Fly (Mario Paint)

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Fly
Artwork of a fly from Super Mario Maker
A fly in Super Mario Maker
First appearance Mario Paint (1992)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
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Notable members

Flies are the main enemies in Gnat Attack, a minigame in Mario Paint. They are the only enemies in the game that are unable to cause any damage to Mario. They are the first enemies to appear in the game, and are the least threatening; just dashing across the screen when they come on. As they are unable to harm Mario's hand, Mario should concentrate on its more dangerous variants before swatting these insects.

Flies were planned to appear in a Gnat Attack minigame in Mario Artist: Paint Studio, which was ultimately not implemented. They would have had a very different appearance compared to Mario Paint, consisting in a brown body with yellow wings and a red proboscis.

Flies appear in several microgames in the WarioWare series; this includes Mario Paint: Fly Swatter and Fly Swatter from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Fly Swatter from WarioWare: D.I.Y. and Mario Paint - Flyswatter from WarioWare Gold.

Flies randomly appear in the editing mode of Super Mario Maker. They buzz around the screen, and can be swatted with a fly swatter, and hitting them will trigger a recreation of the Gnat Attack minigame. Flies can also be spawned by shaking a Muncher and quickly trigger Gnat Attack.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, flies appear as part of the Flies & Hand Assist Trophy.

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Names in other languages[edit]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column.

Fly[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハエ[1]
Hae 		Fly
Chinese (Simplified) 苍蝇[2]
Cāngyíng (Mandarin)
Chōngyìhng (Cantonese) 		Fly
Chinese (Traditional) 蒼蠅[3]
Cāngyíng (Mandarin)
Chōngyìhng (Cantonese) 		Fly
Dutch Vlieg[1][4] Fly
Finnish Kärpänen[5] Fly
French Mouche[6][1][7] Fly
German Mücke[8][1][9] Gnat
Fliege[6] Fly WarioWare: D.I.Y.
Italian Mosca[6][10][11][12] Fly
Insetto[1] Bug Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Korean 파리[13]
Pali 		Fly
Portuguese (Europe) Mosca[14] Fly
Russian Муха[1]
Mukha 		Fly
Spanish (Latin America) Mosca[1] Fly
Bicho[15] Bug Mario Paint
Spanish (Europe) Mosca[6][1][16] Fly
Insecto[17] Insect Mario Paint

Fly1, Fly2, Fly3[edit]

"Fly1", "Fly2", and "Fly3" are the names of the assets representing the standard flies in the Fly Swatter microgame from WarioWare: D.I.Y., through the MakerMatic screen.[6]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French (Europe) Mouche1[6] Fly1
Mouche2[6] Fly2
Mouche3[6] Fly3
German Fliege1[6] Fly1
Fliege2[6] Fly2
Fliege3[6] Fly3
Italian Mosca 1[6] Fly 1
Mosca 2[6] Fly 2
Mosca 3[6] Fly 3
Spanish (Europe) Mosca1[6] Fly1
Mosca2[6] Fly2
Mosca3[6] Fly3

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Spirit for Flies & Hand (7 Dec. 2018). Super Smash Bros. Ultimate by Nintendo, Sora Ltd., and BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc (Ver. 13.0.3). Nintendo.
  2. ^ 29 Nov. 2018. 【今日的道具】辅助模型“Flies & Hand” 苍蝇在场地裡盘旋，拿着苍蝇拍的手则拚命拍打。如果被牵连在内，将受到沉痛的伤害，像苍蝇般到处逃走吧！. Super Smash Blog (Simplified Chinese). (Archived April 13, 2022, 09:55:50 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ 29 Nov. 2018. 【今日的道具】輔助模型「Flies & Hand」蒼蠅在場地裡盤旋，拿著蒼蠅拍的手則拚命拍打。如果被牽連在內，將受到沉痛的傷害，像蒼蠅般到處逃走吧！. Super Smash Blog (Traditional Chinese). (Archived January 2, 2026, 17:24:39 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ Nintendo Nederland (3 Aug. 2025). 🎨 Tijd voor creativiteit in Mario Paint met Nintendo Switch Online!. YouTube (Dutch).
  5. ^ "Tässä pelissä yksinkertaisesti liikutellaan kärpäslätkää hiiren avulla ja lätkitään kärpästäpä muita mötiäisiä niin paljon kuin keritään. Välillä saa ylimääräisen kärpäsen bonukseksi." – Saarva, Petteri, Mikael Ekroos, Kieku Salo, and Markus Selin, editors (1992). "Mario Paint" in Nintendo-lehti (no. 11–12). Finnish. Page 6.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q In-game name displayed on the MakerMatic screen of Fly Swatter from WarioWare: D.I.Y.
  7. ^ Nintendo France (3 Aug. 2025). 🎨 Libérez votre créativité dans Mario Paint via Nintendo Switch Online !. YouTube (French).
  8. ^ 1992. Mario Paint Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 29.
  9. ^ Nintendo DE (3 Aug. 2025). 🎨 Kreiert Kreationen in Mario Paint mit Nintendo Switch Online!. YouTube (German).
  10. ^ @NintendoItalia (29 Nov. 2018). Quando usi questo assistente in Super #SmashBros Ultimate, le mosche ronzano per lo scenario e una mano agita per aria uno scacciamosche scatenando una bufera. Se ti fai sorprendere da questa bufera subirai danni ingenti, quindi pensa come una mosca e corri al sicuro! #MarioPaint. Twitter (Italian).
  11. ^ NintendoItalia (3 Aug. 2025). 🎨 Mostra il tuo lato artistico in Mario Paint con Nintendo Switch Online!. YouTube (Italian).
  12. ^ «Usa lo schiacciamosche per schiacciarle tutte! Posizionale su una mosca e vedrai che non ti sfuggirà! Super NES (1992)» – Description for "Mario Paint - Flyswatter" (27 July 2018). WarioWare Gold by Intelligent Systems. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
  13. ^ 29 Nov. 2018. 【오늘의 아이템】어시스트 피규어 「Files & Hand」 파리가 스테이지를 날아 다니고, 파리채를 잡은 손이 열심히 때리고, 때리고, 때립니다. 휩쓸리면 뼈아픈 대미지를 입게 되니, 파리처럼 도망다닙시다!. Super Smash Blog (Korean). (Archived January 2, 2026, 17:24:39 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  14. ^ Nintendo Portugal (3 Aug. 2025). 🎨 Mario Paint chega ao Nintendo Switch Online!. YouTube (European Portuguese).
  15. ^ Rodriguez, Gustavo, and José Sierra, editors (June 1997). "Mario Paint" in Club Nintendo 6 (no. 6). Latin American Spanish. Page 58.
  16. ^ Nintendo España (3 Aug. 2025). 🎨 ¡Dad unas buenas pinceladas en Mario Paint con Nintendo Switch Online!. YouTube (European Spanish).
  17. ^ 1992. Mario Paint Manual de Instrucciones. Madrid: Nintendo (European Spanish). Page 29.
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Gnat Attack Fly • Fly (big) • Fly Bomb • Fly Child • Fly Parent • King Watinga
Music "Drawing Board 1" • "Gnat Attack: Level 1" • "Title Theme 2" • "Save & Load"
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Gnat Attackd Fly • Fly Bomb • Fly Child • Fly Parent • King Watinga
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