Piranha Pest
| Piranha Pest | |||
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 A Piranha Pest's artwork fromYoshi's Story | |||
| First appearance | Yoshi's Story (1997) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005) | ||
| Variant of | Propeller Piranha | ||
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- “If eaten by a Piranha Pest,Yoshi becomes tiny, and can't useeggs! Don't be sad! Climb up and gather eggs to throw at him!”
- —Message Block inPiranha Grove,Yoshi's Story
Piranha Pests arePiranha Plants that appear in two games:Yoshi's Story andMario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
History[edit]
Yoshi's Story[edit]
InYoshi's Story, Piranha Pests each simply resemble the bud of a Piranha Plant with a propeller instead of a stem or stalk. They fly in rectangular patterns very similar to those ofHootie the Blue Fish inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, though they do not follow the edges of walls. They have tongues almost as long as aYoshi's, but instead of makingYoshi eggs, they attempt to swallow the Yoshi and shrink it temporarily. When the Yoshi is shrunk, no eggs can be used. Piranha Pests can be defeated with a Yoshi egg only when the Yoshi is in normal size. As with their relatives, they are found in only one level,Piranha Grove.
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]
InMario & Luigi: Partners in Time,Petey Piranha can spit out Piranha Pests (referred to in thePlayer's Guide as "plant-pendulums").[1] These plants use their long tongues to swing on ablock, trying to slam intoMario orLuigi. If they are hit with ahammer a few times, they will be defeated.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Piranha Pests are mentioned briefly byViridi duringPalutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.
Profiles[edit]
Yoshi's Story[edit]
- Shogakukan guide (shared with Piranha Plant andPiranha Sprout):
新種 も増 えて、ますます手 ごわいパックンフラワー。飲 みこまれるて、ミニヨッシーになっちゃうぞ。[2] (New species have been introduced to the Piranha Plant family, making them even more formidable. It will swallow you up and turn you into a mini Yoshi.)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ペロペロパックン[2] Peropero Pakkun | 「ペロペロ」is an onomatopoeia for licking sound, and「パックン」is from the Japanese name ofPiranha Plant; may play off "Puropera Pakkun." | |
| ベロパックン[3] Bero Pakkun | 「ベロ」is a colloquialism for "tongue",「パックン」is from the Japanese name of Piranha Plant | Super Mario-kun | |
| Chinese | 长舌花[?] Chángshé Huā | Long-Tongue Flower | |
| Dutch | Piranha Pest[?] | - | |
| French | Peste Piranha[?] | Piranha Pest | |
| German | Schrumpf Piranha[5] | Shrinking Piranha Plant | |
| Schleck-Piranha-Pflanze[?] | Lick Piranha Plant | ||
| Italian | Parassita Piranha[?] | Piranha Parasite | |
| Russian | пиранья-вредина[?] piran'ya-vredina | Nasty Piranha | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | plaga piraña[?] | Plague Piranha | |
| Spanish(European) | Plaga Piraña[?] | Piranha Plague | |
| planta carnívora voladora[4] | Flying Carnivorous Plant |
References[edit]
- ^"When Petey uses his plant-pendulum, a block appears on the top screen with the initial of one of the bros on it. Knock the attack back with the appropriate bro's hammer, then alternate between bros, using hammer strikes to bust the pendulum." – Hoffman, Chris (November 18, 2005).Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN1-59812-006-9. Page 53.
- ^abFebruary 20, 1998. 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」(Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page5Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P5.jpg.
- ^Super Mario-kun volume 36. Page41Media:PeteyPiranhaSMK36.jpg.
- ^Yoshi's Story Spanish guide.www.guiasnintendo.com (Spanish).
- ^Nintendo 64Yoshi's Story Spieleberater.Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 20.
