Piranha Plant (Life & Death)

Piranha Plant (パックンフラワー, Packun Flower) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death.
Piranha Plants are recurring Mario enemies that primarily live in Warp Pipes and attempt to bite Mario and other characters. They are based on venus flytraps and first appear in the original Super Mario Bros., and have appeared frequently throughout the Mario franchise. Piranha Plants usually start popping out of their pipes for a few seconds then retract when the player is far away or above the pipe, but usually stay hidden when the player gets closer. Piranha Plants typically cannot be jumped on, as doing so would damage the player. They instead need to be taken out with attack-based power ups, such as the Fire Flower and Super Star. A large number of Piranha Plant subspecies exist, including variants that breathe fire, spit poison, and other abilities.
Piranha Plant does not feature a voice actor in Life or Death.
==How to Unlock==
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*Get it to join your party in the Kiss of Death.
With the exception of the final task, completing one of the above will lead to Piranha Plant challenging the player on Mushroom Kingdom. Defeating it unlocks it for regular gameplay.
==Moveset==
 	Name 	Description
Neutral Attack 	N/A 	Jabs forwards with its leaf, followed by a leaf jab with its other leaf, followed by a headbutt. Alternatively, the leaf swipes can be followed by a flurry of chomps, ending in a more powerful chomp; similar to Corrin's rapid jab. Holding the attack button will have Piranha Plant perform the first jab repeatedly.
Forward Tilt 	Push & Pull 	Two forward bites. Pressing the attack button a second time will have the Piranha Plant perform its following bite. Resembles the attacks Piranha Plants made in Super Mario 64.
Up Tilt 	N/A 	Flails its head upward.
Down Tilt 	N/A 	Swipes its leaf low to the ground.
Dash Attack 	N/A 	Performs a "dropkick" using its pot/pipe.
Forward Smash 	Prickly Swing 	Turns into a Prickly Piranha Plant from Super Mario Galaxy 2 and headbutts forward.
Up Smash 	N/A 	Lunges upward and bites.
Down Smash 	N/A 	Sweeps its pot/pipe around itself.
Neutral Aerial 	N/A 	Twirls rapidly with its leaves extended, hitting multiple times. Resembles Ivysaur's neutral aerial.
Forward Aerial 	N/A 	Swings its pot/pipe upwards in front of itself.
Back Aerial 	Fire Breath 	Turns around and spits out a burst of fire. Fire Piranha Plants originated in Super Mario Bros. 3.
Up Aerial 	N/A 	An upwards headbutt.
Down Aerial 	Flowerpot Meteor	Flips and stomps its pot/pipe below it.
Grab 	N/A 	The Piranha Plant reaches out with its leaves.
Pummel 	N/A 	Bites the opponent.
Forward Throw 	N/A 	Headbutts the opponent away.
Back Throw 	N/A 	Flings the opponent behind with its mouth.
Up Throw 	N/A 	Tosses the opponent upward, and launches them with a bite.
Down Throw 	N/A 	Throws the opponent to the ground and bites them twice.
Footstooled Attack	N/A 	If Piranha Plant is footstooled while crouching, it will automatically stretch upward and perform a biting attack.
Neutral Special 	Ptooie 	The Piranha Plant spits up a metal spiky ball, keeping it suspended by blowing air upwards. The spiky ball can then be blown either in front or behind the Piranha Plant. Holding the special move button will keep the spiky ball afloat, while letting go will cause the Piranha Plant to swallow it, canceling the move. If the ball is blown at its highest, it will be thrown less distance, while it'll be thrown significantly farther when it is at its lowest. Based on the Ptooie enemy introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3.
Side Special 	Poison Breath 	The Piranha Plant spews a damaging cloud of poison in front of it. If all hits connect, it will deal a great amount of damage. The move is chargeable, and it can be saved for later use. During execution, Piranha Plant changes its color to match the Putrid Piranha enemy from the Paper Mario series.
Up Special 	Piranhacopter 	The Piranha Plant spins its leaves in a fashion akin to a propeller, causing it to rise upward. It can be angled to the left and right during the ascent. Covers excellent distance, being able to successfully recover from near the bottom blast zone. Based on the Jumping Piranha Plants from Super Mario World.
