Description

a large mutant Piranha Plant who debuted in Super Mario Sunshine. Since then, he has become a recurring boss in the Super Mario franchise and has made frequent appearances in sports and spin-off games, occasionally as a playable character. Petey Piranha is thought to be a loyal follower of Bowser in several of his appearances however this is undetermined, and it has been suggested in bios for Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Party: Star Rush, as well as by his Japanese name, Boss Packun, that he is the ruler of his kind, with "Packun Flower" being the Japanese name for the Piranha Plant. This is confirmed in Mario Party Superstars where, in the encyclopedia, he is called the leader of the Piranha Plants.