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===''Mario Power Tennis''===
===''Mario Power Tennis''===
In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', [[Petey Piranha]]'s [[Defensive Power Shot]], [[Piranha Swingback]], involves him creating a Proto Piranha to hit an unreachable tennis ball for him.
In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', [[Petey Piranha]]'s [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|Defensive Power Shot]], [[Piranha Swingback]], involves him creating a Proto Piranha to hit an unreachable tennis ball for him.


===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===

Revision as of 12:42, December 5, 2023

"Gatekeeper" redirects here. For the variant of Pi'illos, see Deco Pi'illo.
Proto Piranha
A Gatekeeper in Super Mario Sunshine.
A Gatekeeper in Super Mario Sunshine
First appearance Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Piranha Plant
Relatives

A Proto Piranha, originally known as a Gatekeeper[1][2] and also known as a Proto Piranha Plant,[3] is a large species of Piranha Plant composed entirely of goop. Proto Piranhas appear as enemies in Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Power Tennis, and Mario Golf: Advance Tour.

History

Super Mario Sunshine

In Super Mario Sunshine, Gatekeepers appear out of Generators in several areas towards the beginning of the game. To get a Gatekeeper to come out of its base, Mario has to spray it with FLUDD until it comes out. In order to defeat one, Mario must use FLUDD to shoot water into its open mouth repeatedly. If Mario sprays one while its mouth is closed, it merely shrugs the attack off. Once defeated, Gatekeepers dissolve into goop, after which their base disappears; Mario cannot wash away a goop base as he can with normal goop. Aside from periodically spawning Swoopin' Stus, a Gatekeeper does nothing to attack, and it actually retreats back into its base if Mario does not defeat it in time.

There are three types of Gatekeepers in the game:

  • Pink, yellow, orange, and white Gatekeepers are the most basic variant, needing to be sprayed three times to be defeated. Only one appears at the Delfino Airstrip at the beginning of the game.
  • The brown-and-white variants are found in Bianco Square and during the first episode of Bianco Hills, Road to the Big Windmill. Like the above variant, it requires three sprays to be defeated. The one in Bianco Square sends out Swoopin' Stus if left alone, and the one in Bianco Hills sends out Piranhabons rolling down the hill.
  • The black variants are found only in Delfino Plaza, covering the boathouse to Ricco Harbor when the player has three Shine Sprites, and the lighthouse to Gelato Beach when the player has five Shine Sprites. These require six sprays to defeat, and they send out Swoopin' Stus. The one guarding the lighthouse additionally sends out a wave of Swoopin' Stus in every direction after the third spray. Additionally, they can replenish goop sprayed away from directly around their bases. However, despite blocking access to new levels, they do not have to be fought as they vanish upon Mario obtaining a Shine Sprite.

The brown Gatekeeper in Bianco Hills is the only one that can be fought multiple times, due to it being the only one in a replayable episode, while the rest are fought in Delfino Plaza or on the Delfino Airstrip to unlock portals to other areas.

Mario Golf series

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the name "Proto Piranha" appears on the leaderboard.

Mario Golf: Advance Tour

In Mario Golf: Advance Tour, Proto Piranhas appear in the Mushroom Course along with many regular Piranha Plants. They are found outside of the course itself.

Mario Power Tennis

In Mario Power Tennis, Petey Piranha's Defensive Power Shot, Piranha Swingback, involves him creating a Proto Piranha to hit an unreachable tennis ball for him.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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

Gallery

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Sunshine gatekeeper/gene_pakkun_model1[4] Gatekeeper / Gene Pakkun Gatekeeper / Generator Piranha

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドロドロパックン[?]
Dorodoro Pakkun 		Goop Piranha
ドロパックン (Mario Power Tennis)[?]
Doro Pakkun 		Mud Piranha
Dutch Proto Piranha[?] -
German Schleim-Piranha[?] Slime Piranha
Italian Fangopiranha
Pianta Piranha di fiume[6] (translation error) 		Mudpiranha
River Piranha Plant
Russian протопиранья[?]
protopiran'ya 		Protopiranha
Spanish (NOA) Piraña sucia[?] Filthy piranha
Spanish (NOE) Piraña Lodo[?] Mud Piranha

