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| |image=[[File:DK3 Beespy and Buzzbees Artwork.jpg]]<br>Artwork of Beespy with Buzzbees. | | |image=[[File:DK3 Beespy.png]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1983|1983]]) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3|Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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| |variant_of=[[Buzzbee]]
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| |variants=[[Attacker]]
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| '''Beespies'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' [[media:Dk3flyerback.png|English back flyer]]</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en|date=1986|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet|page=6}}</ref> (or '''Bee spies'''<ref>{{cite|language=en|date=1986|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet|page=2}}</ref>) are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. They are large members of the [[beehive]]s. Starting from round 3, Beespies begin appearing from the hives that [[Donkey Kong]] shakes loose. Like [[Buzzbee]]s, they can also toss spears but rarely do so in the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version. They take two shots of [[Stanley]]'s [[Sprayer]] to defeat; the first shot simply turns them blue (green in the Famicom and NES version). Even after the second shot, they split into four small stingers. Sometimes they are escorted by Buzzbee guards that increase their point value significantly. | | '''Beespys''' are insect-like enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. They are the primary attackers of the beehive in [[Stanley (Donkey Kong 3)|Stanley]]'s greenhouse. They attack by swooping down from their hives, trying to steal Stanley's [[vegetable]]s. Succeeding in this turns them into a [[Beebomb]]. After round twelve, they are replaced by more harder foes known as the [[Buzzbee]]s. |
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| In ''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]'', Beespies take the form of [[Attacker]]s when they are sprayed once. Being sprayed a second time defeats them. They first appear in [[Leaving the Earth]], the sixth stage.
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| ==Gallery==
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| DK3 Arcade Beespy.png|Normal arcade sprite
| | File:StanleyArt1.png|Stanley, fighting a Beespy |
| DK3 Arcade Hit Beespy.png|Damaged arcade sprite
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| DK3 NES Beespy.png|Normal NES sprite
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| DK3 NES Hit Beespy.png|Damaged NES sprite
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jpn=親バチ・ベスピー<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' [[media:DK3 Japanese Flyer Back.jpg|back flyer]] (Japanese).</ref> / おやバチ ベスピー<ref>Alternate Japanese instructions [http://nyamuko.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2011/05/post-019f.html seen here]</ref>
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| |JpnR=Oyabachi Besupī
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| |JpnM=「おやバチ」 translates to "parent bee", while 「ベスピー」 is a play on ''vespa'', the Italian word for "wasp".
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| |Ita=Vespa gigante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' e-manual|page=8}}</ref>
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| |Ita2=Beespy<ref>''[[Arcade Archives]] Donkey Kong 3'', in-game manual</ref>
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| |ItaM=Giant wasp
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| ==Trivia==
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| *In internationally released manuals for [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version, the term "'''Queen Buzzbee'''" appears at one point to describe Beespy,<ref>{{cite|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1986|title=''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet|page=5|quote=Queen Buzzbees must be zapped twice. In the end, they explode and scatter all over the place so you have to be careful not to get hit by them.}}</ref> despite the enemy being identified as Beespy elsewhere in the same manual.<ref>{{cite|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1986|title=''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet|page=7|quote=Guards (two) 1,000 pts. Guard (one) 700 pts. Buzzbee with a flower 400 pts. Beespy 400 pts. Attacker 200 pts. Buzzbee 100 pts. * As the rounds advance, other pesky bugs also appear.}}</ref> This is a mistranslation from the [[Family Computer|Famicom]] version manual, which uses 「おやバチ・ベスピー」 in this instance.<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1984|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong 3'' Famicom instruction booklet|page=5}}</ref> Despite this, Queen Buzzbee occasionally resurfaces in localized materials, named separately from Beespy.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Yamashita, Tatsumi|title=''The Official Nintendo Player's Guide''|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|date=1987|isbn=999832369X|page=156|quote=Buzzbees, queen buzzbees, bee spies, and crafty snakes will attack you and go for the flowers.}}</ref> In ''Donkey Kong 3-[[e-Reader|e]]'', the name Queen Buzzbee is listed separately<ref>Card 4 of 5/codes 7-8 for the ''Donkey Kong 3'' series of e-Reader cards. '''ENEMIES'''. "''Includes: Beespy, Buzzbee, Attacker, and Queen Buzzbee. (As the rounds advance, other pesky bugs will also appear.)''"</ref> and attributed to Beespy's characteristics,<ref>Card 5 of 5/code 9-10 for the ''Donkey Kong 3'' series of e-Reader cards. '''TIPS'''. "''Remember, when attacking the Queen Buzzbies, it takes two shots to knock them out. Upon defeat they will shoot their stingers in four different directions. Directly below them is the ideal place to be.''"</ref> but is scored like guarded Beespy,<ref>Card 3 of 5/codes 5-6 for the ''Donkey Kong 3'' series of e-Reader cards. '''SCORING'''. "'''''Queen Buzzbee'''–700 points '''Buzzbee with a flower'''–400 points '''Beespy'''–400 points '''Attacker'''–200 points '''Buzzbee'''–100 points''"</ref> suggesting that Queen Buzzbee is technically treated as the name of a Beespy with an escort, akin to [[Blooper Nanny]] and [[Blooper Baby]].
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| ==References==
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| {{DK3}} | | {{DK3}} |
| [[Category:Bees]] | | [[Category:Insects]] |
| [[Category:Parents]] | | [[Category:Bees and wasps]] |
| [[Category:Queens]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Species]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong 3 enemies]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]] |
| [[it:Beespy]] | | [[Category:Species]] |
