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|image=[[File:SMW2 NavalPiranha.jpg|220px]]<br>Official Artwork of the '''Naval Piranha''' and two Naval Buds.
|image=[[File:SMW2 NavalPiranha.jpg|220px]]<br>Artwork of the Naval Piranha and two buds for ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
|full_name=Naval Piranha
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance= ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|species=[[Piranha Plant]]
|variant_of=[[Big Piranha Plant]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2015|2015]])
|relatives=[[Lava Piranha]]<br>[[Smilax]]
|notable=[[Big Bungee Piranha]]<br>[[Spike the Piranha]]
}}
}}
{{quote|Go home and cry, babeh!|Naval Piranha|Tetris Attack}}
{{quote|You fools! Do I have to teach you penalty for removing the spell? You get to come for supper... MY supper!!|Naval Piranha|Tetris Attack}}
A '''Naval Piranha''' is an artificially enlarged [[Piranha Plant]] boss with thorned stalks and two or more buds growing from it. The original Naval Piranha debuts in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', where it starts out as a normal Piranha Plant, but is altered by [[Kamek]]'s magic. Its localized name refers to both the aquatic area it is found in its original appearance as well as its large bellybutton (i.e. its navel). Later depictions of Naval Piranhas are found in other habitats and sometimes lack the bellybutton, causing the name's meaning to be lost. However, the name in the original Japanese referred instead to its enlarged size, as is the case with most of the game's bosses.
==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
[[File:NavalPiranhaPlant.png|thumb|left|Blue Yoshi battling Naval Piranha]]
{{quote|Give up, Yoshi, you egg-throwing maniac! Ooops... Forget that!|Kamek|Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3}}
Naval Piranha is the boss of the castle in [[World 3 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 3]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]. After being magically enlarged and enhanced, it battles [[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]] by spitting out [[Nipper Plant]]s and charging, though it will sometimes do a mock charge. Its two buds also lazily move toward Blue Yoshi and can leap straight up to him. Blue Yoshi must throw eggs at its only weak point, which is its large and bandaged bellybutton. After being hit with enough eggs, Naval Piranha is defeated.


'''Naval Piranha''' is a recurring [[Piranha Plant]] boss. She started out as a normal Piranha Plant, but was altered by [[Kamek]]'s magic during the events of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. She grew to gigantic proportions, with long thorny stalk and two secondary [[Naval Bud]]s. As her name suggests, Naval Piranha inhabits the water. In battle, she spits out Nipper Plants; it is unknown if they could grow into large, water-dwelling plants like Naval Piranha.
Exclusive to this boss is that if the player stands on the very edge of the ledge Naval Piranha is rooted to (or if the player jumps from the water and aims) without triggering the scene, the player can simply throw an egg at its "unmodified" form to defeat it in one hit. A surprised [[Kamek]] then approaches, shouts "OH, MY!!!" and flies away, and thus the player clears World 3 without fighting Naval Piranha.


Another Piranha Plant boss that is similar in appearance to Naval Piranha appears in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. It is called [[Lava Piranha]], and in accordance with its name, it inhabits lava instead of water.
Naval Piranha and [[Raphael the Raven]] are the only world bosses in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' to use the extended variation of the boss theme, the former which was eventually used in all other bosses in ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''.
 
The official English website for ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' misspells its name as "'''Naaval Piranha'''".<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20030402151900/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/artwork.jsp?gameId=1282|title=Artwork - Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 - Games - Nintendo|accessdate=March 31, 2024|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=American English}}</ref> In the original strategy guide for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] version of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', Naval Piranha is referred to as a male;<ref>"''That's not an alligator living in the sewers of the castle at the end of World 3, but a dino-eating plant. Judging by how slow <u>he</u> moves, though, Naval Piranha hasn't encountered many snacks as shrewd as Yoshi. Have you heard of the Achilles heel? Well, Yoshi knows that this ferocious foliage has an Achilles Adam's apple!''" - The ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]] [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]], page 17.</ref> however, in the guide for the [[Classics#Super NES Classic Edition|Super NES Classic Edition]], Naval Piranha is referred to as a female.<ref>"''Yoshi could fight this battle as it was intended, or, if quick enough, can end the confrontation with a single Egg before it even starts! If the Piranha Plant takes damage from off-screen before Kamek arrives, he never has the chance to use his magic on <u>her</u>!''" - ''[[Prima Games|Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide]]'', ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' World 2{{sic}} tab.</ref>
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==History==
====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
===''Yoshi'' series===
[[File:YIDS-Intro Background.png|thumb|Naval Piranha with other bosses]]
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
During the introduction to ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Naval Piranha makes an appearance alongside the other castle bosses in the game as the events of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' are recapped. Naval Piranha also has a successor in the form of [[Big Bungee Piranha]], the boss of [[World 2 (Yoshi's Island DS)|World 2]].
[[File:NavalPiranhaPlant.gif|thumb|left|Blue Yoshi battling Naval Piranha.]]
Naval Piranha is the boss of [[World 3 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 3]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', and reprises the role later in the [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] remake. After being magically enlarged and enhanced, she battles the Blue Yoshi, who throw eggs at her only weak point which is her large and bandaged belly button (with the "X" band-aid). After being hit with enough eggs, Naval Piranha is defeated.
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[[File:OhMyNavelPiranhaSMW2YI.png|thumb|[[Kamek]] looking shocked at what happened to Naval Piranha.]]
A famous trick, exclusive to only this boss, is that Yoshi can beat her before the fight even starts. If Yoshi stands on the very edge of the ledge Naval Piranha is rooted to (or jump from the water and aim) without triggering the scene, he can simply throw an egg at her "unmodified" form to defeat her in one hit. A surprised [[Kamek]] then approaches, shouts "OH, MY!!!" and flies away, thus Yoshi clears World 3.
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====''Tetris Attack''====
===''Tetris Attack''===
In ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', Naval Piranha, allied with her [[Naval Bud]]s, is in the tenth level and the last boss of Easy Vs. mode. She frequently uses hearts in her dialogue, and calls Yoshi "Babeh." She appears in place of the Dragon from the original game, ''Panel de Pon''.
In ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', Naval Piranha, allied with its buds, is in the tenth level and the last boss of Easy Vs. mode. It appears in place of the Dragon from the original game, ''{{wp|Panel de Pon}}''.
 
