Bony Beetle
From the Super Mario Wiki
| Paper Mario Enemy | |
| Bony Beetle | |
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| Max HP | 8 |
| Attack | 3 |
| Defense | 4 |
| Location(s) | Bowser's Castle
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| Moves | Shell Toss (3), Ceiling Drop (3) |
| Tattle | It's a Bony Beetle. They're bony Buzzy Beetles. ...Hence the name. It's tough to damage 'em. When their spikes are out, their attack power is 5. When they retract their spikes, take the opportunity to flip 'em over. After that, beating 'em will be a breeze. |
A Bony Beetle is the skeleton version of a Buzzy Beetle in Super Mario World. They walk around, stop, then stick out spikes. They also are immune to Fireballs, so timing is critical. Bony Beetles were first seen in the corridors of Ludwig von Koopa's castle.
They are later seen in Paper Mario in an underground section of Bowser's Castle (and several other places), with a complete makeover, resembling gray Spinies with yellow spikes, making it unclear whither it is a dead Buzzy Beetle, dead Spiny, or just a different type of enemy. They're defeated basically the same way as Dry Bones, but harder, so the player should whack them with the Hammer often when fighting them. They would engage battle with Mario by trying to ram him to knock him off guard.
By scanning a certain e-Reader card, Bony Beetles can be found in the game Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 in the level, Swinging Bars of Doom.
| Buzzy Beetle Characters | |
|---|---|
| Chan | Spiky Joe | Tiny Spinies | Torque | |
| Buzzy Beetle Species | |
| Bony Beetle | Buster Beetle | Buzz-Bomb | Buzzy Beetle | Dark Spike Top | Dark Stone Buzzy | Heavy Parabeetle | Noko Bombette | Para-Beetle | Parabuzzy | Red Spike Buzzy | Spike Top | Spiky Parabuzzy | Stone Buzzy | |
