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|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])

'''Piranha Creepers''' are a variant of [[Piranha Plant]]s that debuted in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They have long spiked stems which allow them to creep in and out of a fixed place. Piranha Creepers are larger than regular Piranha Plants and their heads are generally purple in color, making them similar to [[Spiny Piranha Plant]]s.

 

In ''Super Mario 3D World'' and its [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|Nintendo Switch port]], Piranha Creepers usually appear in jungle-themed levels, such as [[Piranha Creeper Creek]] and [[Deep Jungle Drift]]. They often live in holes in walls both on ground and underwater, but some even live in [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]] and, like normal Piranha Plants, in [[Warp Pipe]]s. They snake along the ground and even in the air in various patterns, going to and from their living spot. Some of them are found sleeping unless they are attacked, after which they pause before moving back to their previous position and resuming their rest. Their heads turn from purple to blue with cyan spots in this state.

To defeat Piranha Creepers, the player must attack the heads of the Piranha Plants to make them back up and smack against their living spot. A Ground Pound or dive attack with the [[Cat Mario|Cat form]] knocks them back further than a regular jump. Tapping on a Piranha Creeper's head on the {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} sends them back to their hole, but they cannot be defeated in this way; the final hit must always be landed by one of the player's attacks. The player is hurt if they jump on the stem of a Piranha Creeper, but a stomp from the player using the [[Lucky Cat Mario|Lucky Cat form]] defeats them instantly. Piranha Creepers release three coins upon being defeated. Unlike most enemies, Piranha Creepers are not defeated when the player touches the [[Goal Pole]].

Piranha Creepers return in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', having the same function as in ''Super Mario 3D World''. They first appear in [[Piranha Creeper Cove]] and can be defeated instantly by falling on top of, [[spin]]ning onto, or throwing a [[Turnip]] or other item at their heads. Unlike in ''Super Mario 3D World'', however, tapping their heads just once with the touch screen will send them all the way back to their holes.

Piranha Creepers appear in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' in the [[Wildweather Woods]] course. Here, they act as obstacles and, if touched during Speed Golf, will damage the player, making them lose [[coin]]s and stamina.

*'''North American website bio:''' ''The Piranha Creeper will extend wherever you draw. Watch out for its spiky stem!''

==Names in other languages==

|JapM=Stretching Piranha

|Fra=Piranha rampante

|FraM=Crawling Piranha

|ItaM=From ''Pianta Piranha'' (Italian name of Piranha Plant) and ''serpente'' ("snake")

|KorR=Jjuk jjyk Ppeokkeum

|KorM=From ''jjuk jjuk'' (describing something stretching straight) and ''Ppeokkeum'' (translation of Japanese name, ''Pakkun'')

|PorE=Planta Piranha Rastejante<ref>Nintendo Portugal (May 15, 2019). [https://youtu.be/uG5PwoP3Ch8?t=652 Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 10, 2020.</ref><br>Planta-piranha rastejante <small>(''Super Mario 3D World'')</small>

|RusR=piran'ya-vypolzok

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