Talk:Piranha Sprout (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)

Piranha Plant?

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This thing is weird. Piranha Plants are supposed to have a somewhat leafy stem and a spotted flower bulb for a head; the only indication that it's some sort of plant are the leaves on its head, which Mole also shares. On the times when Piranha Plants aren't grounded, usually the plant design plays with its stem as leafy limbs; this thing instead has small, animal-like limbs (two arms and two feet). Piranha Plants have a big mouth with many sharp teeth; this thing has a smaller mouth with two fangs/canines. Really the main visual similarity it has with a normal Piranha Plant is its visible lack of eyes. It is also passed up from Viridi's list of Piranha Plant variations in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (not the only one missing, e.g. Mario vs. Donkey Kong's Dōryī-like Tane Pakkun, but it seems notable as Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a direct spinoff/prequel of a mainsteam Super Mario game, and more recent games received mentions). Is it just me, or might this thing not be a Piranha Plant? Maybe misinterpreted? LinkTheLefty (talk) 19:23, November 15, 2021 (EST)

I mean yeah, the mouth is smaller with less teeth, but it's also just a sprout. Considering every language makes reference to Piranha Plants, I think it would be grasping at straws to say they're not. -- Too Bad! Waluigi Time! 19:50, November 15, 2021 (EST)

It’s a plant with all names derived from piranha plant’s names. Seems good and logical to call them piranha plants for me. Do we split the Tox Boxes for looking drastically different? Somethingone (talk) 19:52, November 15, 2021 (EST)

Every single language makes the connection to Piranha Plants (even the Japanese name, which is an ostensible pun), so I also think you're overthinking this. ^(T|C) 19:57, November 15, 2021 (EST)

To elaborate on what I meant by "misinterpreted," let me additionally point out that every other single "official" derivative of Piranha Plant, in Japanese, has the word Packun, Flower, or both. Kun is just as likely to be the root. LinkTheLefty (talk) 20:06, November 15, 2021 (EST)

I'd say it is still within the Piranha Plant family. The mouth still looks similar for one thing. Nightwicked Bowser 20:13, November 15, 2021 (EST)

Seems more reasonable to say that it's meant to be a Piranha Plant connection than not. I think not classifying these as Piranha Plants just because the Japanese name only might not be meant to refer to them when everything else points to them being Piranha Plants, even the Japanese name depending on interpretation, would be far too confusing for readers. -- Too Bad! Waluigi Time! 20:15, November 15, 2021 (EST)