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|variant_of=[[Fire Piranha Plant]]
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|comparable=[[Big Fire Piranha]]<br>[[Bowser Statue]]
|comparable=[[Batto Shuruken]]<br>[[Big Fire Piranha]]<br>[[Bowser Statue]]
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'''Fire Pakkun Zō''' (referred to by [[Nintendo Power]] as '''Piranha Plants'''<ref>"''Fire-spitting Piranha Plants greet you near the Castle entrance.''" - ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43, page 51.</ref>) are statues of [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s that only appear inside [[Mario's castle]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They routinely charge up horizontal [[fireball]] projectiles when approached by [[Mario]], which only hurt once leaving the statue's mouth. There are big and small-sized statues, which respectively shoot out big and small fireballs. Both statues can be used as platforms, despite the decorative spikes on the bigger version.
'''Fire Pakkun Zō''' (referred to by [[Nintendo Power]] as '''Piranha Plants'''<ref>"''Fire-spitting Piranha Plants greet you near the Castle entrance.''" - ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43, page 51.</ref>) are statues of [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s that only appear inside [[Mario's castle]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They routinely charge up horizontal [[fireball]] projectiles when approached by [[Mario]], which only hurt once leaving the statue's mouth. There are big and small-sized statues, which respectively shoot out big and small fireballs. Both statues can be used as platforms, despite the decorative spikes on the bigger version.

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Piranha Plant
Artwork of the fire spat out by Piranha Plant statues, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork of the fireballs spat out by Fire Pakkun Zō.
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Variant of Fire Piranha Plant
Comparable

Fire Pakkun Zō (referred to by Nintendo Power as Piranha Plants[1]) are statues of Venus Fire Traps that only appear inside Mario's castle in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. They routinely charge up horizontal fireball projectiles when approached by Mario, which only hurt once leaving the statue's mouth. There are big and small-sized statues, which respectively shoot out big and small fireballs. Both statues can be used as platforms, despite the decorative spikes on the bigger version.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ファイアパックン[2]
Faia Pakkun Zō
Fire Piranha Statue
German Feuer-Piranha-Pflanze-Statue[?] Fire Piranha Plant Statue
Italian Statua di Pianta Piranha falò[3] Fire Piranha Plant Statue

Reference

  1. ^ "Fire-spitting Piranha Plants greet you near the Castle entrance." - Nintendo Power Volume 43, page 51.
  2. ^ Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 176.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 78