Wild Ptooie Piranha
| Wild Ptooie Piranha | |||
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 Screenshot from Yoshi's Woolly World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (2017) | ||
| Variant of | Piranha Plant | ||
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A Wild Ptooie Piranha, also known as a Wild Ptooie Piranha Plant,[1] Ptooie Piranha Plant,[2] or Green Piranha Plant,[3] is an enemy in the Yoshi's Island series. This green Piranha Plant shoots spiky objects, often Pokeys, at a Yoshi. Wild Ptooie Piranhas are usually depicted with tongues of the same color as their heads.
History[edit]
Yoshi's Island series[edit]
Wild Ptooie Piranhas are enemies in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (as well as its reissue) and Yoshi's Island DS. Wild Ptooie Piranhas spit three consecutive yellow Needlenoses in the direction of a Yoshi, then rest for a brief moment before repeating the attack. The Needlenoses are shot in upward arcs of varying lengths; the first two Needlenoses are always shot at a close distance, while the third one is sent farther. If a Yoshi comes into contact with a Wild Ptooie Piranha, it will act like a regular Wild Piranha, grabbing him in its mouth for a while and causing him to lose Baby Mario. Wild Ptooie Piranhas can be attacked by throwing objects at them, such as eggs or enemies, and require three such attacks to defeat. They turn yellow with the first hit, then red with the second. They can also be defeated instantly by rolling a Chomp Rock onto them. In Yoshi's Island DS only, Wild Ptooie Piranhas can be defeated instantly from one of Baby DK's eggs.
As shown by prototype builds of the game, Wild Ptooie Piranhas were originally intended to spit Spiked Fun Guys.[4]
Yoshi Touch & Go[edit]
Wild Ptooie Piranhas are enemies in Yoshi Touch & Go that spit Spiny Eggs, which can be destroyed with an egg or a tap on the Touch Screen.
Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]
Wild Ptooie Piranhas reappear in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, acting fairly similarly to previous games. Unlike previously, however, when they are hit with a yarn ball, they do not change to a different color. Their projectiles (Pokey Poms and Shy Guys) also roll along the ground.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Wild Ptooie Piranhas are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Piranha Plant’s yellow costume also resembles a yellow Wild Ptooie Piranha.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: サボテンを飛ばして攻撃してくる。倒すにはタマゴが３発いるが、サボテンを食べればタマゴをつくることができる。[5] (It attacks by sending cacti flying. It takes three eggs to defeat it, but you can make eggs by eating the cacti.)
- Player's Guide: Blow them out of the ground with three eggs. Replenish your supply by swallowing the seeds they spit out.[6]
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): サンボを
飛 ばして攻撃 してくる。倒 すにはタマゴが３ついるが、飛 んできたサンボを食 べればタマゴを作 ることができる。[7] (It attacks by sending Needlenoses flying. It takes three eggs to defeat it, but you can make eggs by eating the flying Needlenoses.)
Yoshi Touch & Go[edit]
- Shogakukan guide:
近 づくとヨッシーめがけてトゲ球 を吐 いてくる。タマゴを当 てるたびに緑 →黄色 →赤 と色 が変 わり、３発当 てると倒 せる。飛 んできたトゲ球 は、タッチするかタマゴで擊 ち落 とそう。[8] (When you get close to it, it spits a Spiny Ball at Yoshi. Each time you hit it with an egg, its color changes from green to yellow to red, and you can defeat it by hitting it three times. Touch the flying Spiny Ball or hit it with an egg to knock it away.)
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (damaged once)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (damaged twice)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (damaged once)
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (damaged twice)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ポンキーパックン[5][7][9][8] Ponkī Pakkun |
Combination of「ポンキー」(Ponkī, Panser/Volcano Lotus) and「パックンフラワー」(Pakkun Furawā, Piranha Plant) | |
| Chinese | 野吞食花[?] Yě Tūnshí Huā |
Wild Piranha Plant | |
| Dutch | Wild Ptooie Piranha[?] | - | |
| French (NOA) | Ptooie Piranha sauvage[?] | Wild Ptooie Piranha | |
| French (NOE) | Piranha sauvage[?] | Wild Piranha | |
| German | Wach-Piranha[?] | Watching Piranha | |
| Spuck-Piranha-Pflanze (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)[?] | Spit Piranha Plant | ||
| Italian | Pianta Canterina selvatica[?] | Wild Ptooie | |
| Korean | 빵키뻐끔[?] Ppangki Ppeokkeum |
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| Spanish (NOA) | Piraña Petraña salvaje[?] | Wild Ptooie piranha | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Plantarina Piraña Salvaje[?] | Wild Ptooie Piranha |
References[edit]
- ^ Miller, Kent and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 97.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5576-5. Page 117, 118, 121, 187, 210, 225, 226, 229, 249, 250, 252, 278, 280, 281, 316.
- ^ Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island Confidential Information Tab.
- ^ TCRF. Proto:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/ys_romX_0/World 5 § World 5-4. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 5.
- ^ Miller, Kent and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128.
- ^ a b 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 23.
- ^ a b 「キャッチ！タッチ！ヨッシー！任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Catch! Touch! Yoshi! Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 17.
- ^ 「ヨッシーアイランドDS任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Island DS Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 89.
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