Dino Piranha

The Dino Piranha is a large boss enemy in the video game Super Mario Galaxy. The boss lives in the Egg Planet Galaxy. It is inside an egg when Mario first encounters it. It's egg cracked when Mario crashes into it with the power of a Boost Star. The Dino Piranha then starts moving around from inside the egg, thus starting a battle.

Appearance
It is quite notable that the Dino Piranha's head looks like the popular boss Petey Piranha's head, though the body is much different. The Dino Piranha's body beneath the Piranha Plant head is that of a dinosaur's, with a green hue. Its tail has a brown orb at the end of it with texture like a seed. Interestingly, when it first breaks out of the egg it's head is purple, but when enraged it turns red with anger, and when it is defeated it turns a sickly pale. The creature (or a similar creature) is fought once again at the Melty Molten Galaxy. This time Dino Piranha is now called the Fiery Dino Piranha. All features remain the same with the slight exception of a few changes. It's body is more of a dark red than a green. Unlike the previous egg, this egg is black with red spots. On the head, the petals are ripped giving it the appearance of fire. It's tail lights on fire occasionally the first time, then it leaves a fire trail (which eventually diappears) the second time, and the third time the tail still leaves a trail, but Firey Dino Piranha now it shoots fireballs. It is unknown if Dino Piranha and Fiery Dino Piranha are the same, or if they are different creatures.

Combat


When Mario smashes into the egg containing the Dino Piranha the egg cracks a little and the tail pops out. The bottom of the egg breaks open so the Dino Piranha can move about while still in the egg. Mario must run up to it's tail as it is walking around and do a star spin. This will cause the tail to fly back and smash the rest of the egg open. The Dino Piranha is now fully revealed and starts running around the planet. Mario must hit it's tail again so that some petals are knocked off it's head. Now enraged, the Dino Piranha stomps around the planet, but it is hit by Mario one more time. With no more petals, the Dino turns a sickly color and explodes, revealing a star.