Buzzy Beetle

Buzzy Beetles are beetle-like creatures with a hard, outer shell which is often blue. Buzzy Beetles will hide in their shells if jumped on, and, like a Koopa Shell, can be kicked to eliminate more enemies. The shell of the Buzzy Beetle is strong enough to resist fireballs, and as such, they cannot be defeated by fire. Although they are called Beetles, they more so resemble turtles like the Koopa Troopas than actual beetles.

Super Mario Bros.
Buzzy Beetles first appeared in World 4-2 of Super Mario Bros., an underground level. In challenge mode of the Super Mario Bros. game, all the Goombas are replaced with Buzzy Beetles.



Super Mario Bros. 3
The game Super Mario Bros. 3 reveals that Buzzy Beetles can also climb on ceilings. To attack intruders, they can drop, and spin along the ground to attack. In the remake of Super Mario Bros. 3 on the Game Boy Advance, when the Red Switch E-Reader Card was scanned, all walking Koopa Troopas are replaced with Buzzy Beetles. In addition, there is a flying variation called Para-Beetle (found in only one level), renamed in later games as Parabuzzy.

Super Mario World
Buzzy Beetles are stronger than Koopa Troopas in Super Mario World. Although they are still resistant to fireballs, Yoshi can swallow them whole (Yoshi cannot immediately swallow Koopa Troopa shells). They hide in their shells when jumped on, as opposed to sliding out, as the Koopas sometimes do when stomped. Spike Tops, Buzzy Beetles with a spike on their back which cannot jumped upon, are introduced in this game. Yoshi or a successful spin jump will protect Mario and Luigi from its spike. This game also introduces Bony Beetles, which are undead skeletons of a Buzzy Beetle.

New Super Mario Bros.
Buzzy Beetles reappear as enemies in New Super Mario Bros., they are very rare in this game. In fact, they only appear in two levels, World 5-C, and World 6-Tower 2, they behave similar to their appearance back in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are first encountered in World 5 of the game. As in Super Mario Bros, they can be kicked when stomped on, and are impervious to fire.

Paper Mario series
Buzzy Beetles also appear in the Paper Mario series. They are shell enemies like the Koopa Troopas, meaning they can be flipped over when they are jumped on or by a POW Block. However, unlike the Koopas, Buzzy Beetles do not spend a turn struggling on their back, but can get up rather quickly to charge at Mario again. Returning enemies are Spike Tops, Parabuzzies (which now lose their wings when they are stomped), and Bony Beetles. One of the new types of Buzzy Beetles are Spiky Parabuzzies, which are flying and have a spike on their back, making it hard to damage them.

Paper Mario
In Paper Mario, Buzzy Beetles appear in the Toad Town tunnels and in the Dry Dry Ruins. In Dry Dry Ruins, several Buzzy Beetles climb on the ceiling, like in Super Mario Bros. 3. They can drop on Mario to attack them, and he cannot jump on them while they are hanging from the ceiling. However, he can use a badge to cause an earthquake, which causes the Buzzy Beetles to fall to the ground. Spike Tops, which are red in the game, are enemies fought inside Mt. Lavalava; and Bony Beetles are found in Bowser's Castle.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the first Buzzy Beetles in the game are fought in the Glitz Pit. They are red Spike Tops; however, as regular Spike Tops in the game are blue, they are called Red Spike Buzzies in the game. Two of them build up the fighting team known as the Tiny Spinies.

Regular Buzzy Beetles later appear as enemies in the cave under the well of the Creepy Steeple, as well as the Pirate's Grotto and the Pit of 100 Trials. Regular Spike Tops and Spiky Parabuzzies are also found in Riverside Station.

The game also features Sky-Blue Spinies. It is implied that these are a cross between Buzzy Beetles and Spinies, as they are called "Käfer-Stachis" ("Buzzy Beetle Spinies") in the German version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Super Paper Mario
Buzzy Beetles reappear in Super Paper Mario. The game introduces a new sub-species, the Stone Buzzies: Buzzy Beetles with stone shells and always take three hits to be defeated. They are found in the Downtown of Crag. The game also features "dark" versions of several Buzzy Beetles, notably Dark Spike Tops and Dark Stone Buzzies, found in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.

Mario Party 8
Buzzy Beetles appear solely in the 4-Player Minigame, Glacial Meltdown in Mario Party 8. A Lakitu throws them onto the ice making them both obstacles and weapons for the players to use to knock the opponets off the ice. It is unknown why the Lakitu threw Buzzy Beetles instead of its species' normal Spiny accomplices.

Trophy Information from Super Smash Bros. Brawl
''A Koopa underling with a heavy shell protecting it from fire. Stomping on Buzzy Beetles from above is the main way to deal with them, but spiked variations that cannot be stomped also exist. After saving Princess Peach in Super Mario Bros. and starting a new game, you'll find that most Goombas have turned into Buzzy Beetles.''

Relatives

 * Bony Beetle: A skeletal Buzzy Beetle. It can shoot out and retract spikes.
 * Buster Beetle: A Buzzy Beetle that throws blocks. It has a soft shell.
 * Mad Mecha-Spike Top: A dangerous foe that can stretch its spines (See Spike Top).
 * Parabuzzy: A flying Buzzy Beetle.
 * Red Spike Buzzy: A red-shelled Spike Top.
 * Spiked Parabuzzy: A flying Buzzy Beetle with a spike on its shell.
 * Spike Top: A red (sometimes blue) Buzzy Beetle with a small spike on its shell.
 * Spiny: A Koopa related to Buzzy Beetles.
 * Sky-Blue Spiny: A cross between a Buzzy Beetle and a Spiny.
 * Stone Buzzy: A Buzzy Beetle with a shell made out of stone. It always takes three hits to defeat.

Notable Buzzy Beetles

 * Chan - Paper Mario
 * Torque - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Spiky Joe - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Tiny Spinies - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door