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{{species infobox
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|image=[[File:FirepiranhaNSMBU.png|150px]][[File:Venus Fire Trap Artwork - Super Mario 3D Land.png|110px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' respectively
|image=[[File:FirepiranhaNSMBU.png|150px]] [[File:Venus Fire Trap Artwork - Super Mario 3D Land.png|100px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' (left) and ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' (right) respectively
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]], Wave 4) (2023)
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|variants=[[Big Fire Piranha]]<br>[[Fire Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Fire Stalking Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Jumping Fire Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Lava Piranha]]<br>[[Paper Fire Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Petit Piranha]]<br>[[Piranha Plant (statue)]]<br>[[Small Piranha]]
|variants=[[Big Fire Piranha]]<br>[[Fire Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Fire Stalking Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Jumping Fire Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Lava Piranha]]<br>[[Paper Fire Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Petit Piranha]]<br>[[Piranha Plant (statue)]]<br>[[Small Piranha]]
|comparable=[[Chewy]]<br>[[Dino Piranha]]<br>[[Elasto-Piranha]]<br>[[Glad P. Plant]]<br>[[Smilax]]
|comparable=[[Chewy]]<br>[[Dino Piranha]]<br>[[Elasto-Piranha]]<br>[[Glad P. Plant]]<br>[[Smilax]]<br>[[Tane Pakkun]]
|relatives=[[Frost Piranha]]
|relatives=[[Dino Piranha]]<br>[[Frost Piranha]]
|notable=[[Fiery Dino Piranha]]<br>[[Mama Fireplant]]<br>[[Pakkun Mogura]]
|notable=[[Mama Fireplant]]<br>[[Pakkun Mogura]]
|collapsed=true
|collapsed=true
}}
}}
A '''Fire Piranha Plant''' (also called a '''Fire Piranha''' in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' and originally known as a '''Venus Fire Trap'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 8.</ref><ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. [https://i.imgur.com/W3ehp2b.jpg Page 13.]</ref><ref>''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet, page 27.</ref>) is a variety of [[Piranha Plant]] that can shoot [[fireball]]s, and some have the ability to fire three at a time. Fire Piranha Plants come in either green or red varieties. Their original name, "Venus Fire Traps," is a play on the name of the {{wp|Venus flytrap}}. The [[Frost Piranha]] is the ice counterpart of the Fire Piranha Plant.
A '''Fire Piranha Plant''' (also called a '''Fire Piranha''' in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' and originally known as a '''Venus Fire Trap'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13. Page 8.</ref><ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. [https://i.imgur.com/W3ehp2b.jpg Page 13].</ref><ref>''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' instruction booklet. Page 27.</ref>) is a variety of [[Piranha Plant]] that can shoot [[fireball]]s from its mouth. Currently, Fire Piranha Plants have two different designs that are used inconsistently between games; one that resembles a standard Piranha Plant, and one that colored is black with orange spots. Their original name, "Venus Fire Trap," is a play on the name of the {{wp|Venus flytrap}}. The [[Frost Piranha]] is a counterpart of the Fire Piranha Plant that spits [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s instead of fireballs.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
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====''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:Firey Dino Piranha.png|thumb|150px]]
[[File:Firey Dino Piranha.png|thumb|150px]]
{{main|Fiery Dino Piranha}}
{{main|Dino Piranha#Black{{!}}Dino Piranha § Black}}
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', normal Venus Fire Traps do not appear, but a boss combining their traits with a [[Dino Piranha]] called [[Fiery Dino Piranha]] can be fought in both games.
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', normal Venus Fire Traps do not appear, but a fire-based variant of [[Dino Piranha]], which is similarly able to shoot fireballs from its mouth, appears as a boss in both games.


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
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====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:Venus_Fire_Trap_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_3D_Land.png|120px|thumb|A Fire Piranha Plant from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''.]]
[[File:Venus_Fire_Trap_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_3D_Land.png|120px|thumb|A Fire Piranha Plant from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''.]]
Fire Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', with a slight change in appearance. They are now a brownish black with orange spots, likely so they can be differentiated from regular Piranha Plants from afar, as they share the same stance in this game. Some leave behind a [[Fire Flower]] when they are defeated by Mario.
Fire Piranha Plants appear under their current name in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', with a slight change in appearance. They are now a brownish black with orange spots, likely so they can be differentiated from regular Piranha Plants from afar, as they share the same stance in this game. Some leave behind a [[Fire Flower]] when they are defeated by Mario.


