Ptooie
- This article is about the Piranha Plant that can walk and carry a tiny spiked ball at the same time. For the special move in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, see Ptooie (move).
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 Artwork from Super Mario Bros. 3 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 4) (2023) | ||
| Variant of | Piranha Plant | ||
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- “You make me so mad I could spit!”
- —Ptooie, "Never Koop a Koopa"
Ptooies are a type of Piranha Plant that can hover Spike Balls over their mouths. Many of them are also capable of walking, though some are stationed within pipes instead. Their name is an onomatopoeia for spitting.
History
Super Mario Bros. 3
Ptooies, also referred to as Ptooie Plants,[1] make their debut in Super Mario Bros. 3 as regular enemies. A Ptooie can be identified by the spiked ball it suspends in the air over its mouth. Occasionally, Ptooies will blow the spiked ball high into the air, letting passing travelers jump between them. As with standard Piranha Plants, Ptooies can be destroyed with fireballs, hammers, Koopa Shells, or Raccoon or Tanooki Mario's tail whips. Additionally, the spiked ball can be crushed by Tanooki Mario (in statue form) for 2000 points.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Ptooies make a few appearances in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where they always attack Mario and/or his friends on sight. They are sometimes used as guns. Unlike in the game, where they are limited to blowing a single spiked ball in the air, Ptooies can shoot a whole barrage of spiked balls in any direction.
Ptooies in the show are capable of speaking in the episode "Never Koop a Koopa," despite the fact that most members of the Piranha Plant family never speak at all.
Nintendo Adventure Books
Two Ptooies appear in Koopa Capers, presumably brought to Dark Land by Wendy O. Koopa, who needs one to season a potion she intends to create. Encountered by Luigi in a Fortress, the plumber escapes the plants by jumping over them while absentmindedly wondering what they are doing wandering around in a dark and dank fortress, instead of being outside.
Super Princess Peach
Ptooies are enemies in Super Princess Peach. They are depicted as light green skin, similarly to Wild Ptooie Piranhas, and were given a variant named Glad Ptooies. If Princess Peach uses Rage to pound the ground or simply uses Poundbrella nearby, a Ptooie will lose its ball, but it is not affected otherwise. Ptooies will then simply move back and forth slowly until defeated. Even without the ball, Ptooies cannot be stomped.
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario: Color Splash
- “Sometimes I just get the urge to beat up a Ptooie. You ever get that urge? They're just so annoying!”
- —Huey, Paper Mario: Color Splash
Ptooies make their Paper Mario series debut in Paper Mario: Color Splash, found in Mossrock Theater and the Emerald Circus. In battle, they can blow their Spiked Balls with enough force to fall on Mario, but without them, they bite him. They can be summoned by Lemmy Koopa to assist in battle, along with Circus Bros. and Juggler Bros.
There is also a character named Piper that is a Ptooie.
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Ptooies make an appearance in Paper Mario: The Origami King, where origami Ptooies can be encountered as regular enemies in the Spring of Jungle Mist. One Ptooie blows a Magic Circle in the air and must be defeated to use it. In the Shroom City café, a singing Ptooie can be found alongside a singing Dino Rhino and a Sombrero Guy.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Piranha Plant can produce a spiked ball and hover it in place in the same fashion as a Ptooie. In addition, it can direct the spiked ball to other fighters and attack them. This Piranha Plant also has feet like the Ptooie, but does not leave its flower pot in order to move. On the Palutena's Temple stage, Ptooies are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Ptooies make their Mario Kart series (and overall fully three-dimensional) debut in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass as obstacles in GBA Riverside Park. They blow items such as Dash Mushrooms and Banana Peels instead of Spike Balls, which fall onto the course when the Ptooies are hit by an item such as a Green Shell.[2] The Ptooies do not blow any items in Time Trials or when the item settings are not set on Normal Items.
In tweets made about GBA Riverside Park's appearance in the Booster Course Pass, Nintendo mistook the Ptooies for Stalking Piranha Plants.[3] The mistake was later corrected.[4]
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
While Ptooies don't reappear in Mario & Luigi: Brothership, Piranha Plants and their Glohm counterparts blow a Spike Ball in battle just like them.
Unused appearances
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Ptooies were originally going to make their Paper Mario series debut in Paper Mario: Sticker Star, but they were removed.
