Editing Proto Piranha

{{redirect|Gatekeeper|the variant of [[Pi'illo]]s|[[Deco Pi'illo]]}}
{{Species-infobox
|image=[[File:PollutedPiranha.png|200px]]<br>A Gatekeeper in ''Super Mario Sunshine''
|parent_species=[[Piranha Plant]]
|relatives=[[Piranhabon]]
|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]])
}}

A '''Proto Piranha''', originally known as '''Gatekeeper'''<ref>Loe, Casey. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Perfect Guide. Page 14.</ref><ref>Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' BradyGames Official Strategy Guide. Page 19.</ref> and also known as '''Proto Piranha Plant'''<ref>[https://play.nintendo.com/documents/Super_Mario_3D_All-Stars_bingo.pdf Downloadable PDF] featuring a bingo card themed after ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' on [[Play Nintendo]]</ref>, is a large [[List of species|species]] of [[Piranha Plant]] composed entirely of [[goop]]. They appear as [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', and ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''.

In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Gatekeepers appear out of [[Goop#Goop|Generator]]s in several areas towards the beginning of the game. To get the Gatekeeper to come out of its base, [[Mario]] has to spray it with [[F.L.U.D.D.]] until it comes out. In order to defeat one, Mario must use F.L.U.D.D. to shoot water into its open mouth repeatedly. If Mario sprays one while its mouth is closed, it merely shrugs the attack off. Once defeated, Gatekeepers dissolve into goop, after which their base disappears; Mario cannot wash away a goop base like he can with normal goop. Aside from periodically spawning [[Swoopin' Stu]]s, a Gatekeeper does nothing to attack, and will actually retreat back into its base if Mario does not defeat it in time. There are three types of Gatekeepers in the game:
*Pink, yellow, orange, and white Gatekeepers are the most basic variant, needing to be sprayed three times to be defeated. Only one appears at the [[Delfino Airstrip]] at the beginning of the game.
*The brown and white variants are found in [[Delfino Plaza]]'s [[Bianco Square|square]] and during the first episode of [[Bianco Hills]], [[Road to the Big Windmill]]. Like the above variant, it requires three sprays to be defeated. The one in Bianco Square will send out Swoopin' Stus if left alone, and the one in Bianco Hills sends out [[Piranhabon]]s rolling down the hill.
*The black variants are only found in Delfino Plaza, covering the [[boathouse]] to [[Ricco Harbor]] and the lighthouse to [[Gelato Beach]]. These require six sprays to defeat, and send out Swoopin' Stus. The one guarding the lighthouse will additionally send out a wave of Swoopin' Stus in every direction after the third spray. Additionally, they can replenish goop sprayed away from directly around their bases.

Additionally, turquoise-and-yellow and orange ones for electric and lava goop, respectively, exist in the game's coding, but are [[list of Super Mario Sunshine pre-release and unused content|unused]].<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Sunshine/Unused_Objects#Unused_Gate_Keeper_Variations Super Mario Sunshine - The Cutting Room Floor]</ref>

It is also worth noting that the brown one in [[Bianco Hills]] is the only one that can be fought multiple times, due to it being the only one in a replayable episode and the rest being fought in [[Delfino Plaza]] or [[Delfino Airstrip]] to unlock portals to other areas.

In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', Gatekeeper, renamed Proto Piranha, appears as a name on the leaderboard.

In ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'', Proto Piranhas appear in the [[Mushroom Tourney (golf course)|Mushroom Tourney]] course along with many regular Piranha Plants. They are found outside of the course itself.

