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[[Image:SMB3_BusterBeetle.jpg|right|thumb|150px|An artwork of '''Buster Beetle'''.]]
{{species infobox
'''Buster Beetles''' are strong and quick moving [[Buzzy Beetle]]s that throw [[Ice Block]]s at [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They can toss a block back at them or simply [[jump]] on their heads to defeat them. When one of the plumbers stomp on their heads, they immediately get defeated instead of staying in their shell like [[Buzzy Beetle]]s. They appear in most underground cavern levels, especially in [[Ice Land]].
|image=[[File:SMB3_BusterBeetle.jpg|150px|]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|variant_of=[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|comparable=[[Unshelled Koopa Troopa#Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|Unshelled Blue Koopa]]<br>[[Outmaway]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
}}
'''Buster Beetles'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=M. Arakawa|title=''NES Game Atlas''|page=38}}</ref> are strong and quick-moving bipedal [[Buzzy Beetle]]s in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They attack the player character by throwing [[White Block]]s at them.


For the most part, they present no real threat, except in close quarters, where their speed and throwing abilities can make them difficult to dodge.
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Buster Beetles move hurriedly on a platform until they encounter a White Block, which they pick up. If [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) is far enough from a Buster Beetle, the enemy remains idle with the White Block above its head; however, if he approaches the enemy, it tosses the White Block at him and resumes moving along the ground. If the White Block hits the player character, he receives damage. The player can defeat Buster Beetles with any attack, as, unlike most other members of the Buzzy Beetle family, Buster Beetles are vulnerable to [[fireball]]s and do not hide in their [[Buzzy Shell|shells]] when [[stomp]]ed on. Upon defeat, they yield 100 points.
 
A total of 28 Buster Beetles appear in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', with two in [[World 5-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-1]] (where, in the absence of White Blocks, they simply appear as quick-moving enemies, not showing their throwing ability yet), seven in the second pathway of [[World 5-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-2]], another seven in [[World 6-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 6-5]], six in [[World 6-8 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 6-8]], and another six in [[World 6-10]]. Seven more appear in [[Ground Work]], the 25th level of [[World-e]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', bringing the total up to 35. As with Buzzy Beetles, Buster Beetles mostly appear in underground caverns.
 
===''Super Mario Bros. Print World''===
One Buster Beetle can be seen on the box art for ''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]''.
 
==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=リフトメット (JP) / Buster Beetle (EN)
|shusshin=カメ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku={{ruby|攻撃的|こうげきてき}}
|tojo_gemu=3
|desc='''<big>ブロックを{{ruby|投|な}}げてくるメット</big><br>
マリオが{{ruby|近|ちか}}づくと{{ruby|白|つろ}}いブロックを{{ruby|投|な}}げてくる。このように{{ruby|攻撃|きうげきてき}}的なわりに、{{ruby|防御力|ぼうぎょりょく}}が{{ruby|弱|よわ}}い。メット{{ruby|系|けい}}の{{ruby|中|なか}}では、{{ruby|唯一踏|ゆいいつふ}}みつけ{{ruby|攻撃|こうげき}}が{{ruby|通用|つうよう}}するのだ。{{ruby|踏|ふ}}みつけてやっつけよう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/Pp1NHya.jpeg 231]|publisher=Shogakukan}}</ref>
|origin=Turtle clan
|disposition=Aggressive
|game_appearances=3
|eng_desc='''''<big>Block-throwing Buzzy Beetle</big><br>
''When Mario approaches, it throws White Blocks at him. Despite this aggressiveness, its defense is weak. It is the only one among the Buzzy Beetle series that can be attacked by a stomping attack. Let's defeat it by stomping on it.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
BusterBeetleSMB3.gif|A Buster Beetle picking up and throwing a White Block ([[Super Mario Bros. 3|NES version]])
SMAS SMB3 Buster Beetle Sprite.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' sprite
MariokickSMB3.jpg|[[Mario]] kicking an Ice Block at a Buster Beetle
Iced_Land.jpg|A Buster Beetle in an issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=リフトメット<ref name=Daijiten/>
|JapR=Rifuto Metto
|JapM=Lift Buzzy Beetle
|Ger=Block-Käfer
|GerM=Block Beetle
|Ita=Lancianella<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=37}}</ref>
|ItaM=Portmeanteau of ''lanciare'' ("to toss") and ''Nella'' ("Buzzy Beetle")}}
 
