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|image=[[File:MB Fighter Fly Artwork.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Mario Bros.'' | |image=[[File:MB Fighter Fly Artwork.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Mario Bros.'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]]) | ||
|variants=[[Super Fly (enemy)|Super Fly]] | |variants=[[Super Fly (enemy)|Super Fly]] | ||
|comparable=[[Batadon]]<br>[[Fly (Mario Paint)|Fly (''Mario Paint'')]]<br>[[Kumo]]<br>[[Pionpi]] | |comparable=[[Batadon]]<br>[[Fly (Mario Paint)|Fly (''Mario Paint'')]]<br>[[Kumo]]<br>[[Pionpi]] | ||
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A '''Fighter Fly''' (originally spelled '''Fighterfly'''), also referred to as a '''firefly'''<ref> | A '''Fighter Fly''' (originally spelled '''Fighterfly'''), also referred to as a '''firefly'''<ref>''Mario Bros.'' NES instruction booklet, page 2. "''There are plenty of cagey critters to conquer -- turtles, crabs and fireflies, to mention a few.''"</ref> or '''bee''',<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.1, page 40.</ref> is a hopping insect that first appeared in the sewers of the original ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' arcade game. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Mario Bros.'' series=== | ===''Mario Bros.'' series=== | ||
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In ''Mario Bros.'', Fighter Flies are one of the myriad of pests that emerge from pipes to attack Mario and Luigi. They first appear in Phase 6 | In ''Mario Bros.'', Fighter Flies are one of the myriad of pests that emerge from pipes to attack Mario and Luigi. They first appear in Phase 6 (Phase 7 in Japan). After a Fighter Fly emerges, it hops across the [[Mario Brothers Yuka|stage's platforms]]. As such, Mario has to precisely time his [[Jump]] when the Fighter Fly is on the ground to flip the creature over. If airborne, a Fighter Fly cannot be flipped over - not even if Mario uses the [[POW Block]]. Once flipped over, Mario has to run into the insect to clear it off the stage. | ||
In early iterations of the game, their design features large toothy scowls and shiny eyes, but their design was redone for the multiplayer mode of the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Their design in this title has large white eyes with black pupils, while their scowls are replaced with small closed mouths, their heads are a light orange color, and they have noses. This design is further developed in | In early iterations of the game, their design features large toothy scowls and shiny eyes, but their design was redone for the multiplayer mode of the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Their design in this title has large white eyes with black pupils, while their scowls are replaced with small closed mouths, their heads are a light orange color, and they have noses. This design is further developed in the iteration of the game included on many [[Game Boy Advance]] games, which also gives them three colors and speeds depending on how many times they have been flipped over, like the other target enemies have. | ||
=====In other iterations of ''Mario Bros.''===== | |||
Fighter Flies appear in ''Luigi Bros.'', an additional game featured in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. Like the other enemies in ''Luigi Bros.'', Fighter Flies behave in the same way as in ''Mario Bros.'', which this game is based on. | |||
Fighter Flies are present in ''[[NES Remix]]'' as enemies and level objectives in some of the challenges and remixes based on ''Mario Bros.''. | |||
====''Mario Bros. Special''==== | ====''Mario Bros. Special''==== | ||
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====''Punch Ball Mario Bros.''==== | ====''Punch Ball Mario Bros.''==== | ||
In ''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]'', the other sequel by Hudson Soft, Fighterflies can be flipped over by hitting the POW Block while it is on the ground or having a [[Punch Ball]] thrown at them. If they recover or become the last target enemy on stage, they will turn green and move faster. They first appear in Phase 6. | In ''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]'', the other sequel by Hudson Soft, Fighterflies can be flipped over by hitting the POW Block while it is on the ground or having a [[Punch Ball]] thrown at them. If they recover or become the last target enemy on stage, they will turn green and move faster. They first appear in Phase 6. | ||
