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Nipper Plant

A Nipper Plant'sspirit artwork fromSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

First appearance

Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)

Latest appearance

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)

Variant of

Piranha Plant

Variants
Fire Nipper Plant Petit Piranha Sad N. Plant

Relatives
Muncher Nipper Dandelion Nipper Spore

Nipper Plants, also known asWalking Piranhas^[1] (also misspelled asWalking Piranas^[2]),White Piranhas,^[3]White Piranha Plants,^[4] andBaby Piranha Plants,^[5] areenemies introduced inSuper Mario Bros. 3. They are smallPiranha Plants^[6] with white heads and short green stems with two leaves on either side.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3 /Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Famicom Super Mario Bros. 3 Walking Piranha

Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3) Walking Piranha

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Walking Piranha

Walking Piranhas in all three versions

They first appear inSuper Mario Bros. 3, where they would either patrol an area or wait in place, with bothjumping up towards the player when they pass over them. Walking Piranhas can hop around, making it more difficult for the player to land safely, since the plants will harm the player if they attempt to stomp on one. Instead, Walking Piranhas can be defeated byinvincibility,Fire Mario'sfireballs,Hammer Mario'shammers, andRaccoon andTanooki Mario's tail attack. In subsequent remakes, they were tinted a shade of pink. In all versions, a jumping Walking Piranha is a recolor of twoMuncher frames.

A sessile,fire-breathing variety is encountered at the end of World 7-8, and is the only one in the entirety of the game.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

Nipper Plants inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder

Nipper Plants return inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, this time with the ability to walk on walls and ceilings. They no longer jump towards the players when they pass over them, however. Nipper Plants are featured prominently inMuncher Fields.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

A Nipper Plant inThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Reign Storm".

Nipper Plants make a few appearances inThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. In these appearances, they behave much like their game counterparts in that they are capable of hopping around. On the show, Nipper Plants sport visible jaws that make them appear to be more menacing than their in-game counterparts.

In "Reign Storm", Mario intends to send via Warp Pipe a letter toPrincess Toadstool, in which he prompts her to return to theMushroom Kingdom. However, a Nipper Plant that was taking shelter inside the Warp Pipe intercepts and eats Mario's letter. The Nipper Plant then travels toKing Koopa to inform him about the letter's content.

In "A Toadally Magical Adventure",Cheatsy Koopa uses aMagic Wand to increase a Nipper Plant's size and sends it to attack Mario. However, the plant lunges at thepipe creature that was having Mario in its grip, accidentally releasing Mario. Of note is that Cheatsy only refers to the Nipper Plant as "Piranha Plant".

Super Mario Bros. Print World[edit]

Artwork of Nipper Plants appears inSuper Mario Bros. Print World, but they are incorrectly labeled as Munchers, the similar, but black-colored enemy fromSuper Mario Bros. 3 (which the poses of the artwork are borrowed from). There is additional artwork of Mario jumping over a Nipper Plant, labeled as "Mario 1".

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

Wendy O. Koopa is revealed to have a pet Nipper Plant, which she keeps in a pot in her room, inKoopa Capers; the plant had shredded a note possibly pertaining to her whereabouts. If Luigi chooses to begin his search for the missingKoopaling by looking through her room, he accidentally wakes up the sleeping Nipper Plant when he tries to look under it. Some wild Nipper Plants later appear prowling the stairs leading up to the secret camp being used by Wendy and her rebellion.

Yoshi franchise[edit]

Nipper Plant artwork from Yoshi's Island DS

The design of a Nipper Plant forYoshi's Island DS

Nipper Plants are enemies inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island andits reissue. They do not jump at the player and are much easier to defeat, but they appear in groups which adds to the challenge of defeating them. This is the first game to show Nipper Plants to hatch fromNipper Spores upon touching the ground, as well as to show them without 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. Nipper Plants appear in both sequels,Yoshi's Island DS andYoshi's New Island, behaving the same as before; the former game introduces a relative to Nipper Plants, theNipper Dandelion.

Outside of theYoshi's Island series, Nipper Plants are also enemies inYoshi's Story,Yoshi's Woolly World, itsNintendo 3DS version, andYoshi's Crafted World, retaining their behavior fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. However, inYoshi's Story, if the Nipper Spore is eaten, aYoshi will lose health (except for the Black Yoshi and the White Yoshi).

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Artwork of a Chompweed from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

A Chompweed's design forSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Chompweeds^[7] (also parsed aschompweeds)^[8] are enemies inSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and itsremake. They appear in thePipe Vault, and cannot be battled. Rather than fighting the player, they jump up and steal a fewcoins if they get too close. Stolen coins cannot be recovered in the final game, but battle data for them still exists, suggesting that they may have been intended to be standard enemies at one point. Another potential artifact of this is them being among the enemies that can be thrown in theMonster Toss attack. Aside from this, it also was one of the incorrect answers toDr. Topper's quiz section inthe Trial Course, specifically for "What's the first monster you see in the Pipe Vault?" This answer only exists in the English version; it isExdeath fromFinal Fantasy V in Japanese and Korean, a wildChomp in Spanish and Italian, aShy Guy in Chinese, aWiggler in Dutch, and a made-upRöhrenfriede ("Pipe-peace") in German.

