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[[File:Piano.png|thumb|300px|The '''Mad Piano''' attacking [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.]]
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The '''Mad Piano'''<ref>''Super Mario 64 [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]'', pages 12, 50 & 54</ref> is a piano appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. It looks normal at first, but when [[Luigi]], [[Wario]] or [[Mario]] goes near the instrument, it begins to open and close its lid, revealing sharp teeth. The Mad Piano then proceeds to chase and attack the trespasser (while making the sounds that sound like someone hitting its keys) until they have left the room where the piano lies. The Mad Piano only appears in [[Big Boo's Haunt]]. A [[Red Coin]] can be found behind it.
{{about|the piano enemy from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''|the souvenir in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''|[[Piano]]}}
{{Species infobox
|image=[[File:Mad Piano Model SM64.png|250px]]<br>The Mad Piano in ''Super Mario 64''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|comparable=[[Noknok]]
}}
The '''Mad Piano'''<ref name="NP">{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=12|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1996|quote=With a lot of effort, you can beat the piano, but you won't get anything for doing so.}}</ref> is an enemy appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. The Mad Piano appears only in [[Big Boo's Haunt]] and protects a [[Red Coin]] found behind it. The Mad Piano looks like a normal black piano and is harmless at first, but when the player approaches it, it begins to open and close its lid, revealing sharp teeth. The Mad Piano proceeds to chase and attack the player (while making the sounds that sound like someone hitting its keys) until they are far enough away. If hit by the Mad Piano, the player loses three wedges of [[Health Meter|health]]. The ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Player's Guide erroneously states that the Mad Piano can be defeated.<ref name="NP"/>


It is impossible to defeat this enemy; it can only be avoided.
Though the Mad Piano has not appeared in any other game of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], some pianos similar to it have made an appearance. In ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', during the night in [[Horror Land]], a similar piano plays in a band with a violin and trumpet. In ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', another similar piano appears on the board [[King Boo's Haunted Hideaway]]. In ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', [[Amadeus Wolfgeist]], the boss of [[The Great Stage]], possesses his grand piano to attack [[Luigi]] in a similar manner to the Mad Piano, a connection to which [[Nintendo]] of Europe's X account made a reference,<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/NintendoEurope/status/1198995113441140736|date=November 25, 2019|title=If the haunted piano from Super Mario 64 still gives you nightmares, please keep scrolling.|publisher=X|author=NintendoEurope|accessdate=May 22, 2024}}</ref> but some of the grand piano attacks involve actions such as lunging upward in an attempt to land on Luigi.


A similar piano makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' in [[Horror Land]]. It only appears at night.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
MadPianoSM64.png|''Super Mario 64'' in-game model
Mad Piano.png|The Mad Piano attacking [[Mario]] in ''Super Mario 64''
File:Mad Piano - KC manga.png|[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|''Super Mario'' Kodansha manga]]
SM64DS Mad Piano.png|The Mad Piano in ''Super Mario 64 DS''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ピアノ<ref>[http://www.hit-japan.com/book7/P1360728.JPG Scan of 「スーパーマリオ64のすべて」 (''Super Mario 64 no Subete'')]</ref><br>''Piano''<br>キラーピアノ{{refneeded}}<br>''Kirā Piano''
|Jap=ピアノ{{ref needed}}
|JapM=Piano<br><br>Killer Piano
|JapR=Piano
|Ger=Vampiano
|Jap2=キラーピアノ<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 64'' section|page=85}}</ref>
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''Vampir'' (vampire) and ''Piano''}}
|Jap2R=Kirā Piano
 
|JapM=Piano
==Trivia==
|Jap2M=Killer Piano; compare [[Bookend#Names in other languages|Killer Book]]
*In ''[[WiKirby:Kirby: Triple Deluxe|Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', a ghost possesses a piano that when possessed looks like the Mad Piano. It even sounds like it and attacks similarly.
|Fre=Mad Piano<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario-kun'' volume 16 (French edition)|page=28}}</ref>
|Fre2=Piano<ref>{{cite|url=https://archive.org/details/NM6401/mode/2up?view=theater|title=Nintendo official French magazine N1|page=91}}</ref>
|Ger=Vampiano{{ref needed}}
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''vampir'' ("vampire") and "piano"
|Ita=Mad Piano<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=85}}</ref>
}}


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This article is about the piano enemy from Super Mario 64. For the souvenir in WarioWare: Touched!, see Piano.
Mad Piano
Model of the Mad Piano from Super Mario 64
The Mad Piano in Super Mario 64
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Comparable

The Mad Piano[1] is an enemy appearing in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. The Mad Piano appears only in Big Boo's Haunt and protects a Red Coin found behind it. The Mad Piano looks like a normal black piano and is harmless at first, but when the player approaches it, it begins to open and close its lid, revealing sharp teeth. The Mad Piano proceeds to chase and attack the player (while making the sounds that sound like someone hitting its keys) until they are far enough away. If hit by the Mad Piano, the player loses three wedges of health. The Nintendo Power Player's Guide erroneously states that the Mad Piano can be defeated.[1]

Though the Mad Piano has not appeared in any other game of the Super Mario franchise, some pianos similar to it have made an appearance. In Mario Party 2, during the night in Horror Land, a similar piano plays in a band with a violin and trumpet. In Mario Party 8, another similar piano appears on the board King Boo's Haunted Hideaway. In Luigi's Mansion 3, Amadeus Wolfgeist, the boss of The Great Stage, possesses his grand piano to attack Luigi in a similar manner to the Mad Piano, a connection to which Nintendo of Europe's X account made a reference,[2] but some of the grand piano attacks involve actions such as lunging upward in an attempt to land on Luigi.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ピアノ[citation needed]
Piano
キラーピアノ[3]
Kirā Piano
 Piano

Killer Piano; compare Killer Book

French Mad Piano[4]
Piano[5]
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German Vampiano[citation needed]
 Portmanteau of vampir ("vampire") and "piano"
Italian Mad Piano[6]
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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "With a lot of effort, you can beat the piano, but you won't get anything for doing so." – Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 12.
  2. ^ NintendoEurope (November 25, 2019). If the haunted piano from Super Mario 64 still gives you nightmares, please keep scrolling.. X. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ^ (2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 64 section. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 85.
  4. ^ Super Mario-kun volume 16 (French edition). Page 28.
  5. ^ Nintendo official French magazine N1. Page 91.
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 85.
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