In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', [[Petey Piranha]]'s [[Defensive Power Shot]], [[Piranha Swingback]], involves him creating a Proto Piranha to hit an unreachable tennis ball for him.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Proto Piranhas are mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Piranha Plant]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Polluted Piranha Colored SMS.png|Render of an orange-pink Gatekeeper
Delfino Airstrip Polluted Piranha SMS.png|Gatekeeper at [[Delfino Airstrip]]
SMS_Bianco_Square_Polluted_Piranha.png|Gatekeeper in [[Bianco Square]]
RoadtotheBigWindmill.png|Gatekeeper at [[Bianco Hills]]
Boat House Polluted Piranha.png|Gatekeeper at the [[boathouse]]
Lighthouse Polluted Piranha.png|Gatekeeper at the lighthouse
SMS Green-Yellow Gatekeeper.png|Unused electric Gatekeeper variant
SMS Fire Gatekeeper.png|Another unused Gatekeeper variation
Piranha_Swingback.PNG|A Proto Piranha in ''Mario Power Tennis''
Polluted Piranha Super Mario-Kun.jpg|A Gatekeeper as depicted in ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=Gatekeeper / Gene Pakkun<ref>''Super Mario Sunshine'', internal filename <tt>root/data/scene/airport0.szs/scene/gatekeeper/gene_pakkun_model1.bmd</tt></ref><br>(internal)<br>ドロドロパックン<br>''Dorodoro Pakkun''
|JapM=Gatekeeper / Generator Piranha<br><br>Goop Piranha
|SpaA=piraña sucia
|SpaAM=Filthy Piranha
|SpaE=Piraña Lodo
|SpaEM=Mud Piranha
|Fra=Tiranha
|FraM=
|Dut=Proto Piranha
|DutM=-
|Ger=Schleim-Piranha
|GerM=Slime Piranha
|Ita=Fangopiranha<br>Pianta Piranha di fiume<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 100</ref> (translation error)
|ItaM=Mudpiranha<br>River Piranha Plant
|Rus=протопиранья
|RusR=protopiran'ya
|RusM=Protopiranha
}}

