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== Characteristics ==
== Characteristics ==
Petey appears to be a larger, much more powerful version of a [[Piranha Plant]] (known as "pakkun flower" in Japan), a minor enemy dating back to the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros]]''. Whereas normal Piranha Plants usually grow from pipes, Petey seems to have grown his leaves and roots into foot-like and arm-like appendages. He can walk and even flutter about in the air. Furthermore, Petey sports a pair of white-spotted red briefs — a first for any Piranha Plant. Petey's head is framed with petals, which no other of his kind seem to have. Although Petey does not speak, he does make some disturbing growling, drooling and licking noises. (Petey's bio in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' notes that his state is the result of mutation, one possibly caused by the [[Shroobs]], not [[Bowser|Bowser's]] magic.)
Petey appears to be a larger, much more powerful version of a [[Piranha Plant]] (known as "pakkun flower" in Japan), a minor enemy dating back to the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros]]''. Whereas normal Piranha Plants usually grow from pipes, Petey seems to have grown his leaves and roots into foot-like and arm-like appendages. He can walk and even flutter about in the air. Furthermore, Petey sports a pair of white-spotted red briefs — a first for any Piranha Plant. Petey's head is framed with petals, which no other of his kind seem to have. Although Petey does not speak, he does make some disturbing growling, drooling and licking noises, which, according to subtitles in [[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]], actually have meaning. Petey's bio in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' notes that his state is the result of mutation, one possibly caused by the [[Shroobs]], not [[Bowser|Bowser's]] magic.


Petey seems fearsome, but he is not as bad as he'd like you to believe. He often acts unintentionally comically during the fights against [[Mario]]. In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', for example, Petey bloats up when Mario shoots water into his mouth, causing his large belly button to pop out of his stomach, exposing his weak point.
Petey seems fearsome, but he is not as bad as he'd like you to believe. He often acts unintentionally comically during the fights against [[Mario]]. In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', for example, Petey bloats up when Mario shoots water into his mouth, causing his large belly button to pop out of his stomach, exposing his weak point.
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