Prickly Piranha Plant
- Not to be confused with Spiny Piranha Plant.
The Prickly Piranha Plant[1], also known as the Spiky Piranha Plant[2], is a variety of Spiny Piranha Plant that appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2. There is only one in the entire game, encountered in the Sky Station Galaxy during the Storming the Sky Fleet mission.
This enemy holds a key to the locked up Power Star nearby. It attacks in the same way as its purple variant: slamming its head onto the ground. The player cannot jump on it due to its spikes and must use the nearby Stretch Plant to defeat it by hitting its head when it is down on the ground. Once the enemy is beaten, Mario can collect the key and obtain the Star.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Piranha Plant becomes a small Prickly Piranha Plant for its side smash attack.[3] In Palutena's Temple, Prickly Piranha Plants (just called Prickly Piranhas) are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | Dornen-Piranha-Pflanze[?] | Thorny Piranha Plant | |
| Italian | Rovo Piranha iracondo[?] | Iracund Bramble Piranha |
References
- ^ Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 29, 40 and 42.
- ^ Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 222 and 225.
- ^ GameXplain (November 1, 2018). Piranha Plant in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Reveal Trailer (Petey Piranha Final Smash!). YouTube. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