===''Paper Mario''===
The [[Lava Piranha]] from ''[[Paper Mario]]'' is designed to resemble Naval Piranha, though its name in the Japanese script indicates it is simply an abnormally designed [[Fire Piranha Plant]], and is not indicated to be enlarged from a previous form.
 
===''Mario Party Advance''===
A Naval Piranha makes a reappearance in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. At the [[Bowser Lab]], choosing to see the "scary monster" that he built unveils his Naval Piranha. Afterward, Bowser has the player face it in the minigame [[Koopa Kurl]]. After winning, the player gets to keep the minigame. The end of game credits say it now lives and thrives in the desert.
 
==='' Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
{{quote|How dare you come this far...? HOW DARE YOU, I SAY! Wake up, Naval Piranha! It's supper time! The main course is Yoshi! Bon appétit!|Kamek|Yoshi's Woolly World}}
[[file:Main Boss 4 Naval Piranha.png|thumb|left|250px|Naval Piranha as it appears in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'']]
Naval Piranha reprises the role of a boss in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', in this case being the boss of [[World 4 (Yoshi's Woolly World)|World 4]]. It appears in the level [[Naval Piranha's Sewer]]. Not including [[Baby Bowser]], Naval Piranha and [[Burt the Bashful]] are the only bosses from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' to make an appearance in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'' and ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''. The arena is a long stretch of a red Warp Pipe, with a green warp pipe in the background and a network of purple warp pipes beyond that. There are six openings in the purple pipes, but none are in the middle of the screen behing the green pipe, creating two sets of three openings. As with the battle with Naval Piranha in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', Yoshi has to walk into the arena rather than the door taking them directly inside. Once Yoshi arrives and Kamek orders Navel Piranha to attack, Kamek enlarges the with his magic. Naval Piranha jumps to the green pipe in the background, pops out at full size, and calls forth its buds.
 
Naval Piranha attacks by ducking into its pipe, then appearing on side of the screen opposite of Yoshi. It fully extends itself across the ground to eat Yoshi. This can be avoided by running all the way to the opposite side of the arena, [[Flutter Jump|flutter-jumping]] over it, or throwing an [[yarn ball]] into its mouth. The latter will end the attack early. If Yoshi is eaten, Naval Piranha reels back off screen, pops out from the pipe, and spits Yoshi out. It does the same if it misses or eats a yarn ball. Following this, four [[Bomb Guy]]s appear from the purple pipes in the background to throw a bomb each into the foreground. The middle pipe in each set of three is skipped. The buds hide during this attack. The Bomb Guy's bombs land on the ground then explode, giving Yoshi time to eat one. These bombs are core to the boss battle; the primary way to damage Naval Piranha is to spit a bomb into Naval Piranha's open mouth as it tries to eat Yoshi. The resulting explosion knocks the plant over and reveals its weak spot: its belly button. The buds also droop over. Yoshi must [[Ground Pound]] the belly button to deal damage. Naval Piranha slinks backward off the red pipe, then reappears from its green pipe. If left alone, Naval Piranha eventually recovers and repeats the process. Alternatively, many watermelon seeds from a [[watermelon]], ice breath from an [[ice watermelon]] or fire breath from a [[fire watermelon]] can knock over Naval Piranha during its eating attack. All of these have no effect on the belly button.
 
