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{{about|species derived from Piranha Plant|other uses|[[Muncher (disambiguation)]]}}
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{{species infobox
|title=Muncher
|image=[[File:NSMBU Muncher Artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of three Munchers from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|image=[[File:MuncherNSMBU.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of three '''Munchers''' from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|species_origin=[[Piranha Plant]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|sub_species=[[Chomp-Muncher]]
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|related=[[Nipper Plant]]
|variants=[[Chomp-Muncher]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]])
|relatives=[[Nipper Plant]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2013|2013]]) (cameo)
|comparable=[[Plant Chomper]]
}}
}}
{{articleabout|Piranha Plant sub-species|the spider-like enemies from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''|[[Muncher (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|here]]}}
'''Munchers''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are an immobile, nearly invincible variety of [[Piranha Plant]]s. Munchers resemble [[Nipper Plant]]s more closely, and they are usually colored black. They often appear in groups covering part of the ground, acting like [[Spike (obstacle)|spikes]].
 
'''Munchers''' are an invincible [[species]] of [[Piranha Plant]]s. Unlike [[Nipper Plant|Nipper Plants]], Muncher Plants come in black, depending on the location and are immobile.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[Image:Munchers.PNG|thumb|left|Munchers from the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (top) and from ''Super Mario World'' (bottom).]]
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[[File:SMB3_Muncher.jpg|thumb|right|Artwork for Munchers in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
[[File:SMB3 Muncher.jpg|thumb|left|Artwork from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', showing the original design of Munchers]]
Munchers first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and are first encountered in stage 5-3 of [[The Sky]] where they appear in large numbers. Frozen Munchers can be identified by the black ice block in which they are encased. They are harmless when frozen and act like platforms, but if the player thaws a Muncher out with a [[Fireball|fireball]], the Muncher will become active again. If [[Mario]] hits a [[P-Switch]], all regular Munchers will turn into coins. This is the only way to defeat them. If the player has [[Goomba's Shoe]], they can hop along them without being harmed. In their artwork and the NES version, they are black; in ''Super Mario All-Stars,'' they are red, and appear as blue in ice stages.
Munchers appear in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They are rendered as damage-causing foreground tiles, since the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] hardware allows for up to only eight sprites per scanline. Munchers remain animated while the game is paused, comparably to [[Jelectro]]s. Munchers are depicted in their artwork as black with orange leaves, but in the game itself, they can come in other colors depending on the level, sometimes having blue leaves, due to the inconsistencies between the limited four palettes available for foreground tiles on the system hardware. In the [[Super Mario All-Stars|first]] and [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|second remakes]], Munchers have green leaves with heads that are either dull orange or indigo depending on the location. They are first encountered in [[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-3]]. There are frozen Munchers in [[World 6-10]], and they are identifiable from the outline and reflection of the [[Ice Block]] that they are encased in. Frozen Munchers can be walked on but become active when hit by a [[fireball]], something alluded to by [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] at one point.<ref>{{cite|quote=Greetings, be careful in the Ice World. The creatures trapped in the ice will come to life if warmed. I have enclosed a jewel that helps protect you.|author=Princess Toadstool|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3''|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> Hitting a [[P Switch|Switch Block]] turns all Munchers into [[coin]]s while the effects are actively. Using a [[Goomba's Shoe]] allows the player to walk along the Munchers without taking damage. Munchers that pop out of [[small pipe]]s appear in the [[World 7-Piranha Plant 1|first]] and [[World 7-Piranha Plant 2|second]] {{world|7|piranhaplant}} stages of [[Pipe Land]]. Munchers transform into [[Empty Block]]s when tail-whipped, though not in the second remake.
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====''Super Mario World''====
Munchers appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They were redesigned to not have eyes as well as having their stem changed to yellow and their head to an oval shape. They are largely the same as before, but Munchers cannot be turned into Empty Blocks through any means. It is possible for [[Gray P Switch]]es to turn Munchers into coins, something never seen because they do not appear together in any of the game's levels. Besides [[Invincible Mario]], Munchers can also be walked on harmlessly by [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], but even then, Munchers still damage Mario on contact, shown in [[Vanilla Dome 3]] particularly.


