Bee Fly
| Bee Fly | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from the Japanese guide of Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
| Latest appearance | Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) |
Bee Flies[1] are large flies found in only two games—Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. In both of these games, Bee Flies are rather rare and can technically deal no damage, since they flee when approached. However, they can be jumped on.
History[edit]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[edit]
Bee Flies first appear in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, where they can be found in only two levels—the Leaf Course of the Tree Zone and the Flower Course and the Fireplace Course of the Macro Zone. They typically remain in one place when undisturbed, but they quickly fly off in a diagonal manner when approached by Mario. Their runaway flight is just as fast as Mario's top running speed.
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit]
Bee Flies reappear in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, behaving similarly to their previous incarnation. They are found in only two courses—the SS Tea Cup levels Course No.26 and Course No.27. They are also given an animation when idle and fly away in a curved angle. They do not move if Wario crouches, which makes it possible for Wario to jump on them. If Wario manages to jump on one, a 10 Gold Coin appears. They are said to be companions of their Super Mario Land 2 counterparts.[2]
Although the sprites of Bee Flies are nearly identical in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, artwork from each game reveals a distinct difference which is not conveyed by their in-game sprites: Bee Flies from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins have a proboscis, but their counterparts from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 have a tongue sticking out of a regular mouth instead.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[edit]
| |||
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| クリープ |
Tribe | Creep clan | |
| Disposition | Wimp | ||
| ランド２ | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
マリオが |
A fleeing enemy!? When Mario gets close to this fly, it runs away at once without attacking, and it is not clear whether it is an enemy or not. It is harmless if left alone, but if you really want to defeat it, use a fireball to do so. | ||
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit]
| ベエ (JP) / Be (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| クリープ |
Tribe | Creep clan | |
| Disposition | Shy around other people | ||
| ランド３ | Game appearances | Land 3 | |
ランド２に |
The shy Be. A companion of Bee Fly (p. 167) in Land 2. He is very shy and does not approach people he meets for the first time. You don't need to defeat him, as he will run away when you approach him. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Super Mario Kodansha manga, Vol. 24
Naming[edit]
Unlike most mainline Super Mario titles, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins did not receive officially localized enemy indexes at the time of its release on the Game Boy and not all enemies are listed in its instruction booklets. Consequentially, most available non-Japanese names come from localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia. The English version of the book refers to the enemy as "Be,"[4] a romanization of the enemy's Japanese name from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 that was also the basis of its article title on the Super Mario Wiki from 2010 to 2022.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Ｂ・フライ[5] Bī-furai |
Play on the English "bee fly" | |
Bī-furai | |||
| ベエ[2][7] Bē |
An onomatopoeic term equivalent to "bleh" | Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | |
| ハエマル[8] Haemaru |
From「 | ||
| French | B-fly[9] | Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Italian | Baby Bibì[10] | Baby Beebee | |
| Spanish | B Fly[11] | Transliteration of the Japanese name |
References[edit]
- ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ a b c 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」(Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan. Page 200.
- ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」(Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 167.
- ^ Roberts, Rachel, and Cardner Clark, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years (First English Edition). Translated by William Flanagan and Zack Davisson. Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books. ISBN 978-1-50670-897-3. Page 75.
- ^ Itoi, Shigesato, Takashi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Jinnai (APE), Jin Kobayashi, Ryuji Osawa, and Shigeo Tanabe, editors (1992). 『スーパーマリオランド2: 6つの金貨任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-102413-0. Page 11.
- ^ Motoyama, Kazuki (6 Jul. 1993). Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1, Super Mario, vol. 18. Kodansha (Japanese). Page 6.
- ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 24: Super Mario Land 3 Part 1. Page 7.
- ^ Scan of 「スーパーマリオランド3 ワリオランド攻略ガイドブック」(Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land Kōryaku Guidebook)[better source needed]
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 75.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 76.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 76.
