Nipper Plant



A Nipper Plant is a recurring enemy resembling a Piranha Plant. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3, where they would stay in one place and Jump up towards Mario when he passes them. A fire breathing variety is encountered at the end of World 7-8. Nipper Plants can hop around, making it more difficult for the player to land safely. They can be either white or pink.

Nipper Plants made a few appearances in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. In these appearances, they behaved much like their game counterparts in that they were capable of hopping around. On this show, Nipper Plants sported visible jaws that made them appear to be more menacing than their in-game counterparts. A Nipper Plant was also referred to simply as as "Piranha Plant" in one episode. In the episode "Reign Storm", a Nipper Plant was given a minor speaking role, where it spoke in a very deep town reminiscent of a drill sergeant.

In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Nipper Plants do not jump at Yoshi and have more weaknesses, but they appear in groups which adds to the challenge of defeating them. They hatch from spores that slowly fall to earth and have no visible eyes. These Nipper Plants can be stomped or eaten and turned into eggs; their spores can also be swallowed, though no eggs will be produced as a result. They reappear - along with their spores - in Yoshi's Story and Yoshi's Island DS.

Nipper Plants were renamed Chompweeds in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. In this game, Chompweeds could not be battled. Instead of fighting Mario, these plants would jump up and steal a few Coins if the plumber got too close. Stolen coins could not be recovered in the final game, but battle data for them would still exist. This implies that they may have been intended to be enemies instead at one point.

Some Nipper Plants made a cameo apparence in Mario Kart Arcade GP in the race Banana Ruins. They are at the right side of the course.

Super Princess Peach has Nipper Plants, which were identical to the creatures that appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3. A vibe-infused variety known as Sad Nipper Plants also appeared in this game.