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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Ice PiranhaNSMBU.png]]
|variant_of=[[Putrid Piranha]]
|relatives=[[User:Doc von Schmeltwick/Projects/Fire Packun|Fire Piranha Plant]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
}}

'''Frost Piranhas''' are a type of [[Piranha Plant]] with a freezing bite and icy breath found in similarly cold climates. They first appear in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series and later reappear in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series.
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==History==
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
Frost Piranhas first appear in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. They are visually blue recolors of the game's [[Putrid Piranha]]s, and as such are larger than normal Piranha Plants and face the side, allowing them to be jumped on. Like all normal enemy Piranha Plants in the game, they burrow underground and spout up to attack. [[Mario]] first encounters Frost Piranhas while on his way to [[Starborn Valley]]. Along with being exceptionally strong, they have the ability to shoot icy blasts of breath that can [[Frozen|freeze]] Mario and his allies (although the blasts themselves will not hurt them). Frost Piranhas are later encountered on [[Shiver Mountain]], where they are less abundant.

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Frost Piranhas reappear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', where they, like Putrid Piranhas, are now depicted as [[Piranha Plant#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Pale Piranha]] recolors and as such are now normal-sized and upward-facing, preventing jump attacks against them. They can be found on the way to [[Fahr Outpost]] and are slightly stronger than previously. They no longer have their icy breath attack, but their bites can freeze Mario or his partners if not [[Guard]]ed against.

====''Super Paper Mario''====
Frost Piranhas return in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', where they are found in [[The Underwhere]]. This time their stalk is green like normal Piranha Plants instead of blue, and they are only found popping out of [[Warp Pipe]]s. They can attack by breathing an ice gust. Frost Piranhas sometimes drop an [[Ice Storm]] if defeated.

===''New Super Mario Bros. U''===
[[File:Ice Piranha Plant.png|thumb|left|175px|An Ice Piranha Plant on a rock (upside down)]]
Frost Piranhas<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section, page 208.</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/new_smb_u/?lang=en English ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/enrVQ Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:41:11 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> are reintroduced in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', where they are alternatively known as '''Ice Piranha Plants'''.<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 147.</ref> They look and act similar to [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick/Projects/Fire Packun|Fire Piranha Plant]]s, but shoot [[Ice Ball]]s, which are capable of freezing playable characters as well as other enemies, similar to [[Ice Bro]]s. They inhabit the world of [[Rock-Candy Mines]], where three of them appear in the level [[Fuzzy Clifftop]], with two in a [[Warp Pipe]] and one on the ceiling. Additionally, [[Yoshi]] can eat their iceballs and spit them at other enemies.

====''New Super Luigi U''====
Ice Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. In this game, they appear in the level [[Broozers and Barrels]] in [[Frosted Glacier]].

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', one of [[Piranha Plant]]'s alternate color schemes is based on a Frost Piranha, but the stalk is yellow and the hand leaves are yellow and green. Also, it is mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for Piranha Plant.

==Statistics==
===''Paper Mario''===
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Frost Piranha|image=[[File:PM Frost Piranha idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Frost Piranha|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYD_Frost_Piranha.png]]}}

===''Super Paper Mario''===
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Frost Piranha|align=horizontal}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SPM Frost Piranha Catch Card.png|[[Catch Card]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=アイスパックン
|JapR=Aisu Pakkun
|JapM=Ice Piranha
|Spa=Piraña Hielo<br>Planta Piraña de Hielo
|SpaM=Ice Piranha<br>Ice Piranha Plant
|Fre=Piranha gelée<br>Cryo Plante Piranha
|FreM=Icy Piranha<br>Cryo Piranha Plant
|Dut=Frost Piranha
|DutM=Frost Piranha
|Ger=Frost-Piranha<br>Eis-Piranha-Pflanze
|GerM=Frost Piranha<br>Ice Piranha Plant
|Ita=Piranha gelida<br>Ghiaccio Piranha<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 208</ref>
|ItaM=Icy Piranha<br>Ice Piranha
|Rus=морозное растение-пиранья
|RusR=moroznoe rastenie-piran'ya
|RusM=Frost Piranha Plant
|ChiS=冰冻食人花 (''Paper Mario'')<br>''Bīngdòng Shírénhuā''<br>冰冻吞食花 (''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')<br>''Bīngdòng Tūnshíhuā''
|ChiSM=Frost Piranha Plant
|Por=Frost Piranha
|PorM=Frost Piranha
|Kor=아이스뻐끔플라워
|KorR=Aiseu Ppeokkeum Pellawo
|KorM=Ice Piranha Plant
}}

==References==
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