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{{articleabout|the Piranha Plant that can walk and carry a tiny spiked ball at the same time|the Piranha plant that can only walk|[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]|the Piranha Plant that can only carry a spiked ball|[[River Piranha Plant]]}}
{{about|the Piranha Plant that can walk and carry a tiny spiked ball at the same time|the special move in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]|[[Ptooie (move)]]}}
{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Ptooie
|image=[[File:SMB3 Ptooie.jpg|100px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|image=[[File: SMB3_Ptooie.jpg|120px]]<br>A '''Ptooie''' in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|parent_species=[[Piranha Plant]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 4) (2023)
|derived_species=[[Glad Ptooie]]<br>[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|related=[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]<br>[[River Piranha Plant]]
|variants=[[Glad Ptooie]]<br>[[River Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]])
|relatives=[[Spike Ball]]<br>[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' ([[List of games by date#2016|2016]])
|notable=[[Piper]]
}}
}}
{{quote|You make me so mad I could spit!|Ptooie|The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3}}
{{quote|You make me so mad I could spit!|Ptooie|"[[Never Koop a Koopa]]"}}
'''Ptooies''' are a type of [[Piranha Plant]] that can hover [[Spike Ball]]s over their mouths. Many of them are also capable of walking, though some are stationed within pipes instead. Their name is an onomatopoeia for spitting.


'''Ptooies'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 40</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cgtFRF6Hx8 ''Super Princess Peach'' Glossary]</ref> are a type of [[Piranha Plant]] that have the ability to walk, although some of them are stationed in [[Warp Pipe|pipes]]. Their name is an onomatopoeia for spitting, likely in reference to their ability to shoot spiky balls out of their mouths.
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Ptooies, also referred to as '''Ptooie Plants''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|page=54|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=June 1990}}</ref> make their debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as regular enemies. A Ptooie can be identified by the [[Spike Ball|spiked ball]] it suspends in the air over its mouth. Occasionally, Ptooies will blow the spiked ball high into the air, letting passing travelers jump between them. As with standard Piranha Plants, Ptooies can be destroyed with [[fireball]]s, [[hammer]]s, [[Koopa Shell]]s, or [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] or [[Tanooki Mario]]'s tail whips. Additionally, the spiked ball can be crushed by Tanooki Mario (in [[Statue Mario|statue form]]) for 2000 points.
 
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:Ptooies.png|thumb|Two Ptooies from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]."]]
Ptooies make a few appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they always attack [[Mario]] and/or his friends on sight. They are sometimes used as guns. Unlike in the game, where they are limited to blowing a single spiked ball in the air, Ptooies can shoot a whole barrage of spiked balls in any direction.
 
Ptooies in the show are capable of speaking in the episode "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]," despite the fact that most members of the Piranha Plant family never speak at all.
 
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
Two Ptooies appear in ''[[Koopa Capers]]'', presumably brought to [[Dark Land]] by [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]], who needs one to season a potion she intends to create. Encountered by [[Luigi]] in a [[Fortress]], the plumber escapes the plants by jumping over them while absentmindedly wondering what they are doing wandering around in a dark and dank fortress, instead of being outside.
 
===''Super Princess Peach''===
Ptooies are enemies in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. They are depicted as light green skin, similarly to [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]s, and were given a variant named [[Glad Ptooie]]s. If [[Princess Peach]] uses [[Rage]] to pound the ground or simply uses [[Poundbrella]] nearby, a Ptooie will lose its ball, but it is not affected otherwise. Ptooies will then simply move back and forth slowly until defeated. Even without the ball, Ptooies cannot be stomped.
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
{{quote|Sometimes I just get the urge to beat up a Ptooie. You ever get that urge? They're just so annoying!|Huey|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}
Ptooies return in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', found in [[Mossrock Theater]] and [[the Emerald Circus]]. In battle, they can blow their [[Spike Ball|Spiked Ball]]s with enough force to fall on Mario, but without them, they bite him. They can be summoned by [[Lemmy|Lemmy Koopa]] to assist in battle, along with [[Circus Bro]]s. and [[Juggler Bro]]s.