====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Venus Fire Traps also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They reuse their appearance from the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, with red and white spots. [[Big Fire Piranha|Big Venus Fire Trap]]s also appear in the game. In [[World 6-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-2]], using a [[Gold Ring]] inside a bonus room turns the Venus Fire Trap into a golden Venus Fire Trap; it acts the same as a normal one, but when it is defeated Coins emerge from the Warp Pipe, like a normal Piranha Plant.
Venus Fire Traps also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' where they are referred by this name for the last time. They reuse their appearance from the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, with red and white spots. [[Big Fire Piranha|Big Venus Fire Trap]]s also appear in the game. In [[World 6-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-2]], using a [[Gold Ring]] inside a bonus room turns the Venus Fire Trap into a golden Venus Fire Trap; it acts the same as a normal one, but when it is defeated Coins emerge from the Warp Pipe, like a normal Piranha Plant.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:NSMBU Piranha Plants on Ice Screenshot.png|thumb|200px|Fire Piranha Plants in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]
[[File:NSMBU Piranha Plants on Ice Screenshot.png|thumb|200px|Fire Piranha Plants in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]
Fire Piranha Plants also reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' along with their [[Frost Piranha|ice counterparts]]. They mostly retain their behavior and appearance from their previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series appearances, except that they always face up while not spitting fireballs.
Fire Piranha Plants also reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and its [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Nintendo switch port]] along with their [[Frost Piranha|ice counterparts]]. They mostly retain their behavior and appearance from their previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series appearances, except that they always face up while not spitting fireballs.


Their [[fireball]]s can also melt [[Frozen Coin]]s.
Their [[fireball]]s can also melt [[Frozen Coin]]s.
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[[File:Flying Fire Piranha Plant.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:Flying Fire Piranha Plant.png|thumb|left]]
Fire Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. In the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style, they retain their appearance from the game, and are able to be defeated by being jumped on.
Fire Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. In the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style, they retain their appearance from the game, and are able to be defeated by being jumped on.
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====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
[[File:SMBW Magma Flare-Up Plant.jpg|thumb|Fire Piranha Plants in [[KO Arena Magma Flare-Up]]]]
Fire Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', acting the same as in previous appearances, but can spit multiple fireballs at once. Unlike previous 2D Mario games, they have their ''Super Mario 3D Land'' color scheme.
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====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
Standard Fire Piranha Plants make their [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] debut in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' under the name '''Fire Piranha''' in the American English version. They appear in [[Rugged Road]] and [[Rumble Volcano]]. They look like regular Piranha Plants, but will eventually start spitting fireballs at Mario as he gets near them. If any of these fireballs touch Mario, he loses 5 [[Heart Point|HP]]. In battle, Fire Piranha Plants can either spew a cloud of hot ash towards Mario or more rarely spit out a fireball at him.
Standard Fire Piranha Plants make their [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] debut in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' under the name Fire Piranha in the American English version. They appear in [[Rugged Road]] and [[Rumble Volcano]]. They look like regular Piranha Plants, but will eventually start spitting fireballs at Mario as he gets near them. If any of these fireballs touch Mario, he loses 5 [[Heart Point|HP]]. In battle, Fire Piranha Plants can either spew a cloud of hot ash towards Mario or more rarely spit out a fireball at him.


====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
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One Fire Piranha Plant appears as a playable Technical character, appearing in a pot and holding its racket in its mouth.<ref name=June19> Nintendo. (May 29, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSPzyA6Zf4M Mario Tennis Aces - Fire Piranha Plant - Nintendo Switch] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 29, 2019.</ref> It was available as a participation bonus in the tournament that took place from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 and became automatically unlocked for all players after July 1, 2019. Excluding capturing in ''Super Mario Odyssey'' and the Piranha Plant fighter in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', this marks the first time a Fire Piranha Plant is playable.
One Fire Piranha Plant appears as a playable Technical character, appearing in a pot and holding its racket in its mouth.<ref name=June19> Nintendo. (May 29, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSPzyA6Zf4M Mario Tennis Aces - Fire Piranha Plant - Nintendo Switch] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 29, 2019.</ref> It was available as a participation bonus in the tournament that took place from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 and became automatically unlocked for all players after July 1, 2019. Excluding capturing in ''Super Mario Odyssey'' and the Piranha Plant fighter in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', this marks the first time a Fire Piranha Plant is playable.
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
While they do not appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Fire Piranha Plants are mentioned briefly by [[List of Smash Taunt characters#Viridi|Viridi]] during the [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for the [[Piranha Plant#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Piranha Plant]] fighter. Piranha Plant also spits fire from its mouth for its back air attack, referencing Fire Piranha Plants.


