Prickly Piranha Plant
- Not to be confused with Spiny Piranha Plant.
| Prickly Piranha Plant | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
| Variant of | Spiny Piranha Plant |
The Prickly Piranha Plant,[1] also known as the Spiky Piranha Plant,[2] is a black variant of Spiny Piranha Plant that appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
The Prickly Piranha Plant is an enemy in Super Mario Galaxy 2. It attacks in the same way as its purple counterpart, which is by slamming its head onto the ground. However, unlike with the purple counterpart, the player cannot jump on it due to its spikes and must use the nearby rubbery bulb to defeat it by hitting its head when it is down on the ground. This enemy appears only in Sky Station Galaxy during the mission "Storming the Sky Fleet," where it holds a key to the locked-up Power Star nearby and must be defeated.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where the Prickly Piranha Plant is completely absent.
marks missions where the Prickly Piranha Plant is loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World 1 | Sky Station Galaxy | |
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Piranha Plant briefly becomes a small Prickly Piranha Plant for its side smash attack, which has it swing its spiked head forward like a club.[3] In Palutena's Temple, Prickly Piranha Plants (just called Prickly Piranhas) are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.
Gallery[edit]
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Model from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/PackunFlowerSpike.arc | PackunFlowerSpike | Spike Piranha Plant (note that Spiny Piranha Plant is "Packun Flower") |
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 | イガイガパックン[4][5][6][7] Igaiga Pakkun |
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| Chinese (simplified) | Prickly Piranha Plant[7] | Unmodified from the English name | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 荊棘吞食花[7] Jīngjí Tūnshíhuā (Mandarin) Gīnggīk Tānsihkfā (Cantonese) |
Thorny Piranha Plant | |
| Dutch | Prickly Piranha[7] | - | |
| French (NOA) | Fleur Piranha épineuse[7] | Thorny Piranha Flower; shared with Spiny Piranha Plant | |
| French (NOE) | Ronce Piranha noire[8][9][7] | Black Spiny Piranha Plant | |
| German | Dornen-Piranha-Pflanze[7] | Thorny Piranha Plant | |
| Dornen-Piranha[10] | Thorny Piranha | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Rovo Piranha Iracondo[11][7] | Irascible Spiny Piranha Plant | |
| Pianta Piranha Spinosa[12] | Spiky Piranha Plant | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Korean | 삐죽삐죽뻐끔[7] Ppijugppijug Ppeokkeum |
Spiky Piranha | |
| Russian | Шипастое растение-пиранья[7] Shipastoye rasteniye-piran'ya |
Prickly piranha plant | |
| Spanish | Planta Piraña Espinosa[13][7] | Prickly Piranha Plant |
Notes[edit]
- In Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Fire Piranha Plants have spikes on their heads, making them resemble Prickly Piranha Plants.
References[edit]
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 29, 40, and 42.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 222 and 225.
- ^ GameXplain (November 1, 2018). Piranha Plant in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Reveal Trailer (Petey Piranha Final Smash!) (0:24). YouTube (English). Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ 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 18.
- ^ Hamamura, Koichi, Takeo Sakamoto, Ryo Aoyama, and Akimi Miyazawa, editors (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2コンプリートガイド』. Tokyo: Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-726682-7. Page 58.
- ^ 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 159.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 31.
- ^ 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 159.
- ^ 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 159.
- ^ 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 29.
- ^ 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 159.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 159.
