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{{merge from|Ice Piranha Plant}}
{{species infobox
{{about|the Piranha Plant species found in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]|the similar Piranha Plant species first appearing in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''|[[Ice Piranha Plant]]}}
|image=[[File:Ice PiranhaNSMBU.png|233px]]<br>Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
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|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|title=Frost Piranha
|relatives=[[Putrid Piranha]]<br>[[Fire Piranha Plant]]
|image=[[File:PMTTYD_Frost_Piranha.PNG]]
|parent_species=[[Piranha Plant]]
|related=[[Ice Piranha Plant]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
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'''Frost Piranhas''' (also known as '''Ice Piranha Plants''')<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|date=November 18, 2012|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' Prima's Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2|page=147}}</ref> are a type of [[Piranha Plant]] with a freezing bite and icy breath. They generally inhabit similarly cold climates. Frost Piranhas most commonly appear in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]].


A '''Frost Piranha''' is a large [[Piranha Plant]] with a freezing bite and icy breath, found in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series of games.
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==History==
==History==
===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
====''Paper Mario''====
Frost Piranhas first appeared in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. They are larger than the average Piranha Plants and are a sky-blue color. [[Mario]] first encountered Frost Piranhas while on his way to [[Starborn Valley]]. Along with being exceptionally strong, they had the ability to shoot icy blasts of breath that can [[Frozen|freeze]] Mario and his allies (although the blasts themselves won't hurt them). Frost Piranhas were later encountered on [[Shiver Mountain]] where they were less abundant.
Frost Piranhas first appear in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. They are visually blue recolors of the game's [[Putrid Piranha]]s, and as such are larger than normal Piranha Plants and face the side, allowing them to be jumped on. Like all normal enemy Piranha Plants in the game, they burrow underground and spout up to attack. [[Mario]] first encounters Frost Piranhas while on his way to [[Starborn Valley]]. Along with being exceptionally strong, they have the ability to shoot icy blasts of breath that can [[Frozen|freeze]] Mario and his allies (although the blasts themselves will not hurt them). Frost Piranhas are unaffected by ice-based attacks, though are weak to fire-based ones. Frost Piranhas are later encountered on [[Shiver Mountain]], where they are less abundant.


====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Frost Piranhas reappear in ''Paper Mario''{{'}}s sequel ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. They can be found on the way to [[Fahr Outpost]] and were slightly stronger than before, but noticeably lacking their ice-breath ability. However, their bite could still freeze Mario or his partners if they did not perform a [[Guard]] move. Like their ''Paper Mario'' counterparts, they can burrow underground and pop up to attack. Unlike in the previous game, they cannot be jumped on in battle.
Frost Piranhas are enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', where they, like Putrid Piranhas, are now depicted as [[Piranha Plant#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Pale Piranha]] recolors and as such are now normal-sized and upward-facing, preventing jump attacks against them. They can be found on the [[Path to Fahr Outpost]] and are slightly stronger than previously. They no longer have their icy breath attack, but their bites can freeze Mario or his partners if not [[guard]]ed against. In the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], Frost Piranhas regain their icy breath attack, which targets both Mario and his partner at once and can freeze them, though their bite attack no longer inflicts freeze. Just like before, Frost Piranhas are unaffected by ice-based attacks, which even restores their HP, but are weak to fire-based ones. They and the [[Ice Puff]]s are the only ice-themed enemies in the game.


====''Super Paper Mario''====
====''Super Paper Mario''====
Frost Piranhas return in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', where they are found in [[The Underwhere]]. This time their stalk is green like normal Piranha Plants instead of blue, and they are only found popping out of [[Warp Pipe]]s. Frost Piranhas sometimes drop an [[Ice Storm]] if defeated.
Frost Piranhas return in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', where they are found in [[The Underwhere]]. This time their stalk is green like normal Piranha Plants instead of blue, and they are only found popping out of [[Warp Pipe]]s. They can attack by breathing an ice gust. Frost Piranhas sometimes drop an [[Ice Storm]] if defeated.


