Piranha Plant ("Pakkun"/"パックン" in Japan), sometimes spelt as Pirana Plant and also known as Piranha Flower or simply Piranha, is a recurring enemy in the Mario franchise. It is an enemy that resembles a venus fly trap, almost always portrayed as a leafy green stalk topped with a white-spotted red head, bisected by a white lip mouth with sharp teeth. Instead of eating flies, he eats Mario and Luigi. They have shown up many times in the series, typically hide within pipes (sometimes pipes…