After taking damage, Naval Piranha responds by covering the arena in four thorny vines and then slowly sliding them in one direction across the arena. The direction is variable. The vines are initially spaced in the arena such that the center is clear, leaving two on each side. The vines loop around such that another will enter the screen when one leaves. These vines can be jumped over. Alternatively, the vines can be destroyed with yarn balls, watermellon attacks or with the shockwaves from Ground Pounds created using the "Power up Ground Pound!" [[Power Badge (Yoshi's Woolly World)|Power Badge]]. Once done, the vines retreat.
 
After this, Naval Piranha leads on the Bomb Guys' attack. There are still four of them, but now the two pipes closest to the middle are skipped, so the bombs only come down closer to the screen edges. Naval Piranha follows up by having eight buds appear and slam down on most of the arena. The center remains clear, but Naval Piranha uses its pipe to warp below the center of the red pipe to attack. The vines retreat just before Naval Piranha extends upward a little to eat Yoshi again. If Yoshi has a bomb in his mouth Naval Piranha will retreat back below the red pipe and track Yoshi for a short time to bite a second time, then do so again for a third time. Naval Piranha calls the attack off early if Yoshi takes damage in any way. The buds can be defeated with bombs or with any of the other attacks, and they will not respawn for the next cycle. This can leave more room to dodge the initial lunge.
 
After being damaged a second time, Naval Piranha will again use the sliding attack, except that the vines stretch and retract they slide, which extending the portion within the arena upward and brings it back down to normal hieght. Yoshi can run under or jumping over the the vines, depending on their current height. After several seconds of this, the vines will stop in place before quickly sliding across the arena in the opposite direction for a few seconds. Precise jumps or a single set of repeated Flutter Jumps can avoid this attack.
 
Once complete, Naval Piranha lets the Bomb Guys lead again. This time, six Bomb Guys will throw bombs, using all the exits in the purple pipes However. this now occurs in a wave motion starting from one of either left or right so the bombs arrive one after the other and explode one after the other. Once they all explode, a bud will appear, slam down on one side of the arena, and then sweep across the arena. It will repeat this process, and during this second sweep a second bud comes down to perform two more sweeps starting from the opposite side of the screen the first bud started from. They can be jumped over or destroyed, as before. Following this, Naval Piranha extends upward from the pipe, holding at the top of the screen over Yoshi before dropping down to eat them. Again, it will only do this once if Yoshi does not have a bomb, but will repeat two more times if Yoshi does. It reselects a target between each bite. The buds do not leave until after this biting attack concludes, but are off the edges of the screen so this is not important. After being hit for a third time, Naval Piranha is defeated. Instead of falling back from the red pipe The portions of Naval Piranha separate and tumble off the screen.
 
[[File:YWW-NavalPiranha-OhMy.jpg|thumb|250px|The ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' reference, with Naval Piranha being prematurely shot again.]]
Similar to ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', Yoshi can throw a [[yarn ball]] at the sleeping Piranha Plant before triggering Kamek's appearance. The Piranha Plant gets wrapped in yarn, and a different cutscene occurs where Kamek is aghast at the situation. Kamek still transforms the Piranha Plant into Naval Piranha, meaning the battle cannot be skipped as it could in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.
 
Collecting all five of the [[Wonder Wool]] in Naval Piranha's Sewer reknits [[List of Yoshi designs in Yoshi's Woolly World|Naval Piranha Yoshi]], who is a playable character.
 
Naval Piranha reappears in World 4-S, [[Naval Piranha 2: Now It's Personal!]], where it chases Yoshi through an auto-scrolling level. It only appears after Yoshi advances near the first [[Egg Block|Yarn Basket]], at which point it appears from the left side of the screen and starts the autoscrolling to the right. If Naval Piranha takes damage, it gets knocked off screen. This does not stop the auto-scrolling and Naval Piranha reappears after a few seconds. The red circular vines extending from Naval Piranha taking up the left edge of the screen defeat Yoshi instantly, as does getting eaten by the plant. Eating Yoshi is an attack, meaning the effects of an [[Invincibility Egg]] prevent it. Naval Piranha knocks over the wood that makes up the non-vine portions of terrain of the level as it advances.. Near the end, Naval Piranha stops, charges up, then rushes more vigorously. This equally affects the auto-scrolling. At the end, Naval Piranha winds up, then extends its stem to lunge at Yoshi. This extends far enough to envelop the final bouncy leaf that leads to the [[Goal Ring]]'s platform. The screen stops autoscrolling. After this, Naval Piranha backs off and leaves off the left edge of the screen. It is unknown whether this is the same Naval Piranha as the one fought in the boss level, as it is significantly larger and has red vines as opposed to the boss' green vines.
 
Naval Piranha also reappears in the [[Boss Tent]] in a Boss Challenge. This reprises its appearance from Naval Piranha's Sewer. However, it moves and attacks faster.


