A Piranhacus Giganticus is a gigantic Piranha Plant that first appeared in the game Super Mario Bros. 3. They are basically a variation of Super Piranha Plant that can be found in large pipes.
History[]
Super Mario Bros. 3[]
In Super Mario Bros. 3, they only appear in Big Island. Although they are huge, a single fireball will destroy them. Despite their size, they are essentially exactly the same as any other typical Piranha Plant, other than they present a larger target and obstacle. They also appear in larger Warp Pipes than other Piranha Plants.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[]
Piranhacus Gigantici appear alongside Grand Goombas, Huge Paragoombas, and Gargantua Koopa Troopas in the Wii game, Super Mario Galaxy 2, where they appear in the Supermassive Galaxy. However, in contrast to their original appearance in Super Mario Bros. 3, they are invincible, thus serving more as an obstacle than an enemy. They can, however, be stunned with a Star Spin or a Star Bit, but that just hinders the player as it stops the plant from going back in the pipe.
New Super Mario Bros. U[]
Piranhacus Gigantici reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U. They act the same way they did in Super Mario Bros. 3 although this time need to hit with three Fireballs to be defeated, similar to Super Piranha Plants. They are found in Soda Jungle, more specifically in Jungle of the Giants, which is the only level they appear in.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2[]
Piranhacus Gigantici reappear in Super Mario Maker as well as it's two sequels as placeable enemies. In these games, they can be made by giving a Super Mushroom to a Piranha Plant. Piranhacus Giganticus behave as they did in Super Mario Bros. 3 and can be beaten in the same ways.
Mario Party Superstars[]
A single Piranhacus Giganticus appears in Mario Party Superstars in the minigame Tug o' War replacing the normal-sized Piranha Plant found in the original. The Piranhacus Giganticus appears at the bottom of the ravine and swallows the losing player(s).
Trivia[]
- Piranhacus Giganticus' name could possibly be using binomial nomenclature, a scientific way of naming species having the genus name with the first letter capitalized (Piranhacus in this case) and a species name in lowercase (giganticus), both in italics. Which would result in Piranhacus Giganticus.