Piranha: Difference between revisions

{{Enemy

| Name = Piranha

| alignment = Bad

| attacks = Contact

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==In ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' and its spin-offs==

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In ''[[Rayman 2]]'', piranhas are found in any body of water that [[Rayman]] cannot swim in, usually polluted or stagnated water, or even acid. Two major kinds of piranhas live in those places: the small ones that devour [[Rayman]] when he falls into water, and the bigger ones that jump from water and try to bite him. A single energy ball can get rid of the second kind. In [[Whale Bay]], [[Rayman]] must fight off piranhas who suffer from heartburn; these piranhas attempt to eat [[Carmen]] the Whale's [[air bubble]]s, which [[Rayman]] needs to survive.

PiranhaSmall R2Model.png|A small piranha in ''[[Rayman 2]]''.

Piranha R2Model.png|A piranha in ''[[Rayman 2]]''.

Piranhas 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. The piranhas in this game have mechanical jaws which resemble bear-traps. In [[Clearleaf Forest]], piranhas are shown to swim powerfully enough to pursue [[Rayman]] and [[Globox]] as they ascend the waterfall. In [[the Bog of Murk]], they can often be encountered jumping back and forth over the logs which [[Rayman]] must walk across. When these piranhas are [[Telescopic fist|punched]], their mechanical jaws shatter and they are defeated; this recalls the piranhas from the previous games, whose organic teeth crumbled when they were defeated.

PiranhaSmall R3Model.png|A small piranha in ''[[Rayman 3]]''.

Piranha R3Model.png|A piranha in ''[[Rayman 3]]''.

PiranhaR3.jpg|Piranhas pursuing [[Rayman]] and [[Globox]] up a waterfall in [[Clearleaf Forest]]. The bear-trap-like mouths are clearly visible.

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Piranhas are also encountered in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']], in [[Forgotten Forests]], the first of the game's four lands. They can be found jumping out of the water in the same manner as those in ''[[Rayman 2]]'', and their appearance is the same as well. These ones can also be [[Telescopic fist|hit]] and killed in a single blow, which causes their teeth to crumble, as in the other games.

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===In ''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]''===

{{quote|text=Here's another reason the hate the water! These [[Rayman]]-eating nasties will leap around blindly, trying to take a bite of anything that gets close enough.|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]''}}

Piranhas appear once more in ''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]'', an isometric handheld platformer based on ''[[Rayman 3]]''. These piranhas resemble and behave like their ''[[Rayman 3]]'' counterparts.

==In the Nintendo versions of ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]''==

===In [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (Game Boy Advance)]]===

In [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']], piranhas appear in [[Forest (world)|the Forest world]], an environment heavily inspired by [[the Dream Forest]]. These piranhas look identical to the ones in [[Rayman 1|the original game]], and behave in exactly the same way, but, unlike the piranhas from [[the Dream Forest]], these are not replaced with new ones when hit.

==In ''[[Rayman Origins]]''==

[[File:Char-piranha.png|200px|thumb|The [[Rayman Origins (early production)|scrapped]] piranha from ''[[Rayman Origins]]''.]]

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