Munchers that pop out of tiny pipes also appear in the Piranha Plant stages of the [[Pipe Land|World 7]]. These Munchers are tan in colour with bright green leaves. In the NES version, Munchers are always black.
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Muncher Plant Screenshot.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', showing both regular and frozen Munchers]]
Munchers appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are encountered only in [[World 9-7 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-7]], with all of them appearing inside of ice blocks that cover most of the floor. Munchers can be thawed from the ice if hit by a [[fireball]]. Munchers cannot be frozen again, including from one of [[Ice Mario]]'s [[Ice Ball|ice balls]].


====''Super Mario World''====
Hacking the game reveals that unlike in ''Super Mario World'', Yoshi cannot safely walk on Munchers or [[Spike Trap]]s.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnUMLLINtX0&t=381s|title=New Super Mario Bros Wii - All Castles with Yoshi|author=ProsafiaGaming|date=February 4, 2018|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 18, 2024|language=en|timestamp=06:21}}</ref> This behavior is unused in the game proper since no level has both of them.
Munchers appear again in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they behave the just like they did previously, but they only appear in their black form. Having a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] or been [[Invincible Mario]] can allow you walk on the Munchers without being harmed.


These Munchers are actually part of the environment rather than acting as a typical enemy, hence that they're not defeatable, similar to a [[Bill Blaster]] been part of the environment.
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Munchers appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|port]]. Munchers retain their appearance from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and behave the same way as they do in other games, aside from no longer being encased in ice blocks. In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', Munchers are found in [[Spinning-Star Sky]] and [[Thrilling Spine Coaster]]. In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', Munchers appear in the levels [[Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle]], [[Cooligan Shrooms]], and [[Wiggler Rodeo]].


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
[[File:MuncherPlantWii.png|200px|thumb|right|Normal and frozen Munchers in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.]]
Munchers are course elements in every style of ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They are rendered as sprites instead of objects. Munchers were given uniquely designed ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' sprites for the first time, and the ''Super Mario World'' style alters their original sprite to give them yellow lips or teeth, as well as a blue shading. Munchers can be placed anywhere in courses, and they retain their usual function. Munchers are affected by gravity, so they fall if not on top of any ground. Munchers can defeat most enemies just by falling onto them. Shaking a Muncher produces only a purple-black cloud of smoke at first, but shaking it repeatedly produces [[fly (Mario Paint)|flies]]; as of [[Super Mario Maker#Version 1.20|version 1.20]] of the original ''Super Mario Maker'' and later games, [[King Watinga]] emerges if the Muncher is shook after the flies have emerged. A Muncher can become larger by dragging a [[Super Mushroom]] on it. Munchers can be made to spawn from [[Lakitu]]s, [[Warp Pipe]]s, [[? Block]]s, [[Brick Block]]s, or [[Bill Blaster]]s. Contact with a Muncher on any side damages Mario, unless he is wearing a Goomba's Shoe, during which only hitting a Muncher with Mario's head will damage him. Mario can also use [[Buzzy Shell]]s to bounce them up from below. Munchers can be defeated by a [[POW Block]], a fast fly down while [[Cape Mario]], a ground pound from a big [[Goomba's Shoe|Goomba's Stiletto]], and the [[Spiny Shell (red)|Spiny Shell]] from below. Yoshi can walk safely across Munchers in any style. Munchers are heavy enough to press a [[P Switch]] without needing to be enlarged with a Super Mushroom, and also defeat any enemy (including [[Bowser]]) should they fall over it.
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In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Munchers appear as very rare enemies, since they only appear in [[World 9-7 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-7]] where they are frozen in ice. They cover most of the floor and can be dangerous due to the surrounding enemies that hold fire in them such as [[Venus Fire Trap]]s. The Venus Fire Trap's flames can burn the ice the Munchers are in, exposing them to the players. The players can also melt them if they have a [[Fire Flower]]. Once they are unfrozen, they cannot be frozen again, even if they are hit with a iceball from an [[Ice Flower]].


