Jumping Piranha Plant

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Jumping Piranha Plant
Artwork of a Jumping Piranha Plant, from Super Mario World.
Artwork from Super Mario World
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021)
Variant of Piranha Plant
Variants
Comparable

A Jumping Piranha Plant (alternatively Jumpin' Piranha Plant,[1] misspelled as Jumping Pirhana Plant in the Super Mario World ending sequence) is a variant of Piranha Plant that is not rooted to the ground. It has a set of leaves arranged like a propeller, which it uses to leap ahead, then slowly return towards its original position.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

Jumping Piranha Plant sprites from Super Mario World

Jumping Piranha Plants made their debut in Super Mario World as the most frequent Piranha Plant enemies in the game. Most of them live in Warp Pipes, but two can be found hiding in bushes in Groovy. Their propeller-like stems enable them to fly up quickly out of their spots and descend slowly back in, damaging Mario or Luigi at direct contact. However, the playable characters can spin-jump on them without getting harmed, although this does not inflict damage on the enemies either. A Jumping Piranha Plant can be defeated by shooting a fireball at it while in Fire form, whipping it while in Caped form, or touching it while invincible.

A fire-breathing variant of Jumping Piranha Plant called Jumping Fire Piranha Plants also appears in the game.

A pre-release sprite of a Fire Flower-like creature with Mario's face in Super Mario World, supposedly meant for the Fall theme of Jumping Piranha Plant.

After the Special Zone is completed, Jumping Piranha Plants turn into Jumping Pumpkin Plants which look like jack-o'-lanterns. However, they function exactly the same. Prototype assets of Super Mario World show that Jumping Piranha Plants had alternate Fall-themed graphics resembling a Fire Flower with Mario's face.[2]

In western instruction booklets of Super Mario World, the Jumping Piranha Plant is described as a tropical version of the "Volcano Plant" (likely referring to Volcano Lotus);[3][4] however, the Japanese instruction booklet correctly refers to it as a Pakkun Flower (Piranha Plant).

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Jumping Piranha Plants return in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. They appear only in World-e's e-Reader accessible level Ground Work. The Jumping Piranha Plants behave exactly as they do in Super Mario World. They also look like they did in that game, though they have Super Mario Bros. 3's original Piranha Plant species' heads instead.

Super Mario Maker series[edit]

Jumping Piranha Plants appear in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2. They are available only in the Super Mario World style, replacing regular Piranha Plants. When shaken, however, they turn into Fire Piranha Plants instead of Jumping Fire Piranha Plants.

Jumping Piranha Plants behave just like in Super Mario World when placed inside Warp Pipes. When placed outside one, they first make contact with the ground or on a platform underneath them if needed, then make several short bounces before jumping up to attack. They can be enlarged in the level editor by dragging a Super Mushroom onto them. Putting wings on a Jumping Piranha Plant enables it to leap higher and hover for a short while before descending down.

Unlike Super Mario World, they cannot be hidden behind bushes.

Super Mario Adventures[edit]

Jumping Piranha Plants make an appearance in Super Mario Adventures, being the first creature sent by Bowser to attack Princess Toadstool's palace by biting Mario's nose.

Minecraft[edit]

Jumping Piranha

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for Minecraft, a structure of a Jumping Piranha Plant as it appears in Super Mario World is found in the pre-built world.

Super Mario Party[edit]

In Super Mario Party, a Jumping Piranha Plant, referred to as a Piranha Plant in this game, appears as the 21st level in the Rec Room minigame Puzzle Hustle, being based upon its Super Mario World sprite.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Piranha Plant's up special, Piranhacopter, allows it to fly by spinning its stem like a propeller in a similar fashion to a Jumping Piranha Plant.[5] On Palutena's Temple, Jumping Piranha Plants are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Jumping Piranha Plants return in Paper Mario: The Origami King, now able to breathe fire like their fiery variants, and are found in the Spring of Jungle Mist. Like other plant enemies, Jumping Piranha Plant are weak to fire- and ice-themed attacks. They also cannot be jumped on without using a form of Iron Boots, or else Mario takes recoil damage.