==History==
There is also a character named [[Piper]] that is a Ptooie.
===''Super Mario'' series===
 
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
[[File:PtooieSMB3.gif|frame|left]]
[[File:PMTOK Ptooies jungle.png|thumb|Origami Ptooies in ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'']]
Ptooies make their debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as regular enemies. A Ptooie can be identified by the spiked ball it suspends in the air over its mouth. Occasionally, Ptooies will blow the spiked ball high into the air in order to inflict damage on passing travelers. As with standard Piranha Plants, Ptooies can be destroyed with [[fireball]]s, [[hammer]]s, [[Koopa Shell]]s, or [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] or [[Tanooki Mario]]'s tail whips. Additionally, the spiked ball can be crushed  by Tanooki Mario (in [[Statue Mario|statue form]]) for 2000 points.
Ptooies make an appearance in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', where origami Ptooies can be encountered as regular enemies in the [[Spring of Jungle Mist]]. One Ptooie blows a [[Magic Circle]] in the air and must be defeated to use it. In the [[Shroom City (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Shroom City]] café, a singing Ptooie can be found alongside a singing [[Dino Rhino]] and a [[Sombrero Guy]].
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', [[Piranha Plant]] can produce a spiked ball and hover it in place in the same fashion as a Ptooie. In addition, it can direct the spiked ball to other fighters and attack them. This Piranha Plant also has feet like the Ptooie, but does not leave its flower pot in order to move. On the [[Palutena's Temple]] stage, Ptooies are mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for Piranha Plant.


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', similar enemies called [[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s and [[River Piranha Plant]]s appear in World 5 as common enemies and in World 6 as rare enemies.
[[File:MK8D GBA Riverside Park Scene.jpg|thumb|A Ptooie in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]
Ptooies make their ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series (and overall fully three-dimensional) debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''{{'}}s ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' as obstacles in {{classic-link|GBA|Riverside Park}}. They blow items such as [[Dash Mushroom]]s and [[Banana|Banana Peels]] instead of Spike Balls, which fall onto the course when the Ptooies are hit by an item such as a [[Green Shell]].<ref>{{cite|author=任天堂ホームページ|date=March 2, 2023|language=ja|url=youtu.be/neUJhWPykbc|title=GBA リバーサイドパーク|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 2, 2023}}</ref> The Ptooies do not blow any items in Time Trials or when the item settings are not set on Normal Items.


===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
In tweets made about {{classic|GBA|Riverside Park}}'s appearance in the Booster Course Pass, Nintendo mistook the Ptooies for [[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s.<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|author=@NintendoUK|date=March 8, 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230308153658/https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1633467611026534400|deadlink=y|title=Time to make a splash! Dodge the Stalking Piranha Plants and burst through the waterfall of Mario Kart: Super Circuit’s Riverside Park, coming in Wave 4 of the #MarioKart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|publisher=X|accessdate=March 8, 2023}}</ref> The mistake was later corrected.<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|author=@NintendoUK|date=March 9, 2023|url=x.com/NintendoUK/status/1633844655459827715|title=Looks like we need to brush up on our botany! Thanks for letting us know that we got our Stalking Piranha Plants and Ptooies mixed up when we originally posted this.|publisher=X|accessdate=March 9, 2023}}</ref>
[[File: Ptooies.jpg|thumb|left|Two Ptooies from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
Ptooies made a few appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they would always attack [[Mario]] and/or his friends on sight. They were sometimes used as guns. Unlike in the game, where they were limited to blowing a single spiked ball in the air, Ptooies could shoot a whole barrage of spiked balls in any direction.  