===Other appearances===
===Other appearances===
[[File:Facebook Nintendo 2014-07-16.jpg|200px|thumb]]
An individual Fire Piranha Plant, known as '''Socially Awkward Piranha Plant''', appears in a variation of the [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/socially-awkward-penguin Socially Awkward Penguin] {{wp|image macro}} uploaded to [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]'s {{wp|Facebook}} page on July 16, 2014. The image macro states that the character spat fireballs at everyone in a conversation at a summer party after building up the courage to join. The image's description in the original post further states that "Socially Awkward Piranha Plant doesn't make the best first impressions..."<ref>NintendoAmerica (July 16, 2014). [https://www.facebook.com/NintendoAmerica/photos/667047923379664 ''Facebook'']. Retrieved September 12, 2023. ([https://archive.ph/Qw7WJ Archived] September 12, 2023, 11:56:59 UTC via archive.today.)</ref>
Pixel art of a ''Super Mario Bros. 3''-style Fire Piranha Plant appears in the pre-made world of the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]''.
===Unused appearances===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SMW Venus Piranha Plant.png|frame|left]]
[[File:SMW Venus Piranha Plant.png|frame|left]]
Sprites found in prototype revisions of ''[[Super Mario World]]'' include sprites for Venus Fire Traps, but they are not included in the final game in any way.<ref>TCRF. [[tcrf:Prerelease:Super Mario World (SNES)/Sprites#chr-stock-C.CGX|Prerelease:Super Mario World (SNES)/Sprites#chr-stock-C.CGX]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved August 6, 2020.</ref>
Sprites found in prototype revisions of ''[[Super Mario World]]'' include sprites for Venus Fire Traps, but they are not included in the final game in any way.<ref>TCRF. [[tcrf:Prerelease:Super Mario World (SNES)/Sprites#chr-stock-C.CGX|Prerelease:Super Mario World (SNES)/Sprites § chr-stock-C.CGX]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved August 6, 2020.</ref>
 
While they do not appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Fire Piranha Plants are mentioned briefly by [[List of Smash Taunt characters#Viridi|Viridi]] during the [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Piranha Plant]]. Piranha Plant also spits fire from its mouth for its back air attack, referencing Fire Piranha Plants.
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==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>ファイアパックン</big><br>
{{PEGMCE profile
'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}'''　フラワー族<br>
|name=ファイアパックン (JP) / Fire Piranha (EN)
'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}'''　いやらしい<br>
|shusshin=フラワー族
'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　3、ランド2<br>
|seikaku=いやらしい
'''<big>ファイアをはき出すぞ</big><br>
|tojo_gemu=3、ランド2
ファイアをはき出すようになった、パックンフラワーの強力版。マリオを狙って、上だけでなく下にもファイアをはき出してくる。その前にファイアでやっつけちゃおう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/HYeUOpv.jpeg page 178].</ref>
|desc='''<big>ファイアをはき出すぞ</big><br>
 
