Fire Piranha Plant

Template:Species-infobox A Fire Piranha Plant (also called a Fire Piranha or Venus Fire Trap) is a variety of Piranha Plant that can shoot fireballs, and some have the ability to fire three at a time. They come in either green or red varieties. Its other name, Venus Fire Trap, is a play on the name of a real life carnivorous plant, the Venus flytrap. The Ice Piranha Plant is the polar opposite of the Fire Piranha Plant.

History

Super Mario series

Artwork of a Fire Piranha Plant, from Super Mario Bros. 3.

Super Mario Bros. 3

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In their first appearance in Super Mario Bros. 3, Venus Fire Traps appear as common enemies in most worlds. Their attack pattern basically consists of hiding in Warp Pipes, much like regular Piranha Plants, and, when Mario approaches, rising from the pipe and spitting an unstoppable fireball in his direction. Like regular Piranha Plants, they can only be defeated with power-ups. There is also another variety of Venus Fire Traps that can spit two times in a row. Aside from the enemies, the king of Pipe Land was also transformed into a Venus Fire Trap by Ludwig von Koopa in the original NES version of the game.

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS

The bigger version of the Fire Piranha Plant, a Big Fire Piranha Plant from Super Mario 64.

They also appear rarely in Super Mario 64 and its remake in Tiny-Huge Island and Bowser in the Sky, where they are drastically smaller than their previous appearances (or, in the case of the Huge part of Tiny-Huge Island, larger). They attack by appearing suddenly, then blasting a small fireball before disappearing. Like with normal Piranha Plants, they can be defeated by being punched. Larger versions called Piranha Flowers (later known as Big Fire Piranha Plants) also appear, which are approximately as large as Big Piranha Plants. They attack the same way and can be defeated with a single punch or by using a Super Mushroom (in the remake only).

New Super Mario Bros.

In New Super Mario Bros., Fire Piranha Plants appear as uncommon enemies, and the only grounded Fire Piranha Plant appears at World 2-6 blocking a Star Coin, but they reappear in pipes at World 3-B, World 5-Castle, and World 6-3. They attack and behave in the same way as in Super Mario Bros. 3. They can be defeated with a Fire Flower, Starman, Shell Dash, or by Mega Mario or Luigi.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

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Two Fire Piranha Plants from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

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In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, they behave the same as in New Super Mario Bros. and can be defeated in the same way as last time; however, they can now be frozen via Penguin Suit or Ice Flower. They first appear in World 1-3. Fire Piranha Plants can also be helpful to the player because they can be found in dark caves where there are no Light Blocks. The fire these enemies spit can light up a small amount of the room, often revealing secret pipes and pits. Yoshi can swallow the fireball or the Fire Piranha Plant itself to be able to spit a fireball out, which can be used to defeat enemies, although this fireball can still hurt other players. Big Fire Piranha Plants also reappear in this game; they are the same size as Big Piranha Plants and take three fireballs to destroy. The fireballs they spit are also larger. Just as before, if a Fire Piranha Plant is in a pipe, it spits a fireball and briefly retreats into the pipe; if it has no pipe, it spits a fireball then chomps in the air for a few seconds before doing it again.

Super Mario 3D Land

A Fire Piranha Plant from Super Mario 3D Land.

Fire Piranha Plants appear in Super Mario 3D Land. However, their appearances have changed. They are now brown with orange spots and slightly resemble Fiery Dino Piranha's colors. Some leave behind a Fire Flower when they are defeated by Mario.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Fire Piranha Plants also appear in New Super Mario Bros. 2. They reuse their appearance from the previous New Super Mario Bros. games, with red and white spots. Big Fire Piranha Plant also appear in the game. In World 6-2, using a Gold Ring inside a bonus room turns the Fire Piranha Plant into a golden Fire Piranha Plant; it acts the same as a normal one, but when it is defeated Coins emerge from the Warp Pipe, like a normal Piranha Plant.

New Super Mario Bros. U

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Fire Piranha Plants in New Super Mario Bros. U.

Fire Piranha Plants also reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U along with their ice counterparts. They mostly retain their behavior and appearance from their previous New Super Mario Bros. series appearances, except that they always face up while not spitting fireballs.

Their fireballs can also melt Ice Blocks.

Super Mario 3D World

Fire Piranha Plants return in Super Mario 3D World. In this game they retain their appearance from Super Mario 3D Land.

DiC Cartoons

A Venus Fire Trap from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Venus Fire Traps made several appearances in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. Piranha Plants with fireball exhaling abilities similar to Venus Fire Traps also appeared in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! though referred to as a Magic Piranha Plant. In the Super Mario World television series episode "Fire Sale", Kootie Pie kidnaps Mama Fireplant, a Venus Fire Trap from Dome City, and takes her to her ice castle to warm it up.

Nintendo Comics System

In the Nintendo Comics System story "The Fish That Should've Gotten Away", a giant green Fire Piranha Plant appears among the large group of monsters attacking and chasing Mario.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

In Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Fire Piranha Plants once again appear as common enemies and have the same attack pattern as in Super Mario Bros. 3. This game is the only one in which they have spikes on their heads. Fire Piranha Plant statues appear in Mario's castle; like their living counterparts, they spit fireballs, although they also come in comparatively big and small sizes.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong series

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

They are common enemies in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis. They aren't seen commonly in tubes, usually only in the boss fight of Pipe Works. They use their fire breathing ability, and have only one fireball, keeping their mouths open until they get their fireball back. They are invincible in this game. Two may swallow each other's fireballs, as if they were playing catch.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!

