Character Sheet: Petey Piranha (Main 3D Games)

PETEY PIRANHA

Now, let's move on to all newcomers to the roster, either by being introduced in these last five games, or by finally gaining enough source material to be upgraded to the status of playable character. In the end, my count is thirteen new characters, two of whom are echo fighters.

8e. Toadette
17e. King Boo
24. F.L.U.D.D. Mario
25. Rosalina & Luma
26. Cappy
27. Bowser Jr.
28. Shadow Mario
29. Pianta
30. Blooper
31. Monty Mole
32. Honeybee
33. Petey Piranha
34. The Broodals

Next we have Petey Piranha, the boss character introduced in Super Mario Sunshine and has since been featured as a playable character or as a boss in multiple other games (including Super Smash Bros. itself). Although he fits the bill of "giant version of common enemy featured as a boss" just like Goomboss, Gooper Blooper, Big Boo, and many, many others, Petey has much more to offer in terms of moveset that makes him radically different from other Piranha Plants, so I figured he deserved a spot of his own.

Petey is definitely a heavyweight and a bit slow-moving. He can trot around on his stubby legs or fly with the leaves he uses for hands. In Sunshine, he was shown to be able to fly long distance, roar loud enough to stun those around him, spit loads of goop everywhere, cough up giant Piranhabons (basically detached Piranha Plant heads covered in goop), divebomb from above, and create small tornadoes by flapping his leaves. Of course, I suppose I should mention Dino Piranha, Fiery Dino Piranha, and Peewee Piranha, as all were clearly based upon Petey, though mostly they just charge around, Dino and Fiery Dino having club tails that can be used against them. Doesn't give much, but I guess it's still worth noting. Let's see what we've got.

Here is the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Piranhabon
Petey will cough up a Piranhabon that will roll across the stage, flattening opponents and leaving behind a trail of toxic goop that damages those in contact with it.

Side B: Tornado

Petey will flap one of his leaves hard enough to create a small cyclone that will float forward and send opponents spinning up into the air.

Up B: Fly

I thought this one should be obvious. Petey flaps his giant leaves hard enough to lift himself high into the air. This move isn't as fast as many other Up B moves, but it can still carry some distance.

Down B: Divebomb

Petey will flip up into the air and come down in a diagonal trajectory, crushing any opponent caught underneath him.

Final Smash: Emissary Cage Match

This is fairly similar to Piranha Plant's current Final Smash, with Petey whipping out a pair of giant cages and catching two opponents inside. He will hop around for a bit before slamming the cages together and sending both opponents flying.

Entrance: He will wake up from a nap.

Taunts: His roar, maybe with a bit of a stunning effect. His belly button poking out and his rolling over on the floor. Napping, maybe.

Next up: Let's tackle Bowser's new minions appearing in Super Mario Odyssey, the Broodals!