Unlike ''Super Mario World'', Yoshi can't walk on Munchers in this game; attempting to do so would harm Yoshi.
====''Super Mario Run''====
Munchers appear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]''. They act the same as before. Yoshi is the only player character who can walk on Munchers without taking damage.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
[[File:WiiU NewMarioU 3 scrn10 E3.png|200px|left|thumb|Munchers in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.]]
Munchers appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. They are encountered mainly on [[Muncher Fields]]. Munchers line most of the floor, walls, and ceilings, though behave identically as before otherwise. The playable Yoshis can walk across Munchers safely. Munchers can be defeated from being hit by a [[Red POW Block]].
Munchers appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', and are found in [[Spinning-Star Sky]]. They retain their appearance from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and behave the same way as they do in other games.


===Nintendo Adventures Books===
===''Nintendo Adventures Books''===
Munchers appear as scenery in ''[[Double Trouble]]'', where it's mentioned [[Roy Koopa]] has parked the [[Airship|Doomship]] above a patch of them in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. In ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', some Munchers are a part of the first International Mushroom Games event, the obstacle course. If Roy's [[Magic Carpet]] is sabotaged by a [[Rocky Wrench]], he will fall into a patch of the plants, though the Munchers leave him alone due to deeming his tough hide unappetizing.
Munchers appear as scenery in ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'', where it is mentioned that [[Roy|Roy Koopa]] has parked the [[Airship|Doomship]] above a patch of them in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. In ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', some Munchers are a part of the first International Mushroom Games event, the obstacle course. If Roy's [[magic carpet|flying carpet]] is sabotaged by a [[Rocky Wrench]], he will fall into a patch of the plants, though the Munchers leave him alone due to deeming his tough hide unappetizing.


In ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', if Mario and Luigi follow Princess Toadstool out of her castle and to the [[Koopahari Desert]], they have to zig-zag through patches of Munchers. The plants make a similar cameo in ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'', where they can be spotted prowling the Valley of the Koopas by Mario and Yoshi.
In ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', if Mario and Luigi follow Princess Toadstool out of her castle and to the [[Koopahari Desert]], they have to zig-zag through patches of Munchers. The plants make a similar cameo in ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'', where they can be spotted prowling the Valley of the Koopas by Mario and Yoshi.


In ''[[Flown the Koopa]]'', a patch of Munchers can be found in the desert surrounding a tree inhabited by [[Cheep-Cheep]]s, and will swarm Luigi if he tries to get his and his friends lost International Dino-Flying Derby tickets out of the tree; more of the plants can be found by the Mario Bros. in the swamp containing [[Magikoopa]]'s [[Fortress]].
In ''[[Flown the Koopa]]'', a patch of Munchers can be found in the desert surrounding a tree inhabited by [[Cheep Cheep]]s, and will swarm Luigi if he tries to get his and his friends lost International Dino-Flying Derby tickets out of the tree; more of the plants can be found by the Mario Bros. in the swamp containing [[Magikoopa]]'s [[Fortress]].


===''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''===
===''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''===
[[File:So munch danger.png|[[Tiny Wario]], blocked in a Muncher pit.|thumb]]
[[File:MuncherWL.png|frame|right]]
Munchers also appear in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. Some of them retain their original color and are found early in the game. Other seem to guard much darker areas, like the ones found later in the game; these Munchers are not black. Although these characteristics of both types of Munchers apparently differentiate them, there is no real distinction between how they inflict damage on the [[player]].
Munchers appear in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. They retain their original black coloration and behavior. Munchers are invulnerable, stationary, and populate the ground in long arrays. They are encountered in earlier stages.


==Characteristics and Traits==
===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
Munchers act like [[Spike (obstacle)|spikes]], as touching them would damage [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]. However, both [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] (in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' only) and the [[Goomba's Shoe]] can walk on them without harm. In a few levels, they spring from thin pipes. The only way for [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] cross a patch of Munchers by himself is by acquiring a [[Star|Starman]] or by carefully [[Jump|jumping]] to the gaps between Muncher patches.
Although Munchers do not directly appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' or ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', several appear along the bottom adverts in some courses for [[Green Service]].
 