Ptooies in the show were capable of speaking in the episode "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]", despite the fact that most members of the Piranha Plant family never speak at all.
===Unused appearances===
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
Ptooies were [[List of Paper Mario: Sticker Star pre-release and unused content|originally going to appear]] in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', but they were removed.


===Nintendo Adventure Books===
==Profiles and statistics==
Two Ptooies appear in ''[[Koopa Capers]]'', presumably brought to [[Dark Land]] by [[Wendy O. Koopa]], who needs one to season a potion she intends to create. Encountered by [[Luigi]] in a [[Fortress]], the plumber escapes the plants by jumping over them while absentmindedly wondering what they are doing wandering around in a dark and dank fortress, instead of being outside.
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=フーフーパックン (JP) / Ptooie (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Ptooie Perfect.png|x200px]]
|shuzoku=フラワー{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=すぐむきになる
|tojo_gemu=3
|desc='''<big>すごい{{ruby|肺活量|はいかつりょう}}のフラワー</big><br>
{{ruby|大|おお}}きく{{ruby|口|くち}}を{{ruby|開|ひら}}き、トゲのついた{{ruby|黒|くろ}}い{{ruby|玉|たま}}“シューリンガン”を{{ruby|真上|まうえ}}に{{ruby|吹|ふ}}いて{{ruby|遊|あそ}}んでいる。{{ruby|土管|どかん}}にずっといるものと、{{ruby|歩|ある}}きまわるものと2{{ruby|種類|しゅるい}}いる。{{ruby|歩|ある}}きまわるものが2{{ruby|匹出|ひきで}}てくる{{ruby|所|ところ}}もあるので{{ruby|要注意|ようちゅうい}}。<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|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/UzODJgp.jpeg 185]}}</ref>
|tribe=Flower clan
|disposition=Quick to take offense
|game_appearances=3
|eng_desc='''''<big>Flower with amazing lung capacity</big><br>
''They open their mouths wide and blow their spiked black balls, called "[[Spike Ball#Names in other languages|''Shūringan'']]", right up into the air. There are two types: those that stay in pipes all the time and those that walk around. Be careful, because there are places where there are two of them walking around.''
}}


===''Super Princess Peach''===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
[[File:SPPPtooie.png|frame]]
{{SPP enemy
In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', if [[Princess Peach]] uses [[Rage]] to pound the ground or simply uses [[Poundbrella]] nearby, the ball will be lost, but Ptooie will survive. They will then simply move back and forth slowly until defeated. Even without the ball, Ptooies cannot be stomped. In this game, Ptooies had a green skin coloration similar to the [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]], a species of Piranha Plant found in the [[Yoshi (series)|''Yoshi'' series]].
|name=Ptooie
|image=[[File:SPPPtooie.png]]
|levels=[[Ladida Plains 1-8]]<br>[[Wavy Beach 5-3]]<br>[[Wavy Beach 5-7]]
|number=32
|glossary=Throws balls while walking. A type of Piranha Plant.
}}
 
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
{{:Paper Mario: Color Splash bestiary|transcludesection=Ptooie|align=horizontal}}
 
====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
{{:Paper Mario: The Origami King bestiary|transcludesection=Ptooie|align=horizontal}}
 
