Megabite

Megabites are evil skulls that appear in Super Paper Mario, and can be found in various locations. Their waving purple tails give them a vaguely fish-like appearance. Their name is a portmanteau of "megabyte," a measurement in computing, and "bite."

Description
In at least one stage within each world, if the player remains in certain areas too long, the game will play an eerie sound cue after 3 to 5 minutes and Megabites will begin to spawn. They swoop down from the sky at the player, dealing 1 damage with each hit. Megabites have 4 HP, and will only take 1 damage per hit from any attack. If the player does not defeat a Megabite after about seven swoops, they will eventually flee without leaving any reward. Megabites appear in the following areas:


 * Yold Desert
 * Yold Ruins
 * Gloam Valley
 * Merlee's Mansion
 * The Bitlands
 * Fort Francis
 * Planet Blobule
 * Downtown of Crag
 * Gap of Crag
 * The Overthere

Megabites have a chance of dropping items such as a Shooting Star, a Thunder Rage, or, more rarely, a Catch Card SP upon defeat, as well as lots of coins.

Related species

 * Gigabite
 * Dark Megabite

Names in other languages
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Megabiss