Great Pianta Statue

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The Great Pianta Statue is a big statue of a Pianta, located in Delfino Plaza. It appears during the game Super Mario Sunshine. When Mario first arrives at Delfino Plaza, the statue will be buried under all the brown goop. After Mario and FLUDD defeat the Piranha Plant in the Generator, all the goop will disappear, making the Great Pianta Statue appear. However when it appears, Shadow Mario will be on top of it. Shadow Mario jumps off the statue, runs up to the princess and kidnaps her.

After Mario chases Shadow Mario and gets the princess back, Shadow Mario paints an "M" on the statue. Shadow Mario then jumps into the "M". Mario can later jump in the M that Shadow Mario painted, any time in the game, to get to Bianco Hills.

The Great Pianta Statue also appears in Peach Beach of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and in the background on Delfino Square in Mario Kart DS. In the Delfino Plaza stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Great Pianta Statue will be removed to provide a better battling area.