A single Jumping Piranha Plant can use Bite for 10-13 damage, or Fireball for 13-16 damage. Groups of them can use Bite Barrage, which deals 8 damage minimum, and a maximum of 9 damage for two or three Jumping Piranha Plants, 10 damage for four or five, and 11 damage for six. Fireball Frenzy works similarly, doing 10 damage minimum, and maximums of 11 damage for two or three, 11 damage for four or five, and 12 damage for six.

WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]

Jumping Piranha Plants reappear in WarioWare: Get It Together! in levels 1 and 2 of the Super Mario World microgame.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      These are a tropical plant version of the Volcano Plant! Be careful; they come madly whirling out of the pipes and can be very tough.[3]
    • Other languages:
      • Japanese:
        パックンフラワーの熱帯植物バージョン!?土管の中から、くるくる回りながら飛び出してぐるぞ。種を吐くこともあるので気をつけよう。[6]
        (Translation: A tropical plant version of the Piranha Plant!? It pops out from inside a clay pipe, spinning around and around. Be careful, because it sometimes spits out seeds.)
      • Dutch:
        Dit is een tropische plantenversie van de Vulkaanplant. Wees voorzichtig, ze komen wild fladderend uit pijpen en kunnen erg taai zijn.[4]:53
        (Translation:
        This is a tropical plant version of the Volcano Plant. Be careful, they come out pipes fluttering wildly and can be very tough.)
      • French:
        C'est une version tropicale de la plante Volcano. ATTENTION : elles deviennent folles et sortent des tuyaux en tourbillonnant ; cela peut vous donner du fil à retordre.[4]:23
        (Translation:
        This is a tropical plant version of the Volcano Plant. BEWARE: they come crazy and whirling out of the pipes; this can give you a hard time.)

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ピーパックン (JP) / Jumping Piranha Plant (EN)
A Jumping Piranha Plant from Super Mario World.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく フラワー族 Tribe Flower clan
性格せいかく がんばり屋 Disposition Someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
登場とうじょうゲーム ワールド Game appearances World
小さくても元気いっぽい

ちっちゃいパックンフラワー。土管から元気に顔を出し、葉っぱを羽にしてゆっくりと降りてくる。土管の中に入るのを待って通り過ぎるか、飛んでいる時に下を通り抜けよう。[7]

Small but spirited

A tiny Piranha Plant. They emerge cheerfully from pipes and descend slowly, using their leaves as wings. Wait for it to enter the pipe and pass by, or pass under it when it jumps.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Paper Mario: The Origami King enemy
Jumping Piranha Plant
An origami Jumping Piranha Plant from Paper Mario: The Origami King. HP 24 Moves Location(s)
Type Grounded, Spiked Bite (base 10, range 3), Bite Barrage (base 8, range starts at 0 and increases by one for each additional two Jumping Piranha Plants), Fireball (base 13, range 3), Fireball Frenzy (base 10, range starts at 0 and increases by one for each additional two Jumping Piranha Plants) Spring of Jungle Mist
Role Common
Item drops BTL_ZAKO_PAPER_M
They look like teeny Piranha Plants with leafy little feet. Though adorable, their fire is still fire, so stay alert.

Gallery[edit]

Sprites[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Scans[edit]

Naming[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The Japanese name「ピーパックン」(Pī Pakkun) is officially romanized as "P-Pakkun."[8] Due to the enemy's rotating leaves that propel it into the air, the "p" may be referring to「プロペラ」(puropera, "propeller"). Early, unused assets for Super Mario World refer to the enemy as "P-Hat,"[9] potentially indicating the enemy is conceptually derived from「プロペラハット」(puropera hatto, propeller hats). In Japanese,「ピーハット」(Pī Hatto) is the name for Peahat, a recurring airborne plant enemy in the The Legend of Zelda series. Due to Nintendo EAD developing both Super Mario and Zelda titles, and Peahat debuting first, it is possible Jumping Piranha Plant is conceptually derived from it, and the "p" in its name is as much in reference to Peahats as it is propellers.

