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| {{Species-infobox
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| |title=Para-Beetle
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| |image=[[Image:SMB3_Parabeetle.jpg|200px]]<br>Two '''Para-Beetles''' flying.
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| |parent_species=[[Buzzy Beetle]]
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| |derived_species=[[Buzz Bomb]]<br>[[Heavy Para-Beetle]]
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| |related=[[Parabuzzy]]<br>[[Spiky Parabuzzy]]
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| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2014|2014]])
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| }}
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| '''Para-Beetles''' are flying [[Buzzy Beetle]]s that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. A very similar enemy called a [[Parabuzzy]] appears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' if wings are applied to Buzzy Beetles.
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| ==History==
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| ===''Super Mario'' series===
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| ====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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| [[File:ParabeetleSMB3.gif|frame|left]]
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| In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] can hop on their back for a ride, allowing them to traverse air levels and making them one of the very few enemies that cannot be defeated by jumping on them. They are immune to fireballs, but vulnerable to [[Raccoon Mario]]'s tail attacks, [[Star]]s and [[hammer]]s. They are found only in [[Sky Land]]'s level 5-6.
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| [[Jump]]ing on a stationary Para-Beetle will slightly lower it, though it will gradually rise upwards again. The mobile Para-Beetles soar quickly through the skies, forcing the heroes to jump from Para-Beetle to Para-Beetle. Green Para-Beetles were [[List of Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|originally]] going to appear in the game (as well as in the [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Game Boy Advance remake]]), where they were shown to be faster than normal Para-Beetles.
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| ====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
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| {{multiple image
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| |footer=The front and side views of a Para-Beetle in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
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| |image1=Para-Beetle.png
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| |width1=122
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| |alt1=Para-Beetle (front)
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| |image2=Parabeetle Sprite.png
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| |width2=70
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| |alt2=Para-Beetle (side)
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| }}
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| After 19 years of absence, Para-Beetles return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. There is also a huge new sub-species known as the [[Heavy Para-Beetle]]. If Mario steps on a regular Para-Beetle, it will start to rise to the top of the screen; if Mario jumps on a Heavy Para-Beetle, it will start to fall slowly. They only appear in [[World 7-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-6]]. If players jump on eight Para-Beetles consecutively without touching the ground, a [[1-Up Mushroom]] falls from the sky.
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| ====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
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| Para-Beetles reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', behaving the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They appear in the [[Soda Jungle]] level [[Flight of the Para-Beetles]].
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| ====''Super Mario Maker''====
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| Although Para-Beetles themselves do not show up in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Parabuzzy|Buzzy Beetles that sport wings]] share a trait with them: that of being used as handy platforms. Players can stand on top of them and fetch a ride. It is also possible for them to carry towers of enemies, continuing to fly straightforwardly without any distress.
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| ===''[[Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.]]''===
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| [[Image:AmadaBoomerangBro..jpg|frame|left|A Para-Beetle flying alongside Mario, a [[Boomerang Bro]], and a [[Spike]] in ''Super Mario Momotarō''.]]
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| In the ''Super Mario'' anime ''[[Super Mario Momotarō]]'', a female Para-Beetle becomes the first creature to join forces with [[Mario]] in his mission to rescue [[Princess Peach]] after Mario gives some food to the starving Para-Beetle. During the final battle, she aids Mario by knocking out [[Wendy O. Koopa]] with a powerful tackle and later using the same move on [[Bowser]]. After the final battle, she helps Mario return the treasures that Bowser had stolen back to their rightful owners.
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| ===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
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| [[Image:CartoonParabeetle.jpg|thumb|150px|A flock of Para-Beetles in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
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| Para-Beetles make a couple of appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they either fly around in numbers, acting as minions in [[Koopa Troop|Bowser's army]] as shown in "[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]" and "[[True Colors]]", or serve as rideable creatures for Mario, Luigi and [[Toad]] to ride on, as in the episode "[[7 Continents for 7 Koopas]]".
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| ===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
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| In the game ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Para-Beetles make a cameo appearance. There is a fountain in [[Rogueport Sewers]] that has two Para-Beetle statues on it. Also, a similar species known as [[Parabuzzy|Parabuzzies]] make their debut in this game.
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| ===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
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| Para-Beetles appear in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' in the background of the [[Sky Island]] course, flying around.
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| ==Related enemies==
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| *[[Buzzy Beetle]]
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| *[[Buzz-Bomb]]
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| *[[Heavy Para-Beetle]]
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| *[[Parabuzzy]]
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| *[[Spiky Parabuzzy]]
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| *[[Spike Top]]
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| {{Foreignname
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| |Jap=パタメット
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| |JapR=Pata Metto
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| |JapM=From the Japense name for [[Koopa Paratroopa]], ｢パタパタ｣ ''Patapata'', an onomatopoeia for flapping; ''Metto'' is the Japanese name for Buzzy Beetle.
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| |Spa=Parabuzzy
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| |SpaM=Parabuzzy
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| |Ger=Parakäfer
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| |GerM=Para Beetle
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| |Ita=Paranella
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| |ItaM=Para + Nella (Buzzy Beetle)
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| |FraA=Parablindule
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| |FraAM=From Para and Blindule (Buzzy Beetle).
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| |FraE=Parabruyinsecte
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| |FraEM=From Para and Bruyinsecte (Buzzy Beetle).
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| |Kor=펄럭하이바
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| |KorR=Peolleok Haiba
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| |KorM=Flap Buzzy Beetle. 'ㅇ' (ng) consonant is omitted from 하잉바 (''Haingba'' / Buzzy Beetle)}}
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| {{BoxTop}}
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| {{Buzzy Beetles}}
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| {{SMB3}}
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| {{TAoSMB3}}
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| {{NSMBW}}
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| {{NSMBU}}
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| [[Category:Insects]]
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| [[Category:Allies]]
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| [[Category:Heroes]]
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| [[Category:Enemies]]
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| [[Category:Buzzy Beetles]]
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| [[Category:Koopas]]
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| [[Category:Koopa Troop]]
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| [[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U Enemies]]
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| [[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U Species]]
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| [[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Wii Enemies]]
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| [[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Wii Species]]
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| [[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemies]]
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| [[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3 Species]]
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| [[Category:The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]
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