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A '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piranha piranha]''' is a type of flesh-eating fish that lurks in the murky waters of [[the Glade of Dreams]]. They can be found in all three major ''Rayman'' platformers, albeit with a different behaviour.

==In ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]''==

[[Image:PiranhaDents.png|thumb|316px|left|A piranha hit by [[Rayman]]'s fist]]

In the [[Rayman 1|original ''Rayman'']], they are found only in [[Dream Forest]], and fly up from the water with their helicopter caudal fin.  If Rayman touches them he loses a hit point, and if he's unlucky, he could be pushed into the water and lose a life. Rayman can defend himself from piranhas by punching or shooting them, which shatters their sharp teeth and then defeats them. A single punch can get rid of them.

[[File:PiranhaFromRayman2.jpg|thumb|left|A piranha trying to attack in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'']]

[[File:PiranhaFromRayman2w.jpg|thumb|right|A piranha swimming in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'']]

[[File:PiranhaR3.jpg|thumb|Mechanical piranhas from the [[Clearleaf Forest]].]]

[[File:PiranhaR3_2.jpg|thumb|left|Piranhas in the [[Bog of Murk]] from ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]''.]]  

They are also present in all versions of ''[[Rayman 3]]'', mainly in [[the Bog of Murk]], but while [[Rayman]] can actually swim in the dirty waters they live in, they will deplete his energy very quickly and cause a game over. There also seems to be a "jumping" version too, in the [[Bog of Murk]], where they often jump over logs [[Rayman]] has to walk across. But there are also special (mechanical?) version in the [[Clearleaf Forest]], in the phase where [[Globox]] ascends the waterfall. Oddly, they can jump from the waterfall's water in contradiction with physics laws.

Piranhas are also found in the [[Rayman 3 (GBA)|GBA version of ''Rayman 3'']] in [[Forgotten Forests]], jumping out of the water in the same manner as those in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]''. They can also be hit and killed in one blow, smashing their teeth as well.