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[[Image:SMB3_VenusFireTrap.jpg|thumb|A '''Venus Fire Trap'''.]] | [[Image:SMB3_VenusFireTrap.jpg|thumb|A '''Venus Fire Trap'''.]] | ||
A '''Venus Fire Trap''' ("Fire Pakkun" in Japan) is a variety of [[Piranha Plant]] that shoots [[fireball]]s in [[Mario]] | A '''Venus Fire Trap''' ("Fire Pakkun" in Japan) is a variety of [[Piranha Plant]] that shoots [[fireball]]s in [[Mario]]s direction. They can be either green or red and appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and most recently, ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. | ||
[[Image:VenusFireTrapCartoon.jpg|thumb|left|A Venus Fire Trap from ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.]] | [[Image:VenusFireTrapCartoon.jpg|thumb|left|A Venus Fire Trap from ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.]] | ||
Venus Fire Traps made several appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Piranha Plants with fireball exhaling abilities similar to Venus Fire Traps also appeared in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' though referred to as a '''Magic Piranha Plant'''. | Venus Fire Traps made several appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Piranha Plants with fireball exhaling abilities similar to Venus Fire Traps also appeared in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' though referred to as a '''Magic Piranha Plant'''. | ||
In the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' story "[[The Fish That Should've Gotten Away]]", a giant Venus Fire Trap | In the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' story "[[The Fish That Should've Gotten Away]]", a giant green Venus Fire Trap appears among the large group of monsters attacking and chasing Mario. | ||
They also appear rarely in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' in Tiny-Huge Island and Bowser in the Sky, where they are drastically smaller than their previous appearances (or, in the case of the Huge part of Tiny-Huge Island, terrifyingly larger). They would attack by appearing suddenly, then blasting a small fireball before disappearing. They were easy to defeat if [[Mario]] | They also appear rarely in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' in Tiny-Huge Island and Bowser in the Sky, where they are drastically smaller than their previous appearances (or, in the case of the Huge part of Tiny-Huge Island, terrifyingly larger). They would attack by appearing suddenly, then blasting a small fireball before disappearing. They were easy to defeat; if [[Mario]] punched one, it would simply pop and leave a coin behind. Larger versions appeared in the same game where they were just as large as [[Super Piranha Plant]]s. They attacked the same and could be defeated with a single punch. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Venus Fire Trap is a play on the name of a real life carnivorous plant, the Venus Flytrap. | *Venus Fire Trap is a play on the name of a real life carnivorous plant, the Venus Flytrap. | ||
*They attack similarily like the [[Elasto-Piranha]]. In fact the Elasto- Piranha could just be an evolved species of the Venus Fire Trap as the Elasto-Piranha can stretch its neck and has arms and legs, making it | *They attack similarily like the [[Elasto-Piranha]]. In fact, the Elasto-Piranha could just be an evolved species of the Venus Fire Trap as the Elasto-Piranha can stretch its neck and has arms and legs, making it tougher than the V.F.T. | ||
*In the game Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins for Sony PlayStation Portable, a Piranha plant-like creature appears that spits fireballs much like a Venus Fire Trap. {{refneeded}} | *In the game Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins for Sony PlayStation Portable, a Piranha plant-like creature appears that spits fireballs much like a Venus Fire Trap. {{refneeded}} | ||
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