Big Venus Fire Trap

The Big Venus Fire Trap (also called the Super Venus Fire Trap) is a larger variety of the Venus Fire Trap primarily appearing in the New Super Mario Bros series. Like the Venus Fire Trap, a Big Venus Fire Trap also breathes fire as well however in some cases, their fireballs can be much larger. Big Venus Fire Traps are usually more durable than basic Venus Fire Traps as well usually taking multiple hits to beat, Big Venus Fire Traps are commonly found in caverns and mountains. 
==History==
===Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS===
Big Venus Fire Traps make their debut in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. In these games, they appear in Tiny-Huge Island on the Huge Island and they are rather rare enemies as only five appear in the whole game. They attack by sprouting from the ground and breathing fireballs. The Big Venus Fire Traps can be defeated with punches and kicks. After all 5 are defeated, the Power Star appears. In the remake, the Big Venus Fire Traps retain their behavior from before however, their appearance has been updated to be more modernized. This time, they can be also defeated alternatively by either ground pounding the nearby stake for a Mega Mushroom or by swallowing one of the fireballs they spit out as Yoshi and breathing the fire back at it.
===New Super Mario Bros. Wii===
Big Venus Fire Traps appear again in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, in this game, they behave identically to the smaller Venus Fire Traps however with their larger size, their fireballs are also much bigger. Big Venus Fire Traps can be defeated with the effects of a Fire Flower or Starman. They can also be frozen with the effects of an Ice Flower or Penguin Suit but they break free instantly due to their size. Big Venus Fire Traps are commonly found in cavern levels such as World 2-3.
===New Super Mario Bros. 2===
Big Venus Fire Traps are back in New Super Mario Bros. 2, in this game, they behave identically to how they did previously (being larger versions of Venus Fire Traps that spit fireballs) however this time, the fireballs they spit are no longer enlarged but rather the same size as a regular Venus Fire Trap's fireballs. Big Venus Fire Traps can be defeated with the effects of a Fire Flower, Gold Flower, Super Leaf, Starman, Mega Mushroom, or an Invincibility Leaf. They are also incredibly rare in this game as only one is seen in the whole game, located in World 5-6.
===New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe===
While Big Venus Fire Traps are absent in New Super Mario Bros. U (although they do exist unused in the game's files), Big Venus Fire Traps do appear in New Super Luigi U as well as New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe appearing in levels such as Slippery Rope Ladders and Light-Up-Lift Tower. They behave similarly to how they did in the previous games, like New Super Mario Bros. Wii, they once again spit larger fireballs. A Big Venus Fire Trap can be defeated with the effects of a Fire Flower or a Starman and can be briefly frozen with the effects of an Ice Flower or Penguin Suit however once again due to their size, they break free almost instantly.
===Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2===
Big Venus Fire Traps once again appear in Super Mario Maker as well as it's two sequels as placeable enemies. In these games, they behave as they did in previous games (by spitting fireballs at their targets) and can be made by giving a Super Mushroom to a Venus Fire Trap or by shaking a Piranhacus Giganticus. Big Venus Fire Traps can be placed in any theme in most styles and can be defeated with the effects of a Fire Flower or Starman. In Super Mario Maker 2, Big Venus Fire Traps are replaced with Big Fire Piranha Plants in the Super Mario 3D World style.
==Trivia==
*Despite not appearing in the game, Big Venus Fire Traps exist unused and were planned to appear in New Super Mario Bros. as enemies but were cut from the final build of the game. In the game, they were going to spit normal-sized fireballs just like in New Super Mario Bros. 2.
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