Putrid Piranha
- This article is about the enemy in the Paper Mario series. For the enemy in Super Mario Odyssey, see Poison Piranha Plant.
| Putrid Piranha | |||
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 A Putrid Piranha in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |||
| First appearance | Paper Mario (2000) | ||
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) | ||
| Variant of | Piranha Plant | ||
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- “IDENTIFIED AS...MARIO! ALERT! REPORT TO BOSS! ALERT! ALERT!”
- —Putrid Piranha, Paper Mario
A Putrid Piranha is a poisonous Piranha Plant variant found in the Paper Mario series.
Design[edit]
In Paper Mario, Putrid Piranhas resemble larger variants of their standard counterparts, being colored red with white spots and having yellow-stained teeth and a large, lolling tongue. They resemble the Piranha Plants from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, fitting with the other references to the game on the island.
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Super Paper Mario, they are redesigned to be the same size as their standard counterparts and are now colored yellow with red spots while also having purple teeth, green lips, and a blue tongue.
History[edit]
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
In Paper Mario, Putrid Piranhas are found on Lavalava Island. They are first encountered as mini-bosses in Jade Jungle, where a pair is attacking the orange Yoshi who is part of the Fearsome 5, and they later appear as common enemies in Mt. Lavalava itself, where they serve as minions of the Lava Piranha. The Frost Piranha, which appears later in Shiver Snowfield, is an icy relative of the Putrid Piranha.
In battle, Putrid Piranhas can not only bite Mario, but they are also able to breathe a cloud of poisonous breath on him, this attack doing two points of damage and poisoning him if he fails to block it. Unlike their regular variant in Forever Forest, they can safely be jumped on without the Spike Shield badge due to their heads facing forwards.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
Putrid Piranhas reappear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its Nintendo Switch remake, where they can be found on Keelhaul Key as uncommon enemies. Unlike their previous appearance, they now stand upright, making them impossible to jump on normally unless Mario has the Spike Shield badge equipped, and are exclusively found in jungles.
Super Paper Mario[edit]
In Super Paper Mario, Putrid Piranhas live in the Land of the Cragnons, where they will emerge from pipes and attempt to attack with their poisonous breath. While they are exhaling their poisonous gas, Mario can damage them by jumping on their exposed head. They have a high chance of dropping items, especially Horsetails, due to the poison status being very deadly if Mario has no items. Uniquely to this game, it is mentioned in their Tattle description that the Putrid Piranhas' poisonous nature is rumored to be a result of pollution, possibly serving as an early hint to the problem of the Cragnons' littering and explaining why the poisonous plants have come to reside in the Cragnons' land.
Super Mario-Kun[edit]
Putrid Piranhas appear in volume 26 of Super Mario-Kun. When a White Magikoopa ambushes Mario and his partners in Lavalava Island, he uses Putrid Piranha plants. They bite Mario's head and let out a bad breath, poisoning Mario and Goombario. The Fearsome 5, however, comes to the rescue and attack the White Magikoopa while sealing the Putrid Piranhas' mouth with tape. One of the Yoshis then defeats the White Magikoopa by using a Thunder Rage on him.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Piranha Plant turns into a Putrid Piranha during its Poison Breath move, and spits poisonous gas to damage other fighters. It is also mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.