References

  1. ^ Loe, Casey. Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Page 14.
  2. ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. Super Mario Sunshine BradyGames Official Strategy Guide. Page 19.
  3. ^ Downloadable PDF featuring bingo cards themed after Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Play Nintendo. Retrieved October 27, 2020. (Archived November 5, 2020, 02:38:20 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ Super Mario Sunshine, internal filename root/data/scene/airport0.szs/scene/gatekeeper/gene_pakkun_model1.bmd
  5. ^ Super Mario Encyclopedia, pag. 100
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 100.
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Piranha Plants
Characters Big Bungee Piranha • Dino Piranha • Gattai monster • Izzy • Mama Fireplant • Mom Piranha • Muteki Kyodai Pakkun • Naval Piranha • Nettai Pakkun Flower • Pakkun Mogura • Paper Petey Piranha • Peewee Piranha • Petey Piranha • Petea Piranha • Piper • Piranha Sue • Pit Plant • Smilax • Socially Awkward Piranha Plant • Spike the Piranha • The Mind-Bogglers • Todd, Justin, Scott, and Ashby
Species Big Bone Piranha Plant • Big Fire Piranha • Big Note Piranha Plant • Big Piranha Plant • Big Poison Piranha Plant • Big Run Run Packun • Bone Piranha Plant • Bone Run Run Packun • Bungee Piranha • Chewy • Chomp-Muncher • Cloud Piranha • Dino Piranha • Elasto-Piranha • Fire Nipper Plant • Fire Piranha Plant • Fire Stalking Piranha Plant • Frost Piranha • Glad P. Plant • Glad Ptooie • Gold Piranha Plant • Gold Big Piranha Plant • Inky Piranha Plant • Jumping Fire Piranha Plant • Jumping Piranha Plant • Lava Bud • Lava Piranha • Manhandla • Mecha Piranha Plant • Melon Piranha Plant • Muncher • Nipper Plant • Nipper Spore • Nipper Spore Patch • Nipper Dandelion • Note Piranha Plant • Paper Fire Piranha Plant • Paper Macho Piranha Plant • Petit Piranha • Pirabbid Plant • Piranha Bean • Piranha Creeper • Piranha Pest • Piranha Planet • Piranha Plant • Piranha Plant (Pit of 100 Trials) • Piranha Plant (statue) • Piranha Plorp • Piranha Pod • Piranha Sprout (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker) • Piranha Sprout (Yoshi's Story) • Piranhabon • Poison Piranha Plant • Polterpiranha • Potted Piranha Plant • Prickly Piranha Plant • Propeller Piranha • Proto Piranha • Ptooie • Putrid Piranha • Raving Piranha Plant • River Piranha Plant • Sad N. Plant • Small Piranha Spiny Piranha Plant • Stalking Piranha Plant • Tane Pakkun • Trottin' Piranha Plant • Whuhoh • Wild Ptooie Piranha • Wonder Packun
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Super Mario Sunshine
Playable characters Mario
Rideable characters Yoshi • Blooper Racer
Non-playable characters FLUDD • Princess Peach • Toadsworth • Toads • Piantas (Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing · Cannon Pianta · Captain · Chucksters · Crate guy · Doot-Doot Sisters · Duck-ring riders · Hotel manager · Isle Delfino Police · Mayor · Mushroom dealer Pianta · Pianta judge · Pianta prosecutor · Sunglasses vendor) • Raccoons • Nokis (Buckies · Noki elder · Noki grandson · Park director) • Sand Bird • Il Piantissimo • Great Sunflower • Sunflower Kids
Enemies Bee • Block Boo • Bloopad • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill (Gold) • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Cheep-Cheep • Electro-Koopa King • Electro-Koopa (Blue) • Electro-Koopa (Red) • Glorpedo • Gooble • Klamber • Lava Cheep Cheep • Piranha Plant • Piranhabon • Plurp • Poink • Pokey • Pokey Pod • Pondskater • Seedy Pod • Sleepy Boo • Smolderin' Stu • Snooza Koopa • Strollin' Stu • Swipin' Stu • Wind Spirit • Winged Strollin' Stu • Wire Trap
Obstacles Bramble • Burner • Burning goop • Cheep Cheep (bird) • Electric goop • Goop • Hot water • Magma • Orange Juice Generator • Poison • Puncher • Slimy water • Spike Trap
Bosses Proto Piranha • Shadow Mario • Petey Piranha • Gooper Blooper • Plungelo • Wiggler • Mecha-Bowser • Monty Mole • Phantamanta • King Boo • Eely-Mouth • Bowser • Bowser Jr.
Items 1-Up Mushroom • Banana • Blue coin • Bomb • Coconut • Coin • Durian • Helmet • Hover Nozzle • Mario's cap • Papaya • Pepper • Pineapple • Red coin • Rocket Nozzle • Shine Sprite • Springboard • Turbo Nozzle • Water Barrel • Water Bottle • Water rocket • Yoshi's Egg