==References==
<references/>


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Revision as of 15:19, April 20, 2024

Buster Beetle
Buster Beetle from Super Mario Bros. 3.
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010)
Variant of Buzzy Beetle
Comparable

Buster Beetles[1][2] are strong and quick-moving bipedal Buzzy Beetles in Super Mario Bros. 3. They attack the player character by throwing White Blocks at them.

History

Super Mario Bros. 3

Buster Beetles move hurriedly on a platform until they encounter a White Block, which they pick up. If Mario (or Luigi) is far enough from a Buster Beetle, the enemy remains idle with the White Block above its head; however, if he approaches the enemy, it tosses the White Block at him and resumes moving along the ground. If the White Block hits the player character, he receives damage. The player can defeat Buster Beetles with any attack, as, unlike most other members of the Buzzy Beetle family, Buster Beetles are vulnerable to fireballs and do not hide in their shells when stomped on. Upon defeat, they yield 100 points.

A total of 28 Buster Beetles appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, with two in World 5-1 (where, in the absence of White Blocks, they simply appear as quick-moving enemies, not showing their throwing ability yet), seven in the second pathway of World 5-2, another seven in World 6-5, six in World 6-8, and another six in World 6-10. Seven more appear in Ground Work, the 25th level of World-e in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, bringing the total up to 35. As with Buzzy Beetles, Buster Beetles mostly appear in underground caverns.

Super Mario Bros. Print World

One Buster Beetle can be seen on the box art for Super Mario Bros. Print World.

Profiles

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

リフトメット (JP) / Buster Beetle (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゅっしん カメ族ぞく Place of origin Turtle clan
性格せいかく 攻撃的こうげきてき Disposition Aggressive
登場とうじょうゲーム 3 Game appearances 3
ブロックを投なげてくるメット

マリオが近ちかづくと白つろいブロックを投なげてくる。このように攻撃きうげきてき的なわりに、防御力ぼうぎょりょくが弱よわい。メット系けいの中なかでは、唯一踏ゆいいつふみつけ攻撃こうげきが通用つうようするのだ。踏ふみつけてやっつけよう。[3]

Block-throwing Buzzy Beetle

When Mario approaches, it throws White Blocks at him. Despite this aggressiveness, its defense is weak. It is the only one among the Buzzy Beetle series that can be attacked by a stomping attack. Let's defeat it by stomping on it.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese リフトメット[3]
Rifuto Metto
 Lift Buzzy Beetle

German Block-Käfer
 Block Beetle
Italian Lancianella[4]
 Portmeanteau of lanciare ("to toss") and Nella ("Buzzy Beetle")

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13. Page 8.
  2. ^ M. Arakawa. NES Game Atlas. Page 38.
  3. ^ a b (1994). 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan. Page 231.
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 37.
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Buzzy Beetles
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Species Big Bony Beetle • Big Buzzy Beetle • Bony Beetle • Buster Beetle • Buzz-Bomb • Buzzy Beetle • Buzzy Beetle Gang • Buzzy Beetle Tower • Dark Spike Top • Dark Stone Buzzy • Heavy Para-Beetle • M. M-Spike Top • Magmite • Magmus • Nattō • Noko Bombette • Para-Beetle • Paper Macho Buzzy Beetle • Red Spike Top • Shiny Buzzy Beetle • Small Buzzy Beetle • Small Buzzy Beetle Gang • Spike Top • Spiky Parabuzzy • Stone Buzzy
Related items Buzzy Shell • Flashy Shell
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