Peewee Piranha
- Not to be confused with Petey Piranha, Dino Piranha, or Petea Piranha.
| Peewee Piranha | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| Species | Dino Piranha |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
- “There's a monster up ahead!”
- —Luma, Super Mario Galaxy 2
Peewee Piranha is an infant Dino Piranha that appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Unlike the original Dino Piranhas, it has a short tail, a glowing red behind under its eggshell, and a large tongue that regularly hangs out. It appears as a boss in two missions of Sky Station Galaxy: "Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum" and "Peewee Piranha's Speed Run." Its name comes from "pee-wee," a word that can be used to describe something small or immature, the latter of which Peewee Piranha is, and may have also been derived from "Petey Piranha." Peewee Piranha shares its boss theme with Sorbetti, Rollodillo, and Prince Pikante.
Peewee Piranha's boss planet is host to the original Dino Piranha in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games during Dream Spacewalk.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Peewee Piranha first appears enclosed in an egg, similarly to Dino Piranha and Fiery Dino Piranha in Super Mario Galaxy, on the Geo Planet. When Mario lands on the planet, he lands on top of the egg, cracking it open and releasing Peewee's head and legs. Peewee immediately begins attacking Mario by charging right at him, much like its predecessor, but it also has its own original attack: jumping up into the air and attempting to crush Mario beneath its weight. After Mario has hit Peewee once, it jumps at him twice.
To defeat Peewee, Mario must hit it in its only weak point: its glowing red behind. However, the behind is protected by the shell of the egg. To get rid of the shell, Mario has to spin into it up to three times (or twice, if Mario hits an area that is already exposed), which prompts it to shatter off Peewee's body. Mario can also ground-pound the top of the shell to instantly shatter it completely. Peewee's enormous behind is then open to attack, but Peewee runs away from Mario. After Mario hits Peewee's behind once, Peewee gets angry and its head turns red, just like Dino Piranha. Its shell also reforms, and the background music goes up a half step and speeds up. In addition, Peewee charges at Mario faster. Mario must repeat the process of destroying the shell to hit Peewee's behind and win the battle, gaining a Power Star.
Peewee Piranha later appears in a level with a Prankster Comet: a Speedy Comet. Mario must repeat most of the level, including defeating Peewee, with a timer. Peewee does not change its tactics for the rematch with Mario and continues to just charge and jump at him. The only difference is that the planet is covered with Clocks to refill the timer.
Whenever Peewee Piranha steps on the ground, a cartoonish squeaking noise can be heard.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
While Peewee Piranha does not appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Viridi mentions "Peewee Piranha" during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.
Dr. Mario World[edit]
Peewee Piranha's egg appears on the map of the first half of World 8 in Dr. Mario World.
Statistics[edit]
| Peewee Piranha | |||
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| World | World 1 | Galaxy | Sky Station Galaxy |
| Missions | Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum Peewee Piranha's Speed Run |
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Gallery[edit]
Peewee Piranha circling its planet
Peewee Piranha's exposed body
Peewee Piranha in its final attack phase
Peewee Piranha's egg as seen in Dr. Mario World
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/DinoPackunBaby.arc | Dino Packun Baby | Baby Dino Piranha |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ベビーディノパックン (Bebī Dino Pakkun) |
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ディノパックンJr.[1][2][3] Dinopakkun Jr. |
Dino Piranha Jr. | |
| Chinese (simplified) | Peewee Piranha[3] | Unmodified from the English name | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 恐龍吞食花Jr.[3] Kǒnglóng Tūnshíhuā Jr. (Mandarin) Húnglùhng Tānsihkfā Jr. (Cantonese) |
Dino Piranha Jr. | |
| Dutch | Dino-Piranha Jr.[4] | Dino Piranha Jr. | |
| Peewee Piranha[3] | - | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
| French | Dino Piranha Jr.[5][6][3] | - | |
| German | Dino-Piranha Jr.[7][8][3] | Dino Piranha Jr. | |
| Italian | Babydino Piranha[9][3][4] | Baby Dino Piranha | |
| Discolone Piranha[10] | Big Naughty Piranha, Discolone for short | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Korean | 디노뻐끔주니어[3] Dino Ppeokkeum Junieo |
Dino Piranha Junior | |
| Portuguese | Planta Dinopiranha Bebê[4] | Baby Dino Piranha | |
| Russian | Пираньязаврик[3] Piran'yazavrik |
Пираньязавр (Piran'yazavr, "Dino Piranha") with the diminutive suffix -ик (-ik) | |
| Spanish | Bebé Dinopiraña1[11][3] | Baby Dino Piranha |
1 - This name was lowercased as "bebé dinopiraña" in Latin American localizations from 2012 to 2019.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Tachibana, Tadashi, Isamu Horie, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Kimihara Hongo, and Toshimune Suzuki (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-8399-3630-3. Page 21.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" 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 160.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k In-game name from Palutena's Guidance on Piranha Plant from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- ^ a b c In-game name for "Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum" from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario Galaxy 2.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-2-952-67394-5. Page 40.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 160.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Das offizielle Lösungsbuch. Translated by Andreas Kasprzak. Lübbecke: Grinning Cat Productions, Prima Games (German). ISBN 402-0-628-08787-6. Page 38.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 160.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 38.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 160.
- ^ Guías Nintendo (2010). ¡El berrinche del Bebé Dino piraña!. Guía Super Mario Galaxy 2 (European Spanish). (Archived May 24, 2025, 02:11:16 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