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
PtooieSMB3.gif|A Ptooie sprite from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
Pepsi NSS cards Ptooie.jpg|[[Nintendo Super Secrets cards]]
PMSS Unused Ptooie.png|An unused Ptooie from ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
PMCS Ptooie card unpainted.png|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
PMOK Origami Ptooie.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
PMTOK Sombrero Guy cafe.png|''Paper Mario: The Origami King''
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 129.png|''Paper Mario: The Origami King''
MK8D GBA Riverside Park Course Icon.png|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
MK8D GBA Riverside Park Scene 9.jpg|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8D GBA Riverside Park Scene 10.jpg|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8D GBA Riverside Park Scene 3.jpg|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8D GBA Riverside Park Scene 6.jpg|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Additional names==
{{Foreignname
===Internal names===
|Jap=フーフーパックン<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 41</ref>
{{internal names
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|name1=huhupakkun
|meaning1=From the [[#Names in other languages|Japanese name]]
|game2=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|file2=<tt>TekutekuPackun.bfres</tt>
|name2=TekutekuPackun
|meaning2=[[Stalking Piranha Plant#Names in other languages|Stalking Piranha Plant]]
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=フーフーパックン<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=41|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1988}}</ref>
|JapR=Fūfū Pakkun
|JapR=Fūfū Pakkun
|JapM=''Fūfū'' is the onomatopoeia for heavy breathing and ''Pakkun'' is from the Japanese name of Piranha Plant.  
|JapM=Portmanteau of「フーフー」(''fūfū'', onomatopoeia for blowing on something) and「パックンフラワー」(''Pakkun Furawā'', [[Piranha Plant#Names in other languages|Piranha Plant]])
|Ger=Flora Morgenstern<br>Spuck-Pflanze
|Chi=呼呼吞食花
|GerM=Flora Morning Star<br>Spit Plant
|ChiR=Hūhū Tūnshí Huā
|Bra=Pitoco
|ChiM=Blow Piranha Plant
|BraM= Pitoco
|Dan=Ptooie
|Spa=Plantarina<br>{{nowrap|Flor Petraña (''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')}}
|DanC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HawqafbZGDI Super Mario Bros. 3 Never Koop a koopa (Dansk)]</ref>
|SpaM=From ''planta'' (plant) and ''bailarina'' (dancer)  
|Dut=Ptooie
|Ita=Pianta Canterina
|Fin=Ptooie
|ItaM=Small Singing Plant
|FinC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvBrSy_jG0I The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | Episode 01-08 In Finnish [2013 DVD Version]]</ref>
|Fra=Ptooie
|Fre=Ptooie
|FraM=-}}
|Ger=Flora Morgenstern
|Ger2=Spuck-Pflanze
|Ger3=Spucki
|Ger3N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ger4=Spucker
|Ger4N="Never Koop a Koopa" only
|GerM=Flora Morning Star
|Ger2M=Spit Plant
|Ger3M=Spitty
|Ger4M=Spitter
|Ger3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1EBk8OOVuQ&list=PLysMAMA5mZDPK7uUkp94zheRNEtn_WQDG&index=4 Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Marios Zauberteppich]</ref>
|Ger4C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kmBDXB0_l0&list=PLysMAMA5mZDPK7uUkp94zheRNEtn_WQDG&index=2 Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Bonkers von Yonkers]</ref>
|Ita=Ptooie<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' manual|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|page=40}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ita2=Sparamine
|Ita2N=("[[Never Koop a Koopa]]")
|Ita3=Sputamine volanti
|Ita3N=("[[Kootie Pie Rocks]]")
|Ita4=Pianta sparamine
|Ita4N=("[[Crimes R Us]]")
|Ita5=Pianta Canterina
|Ita2M=Mine Shooter
|Ita3M=Flying Mine Spitter
|Ita4M=Mine shooter plant
|Ita5M=Singing Plant
|Ita2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCGEjKOEmKo&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb&index=6 Le avventure di Super Mario 2x06 - Un imbroglio per papà]</ref>
|Ita3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVGXNIbT1AQ&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb&index=16 Le avventure di Super Mario 2x16 - Il concerto dei Milli Vanilli]</ref>
|Ita4C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7vRvR7YKOc&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb&index=19 Le avventure di Super Mario 2x19 - La scuola del crimine]</ref>
|Kor=후후뻐끔
|KorR=Huhu Ppeokkeum
|KorM=Blowing Piranha
|Nor=Ptooie
|NorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3B0TI9cShE Super Mario Bros 3 VHS#2 - Norsk tale - Norsk tale]</ref>
|Pol=Plujka
|PolM=From ''pluj'' ("spit") with Polish feminine diminutive suffix ''-ka''
|PolC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuShk2lQ9G0 Nowe Przygody Braci Mario Odcinek 14 - Nie fortunni opiekunowie]</ref>
|Por=Planta Cuspideira
|PorM=Spitter Plant
|Rom=Scuipătoare
|RomN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|RomM=Spitter
|RomC=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26852723332 "Never Koop a Koopa", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|Rus=тьфуша
|RusR=t'fusha
|RusM=From ''тьфу'' (''t'fu'', onomatopoeia for spitting) with Russian masculine diminutive suffix ''-ша'' (''-sha'')
|Spa=Flor Metralla
|SpaN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkmR0KEEnnA&list=PL9SW0yG7n_bnpxH7s64Qgh_Wa4ycVmNpt&index=6 Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 06 - Nunca Koopaconfies En Un Koopa]</ref>
|SpaA=Piraña Petraña
|SpaE=Plantarina
|SpaEM=Portmanteau of ''planta'' ("plant") and ''bailarina'' ("ballerina")
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Piranha Plants walk on their roots, somewhat resembling Ptooies.
*In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', ''[[Mario Party]]'', and ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', Piranha Plants walk on their roots, somewhat resembling Ptooies.
*In Japanese, the spiked balls thrown by Ptooies and [[Spike]]s are named "''shūringan''" (シューリンガン).{{refneeded}}
*Ptooie graphics and name text exist in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', but are unused.