===Playbox BASIC / Family BASIC=== | |||
Fighterflies are programmable sprites in the Playbox BASIC and [[Family BASIC]] accessories for the [[Family Computer]]. They make a cameo in the Playbox BASIC's Biorhythm Board. They appear as enemies in shooter [[mini-game]]s in the Data Recorder's cassette and Family BASIC V3. | |||
===''Super Mario Bros. Special''=== | ===''Super Mario Bros. Special''=== | ||
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'', Fighterflies, named '''Nakaji''', appear in five levels. They are presumably named after Tomohiko Nakajima, one of the three staff members responsible for naming new enemies. He also made the end credits, which is the only place where the name appears. While it is not possible to [[stomp]] them, they can be defeated by any other method, including with a [[hammer | In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'', Fighterflies, named '''Nakaji''', appear in five levels. They are presumably named after Tomohiko Nakajima, one of the three staff members responsible for naming new enemies. He also made the end credits, which is the only place where the name appears. While it is not possible to [[stomp]] them, they can be defeated by any other method, including with a [[hammer]]. | ||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | ===''Super Mario'' series=== | ||
====''Super Mario Land''==== | ====''Super Mario Land''==== | ||
[[File:SML Fighter Fly Second Artwork.png|frame|A Fly artwork, from ''Super Mario Land''.]] | [[File:SML Fighter Fly Second Artwork.png|frame|A Fly artwork, from ''Super Mario Land''.]] | ||
In ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', Fighterflies are simply named '''Flies'''<ref> | In ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', Fighterflies are simply named '''Flies'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 16.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 5.</ref> and are seen in the [[Birabuto Kingdom]] of [[Sarasaland]]. In this game, they hop towards Mario, just like in ''Mario Bros.'' Some of them spawn in midair and hop downward when scrolled on-screen instead of appearing simply on the ground. [[Kumo]]s from the [[Easton Kingdom]] attack in the same manner as Flies. They can simply be jumped on or be shot with a [[Superball Mario|Superball]] to be defeated. Flies award Mario with 400 points when he defeats them. They are only found in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-1]] and [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Land)|World 1-3]] where, in the latter, one poses as [[Princess Daisy]]. | ||
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====''Super Mario Maker''==== | ====''Super Mario Maker''==== | ||
A [[Mystery Mushroom]] costume, designed after Fighter Fly, can be unlocked in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (after the [[Super Mario Maker#Version 1.20|version 1.20]] update) by completing the hard version of [[Gnat Attack]]. When performing a jump as Fighter Fly, the player can hear the high-pitched noise this enemy made in the original ''Mario Bros.'' If the player presses {{button|wii|Padup}} while playing as Fighter Fly, it will turn into a [[Freezie]], which is a foe that also debuted in ''Mario Bros.'' | A [[Mystery Mushroom]] costume, designed after Fighter Fly, can be unlocked in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (after the [[Super Mario Maker#Version 1.20|version 1.20]] update) by completing the hard version of [[Gnat Attack]]. When performing a jump as Fighter Fly, the player can hear the high-pitched noise this enemy made in the original ''Mario Bros.''. If the player presses {{button|wii|Padup}} while playing as Fighter Fly, it will turn into a [[Freezie]], which is a foe that also debuted in ''Mario Bros.'' | ||
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''=== | ===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''=== | ||
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===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''=== | ===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''=== | ||
Fighter Flies make a cameo appearance as a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. Unlike the other ''Mario Bros.'' trophies, this trophy uses sprites from the NES version instead of the arcade version. | |||
==Profiles and statistics== | ==Profiles and statistics== | ||
===''Super Mario Land''=== | ===''Super Mario Land''=== | ||