===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
[[File:MTA Munchers.jpg|thumb|Several Munchers at the Ancient Altar in ''Mario Tennis Aces'']]
Munchers appear in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. They are located in the background of the [[Piranha Plant Forest|Ancient Altar]] while the player battles [[Petey Piranha]].
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
Munchers are mentioned briefly by {{iw|icaruspedia|Viridi}} during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ブラックパックン (JP) / Muncher (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Muncher Perfect.png|200px]]
|shuzoku=フラワー{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=いやしん{{ruby|坊|ぼう}}
|tojo_gemu=3、ワールド
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|落|お}}ちるのを{{ruby|持|ま}}ちかまえてる</big><br>
くぼみなどでマリオを{{ruby|待|ま}}ちかまえている、{{ruby|無敵|むてき}}のパックン。{{ruby|攻撃|こうげき}}はしてこないが、{{ruby|無敵|むてき}}マリオでも{{ruby|倒|たお}}すことはできない。くぼみに{{ruby|落|お}}ちないように{{ruby|慎重|しんちょう}}にジャンプしよう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=November 20, 1994|isbn=4-09-259067-9|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/EVcDzB9.jpeg 191]}}</ref>
|tribe=Flower clan
|disposition=Greedy
|game_appearances=3, World
|eng_desc='''''<big>Waiting for something to fall</big><br>
''The invincible Piranha waits for Mario in pits and other places. They do not attack, but even Invincible Mario cannot defeat them. Jump carefully to avoid falling into the pits.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
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Muncher SMB3.gif|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
Muncher.gif|''[[Super Mario World]]''
1996 NCM sizechartC.png|A size chart for a 1996 ''Nintendo Character Manual''
SMGPB5 Activity2.png|''[[Super Mario Game Picture Book 5]]: Princess Peach's Birthday''
Muncher SMB3 All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
Muncheridle.gif|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' model animation
NSMBU Muncher Render.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSMBU E3 4-Player Spinning-Star Sky.png|''New Super Mario Bros. U''
SMM-SMB-Muncher.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style)
SMM-SMB-Mucher-1.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario Bros.'' style)
SMM-SMB3-Muncher.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style)
SMM-SMW-Muncher.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario World'' style)
SMM-NSMBU-Muncher.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style)
Muncher model SMBW.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブラックパックン
|Jap=ブラックパックン<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=41|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=burakkupakkun
|JapR=Burakku Pakkun
|JapM=Black Pakkun, from [[Piranha Plant#Names in other languages|Pakkun Flower]]
|JapM=Black Piranha
|SpaA=Tulipán Piraña
|SpaAM=Piranha Tulip
|SpaE=Mordiscador
|SpaEM=Nibbler
|FreA=Miamiam
|FreAM=Contracted form of "miam-miam" (onomatopoeic term meaning "yum-yum")
|FreE=Scrounch
|FreEM=Onomatopoeia for crunching
|Dut=Muncher
|Ger=Mampfer<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=19}}</ref>
|GerM=Muncher
|Ita=Sgranocchio
|ItaM=First-person present conjugation of ''sgranocchiare'' ("to munch")
|PorE=Trincas
|PorEM=Second-person present conjugation of ''trincar'' ("to chomp")
|Rus=Жевалка
|RusR=Zhevalka
|RusM=Masculine past conjugation of ''жевать'' (''zhevat'', "to munch"), combined with the diminutive suffix ''-ка'' (''-ka'')
|Kor=블랙뻐끔
|KorR=Beullaek Peokkeum
|KorM=Black Piranha
|Chi=黑吞食花
|ChiR=Hēi Tūnshí Huā
|ChiM=Black Piranha Plant
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 23:16, October 8, 2024

This article is about species derived from Piranha Plant. For other uses, see Muncher (disambiguation).
Muncher
NSMBU Muncher Artwork.png
Artwork of three Munchers from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
Variant of Piranha Plant
Variants
Relatives
Comparable

Munchers are enemies introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are an immobile, nearly invincible variety of Piranha Plants. Munchers resemble Nipper Plants more closely, and they are usually colored black. They often appear in groups covering part of the ground, acting like spikes.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Munchers 2.png
Munchers from the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3 (top) and from Super Mario World (bottom).
Artwork of three Munchers for Super Mario Bros. 3
Artwork from Super Mario Bros. 3, showing the original design of Munchers

