| Frost Piranha | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Screenshot from New Super Mario Bros. U | |||
| First appearance | Paper Mario (2000) | ||
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) | ||
| Variant of | Piranha Plant | ||
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Frost Piranhas (also known as Ice Piranha Plants)[1] are a type of Piranha Plant with a freezing bite and icy breath. They generally inhabit similarly cold climates. Frost Piranhas most commonly appear in the Paper Mario series.
History
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario
Frost Piranhas first appear in Paper Mario. They are visually blue recolors of the game's Putrid Piranhas, and as such are larger than normal Piranha Plants and face the side, allowing them to be jumped on. Like all normal enemy Piranha Plants in the game, they burrow underground and spout up to attack. Mario first encounters Frost Piranhas while on his way to Starborn Valley. Along with being exceptionally strong, they have the ability to shoot icy blasts of breath that can freeze Mario and his allies (although the blasts themselves will not hurt them). Frost Piranhas are unaffected by ice-based attacks, though are weak to fire-based ones. Frost Piranhas are later encountered on Shiver Mountain, where they are less abundant.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Frost Piranhas are enemies in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, where they, like Putrid Piranhas, are now depicted as Pale Piranha recolors and as such are now normal-sized and upward-facing, preventing jump attacks against them. They can be found on the Path to Fahr Outpost and are slightly stronger than previously. They no longer have their icy breath attack, but their bites can freeze Mario or his partners if not guarded against. In the Nintendo Switch remake, Frost Piranhas regain their icy breath attack, which targets both Mario and his partner at once and can freeze them, though their bite attack no longer inflicts freeze. Just like before, Frost Piranhas are unaffected by ice-based attacks, which even restores their HP, but are weak to fire-based ones. They and the Ice Puffs are the only ice-themed enemies in the game.
Super Paper Mario
Frost Piranhas return in Super Paper Mario, where they are found in The Underwhere. This time their stalk is green like normal Piranha Plants instead of blue, and they are only found popping out of Warp Pipes. They can attack by breathing an ice gust. Frost Piranhas sometimes drop an Ice Storm if defeated.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Frost Piranhas[2] appear in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their Nintendo Switch port, making them the only Paper Mario enemy to cross into the New Super Mario Bros. games. They look and act similarly to Fire Piranha Plants, but shoot ice balls, which are capable of freezing playable characters as well as other enemies, similarly to Ice Bros. Additionally, Yoshi can eat their ice balls and spit them at other enemies. In New Super Mario Bros. U, Frost Piranhas inhabit the world of Rock-Candy Mines, where three of them appear in the level Fuzzy Clifftop, with two in a Warp Pipe and one on the ceiling, and in New Super Luigi U, Frost Piranhas appear in Broozers and Barrels.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Frost Piranha is mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Profiles and statistics
Paper Mario
| Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Piranha | |||||||||
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Max HP | 10 | Attack | 4 | Defense | 0 | |||
| Role | Common | Type | Ground | Level | 22 | ||||
| Strong | Ice | Weak | Fire (+2), Egg Missile (+2) | Moves | Bite (4), Icy Breath (Freeze - Good, 2) | ||||
| Sleep? | 95%, 1 | Dizzy? | 50%, 0 | Shock? | 90%, 0 | ||||
| Shrink? | 75%, 0 | Stop? | 85%, 0 | Fright? | 20% | ||||
| Air Lift? | 20% | Hurricane? | 20% | Coins | 1 + 1-4 | ||||
| Items | Fire Flower | Run | 18 | Location(s) | Shiver Snowfield, Shiver Mountain | ||||
| Tattle | This is a Frost Piranha. Frost Piranhas are frozen Piranha Plants. Max HP: 10, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 They'll try to freeze you with their icy breath. You'll be at their mercy if they freeze you, so you'd better try to immobilize them right away. Ice attacks won't work--they love ice! Fire attacks, though... | ||||||||
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
GameCube
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Piranha | ||||||||
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Max HP | 10 | Attack | 5 | Defense | 0 | ||
| Location(s) | Fahr Outpost, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 62, 64, 67) | Role | Common | Level | 26 | |||
| Sleep? | 100% | Dizzy? | 40% | Confuse? | 80% | |||
