Petey Piranha is a character in the Super Mario series, who is the leader of the Piranha Plants that appear in many of the games in the series since his debut in Super Mario Sunshine. He is mainly a boss that Mario must defeat in various games including said game as well as in New Super Mario Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Petey Piranha also appears in the Mario Kart series, being first introduced to the series as a playable character in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. After many years, he reappears in the series as a playable character Mario Kart Tour and in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a playable character for the Booster Course Pass.
Characteristics[]
Petey Piranha sure is one lucky Piranha Plant. Instead of popping in and out of a green pipe, he gets the opportunity to roam free on his spiky, green legs (though he prefers to drive in Mario Kart). His chest is dotted with dark green spots, and sharp, spiny leaves serve as his arms. His head is huge compared to his body, and it is red with white dots speckled on it. Yellow petals outlined in orange surround his head. He has big green lips, and his teeth are extra deadly and sharper than an ordinary Piranha Plant. His only article of clothing is a pair of red and white dotted underwear. No one knows why he likes that pair of underwear so much, but some guess he wears them because they make him look amazingly trendy. Amazingly.
Game Appearances[]
Mario Kart: Double Dash!![]
Petey Piranha makes his Mario Kart debut in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. He is an unlockable character alongside his team partner, King Boo, as well as Toad and Toadette. He is a Heavyweight character, meaning he can only use heavy karts, which tend to have high top speed and traction, but terrible acceleration and handling. His personal kart is the Piranha Pipes. As with King Boo, Petey Piranha can obtain every racer's special item from an Item Box (except Luigi's Green Fireballs and Birdo's Egg).
Mario Kart Wii[]
Petey Piranha was planned to appear in the game Alongside Hammer Bro, Paratroopa, & Mii Outfit C, but he was cut for unknown reasons. Despite this, a kart that is highly reminiscent to him, known as the Piranha Prowler, is a kart that appears in this game.
Mario Kart Tour[]
After almost nineteen years, Petey Piranha makes his first reappearance in the series in Mario Kart Tour as of the Piranha Plant Tour, where he is the Spotlight Driver for Week 1 of the Tour. He is a High-End driver, whose Special Skill is the Boomerang Flower.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]
Shortly after his appearance in Tour, Petey Piranha appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as of Wave 5 of the Booster Course Pass DLC, released as part of the DLC along with Wiggler and Kamek. He remains as a Heavyweight racer, sharing stats with Metal Mario and Pink Gold Peach.
How to Unlock[]
- Win the Mirror Star Cup.
- This also unlocks his partner King Boo and the Piranha Pipes kart.
- Purchase him at the Daily Spotlight for 150 Rubies if he appears.
- Obtain him from his Spotlight Pipe during the Piranha Plant Tour.
- Purchase the Booster Course Pass DLC.
Staff Ghost Tracks[]
- GBA Sunset Wilds (Switch 150cc) (riding the Flame Rider equipped with the Off-Road Tires and the Flower Glider)
Gallery[]
Trivia![]
- Petey is the only character tall enough to be able to get spun out by the roller coaster in Baby Park.
- This doesn't happen in Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
- Petey was intended to be playable in Mario Kart Wii, but he was scrapped from the game's final build for unknown reasons.
- In Mario Kart Wii, the Kart, Piranha Prowler is modeled after him, especially if Funky Kong is using the same vehicle.
- In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, he and King Boo can use almost every racer's special item.
- In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Petey Piranha and Wiggler are the only characters in the game to not share their stats with any other character.
| Light | Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Toad • Toadette • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium | Mario • Luigi • Peach • Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Waluigi | |||
| Heavy | Wario • Donkey Kong • Bowser • King Boo • Petey Piranha | |||
| Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe racers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Toad • Toadette • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy • Lakitu • Larry Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Isabelle+ • Villager+ • Dry Bones* • Bowser Jr.* | |||
| Medium | Mario • Luigi • Peach • Daisy • Yoshi • Ludwig von Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Tanooki Mario+ • Cat Peach+ • Inklings* • Birdo+* • Kamek+* • Diddy Kong+* • Peachette+* | |||
| Heavy | Wario • Waluigi • Donkey Kong • Rosalina • Bowser • Roy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Metal Mario • Pink Gold Peach • Link+ • Dry Bowser+ • King Boo* • Gold Mario* • Petey Piranha+* • Wiggler+* • Funky Kong+* • Pauline+* | |||
| Any | Mii | |||
| + - denotes DLC. • * - denotes exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. | ||||