====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
During the introduction to ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Naval Piranha makes an appearance alongside the other castle bosses in the game as the events of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' are recapped.
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Naval Piranhas are mentioned briefly in plural by {{iw|icaruspedia|Viridi}} during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant]].


===='' Yoshi's Woolly World''====
==Profiles and statistics==
{{quote|Wake up, Naval Piranha it's supper time! The main course is Yoshi! Bon appétit!|Kamek|Yoshi's Woolly World}}
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
[[file:Main_Boss_4_Naval_Piranha.png|thumb|left|250px|Naval Piranha as she appears in ''Yoshi's Woolly World''.]]
*'''Official Nintendo Player's Guide:''' ''That's not an alligator living in the sewers of the castle at the end of World 3, but a dino-eating plant. Judging by how slow he moves, though, Naval Piranha hasn't encountered many snacks as shrewd as Yoshi. Have you heard of the Achilles heel? Well, Yoshi knows that this ferocious foliage has an Achilles Adam's apple!''
Naval Piranha reprises the role of a boss in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', in this case being the boss of World 4. After being enlarged by Kamek's magic, the monstrous plant jumps to a pipe in the background, and calls forth its Naval Buds. Shy Guys will then throw bombs at the foreground; which Yoshi must swallow and spit out at the mutant flower's open mouth, causing it to swallow the bomb and reveal its weak spot: its belly button. Yoshi must ground-pound it to deal damage. Then, the Naval Buds will create a series of attacks that Yoshi must avoid. Repeating the process two more times will end the boss battle.
*'''Super Power Club Cards bio:'''<ref>{{file link|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island}}</ref>
**'''Description:''' ''Ravenous water plant. Will chow down on anything in sight but prefers a diet of dinos.''
**'''Favorite Movie:''' ''{{wp|Little Shop of Horrors (film)|Little Shop of Horrors}}''
**'''How to Beat Him:''' ''Ricochet your eggs off the wall. They'll skip over the water and whack Naval's stem. When he charges, jump over him. Wait until the pods he shoots hatch, then eat the eggs they produce.''
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 下水に住むパックンフラワーの親玉。花のくせに、出ベソがコンプレックスという変わり者。<ref>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P9.jpg|9}}}}</ref> (''The head of the Piranha Plant family that lives in the sewers. He is a flower with a complex about his protruding belly button.'')
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' 下水に住むパックンフラワーの親玉で、ワールド3-8のボス。花のくせにデべソがコンプレックスらしい。タマゴをかべに反射させ、へソに3回当てよう。<ref>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P20.png|20}}}}</ref><br>
(''The boss of World 3-8, the master of the Piranha Plants that lives in the sewers. He seems to have a complex about being a flower with a fat belly. Reflect the egg on the wall and hit the belly button three times.'')


[[File:YWW-NavalPiranha-OhMy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The ''Super Mario World 2'' reference, with Naval Piranha being prematurely shot again.]]
===''Tetris Attack''===
Similar to ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''; Yoshi can throw a [[Yarn Ball]] at the sleeping Piranha Plant before triggering Kamek's appearance. This causes a slightly different scene, but Naval Piranha cannot be skipped and must be fought this time in order to progress to World 5.
;In-game Character profile
[[File:TetrisAttackSNES-NavalPiranhaIcon.png|left]] ''I'm Naval Piranha Plant.''<br>
''Hey Yoshi! Ready to give in yet? Do you still dream of defeating me? Har-har! Go see yer momma, you little green lizard. Go home and cry, baby.''


Naval Piranha reappears in level 4-S, where she chases Yoshi through an auto-scroll level. Yoshi can throw a Yarn Ball at Naval Piranha to make her disappear temporarily, though this does not stop the auto-scrolling and she will reappear after a few seconds. It is controversial as to whether this is the same Naval Piranha as the one fought in the boss level; as she has red vines as opposed to the boss' green vines. If Naval is able to gobble up the Yoshi traversing the level, it is a one-hit knockout.
;Japanese language selected
あたいが ビッグパックンよ♥


Naval Piranha also reappears in the [[Boss Tent]] she is fought the same way; however, she attacks faster making it harder to hit her.
あら ヨッシーちゃん<br>
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この あたいに かなうと おもうのかい?<br>
さっさと うちに かえって ママの おっぱいでも⋯<br>
おっと とかげにゃ おっぱいは なかったわねぇ


===''Mario Party Advance''===
(''I'm Naval Piranha.♥'')<br>
Naval Piranha makes a reappearance in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. At the [[Bowser Lab]], choosing to see the "scary monster" unveils Naval Piranha. Afterward, Bowser has the player face her in the minigame [[Koopa Kurl]]. After winning, the player gets to keep the minigame. The end of game credits say she now lives and thrives in the desert.
(''Hey, Yoshi. Do you think you can compete with me? Go on home, have some of Mama's milk... Oops, I didn't find any milk in the barn.'')