==Additional profiles and statistics==
===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Frost Piranha|align=horizontal}}
[[File:Ice Piranha Plant.png|thumb|right|175px|A Frost Piranha on a rock (upside down)]]
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Frost Piranha|image=[[File:PMTTYD_Frost_Piranha.PNG]]|align=horizontal}}
Frost Piranhas<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/new_smb_u/?lang=en|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-234111/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/new_smb_u/?lang=en}}</ref> appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Nintendo Switch port]], making them the only ''Paper Mario'' enemy to cross into the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games. They look and act similarly to [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s, but shoot [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s, which are capable of freezing playable characters as well as other enemies, similarly to [[Ice Bro]]s. Additionally, [[Yoshi]] can eat their ice balls and spit them at other enemies. In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', Frost Piranhas inhabit the world of [[Rock-Candy Mines]], where three of them appear in the level [[Fuzzy Clifftop]], with two in a [[Warp Pipe]] and one on the ceiling, and in ''New Super Luigi U'', Frost Piranhas appear in [[Broozers and Barrels]].
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
Frost Piranha is mentioned briefly by [[List of Smash Taunt characters#Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for Piranha Plant in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Paper Mario''===
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Frost Piranha|image=[[File:PM Frost Piranha idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
 
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
====GameCube====
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Frost Piranha|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYD_Frost_Piranha.png]]}}
 
====Nintendo Switch====
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=Frost Piranha|align=horizontal}}
 
===''Super Paper Mario''===
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Frost Piranha|align=horizontal}}
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Frost Piranha|align=horizontal}}
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
SPM Frost Piranha Catch Card.png|[[Catch Card]]
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
{{appearances list
|title1=''[[Paper Mario]]''
|role1=Common enemy
|release1=2000
|format1=[[Nintendo 64]]
|title2=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|role2=Common enemy
|release2=2004
|format2=[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|title3=''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|role3=Common enemy
|release3=2007
|format3=[[Wii]]
|title4=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|role4=Uncommon enemy
|release4=2012
|format4=[[Wii U]]
|title5=''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|role5=Uncommon enemy
|release5=2013
|format5=[[Wii U]]
|title6=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|role6=Mentioned
|release6=2018
|format6=[[Nintendo Switch]]
|title7=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|role7=Uncommon enemy
|release7=2019
|format7=[[Nintendo Switch]]
}}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=アイスパックン
|Jap=アイスパックン<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section|page=208|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Aisu Pakkun
|JapR=Aisu Pakkun
|JapM=Ice Piranha
|JapM=Ice Piranha
|Fra=Piranha Gelé
|ChiS=冰冻食人花
|FraM=Frozen Piranha
|ChiSN=''Paper Mario''
|Ger=Frost Piranha
|ChiSR=Bīngdòng Shírénhuā
|GerM=-
|ChiSM=Frost Piranha Plant
|Por=Frost Piranha
|ChiS2=冰冻吞食花
|PorM=-
|ChiS2N=''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
|ChiS2R=Bīngdòng Tūnshíhuā
|ChiS2M=Frost Piranha Plant
|ChiT=冰凍吞食花
|ChiTR=Bīngdòng Tūnshíhuā
|ChiTM=Frost Piranha Plant
|Dut=Frost Piranha
|Dut2=Ice Piranha Plant
|Dut2N=''The Thousand-Year Door'' remake
|Fre=Piranha gelée
|FreM=Gelid Piranha
|Ger=Frost-Piranha
|Ita=Piranha gelida
|ItaN=''Paper Mario'' series
|ItaM=Gelid piranha
|Ita2=Ghiaccio Piranha<ref>{{cite|date=2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-8893674362|page=208}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|Ita2M=Ice Piranha
|Kor=아이스뻐끔플라워
|KorR=Aiseu Ppeokkeum Peullawo
|KorM=Ice Piranha Plant
|Rus=морозное растение-пиранья
|RusR=moroznoe rastenie-piran'ya
|RusM=Frosty Piranha Plant
|Spa=Piraña Hielo
|Spa=Piraña Hielo
|SpaM=Ice Piranha
|SpaM=Ice Piranha
|Chi=冰冻食人花
|ChiR=Bīngdòng Shírén Huā
|ChiM=Frost Piranha Plant
}}
}}
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:18, December 10, 2024

Frost Piranha
Screenshot of a Frost Piranha
Screenshot from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Paper Mario (2000)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of Piranha Plant
Relatives

Frost Piranhas (also known as Ice Piranha Plants)[1] are a type of Piranha Plant with a freezing bite and icy breath. They generally inhabit similarly cold climates. Frost Piranhas most commonly appear in the Paper Mario series.