Objects Arrow sign • Big Windmill • Birds • Brick Block • Butterflies • Cannon • Cloud • Coin Fish • Crate • Dune Bud • Flagpole • Flipping platform • Flower • Fluff • Graffiti • Hook • Ice block • Jar • Jellyfish • Jump Mushroom • Leaf boat • Manhole cover • Metal screen • Mudboat • Multicolored block • Mushroom • Nail • Nozzle box • Orange block • Pipe • Pole • Portrait • Revolving Gate • Rope • Sand block • Scale • Seagull • Shine Painting • Sign • Slots • Spotted block • Stone slab • Swing • Trampoline • Tree • Turbo-bashable doors • Wall painting • Watermelon • Watermelon block • White box • Yoshi Platform • Yoshi-Go-Round
Locations Main courses Bianco Hills • Ricco Harbor • Gelato Beach (Sand Cabana · Shine Tower · Surf Cabana) • Pinna Park • Sirena Beach (Hotel Delfino · Casino Delfino) • Noki Bay • Pianta Village • Corona Mountain
Secret courses Lily Pad Ride • Pachinko Game • Red Coin Field • Super Slide • Turbo Track
Other Isle Delfino • Delfino Plaza • Bianco Square • Boathouse • Shine Gate • Delfino Airstrip
Moves Backward Somersault • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Super Whirl Jump • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Completion • Delfino Emergency Broadcast System • Episodes • Gadd Science, Incorporated • Guide Book • Life meter • Magic Paintbrush
Music compositions "Isle Delfino" • "Ricco Harbor" • "Secret Course"
Further info Gallery • Glitches • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
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Mario Golf: Advance Tour
Characters Default Mario • Princess Peach • Yoshi • Donkey Kong • Neil • Ella
Unlockable Joe • Putts • Sherry • Grace • Azalea • Tiny • Kid • Gene
Transfer Luigi • Bowser • Waluigi • Wario
Non-playable Buzz • Bud • Elf • Helen • Grampie • Grammie • Piranha Plant • Pro • Boo • Pokey • Toad • Toadsworth • Koopa Troopa • Klepto • Blooper • Monty Mole
Courses Marion Course • Palms Course • Dunes Course • Links Course • Mushroom Course • Star Courses
One-club Challenge • Next Gen Epoch Golf Mini-Park • Coo-Coo Course • Elf's Short Course
Places Custom Club Shop • Golf Clinic
Items Custom Club • Custom Ticket
Miscellaneous Best Badge • Gallery • Glossary • Power Shot • Staff
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Mario Power Tennis / New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis
Playable characters Default Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Wario • Waluigi • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Yoshi • Koopa Troopa • Boo • Shy Guy
Unlockable Fly Guy • Koopa Paratroopa • Wiggler • Petey Piranha
Non-playable characters Gooper Blooper • Mecha-Bowser
Species Birdo • Blue Twirler • Chain Chomp • Fighter Fly • Freezie • Garbage Can Ghost • Gold Ghost • Klaptrap • Kritter • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Noki • Paragoomba • Pianta • Police • Proto Piranha • Purple Puncher • Shellcreeper • Sidestepper • Thunder Lakitu • Toad • Ukiki
Courts Peach Dome (hard · clay · grass) • Luigi's Mansion Court • Wario Factory Court • Delfino Plaza Court • Gooper Blooper Court • DK Jungle Court • Bowser Castle Court • Mario Classic Court
Items Green Shell • Red Shell • Mushroom • Banana • Star • Lightning
Minigames Artist On the Court • Balloon Panic • Chain-Chomp Challenge • Coin Collectors • Gooper Blooper Volley • Mecha-Bowser Mayhem • Terror Tennis • Tic-Tac-Glow
Power Shots Offensive Iron Hammer • Squeaky Mallet • Super Peach Spin • Wonder Flower • Thunder Cast Shot • Whirluigi • Fire Breath • Magic Paint • Barrel Cannon Blast • Acrobatic Banana • Rainbow Flutter • Water Bomb • Boo Blast • Lightning Spear • Tornado Twist • Energy Ball • Anger Management • Sludge Racket
Defensive Spin Jump Return • Poltergust Return • Sweet Kiss Return • Flowerbed Return • Ultra-Hand Return • Swimming Return • Spinning Shell Dash • Rolling Brush Return • Boomerang Banana Return • Barrel Jet • Rolling Egg Return • Water Shell Dash • Boo Brigade Return • Spear Dance Return • Tornado Return • Sky Dive • Flutter Return • Piranha Swingback
Cups Mushroom Cup • Flower Cup • Star Cup • Rainbow Cup • Moonlight Cup • Planet Cup • Fire Cup • Thunder Cup
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Mario Power Tennis - Hammer Power • Staff
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