Fighter Fly

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It has been suggested that this article be split into the following: Fighter Fly, Fly (Super Mario Land). (discuss) Fighter Fly Artwork of a Fighter Fly. First Appearance Mario Bros. (1983) Latest Appearance Super Mario Maker - version 1.20 (2015) Derived Species Super Fly A Fighter Fly (also spelled Fighterfly) is a grinning, moth-like pest that first appeared in the sewers of the original Mario Bros. arcade game. They are characterized by their ability to hop – an ability that allows them to cause trouble for Mario and Luigi. History Mario Bros. Old and new versions of Fighter Flies. In Mario Bros., Fighter Flies are one of the myriad of pests that emerge from pipes to attack Mario and Luigi. They first appear in Stage Six. After a Fighter Fly emerges, it hops across the stage's platforms. As such, Mario has to precisely time his Jump when the Fighter Fly is on the ground to flip the creature over. If airborne, a Fighter Fly cannot be flipped over - not even if Mario uses the POW Block. Once flipped over, Mario has to run into the insect to clear it off the stage. While their old designs looked very bug-like in appearance, their design was redone for the multiplayer mode of the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3. Their design in this title gave them eyes that resembled Lakitu goggles, and removed their menacing teeth. In other iterations of Mario Bros. A Fly artwork, from Super Mario Land. Fighter Flies appear in Luigi Bros., an additional game featured in Super Mario 3D World. Like the other enemies in Luigi Bros., Fighter Flies behave in the same way as in Mario Bros., which this game is based on. Fighter Flies are present in NES Remix as enemies and level objectives in some of the challenges and remixes based on Mario Bros.. Super Mario Land In Super Mario Land, Fighter Flies are simply named Flies and are seen in the Birabuto Kingdom of Sarasaland. In this game, they hop towards Mario, just like in Mario Bros.. Kumos from the Easton Kingdom attack in the same manner as Fighter Flies. They can simply be jumped on or be shot with a superball to be defeated. Flies award Mario with 400 points when he defeats them. They are only found in the first stage, World 1-1. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Superstar Saga Enemy Fighter Fly Location(s) Stardust Fields Level 3 HP 5 POW 14 (12) Defense 14 Speed 12 Experience 2 Coins 2 Item Drop Mushroom – 9.68% Mushroom – 0% (Super Mushroom - 9.68%) More Fire Critical Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Hand Normal Stun? 30% Burn? 60% Stat Down? 100% Notice Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats). Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, they make a reappearance in Stardust Fields, the border between the Mushroom Kingdom and the Beanbean Kingdom. To attack, a Fighter Fly hops towards Mario or Luigi and tries to bump into the plumber. The heroes can jump to avoid the attack. Mario and Luigi also encounter a stronger version of the Fighter Fly, the Super Fly, in the basement of Beanbean Castle. Mario Power Tennis Fighter Flies appear on the Mario Classic Court in Mario Power Tennis, in a flat 8-bit model form. Like other enemies, they can trip up an opponent. Analyzing the game files for Mario Power Tennis, an unused 3D model for a Fighter Fly can be found, heavily based off their design from the Mario Bros. remake found in Super Mario All-Stars. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Fighter Flies make a cameo appearance as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. This trophy is shown below, along with the in-game description. Super Mario Maker A Mystery Mushroom costume, designed after Fighter Fly, can be unlocked in Super Mario Maker (after the version 1.20 update) by completing the hard version of Gnat Attack. When performing a jump as Fighter Fly, the player can hear the high-pitched noise this enemy made in the original Mario Bros.. If the player presses while playing as Fighter Fly, it will turn into a Freezie, which is a foe that also debuted in Mario Bros.. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy information Name Image Appears in NTSC-U Description PAL Description Fighter Fly Arcade Mario Bros. (1983) GBA Super Mario Advance (06/2001) An enemy from the original Mario Bros. Just as the name implies, they are flies that gracefully move across the stage. They jump to move around, so hit them from below when they land. Unlike other enemies, these pests get faster after recovering from being flipped, rather than when only one is left. Be careful! These pests come from the original Mario Bros. The name might make them sound tough, but these guys are actually kind of elegant and graceful. It's best to wait until they're on solid ground, then bop 'em from underneath to flip them over. If they get back up, though, watch out - they'll start gracefully leaping around a bit faster. Gallery Fighter Fly from the Atari 2600 Mario Bros. Fighter Fly design from the Game Boy Advance Mario Bros. Unused Fighter Fly model from Mario Power Tennis. Names in other languages Mario Bros. Language Name Meaning Japanese ハエさん Hae san ファイターフライ Faitā furai ファイアフライ Faiafurai Mr. Fly Fighter Fly Firefly Spanish Mosca Fly German Fliege Fieser Flieger (GBA) Fly Nasty Flyer Italian Falena Mosca armata (Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 manual) Moth Armed fly Super Mario Land Language Name Meaning Japanese フーライ Fūrai Corruption of furai, "fly". Spanish Mosca Fly German Fly - Super Mario All-Stars Language Name Meaning Japanese ハエ丸 Haemaru Ninja Fly; some ninjas and samurais had nicknames like pseudonym-maru, that maru was one of the common suffixes. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Language Name Meaning Japanese ハエまる Haemaru Ninja Fly Spanish Recluta Zzz Zzz (from his sound) recruit. French Mouchak Corruption of "mouche" (fly). German Fliegmut Portmanteau of Fliege (fly) and the name suffix -mut, used in male names such as Helmut. Italian Calabrotto Portmanteau of "calabrone" (European Hornet), and the suffix "-otto", meaning little. Trivia In later remakes of Mario Bros., the Fighter Fly was redesigned. It is still thin, but it has a different mouth instead of the grinning face. Its eyes also now resemble a Lakitu's goggles. For reasons unknown, the Fighter Fly is absent from the stage, Mario Bros., in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The name of the enemy is a pun on the insect firefly, and the word "fighter", which is another name for a boxer. References Interwiki links Fighter Fly (Mario Bros.) — de:Fieser Flieger Fighter Fly (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) — de:Fliegmut — it:Calabrotto [Edit] Mario Bros. 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