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Latest revision as of 13:48, October 11, 2024

This article is about the Piranha Plant that can walk and carry a tiny spiked ball at the same time. For the special move in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, see Ptooie (move).
Ptooie
Artwork of a Ptooie from Super Mario Bros. 3
Artwork from Super Mario Bros. 3
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 4) (2023)
Variant of Piranha Plant
Variants
Relatives
Notable members
“You make me so mad I could spit!”
Ptooie, "Never Koop a Koopa"

Ptooies are a type of Piranha Plant that can hover Spike Balls over their mouths. Many of them are also capable of walking, though some are stationed within pipes instead. Their name is an onomatopoeia for spitting.

History[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Ptooies, also referred to as Ptooie Plants,[1] make their debut in Super Mario Bros. 3 as regular enemies. A Ptooie can be identified by the spiked ball it suspends in the air over its mouth. Occasionally, Ptooies will blow the spiked ball high into the air, letting passing travelers jump between them. As with standard Piranha Plants, Ptooies can be destroyed with fireballs, hammers, Koopa Shells, or Raccoon or Tanooki Mario's tail whips. Additionally, the spiked ball can be crushed by Tanooki Mario (in statue form) for 2000 points.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Ptooies in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Never Koop a Koopa."
Two Ptooies from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Never Koop a Koopa."

Ptooies make a few appearances in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where they always attack Mario and/or his friends on sight. They are sometimes used as guns. Unlike in the game, where they are limited to blowing a single spiked ball in the air, Ptooies can shoot a whole barrage of spiked balls in any direction.

Ptooies in the show are capable of speaking in the episode "Never Koop a Koopa," despite the fact that most members of the Piranha Plant family never speak at all.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

Two Ptooies appear in Koopa Capers, presumably brought to Dark Land by Wendy O. Koopa, who needs one to season a potion she intends to create. Encountered by Luigi in a Fortress, the plumber escapes the plants by jumping over them while absentmindedly wondering what they are doing wandering around in a dark and dank fortress, instead of being outside.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

Ptooies are enemies in Super Princess Peach. They are depicted as light green skin, similarly to Wild Ptooie Piranhas, and were given a variant named Glad Ptooies. If Princess Peach uses Rage to pound the ground or simply uses Poundbrella nearby, a Ptooie will lose its ball, but it is not affected otherwise. Ptooies will then simply move back and forth slowly until defeated. Even without the ball, Ptooies cannot be stomped.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

“Sometimes I just get the urge to beat up a Ptooie. You ever get that urge? They're just so annoying!”
Huey, Paper Mario: Color Splash

Ptooies return in Paper Mario: Color Splash, found in Mossrock Theater and the Emerald Circus. In battle, they can blow their Spiked Balls with enough force to fall on Mario, but without them, they bite him. They can be summoned by Lemmy Koopa to assist in battle, along with Circus Bros. and Juggler Bros.