Munchers appear in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are rendered as damage-causing foreground tiles, since the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System hardware allows for up to only eight sprites per scanline. Munchers remain animated while the game is paused, comparably to Jelectros. Munchers are depicted in their artwork as black with orange leaves, but in the game itself, they can come in other colors depending on the level, sometimes having blue leaves, due to the inconsistencies between the limited four palettes available for foreground tiles on the system hardware. In the first and second remakes, Munchers have green leaves with heads that are either dull orange or indigo depending on the location. They are first encountered in World 5-3. There are frozen Munchers in World 6-10, and they are identifiable from the outline and reflection of the Ice Block that they are encased in. Frozen Munchers can be walked on but become active when hit by a fireball, something alluded to by Princess Toadstool at one point.[1] Hitting a Switch Block turns all Munchers into coins while the effects are actively. Using a Goomba's Shoe allows the player to walk along the Munchers without taking damage. Munchers that pop out of small pipes appear in the first and second World 7-Piranha Plant stages of Pipe Land. Munchers transform into Empty Blocks when tail-whipped, though not in the second remake.

Super Mario World[edit]

Munchers appear in Super Mario World. They were redesigned to not have eyes as well as having their stem changed to yellow and their head to an oval shape. They are largely the same as before, but Munchers cannot be turned into Empty Blocks through any means. It is possible for Gray P Switches to turn Munchers into coins, something never seen because they do not appear together in any of the game's levels. Besides Invincible Mario, Munchers can also be walked on harmlessly by Yoshi, but even then, Munchers still damage Mario on contact, shown in Vanilla Dome 3 particularly.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Screenshot from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, showing both regular and frozen Munchers

Munchers appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They are encountered only in World 9-7, with all of them appearing inside of ice blocks that cover most of the floor. Munchers can be thawed from the ice if hit by a fireball. Munchers cannot be frozen again, including from one of Ice Mario's ice balls.

Hacking the game reveals that unlike in Super Mario World, Yoshi cannot safely walk on Munchers or Spike Traps.[2] This behavior is unused in the game proper since no level has both of them.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Munchers appear in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their port. Munchers retain their appearance from New Super Mario Bros. Wii and behave the same way as they do in other games, aside from no longer being encased in ice blocks. In New Super Mario Bros. U, Munchers are found in Spinning-Star Sky and Thrilling Spine Coaster. In New Super Luigi U, Munchers appear in the levels Lemmy's Lights-Out Castle, Cooligan Shrooms, and Wiggler Rodeo.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Munchers are course elements in every style of Super Mario Maker, its port, and Super Mario Maker 2. They are rendered as sprites instead of objects. Munchers were given uniquely designed Super Mario Bros. sprites for the first time, and the Super Mario World style alters their original sprite to give them yellow lips or teeth, as well as a blue shading. Munchers can be placed anywhere in courses, and they retain their usual function. Munchers are affected by gravity, so they fall if not on top of any ground. Munchers can defeat most enemies just by falling onto them. Shaking a Muncher produces only a purple-black cloud of smoke at first, but shaking it repeatedly produces flies; as of version 1.20 of the original Super Mario Maker and later games, King Watinga emerges if the Muncher is shook after the flies have emerged. A Muncher can become larger by dragging a Super Mushroom on it. Munchers can be made to spawn from Lakitus, Warp Pipes, ? Blocks, Brick Blocks, or Bill Blasters. Contact with a Muncher on any side damages Mario, unless he is wearing a Goomba's Shoe, during which only hitting a Muncher with Mario's head will damage him. Mario can also use Buzzy Shells to bounce them up from below. Munchers can be defeated by a POW Block, a fast fly down while Cape Mario, a ground pound from a big Goomba's Stiletto, and the Spiny Shell from below. Yoshi can walk safely across Munchers in any style. Munchers are heavy enough to press a P Switch without needing to be enlarged with a Super Mushroom, and also defeat any enemy (including Bowser) should they fall over it.