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 ピーパックン[10][8][11][12]
Pī Pakkun
"P-Piranha," with「パックン」(Pakkun) being the Japanese name for Piranha Plants; officially romanized as "P-Pakkun"
Chinese (simplified) 跳跃吞食花[13][12]
Tiàoyuè Tūnshí Huā
Jumping and Eating Flower
跳跃食人花[14]
Tiàoyuè Shírén Huā
Jumping Piranha Plant Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Chinese (traditional) 跳躍吞食花[12]
Tiàoyuè Tūnshí Huā
Jumping and Eating Flower
Proto Piranha[13] Unmodified from the English name Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Dutch Jumping Piranha Plant[15] -
Springende Piranha Plant[4]:53 Jumping Piranha Plant Super Mario World
Jumping Piranha[13] - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
French (NOA) Fleur Piranha sautante[12] Jumping Piranha Plant
French (NOE) Plante Piranha sauteuse[16][12] Jumping Piranha Plant
Plante carnassière sautante[4]:23 Jumping carnivorous plant Super Mario World
German Hüpfer-Piranha[12] Hopping Piranha
Flora Piranha[17][18] - Super Mario World
Sprung-Piranha[19] Spring Piranha
Italian Pianta Piranha salterella[20][12] Jumping Piranha Plant
Pianta Piranha[21] Piranha Plant Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Pianta Piranha Salterina[22] Jumping Piranha Plant Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
Korean 점핑뻐끔플라워[12]
Jeomping Ppeokkeum Peullawo
Jumping Piranha Flower
Portuguese Planta Piranha[23] Piranha Plant
Russian Прыгающее растение-пиранья[15]
Prygayushcheye rasteniye-piran'ya
Jumping piranha-plant
Spanish Planta Piraña Saltarina1[24][25][12] Jumping Piranha Plant

1 - This name was lowercased as "planta piraña saltarina" in Latin American localizations from 2012 to 2019.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1991. Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 21.
  2. ^ Frieze (July 24, 2020). Post featuring prototype Super Mario World assets. X. Retrieved July 25, 2020. (Archived January 11, 2021, 08:39:18 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ a b 1991. Super Mario World instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of America (English). Page 23. Retrieved December 24, 2024 from nintendo.co.jp.
  4. ^ a b c d e 1992. Super Mario World mode d'emploi / Handleiding. Nederland, Brussels: Nintendo (French, Dutch).
  5. ^ GameXplain (November 1, 2018). Piranha Plant in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Reveal Trailer (Petey Piranha Final Smash!). YouTube. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  6. ^ 1990. Super Mario World instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  7. ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan. Page 166. Retrieved from Imgur.
  8. ^ a b Kagawa, Ryo (APE/Shigesato Itoi), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors (1991). "UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-104117-5. Page 27.
  9. ^ Development:Super Mario World (SNES)/Background Graphics and Tilemaps § Enemy Cast List. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  10. ^ 1990. 『Super Mario World 取扱説明書』 (PDF). Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 25.
  11. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario World" 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 56.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i In-game name displayed during battle in Paper Mario: The Origami King (stored internally under Name_PPK).
  13. ^ a b c d In-game name for Palutena's Guidance on Piranha Plant from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
  14. ^ In-game name from the ending of the iQue version of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. (Archived 28 Aug. 2013 via Baidu Teiba by 无敌阿尔宙斯.)
  15. ^ a b In-game name from Super Mario Maker 2 (stored internally under Qst_Request, Detail061).
  16. ^ In-game name from the ending of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (French). (Archived 19 Nov. 2010 via YouTube by Diddy64wii.)
  17. ^ 1992. Super Mario World Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo (German). Page 23.
  18. ^ In-game name from the ending of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (German). (Archived 15 Oct. 2011 via YouTube by Spendem.)
  19. ^ Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 19.
  20. ^ 1992. Super Mario World Libretto di Intruzioni. Großostheim: Nintendo (Italian). Page 23.
  21. ^ Andrea Minini Saldini (June 2002). Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale Numero 1. Milan: Future Media Italy SpA (Italian). Page 80.
  22. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario World" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 56.
  23. ^ 1991. Super Mario World Manual de Instruções. Redmond: Nintendo of America (Brazilian Portuguese). Page 23.
  24. ^ 1992. Super Mario World Manual de Instrucciones. Madrid: Nintendo (European Spanish). Page 23.
  25. ^ In-game name from the ending of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (European Spanish). (Archived 12 Sept. 2021 via YouTube by El Tiempo Es Ahora.)