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'''River Piranha Plants'''<ref>Bueno, Fernando. ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 94 and 95.</ref> are variants of [[Piranha Plant]]s that appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' via an update (3.0.4) and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', and greatly resemble the [[Jumping Piranha Plant]] of ''[[Super Mario World]]'' in design. They appear in [[World 5-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5-1]] as common enemies in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They also appear in [[Fliprus Lake]] and [[Seesaw Bridge]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. As their name implies, they live in rivers. When [[Mario]] is not around, they blow green spike balls like a [[Ptooie]]'s method of attacking. When Mario approaches, however, they suck in and bring the spike ball to their lips and slowly blow it upwards to attack. Just like regular Piranha Plants, they can be defeated with [[Fire Flower|fireballs]] or a [[Super Star]]. The spike ball itself can be taken out with a shell or the Super Star, after which the River Piranha Plant will sweat and panic in place, unable to do anything.
'''River Piranha Plants'''<ref>Bueno, Fernando. ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 94 and 95.</ref> are variants of [[Piranha Plant]]s that appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' via an update (3.0.4) and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', and greatly resemble the [[Jumping Piranha Plant]] of ''[[Super Mario World]]'' in design.


In ''New Super Luigi U'', River Piranha Plants appear in quicksand as well as water. Their behavior does not change.
As their name implies, they live in rivers. When [[Mario]] is not around, they blow green spike balls like a [[Ptooie]]'s method of attacking. When Mario approaches, however, they suck in and bring the spike ball to their lips and slowly blow it upwards to attack. Just like regular Piranha Plants, they can be defeated with [[Fire Flower|fireballs]] or a [[Super Star]]. The spike ball itself can be taken out with a shell or the Super Star, after which the River Piranha Plant will sweat and panic in place, unable to do anything.
 
== History ==
 
=== ''Super Mario' series ===
 
==== ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' ===
 
River Piranha Plants first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where they appear in [[World 5-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5-1]] as common enemies.
 
==== ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''
 
River Piranha Plants reappear in [[Fliprus Lake]] and [[Seesaw Bridge]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.
 
In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', River Piranha Plants appear in quicksand as well as water. Their behavior does not change.
 
==== ''Super Mario Run'' ====
 
River Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' starting with update 3.0.4.
 
=== ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' ===


In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', River Piranha Plants (just called '''River 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]].
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', River Piranha Plants (just called '''River 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]].

Revision as of 18:39, November 23, 2019

Template:Species-infobox River Piranha Plants[1] are variants of Piranha Plants that appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, Super Mario Run via an update (3.0.4) and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, and greatly resemble the Jumping Piranha Plant of Super Mario World in design.

As their name implies, they live in rivers. When Mario is not around, they blow green spike balls like a Ptooie's method of attacking. When Mario approaches, however, they suck in and bring the spike ball to their lips and slowly blow it upwards to attack. Just like regular Piranha Plants, they can be defeated with fireballs or a Super Star. The spike ball itself can be taken out with a shell or the Super Star, after which the River Piranha Plant will sweat and panic in place, unable to do anything.

History

Super Mario' series

= New Super Mario Bros. Wii

River Piranha Plants first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where they appear in World 5-1 as common enemies.

==== New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

River Piranha Plants reappear in Fliprus Lake and Seesaw Bridge in New Super Mario Bros. U.

In New Super Luigi U, River Piranha Plants appear in quicksand as well as water. Their behavior does not change.

Super Mario Run

River Piranha Plants appear in Super Mario Run starting with update 3.0.4.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, River Piranha Plants (just called River Piranhas) are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

Gallery

Official profile

Super Mario Run

  • Notebook bio: "This may look like a regular Piranha Plant, but they can move objects by blowing on them."

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese Pakkun Water[2]
(internal)
ウキパックン[3]

Uki Pakkun
Water Piranha

Float Piranha
Dutch River Piranha[?] -
German Teich-Piranha[?] River Piranha
Italian Pianta Piranha acquatica[?] Aquatic Piranha Plant
Korean 둥둥뻐끔[?]
Dungdungppeokkeum[citation needed]
Floating Piranha
Portuguese (NOA) Piranha-d'água[?] Water Piranha
Russian пиранья-лилия[?]
piran'ya-liliya
Lily piranha
Spanish (NOA) piraña fontana[?] Fountain Piranha
Spanish (NOE) Lirio Piraña[?] Lily Piranha

References

  1. ^ Bueno, Fernando. New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 94 and 95.
  2. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Wii / New Super Mario Bros. U internal filename (pakkun_water)
  3. ^ New Super Mario Bros. U official Dengeki Kouryaku Japanese guide, page 12