Super Mario Run[edit]

Munchers appear in Super Mario Run. They act the same as before. Yoshi is the only player character who can walk on Munchers without taking damage.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

Munchers appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They are encountered mainly on Muncher Fields. Munchers line most of the floor, walls, and ceilings, though behave identically as before otherwise. The playable Yoshis can walk across Munchers safely. Munchers can be defeated from being hit by a Red POW Block.

Nintendo Adventures Books[edit]

Munchers appear as scenery in Double Trouble, where it is mentioned that Roy Koopa has parked the Doomship above a patch of them in the Mushroom Kingdom. In Leaping Lizards, some Munchers are a part of the first International Mushroom Games event, the obstacle course. If Roy's flying carpet is sabotaged by a Rocky Wrench, he will fall into a patch of the plants, though the Munchers leave him alone due to deeming his tough hide unappetizing.

In Pipe Down!, if Mario and Luigi follow Princess Toadstool out of her castle and to the Koopahari Desert, they have to zig-zag through patches of Munchers. The plants make a similar cameo in Dinosaur Dilemma, where they can be spotted prowling the Valley of the Koopas by Mario and Yoshi.

In Flown the Koopa, a patch of Munchers can be found in the desert surrounding a tree inhabited by Cheep Cheeps, and will swarm Luigi if he tries to get his and his friends lost International Dino-Flying Derby tickets out of the tree; more of the plants can be found by the Mario Bros. in the swamp containing Magikoopa's Fortress.

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit]

Muncher

Munchers appear in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. They retain their original black coloration and behavior. Munchers are invulnerable, stationary, and populate the ground in long arrays. They are encountered in earlier stages.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Although Munchers do not directly appear in Mario Kart 8 or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, several appear along the bottom adverts in some courses for Green Service.

Mario Tennis Aces[edit]

Three Munchers and a Nipper Plant in the shadows at the Ancient Altar
Several Munchers at the Ancient Altar in Mario Tennis Aces

Munchers appear in Mario Tennis Aces. They are located in the background of the Ancient Altar while the player battles Petey Piranha.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Munchers are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ブラックパックン (JP) / Muncher (EN)
Two Munchers from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく フラワーぞく Tribe Flower clan
性格せいかく いやしんぼう Disposition Greedy
登場とうじょうゲーム 3、ワールド Game appearances 3, World
ちるのをちかまえてる

くぼみなどでマリオをちかまえている、無敵むてきのパックン。攻撃こうげきはしてこないが、無敵むてきマリオでもたおすことはできない。くぼみにちないように慎重しんちょうにジャンプしよう。[3]

Waiting for something to fall

The invincible Piranha waits for Mario in pits and other places. They do not attack, but even Invincible Mario cannot defeat them. Jump carefully to avoid falling into the pits.

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Muncher.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブラックパックン[4]
Burakku Pakkun
Black Piranha
Chinese 黑吞食花[?]
Hēi Tūnshí Huā
Black Piranha Plant
Dutch Muncher[?] -
French (NOA) Miamiam[?] Contracted form of "miam-miam" (onomatopoeic term meaning "yum-yum")
French (NOE) Scrounch[?] Onomatopoeia for crunching
German Mampfer[5] Muncher
Italian Sgranocchio[?] First-person present conjugation of sgranocchiare ("to munch")
Korean 블랙뻐끔[?]
Beullaek Peokkeum
Black Piranha
Portuguese (NOE) Trincas[?] Second-person present conjugation of trincar ("to chomp")
Russian Жевалка[?]
Zhevalka
Masculine past conjugation of жевать (zhevat, "to munch"), combined with the diminutive suffix -ка (-ka)
Spanish (NOA) Tulipán Piraña[?] Piranha Tulip
Spanish (NOE) Mordiscador[?] Nibbler

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Greetings, be careful in the Ice World. The creatures trapped in the ice will come to life if warmed. I have enclosed a jewel that helps protect you." – Princess Toadstool (1990). Super Mario Bros. 3. Nintendo (English).
  2. ^ ProsafiaGaming (February 4, 2018). New Super Mario Bros Wii - All Castles with Yoshi (06:21). YouTube (English). Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  3. ^ November 20, 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 191.
  4. ^ 1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 41.
  5. ^ Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 19.