==Gender==
==Gallery==
Like [[Birdo]] and [[Vivian]], Naval Piranha has had some controversy surrounding her gender in the past.{{refneeded}} In the original ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', Naval Piranha's gender was not mentioned, and since there was no visible evidence that she was a female, most players referred to Naval Piranha as a "he". Later appearances, however, have stated that Naval Piranha's gender is female. While this may sound strange at first, some species do have separate male and female plants; these are known as [[wikipedia:Plant_sexuality#Individual_Plant_Sexuality|dioecious plants]]. Other [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'']] plant individuals with definite genders include [[Petey Piranha]] and [[Hayzee]].
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Naval Piranha SMW2YI Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' artwork
SMW2 Naval Piranha chiaroscuro art.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' artwork
SMW2 Naval.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' sprites
OhMyNavelPiranhaSMW2YI.png|[[Kamek]] looking shocked at what happened to Naval Piranha
Icon SMW2-YI - Naval Piranha's Castle.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Yossy Island Carddass3 Back.png|''Yossy Island'' Jumbo Carddass 3
TetrisAttack-NavalPiranhaManual.png|''[[Tetris Attack]]''
TetrisAttackSNES-NavalPiranhaProfile.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-NavalPiranhaVsOverworld.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-NavalPiranhaVsIdle.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-NavalPiranhaVsAttack.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-NavalPiranhaVsHit.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-NavalPiranhaVsDefeat.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-NavalPiranhaVsVictory.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackGB-NavalPiranhaIcon.png|''Tetris Attack'' ([[Game Boy]])
TetrisAttackGB-NavalPiranhaVsIdle.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
TetrisAttackGB-NavalPiranhaVsAttack.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
TetrisAttackGB-NavalPiranhaVsHit.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
TetrisAttackGB-NavalPiranhaVsDefeat.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
TetrisAttackGB-NavalPiranhaVsVictory.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
Navalpromo.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' wallpaper
Scene.jpg|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMA3-Japanese_Flyer.jpg|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMA3 Japan alternate flyer.jpg|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
MPA Naval Piranha.png|''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
MPA Naval Piranha icon.png|''Mario Party Advance''
NavalPiranha2.png|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
Naval Piranha SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ビッグパックン
|Jap=ビッグパックン
|JapR=biggupakkun
|JapR=Biggu Pakkun
|JapM=Big Piranha
|JapM=Big Piranha
|Spa=Piraña Ombligona
|Spa=Piraña Ombligona
|SpaM=Belly-Button Piranha
|SpaM=Navel Piranha (i.e. "Bellybutton Piranha")
|Fra=Ultra Piranha
|SpaA=Piraña Fluvial (''Yoshi's Woolly World'', ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')
|FraM=
|SpaAM=Fluvial Piranha
|SpaE=Piraña Naval (''Yoshi's Woolly World'', ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')
|SpaEM=Naval Piranha
|Fre=Ultra Piranha
|FreM=Ultra Piranha
|Dut=Naval Piranha
|Ger=Audrey
|Ger=Audrey
|GerM=Reference to the plant in ''[[wikipedia:Little_Shop_of_Horrors|Little Shop of Horrors]]'', Audrey II
|GerM=Reference to the plant in ''{{wp|The Little Shop of Horrors}}''
|Ita=Piranha Ombelico
|Ita=Piranha Ombelico
|ItaM=Navel Piranha (i.e., "Belly-Button Piranha")
|ItaM=Navel Piranha (i.e. "Bellybutton Piranha")
|Chi=大食人花
|Rus=морской пиранья
|ChiR=Dà Shírénhuā
|RusR=Morskoy Piran'ya
|ChiM=Great Piranha (literally "big man-eating flower")}}
|RusM=Naval Piranha
|ChiS=大食人花 (''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'')
|ChiSR=Dà Shírénhuā
|ChiS2=大吞食花 (''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')
|ChiS2R=Dà Tūnshíhuā
|ChiSM=Big Piranha
|ChiSM2=Big Piranha
|Kor=거대뻐끔
|KorR=Geodae Ppeokkeum
|KorM=Big Piranha
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Naval Piranha's name has a double meaning, referring both to her aquatic area and the large belly button she grows.
*The normal Piranha Plants in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', the [[Spiny Piranha Plant]]s from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and the [[Piranha Creeper]]s from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' all somewhat resemble Naval Piranhas due to their large size and thorned stems.
*Naval Piranha and [[Raphael the Raven]] are the only world bosses in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' to use the extended variation of the boss theme.
 
