Il Piantissimo
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| Il Piantissimo | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Sunshine | |
| Species | Human |
| First appearance | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Latest portrayal | Scott Burns |
- “And now, we shall race to that flag!”
- —Il Piantissimo, Super Mario Sunshine
Il Piantissimo is a human dressed as a Pianta who appears in Super Mario Sunshine. Similar to Koopa the Quick and the Big Penguin from Super Mario 64, he is raced as part of the missions he appears in, but unlike them, he is highly arrogant and unpleasant. He must be footraced by Mario for a Shine Sprite on three different occasions: the fifth episode of Gelato Beach, the fifth episode of Noki Bay, and the second episode of Pianta Village. Il Piantissimo can use most of Mario's moves but cannot use any tactics involving FLUDD. If Il Piantissimo reaches the flag first, Mario loses a life. When the player replays a completed episode, Il Piantissimo is more difficult to beat, as he finishes the course slightly over the player's previous time.[1] The first ending screen, if not all 120 Shine Sprites are collected, shows Il Piantissimo looking at Bowser Jr.'s magic brush on Gelato Beach.
Il Piantissimo's name is possibly a portmanteau of "Pianta" and "-issimo" ("-est" or "very"), or specifically "pianissimo" (very soft), a dynamic marking in sheet music. The word "il" is an Italian definite article equivalent to "the."
List of appearances[edit]
| Title | Description | Release | System/format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Sunshine | Non-playable character | 2002 | Nintendo GameCube |
| Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | Name on scoreboard | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube |
| Mario Golf: Advance Tour | Name on scoreboard | 2004 | Game Boy Advance |
| Super Mario 3D All-Stars | Non-playable character | 2020 | Nintendo Switch |
Gallery[edit]
Gelato Beach
Noki Bay
Pianta Village
Il Piantissimo finding the magic brush on Gelato Beach in the regular ending
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | モンテマン[2][3][4] Monteman |
Pianta Man | |
| French | Il Piantissimo[5] | - | |
| Piantissimo[3] | |||
| German | Palmathon[6][3] | Portmanteau between Palma ("Pianta") and "marathon" | |
| Italian | Palmassimo[7][3] | Portmanteau of Palmense ("Pianta") and the Italian name "Massimo," which is also Italian for "maximum" | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Piantissimo[8] | - | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Forestón[9][3] | Augmentative form of Foresto ("Pianta") |
Notes[edit]
- With his mask removed, Il Piantissimo's face resembles those of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's running man and, by extension, the postman from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. This can also be seen in gameplay by looking through the mask's eyeholes.
- Mario, Shadow Mario, and Il Piantissimo all use the same animations.
References[edit]
- ^ Cross-reference two videos:
packattack04082 (November 15, 2008). Super Mario Sunshine - II Piantissimo's Crazy Climb - 13'54 (00:15). YouTube (English). Retrieved May 24, 2024.
Release-Fire (September 28, 2020). Super Mario Sunshine Switch Il Piantissimo's Crazy Climb Pianta Village Episode 2 3D All Stars (00:33). YouTube (English). Retrieved May 24, 2024. - ^ Takashi, Watanabe, Noriko Oketani, Geesen Ueno, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオサンシャイン 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106064-1. Page 112.
- ^ a b c d e In-game name displayed on the scoreboard of the Blooper Open from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Sunshine" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 101.
- ^ « Je suis Il Piantissimo, le premier qui arrive à ce drapeau a gagné ! » – Il Piantissimo during "Il Piantissimo's Sand Sprint" (4 Oct. 2002). Super Mario Sunshine by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French).
- ^ „Ich bin Palmathon! Und wir rennen jetzt bis zu dieser Fahne!“ – Il Piantissimo during "Il Piantissimo's Sand Sprint" (4 Oct. 2002). Super Mario Sunshine by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German).
- ^ «Sono Palmassimo! Facciamo una corsa fino alla bandiera?» – Il Piantissimo during "Il Piantissimo's Sand Sprint" (4 Oct. 2002). Super Mario Sunshine by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^ Sierra, José, and Gustavo Rodriguez, editoral directors (Jan. 2003). "Super Mario Sunshine" in Club Nintendo, no. 1, year 12. Nintendo en Mexico, Editorial Televisia (Mexican Spanish). Page 20, 22.