There is also a character named Piper that is a Ptooie.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Mario in a jungle with origami Ptooies in Paper Mario: The Origami King
Origami Ptooies in Paper Mario: The Origami King

Ptooies make an appearance in Paper Mario: The Origami King, where origami Ptooies can be encountered as regular enemies in the Spring of Jungle Mist. One Ptooie blows a Magic Circle in the air and must be defeated to use it. In the Shroom City café, a singing Ptooie can be found alongside a singing Dino Rhino and a Sombrero Guy.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Piranha Plant can produce a spiked ball and hover it in place in the same fashion as a Ptooie. In addition, it can direct the spiked ball to other fighters and attack them. This Piranha Plant also has feet like the Ptooie, but does not leave its flower pot in order to move. On the Palutena's Temple stage, Ptooies are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

GBA Riverside Park in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
A Ptooie in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Ptooies make their Mario Kart series (and overall fully three-dimensional) debut in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass as obstacles in GBA Riverside Park. They blow items such as Dash Mushrooms and Banana Peels instead of Spike Balls, which fall onto the course when the Ptooies are hit by an item such as a Green Shell.[2] The Ptooies do not blow any items in Time Trials or when the item settings are not set on Normal Items.

In tweets made about GBA Riverside Park's appearance in the Booster Course Pass, Nintendo mistook the Ptooies for Stalking Piranha Plants.[3] The mistake was later corrected.[4]

Unused appearances[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Ptooies were originally going to appear in Paper Mario: Sticker Star, but they were removed.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

フーフーパックン (JP) / Ptooie (EN)
A Ptooie 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 すぐむきになる Disposition Quick to take offense
登場とうじょうゲーム 3 Game appearances 3
すごい肺活量はいかつりょうのフラワー

おおきくくちひらき、トゲのついたくろたま“シューリンガン”を真上まうえいてあそんでいる。土管どかんにずっといるものと、あるきまわるものと2種類しゅるいいる。あるきまわるものが2匹出ひきでてくるところもあるので要注意ようちゅうい[5]

Flower with amazing lung capacity

They open their mouths wide and blow their spiked black balls, called "Shūringan", right up into the air. There are two types: those that stay in pipes all the time and those that walk around. Be careful, because there are places where there are two of them walking around.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

Ptooie
A Ptooie from Super Princess Peach
Vibe Vibeless Levels Ladida Plains 1-8
Wavy Beach 5-3
Wavy Beach 5-7
Glossary number 32 Glossary entry Throws balls while walking. A type of Piranha Plant.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

Paper Mario: Color Splash enemy
Ptooie
A Ptooie sprite from Paper Mario: Color Splash. HP 64 Type Spiny Role Common Card
Strong Jump Weak None Card drop rate 3
A Ptooi card from Paper Mario: Color Splash
Moves Bite Attack (9), Ball Attack (36), Ball Counterattack (5), Group Attack (9), Blowback Attack (24)
Location(s) Mossrock Theater
Quotes N/A
Enemy class
ENEMY_FIRE
Dropped items
Hammer Scraps 20 Red paint 35 Yellow paint 35 Blue paint 0 Orange paint 0 Green paint 35 Purple paint 0

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Paper Mario: The Origami King enemy
Ptooie
An origami Ptooie from Paper Mario: The Origami King. HP 48 Moves Location(s)
Type Spiked Bite (?), Bite Barrage (?), Ball Toss (?), Spell Toss (?), Team Toss (?), Plant Pitch (?) Spring of Jungle Mist
Role Common
Item drops Large bag of Confetti
Word to the wise: those spiky balls they keep aloft by breath alone hurt a fair bit if they fall on you.