*Not including [[Baby Bowser]], Naval Piranha is one of the only two bosses from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' that make an appearance in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', the other being [[Burt the Bashful]].
==References==
*In [[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]], it is possible to defeat Naval Piranha without [[Kamek]] enlarging her. Enter the boss room with at least one [[egg]]. Drop down to the ledge on the platform below and don't move any further as this will trigger the fight. Aim an egg at the Piranha Plant at the end of the platform and hit it. Kamek will be shocked and [[Yoshi]] can move on without fighting her. Additionally, in Yoshi's Woolly World, you can the exact same thing but Kamek won't fall for Yoshi's tricks a second time.  
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Naval Piranha
Naval Piranha's art from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Artwork of the Naval Piranha and two buds for Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Crafted World (2019)
Variant of Big Piranha Plant
Relatives
Notable members
“You fools! Do I have to teach you penalty for removing the spell? You get to come for supper... MY supper!!”
Naval Piranha, Tetris Attack

A Naval Piranha is an artificially enlarged Piranha Plant boss with thorned stalks and two or more buds growing from it. The original Naval Piranha debuts in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, where it starts out as a normal Piranha Plant, but is altered by Kamek's magic. Its localized name refers to both the aquatic area it is found in its original appearance as well as its large bellybutton (i.e. its navel). Later depictions of Naval Piranhas are found in other habitats and sometimes lack the bellybutton, causing the name's meaning to be lost. However, the name in the original Japanese referred instead to its enlarged size, as is the case with most of the game's bosses.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

Naval Piranha
Blue Yoshi battling Naval Piranha
“Give up, Yoshi, you egg-throwing maniac! Ooops... Forget that!”
Kamek, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Naval Piranha is the boss of the castle in World 3 in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its Game Boy Advance version. After being magically enlarged and enhanced, it battles Blue Yoshi by spitting out Nipper Plants and charging, though it will sometimes do a mock charge. Its two buds also lazily move toward Blue Yoshi and can leap straight up to him. Blue Yoshi must throw eggs at its only weak point, which is its large and bandaged bellybutton. After being hit with enough eggs, Naval Piranha is defeated.

Exclusive to this boss is that if the player stands on the very edge of the ledge Naval Piranha is rooted to (or if the player jumps from the water and aims) without triggering the scene, the player can simply throw an egg at its "unmodified" form to defeat it in one hit. A surprised Kamek then approaches, shouts "OH, MY!!!" and flies away, and thus the player clears World 3 without fighting Naval Piranha.

Naval Piranha and Raphael the Raven are the only world bosses in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island to use the extended variation of the boss theme, the former which was eventually used in all other bosses in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3.

The official English website for Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 misspells its name as "Naaval Piranha".[1] In the original strategy guide for the Super NES version of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Naval Piranha is referred to as a male;[2] however, in the guide for the Super NES Classic Edition, Naval Piranha is referred to as a female.[3]

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

Background of the beginning intro
Naval Piranha with other bosses

During the introduction to Yoshi's Island DS, Naval Piranha makes an appearance alongside the other castle bosses in the game as the events of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island are recapped. Naval Piranha also has a successor in the form of Big Bungee Piranha, the boss of World 2.

Tetris Attack[edit]

In Tetris Attack, Naval Piranha, allied with its buds, is in the tenth level and the last boss of Easy Vs. mode. It appears in place of the Dragon from the original game, Panel de Pon.

Paper Mario[edit]

The Lava Piranha from Paper Mario is designed to resemble Naval Piranha, though its name in the Japanese script indicates it is simply an abnormally designed Fire Piranha Plant, and is not indicated to be enlarged from a previous form.

Mario Party Advance[edit]

A Naval Piranha makes a reappearance in Mario Party Advance. At the Bowser Lab, choosing to see the "scary monster" that he built unveils his Naval Piranha. Afterward, Bowser has the player face it in the minigame Koopa Kurl. After winning, the player gets to keep the minigame. The end of game credits say it now lives and thrives in the desert.

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

“How dare you come this far...? HOW DARE YOU, I SAY! Wake up, Naval Piranha! It's supper time! The main course is Yoshi! Bon appétit!”
Kamek, Yoshi's Woolly World
Naval Piranha as it appears in Yoshi's Woolly World

Naval Piranha reprises the role of a boss in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, in this case being the boss of World 4. It appears in the level Naval Piranha's Sewer. Not including Baby Bowser, Naval Piranha and Burt the Bashful are the only bosses from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island to make an appearance in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. The arena is a long stretch of a red Warp Pipe, with a green warp pipe in the background and a network of purple warp pipes beyond that. There are six openings in the purple pipes, but none are in the middle of the screen behing the green pipe, creating two sets of three openings. As with the battle with Naval Piranha in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi has to walk into the arena rather than the door taking them directly inside. Once Yoshi arrives and Kamek orders Navel Piranha to attack, Kamek enlarges the with his magic. Naval Piranha jumps to the green pipe in the background, pops out at full size, and calls forth its buds.

