Character Sheet: Piranha Plant (Main 3D Games)

PIRANHA PLANT

Now that we're done with all of the major 3D Mario titles, I think we need to now go through and update our characters, starting with revisions for any characters included so far that appeared in any of these games. Out of the 24 so far, 17 need revision:

1. Mario
2. Luigi
6. Pauline
7. Princess Toadstool
8. Toad
9. Yoshi
10. Bowser
13. Koopa Troopa
13e. Dry Bones
14. Shy Guy
15. Goomba
16. Piranha Plant
17. Boo
18. Lakitu
19. Hammer Bro
20. Chargin' Chuck
21. Magikoopa

Today, let's cover the Piranha Plant, which appeared in all five games, each one mostly acting as Piranha Plants do, but frequently bringing something new to the table at the same time. In Mario 64, they could be found sleeping in a patch of flowers, an iconic image that is currently used as an idle animation in Smash. In Sunshine, Piranha Plants got a bit of a remix, seeming to be heavily linked to the toxic paint used by Bowser Jr., large paint-covered versions frequently serving as mini-bosses, and getting a massive bipedal member named Petey. Petey is distinct enough from regular Piranhas to warrant being his own character, but the paint connection is still strong. In Galaxy and Galaxy 2, they were pretty basic again, though with some large spiky variants. Finally, in Odyssey, they could spit large circles of toxic sludge and eat Cappy, unless they are forced to swallow a rock first, at which point they can be captured.

Here is the moveset updated for now:

Standard B: Fireball
Same as before.

Side B: Ptooie

Same as before.

Up B: Fly

Same as before.

Down B: Paint

This one combines the Piranha Plant's aspects from Sunshine and Odyssey and starts to come close to the Piranha Plant's current side B, having him spit a large puddle of toxic goop on the floor that will then act in a similar manner to the Inkling's paint, while racking up damage at the same time.

Final Smash: Paint Piranha

Since Petey can function as his own character, I thought we could use Sunshine's miniboss version of the Piranha Plant instead. A massive pile of toxic sludge will cover the stage, with a large Piranha head popping up out of the middle and snapping at people while Swoopin' Stus start to form and attack players.

Entrance: Pops out of a pipe.

Taunts: Chomping around the way he does now. Doing the iconic up and down movement. Maybe the sleep animation.

Next up: Let's check out Boo for what it's worth.