History[edit]

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

Frost Piranhas first appear in Paper Mario. They are visually blue recolors of the game's Putrid Piranhas, and as such are larger than normal Piranha Plants and face the side, allowing them to be jumped on. Like all normal enemy Piranha Plants in the game, they burrow underground and spout up to attack. Mario first encounters Frost Piranhas while on his way to Starborn Valley. Along with being exceptionally strong, they have the ability to shoot icy blasts of breath that can freeze Mario and his allies (although the blasts themselves will not hurt them). Frost Piranhas are unaffected by ice-based attacks, though are weak to fire-based ones. Frost Piranhas are later encountered on Shiver Mountain, where they are less abundant.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Frost Piranhas are enemies in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, where they, like Putrid Piranhas, are now depicted as Pale Piranha recolors and as such are now normal-sized and upward-facing, preventing jump attacks against them. They can be found on the Path to Fahr Outpost and are slightly stronger than previously. They no longer have their icy breath attack, but their bites can freeze Mario or his partners if not guarded against. In the Nintendo Switch remake, Frost Piranhas regain their icy breath attack, which targets both Mario and his partner at once and can freeze them, though their bite attack no longer inflicts freeze. Just like before, Frost Piranhas are unaffected by ice-based attacks, which even restores their HP, but are weak to fire-based ones. They and the Ice Puffs are the only ice-themed enemies in the game.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Frost Piranhas return in Super Paper Mario, where they are found in The Underwhere. This time their stalk is green like normal Piranha Plants instead of blue, and they are only found popping out of Warp Pipes. They can attack by breathing an ice gust. Frost Piranhas sometimes drop an Ice Storm if defeated.

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

Frost Piranha
A Frost Piranha on a rock (upside down)

Frost Piranhas[2] appear in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their Nintendo Switch port, making them the only Paper Mario enemy to cross into the New Super Mario Bros. games. They look and act similarly to Fire Piranha Plants, but shoot ice balls, which are capable of freezing playable characters as well as other enemies, similarly to Ice Bros. Additionally, Yoshi can eat their ice balls and spit them at other enemies. In New Super Mario Bros. U, Frost Piranhas inhabit the world of Rock-Candy Mines, where three of them appear in the level Fuzzy Clifftop, with two in a Warp Pipe and one on the ceiling, and in New Super Luigi U, Frost Piranhas appear in Broozers and Barrels.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

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

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

Paper Mario enemy
Frost Piranha
Battle idle animation of a Frost Piranha from Paper Mario Max HP 10 Attack 4 Defense 0
Role Common Type Ground Level 22
Strong Ice Weak Fire (+2), Egg Missile (+2) Moves Bite (4), Icy Breath (Freeze - Good, 2)
Sleep? 95%, 1 Dizzy? 50%, 0 Shock? 90%, 0
Shrink? 75%, 0 Stop? 85%, 0 Fright? 20%
Air Lift? 20% Hurricane? 20% Coins 1 + 1-4
Items Fire Flower Run 18 Location(s) Shiver Snowfield, Shiver Mountain
Tattle This is a Frost Piranha. Frost Piranhas are frozen Piranha Plants. Max HP: 10, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 They'll try to freeze you with their icy breath. You'll be at their mercy if they freeze you, so you'd better try to immobilize them right away. Ice attacks won't work--they love ice! Fire attacks, though...