Naval Piranha attacks by ducking into its pipe, then appearing on side of the screen opposite of Yoshi. It fully extends itself across the ground to eat Yoshi. This can be avoided by running all the way to the opposite side of the arena, flutter-jumping over it, or throwing an yarn ball into its mouth. The latter will end the attack early. If Yoshi is eaten, Naval Piranha reels back off screen, pops out from the pipe, and spits Yoshi out. It does the same if it misses or eats a yarn ball. Following this, four Bomb Guys appear from the purple pipes in the background to throw a bomb each into the foreground. The middle pipe in each set of three is skipped. The buds hide during this attack. The Bomb Guy's bombs land on the ground then explode, giving Yoshi time to eat one. These bombs are core to the boss battle; the primary way to damage Naval Piranha is to spit a bomb into Naval Piranha's open mouth as it tries to eat Yoshi. The resulting explosion knocks the plant over and reveals its weak spot: its belly button. The buds also droop over. Yoshi must Ground Pound the belly button to deal damage. Naval Piranha slinks backward off the red pipe, then reappears from its green pipe. If left alone, Naval Piranha eventually recovers and repeats the process. Alternatively, many watermelon seeds from a watermelon, ice breath from an ice watermelon or fire breath from a fire watermelon can knock over Naval Piranha during its eating attack. All of these have no effect on the belly button.

After taking damage, Naval Piranha responds by covering the arena in four thorny vines and then slowly sliding them in one direction across the arena. The direction is variable. The vines are initially spaced in the arena such that the center is clear, leaving two on each side. The vines loop around such that another will enter the screen when one leaves. These vines can be jumped over. Alternatively, the vines can be destroyed with yarn balls, watermellon attacks or with the shockwaves from Ground Pounds created using the "Power up Ground Pound!" Power Badge. Once done, the vines retreat.

After this, Naval Piranha leads on the Bomb Guys' attack. There are still four of them, but now the two pipes closest to the middle are skipped, so the bombs only come down closer to the screen edges. Naval Piranha follows up by having eight buds appear and slam down on most of the arena. The center remains clear, but Naval Piranha uses its pipe to warp below the center of the red pipe to attack. The vines retreat just before Naval Piranha extends upward a little to eat Yoshi again. If Yoshi has a bomb in his mouth Naval Piranha will retreat back below the red pipe and track Yoshi for a short time to bite a second time, then do so again for a third time. Naval Piranha calls the attack off early if Yoshi takes damage in any way. The buds can be defeated with bombs or with any of the other attacks, and they will not respawn for the next cycle. This can leave more room to dodge the initial lunge.

After being damaged a second time, Naval Piranha will again use the sliding attack, except that the vines stretch and retract they slide, which extending the portion within the arena upward and brings it back down to normal hieght. Yoshi can run under or jumping over the the vines, depending on their current height. After several seconds of this, the vines will stop in place before quickly sliding across the arena in the opposite direction for a few seconds. Precise jumps or a single set of repeated Flutter Jumps can avoid this attack.

Once complete, Naval Piranha lets the Bomb Guys lead again. This time, six Bomb Guys will throw bombs, using all the exits in the purple pipes However. this now occurs in a wave motion starting from one of either left or right so the bombs arrive one after the other and explode one after the other. Once they all explode, a bud will appear, slam down on one side of the arena, and then sweep across the arena. It will repeat this process, and during this second sweep a second bud comes down to perform two more sweeps starting from the opposite side of the screen the first bud started from. They can be jumped over or destroyed, as before. Following this, Naval Piranha extends upward from the pipe, holding at the top of the screen over Yoshi before dropping down to eat them. Again, it will only do this once if Yoshi does not have a bomb, but will repeat two more times if Yoshi does. It reselects a target between each bite. The buds do not leave until after this biting attack concludes, but are off the edges of the screen so this is not important. After being hit for a third time, Naval Piranha is defeated. Instead of falling back from the red pipe The portions of Naval Piranha separate and tumble off the screen.

Naval Piranha "Oh my" cheat
The Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island reference, with Naval Piranha being prematurely shot again.

Similar to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi can throw a yarn ball at the sleeping Piranha Plant before triggering Kamek's appearance. The Piranha Plant gets wrapped in yarn, and a different cutscene occurs where Kamek is aghast at the situation. Kamek still transforms the Piranha Plant into Naval Piranha, meaning the battle cannot be skipped as it could in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

Collecting all five of the Wonder Wool in Naval Piranha's Sewer reknits Naval Piranha Yoshi, who is a playable character.

