Inky Piranha Plant
| Inky Piranha Plant | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario 3D Land | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart Tour (Bangkok Tour, 2022) |
| Variant of | Piranha Plant |
Inky Piranha Plants are ink-spitting variants of Piranha Plants that first appear in Super Mario 3D Land. They resemble normal Piranha Plants, but they are black instead of red, have ink going down their stalks, and can spit ink to cover the player's screen, similar to a Blooper in the Mario Kart series.
History[edit]
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
Inky Piranha Plants appear mainly in the underground levels. They spit ink out of their mouths to cover the screen. If the player blows into the microphone, though, the ink will be blown off, removing it from the screen. They can be defeated by any attack method, just like a normal Piranha Plant.
Mario Tennis Open[edit]
Inky Piranha Plants appear in Mario Tennis Open. In Ink Showdown, a revamped version of the Piranha Challenge from Mario Tennis, they shoot tennis balls to the player, as well as ink blobs that will block their screen making it harder to see.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]
| Dream Team enemy | |
|---|---|
| Inky Piranha Plant | |
| |
| Location(s) | Neo Bowser Castle |
| Role | Common |
| Position | Background |
| Level | 30 |
| HP | 3 |
| Power | 1 |
| Defense | 190 |
| Speed | 125 |
| Weakness | None |
| Experience | 100 (120) |
| Coins | 80 (100%) |
| Item drop | None (0%) None (0%) |
| No Hitter | — |
| World | Real |
Inky Piranha Plants appear as background enemies in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. Inky Piranha Plants do not appear in the field due to their nature of a background enemy, and only randomly appear during battles against Fire Bros and/or Flaming Antasmatons in the later segments of Neo Bowser Castle.
In battle, Inky Piranha Plants will spit ink at the screen, just as in Super Mario 3D Land, making it difficult to see and avoid enemy attacks. Unlike most background enemies, it cannot be brought into the foreground whatsoever, and the use of a single Taunt Ball will simply knock it unconscious, rendering it unable to shoot ink for several turns. Once again, unlike most other background enemies who are defeated through use of a Taunt Ball, Inky Piranha Plants can be defeated if a total of three Taunt Balls are thrown at one by either Bro.
After an Inky Piranha Plant spits ink on the screen, it can be cleared off quickly by blowing into the 3DS microphone.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Inky Piranha Plants (just called Inky Piranhas) are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Inky Piranha Plants are obstacles in Mario Kart Tour. They appear in two courses, Bangkok Rush and Madrid Drive 3R/T. In the latter course, they also appear on the back of trucks. In this game, they spit out ink piles, which act similarly to oil slicks. If the player is hit by the ink, they will spin out and ink will cover the screen. The player can obtain points by hitting them with Bob-ombs or a Super Horn. A large Inky Piranha Plant appears in the R/T variant of DS Peach Gardens, replacing the Big Piranha Plant that is usually located there.
In Tour Bangkok Rush's appearance in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, Inky Piranha Plants are replaced with small Piranha Plants.