Statistics[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
| Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
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| Putrid Piranha | |||||||||
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Max HP | 12 | Attack | 3 | Defense | 0 | |||
| Role | Common, boss | Type | Ground | Level | 17 | ||||
| Strong | None | Weak | None | Moves | Bite (3), Poison Breath (2, Poison - Good, 3) | ||||
| Sleep? | 95%, 1 | Dizzy? | 50%, 0 | Shock? | 90%, 0 | ||||
| Shrink? | 75%, 0 | Stop? | 85%, 0 | Fright? | 30% | ||||
| Air Lift? | 20% | Hurricane? | 20% | Coins | 1 + 1-3 | ||||
| Items | Fire Flower, Super Shroom | Run | 24 | Location(s) | Jade Jungle, Mt. Lavalava | ||||
| Tattle | This is a Putrid Piranha. Max HP: 12, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 Putrid Piranhas sometimes bite, but the truly scary thing is their nasty, poisonous breath. The power of their bad breath is 2, but your HP will begin to fall if you get poisoned. You should try to recover as quickly as possible if you get poisoned. | ||||||||
- Paper Mario Official Nintendo Player's Guide: Even worse than a normal Piranha Plant, Putrid Piranha is equipped with the worst breath this side of Tayce T.'s garlic bread cook-off. If that isn't enough, it also possesses quick reflexes and a strong bite.[1]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
GameCube[edit]
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
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| Putrid Piranha | ||||||||
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Max HP | 8 | Attack | 3 | Defense | 0 | ||
| Location(s) | Keelhaul Key | Role | Common | Level | 20 | |||
| Sleep? | 105% | Dizzy? | 50% | Confuse? | 95% | |||
| Tiny? | 90% | Stop? | 80% | Soft? | 95% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 70% | Fright? | 20% | |||
| Gale Force? | 40% | KO? | 95% | Moves | Jaw Clamp (3), Poison Breath (2 to Mario and Partner, Poison, Piercing) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 0 - 3 | Items | Super Shroom, Maple Syrup (drop only), FP Plus (drop only) | |||
| Tattle Log #: 57 |
Log | A poisonous Piranha Plant. It'll poison your allies. Use your guard effectively to avoid poisoning. | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Putrid Piranha. It's a poisonous Piranha Plant. That color is totally sickly... Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. It bites, AND it attacks with super-rank poison breath. Breath mint, table four! If you get poisoned, your HP will slowly go down, so, y'know, try not to. | |||||||
Nintendo Switch[edit]
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
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| Putrid Piranha | ||||||||
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Max HP | 8 | Attack | 3 | Defense | 0 | ||
| Location(s) | Keelhaul Key | Role | Common | Level | 20 | |||
| Sleep? | 105% | Dizzy? | 50% | Confuse? | 95% | |||
| Tiny? | 90% | Stop? | 80% | Soft? | 95% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 70% | Fright? | 20% | |||
| Gale Force? | 40% | KO? | 95% | Moves | Jaw Clamp (3), Poison Breath (2 to Mario and Partner, Poison, Piercing) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 0 - 3 | Items | Super Mushroom, Maple Syrup (drop only), FP Plus (drop only) | |||
| Tattle Log #: 60 |
Log | A poisonous Piranha Plant. It'll poison its opponents. Use your Guard effectively to avoid poisoning. | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Putrid Piranha. It's a poisonous Piranha Plant. That color is totally sickly... Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. It bites, AND it attacks with super-rank poison breath. Breath mint, table four! If you get poisoned, your HP will slowly go down, so, y'know, try not to. | |||||||
Super Paper Mario[edit]
| Super Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
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| Putrid Piranha | |||||||||
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Max HP | 5 | Role | Common | Location(s) | Downtown of Crag (5-1), Gap of Crag (5-2), Floro Caverns (5-3 and 5-4) | |||
| Attack | 2 | Card type | Common | ||||||
| Defense | 0 | Items | Horsetail, Keel Mango, Fresh Veggie, Peachy Peach | Card location(s) | Card Shop; Catch Card/SP | ||||
| Score | 500 | ||||||||
| Card description | It's a poisonous Piranha Plant. As they say, every rose has its venomous bite. | ||||||||
| List of Catch Cards 57 58 59 |
Tattle | This disgusting weed is a Putrid Piranha. It will spew poisonous sludge at you... Max HP is 5 and Attack is 2. if you are poisoned, you will lose HP quickly... Thankfully, most items that restore HP also cure poison. Some say that pollution turned them into poisonous weeds... | |||||||
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ポイズンパックン[?] Poizun Pakkun |
Poison Piranha | |
| Chinese | 毒食人花[?] Dú Shírénhuā |
Poison Piranha Plant | Paper Mario |
| 毒吞食花[?] Dú Tūnshíhuā |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | ||
| Dutch | Putrid Piranha[?] | - | |
| French | Piranha Pouah[?] | Yuck Piranha | |
| Piranha kipu[?] | Piranha + a pun on qui pue ("stinking") | ||
| German | Faul-Piranha[?] | Rotten Piranha | |
| Italian | Piranha velenosa[?] | Poisonous Piranha | |
| Korean | 포이즌뻐끔플라워[?] Poijeun Ppeokkeum Pellawo |
Poison Piranha Plant | |
| Russian | гнилое растение-пиранья[?] gniloe rastenie-piran'ya |
Putrid Piranha Plant | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Piraña Séptica[?] | Septic piranha | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Piraña Pocha[?] | Rotten Piranha |
References[edit]
- ^ Paper Mario Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 109.