- ^ «¡Soy Forestón! ¡Echamos una carrera hasta la bandera!» – Il Piantissimo during "Il Piantissimo's Sand Sprint" (4 Oct. 2002). Super Mario Sunshine by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).
| Super Mario Sunshine | ||
|---|---|---|
| Playable characters | Mario | |
| Rideable characters | Yoshi • Blooper Racer | |
| Non-playable characters | FLUDD • Princess Peach • Toadsworth • Toads • Piantas (Beach Restaurant Piantas · Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing · Cannon Pianta · Captain · Chucksters · Crate guy · Doot-Doot Sisters · Duck-ring riders · Flaming Pianta · Hotel manager · Isle Delfino Police · Mayor · Pianta judge · Pianta prosecutor · Sunglasses vendor) • Raccoons • Nokis (Buckies · Director of Pinna Park · Dune Buddy · Mommy Noki · Noki elder · Noki grandson · Pinna Park Worker) • Sand Bird • Il Piantissimo • Great Sunflower • Sunflower Kids | |
| Enemies | Bee • Block Boo • Bloopad • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill (Gold) • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Cheep-Cheep • Electro-Koopa (Blue · Red) • Electro-Koopa King • Glorpedo • Gooble • Klamber • Lava Cheep Cheep • Piranha Plant • Piranhabon • Plurp • Poink • Pokey • Pokey Pod • Pondskater • Seedy Pod • Sleepy Boo • Smolderin' Stu • Snooza Koopa • Strollin' Stu • Swipin' Stu (Blue · Green) • Wind Spirit • Wire Trap | |
| Obstacles | Bramble • Burner • Burning goop • Cheep Cheep (bird) • Electric goop • Goop • Hot water • Magma • Orange Juice Generator • Poison • Puncher • Slimy water • Spike Trap | |
| Bosses | Proto Piranha • Shadow Mario • Petey Piranha • Gooper Blooper • Plungelo • Wiggler • Mecha-Bowser • Monty Mole • Phantamanta • King Boo • Eely-Mouth • Bowser • Bowser Jr. | |
| Items | 1-Up Mushroom • Banana • Blue coin • Bomb • Coconut • Coin • Durian • Helmet • Hover Nozzle • Mario's cap • Papaya • Pepper • Pineapple • Red coin • Rocket Nozzle • Shine Sprite • Springboard • Turbo Nozzle • Water Barrel • Water Bottle • Water rocket • Yoshi egg | |
| Objects | Arrow sign • Balloon • Basket • Bell • Big Windmill • Birds • Boat • Brick Block • Butterflies • Cannon • Clam Cups • Cloud • Coin Fish • Cork • Crate • Dune Bud • Fish • Flagpole • Flipping platform • Flower • Fluff • Gate • Graffiti • Green panel • Hook • Ice block • Jar • Jellyfish • Jump Mushroom • Leaf boat • Manhole cover • Metal screen • Mirror • Mudboat • Multicolored block • Mushroom • Nail • Nozzle box • Orange block • Pipe • Pole • Portrait • Puzzle • Red Switch Plate • Revolving Gate • Roller Coaster • Rope • Sand block • Scale • Seagull • Shine Painting • Sign • Slots • Spotted block • Spring of water • Stone slab • Swing • Tank • Trampoline • Tree • Turbo-bashable doors • Wall painting • Wanted poster • Waterfall • Watermelon • Watermelon block • White box • Window • Yellow Switch Plate • Yoshi Platform • Yoshi-Go-Round | |
| Locations | Main courses | Bianco Hills • Ricco Harbor • Gelato Beach (Sand Cabana · Shine Tower · Surf Cabana) • Pinna Park • Sirena Beach (Hotel Delfino · Casino Delfino) • Noki Bay • Pianta Village • Corona Mountain |
| Secret courses | Lily Pad Ride • Pachinko Game • Red Coin Field • Super Slide • Turbo Track | |
| Other | Isle Delfino • Delfino Plaza • Bianco Square • Boathouse • Shine Gate • Delfino Airstrip | |
| Moves | Backward Somersault • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Super Whirl Jump • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump | |
| Gameplay elements | Completion • Delfino Emergency Broadcast System • Episodes • Gadd Science, Incorporated • Guidebook • Life meter • Magic Paintbrush | |
| Music | "Isle Delfino" • "Noki Bay" • "Ricco Harbor" • "Secret Course" • "Secret Course - Sky and Sea" | |
| Further info | Gallery • Glitches • Multimedia • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quick Poll • Quotes • Staff • Super Mario 3D All-Stars | |