Unused appearances[edit]
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]
Inky Piranha Plants were going to appear in Paper Mario: Sticker Star, but were cut from the game.[1]
Gallery[edit]
Model from Super Mario 3D Land
Model from Mario Tennis Open
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 with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | インクパックン[2][3][4][5] Inku Pakkun |
Ink Piranha | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 墨水吞食花[5] Mòshuǐ Tūnshíhuā (Mandarin) Mahkséui Tānsihkfā (Cantonese) |
Ink Piranha Plant | |
| 喷墨食人花[6] Pēnmò Shírénhuā (Mandarin) Panmahk Sihkyàhnfā (Cantonese) |
Ink-spraying Piranha Plant | Super Mario 3D Land | |
| 喷墨吞食花[4] Pēnmò Tūnshíhuā (Mandarin) Panmahk Tānsihkfā (Cantonese) |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | ||
| Chinese (traditional) | 墨水吞食花[4][5] Mòshuǐ Tūnshíhuā (Mandarin) Mahkséui Tānsihkfā (Cantonese) |
Ink Piranha Plant | |
| 噴墨食人花[7] Pēnmò Shírénhuā (Mandarin) Panmahk Sihkyàhnfā (Cantonese) |
Ink-spraying Piranha Plant | Mario Tennis Open | |
| Dutch | Inky Piranha[4] | - | |
| Inky Piranha Plant[8] | Mario Tennis Open | ||
| French (NOA) | Piranha encre[4] | Ink Piranha | |
| French (NOE) | Piranha encre[4] | Ink Piranha | |
| Piranha Encre[9] | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| German | Tinten-Piranha-Pflanze[10][4] | Inky Piranha Plant | |
| Hungarian | Piranha Virág[11] | Piranha Flower | |
| Italian | Pianta Piranha sparamacchia[12][4][5] | Stain-shooter Piranha Plant | |
| Piranha Sparamacchia[13][14] | Stain-shooter Piranha | Super Mario 3D Land | |
| Korean | 잉크뻐끔[15][4] Ingkeu Ppeokkeum |
Ink Piranha | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Planta-tinteiro[5] | Inkwell Plant | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Planta Piranha Tintómana[16] | Ink-maniac Piranha Plant; comparable to Planta Piranha Pirómana ("Fire Piranha Plant") | |
| Russian | Чернильное растение-пиранья[17][4] Chernil'noye rasteniye piran'ya |
Inky piranha plant | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Piraña tintómana[4] | Ink-maniac piranha; comparable to piraña pirómana ("Fire Piranha Plant") | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Piraña Tintómana[18][4] | Ink-maniac Piranha; comparable to Piraña Pirómana ("Fire Piranha Plant") |
References[edit]
- ^ Paper Mario: Sticker Star § Inky Piranha Plant. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ 2011. スクリーンショット. Super Mario 3D Land (Japanese). Tab 2. (Archived August 18, 2014, 06:56:13 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D Land" 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). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 180.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l In-game name from Palutena's Guidance on Piranha Plant from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- ^ a b c d e In-game name displayed in an action from Mario Kart Tour.
- ^ 2012. 游戏截图. Super Mario 3D Land (Simplified Chinese). Tab 2. Retrieved 9 Apr. 2024. (Archived August 21, 2016, 02:50:10 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ 2013. 噴墨食人花挑戰. Mario Tennis Open (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 15 Aug. 2020.
- ^ "Sla de ballen terug die de Inky Piranha Plants uitspugen!" – Description for Ink Showdown (25 May 2012). Mario Tennis Open by Camelot Software Planning. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Dutch).
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 180.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 180.
- ^ "Az új ellenfelek között találunk Goombákat farokkal, Goomba-rakásokat és Piranha Virágokat is, melyek tintát köpnek a kamerára, nehezítve ezzel a játékos látását." – New Nintendo 2DS XL + Super Mario 3D Land (DLC). Nintendo.hu (Hungarian). Archived December 9, 2022, 07:06:21 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 Apr. 2024.
- ^ In-game name displayed during battle from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
- ^ Andrea Minini Saldini (November 2011). Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale Numero 122. Milan: Future Media Italy SpA (Italian). Page 13.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 180.
- ^ 2012. 플레이 화면. Super Mario 3D Land (Korean). Tab 2. Retrieved 3 Jul. 2024. (Archived July 2, 2019, 16:27:25 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ «Devolva as bolas cuspidas pelas Plantas Piranha Tintómanas!» – Description for Ink Showdown (25 May 2012). Mario Tennis Open by Camelot Software Planning. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Portuguese).
- ^ «Отбивай мячи, которыми плюются Чернильные растения-пираньи!» – Description for Ink Showdown (25 May 2012). Mario Tennis Open by Camelot Software Planning. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Russian).
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 180.
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