Putrid Piranha: Difference between revisions

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|image=[[File:Putrid Piranha.PNG]]

|related=[[Piranha Plorp]]<br>[[Poison Piranha Plant]]

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (version 2.0.0) ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])

 

A '''Putrid Piranha''' is a large [[Piranha Plant]] with a poisonous bite and poisonous breath, found in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series of games.

The Putrid Piranhas of ''Paper Mario'' are found on [[Lavalava Island]]. These Putrid Piranhas are red with white spots and have yellow-stained teeth. Putrid Piranhas are close relatives of the [[Piranha Plant]]s, but are distinctly larger, and have lolling tongues. Due to their forward-facing head, they can be safely jumped upon in this game. Some of them appear as mini-bosses in the [[Jade Jungle]] located on Lavalava Island, while they appear as common enemies in [[Mt. Lavalava]] itself. During battle Putrid Piranhas can use a poison breath attack, which [[Poison (status effect)|poisons]] Mario while doing two points of damage. In Jade Jungle, a few of them attack [[Orange Yoshi|Orange]] [[Baby Yoshi]]. The [[Frost Piranha]] uses recolored Putrid Piranha graphics.

Putrid Piranhas reappear in the sequel of ''Paper Mario'' as well and can be found on [[Keelhaul Key]] as uncommon enemies. Instead of being red with white spots, they are yellow with red spots. In addition, they have purple teeth, green lips, and a blue tongue. Like their Lavalava relatives, the Putrid Piranha has glands that turn their breath into a lethal poison. Unlike their Lavalava relatives, they stand upright, making them impossible to jump on normally (unless Mario has the [[Spike Shield]] badge equipped), and are not known to live in burning temperatures. They are also no longer larger than their relatives, due to now being recolors of regular [[Pale Piranha]]s.

These are the Putrid Piranhas that live in the [[Land of the Cragnons]] in ''Super Paper Mario'' looking the same as the Putrid Piranhas from the previous game. This Putrid Piranha emerges from pipes and will only use its poisonous breath instead of the chomp. These Putrid Piranhas have a high chance of dropping items, especially [[Horsetail]]s due to the poison status being very deadly if the player has no items. It is possible to stomp it when it is exhaling the poisonous gas by jumping on its exposed head.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Piranha Plant turns into a Putrid Piranha during its [[Poison Breath]] move, and spits poisonous gas to damage other fighters.<ref>GameXplain (November 1, 2018). [https://youtu.be/myXVo16Xo3k?t=42 Piranha Plant in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' - Reveal Trailer (Petey Piranha Final Smash!)]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved November 1, 2018.</ref> It is also mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for Piranha Plant.

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{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Putrid Piranha|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Putrid Piranha.PNG|100px]]}}

|Spa=Piraña Pocha<br>piraña hedionda (''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')

|SpaM=Rotten Piranha<br>Heinous Piranha

|Fra=Piranha Pouah<br>Piranha kipu

|FraM=Yuck Piranha<br>Stinking Piranha. "Kipu" is pun on ''qui pue'' (stinking).

|Chi=毒食人花

|ChiR=Dú Shírén Huā

|ChiM=Poison Piranha Plant

|Rus=Гнилое растение-пиранья

|RusR=Gniloe rastenie-piran'ya

[[Category:Lavalava Island Plants]]

[[Category:Poisonous Creatures]]

[[Category:Paper Mario Enemies]]

[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Enemies]]

[[Category:Super Paper Mario Enemies]]