| Lava Piranha |
| Species | Fire Piranha |
| First appearance | Paper Mario (2000) |
| Latest appearance | Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition (2018) |
- “WE MAKE THINGS HOT FOR YOU! WE BEAT YOU, MARIO!”
- —Lava Piranha, Paper Mario
Lava Piranha is an enormous Piranha Plant boss in Paper Mario who, as its name suggests, dwells in a pool of lava. Lava Piranha bears some resemblance to the boss Naval Piranha from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, except smaller and with fewer buds and tendrils. Lava Piranha has a large tongue and white ring markings instead of filled white spots on its head, like typical Piranha Plants.
Goombario and Koopa Koot refer to Lava Piranha in plural terms, suggesting there is more than one Lava Piranha in existence. Given its Japanese name, this is likely referring to Fire Piranha Plants.[1]
History[edit]
The Lava Piranha featured in Paper Mario is the ruler of Mt. Lavalava on Lavalava Island. It is found in a small lava pool where the other Piranha Plants report to him. Lava Piranha speaks in shouts and shrieks, blathering out insults at Mario when it confronts him for the fifth Star Spirit, Misstar, whom Bowser ordered the fiery Piranha Plant to guard.
Its attacks are rather simple. Most of its attacking is done via Lava Buds, which can spit out Petit Piranhas. When it attacks, it spits out an orb of fire at Mario that does five attack damage to Mario.
After Mario initially defeats Lava Piranha, it suddenly emerges from the lava and gets forty more HP. This time, Lava Piranha's head is on fire and its tongue is sticking out. If Sushie is Ultra-rank, her Tidal Wave ability stuns Lava Piranha for two full turns. After the second round, it slowly falls to the ground and then sinks back into the lava, relinquishing the Star Spirit.
It has a cameo appearance in the credits of Paper Mario, poking its head out from behind Lavalava Island, alternating with Raphael Raven.
In Super Mario-Kun, the Lava Piranha is encountered after Sushie destroys a Spiny Tromp. Mario and his partners attempt to attack it by using a Snowman Doll, but it results in Kooper getting crushed. The Lava Piranha then spews Lava Buds that attack Mario and his partners. Sushie then encases Mario in Water Block and squirts Lava Piranha. Mario walks out of the water block and shouts, distracting Sushie. Lava Piranha then burns and injures Sushie. Despite this, Sushie inflates Mario with water and pushes him to Lava Piranha. Mario bursts, spraying the water over Lava Piranha and thus defeating it.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
| Paper Mario Enemy |
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| Lava Piranha (1) |
| Max HP | 40 | Attack | 5 | Defense | 0 | Type | Elevated |
| Level | 45 | Strong | Fire | Weak | Ice (+2), Water (+2) | Moves | Flame Spew (5) |
| Sleep? | 25%, -1 | Dizzy? | 25%, -1 | Shock? | 40%, -1 | Shrink? | 0%, -1 |
| Stop? | 40%, -2 | Fright? | 0% | Air Lift? | 0% | Hurricane? | 0% |
| Coins | N/A | Items | N/A | Run | N/A | Location(s) | Mt. Lavalava |
| Tattle | This is a Lava Piranha. Lava Piranhas are plants that can somehow survive in lava. Max HP: 40, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 0 They blow out huge balls of fire to attack. That is one big flower! Wow! |
| Paper Mario Enemy |
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| Lava Piranha (2) |
| Max HP | 40 | Attack | 7 | Defense | 0 | Type | Elevated, Fiery |
| Level | 45 | Strong | Fire, Egg Missile | Weak | Ice (+2), Water (+2) | Moves | Fire Stream (7), Ignite (becomes fiery again) |
| Sleep? | 25%, -1 | Dizzy? | 25%, -1 | Shock? | 40%, -1 | Shrink? | 0%, -1 |
| Stop? | 40%, -2 | Fright? | 0% | Air Lift? | 0% | Hurricane? | 0% |
| Coins | N/A | Items | N/A | Run | N/A | Location(s) | Mt. Lavalava |
| Tattle | This is a Lava Piranha. Lava Piranhas are plants that can somehow survive in lava. Max HP: 40, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 0 Since their bodies are on fire, you'll take damage if you step on 'em. Don't worry if you're fireproof. They'll try to burn you with their fire breath. They're creatures born of fire, so water attacks will work extremely well against them. |
Names in other languages[edit]
Lava Piranha breathes fire.
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ファイアパックン[1]
Faia Pakkun | Fire Piranha |
| Spanish | Piraña Lava | Lava Piranha |
| French | Piranha-lave | Lava-Piranha |
| German | Lava-Piranha | Lava Piranha |
| Chinese | 火焰食人花
Huǒyàn Shírénhuā | Fiery eating flower |
See also[edit]
- Bungee Piranha
- Naval Piranha
Trivia[edit]
- Due to a glitch, if the player uses the Double Dip badge and then uses an Egg Missile on Lava Piranha, the game crashes.
- In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft, the Wither is replaced by Lava Piranha.
References[edit]
- ^ ab「ファイアパックンだよしょくぶつなのにようがんの中でもへっちゃらなんだ」 (That's a Fire Piranha. This plant is even in lava, somehow.) - from Japanese Tattle
| Piranha Plants |
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| Characters | Ashby • Big Bungee Piranha • Dino Piranha • Fiery Dino Piranha • Izzy • Justin • Lava Piranha • Mama Fireplant • Megasmilax • Mind-Bogglers • Mom Piranha • Naval Piranha • Paper Petey Piranha • Peewee Piranha • Petey Piranha • Petea Piranha • Piper • Piranha Plant • Piranha Sue • Scott • Spike the Piranha • Todd |
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| Species | Big Bone Piranha Plant • Big Fire Piranha • Big Piranha Plant • Big Poison Piranha Plant • Bone Piranha Plant • Bungee Bud • Bungee Piranha • Chewy • Chomp-Muncher • Elasto-Piranha • Fire Nipper Plant • Fire Pakkun Zō • Fire P-Pakkun • Fire Piranha Plant • Fire Stalking Piranha Plant • Frost Piranha • Ghost (Piranha Plant) • Glad Piranha Plant • Glad Ptooie • Gold Piranha Plant • Hidon • Ice Piranha Plant • Inky Piranha Plant • Jumping Piranha Plant • Lava Bud • Mecha Piranha Plant • Muncher • Naval Bud • Nipper Plant • Nipper Spore • Nipper Spore Patch • Nipper Dandelion • Pale Piranha • Paper Fire Piranha Plant • Petit Piranha • Pirabbid Plant • Piranha Bean • Piranha Creeper • Piranha Pest • Piranha Planet • Piranha Plant • Piranha Plant (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door) • Piranha Plant (potted) • Piranha Plorp • Piranha Pod • Piranha Sprout (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker) • Piranha Sprout (Yoshi's Story) • Piranhabon • Pit Plant • Poison Piranha Plant • Prickly Piranha Plant • Propeller Piranha • Proto Piranha • Ptooie • Putrid Piranha • Raving Piranha Plant • River Piranha Plant • Sad Nipper Plant • Small Piranha • Smilax • Spiny Piranha Plant • Stalking Piranha Plant • Tane Pakkun • Wild Ptooie Piranha |
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[Edit] Paper Mario |
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| Main Characters | Mario • Princess Peach • Twink • Bowser • Kammy Koopa • Goombario • Kooper • Bombette • Parakarry • Lady Bow • Watt • Sushie • Lakilester |
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| Species | Baby Yoshi • Bellbell Plant • Boo • Bub-ulb • Bulb Bush • Bumpty • Candy Cane • Cymbal Bush • Doogan • Dryite • Heart Plant • Human • Li'l Oink • Munchlesia • Nomadimouse • Raven • Sentinel • Snowman • Spinning Flower • Star Kid • Toad • Trumpet Plant • Yoshi |
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| Minor Characters | Albino Dino • Bootler • Bruce • Bubble Plant • Chanterelle • Chet Rippo • Chuck Quizmo • Club 64 Bartender • Dane T. • DJ Toad • Fearsome 5 • Fice T. • Fishmael • Flight • Franky • Frost T. • Gooma • Goomama • Goombaria • Goompa • Goompapa • Gourmet Guy • Guard Door • Harry T. • Herbert • Herringway • Igor • King Mousta • Kooper's mother • Kolorado • Kolorado's wife • Koopa Koot • Koover • Lakilulu • Lily • Little Mouser • Little T. • Luigi • Madam Merlar • Master Poet • Mayor Penguin • Merle • Merlee • Merlon • Merlow • Merluvlee • Minh T. • Mini T. • Moustafa • Mort T. • Mr. E • Mr. Hammer • Muss T. • Nomadimouse • Oaklie • Penguin patrol • Petunia • Posie • Postmaster • Raphael the Raven • Rhuff • Rip Cheato • Rosie • Rowf • Russ T. • Sashimie • Spiky John • Spiky Tom • Spiny Tromp • Stanley • Sun • Tayce T. • Three Beautiful Sisters • Toad in the Desert • Toad Minister • Tolielip • Trading Event Toad • Tweester • Vanna T. • Village Leader • Watt's mother • Whacka • Whale • Wise Wisterwood • Yakkey |
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| Chapters | Opening • A Plea From the Stars • Storming Koopa Bros. Fortress • The Mystery of Dry, Dry Ruins • The 'Invincible' Tubba Blubba • Trials in the Toy Box • Hot, Hot Times on Lavalava Island • Dark Days in Flower Fields • A Star Spirit on Ice • A Star-Powered Showdown |
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| Star Spirits | Eldstar • Mamar • Skolar • Muskular • Misstar • Klevar • Kalmar |
