Winged Strollin' Stu

A Soarin' Stu is a type of Stu appearing in the game Super Mario Sunshine. They resemble a Strollin' Stu wearing a blue pair of pants and have a set of insect-like wings on their backs that allows them to fly. They will often hover in one place, but when they notice Mario, they will start to approach him. When they are directly above Mario, they will swoop down, inflict one point of damage on Mario, and steal is hat, rendering him Capless. When Mario is Capless, he will incur one point of damage every few seconds. This is the only way in the game that Mario can lose his cap. As with other members of their species, a simple squirt with F.L.U.D.D. and a stomp will defeat them.

Soarin' Stus are only found in the Pinna Park level on the beach in one episode, as well as the Hotel Delfino's secret level in Sirena Beach, in which Mario must Jump off their heads to reach the next platform. The Soarin' Stu's in this level had bat-like wings instead of insect wings.