Fire Piranha Plants, mislabelled Piranha Plants, reappear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!

Fire Piranha Plants (now known as Piranha with Fire) appear alongside normal Piranha Plants in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

Fire Piranha Plants appear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, behaving as in previous titles. This time, they are labelled under their current name in the Construction Zone.

WarioWare series

In WarioWare: Twisted!, Fire Piranha Plants with their Super Mario Bros. 3 sprites appear in the microgame Super Mario Bros. 3-Lift, as one of the enemies who try to attack the player.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart DS

In the track Mario Circuit there are two Fire Piranha Plants in Warp Pipes that spit fireballs at the racers.

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

A few Fire Piranha Plants appear at the starting line on one of the courses, spitting fireballs into the air. However, they do not affect gameplay.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

While Fire Piranha Plants do not appear as normal enemies in the original Paper Mario, a big unique one called Lava Piranha appears as the boss of Mt. Lavalava. It shares the same name as a regular Fire Piranha Plant in the Japanese version.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Fire Piranha Plants make their Paper Mario series debut in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. They appear in Rugged Road and Rumble Volcano. They look like regular Piranha Plants, but will eventually start spitting fireballs at Mario as he nears them. If any of these fireballs touch Mario, he loses 5 HP. In battle, Fire Piranha Plants can either spew a fiery gas towards Mario or spit out a fireball at him. Their name was shortened to "Fire Piranha" in the North American version, but the European release uses its full name.

Paper Mario: Color Splash

Fire Piranha Plants return in Paper Mario: Color Splash. They can be found in Redpepper Crater and shoot fireballs at Mario even outside battle, which produce an 8HP damage.

Another one is found in Plum Park inside a bucket, and has to be First Strike-attacked with a hammer in order to not get damaged. The Fire Piranha Plant in Plum Park does not shoot fireballs outside of battle.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS

Fire Piranha Plants reappear in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, appearing when the player shakes a Piranha Plant or a Jumping Piranha Plant, depending on which style. Despite never appearing in Super Mario Bros., they are given a new sprite based on the standard Piranha Plant's sprite in that style.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Fire Piranha Plants also appear in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, where they are found in Gloomy Woods. Their paper variants later appear in Twinsy Tropics. Fire Piranha Plants can attack by spitting fireballs at the bros. They can either spit two small fireballs, which target Mario and Luigi, or a large fireball, which targets Paper Mario. The fireballs occasionally cause the burn burn status ailment. Fire Piranha Plants can also attack by stretching their head backwards, causing it to be pulled forwards quickly into one of the bros., which can be countered with a hammer.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemy
Fire Piranha
	Max HP	25	Role	Common	Location(s)	Rugged Road, Rumble Volcano, Bowser's Sky Castle
	Attack	10	Stickers	N/A
	Defense	0	Moves	Fireball (6), Fire Gas (10)

Paper Mario: Color Splash enemy
Fire Piranha Plant
	HP	64	Type	Spiny	Role	Common	Card
	Strong	None	Weak	None	Card drop rate	3
	Moves	Fire Attack (15), Group Fire Attack (15)
	Location(s)	Plum Park, Redpepper Crater
Quotes	N/A
Enemy class
ENEMY_RANDAM_1_5
Dropped items
Hammer Scraps 20 Red paint 35 Yellow paint 35 Blue paint 0 Orange paint 0 Green paint 35 Purple paint 0

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Fire Piranha Plant
	HP	104	POW	90 (82)	Defense	108 (94)	Speed	58
	Role	Common	Type	Normal	Weakness	Fire	Location(s)	Gloomy Woods
	Level	15	Experience	60 (55)	Coins	40	Item drop	Super Mushroom - 5% Flame Hammer - 3%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Paper Fire Piranha Plant
	HP	46	POW	125 (114)	Defense	138 (120)	Speed	105
	Role	Common	Type	Spiny, Paper	Weakness	Fire	Location(s)	Twinsy Tropics
	Level	21	Experience	96 (91)	Coins	55	Item drop	Ultra Mushroom - 5% Shiny Battle Card - 3%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ファイアパックン Faia Pakkun	Fire Piranha
German	Venus-Feuerfalle[?]	Venus Firetrap
Italian	Pianta Piranha falò Piranha Falò Fiore Piranha (Super Mario 64)[?]	Bonfire Piranha Plant Bonfire Piranha Piranha Flower
Korean	파이어뻐끔플라워[?] Paieo Ppeokkeum Peullawo	Fire Pakkun Flower
Spanish (NOA)	Piraña Escupefuego[?]	SpitFire Piranha
Spanish (NOE)	Piraña Pirómana[?]	Pyromaniacal Piranha

Trivia

• Piranha Plants that spit fireballs in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team are not titled as Fire Piranha Plants.
• Pixel art of a Super Mario Bros. 3-style Fire Piranha Plant appears in the world premade for the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft: Wii U Edition and Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition.