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{{Enemy
{{Infobox Enemy
|image = [[File:PirahnaplantLA.png]]
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|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''
{{Media
|habitat = [[Bottle Grotto]]<br>[[Key Cavern]]
|Model LANS= File:LANS Piranha Plant Model.png
|weapon = Any
|Sprite LA= File:LA Piranha Plant Sprite.png
|Sprite LADX= File:LADX Piranha Plant Sprite.png
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'''Piranha Plants''' are [[Wikipedia:Venus Flytrap|Venus Flytrap]]-like plants that appear in side-scrolling caves alongside [[Goomba]]s in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''.
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[[Bottle Grotto]],
[[Key Cavern]],
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|attack= {{Damage|attack1= Contact|damage1= 0.50}}
|weapon= [[Sword]]
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|health= {{HP|LA|1}}
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{{Term/Store|Piranha Plant|Piranha Plants|Series, LA, LADX, LANS|plural}} are enemies in {{LA}}.<ref>{{Cite|Is this a stand for something? It says, "{{Color|LANS Pink|Piranha Plant}}"...|N/A|LANS}}</ref> They are directly based on the {{Smw|Piranha Plant}} enemies of the ''{{Smw|Mario (series)|Mario}}'' series.


[[smw:Piranha Plant|Piranha Plants]] are man-eating flowers that originated in [[smw:Super Mario Bros.|''Super Mario Bros.'']] and are common enemies throughout the [[smw:Mario Series|''Mario'' series]]. Like their Mario counterparts, they appear out of pipes at regular intervals and try to eat Link as he passes by. Link has to use the [[Roc's Feather]] to pass these enemies, but he can also use his [[Sword]] to destroy them. Their appearance alongside Goombas in an underground area is a direct reference to World 1-2 in ''Super Mario Bros.'' and locations in many other Mario games.
==Characteristics==
Piranha Plants appear in side-scrolling areas of dungeons, particularly in the [[Bottle Grotto]] and [[Key Cavern]]. They are immobile {{Wp|Venus Flytrap}}-like flowers that emerge from pipes at regular intervals and try to bite [[Link]] as he passes by. Link can simply wait for these plants to return to their pipes to safely pass or jump over them with the [[Roc's Feather]], or he can use his [[Sword]] to defeat them.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The appearance of Piranha Plants is based on the appearance in games such as [[smw:Super Mario Bros. 3|''Super Mario Bros. 3'']] and [[smw:Super Mario Land 2|''Super Mario Land 2'']].
*[[Manhandla]] in {{OoS}} is depicted as a [[Buzz Blob]]-like creature with four Piranha Plant heads on its sides. These plants spit fireballs at Link, similarly to how some Piranha Plants in the ''Mario'' series breathe fire.  
*[[Manhandla]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]'' shares similar plant heads to the Piranha Plant, which may suggest a relation.
 
*Since Piranha Plants only appear on [[Koholint]], it is not known if they exist anywhere else in the Zelda universe.
==Nomenclature==
*The Japanese name for these enemies, {{exp|パックン|Pakkun}} comes from {{exp|パク|paku}}, which means chomping or opening a mouth wide. Unlike their Mario counterparts, they do not share the {{Japanese|フラワー|Furawā|Flower}} portion of their name, although at the time of release, recent Mario games such as [[smw:Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]] had not included this either.
{{Nomenclature}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:PiranhaPlantSML2.png|A Piranha Plant as it appeared in ''[[smw:Super Mario Land 2|Super Mario Land 2]]'', released shortly before ''Link's Awakening''
File:LADX Piranha Plant.png|Link climbs near a Piranha Plant in {{LA|DX|-}}
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</gallery>
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| Japanese= {{Japanese|パックン|Pakkun||1}}
  |Mario, Nintendo Enemies, Plant-Like Enemies
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|enemies= LA, LADX, LANS
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| Spanish(SP)=
| French=
| French(CA)=  
| French(FR)=
| German= Piranha-Pflanze
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{{NintendoEnemy}}
{{PlantEnemy}}
[[Category:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]
[[Category:Mario]]

Latest revision as of 05:32, 27 February 2024

Piranha Plants are enemies in Link's Awakening.[1] They are directly based on the Piranha Plant enemies of the Mario series.

Characteristics

Piranha Plants appear in side-scrolling areas of dungeons, particularly in the Bottle Grotto and Key Cavern. They are immobile Venus Flytrap-like flowers that emerge from pipes at regular intervals and try to bite Link as he passes by. Link can simply wait for these plants to return to their pipes to safely pass or jump over them with the Roc's Feather, or he can use his Sword to defeat them.

Trivia

  • Manhandla in Oracle of Seasons is depicted as a Buzz Blob-like creature with four Piranha Plant heads on its sides. These plants spit fireballs at Link, similarly to how some Piranha Plants in the Mario series breathe fire.

Nomenclature

ZW Nomenclature Asset.png Names in Other Regions ZW Nomenclature Asset 2.png
LanguageNamesMeanings
The Kingdom of Denmark
Danish
Piranha Plant (LANS)
Canada
FrenchCA
Fleur Piranha (LANS) 
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Piranha-Pflanze (LANS)Piranha Plant
The Italian Republic
Italian
Pianta Piranha (LA | LADX | LANS)[2]Same as English.
The Kingdom of Norway
Norwegian
Piranha Plant (LANS)
Latin America
SpanishLA
Planta piraña (LANS) 
This table was generated using translation pages.
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Gallery

  • Link climbs near a Piranha Plant in Link's Awakening DX

    Link climbs near a Piranha Plant in Link's Awakening DX

References

  1. ↑ "Is this a stand for something? It says, "Piranha Plant"..." — N/A (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
  2. ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 198
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