Profiles and statistics
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
| フーフーパックン (JP) / Ptooie (EN) | |||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| フラワー |
Tribe | Flower clan | |
| すぐむきになる | Disposition | Quick to take offense | |
| 3 | Game appearances | 3 | |
| すごい |
Flower with amazing lung capacity They open their mouths wide and blow their spiked black balls, called "Shūringan", right up into the air. There are two types: those that stay in pipes all the time and those that walk around. Be careful, because there are places where there are two of them walking around. | ||
Super Princess Peach
| Ptooie | |||
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| Vibe | Vibeless | Levels | Ladida Plains 1-8 Wavy Beach 5-3 Wavy Beach 5-7 |
| Glossary number | 32 | Glossary entry | Throws balls while walking. A type of Piranha Plant. |
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario: Color Splash
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HP | 64 | Type | Spiny | Role | Common | Card | ||||||||||||||
| Strong | Jump | Weak | None | Card drop rate | 3 |  | |||||||||||||||
| Moves | Bite Attack (9), Ball Attack (36), Ball Counterattack (5), Group Attack (9), Blowback Attack (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location(s) | Mossrock Theater | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Quotes | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Paper Mario: The Origami King
| Paper Mario: The Origami King enemy | |||||||||||||||
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HP | 48 | Moves | Location(s) | |||||||||||
| Type | Spiked | Bite (?), Bite Barrage (?), Ball Toss (?), Spell Toss (?), Team Toss (?), Plant Pitch (?) | Spring of Jungle Mist | ||||||||||||
| Role | Common | ||||||||||||||
| Item drops | Large bag of Confetti | ||||||||||||||
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Word to the wise: those spiky balls they keep aloft by breath alone hurt a fair bit if they fall on you. | ||||||||||||||
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Ptooie.
A Ptooie sprite from Super Mario Bros. 3
An unused Ptooie from Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Paper Mario: Sticker Star | content0.game/romfs/Graphics/enemy/e_huhupakkun.bcrez | huhupakkun | From the Japanese name |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | TekutekuPackun.bfres | TekutekuPackun | Stalking Piranha Plant |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | フーフーパックン[6] Fūfū Pakkun |
Portmanteau of「フーフー」(fūfū, onomatopoeia for blowing on something) and「パックンフラワー」(Pakkun Furawā, Piranha Plant) | |
| Chinese | 呼呼吞食花[?] Hūhū Tūnshí Huā |
Blow Piranha Plant | |
| Danish | Ptooie[7] | - | |
| Dutch | Ptooie[?] | - | |
| Finnish | Ptooie[8] | - | |
| French | Ptooie[?] | - | |
| German | Flora Morgenstern[?] | Flora Morning Star | |
| Spuck-Pflanze[?] | Spit Plant | ||
| Spucki[9] | Spitty | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
| Spucker[10] | Spitter | "Never Koop a Koopa" only | |
| Italian | Ptooie[11] | - | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| Sparamine[12] | Mine Shooter | ("Never Koop a Koopa") | |
| Sputamine volanti[13] | Flying Mine Spitter | ("Kootie Pie Rocks") | |
| Pianta sparamine[14] | Mine shooter plant | ("Crimes R Us") | |
| Pianta Canterina[?] | Singing Plant | ||
| Korean | 후후뻐끔[?] Huhu Ppeokkeum |
Blowing Piranha | |
| Norwegian | Ptooie[15] | - | |
| Polish | Plujka[16] | From pluj ("spit") with Polish feminine diminutive suffix -ka | |
| Portuguese | Planta Cuspideira[?] | Spitter Plant | |
| Romanian | Scuipătoare[17] | Spitter | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| Russian | тьфуша[?] t'fusha |
From тьфу (t'fu, onomatopoeia for spitting) with Russian masculine diminutive suffix -ша (-sha) | |
| Spanish | Flor Metralla[18] | - | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| Spanish (NOA) | Piraña Petraña[?] | - | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Plantarina[?] | Portmanteau of planta ("plant") and bailarina ("ballerina") |
Trivia
- In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Mario Party, and Mario Party 3, Piranha Plants walk on their roots, somewhat resembling Ptooies.
References
- ^ Tilden, Gail, et al. (June 1990). Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 54.
- ^ 任天堂ホームページ (March 2, 2023). GBA リバーサイドパーク. YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ @NintendoUK (March 8, 2023). Time to make a splash! Dodge the Stalking Piranha Plants and burst through the waterfall of Mario Kart: Super Circuit’s Riverside Park, coming in Wave 4 of the #MarioKart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass. X (British English). Archived March 8, 2023, 15:36:58 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ @NintendoUK (March 9, 2023). Looks like we need to brush up on our botany! Thanks for letting us know that we got our Stalking Piranha Plants and Ptooies mixed up when we originally posted this.. X (British English). Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ November 20, 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 185.
- ^ 1988. スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 41.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Never Koop a koopa (Dansk)
- ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | Episode 01-08 In Finnish [2013 DVD Version]
- ^ Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Marios Zauberteppich
- ^ Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Bonkers von Yonkers
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 40.
- ^ Le avventure di Super Mario 2x06 - Un imbroglio per papà
- ^ Le avventure di Super Mario 2x16 - Il concerto dei Milli Vanilli
- ^ Le avventure di Super Mario 2x19 - La scuola del crimine
- ^ Super Mario Bros 3 VHS#2 - Norsk tale - Norsk tale
- ^ Nowe Przygody Braci Mario Odcinek 14 - Nie fortunni opiekunowie
- ^ May 20, 2015. "Never Koop a Koopa", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 06 - Nunca Koopaconfies En Un Koopa