==References==
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{{Piranha Plants}}
{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
{{MGAT}}
{{MPT}}
[[Category:Piranha Plants]]
[[Category:Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]
[[Category:Mario Power Tennis Species]]
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine Bosses]]
[[de:Schleim-Piranha-Pflanze]]
[[it:Fangopiranha]]
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-{{redirect|Gatekeeper|the variant of [[Pi'illo]]s|[[Deco Pi'illo]]|the NPC from [[Wario: Master of Disguise]]|[[Royal gatekeeper]]}}
+{{redirect|Gatekeeper|the variant of [[Pi'illo]]s|[[Deco Pi'illo]]}}
-{{species infobox
+{{Species-infobox
-|image=[[File:PollutedPiranha.png|200px]]<br>A Proto Piranha in ''Super Mario Sunshine''
+|image=[[File:PollutedPiranha.png|200px]]<br>A Gatekeeper in ''Super Mario Sunshine''
+|parent_species=[[Piranha Plant]]
+|relatives=[[Piranhabon]]
 |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]])
-|variant_of=[[Goop]]<br>[[Piranha Plant]]
-|relatives=[[Piranhabon]]
 }}
-'''Proto Piranhas''', originally known as '''Gatekeepers'''<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Perfect Guide|page=14|publisher=Versus Books|date=August 12, 2002|isbn=1-931886-09-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Official Strategy Guide|page=19|publisher=Bradygames|isbn=0-7440-0180-3|date=2002}}</ref> and also known as '''Proto Piranha Plants''',<ref>{{cite|url=play.nintendo.com/documents/Super_Mario_3D_All-Stars_bingo.pdf|title=''Super Mario 3D All-Stars Bingo''|format=PDF|publisher=[[Play Nintendo]]|accessdate=October 27, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20201105023820/https://play.nintendo.com/documents/Super_Mario_3D_All-Stars_bingo.pdf}}</ref> are large [[Piranha Plant]]s made entirely of [[goop]].
-==History==
+A '''Proto Piranha''', originally known as '''Gatekeeper'''<ref>Loe, Casey. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Perfect Guide. Page 14.</ref><ref>Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' BradyGames Official Strategy Guide. Page 19.</ref> and also known as '''Proto Piranha Plant'''<ref>[https://play.nintendo.com/documents/Super_Mario_3D_All-Stars_bingo.pdf Downloadable PDF] featuring a bingo card themed after ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' on [[Play Nintendo]]</ref>, is a large [[List of species|species]] of [[Piranha Plant]] composed entirely of [[goop]]. They appear as [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', and ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''.
-===''Super Mario Sunshine''===
-Proto Piranhas first appear as recurring bosses in the early parts of ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. {{anchor|Generators}}In this game, Proto Piranhas are all connected to solid, undulating, smoking masses of goop referred to as '''Generators''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J, et al.|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=11|date=September 3, 2002|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3961-1}}</ref> which cannot be cleaned normally. Additionally, some Generators spread goop to the surrounding area, preventing it from being cleaned permanently until the Proto Piranha is defeated; however, despite their name, not all Generators do this. Initially, Proto Piranhas hide within the Generator, emerging only when the Generator is sprayed with [[water]]. Once a Proto Piranha has emerged, it sways back and forth while opening and closing its mouth. To defeat it, [[Mario]] must use [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] to spray water into its open mouth a certain number of times. If Mario sprays one while its mouth is closed, it merely shrugs the attack off. If not dealt damage for long enough, it retreats back into its Generator. In all the Proto Piranhas' appearances, structures are submerged in the goop beneath them, and the Proto Piranhas must be defeated to release them.
+In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Gatekeepers appear out of [[Goop#Goop|Generator]]s in several areas towards the beginning of the game. To get the Gatekeeper to come out of its base, [[Mario]] has to spray it with [[F.L.U.D.D.]] until it comes out. In order to defeat one, Mario must use F.L.U.D.D. to shoot water into its open mouth repeatedly. If Mario sprays one while its mouth is closed, it merely shrugs the attack off. Once defeated, Gatekeepers dissolve into goop, after which their base disappears; Mario cannot wash away a goop base like he can with normal goop. Aside from periodically spawning [[Swoopin' Stu]]s, a Gatekeeper does nothing to attack, and will actually retreat back into its base if Mario does not defeat it in time. There are three types of Gatekeepers in the game:
