| Next revision | Previous revision |
| teams:piranha [2025/09/29 14:44] – created page and initial framework VacuusVocis | teams:piranha [2025/10/31 19:05] (current) – added links to video games VacuusVocis |
|---|
| ======Piranha====== | ======Piranha====== |
| **Piranha Advancements**, alternatively referred to as //Piranha Development//, //Pirhana Advancements// and //Pir-Hana//, is a Brazil-based [[:anti-gravity_racing|Anti-Gravity racing]] team, present in some form or another in nearly all games in the [[:wipeout_(series)|WipEout series]] to date. Constantly pursuing a state of perfection in race engineering, Piranha has evolved substantially over the eras. | **Piranha Advancements**<sup>6</sup>, alternatively referred to as //Piranha Development//<sup>3</sup>, //Pirhana Advancements//<sup>5</sup> and //Pir-Hana//<sup>9</sup>, is a Brazil-based [[:anti-gravity_racing|Anti-Gravity racing]] team, present in some form or another in nearly all games in the [[:wipeout_(series)|WipEout series]] to date. First mentioned in [[wipeout_series:wipeout|WipEout]] as an airbrake system manufacturer supplying technology to AG Systems and Auricom<sup>2</sup>, Piranha made their inaugural competitive appearance in [[wipeout_series:wipeout_2097|WipEout 2097/XL]] and as a secretive Chinese-based team with a uniquely swift prototype ship which was weaponless<sup>3</sup> until [[wipeout_series:wipeout_64|WipEout 64]]<sup>[[#References / Sources|4]]</sup>, before becoming a Brazilian mainstay feature to the series<sup>[[#References / Sources|5]]</sup>. Retroactive information presented in [[wipeout_series:wipeout_2048|WipEout 2048]] asserts that from the very beginning the team was initially founded in Brazil, before mysteriously pulling out of the AGRC and coming under Chinese management.<sup>9</sup> |
| |
| First mentioned in WipEout as an airbrake system manufacturer supplying technology to AG Systems and Auricom, Piranha made their inaugural competitive appearance in WipEout 2097/XL as a secretive Chinese-based team with a uniquely swift weaponless prototype ship, before becoming a Brazilian mainstay feature to the series. Retroactive information presented in WipEout 2048 asserts that from the very beginning the team was initially founded in Brazil, before mysteriously pulling out of the AGRC and coming under Chinese management. | Constantly pursuing a state of perfection in race engineering, Piranha has evolved substantially over the eras. Pir-Hana's roots are difficult to track, but rumours were that the company had links to military development or even a different sports franchise. What is known is that they're credited with inspiring the foundations of the sport, first establishing the Anti-Gravity Federation (AGF) organisation and then conjuring the idea of the 2048 Anti-Gravity Racing Championships (AGRC) to be hosted at Nova State City. This was until Pir-Hana's announcement of its sudden departure prior to the 2050 season finale,<sup>9</sup> and AG Systems chairman Pierre Belmondo elevated the concept in their absence to become 2052's inaugural F3600 Racing League.<sup>2</sup> |
| | |
| | With their return in 2097 under new Chinese management, very little warning was given to other teams about how dominant their ships would be, breezing past the pack with perfect control and unbeatable speed, but notably lacking weapons.<sup>3</sup> This limitation would soon be lifted for the following seasons<sup>4</sup>, but much of that perfection would be lost when race operations transferred back to Brazil, with only the ship's agility staying largely intact during the F7200 League.<sup>5</sup> Enjoying mixed success, they acquired Assegai prior to the announcement of the F9000<sup>6</sup> and became strong contenders for the championships in a large number of seasons, until the races stopped when the corruption of the F9000 was publicly revealed.<sup>7</sup> |
| | |
| | Piranha were seemingly prepared for the return of AG racing, with a ship secretly developed over the decades of silence being launched with the FX300 announcement. <sup>7</sup> |
| |
| =====In WipEout HD===== | =====In WipEout HD===== |
| |
| This ship's two greatest weaknesses have largely been smoothed out, refining the team's new philosophy of combat-ready high-speed juggernauts. | This ship's two greatest weaknesses have largely been smoothed out, refining the team's new philosophy of combat-ready high-speed juggernauts. |
| | |
| | ===== References / Sources ===== |
| | - Wipeout Original Design Document |
| | - Wipeout 1 Game and Manual |
| | - Wipeout 2097 Game and Manual |
| | - Wipeout 64 Game and Manual |
| | - Wipeout 3 Game and Manual |
| | - Wipeout Fusion Game and Website |
| | - Wipeout Pure Game and Website |
| | - Wipeout Pulse/HD Game and Website |
| | - Wipeout 2048 Game and Digital Manual |
| | |