*'''3DS Virtual Console manual:''' "''This creature is always buzzing around. Defeat it by stomping on it from above.''" | |||
*'''3DS Virtual Console manual:''' ''This creature is always buzzing around. Defeat it by stomping on it from above.'' | |||
==='' | ===''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''=== | ||
'''<big>ファイアフライ</big>'''<br> | |||
'''種族''' クリープ族<br> | |||
'''性格''' 陽気<br> | |||
'''登場ゲーム''' ブラザー<br> | |||
'''<big>跳ねるから倒しにくいぞ</big>'''<br> | |||
元祖マリオブラザーズの敵キャラ。羽が大きく、いつも歯をみせて笑っている。カメさんたちと違い、跳ねながら降りてくるので床に降りているときしか倒せないのだ。<ref name=Daijiten/> | |||
'''''<big>Fighter Fly</big>'''''<br> | |||
''Tribe: Creep clan''<br> | |||
''Disposition: Cheerful''<br> | |||
''Game appearances: Bros.''<br> | |||
'''''<big>They're bouncy and hard to knock down.</big>'''''<br> | |||
''An enemy character from the original Mario Bros. It has large wings and always has a toothy grin. Unlike Shellcreepers, he can only be defeated when he is on the floor, because he comes down while bouncing.'' | ''An enemy character from the original Mario Bros. It has large wings and always has a toothy grin. Unlike Shellcreepers, he can only be defeated when he is on the floor, because he comes down while bouncing.'' | ||
===''Mario & Luigi'' series=== | ===''Mario & Luigi'' series=== | ||
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''==== | ====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''==== | ||
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Fighter Fly|align=horizontal|image=[[File:MLSSFighterFly.gif]]}} | {{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Fighter Fly|align=horizontal|image=[[File:MLSSFighterFly.gif]]}} | ||
*'''Official Nintendo Player's Guide:''' ''When a Fighter Fly attacks you, it hops once, pauses, then hops again. Jump at the end of the pause.''<ref> | *'''Official Nintendo Player's Guide:''' ''When a Fighter Fly attacks you, it hops once, pauses, then hops again. Jump at the end of the pause.''<ref>Thomason, Steve. ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' Player's Guide. Page 33.</ref> | ||
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''==== | ====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''==== | ||
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=Fighter Fly|align=horizontal|image=[[File:MLSSBMFighterFlyIdle.gif]]}} | {{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=Fighter Fly|align=horizontal|image=[[File:MLSSBMFighterFlyIdle.gif]]}} | ||
===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''=== | ===''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' trophy=== | ||
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|align=center|'''Arcade''' ''Mario Bros.'' (1983)<br>'''GBA''' ''Super Mario Advance'' (06/2001) | |||
|''An enemy from the original Mario Bros. Just as the name implies, they are flies that gracefully move across the stage. They jump to move around, so hit them from below when they land. Unlike other enemies, these pests get faster after recovering from being flipped, rather than when only one is left. Be careful!'' | |||
|''These pests come from the original Mario Bros. The name might make them sound tough, but these guys are actually kind of elegant and graceful. It's best to wait until they're on solid ground, then bop 'em from underneath to flip them over. If they get back up, though, watch out - they'll start gracefully leaping around a bit faster.'' | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Fighter Fly | MB Luigi Kicking Fighter Fly Artwork.png|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' | ||
MB | MB Atari 2600 Fighter Fly Artwork.png|''Mario Bros.'' (Atari 2600) | ||
SMBS Fighter Fly Sharp X1.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' (Sharp X1) | |||
SMBS Fighter Fly PC-8801.png|''Super Mario Bros. Special'' (NEC PC-8801) | |||
SML Fly.png|''[[Super Mario Land]]'' | |||
Fighter Fly Perfect.png|''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]'' | |||
MLSSFighterFlyOverworld.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' | |||
MPTFighterFly.png|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' (unused) | |||
SMM Fighter Fly.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' | |||
MLSSBMFighterFly.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=ファイターフライ | |Jap=ファイターフライ<br>''Faitāfurai''<br>ハエさん<ref>Family BASIC handbook.</ref><br>''Hae-san''<br>ハエ<span class="explain" title="まる">丸</span><ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオコレクション」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Collection''), page 282.</ref><br>''Haemaru''<br>ファイアフライ<ref name=Daijiten>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#88 Page 178.]</ref><br>''Faiafurai''<br>フライ<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/mariobros/index.html</ref><br>''Furai'' | ||