+*Pink, yellow, orange, and white Gatekeepers are the most basic variant, needing to be sprayed three times to be defeated. Only one appears at the [[Delfino Airstrip]] at the beginning of the game.
+*The brown and white variants are found in [[Delfino Plaza]]'s [[Bianco Square|square]] and during the first episode of [[Bianco Hills]], [[Road to the Big Windmill]]. Like the above variant, it requires three sprays to be defeated. The one in Bianco Square will send out Swoopin' Stus if left alone, and the one in Bianco Hills sends out [[Piranhabon]]s rolling down the hill.
+*The black variants are only found in Delfino Plaza, covering the [[boathouse]] to [[Ricco Harbor]] and the lighthouse to [[Gelato Beach]]. These require six sprays to defeat, and send out Swoopin' Stus. The one guarding the lighthouse will additionally send out a wave of Swoopin' Stus in every direction after the third spray. Additionally, they can replenish goop sprayed away from directly around their bases.
+Additionally, turquoise-and-yellow and orange ones for electric and lava goop, respectively, exist in the game's coding, but are [[list of Super Mario Sunshine pre-release and unused content|unused]].<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Sunshine/Unused_Objects#Unused_Gate_Keeper_Variations Super Mario Sunshine - The Cutting Room Floor]</ref>
-There are five fights against Proto Piranhas in the game. The fights vary in terms of the Proto Piranha's color (which changes to match the surrounding goop), the number of sprays necessary to defeat the Proto Piranha, and additional behaviors.
+It is also worth noting that the brown one in [[Bianco Hills]] is the only one that can be fought multiple times, due to it being the only one in a replayable episode and the rest being fought in [[Delfino Plaza]] or [[Delfino Airstrip]] to unlock portals to other areas.
-*One appears at the very beginning at the [[Delfino Airstrip]], creating a sinkhole in the runway. It and its goop are a colorful mixture of pink, yellow, orange, and white. It takes three sprays to defeat. Its only way of harming Mario is if he walks directly into it or the goop surrounding it, as it has no attacks and goop does not create [[Gooble]]s during [[Delfino Airstrip Dilemma]]. Once defeated, it releases the player's first [[Shine Sprite]].
-*Another appears in [[Bianco Square]] in [[Delfino Plaza]], submerging the [[Grand Pianta Statue]]. This one is brown and white. It also takes three sprays to defeat, but it is more dangerous due to its goop creating Goobles. When the Proto Piranha is defeated, the Grand Pianta Statue emerges with [[Shadow Mario]] standing on it, leading to the game's first Shadow Mario chase.
-*Another brown-and-white one appears in [[Bianco Hills]] during the first episode, [[Road to the Big Windmill]], submerging the hill before the bridge to the road surrounding the [[Big Windmill]]. Before it emerges, its Generator repeatedly spurts [[Piranhabon]]s down the countryside path. It also takes three sprays to defeat, and it releases a Shine Sprite once beaten. As this is the only Proto Piranha to be fought in a replayable episode, this is the only Proto Piranha that can be fought again after it is defeated.
-*Once the player has three Shine Sprites, a black Proto Piranha appears in Delfino Plaza and submerges the [[boathouse]]. Uniquely, its Generator can be seen extending through the dock down into the sand underneath the water. Its Generator leaks goop outward, covering areas Mario has cleaned with goop again. After three sprays, it acts as if it has been beaten before suddenly springing back up and requiring three additional sprays to defeat. Once it is beaten, the boathouse emerges from the ground with a [[Rainbow M]] leading to [[Ricco Harbor]] painted on its side.
-*Once the player has five Shine Sprites, another black Proto Piranha appears in Delfino Plaza, submerging the lighthouse on the beach. Like with the previous black Proto Piranha, this fight has a functioning Generator and requires two sets of three sprays. However, when this Proto Piranha feigns defeat after being sprayed for the third time, it shoots out Goobles in all directions as it reemerges. Once it is beaten, the lighthouse emerges from the ground with a Rainbow M leading to [[Gelato Beach]] painted on it.
-===''Mario Golf'' series===
+In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', Gatekeeper, renamed Proto Piranha, appears as a name on the leaderboard.
-[[File:MGAT Mushroom Course Hole 6.png|thumb|A Proto Piranha in the top left corner of the Mushroom Course's sixth hole in ''Mario Golf: Advance Tour'']]