Gallery[edit]

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

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Paper Mario: Sticker Star content0.game/romfs/Graphics/enemy/e_huhupakkun.bcrez huhupakkun From the Japanese name
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe TekutekuPackun.bfres TekutekuPackun Stalking Piranha Plant

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フーフーパックン[6]
Fūfū Pakkun
Portmanteau of「フーフー」(fūfū, onomatopoeia for blowing on something) and「パックンフラワー」(Pakkun Furawā, Piranha Plant)
Chinese 呼呼吞食花[?]
Hūhū Tūnshí Huā
Blow Piranha Plant
Danish Ptooie[7] -
Dutch Ptooie[?] -
Finnish Ptooie[8] -
French Ptooie[?] -
German Flora Morgenstern[?] Flora Morning Star
Spuck-Pflanze[?] Spit Plant
Spucki[9] Spitty The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Spucker[10] Spitter "Never Koop a Koopa" only
Italian Ptooie[11] - Super Mario Bros. 3
Sparamine[12] Mine Shooter ("Never Koop a Koopa")
Sputamine volanti[13] Flying Mine Spitter ("Kootie Pie Rocks")
Pianta sparamine[14] Mine shooter plant ("Crimes R Us")
Pianta Canterina[?] Singing Plant
Korean 후후뻐끔[?]
Huhu Ppeokkeum
Blowing Piranha
Norwegian Ptooie[15] -
Polish Plujka[16] From pluj ("spit") with Polish feminine diminutive suffix -ka
Portuguese Planta Cuspideira[?] Spitter Plant
Romanian Scuipătoare[17] Spitter The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Russian тьфуша[?]
t'fusha
From тьфу (t'fu, onomatopoeia for spitting) with Russian masculine diminutive suffix -ша (-sha)
Spanish Flor Metralla[18] - The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Spanish (NOA) Piraña Petraña[?] -
Spanish (NOE) Plantarina[?] Portmanteau of planta ("plant") and bailarina ("ballerina")

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tilden, Gail, et al. (June 1990). Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 54.
  2. ^ 任天堂ホームページ (March 2, 2023). GBA リバーサイドパーク. YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  3. ^ @NintendoUK (March 8, 2023). Time to make a splash! Dodge the Stalking Piranha Plants and burst through the waterfall of Mario Kart: Super Circuit’s Riverside Park, coming in Wave 4 of the #MarioKart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass. X (British English). Archived March 8, 2023, 15:36:58 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  4. ^ @NintendoUK (March 9, 2023). Looks like we need to brush up on our botany! Thanks for letting us know that we got our Stalking Piranha Plants and Ptooies mixed up when we originally posted this.. X (British English). Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  5. ^ 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 (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 185.
  6. ^ 1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 41.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Never Koop a koopa (Dansk)
  8. ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | Episode 01-08 In Finnish [2013 DVD Version]
  9. ^ Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Marios Zauberteppich
  10. ^ Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Bonkers von Yonkers
  11. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 40.
  12. ^ Le avventure di Super Mario 2x06 - Un imbroglio per papà
  13. ^ Le avventure di Super Mario 2x16 - Il concerto dei Milli Vanilli
  14. ^ Le avventure di Super Mario 2x19 - La scuola del crimine
  15. ^ Super Mario Bros 3 VHS#2 - Norsk tale - Norsk tale
  16. ^ Nowe Przygody Braci Mario Odcinek 14 - Nie fortunni opiekunowie
  17. ^ May 20, 2015. "Never Koop a Koopa", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  18. ^ Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 06 - Nunca Koopaconfies En Un Koopa