Bunbun

Bunbun
	; Artwork from Super Mario Land
First appearance	Super Mario Land (1989)
Latest appearance	Super Mario-kun Special Selection (2023)
Comparable
	Buzzbee

Not to be confused with Boom Boom.

Bunbun,^[1]^[2]^[3] also known as Boom Booms,^[4] are bee-like enemies appearing only in World 1-2 in Super Mario Land. They soar overhead, dropping their spears on Mario. A Bunbun can be defeated from either being stomped or a Superball being thrown at them, clipping their wings, sending them crashing to the ground, and awarding the player 800 points either way. Some Bunbun cannot be defeated because they fly at very high altitudes out of reach.

In the Super Mario Land manga, Mario faces against two Bunbun in the second stage of Birabuto. Their tossed spears nearly manage to make Mario fall down the platforms, but are easily defeated with one Superball. Mecha Kuribō (Princess Peach in disguise) reacts to their falling bodies in disgust.

In Super Mario-kun, Bunbun appear in the last chapter of volume 3. They are the first Super Mario Land enemies to attack Mario after he comes across them, constantly tossing spears at him. Mario then finds a Star and defeats all of them.

ProfilesEdit

Super Mario LandEdit

Instruction booklet: Bunbun flies around in the sky dropping arrows.
3DS Virtual Console manual: Bunbun flies through the sky dropping arrows.

Perfect Ban Mario Character DaijitenEdit



Original text (Japanese)		Translation
種族しゅぞく	クリープ族ぞく	Tribe	Creep clan
性格せいかく	いたずら好ずき	Disposition	Mischievous
登場とうじょうゲーム	ランド１	Game appearances	Land 1
矢やを落おとしてくる困こまったハチ空そらを飛とびながら、下したに矢やを落おとしてくるハチ。マリオランド１－２に登場とうじょうする。ジャンプして頭あたまの部分ぶぶんを踏ふめば倒たおすことができる。高たかい所ところにいる時ときは無視むしして矢やをよけよう。^[5]		*Troubled bee that drops arrows* A bee that flies through the air and drops arrows downwards. It appears in Mario Land 1-2. You can defeat them by jumping and stepping on their heads. If you are on a high place, ignore the bees and dodge their arrows.

GalleryEdit

Artwork from Super Mario Land
Artwork from Super Mario Land
A flying Bunbun to the left and a clipped Bunbun to the right, from Super Mario Land
Mario defeating a Bunbun in Super Mario Land
Kellogg's trading card
Super Mario-kun

Names in other languagesEdit

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ブンブン^[6] Bunbun	Onomatopoeia of a bee's buzzing sound; coincidentally the same as Boom Boom and bumblebee
Dutch	Bunbun^[7]	-
French	Bunbun^[8]	-
German	Bunbun^[?]	-
Italian	Bunbun^[9]^[10]^[11]	-
Spanish	Bunbun^[?]	-

ReferencesEdit

^ 1989. Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
^ 1991. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5.
^ English Super Mario Land entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 14:23:05 UTC via archive.today.)
^ English Super Mario Land entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved May 10, 2024. (Archived May 10, 2024, 00:27:50 UTC via archive.today.)
^ 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 (Japanese). Page 197.
^ 1989. スーパーマリオランド (Sūpā Mario Rando) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19.
^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 7.
^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 16.
^ Super Mario Land Italian manual. Page 16.
^ Super Mario Land (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 14.
^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 47.

Navigation

[1] 1989. Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.

[2] 1991. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5.

[3] English Super Mario Land entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 14:23:05 UTC via archive.today.)

[4] English Super Mario Land entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved May 10, 2024. (Archived May 10, 2024, 00:27:50 UTC via archive.today.)

[Daijiten-5] 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 (Japanese). Page 197.

[6] 1989. スーパーマリオランド (Sūpā Mario Rando) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19.

[7] Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 7.

[8] Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 16.

[9] Super Mario Land Italian manual. Page 16.

[10] Super Mario Land (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 14.

[11] November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 47.

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