Piranha Plant: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox Character General

|universe    = {{uv|Mario}}

|firstgame    = ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1985)

|games        = ''[[SSB]]''<br>''[[Melee]]''<br>''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''

|console      = Nintendo Entertainment System

|species      = {{s|mariowiki|Piranha Plant}}

|homeworld    = {{b|Mushroom Kingdom|location}}

|creator = [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]

|interwikiname= Super Mario Wiki

|interwikipage= Piranha Plant

===Trophies===

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===Trophy===

The Piranha Plant trophy appears in both versions. In {{forwiiu}} it is part of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' [[Trophy Box]].

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===As a playable character===

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Piranha Plant was confirmed as a [[Downloadable content|DLC]] character on November 1st, 2018, making its debut as a playable character for the first time in any game. Piranha Plant was released on January 29th, 2019, and was available for free to players that registered the game with My Nintendo by January 31st, 2019. It was later made available as paid DLC separate from any [[Fighters Pass]] on February 1st, 2019. In ''Smash'', Piranha Plant is a semi-super heavyweight with various unique attacks. Its [[neutral special]], [[Ptooie]], is a spiked ball projectile which can be held above itself or directed left or right, flying further depending on how close the ball is to its mouth when it is sent out. Piranha Plant's [[side special]], [[Poison Breath]], is a chargeable poison cloud projectile that can rack up massive amounts of damage when fully charged. Its [[up special]] is its recovery move, [[Piranhacopter]]; it is an easily maneuverable and long-lasting recovery that deals damage to any players caught in it. [[Long-Stem Strike]] is Piranha Plant's [[down special]]; it is a rotatable attack that becomes more disjointed the longer it is charged for. Lastly, its [[Final Smash]] involves summoning {{b|Petey Piranha|Final Smash}} in his Subspace Emissary incarnation to imprison other fighters in his cages, breathe fire on them, and slam them into the ground.

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[[File:SSBU-Mushroom Kingdom (SSB).png|thumb|left|200px|On Mushroom Kingdom in ''Ultimate''.]]

Piranha Plants once again appear on the returning {{SSB|Mushroom Kingdom}} stage, now using their 2D sprites from ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels}}''.

===Spirits===

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====Primary spirits====

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==Trivia==

**However, Fire and Poison Piranha Plants are enemies that can be captured in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Odyssey}}''. [[Petey Piranha]], a Piranha Plant himself who [[Petey Piranha (Final Smash)|appears]] in Piranha Plant's [[Final Smash]], has also been playable in various ''Mario'' spin-off games and was also notably the only playable Piranha Plant prior to Piranha Plant’s debut.

**Worth noting is the fact that a Fire Piranha Plant, a variant of Piranha Plant, was added as a character in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Tennis Aces}}'' as a post-launch character, and, like the Piranha Plant in ''Smash'', is potted and moves around in said pot.

*Piranha Plant is the first playable character in the series to be a generic enemy.

**This distinction is now shared with [[Zombie]] and [[Enderman]], although unlike with Piranha Plant, they are not their own characters.

*Piranha Plant is the only character with no indication of eyes. Prior to ''Ultimate'', [[Mr. Game & Watch]] held this distinction; however, starting with ''Ultimate'', his model changed to have eyes during certain attacks. <!--Dark Samus's eyes are visible through her visor, as seen in one of her victory animations.-->

*Piranha Plant is the only character to receive a [[Palutena's Guidance|Guidance]] conversation in the game it was DLC in.

*Piranha Plant, [[R.O.B.]], [[Mr. Game & Watch]], and [[Dark Samus]] are the only playable characters to not have a "proper" face, meaning it consists of a mouth, eyes, nose, etc.

**This is excluding [[Samus]], who wears a helmet over her face.

*Piranha Plant and [[Corrin]] are the only [[DLC]] newcomers to not come with a new stage. Of the two, Piranha Plant is the only one to not come with any music.

*Piranha Plant has the longest duration of debuting in a non-playable role before becoming a playable character at 20 years, as it debuted in the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' as a stage hazard in the {{SSB|Mushroom Kingdom}} stage before becoming a playable fighter in ''Ultimate'' via DLC. <!--While Ridley also debuted in Smash 64 and wouldn't become playable until Ultimate, Ridley was available in the base game for Ultimate while Piranha Plant was DLC nearly 2 months after the game's release, so Piranha Plant still holds the position by nearly 2 months-->

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