Dino Piranha (mission)
Dino Piranha is the first mission of Good Egg Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy. The primary goal in this mission is for players to defeat Dino Piranha.
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Players will land on the starting planet. From here, players should take themselves to the other side of the grassy starting planet where blue Octoombas are found, and manoeuvre themselves to the other side of the planet. Whilst here, players can destroy some Item Crystals to obtain Star Bits. Climbing to the top of the underside of the planet, players should find an Item Crystal containing a Luma, which will transform into a Sling Star, subsequently slinging players into a Launch Star. Players will then be launched to the boulder planet. The objective here is for players to collect five Star Chips whilst avoiding Boulders. When all five have been collected, a Launch Star will spawn, launching players to the next planet: the bean planet. When players reach this small planet, they should defeat a Piranha Plant which will spawn a Sproutle Vine that allow players to access the bitten apple planet.
The bitten apple planet can then take players to two different planets: the flipswitch planet, accessed by defeating a Piranha Plant atop a Warp Pipe, and the block-climb planet. Should players chose to access the flipswitch planet, they will have to activate Flipswitches that ultimately spawn a Launch Star, launching players to the block-climb planet. If players do not access the flipswitch planet, they have to avoid Boulders to access a Prickly Piranha Plant which will spawn a Sproutle Vine after being defeated. This Sproutle Vine takes players to the block-climb planet.
On the block-climb planet, players should climb some platforms whilst dealing with blue Octoomba to eventually find an Item Crystal which contains a Launch Star. This Launch Star takes players to the final planet of the mission, the dino geo planet, where the boss of the mission, Dino Piranha, is found. Players may also find Starbags on the bottom of the block-climb planet. Upon landing on the dino geo planet, Dino Piranha's egg will be cracked open, revealing Dino Piranha's tail. he be woken up by hitting the end of its tail with the spin move. He will then wake up and get angry, chasing players around the planet. The method of fighting the boss remains the same: players must hit the end of its tail three more times to defeat the boss. After being hit twice, the boss changes colour from purple to red, and will start moving faster. After four hits, Dino Piranha is defeated, releasing the Power Star of the mission.
Enemies
- Octoombas
- Slurples
- Goombas
- Boulders
- Piranha Plants
- Starbags
- Prickly Piranha Plant
- Dino Piranha (boss)
Planets visited
- Starting planet
- Boulder planet
- Bean planet
- Bitten Apple planet
- Flipswitch planet (optional)
- Block-Climb planet
- Dino Geo planet
