Jumping Piranha Plant: Difference between revisions

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|image=[[File:SMW Art - Jumping Piranha Plant.png|130px]]<br>A Jumping Piranha Plant's artwork in ''[[Super Mario World]]''

|parent_species=[[Piranha Plant]]

|derived_species=[[Fire P-Pakkun]]

|related=[[Piranha Pest]]<br>[[Propeller Piranha]]

The '''Jumping Piranha Plant''' (alternatively '''Jumpin' Piranha Plant'''<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 23.</ref>, misspelled in the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' ending sequence as '''Jumping Pirhana Plant''') is a version of [[Piranha Plant]] that is not rooted to the ground.

Jumping Piranha Plants made their debut in ''Super Mario World'' as the most frequent Piranha Plant enemies in the game. Most of them live in [[Warp Pipe]]s, but some can be found hiding in bushes. Their propeller-like stems enable them to fly up quickly out of their spot and descend slowly back in, damaging [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] at direct contact. However, the playable characters can [[Spin Jump]] on them without getting harmed, although this will not inflict damage on the enemy either. A Jumping Piranha Plant can be defeated by shooting a fireball at it in [[Fire Mario|Fire form]], whipping it in [[Cape Mario|Caped form]], or by touching it while [[Invincible Mario|invincible]].

After the [[Special Zone]] is completed, Jumping Piranha Plants turn into '''Jumping Pumpkin Plants''' (also named '''Pumpkin Plants'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' volume 28, page 11.</ref>), which look like jack-o'-lanterns. However, they function exactly the same.

Jumping Piranha Plants return in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They only appear in [[World-e]]'s [[e-Reader]] accessible level, [[Ground Work]]. The Jumping Piranha Plants behave exactly as they do in ''Super Mario World''. They also look like they did in that game, though they have ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' 's original Piranha Plant species' heads instead.

Jumping Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. They are only available  in the ''Super Mario World'' style, replacing regular Piranha Plants. When shaken, however, they turn into [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s instead of [[Fire P-Pakkun]]. They reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.

They behave just like in ''Super Mario World'' when placed inside Warp Pipes. When placed outside of one, they first make contact with the ground or on a platform underneath them if needed, then make several short bounces before jumping up to attack. They can be enlarged in the level editor by dragging a [[Super Mushroom]] onto them. Putting [[wings]] on a Jumping Piranha Plant enables it to hover for a short while in the air after making a leap. If a [[Bill Blaster]] is loaded with a winged Jumping Piranha Plant, the enemy will continuously shoot in and out of it in a horizontal line.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Piranha Plant's up special, [[Piranhacopter]], allows it to fly by spinning its stem like a propeller in a similar fashion to a Jumping Piranha Plant.<ref>GameXplain (November 1, 2018). [https://youtu.be/myXVo16Xo3k?t=55 Piranha Plant in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' - Reveal Trailer (Petey Piranha Final Smash!)]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved November 1, 2018.</ref> On [[Palutena's Temple]], Jumping Piranha Plants are mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for Piranha Plant.

Jumping Piranha Plants return in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', now able to breathe fire like their fiery variants and are found in [[Spring of Jungle Mist]]. They can also attack Mario with Bite and Bite Barrage similar to other Piranha Plant variants in the game. Also like them, they cannot be jumped on unless Mario uses the [[Iron Boots]] or their variants.

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|Jap=ピーパックン / ピー-パックン<ref>''Super Mario World'' Shogakukan Book 1 (pg. 27)</ref>

|JapM="P-Piranha", 「パックン」 ''Pakkun'' being from the Japanese name of Piranha Plants. Officially romanised as "P-Pakkun". "P-" may be short for propeller or, given the early name "P-Hat" present in ''Super Mario World'' assets,<ref>TCRF. [[tcrf:Prerelease:Super Mario World (SNES)/Background Graphics and Tilemaps#Enemy Cast List|Prerelease:Super Mario World (SNES)/Background Graphics and Tilemaps#Enemy Cast List]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved August 6, 2020.</ref> a reference to [[zeldawiki:Peahat|Peahat]], a flying flower enemy from ''The Legend of Zelda''.

|SpaA=Planta piraña saltarina

|SpaAM=Jumping Piranha Plant

|FraA=Fleur Piranha sautant

|FraAM=Jumping Piranha Flower

|FraE=Plante Piranha sauteuse

|FraEM=Jumping Piranha Plant

|Dut=Jumping Piranha Plant (''Super Mario Maker 2'')<br>Jumping Piranha

|DutM=-<br>-

|ChiS=跳跃食人花<ref>无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref> (''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'')<br>''Tiàoyuè Shírénhuā''<br>跳跃吞食花 (since ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')<br>''Tiàoyuè Tūnshíhuā''

*Prototype assets of ''Super Mario World'' show that Jumping Piranha Plants had alternate [[Fall]]-themed graphics resembling a [[Fire Flower]] with [[Mario]]'s face.<ref>Frieze (July 24, 2020). [https://twitter.com/IsoFrieze/status/1286751053623459842 Twitter post featuring prototype ''Super Mario World'' assets]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 25, 2020.</ref>

*In the English instruction booklet of ''Super Mario World'', the Jumping Piranha Plant is described as a tropical version of the "Volcano Plant" (likely referring to [[Volcano Plant|Volcano Lotus]]); however, the Japanese instruction booklet correctly refers to it as a Pakkun Flower (Piranha Plant).