Dino Piranha is a minor antagonist in the Super Mario Galaxy duology.
He is an offshoot of the Piranha Plant species featured throughout the Super Mario franchise.
Physical appearance[]
When Mario/Luigi arrive on Dino Piranha's planet, they land feet-first onto an unhatched egg which is a pale white with speckles. The egg starts to hatch, and reveals a purple head with green leaves encircling it. When he gets angry, his head turns red. His body is green with a greenish-yellow stomach. In place of his arms, he has leaves similar to Petey Piranha.
His feet have white claws, and he has white conical teeth and a red tongue. He has a long tail which has a brown ball at the tip.
Biography[]
Super Mario Galaxy[]
Dino Piranha resides in the Good Egg Galaxy. He appears first in an egg which is cracked open by Mario/Luigi. Once Mario/Luigi hit his tail, it stretches to the sky and hits the shell, breaking it. Angry, Dino Piranha starts to chase Mario/Luigi. Mario/Luigi repeats this action multiple times, defeating him.
He also has a counterpart called Fiery Dino Piranha
When the universe was recreated, Dino Pirahna can be seen celebrating with everyone near Peach's Castle.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[]
Dino Piranha reappears as a throwback boss alongside other bosses from Super Mario Galaxy, his weaknesses are the same.
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games[]
In the event Dream Spacewalk, Dino Piranha returns and serves as the boss of the game, which he was replaced by Pewee Piranha. However, Dino Piranha must be defeated by 4 characters who propel themselves into the Dino Piranha's body.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
When playing as Pit, the player has the option to receive guidance from characters in the Kid Icarus franchise. Viridi claims she has written a thesis on Piranha Plants and begins to extensively list them. She includes Dino Piranhas as one of the variants of Piranha Plant.
Trivia[]
- The Dino Piranhas share a battle theme with Tarantox.
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