in Japan, during the second conquest of the Mushroom Kingdom.
The Piranha Plants returned in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, which was the sequel to Super Mario Bros. Piranha Plants can be defeated by shooting them with a fireball, by kicking a Koopa or Buzzy Beetle shell at them, or by touching them while empowered by a Super Star. Piranha Plants won't emerge from their pipe if Mario or Luigi are adjacent to or standing directly on top of it, similar to a Bill Blaster. The Piranha Plants inhabit pipes and attack by biting Mario or Luigi if they come into contact with these carnivorous plants. They have been strategically placed by Bowser to impede Mario's progress on his quest to save Princess Toadstool. The first appearance of Piranha Plants was in World 1-2 of Super Mario Bros., where they were semi-common enemies.
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Currently, Piranha Plants can be found both in and out of pipes, and may constantly bite or wait for Mario to approach to do so.ĭespite being plants, Piranha Plants have been depicted as being sentient and capable of speech in a few appearances, though unlike several other enemies in the Mario series, they have never been shown forming societies. Originally, Piranha Plants were found exclusively in pipes, darting out and biting anything near. The head of a Piranha Plant is most commonly either red or green with multiple other colors. They are seemingly based on Venus flytraps and eat anything that approaches them. Piranha Plants (also known as Piranhas, misspelled as pirana plants in early manuals) are large, carnivorous plants encountered throughout the Mario series.