Buzzy Beetle
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Buzzy Beetles are yellow Koopa creatures with a hard, outer shell which is often blue. Buzzy Beetles will hide in their shells if jumped on, and, like a Koopa Shell, can be kicked to eliminate more enemies. The shell of the Buzzy Beetle is strong enough to resist fireballs, and as such, they cannot be defeated by fire. Although they are called Beetles, they more so resemble turtles like the Koopa Troopas than actual beetles.
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[edit] Appearances
[edit] Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3
Buzzy Beetles first appeared in World 4-2 of Super Mario Bros., an underground level. The game Super Mario Bros. 3 reveals that Buzzy Beetles can also climb on ceilings. To attack intruders, they can drop, and spin along the ground to attack. In challenge mode of the Super Mario Bros. game, all the Goombas are replaced with Buzzy Beetles.
In the remake of Super Mario Bros. 3 on the Gameboy Advance, when the Red Switch E-Reader Card was scanned, all walking Koopa Troopas are replaced with Buzzy Beetles.
[edit] Super Mario World
Buzzy Beetles are weaker than Koopa Troopas in Super Mario World. Although they are still resistant to fireballs, Yoshi can swallow them whole (Yoshi cannot immediately swallow Koopa Troopa shells). They hide in their shells when jumped on, as opposed to sliding out, as the Koopas sometimes do when stomped.
[edit] Paper Mario series
| Paper Mario Enemy | |
| Buzzy Beetle | |
| Max HP | 3 |
| Attack | 2 |
| Defense | 2 |
| Location(s) | Toad Town Tunnels, Dry Dry Ruins
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| Moves | Shell Toss (2), Ceiling Drop (3) |
| Tattle | This is a Buzzy Beetle. Buzzy Beetles are cute--but mean. Fire attacks don't work very well against these hardheads. If you can flip 'em, though, their defense power falls to 0. Keep flipping 'em, Mario! I heard that they used to flourish all over the place, but now they're only found in dark, shadowy places. |
Buzzy Beetles also appear in the Paper Mario series. They are shell enemies like the Koopa Troopas, meaning they can be flipped over when they are jumped on or by a POW Block. However, unlike the Koopas, Buzzy Beetles do not spend a turn struggling on their back, but can get up rather quickly to charge at Mario again. The games introduce many new sub-species of Buzzy Beetles. Enemies found are Spike Tops, Buzzy Beetles with spikes on their back which cannot jumped upon; Parabuzzies, which are flying beetles that lose their wings when they are stomped; and Spiky Parabuzzies, which are flying and have a spike on their back, which makes it hard to damage them.
[edit] Paper Mario
In Paper Mario, Buzzy Beetles appear in the Toad Town tunnels and in the Dry Dry Ruins. In Dry Dry Ruins, several Buzzy Beetles climb on the ceiling, like in Super Mario Bros. 3. They can drop on Mario to attack them, and he cannot jump on them while they are hanging from the ceiling. However, he can use a badge to cause an earthquake, which causes the Buzzy Beetles to fall to the ground. Spike Tops, which are red in the game, are enemies fought inside Mt. Lavalava; and Bony Beetles are found in Bowser's Castle.
[edit] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Enemy | |
| Buzzy Beetle | |
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| Max HP | 5 |
| Attack | 3 |
| Defense | 4 |
| Location(s) | Creepy Steeple, Pirate's Grotto, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 31-39) |
| Log | It's well protected and immune to fire or explosions, but if you flip it over, its Defense drops to zero. |
| Items | Power Punch, Slow Shroom |
| Moves | Shell Toss (3) |
| Tattle | That's a Buzzy Beetle. Awww... It's kinda cute! It's got pretty good Defense... and fire and explosions don't hurt it whatsoever. But, if you jump on it, you can flip it over and drop its Defense down to 0. Then it's at our mercy! Ha! Don't hesitate! Jump! Jump! Jump! Jump! Jump! |
| Bestiary 30 31 32 | |
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the first Buzzy Beetles in the game are fought in the Glitz Pit. They are red Spike Tops; however, as regular Spike Tops in the game are blue, they are called Red Spike Buzzies in the game. Two of them build up the fighting team known as the Tiny Spinies.
