Venus Ice Trap

Not to be confused with Frost Piranha.

Venus Ice Traps, also named Ice Piranha Plants, are enemies that first appear in New Super Mario Bros. U. They are the ice-based equivalent of Venus Fire Traps, and spit Ice Balls, which are capable of freezing Mario or another playable character in an ice cube. Venus Ice Traps can commonly spit either one or two Ice Balls at a time.

Description[]

Venus Ice Traps are similar in appearance to Piranha Plants except that they can spit ice balls. Some may also hang upside down.

Appearances[]

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[]

Venus Ice Trap - Ice Cream Freeze — A Venus Ice Trap spitting an Ice Ball while perched upside-down

Venus Ice Traps are first seen in New Super Mario Bros. U and later appear in New Super Luigi U and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. They behave similarly to a Venus Fire Trap however, they spit Ice Balls rather than Fireballs. There are only a few on the levels and one of them is actually required to earn a Star Coin. Mario can defeat them in any way (ranging from the effects of a Fire Flower or Starman) but the best way to deal with them is to eat them with a Yoshi. After Yoshi captures a Venus Ice Trap, he can spit out the ice ball as a projectile to freeze other nearby enemies. Venus Ice Traps only appear on the first level of Rock-Candy Mines: Fuzzy Clifftop and in levels of the Frosted Glacier such as Broozers and Barrels. They can be dealt with in the same way as a regular Piranha Plant.

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Trivia[]

Venus Ice Traps are similar to Frost Piranhas from the Paper Mario series as both are Piranha Plants with the ability to spit ice. However, there are several key differences, namely how Frost Piranhas can spit clouds of ice whereas Venus Ice Traps only spit out Ice Balls. Additionally, Frost Piranhas are blue in color while Venus Ice Traps have the same color as a regular Piranha Plant.

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