User:Sorbetti/Black Dino Piranha
| Black Dino Piranha | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| Species | Dino Piranha Fire Piranha Plant |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
Black Dino Piranha[1][2] also known as Dino Piranha (Black),[3][4] and Fiery Dino Piranha[5][6] is a boss in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. It is a black, fiery and more challenging type of Dino Piranha that serves as the hardest normal boss fight in both games. It is an analogy to Dino Piranha, the latter being the first normal boss of the game and the easiest, while Black Dino Piranha is the last normal boss and the most difficult. The black-colored design of Fire Piranha Plants may be partially inspired by the design of Black Dino Piranha. Black Dino Piranha share its boss theme with Dino Piranha and Tarantox.
History
Super Mario Galaxy
Black Dino Piranha first appear in Super Mario Galaxy. Black Dino Piranha is fought in the final level of the Melty Molten Galaxy, "Fiery Dino Piranha". The beginning of the battle is much like that of the normal Dino Piranha fight, with Mario landing on top of the egg, cracking the egg and waking the Dino Piranha. As Dino Piranha trots around, the bulb of the tail ignites and extinguishes in a steady rhythm, forcing Mario to wait until the tail is extinguished to attack and break the egg away.
Once it emerges from the egg, it spots Mario and chases him, moving much faster than its normal counterpart. However, the bulb's fire still flickers on and off, still forcing Mario to wait until the tail is not on fire before striking.
After the first strike, Dino Piranha stomps in anger, and it continues chasing Mario, leaving a trail of fire behind its footsteps. After the second strike, it begins shooting fireballs out of its mouth, making it harder to maneuver around the planet to reach its tail, and the bulb's fire also flickers on and off in a faster pace. After Mario hits the tail a final time, it is defeated.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Fiery Dino Piranha, along with other bosses originally from Super Mario Galaxy Dino Piranha, King Kaliente, Major Burrows, and Bouldergeist, reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2 in the Boss Blitz Galaxy in a reenactment of the respective original fight. Fiery Dino Piranha and the other bosses have all booked return tickets to the cosmos for this challenge. But none of them is as tough as Fiery Dino Piranha, who is back and madder than ever![7]. The Black Dino Piranha is the last boss to be encountered in the Boss Blitz Galaxy and the overall final boss in the game, while its normal counterpart is the first boss, being again an analogy. Black Dino Piranha acts exactly the same as before, though heat effects have been added to its planet. If Mario loses a life while fighting Black Dino Piranha, he must fight Bouldergeist again due to the placement of the Checkpoint Flag.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario Galaxy
| Black Dino Piranha | |||
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| Dome | Garden | Galaxy | Melty Molten Galaxy |
| Mission | Fiery Dino Piranha | Reward | 
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| # | Image | Name | Type | Description | |
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| Front | Backside | ||||
| 29 | 
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Fiery Dino Piranha | Boss | Fiery Dino Piranha is very similar to its counterpart Dino Piranha, but with one scorching difference — it can spit fireballs and its tail becomes burning hot. This presents a new challenge to Mario in the Melty Molten Galaxy where he must battle to collect a Power Star. A few star spins will still defeat the beast, but not when its tail is burning! |
Super Mario Galaxy 2
| Black Dino Piranha | |||
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| World | World S | Galaxy | Boss Blitz Galaxy |
| Missions | Throwback Throwdown Throwback Throwdown Speed Run |
Rewards |  
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Gallery
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy
A fireball spat by Black Dino Piranha in Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Switch)
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Naming
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/DinoPackun2.arc | DinoPackun2 | Dino Piranha 2 |
Names in other languages
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 | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | くろディノパックン Kuro Dino Pakkun |
Black Dino Piranha | [8] | |
| ディノパックン（黒） Dino Pakkun (Kuro) |
Dino Piranha (Black) | [9] | ||
| French | Dino Piranha de feu | Fire Dino Piranha | [10] | |
| Dino Piranha de magma | Magma Dino Piranha | Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection | [11] | |
| Pyro Dino Piranha | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [12] | |
| German | Dino-Piranha (schwarz) | Dino Piranha (black) | [13] | |
| Italian | Focoso Dino Piranha | Fiery Dino Piranha | [14]:262 | |
| Dino Piranha di Fuoco | Fire Dino Piranha | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [15]:127 | |
| Spanish | Planta Dinopiraña en magma | Magma Dino Piranha | [16][17]:160 | |
| Planta Dinopiraña negra | Black Dino Piranha | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [17]:127 |
References
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal as of January 2025 update
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal as of January 2025 update
- ^ Previous revision of English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal as of August 2022
- ^ Previous revision of English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal as of August 2022
- ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5713-5. Page 262.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 258, 262.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 258.
- ^ Nintendo Co., Ltd. (circa Jan. 2025). Super Mario Galaxy. Mario Portal (Japanese). Retrieved 23 Jan. 2025. (Archived via archive.today[deprecated link].)
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『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 127, 160.
- ^ 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 262.
- ^ 2010. Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection (French Edition). Barcelona: E-max, EnterPLAY (French). Page 9.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 127, 160.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 127.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X.
- ^ 2009. Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection (Spanish Edition). Barcelona: E-max, EnterPLAY (European Spanish). Page 9.
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1.