ファイアをはき出すようになった、パックンフラワーの強力版。マリオを狙って、上だけでなく下にもファイアをはき出してくる。その前にファイアでやっつけちゃおう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''). [https://i.imgur.com/HYeUOpv.jpeg Page 178].</ref>
'''''<big>Fire Piranha</big>'''''<br>
|origin=Flower clan
''Tribe: Flower clan''<br>
|disposition=Obscene
''Disposition: Obscene''<br>
|game_appearances=3, Land 2
''Game appearances: 3, Land 2''<br>
|eng_desc='''''<big>I'm gonna spit fire out</big><br>
'''''<big>I'm gonna spit fire out</big><br>
''A powerful version of Piranha Plant that now spews fire. Aiming at Mario, it spews fire not only upward but also downward. Let's kill it with fire before it does.''
''A powerful version of Piranha Plant that now spews fire. Aiming at Mario, it spews fire not only upward but also downward. Let's kill it with fire before it does.''
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
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Fire Piranha Plant NSMB2 Prima.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Fire Piranha Plant NSMB2 Prima.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
PDSMBE-FirePiranhaPlant-TeamImage.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
PDSMBE-FirePiranhaPlant-TeamImage.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
Fire Piranha Plant model SMBW.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ファイアパックン<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 37, 76, 115, 146, 160, 181, 196, 211, 227.</ref>
|Jap=ファイアパックン<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''. Pages 37, 76, 115, 146, 160, 181, 196, 211, and 227.</ref>
|JapR=Faia Pakkun
|JapR=Faia Pakkun
|JapM=Fire Piranha; shared with [[Lava Piranha#Names in other languages|Lava Piranha]]
|JapM=Fire Piranha; shared with [[Lava Piranha#Names in other languages|Lava Piranha]]
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|Jap2R=Pakkun Furawā
|Jap2R=Pakkun Furawā
|Jap2M=[[Piranha Plant#Names in other languages|Piranha Plant]]
|Jap2M=[[Piranha Plant#Names in other languages|Piranha Plant]]
|Chi=火焰食人花<br>''Huǒyàn Shírénhuā''<br>火焰吞食花 <small>(since ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')</small><br>''Huǒyàn Tūnshíhuā''
|Chi=火焰食人花
|ChiR=Huǒyàn Shírénhuā
|Chi2=火焰吞食花 <small>(since ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')</small>
|Chi2R=Huǒyàn Tūnshíhuā
|ChiM=Flame Piranha Plant
|ChiM=Flame Piranha Plant
|Chi2M=Flame Piranha Plant
|Dut=Fire Piranha Plant
|Dut=Fire Piranha Plant
|Fra=Pyro Piranha<br>Plante Pyro-Piranha
|Fre=Pyro Piranha
|FraM=Pyro Piranha<br>Pyro-Piranha Plant
|Fre2=Plante Pyro-Piranha
|Ger=Feuer-Piranha-Pflanze<br>Venus-Feuerfalle
|FreM=Pyro Piranha
|GerM=Fire Piranha Plant<br>Venus Firetrap
|Fre2M=Pyro-Piranha Plant
|Ita=Pianta Piranha falò<br>Piranha Falò
|Ger=Feuer-Piranha-Pflanze
|ItaM=Bonfire Piranha Plant<br>Bonfire Piranha
|Ger2=Venus-Feuerfalle
|GerM=Fire Piranha Plant
|Ger2M=Venus Firetrap
|Ita=Venus Fire Trap<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual. Page 40.</ref>
|Ita2=Pianta Piranha falò
|Ita3=Piranha falò
|Ita4=Pianta Piranha Focosa<ref>''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'', Construction Zone</ref>
|Ita2M=Bonfire Piranha Plant
|Ita3M=Bonfire Piranha
|Ita4M=Fiery Piranha Plant
|Kor=파이어뻐끔플라워
|Kor=파이어뻐끔플라워
|KorR=Paieo Ppeokkeum Peullawo
|KorR=Paieo Ppeokkeum Peullawo
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|SpaA=Piraña Pirómana
|SpaA=Piraña Pirómana
|SpaAM=Pyromaniacal Piranha
|SpaAM=Pyromaniacal Piranha
|SpaE=Piraña Pirómana<br>Planta Pirómana <small>(''Mario Kart Tour'')</small>
|SpaE=Piraña Pirómana
|SpaEM=Pyromaniacal Piranha<br>Pyromaniacal Plant
|SpaE2=Planta Pirómana <small>(''Mario Kart Tour'')</small>
|SpaEM=Pyromaniacal Piranha
|SpaE2M=Pyromaniacal Plant
}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Piranha Plants that spit fireballs in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', and ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' are not referred to as Venus Fire Traps nor Fire Piranha Plants.
*Piranha Plants that spit fireballs in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', and ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' are not referred to as Venus Fire Traps nor Fire Piranha Plants.
*Pixel art of a ''Super Mario Bros. 3''-style Fire Piranha Plant appears in the world premade for the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]''.


==References==
==References==
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