Piranha Plant
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Universe | Mario |
Debut | Super Mario Bros. (1985) |
Smash Bros. appearances | SSB Brawl SSB4 Ultimate |
Most recent non-Smash appearance | Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014) |
Console/platform of origin | Nintendo Entertainment System |
Species | Piranha Plant |
Gender | Varies |
Place of origin | Mushroom Kingdom |
Article on Super Mario Wiki | Piranha Plant |
Piranha Plants are a carnivorous plant from the Mario universe which rise from Warp Pipes.
In the Super Smash Bros. series
In Super Smash Bros.
Piranha Plants sometimes appear out of the Warp Pipes on the Mushroom Kingdom stage. They are enemies and don't seem to have a settled schedule between the two pipes. These are one of the easiest enemies to avoid in the entire Smash-series, as they won't appear if the character is on the pipe or on the side of the pipes. The pipes are also very low, making them easy to jump over.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
A Piranha Plant may sometimes appear as a stage element on PictoChat. However, they don't go up or down, and they stay on the stationary platform. Also, Petey Piranha, the first boss of Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary, is an oversized, mobile Piranha Plant.
Trophy Description
A vicious, plantlike monster that typically hides in pipes. Piranha Plants emerge with mouths open, awaiting victims. A poorly timed jump means a chomping--hence the "piranha" name. While there have been exceptions--there are many Piranha Plants with unique traits-- they generally don't appear if Mario waits on top of or just next to a pipe. They hate fireballs.
- : Super Mario Bros. (1985)
- : New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
In Super Smash Bros. 4
Piranha Plants reappear as a trophy in both versions.
Trophy Description
These guys aren't so much carnivorous as Mario...nivorous. Ahem. There are lots of varieties, like Frost, Wild Ptooie, Ghost, Prickly, Dino, Bone, Elasto-Piranhas, Stalking, Naval... A helpful mnemonic is "Fireballs with Ground Pounds defeat baddies, even super nasties."
These carnivorous plants are hungry for one thing - Mario! There are all sorts of them, including the Naval Piranha, Fire Piranha Plant, Inky Piranha Plant, Piranha Creeper, Bone Piranha Plant, Stalking Piranha Plant... But all you need to know is "plants with teeth want to eat Mario".
- : Super Mario Bros. (10/1985)
- : Super Mario Bros. 3 (02/1990)