Mom Piranha

Mom Piranha is a boss that appears in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. She was first found at the Beanbean International Airport where she was blocking the way for the airplane with Princess Peach. Mario and Luigi first had to get rid of all of the Piranha Plants around the airport when then cause the Mom Piranha to come from here shell.

Appearance
The Mom Piranha is an giant egg-shaped Piranha Plant. She also as two forms which are the color red and blue.

Battle
The Mom Piranha is a very tricky boss coming into the battle with many tricks and attacks. The Mom Piranha mainly attacks by spitting fireballs at Mario and Luigi and trying to swipe at them with her arms. Also in the battle, she can have up to two Piranha Plants to aid her in battle and if they are the same color as her, she will heal. It should also be noted when the Mom Piranha is attacked directly and there are Piranha Plants present, they will immeditely attack Mario and Luigi.

Tips
The Firebrand and Thunderhand are two very useful techniques in this fight. If the Mom Piranha is red, then Luigi should attack with the Thunderhand. If she is blue, Mario should attack with the Firebrand. It is also wise not to have two Piranha Plants be the same color as the Mom Piranha heals the more the Piranha Plants are her color. This means that one of the Piranha Plants should be red while the other is blue.

Trivia

 * It is unknown if the Mom Piranha created the Piranha Bean that will be faught later in the game.