Game & Watch Gallery series[edit]

Nipper Plants appear in the Modern versions ofDonkey Kong Jr. inGame & Watch Gallery 3 andGame & Watch Gallery 4.

Mario Kart Arcade GP[edit]

Some Nipper Plants make background appearances on the right side ofBananan Ruins inMario Kart Arcade GP. They also appear in the courses in theBowser Cup. This game marks their first 3D appearance.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

Nipper Plants are enemies inSuper Princess Peach. They are identical to the ones that appeared inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. The game also introduces a variety infused with theGloom vibe,Sad N. Plants.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

Nipper Plants appear as background enemies inMario & Luigi: Dream Team. In battle, aPiranha Plant may spit outNipper Spores into the background, each one instantly becoming a Nipper Plant. Once created, they shoot fireballs atMario individually, which he must deflect with his hammer to avoid taking damage and to also randomly hit the Piranha Plants in the process.

Occasionally, a Piranha Plant will spit a fireball towards the Nipper Plant, who will bounce the fireball about until each Nipper Plant has touched the fireball at some point, where the last Nipper Plant to touch it sends the fireball towards Mario, who musthammer it back at the Piranha Plant who created it to counter-attack and avoid taking damage. The Nipper Plants are defeated when the Piranha Plant that spawned them is defeated. They can also be defeated by throwing aTaunt Ball at them.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack inMinecraft,Peonies are replaced by a group of Nipper Plants.

Mario Tennis Aces[edit]

Three Munchers and a Nipper Plant in the shadows at the Ancient Altar

A Nipper Plant obscured by shadows, behind a toppled column, along with several Munchers inMario Tennis Aces

InMario Tennis Aces, two Nipper Plants can be seen bouncing in the background ofPetey Piranha's battle in theForest Monster mission.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

A Nipper Plant appears as a Novice-class Grab-typeprimary spirit inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. Thespirit can be enhanced to aPetey Piranha spirit at level 99. The Nipper Plant spirit battle takes place on theBattlefield form of theSuper Mario Maker stage and involves eight tinyPac-Men. The spirit can be earned by either winning the battle or purchasing it fromBeedle's Tent for 500SP.

On thePalutena's Temple stage, Nipper Plants are mentioned briefly byViridi duringPalutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

An origami Nipper Plant

Nipper Plants appear as enemies inPaper Mario: The Origami King. In battle, Nipper Plants face either straight or upwards, and attack by biting Mario either solo or with a barrage of bites. If Nipper Plants are facing upwards, they cannot be jumped on without a type ofIron Boots. Nipper Plants are first fought in the purple streamer area, and reappear in theSpring of Jungle Mist.

Nipper Plants are mentioned to spit fire in theMusée Champignon description for them, although this does not happen in-game. The code for Nipper Plants does allow them to use a fire attack, but the attack itself has no data, so it is never used.

WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]

Nipper Plants on the far right of the house inWarioWare: Get It Together!

Nipper Plants are background elements inWarioWare: Get It Together!. They appear outside of9-Volt's House during the opening cutscene of9-Volt's level.

Unused appearances[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

A 2017 interview reveals that Nipper Plants were going to appear inSuper Mario World, as shown in a prototype sprite sheet.^[9]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]



Original text (Japanese)		Translation
種族しゅぞく	フラワー族ぞく	Tribe	Flower clan
性格せいかく	活発かっぱつ	Disposition	Lively
登場とうじょうゲーム	3	Game appearances	3
ちっちゃいけど油断ゆだんは禁物きんもつパックンフラワーの子供こども。同おなじ位置いちにいるものと歩あるき回まわるもの、火ひをはくものがいる。上うえを飛とび越こえようとすると、跳とびついてくるので、高たかく山やまなりにジャンプしてよけよう。^[10]		*They may be tiny, but don't let your guard down* Piranha Plant children. Some stay in the same position, some walk around, and some breathe fire. If you try to jump over them, they will jump at you, so jump high and mountainous to avoid them.

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island /Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

Shogakukan guide: パックンフラワーのこども。綿毛のついたタネが、地面にふれるとプチパックンになる。タネのうちは、食べてもタマゴにならない。^[11] (Piranha Plant children. Seeds with fluff attached become Nipper Plants when they touch the ground. They do not turn into eggs when eaten while they are still seeds.)
Player's Guide:Hatched when Nipper Spores touch ground, these hopping choppers make excellent eggs.^[12]
Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): パックンフラワーのこども。体からだが小ちいさいので、ふみつけたりするよりも食たべてしまったほうが楽らくに倒たおせる。^[13] (Piranha Plant children. Since they are small, it is easier to defeat them by eating them rather than by stepping on them.)

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

Shogakukan guide:地上ちじょうを飛とびはねて移動いどうする小ちいさな敵てき。綿毛わたげつきのタネが着地ちゃくちすると、プチパックンになる。プチパックンを食たべるとタマゴになるが、タネはタマゴにならない。^[14] (A small enemy that moves and hops around on the ground. When the fluffy seeds land on the ground, they become Nipper Plants. When a Nipper Plant is eaten, it turns into an egg, but the seeds do not turn into eggs.)