Piranhas in the Dark

This article is about Piranhas in the Dark, a level in New Super Luigi U. For other uses, see Layer-Cake Desert-3.

Level
Piranhas in the Dark
Level code	World 2-3
World	Layer-Cake Desert
Game	New Super Luigi U
Primary power-up	Fire Flower
Time limit	100 seconds
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Piranhas in the Dark, or Layer-Cake Desert-3, is the third course of Layer-Cake Desert in New Super Luigi U. It is unlocked by completing Spike's Tumbling Desert, and its own completion unlocks Wind-Up Tower.

Layout

The level starts in a desert setting with a Warp Pipe that takes the player to the underground portion of the level. There is a Hidden Block containing a Super Star above the Warp Pipe. The underground section is dark, with spotlights lighting portions of the area. The area begins with a section of tilting platforms on tracks, as Big Piranha Plants on Warp Pipes. A Big Piranha Plant is found on one of the tilting platforms, and is followed by a section of the ground with a ? Block containing a Glowing Baby Yoshi. A section of tilting platforms on diagonal tracks follows, with Fire Bros. on some of them. After the Fire Bros., Big Venus Fire Traps are found on Warp Pipes. A Warp Pipe is found at the end of the area, which leads above ground to the area with the Goal Pole.

Star Coins

Image	Location
	The first Star Coin is found above the first Piranha Plant.
	The second Star Coin is below the Piranha Plant on the last platform before the second flat area.
	A green Warp Pipe located near the end of the level has a Big Venus Fire Trap on it. It must be defeated with a Fire Flower or a Super Star, allowing the player to access the Warp Pipe. Alternatively, the player can pass through the enemy and enter the pipe if able to take the resultant damage. The third Star Coin is found above the exit Warp Pipe.

Luigi sighting

The 8-bit Luigi below the Warp Pipe leading to the third Star Coin

• If the Piranha Plant guarding the Warp Pipe leading to the third Star Coin is defeated, an 8-bit Luigi can be seen.

Enemies

Image	Name	Count
	Big Piranha Plant	4
	Fire Bro	2
	Big Venus Fire Trap	5

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	暗やみパックンの どうくつ[?] Kurayami Pakkun no Dōkutsu	Dark Piranha Plant's Cave
Chinese	黑暗吞食花的洞窟[?] Hēi'àn Tūnshí Huā de Dòngkū	Dark Piranha Plant's Cave
Dutch	Piranha Plants in het pikkedonker[?]	Piranha Plants in the Pitch Darkness
Italian	Piante Piranha al buio[?]	Piranha Plants in the dark
Korean	어두운 뻐끔 동굴[?] Eoduun Ppeokkeum Donggul	Dark Piranha Cavern
Portuguese	Plantas Piranhas à Meia-Luz[?]	Piranha Plants on the Half-light
Spanish (NOA)	Esta gruta está que muerde[?]	-

Trivia

• The Big Piranha Plants of this level are seen on top of pipes, but do not go in them as if they were on the ground. This also occurs near the beginning of Slippery Rope Ladders. This may be because the pipes themselves are normal-sized rather than huge.

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