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| Bosses | Blooper(Baby · Electro · Super) • Bowser • Bowser??? • Buzzar • Chan • Chomp/Chompy(Stone) • Crystal King(Bit) • Fuzzipede • Fuzzy • Goomba (Bros. · King) • Koopa Troopa (Bros. · Jr. · Kent C.) • Lakilester • Lee • Magikoopa(Kammy Koopa) • Monstar • Piranha Plant (Lava · Lava Bud · Petit) • Ruff Puff (Huff N. · Tuff) • Shy Guy (Anti · Big Lantern Ghost · General · Squad · Stack · Stilt) • The Master • Tubba Blubba(Tubba's Heart) • Tutankoopa |
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| Enemies | Bill Blaster(Bombshell) • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill(Bombshell) • Buzzy Beetle(Bony · Spike Top) • Bzzap! • Cleft(Hyper) • Clubba(White) • Crazee Dayzee(Amazy) • Duplighost • Fuzzy(Forest · Jungle) • Goomba(Gloomba · Hyper · Paragoomba (Hyper · Paragloomba) · Spiked (Gloomba)) • Gulpit • Hammer Bro • Hurt Plant • Koopa Troopa(Dark · Dry Bones · Paratroopa · Koopatrol) • Lakitu • Lava Bubble(Ember) • M. Bush • Magikoopa(Gray · Green · Red · White · Yellow) • Monty Mole((green)) • Piranha Plant(Frost · Putrid) • Pokey(Mummy) • Ruff Puff • Shy Guy(Bandit · Groove · Medi · Pyro · Sky · Spear · Spy) • Spiny • Swooper(Swoopula) |
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| Locations | Boo's Mansion • Boo's Shop • Bowser's Castle • Cloudy Climb • Club 64 • Crystal Palace • Dry Dry Desert • Dry Dry Outpost • Dry Dry Railroad • Dry Dry Ruins • Flower Fields • Forever Forest • Goomba King's Fortress • Goomba Road • Goomba Village • Gusty Gulch • Harry's Shop • Item Shop • Jade Jungle • Koopa Bros. Fortress • Koopa Village • Koopa's Shop • Lavalava Island • Little Mouser's Shop • Mario's House • Mt. Lavalava • Mt. Rugged • Peach's Bedroom • Peach's Castle • Playroom • Pleasant Path • Post Office • Shiver City • Shiver Mountain • Shiver Region • Shiver Shop • Shiver Snowfield • Shooting Star Summit • Shroom Grocery • Shy Guy's Toy Box • Starborn Valley • Star Haven • Star Haven Shop • Star Way • Storehouse • Sun Tower • Toad House • Toad Town • Toad Town Dojo • Toad Town Tunnels • Tubba Blubba's Castle • Windy Mill • Yoshi's Cabana • Yoshi's Village |
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| Moves | Action command • Air Lift • Air Raid • Belly Flop • Body Slam • Bomb • Charge • Chill Out • Cloud Nine • Dash • Dizzy Shell • Electro Dash • Fan Smack • Fire Shell • First Strike • Focus • Guard • Ground Pound • Headbonk • Hurricane • Jump • Lullaby • Mega Bomb • Mega Shock • Multibonk • Outta Sight • Peach Beam • Power Bomb • Power Shell • Power Shock • Refresh • Run Away • Shell Shot • Shell Toss • Sky Dive • Smack • Smooch • Spin Dash • Spiny Flip • Spiny Surge • Spook • Squirt • Star Beam • Star Storm • Tattle • Tidal Wave • Time Out • Turbo Charge • Up & Away • Water Block |
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| Stats/Statuses | Badge Point • Danger • Dizzy • Electrified • Flower Point • Frozen • Heart Point • Immobilized • Injured • Invisible • Peril • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Sleep • Star Point • Star Power • Stone • Tiny |
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| Objects | ! Switch • Badge • Beehive • Blue Pipe • Brick Block • Bubble • Chomp Rock • Fire Bar • Hidden Block • Jack-in-the-box • K64 • Koopa Clown Car • Lakitu's Cloud • Metal Block • Power Platform • Puff-Puff Machine • Recovery Block • Save Block • Star Cruiser • Stilts • Stone Block • Super Block • Treasure Chest (Mysterious) • Toy Tank • Warp Pipe • Yellow Block |
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| Miscellaneous | 64th Trivia Quiz-Off • Badges • Bestiary • Enemy formations • Gallery • Glitches • Hidden Block locations • Jump Attack • Koopa Koot's favors • Letters • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Selling prices • Shops • Smash Attack • Soundtrack • Staff • Star Pieces • Star Point amounts • Tayce T. recipes • Toad Town News • Trading Events • Victory parade |
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