Regular Buzzy Beetles later appear as enemies in the cave under the well of the Creepy Steeple, as well as the Pirate's Grotto and the Pit of 100 Trials. Regular Spike Tops and Spiky Parabuzzies are also found in Riverside Station.
The game also features Sky-Blue Spinies. It is implied that these are a cross between Buzzy Beetles and Spinies, as they are called "Käfer-Stachis" ("Buzzy Beetle Spinies") in the German version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
[edit] Super Paper Mario
| Super Paper Mario Enemy | |
| Buzzy Beetle | |
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| Max HP | 1 |
| Attack | 1 |
| Defense | 3 |
| Card Type | Common |
| Card Description | This little guy is built to withstand anything. Even a Muth stampede wouldn't flatten it...Probably. |
| Tattle | This is a Buzzy Beetle... It's much tougher than it looks... Max HP is 1, Attack is 1, and Defense is 3. Even flames won't scorch its hard shell... Sometimes, they cling to the ceiling and drop down on your head when you walk by... Not very friendly, Buzzy... Shame on you... |
| List of Catch Cards 16 17 18 | |
Buzzy Beetles reappear in Super Paper Mario. The game introduces a new sub-species, the Stone Buzzies: Buzzy Beetles with stone shells and always take three hits to be defeated. They are found in the Downtown of Crag. The game also features "dark" versions of several Buzzy Beetles, notably Dark Spike Tops and Dark Stone Buzzies, found in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
[edit] New Super Mario Bros.
Buzzy Beetles reappear as enemies in New Super Mario Bros., where they behave similar to their appearance back in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are first encountered in World 5 of the game. As in Super Mario Bros, they can be kicked when stomped on, and are impervious to fire.
[edit] Mario Party 8
Buzzy Beetles appear solely in the 4-Player Minigame, Glacial Meltdown in Mario Party 8. A Lakitu throws them onto the ice making them both obstacles and weapons for the players to use to knock the opponets off the ice. It is unknown why the Lakitu threw Buzzy Beetles instead of its species' normal Spiny accomplices.
[edit] Trophy Information from Super Smash Bros. Brawl
A Koopa underling with a heavy shell protecting it from fire. Stomping on Buzzy Beetles from above is the main way to deal with them, but spiked variations that cannot be stomped also exist. After saving Princess Peach in Super Mario Bros. and starting a new game, you'll find that most Goombas have turned into Buzzy Beetles.
[edit] Relatives
- Bony Beetle: A skeletal Buzzy Beetle. It can shoot out and retract spikes.
- Buster Beetle: A Buzzy Beetle that throws blocks. It has a soft shell.
- Mad Mecha-Spike Top: A dangerous foe that can stretch its spines (See Spike Top).
- Parabuzzy: A flying Buzzy Beetle.
- Red Spike Buzzy: A red-shelled Spike Top.
- Spiked Parabuzzy: A flying Buzzy Beetle with a spike on its shell.
- Spike Top: A red (sometimes blue) Buzzy Beetle with a small spike on its shell.
- Spiny: A Koopa related to Buzzy Beetles.
- Sky-Blue Spiny: A cross between a Buzzy Beetle and a Spiny.
- Stone Buzzy: A Buzzy Beetle with a shell made out of stone. It always takes three hits to defeat.
[edit] Notable Buzzy Beetles
- Chan - Paper Mario
- Torque - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Spiky Joe - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Tiny Spinies - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
[edit] Foreign Names
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メット Metto | Met, short for "helmet" |
| French | Bruyinsecte | Portmanteau of "bruyant" (noisy) and "insecte" (bug) |
| German | Bummel-Käfer | Stroll Beetle |
| 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 | Noko Bombette | Para-Beetle | Parabuzzy | Red Spike Buzzy | Spike Top | Spiky Parabuzzy | Stone Buzzy | |
