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Ever since their first appearance in ''Super Mario Bros.'', Piranha Plants have made numerous other appearances in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], mainly as enemies in the titular [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], obstacles in certain courses of the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], in certain [[minigame]]s of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], and in [[Genre#Platform|platforming games]] starring [[Yoshi]], such as ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. | Ever since their first appearance in ''Super Mario Bros.'', Piranha Plants have made numerous other appearances in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], mainly as enemies in the titular [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], obstacles in certain courses of the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], in certain [[minigame]]s of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], and in [[Genre#Platform|platforming games]] starring [[Yoshi]], such as ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. | ||
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- "Green Piranha Plant" redirects here. For the version of this enemy also known as "Green Piranha Plant", see Wild Ptooie Piranha. For other uses, see Piranha Plant (disambiguation).
- Not to be confused with Piranha Planet.
- “Grawr Charble Grawr! (Hey, what's cooking? YOU ARE!)”
- —Piranha Plant, Mario Party DS
Piranha Plants (also known as Piranha Flowers[1][2][3] and Piranhas and misspelled as pirana plants[4][5] in early manuals and as Pirahna Flower in an Australian Nintendo Magazine System issue[6]) are large, carnivorous plants encountered throughout the Super Mario franchise. They are seemingly based on Venus flytraps and eat anything that approaches them.
The head of a Piranha Plant is most commonly either red or green with multiple other colors. Originally, Piranha Plants were found exclusively in pipes, darting out and biting anything near. Currently, Piranha Plants can be found both in and out of pipes, and may constantly bite or wait for Mario to approach to do so.
Despite being plants, Piranha Plants have been depicted as being sentient and capable of speech in a few appearances. Piranha Plant characters such as Petey Piranha, Piranha Bean and Dino Piranha, among others, reveal that some Piranha Plants can have animal-like bodies, making them capable of walking.
History
- Main article: History of Piranha Plants
Ever since their first appearance in Super Mario Bros., Piranha Plants have made numerous other appearances in the Super Mario franchise, mainly as enemies in the titular Super Mario series, obstacles in certain courses of the Mario Kart series, in certain minigames of the Mario Party series, and in platforming games starring Yoshi, such as Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island DS, and Yoshi's Woolly World.
Profiles and statistics
- Main article: List of Piranha Plant profiles and statistics
Most bios of Piranha Plants point out their plant-like characteristics and their tendency to bite down on objects. Some bios also mention certain derived species of Piranha Plant.
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Piranha Plant.
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Super Mario 64 - Piranha Plant's lullaby | File info |
Additional names
Internal names
Game | File | Name | Meaning
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Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/PackunPetit.arc | PackunPetit | Petit Piranha; compare with the game's "Packun Flower" |
Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl |
プチパックン (Puchi Pakkun) | Petit Piranha; the same as Nipper Plant |
Names in other languages
Piranha Plant
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | パックンフラワー[7] Pakkun Furawā パックンフラワー(赤)[7] Pakkun Furawā (Aka) |
Portmanteau of「ぱっくんちょ」(pakkuncho, a Japanese expression meaning "eating in one bite") and "flower"; officially romanized as "Pakkun Flower" or "Packun Flower" Piranha Plant (Red); variant from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels |
Chinese | 吞食花 Tūnshí Huā (Mario Tennis Aces and Mario Kart Tour) 食人花 Shírén Huā (prior to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) |
Swallowing Flower Human Eating Flower; obscure translation of the Japanese name |
Dutch | Piranha Plant Pakkunbloem[8] (Super Mario Land) |
Piranha Plant Pakkun Flower |
Finnish | Piraijakasvi |
Piranha Plant |
German | Piranha-Pflanze Schnapp-Piranha Pakkun-Blume (Super Mario Land instruction booklet) |
Piranha Plant From "schnappen" (to snap) and "Piranha Plant" From Japanese name |
Italian | Pianta Piranha Pianta Pirana[sic] (Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet) |
Piranha Plant Pirana Plant |
Korean | 뻐끔플라워 Ppeokkeum Peullawo |
From "뻐끔뻐끔" (ppeokkeum-ppeokkeum, onomatopoeia for opening and closing mouth repetitively) and "flower" |
Portuguese (NOA) | Planta Piranha |
Piranha Plant |
Portuguese (NOE) | Planta Piranha Planta-Piranha Planta-piranha (Super Mario 3D World) |
Piranha Plant |
Romanian | Plantă Piranha (Super Mario World television series) |
Piranha Plant |
Russian | Растение-пиранья rasteniye-piran'ya |
Piranha Plant |
Spanish (NOA) | Planta Piraña |
Piranha Plant |
Spanish (NOE) | Planta Piraña Planta Piraña Gris (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door) |
Piranha Plant Gray Piranha Plant |
Swedish | Pirayablomma |
Piranha Flower |
Upside-Down Piranha
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | 逆さパックン[10] さかさパックン Sakasa Pakkun |
Upside-down Piranha (Plant) |
Dutch | omgekeerde Piranha Omgekeerde Pakkun[8] (Super Mario Land) |
Reverse Piranha Reverse Pakkun flower |
German | Kopfüber-Piranha-Pflanze |
Upside-down Piranha Plant |
Italian | Pianta Piranha capovolta[12] Pianta Piranha a testa in giù[13] |
Upside-down Piranha Plant |
Russian | пиранья-перевертыш piran'ya-perevertysh |
Flipped-over Piranha |
Spanish (NOA) | Planta Piraña al revés |
Upside-down Piranha Plant |
Spanish (NOE) | Planta Piraña del revés |
Upside-down Piranha Plant |
References
- ^ Hiroo Tochikubo, How to win at Super Mario Bros., Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 4-19-720003-XC. Page 14.
- ^ Tatsumi Yamashita, The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 999832369X. Page 30.
- ^ M. Arakawa. NES Game Atlas. Page 35.
- ^ "Pirana plants - Man eating plants that live in the flower-pots. They show their faces quickly and without warning, so watch out! You can't kill them by jumping on top of them." Super Mario Bros. English manual, page 14.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 English manual, page 40.
- ^ Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 7, page 23.
- ^ a b Nintendo of Japan. "CHARACTERS of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2". CHARACTERS of the Super Mario Bros. series (official Japanese character index). Published 2020. Accessed 20 Mar 2021.
- ^ a b Super Mario Land Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual. Tab 14: "Personages".
- ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 13.
- ^ Super Mario Land Japanese instruction booklet. Page 13.
- ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 13.
- ^ Piranha Plant's Palutena's Guidance, in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 47
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