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[[File:Blackpirahna.png|thumb|left|200px|Prickly Piranha Plant in Sky Station Galaxy.]]
[[File:Blackpirahna.png|thumb|left|200px|Prickly Piranha Plant in Sky Station Galaxy.]]
The '''Prickly Piranha Plant'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide. Pages 29, 40 and 42.</ref>, also known as the '''Spiky Piranha Plant'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide. Pages 222 and 225.</ref>, is a variety of [[Spiny Piranha Plant]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. There is only one in the entire game, encountered in the [[Sky Station Galaxy]] during the [[Storming the Sky Fleet]] mission.
The '''Prickly Piranha Plant'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide. Pages 29, 40 and 42.</ref>, also known as the '''Spiky Piranha Plant'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide. Pages 222 and 225.</ref>, is a variety of [[Spiny Piranha Plant]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.


This enemy holds a key to the locked up [[Power Star]] nearby. It attacks in the same way as its purple variant: slamming its head onto the ground. The player cannot jump on it due to its spikes and must use the nearby [[Stretch Plant]] to defeat it by hitting its head when it is down on the ground. Once the enemy is beaten, Mario can collect the key and obtain the Star.
The Prickly Piranha Plant attacks in the same way as its purple counterpart: slamming its head onto the ground. The player cannot jump on it due to its spikes and must use the nearby [[Stretch Plant]] to defeat it by hitting its head when it is down on the ground. In [[Sky Station Galaxy]] during the [[Storming the Sky Fleet]] mission, this enemy holds a key to the locked up [[Power Star]] nearby and must be defeated. In [[Throwback Galaxy]], another can be found near the elevator.


In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Piranha Plant becomes a small Prickly Piranha Plant for its side [[Smash attack (move)|smash attack]].<ref>GameXplain (November 1, 2018). [https://youtu.be/myXVo16Xo3k?t=24 Piranha Plant in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' - Reveal Trailer (Petey Piranha Final Smash!)]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved November 1, 2018.</ref> In [[Palutena's Temple]], Prickly Piranha Plants (just called '''Prickly Piranhas''') are mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Piranha Plant]].
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Piranha Plant becomes a small Prickly Piranha Plant for its side [[Smash attack (move)|smash attack]].<ref>GameXplain (November 1, 2018). [https://youtu.be/myXVo16Xo3k?t=24 Piranha Plant in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' - Reveal Trailer (Petey Piranha Final Smash!)]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved November 1, 2018.</ref> In [[Palutena's Temple]], Prickly Piranha Plants (just called '''Prickly Piranhas''') are mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Piranha Plant]].

Revision as of 01:50, January 31, 2019

Not to be confused with Spiny Piranha Plant.

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Prickly Piranha Plant
Prickly Piranha Plant in Sky Station Galaxy.

The Prickly Piranha Plant[1], also known as the Spiky Piranha Plant[2], is a variety of Spiny Piranha Plant that appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

The Prickly Piranha Plant attacks in the same way as its purple counterpart: slamming its head onto the ground. The player cannot jump on it due to its spikes and must use the nearby Stretch Plant to defeat it by hitting its head when it is down on the ground. In Sky Station Galaxy during the Storming the Sky Fleet mission, this enemy holds a key to the locked up Power Star nearby and must be defeated. In Throwback Galaxy, another can be found near the elevator.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Piranha Plant becomes a small Prickly Piranha Plant for its side smash attack.[3] In Palutena's Temple, Prickly Piranha Plants (just called Prickly Piranhas) are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese イガイガパックン
Igaiga Pakkun
Prickly Piranha

German Dornen-Piranha-Pflanze
Thorny Piranha Plant
Italian Rovo Piranha iracondo
Iracund Bramble Piranha

References

  1. ^ Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 29, 40 and 42.
  2. ^ Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 222 and 225.
  3. ^ GameXplain (November 1, 2018). Piranha Plant in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Reveal Trailer (Petey Piranha Final Smash!). YouTube. Retrieved November 1, 2018.