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==History==
==History==
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{{main|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)|''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]]''.



Revision as of 11:43, December 4, 2023

"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.
Piranha Plant
NSMBU Piranha Plant in Pipe Artwork.png
Artwork of a Piranha Plant in a Warp Pipe from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variants
Comparable
Notable members
“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.

Media

Audio.svg Super Mario 64 - Piranha Plant's lullaby
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Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

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
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
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

  1. ^ Hiroo Tochikubo, How to win at Super Mario Bros., Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 4-19-720003-XC. Page 14.
  2. ^ Tatsumi Yamashita, The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 999832369X. Page 30.
  3. ^ M. Arakawa. NES Game Atlas. Page 35.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 English manual, page 40.
  6. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 7, page 23.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b Super Mario Land Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual. Tab 14: "Personages".
  9. ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 13.
  10. ^ Super Mario Land Japanese instruction booklet. Page 13.
  11. ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 13.
  12. ^ Piranha Plant's Palutena's Guidance, in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  13. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 47

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