Naval Piranha reappears in World 4-S, Naval Piranha 2: Now It's Personal!, where it chases Yoshi through an auto-scrolling level. It only appears after Yoshi advances near the first Yarn Basket, at which point it appears from the left side of the screen and starts the autoscrolling to the right. If Naval Piranha takes damage, it gets knocked off screen. This does not stop the auto-scrolling and Naval Piranha reappears after a few seconds. The red circular vines extending from Naval Piranha taking up the left edge of the screen defeat Yoshi instantly, as does getting eaten by the plant. Eating Yoshi is an attack, meaning the effects of an Invincibility Egg prevent it. Naval Piranha knocks over the wood that makes up the non-vine portions of terrain of the level as it advances.. Near the end, Naval Piranha stops, charges up, then rushes more vigorously. This equally affects the auto-scrolling. At the end, Naval Piranha winds up, then extends its stem to lunge at Yoshi. This extends far enough to envelop the final bouncy leaf that leads to the Goal Ring's platform. The screen stops autoscrolling. After this, Naval Piranha backs off and leaves off the left edge of the screen. It is unknown whether this is the same Naval Piranha as the one fought in the boss level, as it is significantly larger and has red vines as opposed to the boss' green vines.

Naval Piranha also reappears in the Boss Tent in a Boss Challenge. This reprises its appearance from Naval Piranha's Sewer. However, it moves and attacks faster.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Naval Piranhas are mentioned briefly in plural by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • Official Nintendo Player's Guide: That's not an alligator living in the sewers of the castle at the end of World 3, but a dino-eating plant. Judging by how slow he moves, though, Naval Piranha hasn't encountered many snacks as shrewd as Yoshi. Have you heard of the Achilles heel? Well, Yoshi knows that this ferocious foliage has an Achilles Adam's apple!
  • Super Power Club Cards bio:[4]
    • Description: Ravenous water plant. Will chow down on anything in sight but prefers a diet of dinos.
    • Favorite Movie: Little Shop of Horrors
    • How to Beat Him: Ricochet your eggs off the wall. They'll skip over the water and whack Naval's stem. When he charges, jump over him. Wait until the pods he shoots hatch, then eat the eggs they produce.
  • Shogakukan guide: 下水に住むパックンフラワーの親玉。花のくせに、出ベソがコンプレックスという変わり者。[5] (The head of the Piranha Plant family that lives in the sewers. He is a flower with a complex about his protruding belly button.)
  • Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): 下水に住むパックンフラワーの親玉で、ワールド3-8のボス。花のくせにデべソがコンプレックスらしい。タマゴをかべに反射させ、へソに3回当てよう。[6]

(The boss of World 3-8, the master of the Piranha Plants that lives in the sewers. He seems to have a complex about being a flower with a fat belly. Reflect the egg on the wall and hit the belly button three times.)

Tetris Attack[edit]

In-game Character profile
Sprite of Naval Piranha's icon from the SNES version of Tetris Attack.

I'm Naval Piranha Plant.

Hey Yoshi! Ready to give in yet? Do you still dream of defeating me? Har-har! Go see yer momma, you little green lizard. Go home and cry, baby.

Japanese language selected

あたいが ビッグパックンよ♥

あら ヨッシーちゃん
この あたいに かなうと おもうのかい?
さっさと うちに かえって ママの おっぱいでも⋯
おっと とかげにゃ おっぱいは なかったわねぇ

(I'm Naval Piranha.♥)
(Hey, Yoshi. Do you think you can compete with me? Go on home, have some of Mama's milk... Oops, I didn't find any milk in the barn.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ビッグパックン[?]
Biggu Pakkun
Big Piranha
Chinese (simplified) 大食人花 (Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3)[?]
Dà Shírénhuā
Big Piranha
大吞食花 (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)[?]
Dà Tūnshíhuā
-
Dutch Naval Piranha[?] -
French Ultra Piranha[?] Ultra Piranha
German Audrey[?] Reference to the plant in The Little Shop of Horrors
Italian Piranha Ombelico[?] Navel Piranha (i.e. "Bellybutton Piranha")
Korean 거대뻐끔[?]
Geodae Ppeokkeum
Big Piranha
Russian морской пиранья[?]
Morskoy Piran'ya
Naval Piranha
Spanish Piraña Ombligona[?] Navel Piranha (i.e. "Bellybutton Piranha")
Spanish (NOA) Piraña Fluvial (Yoshi's Woolly World, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)[?] Fluvial Piranha
Spanish (NOE) Piraña Naval (Yoshi's Woolly World, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)[?] Naval Piranha

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Artwork - Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 - Games - Nintendo. Nintendo.com (American English). Retrieved March 31, 2024. (Archived April 2, 2003, 15:19:00 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ "That's not an alligator living in the sewers of the castle at the end of World 3, but a dino-eating plant. Judging by how slow he moves, though, Naval Piranha hasn't encountered many snacks as shrewd as Yoshi. Have you heard of the Achilles heel? Well, Yoshi knows that this ferocious foliage has an Achilles Adam's apple!" - The Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide, page 17.
  3. ^ "Yoshi could fight this battle as it was intended, or, if quick enough, can end the confrontation with a single Egg before it even starts! If the Piranha Plant takes damage from off-screen before Kamek arrives, he never has the chance to use his magic on her!" - Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island World 2[sic] tab.
  4. ^ Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's IslandMedia:Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg
  5. ^ 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 9Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P9.jpg.
  6. ^ 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 20Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P20.png.