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| Naval Piranha | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World (2017) |
- “You fools! Do I have to teach you penalty for removing the spell? You get to come for supper... MY supper!!”
- —Naval Piranha, Tetris Attack
Naval Piranha is a large Piranha Plant and a recurring boss in the Yoshi franchise. In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, he starts out as a normal Piranha Plant, but is altered by Kamek's magic, enlarging him. Its localized name refers to both the aquatic area it is found in its original appearance as well as its large bellybutton (i.e. its navel).
History
Yoshi's Island series
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- “Give up, Yoshi, you egg-throwing maniac! Ooops... Forget that!”
- —Kamek, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Naval Piranha is the castle boss of World 3 in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its Game Boy Advance version. After being magically enlarged, it battles Blue Yoshi by spitting out Nipper Plants and charging, though it will sometimes do a mock charge. Its two buds also lazily move toward Blue Yoshi and can leap straight up to him. Blue Yoshi must throw eggs at its only weak point, which is its large and bandaged bellybutton. After being hit with enough eggs, Naval Piranha is defeated.
Exclusive to this boss is that if the player stands on the very edge of the ledge Naval Piranha is rooted to (or if the player jumps from the water and aims) without triggering the scene, the player can simply throw an egg at its "unmodified" form to defeat it in one hit. A surprised Kamek then approaches, shouts "OH, MY!!!" and flies away, and thus the player clears World 3 without fighting Naval Piranha.
Naval Piranha and Raphael the Raven are the only world bosses in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island to use the extended variation of the boss theme, the former which was eventually used in all other bosses in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3.
The official English website for Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 misspells its name as "Naaval Piranha".[1] In the original strategy guide for the Super NES version of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Naval Piranha is referred to as a male;[2] however, in the guide for the Super NES Classic Edition, Naval Piranha is referred to as a female.[3]
Yoshi's Island DS
During the introduction to Yoshi's Island DS, Naval Piranha makes a cameo alongside the other castle bosses in the game as the events of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island are recapped. Big Bungee Piranha, the boss of World 2, resembles Naval Piranha.
Tetris Attack
In Tetris Attack, Naval Piranha, allied with Nipper Spores, is in the tenth level and the last boss of Easy Vs. mode. It appears in place of the Dragon from the original game, Panel de Pon.
Paper Mario
The Lava Piranha from Paper Mario is designed to resemble Naval Piranha, though its name in the Japanese script indicates it is an Fire Piranha Plant, and is not indicated to be enlarged from a previous form.
Mario Party Advance
Naval Piranha makes a reappearance in Mario Party Advance. At the Bowser Lab, choosing to see the "scary monster" that he built unveils Naval Piranha. Afterward, Bowser has the player face it in the minigame Koopa Kurl. After winning, the player gets to keep the minigame. The end of game credits say it now lives and thrives in the desert.
Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
- “How dare you come this far...? HOW DARE YOU, I SAY! Wake up, Naval Piranha! It's supper time! The main course is Yoshi! Bon appétit!”
- —Kamek, Yoshi's Woolly World
Naval Piranha appears as boss in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, being the boss of World 4, in the level Naval Piranha's Sewer. Naval Piranha's boss battle is the only one where there are no enemies or objects to turn into yarn balls. As with the battle with Naval Piranha in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi has to walk into the arena rather than the door taking them directly inside, with Naval Piranha being woken up and enlarged by Kamek once Yoshi arrives.
Naval Piranha's attacks include extending itself across the arena in an attempt to swallow Yoshi, summoning Bomb Guys, or by using its own buds to slam down on him. In order to expose Naval Piranha's weak point, Yoshi must swallow a bomb from a Bomb Guy and spit it in its mouth during an attack. Throwing a yarn ball or Poochy Pup into Naval Piranha's mouth will end its current attack early, and Poochy Pups used in this way then return to Yoshi. Alternatively, the projectiles from any watermelon can knock over Naval Piranha during its eating attack, but have no effect on its belly button.
After taking damage, Naval Piranha responds by wrapping the arena in four thorny vines and moving them. These vines can be only destroyed with Poochy Pups, watermelon attacks or with the shockwaves from Ground Pounds created using the "Power up Ground Pound!" Power Badge. Naval Piranha is defeated after it takes damage three times.
Similar to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi can throw a yarn ball at the sleeping Piranha Plant before triggering Kamek's appearance. The Piranha Plant gets wrapped in yarn, and a different cutscene occurs where Kamek is aghast at the situation. Kamek still transforms the Piranha Plant into Naval Piranha, meaning the battle cannot be skipped.
Collecting all five of the Wonder Wool in Naval Piranha's Sewer unlocks the Naval Piranha Yoshi pattern.
Naval Piranha reappears in World 4-S, Naval Piranha 2: Now It's Personal!, where it chases Yoshi through an auto-scrolling level. If Naval Piranha takes damage from any source, up to and including the shockwaves from the "Power up Ground Pound!" Power Badge, it gets knocked off screen temporarily. The red vines extending from Naval Piranha defeat Yoshi instantly, as does getting eaten by the plant. Eating Yoshi is considered an attack, meaning the effects of an Invincibility Egg prevent it. Partway through the level, Naval Piranha charges and then speeds up, becoming immune to all attacks. Naval Piranha is eventually left behind by the autoscrolling once Yoshi reaches the end of the level.
Naval Piranha also reappears in the Boss Tent in a Boss Challenge. This reprises its battle from Naval Piranha's Sewer, but it moves and attacks faster.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Naval Piranha is mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- Official Nintendo Player's Guide: That's not an alligator living in the sewers of the castle at the end of World 3, but a dino-eating plant. Judging by how slow he moves, though, Naval Piranha hasn't encountered many snacks as shrewd as Yoshi. Have you heard of the Achilles heel? Well, Yoshi knows that this ferocious foliage has an Achilles Adam's apple!