-In the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]], the name "Proto Piranha" appears on the leaderboards in the [[Blooper Bay|Blooper Star Open]], [[Peach's Castle Grounds|Peach's Star Invitational]], and [[Bowser Badlands|Bowser Star Championship]] tournaments in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', while in ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'', Proto Piranhas appear in the [[Mushroom Course]] along with many regular Piranha Plants, although outside the course itself.
-===''Mario Power Tennis''===
+In ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'', Proto Piranhas appear in the [[Mushroom Tourney (golf course)|Mushroom Tourney]] course along with many regular Piranha Plants. They are found outside of the course itself.
-In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', [[Petey Piranha]]'s [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|Defensive Power Shot]], [[Piranha Swingback]], involves him creating a Proto Piranha to hit an unreachable tennis ball for him.
+In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', [[Petey Piranha]]'s [[Defensive Power Shot]], [[Piranha Swingback]], involves him creating a Proto Piranha to hit an unreachable tennis ball for him.
-===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
 In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Proto Piranhas are mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Piranha Plant]].
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-Polluted Piranha Colored SMS.png|Render of an orange-pink Proto Piranha
+Polluted Piranha Colored SMS.png|Render of an orange-pink Gatekeeper
-Delfino Airstrip Polluted Piranha SMS.png|A Proto Piranha at the [[Delfino Airstrip]]
+Delfino Airstrip Polluted Piranha SMS.png|Gatekeeper at [[Delfino Airstrip]]
-SMS_Bianco_Square_Polluted_Piranha.png|A Proto Piranha in [[Bianco Square]]
+SMS_Bianco_Square_Polluted_Piranha.png|Gatekeeper in [[Bianco Square]]
-RoadtotheBigWindmill.png|A Proto Piranha at [[Bianco Hills]]
+RoadtotheBigWindmill.png|Gatekeeper at [[Bianco Hills]]
-Boat House Polluted Piranha.png|A Proto Piranha at the [[boathouse]]
+Boat House Polluted Piranha.png|Gatekeeper at the [[boathouse]]
-Lighthouse Polluted Piranha.png|A Proto Piranha at the lighthouse
+Lighthouse Polluted Piranha.png|Gatekeeper at the lighthouse
+SMS Green-Yellow Gatekeeper.png|Unused electric Gatekeeper variant
+SMS Fire Gatekeeper.png|Another unused Gatekeeper variation
 Piranha_Swingback.PNG|A Proto Piranha in ''Mario Power Tennis''
-Polluted Piranha Super Mario-Kun.jpg|A Proto Piranha as depicted in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
+Polluted Piranha Super Mario-Kun.jpg|A Gatekeeper as depicted in ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''
 </gallery>
-==Additional names==
+==Names in other languages==
-===Internal names===
-{{internal names
-|game1=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
-|file1=<tt>gatekeeper/gene_pakkun_model1</tt><ref>''Super Mario Sunshine'', internal filename <tt>root/data/scene/airport0.szs/scene/gatekeeper/gene_pakkun_model1.bmd</tt></ref>
-|name1=Gatekeeper / Gene Pakkun
-|meaning1=Gatekeeper / Generator Piranha
-}}
-===Names in other languages===
 {{foreign names
-|Jap=ドロドロパックン
+|Jap=Gatekeeper / Gene Pakkun<ref>''Super Mario Sunshine'', internal filename <tt>root/data/scene/airport0.szs/scene/gatekeeper/gene_pakkun_model1.bmd</tt></ref><br>(internal)<br>ドロドロパックン<br>''Dorodoro Pakkun''
-|JapR=Dorodoro Pakkun
+|JapM=Gatekeeper / Generator Piranha<br><br>Goop Piranha
-|JapM=Goop Piranha
+|SpaA=piraña sucia
-|Jap2=ドロパックン
+|SpaAM=Filthy Piranha
-|Jap2N=''Mario Power Tennis''
+|SpaE=Piraña Lodo
-|Jap2R=Doro Pakkun
+|SpaEM=Mud Piranha
-|Jap2M=Mud Piranha
+|Fra=Tiranha
+|FraM=
 |Dut=Proto Piranha
-|Fre=Tiranha
+|DutM=-
-|Fre2=Plante Piranha Polluée<ref name="encyclopedia">{{cite|date=July 4, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|isbn=2302070046|page=100}}</ref>
-|Fre2M=Polluted Piranha Plant
 |Ger=Schleim-Piranha
 |GerM=Slime Piranha
-|Ita=Fangopiranha
+|Ita=Fangopiranha<br>Pianta Piranha di fiume<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 100</ref> (translation error)
-|ItaM=Mudpiranha
+|ItaM=Mudpiranha<br>River Piranha Plant
-|Ita2=Pianta Piranha di fiume<ref name="encyclopedia"/>
-|Ita2N=translation error
-|Ita2M=River Piranha Plant
 |Rus=протопиранья
 |RusR=protopiran'ya
 |RusM=Protopiranha
-|SpaA=Piraña sucia
-|SpaAM=Filthy piranha
-|SpaE=Piraña Lodo
-|SpaEM=Mud Piranha
 }}
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 [[Category:Piranha Plants]]
 [[Category:Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]
-[[Category:Mario Power Tennis species]]
+[[Category:Mario Power Tennis Species]]
-[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine bosses]]
+[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine Bosses]]
 [[de:Schleim-Piranha-Pflanze]]
 [[it:Fangopiranha]]