ''Planta Piraña'' ("Piranha Plant")

|SpaEM=From ''helicóptero'' ("helicopter") and ''Planta Piraña'' ("Piranha Plant")

|FreA=Piranha hélico

|FreAM=Helicopter Piranha

|FreE=Piranha hélice

|FreEM=Propeller Piranha

|DutM=Propeller Piranha

|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''elicottero'' ("helicopter") and ''Pianta Piranha'' ("Piranha Plant")

|Rus=Винтопиранья

|RusR=Vintopiran'ya

|RusM=From "винт" (''vint'', "propeller") and "Пиранья" (''Piran'ya'', "Piranha")

[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies]]

[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 enemies]]

[[Category:Yoshi's New Island enemies]]