Dino Piranha
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This article is about Piranha Plant that comes from an egg. For information about mission in Super Mario Galaxy, see here.
| Dino Piranha | |
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| Species | Piranha Plant |
| Galaxy | Good Egg Galaxy |
| Level(s) | Dino Piranha Dino Piranha Speed Run |
| Dome | Terrace |
| Star Given |  
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The Dino Piranha ("Dino Pakkun" in Japan) is a large boss in the video game Super Mario Galaxy. The boss lives in the Good Egg Galaxy. It is inside an egg when Mario first encounters it. Its egg is cracked when Mario crashes into it with the power of a Launch Star. The Dino Piranha then starts moving around from inside the egg, and when Mario attacks its tail, this will start a battle.
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[edit] Appearance
Dino Piranha's head looks like that of Petey Piranha, though its body is much different. The Dino Piranha's body beneath the Piranha Plant head is that of a dinosaur's, with a green hue and has light green lips. Its tail has a brown orb at the end of it with texture like a seed. When it first breaks out of the egg its head is purple, but when enraged it turns red with anger, and when it is defeated it turns back to its original color.
[edit] Strategy
When Mario arrives on Dino Piranha's planet, he will land on Dino Piranha's egg, cracking it. Dino's tail and legs will pop out and it will start walking around. To fully crack open the egg, Mario must Star Spin Dino Piranha's tail so that it hits itself and cracks the shell. Dino Piranha will then start to run around the planet and Mario must sneak up behind it and star spin its tail again which will make it very angry. Its head will turn red and it will chase Mario extremely quickly. To defeat it, Mario must once again get behind it and Star Spin its tail. It will fall over and explode, releasing a Power Star.
The player fights the Dino Piranha twice, with the second fight being part of the Speedy Comet run. Also, another Dino Piranha, known as the Fiery Dino Piranha, is fought later in the game.
[edit] Gallery
 Dino stage 1 |
 Dino stage 2 |
 Dino stage 3 |
[edit] Trivia
- In the game's ending, the Dino Piranha appears on the castle grounds next to a circle of Goombas with pumpkins on them and Toads playing.
- The theme music while fighting Dino Piranha is the same as while fighting Tarantox and Fiery Dino Piranha.
[edit] Names in Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Spanish | Planta Dinopiraña | Dinopiranha Plant |
| Piranha Plants |
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| Bungee Bud | Bungee Piranha | Chewy | Chomp-Muncher | Frost Piranha | Ghost Piranha | Giant Piranha Plant | Glad Piranha Plant | Glad Ptooie | Hidon | Hootie the Blue Fish | Jumping Piranha Plant | Lava Bud | Naval Bud | Nipper Dandelion | Nipper Plant | Pakkun Flower | Pale Piranha | Petit Piranha | Piranhabon | Piranha Bud | Piranha Pest | Piranha Plant in the Generator | Piranhacus Giganticus | Piranha Planet | Piranha Plorp | Piranha Sprout | Ptooie | Putrid Piranha | River Piranha Plant | Smilax | Stalking Piranha Plant | Super Piranha Plant | Venus Fire Trap | Sad Nipper Plant | Wild Ptooie Piranha |
| Piranha Plant Characters |
| Big Bungee Piranha | Dino Piranha | Fiery Dino Piranha | Lava Piranha | Mama Fireplant | Megasmilax | Mom Piranha | Naval Piranha | Petey Piranha | Piranha Bean | Piranha Sue |
| Super Mario Galaxy Bosses | |
|---|---|
| Baron Brrr | Bouldergeist | Bowser | Bowser Jr. | Bugaboom | Dino Piranha | Fiery Dino Piranha | Kamella | King Kaliente | Kingfin | Major Burrows | Megaleg | Tarantox | Topmaniac | Undergrunt Gunner | |
Categories: Piranha Plants | Flora | Enemies | Bosses | Super Mario Galaxy | Dinosaurs | Characters
