Flipbug
| Flipbug | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
| Member of | Mandibug clan | ||
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- “Owowowow... Oh, hey, Bro! I hid because of that big, scary bug!”
- —Luigi, Super Mario Galaxy
Flipbugs[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are small, timid beetles with Mandibug-style faces that appear mostly in nature-themed galaxies.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Flipbugs debut in Super Mario Galaxy, first appearing as very common enemies in the Honeyhive Galaxy. When Mario approaches one, it panics at the sight of him and then attempts slowly flying away from him while flailing frantically, eventually tiring out and tipping onto its back for several moments. When upside-down, it is vulnerable to any attack, including simply walking into it, defeating it instantly. Even while Flipbugs are fleeing, they can be touched without Mario taking damage, and they can be attacked to flip them onto their backs early. If Bee Mario approaches, however, they begin slowly hovering towards him with an angry expression, damaging him if one touches him without him attacking it. Attacking them in this state causes them to flip over as they otherwise would. In the Gusty Garden Galaxy, some appear only when a stump is ground-pounded.
Flipbugs appear in the following list of galaxies:
- Honeyhive Galaxy (all missions but "Honeyhive Cosmic Mario Race")
- Gusty Garden Galaxy ("Bunnies in the Wind," "The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows," "Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble," "The Golden Chomp")
- Gold Leaf Galaxy ("Star Bunnies on the Hunt," "Cataquack to the Skies," "When It Rains, It Pours," "The Bell on the Big Tree")
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Flipbugs return in Super Mario Galaxy 2 with the same behavior, though this time, they are often found hidden inside opaque crystals. Additionally, Yoshi is able to flip Flipbugs automatically by hitting them with his tongue.
Flipbugs appear in the following list of galaxies:
- Yoshi Star Galaxy ("Saddle Up with Yoshi," "Spiny Control")
- Puzzle Plank Galaxy ("The Puzzling Picture Block")
- Tall Trunk Galaxy ("The Flotacious Blimp Fruit," "Tall Trunk's Big Slide")
- Honeyhop Galaxy ("The Sweetest Silver Stars")
Gallery[edit]
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Flipbugs fleeing from Mario in the Honeyhive Galaxy
Mario chasing a Flipbug in the Yoshi Star Galaxy
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/KoteBug.arc | KoteBug | Kote Bug |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コテムシ[2][3][4] Kote Mushi |
Potentially from「コテンパン」(kotenpan, "completely defeated") and「 |
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| French | Cafardo[5][6] | Masculine adaption of cafard ("cockroach") | |
| German | Flippkäfer[7][8] | Flip Beetle | |
| Italian | Cimicy[9][10] | From cimice ("bed bug") | |
| Spanish | Bicho[11] | Bug |
References[edit]
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 26.
- ^ Aoyagi, Masayuki, editor (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシーコンプリートガイド』(Super Mario Galaxy Complete Guide). Tokyo: Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-7577-3943-7. Page 363.
- ^ Tachibana, Tadashi, Isamu Horie, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Kimihara Hongo, and Toshimune Suzuki (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-8399-3630-3. Page 19.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 127, 159.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-2-952-67394-5. Page 28.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 127, 159.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Das offizielle Lösungsbuch. Translated by Andreas Kasprzak. Lübbecke: Grinning Cat Productions, Prima Games (German). ISBN 402-0-628-08787-6. Page 26.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 127.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 26.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 127, 159.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" 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 127.