Down Special 	Long-Stem Strike	The Piranha Plant retreats into its pot/pipe and extends outward to bite opponents in the direction aimed. The longer it is charged, the further the bite reaches, though this also extends the character’s hurtbox. Piranha Plant can move its pot to aim in one direction while charging, though it is not possible to switch directions after doing so. The move can also be canceled by pressing the attack button while charging, which will cause Piranha Plant to bite early without extending. Likely a reference to Elasto-Piranhas or Stalking Piranha Plants.
Final Smash 	Petey Piranha 	The Piranha Plant summons Petey Piranha, who stomps around the stage with his cages from his boss fight in The Subspace Emissary. Opponents that get too close will get trapped in his cages. When the Final Smash is nearly over, Petey Piranha will breathe fire at both of the cages, then slam both of the cages to the ground, dealing heavy damage and knockback to the opponents who were trapped in the cages as well as anyone too close when he slams them. It is possible for Petey Piranha to fall off the stage, taking any trapped opponents with him, though it is not a guaranteed KO if the opponent has leftover jumps, a strong recovery or both. He also doesn't move much from his starting position, making him easy to avoid if the stage is big enough.
==Other Animations==
Animation 	Description 	Notes
On-Screen Appearance 	Rises straight up out of its pot/pipe, making a Warp Pipe noise as it does so. 	
Taunt 1 	Rises up out of its pot/pipe, using the same animation and sound effects as its entrance animation. Some of Piranha Plant's teeth deform to make the taunt look better from afar. This is most noticeable when zooming on Piranha Plant while pausing.	
Taunt 2 	Bites the air around it multiple times, similar to one of Bowser and King K. Rool's taunts. 	
Taunt 3 	Spins around and strikes a pose with a grin. 	
Star KO 	 	
Screen KO 	 	
Character Selection Screen	 	
Crowd Chant 	Pira - nha Plant! 	
Victory Pose 1 	Bites the air around it three times, before smiling. 	
Victory Pose 2 	Mario runs towards Piranha Plant's pot/pipe and jumps over it, only for Piranha Plant to pop out and bite Mario, sending him flying, before smiling, a reference to its reveal trailer in Ultimate. 	
Victory Pose 3 	Hangs down from the ceiling and poses. 	
==Role in Classic Mode==
Like all other fighters, Piranha Plant appears in Classic Mode. Piranha Plant's Mini-Boss is unknown. 
===Piranha Plant Ending===
==Role in The Kiss of Death==
==Alternate Costumes==
Image	Number	Color 	Notes 	Unlockable?
 	01 	Red 	It sits in the brown pot from Super Mario 3D World. 	Default
 	02 	Green 	Resembles its original design from Super Mario Bros. Its pipe resembles the common pipe from the New Super Mario Bros. series. 	Default
 	03 	Yellow	Resembles the Wild Ptooie Piranha from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island after being struck once; a yellow Piranha Plant from the "Piranha Panic" minigame in Mario Superstar Baseball; and the Glad Piranha Plant from Super Princess Peach. 	Default
 	04 	Pink 	Resembles the Piranha Creeper from Super Mario 3D World. Its pipe color is similar to that of the pipe sprite in underground levels from Super Mario Bros. 	Default
 	05 	Black 	Resembles the Inky Piranha Plant from Super Mario 3D Land. 	Default
 	06 	White 	Resembles the Bone Piranha Plant from New Super Mario Bros. 2. 	Default
 	07 	Purple	Resembles a purple Piranha Plant from the "Piranha Panic" minigame in Mario Superstar Baseball; the Big Bungee Piranha from Yoshi's Island DS; and the Spiny Piranha Plant from Super Mario Galaxy. 	Default
 	08 	Blue 	Resembles its underground sprite from Super Mario Bros. Its stalk and leaves are the same color as the green costume, furthering the connection. It also resembles Blue Piranha Plants from the battle modes of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but its stalk and leaves are a different color.	Default
 	09 	 	 	Unlockable
 	10 	 	 	Unlockable
 	11 	 	 	Unlockable
 	12 	 	 	Unlockable
 	13 	 	 	Unlockable
 	14 	 	 	Unlockable
==Smash Taunts==
===Palutena's Guidance===
===Snake's Codecs===
==Fighter Spirits==
Piranha Plant's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Piranha Plant in The Kiss of Death allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Life & Death.
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==Trivia==
Category:Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death