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

GameCube[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Frost Piranha
Frost Piranha Max HP 10 Attack 5 Defense 0
Location(s) Fahr Outpost, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 62, 64, 67) Role Common Level 26
Sleep? 100% Dizzy? 40% Confuse? 80%
Tiny? 85% Stop? 70% Soft? 85%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 10%
Gale Force? 40% KO? 95% Moves Jaw Clamp (5, Frozen)
Exp. points 0 Coins 1 - 4 Items Dried Shroom (drop only), Fire Flower (drop only), Maple Syrup (drop only), Mushroom (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Volt Shroom (drop only)
Tattle Log #:
58
Log A Piranha Plant with ice powers that's weak against fire. Its biting attack sometimes freezes you.
Tattle That's a Frost Piranha. It's a cool customer with strong ice powers. Max HP is 10, Attack is 5 and Defense is 0. Its biting attack sometimes freezes us, so try to immobilize it first. It's weak against fire attacks, too, so use them as well.

Nintendo Switch[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Frost Piranha
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Max HP 10 Attack 5 Defense 0
Location(s) Path to Fahr Outpost, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 62, 64, 67) Role Common Level 26
Sleep? 100% Dizzy? 40% Confuse? 80%
Tiny? 85% Stop? 70% Soft? 85%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 10%
Gale Force? 40% KO? 95% Moves Jaw Clamp (5), Ice breath (5 to both Mario and partner, frozen)
Exp. points 0 Coins 1 - 4 Items Dried Mushroom (drop only), Fire Flower (drop only), Maple Syrup (drop only), Mushroom (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Volt Mushroom (drop only)
Tattle Log #:
61
Log A Piranha Plant with ice powers that's weak against fire. It absorbs ice attacks, and its icy-breath attack can sometimes freeze you!
Tattle That's a Frost Piranha. It's a cool customer with strong ice powers. Max HP is 10, Attack is 5 and Defense is 0. Its frozen-breath attack can freeze us, so try to immobilize it first. It's weak against fire attacks too, so use them as well. That said, don't even think about using ice attacks!

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Super Paper Mario enemy
Frost Piranha
Sprite of a Frost Piranha from Super Paper Mario. Max HP 7 Role Common Location(s) The Underwhere (7-1)
Attack 3 Card type Common
Defense 0 Items Ice Storm Card location(s) Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
Score 700
Card description Someone left this flower out in the winter cold. On the plus side, it can cool beverages in a hurry.
  List of Catch Cards  
  58      59      60  
Tattle This frigid Frost Piranha has subzero breath... Max HP is 7 and Attack is 3. If you get breathed on, you'll be frozen for a bit... Originally hailing from a cold climate, this plant struck out in search of new prey... This plant loves ice cream, but hates hot-fudge sundaes.

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

# Title Role Release date Format

1 Paper Mario Common enemy 2000 Nintendo 64
2 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Common enemy 2004 Nintendo GameCube
3 Super Paper Mario Common enemy 2007 Wii
4 New Super Mario Bros. U Uncommon enemy 2012 Wii U
5 New Super Luigi U Uncommon enemy 2013 Wii U
6 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Mentioned 2018 Nintendo Switch
7 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Uncommon enemy 2019 Nintendo Switch

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アイスパックン[3]
Aisu Pakkun
Ice Piranha
Chinese (simplified) 冰冻食人花[?]
Bīngdòng Shírénhuā
Frost Piranha Plant Paper Mario
冰冻吞食花[?]
Bīngdòng Tūnshíhuā
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Chinese (traditional) 冰凍吞食花[?]
Bīngdòng Tūnshíhuā
Frost Piranha Plant
Dutch Frost Piranha[?] -
Ice Piranha Plant[?] The Thousand-Year Door remake
French Piranha gelée[?] Gelid Piranha
German Frost-Piranha[?] -
Italian Piranha gelida[?] Gelid piranha Paper Mario series
Ghiaccio Piranha[4] Ice Piranha New Super Mario Bros. U
Korean 아이스뻐끔플라워[?]
Aiseu Ppeokkeum Peullawo
Ice Piranha Plant
Russian морозное растение-пиранья[?]
moroznoe rastenie-piran'ya
Frosty Piranha Plant
Spanish Piraña Hielo[?] Ice Piranha

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). New Super Mario Bros. U Prima's Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 147.
  2. ^ New Super Mario Bros. U entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:41:11 UTC via archive.today.)
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 208.
  4. ^ 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-8893674362. Page 208.