Peewee Piranha
- Not to be confused with Petey Piranha, Dino Piranha, or Petea Piranha.
| Peewee Piranha | |
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 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| Species | Dino Piranha |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
- “There's a monster up ahead!”
- —Luma, Super Mario Galaxy 2
Peewee Piranha is a Dino Piranha that appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Unlike the original Dino Piranhas, she has a short tail, a glowing red heinie under her eggshell, and a large tongue that regularly hangs out. She appears as a boss in two levels of Sky Station Galaxy: Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum and Peewee Piranha's Speed Run. Her name comes from "pee-wee," a word that can be used to describe something small or immature, the latter of which Peewee Piranha is, and may have also derived from Petey Piranha. Peewee Piranha shares her boss theme with Sorbetti, Rollodillo, and Prince Pikante.
Peewee Piranha's boss planet is host to the original Dino Piranha in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games during Dream Spacewalk.
History
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Peewee Piranha first appears enclosed in an egg, similarly to Dino Piranha and Fiery Dino Piranha in Super Mario Galaxy, on the Geo Planet. When Mario/Luigi land on the planet, they land on top of the egg, cracking it open and releasing Peewee's head and legs. Peewee immediately begins attacking Mario/Luigi by charging right at them, much like her predecessor, but she also has her own original attack: jumping up into the air and attempting to crush Mario/Luigi beneath her weight. After Mario/Luigi have hit Peewee once, she jumps at them twice.
To defeat Peewee, Mario/Luigi must hit her in her only weak point, her glowing red heinie. However, the heinie is protected by the shell of the egg. To get rid of the shell, Mario/Luigi have to spin into it up to three times (or twice, if Mario/Luigi hit an area that is already exposed), which prompts it to shatter off Peewee's body. Mario/Luigi can also ground pound the top of the shell to instantly shatter it completely. Peewee's enormous heinie is then open to attack, but Peewee runs away from Mario/Luigi. After Mario/Luigi hit Peewee's behind once, Peewee gets angry and her head turns red, just like Dino Piranha. Her shell also reforms, and her charges and the music speed up. Mario/Luigi must repeat the process of destroying the shell to hit Peewee's heinie and win the battle, gaining a Power Star.
Peewee Piranha later appears in a level with a Prankster Comet: a Speedy Comet. Mario/Luigi must repeat most of the level, including defeating Peewee, with a timer. Peewee does not change her tactics for the rematch with Mario/Luigi and continues to just charge and jump at them. The only difference is that the planet is covered with Clocks to refill the timer.
Notably, whenever Peewee Piranha does generally anything, a squeaking noise can be heard.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
While Peewee Piranha does not appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Viridi mentions "Peewee Piranhas" during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant, implying her to be a species rather than a singular character.
Dr. Mario World
Peewee Piranha's egg appears on the map of the first half of World 8 in Dr. Mario World.
Statistics
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| World | World 1 | Galaxy | Sky Station Galaxy |
| Mission | Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum Peewee Piranha's Speed Run |
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Gallery
Peewee Piranha's exposed body
Peewee Piranha circling her planet
Angry Peewee Piranha
Peewee Piranha's egg as seen in Dr. Mario World
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/DinoPackunBaby.arc | Dino Packun Baby | Baby Dino Piranha |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ベビーディノパックン (Bebī Dino Pakkun) |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Peewee Piranha[?] | - | |
| French | Dino Piranha Jr.[?] | Dino Piranha Jr. | |
| German | Dino-Piranha Jr.[?] | Dino Piranha Jr. | |
| Italian | Discolone[?] | Augmentative form of "discolo" (an uncommon adjective used to describe the naughty children) | Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
| Babydino Piranha[?] | Babydino Piranha | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
| Korean | 디노뻐끔주니어[?] Dino Ppeokkeum Junieo |
Dino Piranha Junior | |
| Russian | Пираньязаврик[?] Piran'yazavrik |
From "Пираньязавр" (Piran'yazavr, Dino Piranha) and Russian diminutive suffix "-ик" (-ik) | |
| Spanish | Bebé Dinopiraña[?] | Baby Dinopiranha |
