Fly (Super Mario Land)
| Fly | |||
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 Artwork from Club Nintendo Classic | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Land (1989) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun Special Selection (2023) | ||
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Flies[1][2] are insect enemies found only in the desert-themed Birabuto Kingdom of Super Mario Land. They hop along the ground in arches like Green Koopa Paratroopas, behaving similarly to other hopping enemies seen in the game such as Batadons and Kumos. Most illustrations of Flies depict them with greenish heads and abdomens, and yellow "muzzles." They have a single pair of wings, just like real flies.
Flies have toothy grins in their sprites and artwork that are evocative of the Fighter Flies from the Mario Bros. arcade game. They also behave similarly to each other, potentially indicating the former is based on the latter. Both Mario Bros. and Super Mario Land were notably developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1. However, no official references from Nintendo recognize them as the same exact enemies, and the Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten asserts that they are distinct.[3]
History[edit]
Super Mario Land[edit]
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Flies occur only in World 1-1 and World 1-3 of Super Mario Land, posing as Princess Daisy at the very end of the latter.[4] Flies hop in a single direction, like the Fighter Flies in the Mario Bros. arcade game. Either a Superball or a stomp can defeat a Fly, reward Mario with 400 points. The Fly's appearance at the end of World 1-3 is similar to the role of fake Bowser in the original Super Mario Bros.
In Expert Level, some Flies in World 1-1 are placed in midair when scrolled onscreen, making them behave identically to Kumo.
Super Mario (Kodansha manga)[edit]
In Super Mario Land, Flies, depicted with compound eyes and proboscis, are met in Birabuto Kingdom. One attaches itself onto Mecha Kuribō, who is actually Princess Peach in disguise, making her yell in disgust when the enemy starts slurping with its mouth. Mario quickly defeats it. When Daisy is rescued from King Totomesu, she jumps at Mario and starts to kiss him, only to reveal she was a Fly in disguise, making Mario gag.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
In Super Mario-kun, Flies are among the Super Mario Land enemies to appear in volume 3, where one even attacks Mario by biting. Later, Mario grabs a Super Star and defeats them alongside the other enemies.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario Land[edit]
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
This blood-sucking fly is always flying around. You can defeat it down by jumping on it.[1]
- English:
- Game Boy Player's Guide description: Swat these lumbering Flies before they stomp you!
- Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
- English:
This creature is always buzzing around. Defeat it by stomping on it from above.[5]
- English:
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| フーライ (JP) / Fly (EN) | |||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| クリープ |
Tribe | Creep clan | |
| おちょうし |
Disposition | Person who readily chimes in with others | |
| ランド１ | Game appearances | Land 1 | |
マリオランドに |
A fly that can't fly high!? A fly with wings that appears in Mario Land. Although it is a fly, it cannot fly high and jumps slightly. It can be defeated with a Superball, but it is easier to defeat it by stepping on it. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Artwork from the instruction booklet
Artwork from the official website
Artwork from the Game Boy Player's Guide
Sprite
Kellogg's trading card
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unlike most other enemies introduced in Super Mario Land, the enemy's name in English is not a true romanization of its Japanese name, a translation choice comparable to Kumo. Instead, its name in English is simply "Fly" and is the name for the enemy in most other localizations as well, regardless of what the local equivalency for "fly" would be. Exception is made in the Super Mario Land guide included within Club Nintendo Classic, in which "Fly" is adapted into Dutch, French, and Spanish.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フーライ[6][3][7] Fūrai |
Derived from「フライ」(furai, "fly") | |
| Dutch | Fly[8]:34 | - | |
| De Vlieg[9] | The Fly | ||
| French | Fly[8]:16 | - | |
| Vol[10] | Flight | ||
| German | Fly[11][12] | - | |
| Italian | Fly[13] | - | Instruction booklet |
| Mosca[14] | Fly | e-manual | |
| Falena[15] | Moth | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia; shared with Fighter Fly | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Fly[16] | - | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Mosca[17] | Fly; shared with Fighter Fly |
References[edit]
- ^ a b 1990. Super Mario Land Instruction Booklet. Redmond: Nintendo of America (English). Page 16.
- ^ Pelland, Scott, George Sinfield, Dan Owsen, Leslie Swan, Mike Frazier, Kevin Johnson, Frank Marrone, Chuck Booten, Pete Remine, Jane Hacker, and Fred Nava, editors (1991). "Super Mario Land" in the Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Redmond: Nintendo of America (English). Page 5.
- ^ a b c Kiire, Kyoko (Shogakukan), Koichi Watanabe, Hiroaki Nagata, Masatoshi Watanabe, Haruko Ueki (Supersonic), and Toru Mori, editors (1994). 『パーフェクト
版 マリオキャラクター大事典 』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 187. - ^ VideoGamePhenom (10 Sept. 2019). Super Mario Land - World 1-3 (02:09). YouTube.
- ^ 2011. Super Mario Land (Electronic Manual). Nintendo of America (English). Page 14.
- ^ 1989. 『スーパーマリオランド取扱説明書』. Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 19.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Land" in『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 47.
- ^ a b 1990. Super Mario Land mode d'emploi / Handleiding. Nederland, Brussels: Nintendo (French, Dutch).
- ^ Club Nintendo, editors (1990). "Super Mario Land" in Club Nintendo Classic. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Dutch). Page 7.
- ^ Club Nintendo, editors (1990). "Super Mario Land" in Club Nintendo Classic. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French). Page 7.
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Land Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 16.
- ^ Ishii, Rié, and Claude Moyes, editors (1992). "Super Mario Land" in Spieleberater Gameboy. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). ISBN 3-929034-01-8. Page 5.
- ^ 1990. Super Mario Land Manuale di istruzioni. Florence: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Page 16.
- ^ 2011. Super Mario Land (3DS) e-manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Tab 14.
- ^ 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 47.
- ^ 2011. Super Mario Land (Electronic Manual). Nintendo of America (Mexican Spanish). Page 14.
- ^ Club Nintendo, editors (1990). "Super Mario Land" in Club Nintendo Classic. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Spanish). Page 7.