|JapM=Fighterfly / Fighter Fly<br><br>Fly{{wp|Japanese honorifics#San|-san}}<br><br>From「ハエ」(''hae'', fly) and「丸」(''-maru'', a word meaning "round" and a suffix for young boys' names that was popular during the days of the samurai); an alternate spelling is used for an instance of [[Bē#Names in other languages|Bē]]<br><br>Firefly<br><br>Fly (used for Game Boy Advance ''Mario Bros.'' including ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' despite using an alternate name in the main game)<ref>''Mario & Luigi RPG'' instruction booklet, page 37.</ref> | |||
|ChiS=苍蝇<ref>''Super Mario Advance'' Chinese instruction booklet, page 46.</ref> | |||
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|ChiS=苍蝇<ref> | |||
|ChiSR=Cāngying | |ChiSR=Cāngying | ||
|ChiSM=Fly | |ChiSM=Fly | ||
| | |Fra=Mouche de combat | ||
| | |FraM=Battle Fly | ||
| | |FraE=Méchante mouche <small>(GBA)</small><br>Fighter Fly <small>(GBA)</small><br>Fly | ||
|FraEM=Nasty fly<br>Fighter Fly<br>Fly | |||
|Ger=Fliege<br>Fieser Flieger <small>(GBA)</small> | |||
|GerM=Fly<br>Nasty Flyer | |||
| | |Ita=Falena<br>Mosca armata <small>(GBA)<br></small>Mosca | ||
|ItaM=Moth<br>Armed fly<br>Fly | |||
|Ger=Fliege | |||
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|Ita=Falena | |||
|Por=Mosca Guerreira | |Por=Mosca Guerreira | ||
|PorM=Warrior Fly | |PorM=Warrior Fly | ||
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|Spa=Mosca | |Spa=Mosca | ||
|SpaM=Fly | |SpaM=Fly | ||
| | |SpaE=Mosca luchador <small>(GBA)</small> | ||
|SpaEM=Fighter fly | |||
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}} | }} | ||
'''''Super Mario Land''''' | |||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=フーライ<ref> | |Jap=フーライ<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> | ||
|JapR=Fūrai | |JapR=Fūrai | ||
|JapM= | |JapM=Elongation of「フライ」(''furai'', fly), or possibly from「風来坊」(''fūraibō'', wanderer) | ||
|Spa=Mosca | |Spa=Mosca | ||
|SpaM=Fly | |||
|Ger=Fly | |Ger=Fly | ||
|Ita= | |GerM=- | ||
|Ita=Falena<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 47</ref> | |||
| | |ItaM=Moth | ||
| | |Dut=Vlieg<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic'', page 7.</ref> | ||
| | |DutM=Fly | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''''' | |||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=ハエまる | |Jap=ハエまる | ||
|JapR=Haemaru | |JapR=Haemaru | ||
|JapM=Based on the name used for ''Super Mario All-Stars'' (see above) | |JapM=Based on the name used for ''Super Mario All-Stars'' (see above) | ||
|Fra=Mouchak | |||
|FraM=Corruption of "mouche" (fly). | |||
|Ger=Fliegmut | |||
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''Fliege'' (fly) and the name suffix ''-mut'', used in male names such as ''Helmut''. | |||
|Ita=Calabrotto | |||
|ItaM=Portmanteau of "calabrone" (European Hornet), and the suffix "-otto", meaning little. | |||
|SpaE=Recluta Zzz | |||
|SpaEM=Zzz (from his sound) recruit. | |||
|SpaA=Recluta Bzz | |||
|SpaAM=Bzz (from his sound) recruit. | |||
|Chi=苍蝇小丸子 | |Chi=苍蝇小丸子 | ||
|ChiR=Cāngying Xiǎowánzi | |ChiR=Cāngying Xiǎowánzi | ||
|ChiM=From the Japanese name | |ChiM=From the Japanese name. | ||
|Kor=파리동글 | |Kor=파리동글 | ||
|KorR= | |KorR=Pparidonggul | ||
|KorM=Round Fly | |KorM=Round Fly | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:LAGB-Flies.png|110px|right|Fighterflies in prototype ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' assets]] | [[File:LAGB-Flies.png|110px|right|Fighterflies in prototype ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' assets]] | ||
*In '' | *In ''{{wp|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}}'' development assets, Fighter Fly sprites, along with either a rough sketch or a planned variant, can be found among the game's cameos.<ref>TCRF. [[tcrf:Development:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy)/Early and Unused Graphics|Development:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy)/Early and Unused Graphics]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved April 11, 2022.</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Super Mario Land enemies]] | [[Category:Super Mario Land enemies]] | ||
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