| Tiny? | 85% | Stop? | 70% | Soft? | 85% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 0% | Fright? | 10% | |||
| Gale Force? | 40% | KO? | 95% | Moves | Jaw Clamp (5, Frozen) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 1 - 4 | Items | Dried Shroom (drop only), Fire Flower (drop only), Maple Syrup (drop only), Mushroom (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Volt Shroom (drop only) | |||
| Tattle Log #: 58 |
Log | A Piranha Plant with ice powers that's weak against fire. Its biting attack sometimes freezes you. | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Frost Piranha. It's a cool customer with strong ice powers. Max HP is 10, Attack is 5 and Defense is 0. Its biting attack sometimes freezes us, so try to immobilize it first. It's weak against fire attacks, too, so use them as well. | |||||||
Nintendo Switch
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Piranha | ||||||||
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Max HP | 10 | Attack | 5 | Defense | 0 | ||
| Location(s) | Path to Fahr Outpost, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 62, 64, 67) | Role | Common | Level | 26 | |||
| Sleep? | 100% | Dizzy? | 40% | Confuse? | 80% | |||
| Tiny? | 85% | Stop? | 70% | Soft? | 85% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 0% | Fright? | 10% | |||
| Gale Force? | 40% | KO? | 95% | Moves | Jaw Clamp (5), Ice breath (5 to both Mario and partner, frozen) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 1 - 4 | Items | Dried Mushroom (drop only), Fire Flower (drop only), Maple Syrup (drop only), Mushroom (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Volt Mushroom (drop only) | |||
| Tattle Log #: 61 |
Log | A Piranha Plant with ice powers that's weak against fire. It absorbs ice attacks, and its icy-breath attack can sometimes freeze you! | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Frost Piranha. It's a cool customer with strong ice powers. Max HP is 10, Attack is 5 and Defense is 0. Its frozen-breath attack can freeze us, so try to immobilize it first. It's weak against fire attacks too, so use them as well. That said, don't even think about using ice attacks! | |||||||
Super Paper Mario
| Super Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Piranha | |||||||||
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Max HP | 7 | Role | Common | Location(s) | The Underwhere (7-1) | |||
| Attack | 3 | Card type | Common | ||||||
| Defense | 0 | Items | Ice Storm | Card location(s) | Card Shop; Catch Card/SP | ||||
| Score | 700 | ||||||||
| Card description | Someone left this flower out in the winter cold. On the plus side, it can cool beverages in a hurry. | ||||||||
| List of Catch Cards 58 59 60 |
Tattle | This frigid Frost Piranha has subzero breath... Max HP is 7 and Attack is 3. If you get breathed on, you'll be frozen for a bit... Originally hailing from a cold climate, this plant struck out in search of new prey... This plant loves ice cream, but hates hot-fudge sundaes. | |||||||
Gallery
List of appearances
| # | Title | Role | Release date | Format
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paper Mario | Common enemy | 2000 | Nintendo 64 |
| 2 | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Common enemy | 2004 | Nintendo GameCube |
| 3 | Super Paper Mario | Common enemy | 2007 | Wii |
| 4 | New Super Mario Bros. U | Uncommon enemy | 2012 | Wii U |
| 5 | New Super Luigi U | Uncommon enemy | 2013 | Wii U |
| 6 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Mentioned | 2018 | Nintendo Switch |
| 7 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Uncommon enemy | 2019 | Nintendo Switch |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アイスパックン[3] Aisu Pakkun |
Ice Piranha | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 冰冻食人花[?] Bīngdòng Shírénhuā |
Frost Piranha Plant | Paper Mario |
| 冰冻吞食花[?] Bīngdòng Tūnshíhuā |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | ||
| Chinese (traditional) | 冰凍吞食花[?] Bīngdòng Tūnshíhuā |
Frost Piranha Plant | |
| Dutch | Frost Piranha[?] | - | |
| Ice Piranha Plant[?] | The Thousand-Year Door remake | ||
| French | Piranha gelée[?] | Gelid Piranha | |
| German | Frost-Piranha[?] | - | |
| Italian | Piranha gelida[?] | Gelid piranha | Paper Mario series |
| Ghiaccio Piranha[4] | Ice Piranha | New Super Mario Bros. U | |
| Korean | 아이스뻐끔플라워[?] Aiseu Ppeokkeum Peullawo |
Ice Piranha Plant | |
| Russian | морозное растение-пиранья[?] moroznoe rastenie-piran'ya |
Frosty Piranha Plant | |
| Spanish | Piraña Hielo[?] | Ice Piranha |
References
- ^ Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). New Super Mario Bros. U Prima's Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 147.
- ^ New Super Mario Bros. U entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:41:11 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 208.
- ^ 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-8893674362. Page 208.