Small Piranha
| Small Piranha | |
|---|---|
 A Small Piranha inSuper Mario 64 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Variant of | Fire Piranha Plant |
Small Piranhas, also known asSmall Fire Piranha Plans,[sic][1] are a variation ofFire Piranha Plant[2] that appears inSuper Mario 64 andSuper Mario 64 DS.
History[edit]
Super Mario 64 /Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
Small Piranhas attack by quickly sprouting from the ground with a harsh hissing noise, then blasting a smallfireball before disappearing. Like normalPiranha Plants, they can be defeated with a basic attack, which grants a singlecoin. One appears onTiny-Huge Island, next to the Tiny Island'sShrinker Pipe where the fivelarge versions are located on the Huge Island, and two appear inBowser in the Sky; their appearance in the latter stage makes them the only size-based enemy from Tiny-Huge Island to appear elsewhere in the game. Unlike the other Piranha Plants in this game, Small Piranhas do not shrink back into the ground upon defeat, but they instantly disappear instead.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Small Piranhas are mentioned briefly byViridi duringPalutena's Guidance dialogue forPiranha Plant. Unlike most other Piranha Plant species mentioned in the conversation that are generally listed in order of appearance, Small Piranhas are listed betweenMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga andMario & Luigi: Partners in Time debuts, which would place them at the release ofSuper Mario 64 DS rather thanSuper Mario 64.Big Piranhas,Nipper Spores,Big Fire Piranhas, andFire Stalking Piranhas are similarly listed out of order.
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "Notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ちびファイアパックン[3] Chibi Faia Pakkun | Small Fire Piranha | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 迷你吞食花[4] Mínǐ Tūnshíhuā | Mini Piranha Plant | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 迷你吞食花[4] Mínǐ Tūnshíhuā | Mini Piranha Plant | |
| Dutch | Kleine Piranha[4] | Small Piranha | |
| French | Petite Plante Piranha[4] | Small Piranha Plant | |
| German | Klein-Piranha-Pflanze[4] | Small Piranha Plant | |
| Italian | Piccola Pianta Piranha[4][5] | Small Piranha Plant | |
| Mini Piranha Falò[6] | Mini Fire Piranha | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (first edition) | |
| Korean | 꼬마뻐끔플라워[4] Kkoma Ppeokkeum Peullawo | Kid Piranha Plant | |
| Russian | Маленькое растение-пиранья[4] Malen'koye rasteniye-piran'ya | Small Piranha Plant | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Planta piraña menor[4] | Small piranha plant | |
| Mini Piranha Plant[7] | - | Super Mario 64 | |
| Spanish(European) | Peque Planta Piraña[4] | Little Piranha Plant | |
| Mini Piraña Pirómana[8] | Small Fire Piranha | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia |
References[edit]
- ^EnglishSuper Mario 64 entry on the official Mario Portal.nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:38:23 UTC via archive.today[deprecated link].)
- ^Super Mario 64 DS internal filename (FIREPAKUN_S)
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 64" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 86.
- ^abcdefghijIn-game name forPalutena's Guidance onPiranha Plant fromSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario 64" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN979-1259575760. Page 86.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 64" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 86.
- ^Rodriguez, Gustavo, and José Sierra, editorial directors (1997). "Super Mario 64" inClub Nintendo, yr. 6, no. 1.Productos y Equipos Internacionales, Editorial Samra (Mexican Spanish). Page 70.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 64" inEnciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona:Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN978-84-9146-223-1. Page 86.