- Super Power Club Cards bio:[4]
- Description: Ravenous water plant. Will chow down on anything in sight but prefers a diet of dinos.
- Favorite Movie: Little Shop of Horrors
- How to Beat Him: Ricochet your eggs off the wall. They'll skip over the water and whack Naval's stem. When he charges, jump over him. Wait until the pods he shoots hatch, then eat the eggs they produce.
- Shogakukan guide: 下水に住むパックンフラワーの親玉。花のくせに、出ベソがコンプレックスという変わり者。[5] (The head of the Piranha Plant family that lives in the sewers. He is a flower with a complex about his protruding belly button.)
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): 下水に住むパックンフラワーの親玉で、ワールド3-8のボス。花のくせにデべソがコンプレックスらしい。タマゴをかべに反射させ、へソに3回当てよう。[6]
(The boss of World 3-8, the master of the Piranha Plants that lives in the sewers. He seems to have a complex about being a flower with a fat belly. Reflect the egg on the wall and hit the belly button three times.)
Tetris Attack
- In-game Character profile
I'm Naval Piranha Plant.
Hey Yoshi! Ready to give in yet? Do you still dream of defeating me? Har-har! Go see yer momma, you little green lizard. Go home and cry, baby.
- Japanese language selected
あたいが ビッグパックンよ♥
あら ヨッシーちゃん
この あたいに かなうと おもうのかい？
さっさと うちに かえって ママの おっぱいでも⋯
おっと とかげにゃ おっぱいは なかったわねぇ
(I'm Naval Piranha.♥)
(Hey, Yoshi. Do you think you can compete with me? Go on home, have some of Mama's milk... Oops, I didn't find any milk in the barn.)
Gallery
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island artwork
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island artwork
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island sprites
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island bud
Kamek looking shocked at what happened to Naval Piranha
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yossy Island Jumbo Carddass 3
Tetris Attack (SNES)
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Tetris Attack (Game Boy)
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Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 wallpaper
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Mario Party Advance
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 they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビッグパックン[5][6] Biggu Pakkun |
Big Piranha Plant | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 大吞食花[7] Dà Tūnshíhuā |
Big Piranha Plant | |
| 大食人花[8] Dà Shírénhuā |
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | ||
| Chinese (traditional) | 大吞食花[7] Dà Tūnshíhuā |
Big Piranha Plant | |
| Dutch | Naval Piranha[9][7] | - | |
| French | Ultra Piranha[10][8][11][12][7] | - | |
| German | Audrey[13][14][15][7] | Feminine given name, in reference to Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors | |
| Italian | Piranha Ombelico[8][16][17][7] | Navel Piranha | |
| Korean | 거대뻐끔[18][7] Geodae Ppeokkeum |
Big Piranha | |
| Russian | Морской пиранья[7] Morskoy piran'ya |
Naval piranha | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Piraña Fluvial[19][7] | Fluvial Piranha | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Piraña Naval[20][21][7] | Naval Piranha | |
| Piraña Ombligona[8] | Navel Piranha | Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 |
References
- ^ Artwork - Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 - Games - Nintendo. Nintendo.com (American English). Retrieved March 31, 2024. (Archived April 2, 2003, 15:19:00 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ "That's not an alligator living in the sewers of the castle at the end of World 3, but a dino-eating plant. Judging by how slow he moves, though, Naval Piranha hasn't encountered many snacks as shrewd as Yoshi. Have you heard of the Achilles heel? Well, Yoshi knows that this ferocious foliage has an Achilles Adam's apple!" - The Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide, page 17.
- ^ "Yoshi could fight this battle as it was intended, or, if quick enough, can end the confrontation with a single Egg before it even starts! If the Piranha Plant takes damage from off-screen before Kamek arrives, he never has the chance to use his magic on her!" - Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island World 2[sic] tab.
- ^ Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island
- ^ a b Okeya, Noriko, Mitsuharu Orihara, and Yuji Kigen, editors (1995). 『スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-1025-234. Page 9.
- ^ a b Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106071-4. Page 20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j In-game name for Palutena's Guidance on Piranha Plant from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- ^ Herinneringentent (3 Feb. 2017). Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Dutch).
- ^ In-game name for Naval Piranha's Castle from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
- ^ In-game name from the ending of Mario Party Advance (French). (Archived 23 May 2014 via YouTube by AXE45.)
- ^ Théatre des souvenirs (26 Jun. 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French). (Archived 27 Sept. 2015 via JeuxVideo by marye43.)
- ^ Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 19.
- ^ In-game name from the ending of Mario Party Advance (German). (Archived 16 May 2017 via YouTube by TwilightShiek.)
- ^ Museums-Pavillon (26 Jun. 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). (Archived via YouTube by Domtendo.)
- ^ In-game name from the ending of Mario Party Advance (Italian). (Archived 7 Sept. 2019 via YouTube by Benedetto's world™.)
- ^ Teatro dei ricordi (26 Jun. 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). (Archived via Mario's Castle.)
- ^ 추억 극장 (4 Mar. 2017). Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (Korean).
- ^ Carpa de los recuerdos (16 Oct. 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
- ^ In-game name from the ending of Mario Party Advance (European Spanish). (Archived 17 Sept. 2024 via YouTube by FrankKirlts.)
- ^ Guías Nintendo (2015). Enemigos. Guía Yoshi’s Woolly World (European Spanish). (Archived April 18, 2024, 12:37:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
