Thorn plant
| Thorn plant | |
|---|---|
 Thorn Plant in Princess Peach: Showtime! | |
| Species | Flower |
| First appearance | Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024) |
- “This is MY show. You won't get past me!”
- —Thorn Plant, Princess Peach: Showtime!
Thorn Plant is the first boss appearing in Princess Peach: Showtime! as a boss in the level, The Castle of Thorns. In the Castle of Thorns, the Thorn Plant is responsible for summoning the thorns in the castle and the town, and holding the Theet king captive in the king's castle. Its thorns are intangible to Princess Peach's Sparkle, but can be destroyed by Swordfighter Peach's rapier.
Its battle takes place in a circular arena. During battle, while it summons thorn attacks, Peach must damage its three-dimensional thorns with her rapier. This will result the plant to hit its head to the ground, sending a wave shaped like a circle where Peach must dodge and stomp the Thorn Plant, then repeatedly attack consecutively until it is defeated. If it recovers, Peach can repeat the process to leave the Thorn Plant vulnerable to her attacks. Upon its defeat, it will break into pieces and disappear along with the thorns reverting the castle to revert to its normal state. Peach automatically obtains the Sparkle Gem and the stage is completed.
