Editing Gold Beanie

|image=[[File:MLSSBMGoldBeanieIdle.gif]]<br>Sprite from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''

|relatives=[[Elite Pestnut]]

|comparable=[[Amazy Dayzee]]<br>[[Gold Seedle]]

Gold Beanies appear as enemies in ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', and are also called '''Golden Beanies''' in the British English version. After coming back from [[Dream's Deep]] through the [[Dreamy Pi'illo Castle]] entrance, the player will encounter a Gold Beanie escaping from Dreamy [[Broque Monsieur]]. He will explain that this Gold Beanie is a very rare and powerful enemy that only appears in dreams, and is said to grant legendary loot to whoever can defeat it. After this, a Gold Beanie may rarely be found in [[Dream World]] areas.

On the field, Gold Beanies stand around. When the Bros. approach, it starts to run away. If the player flees from a battle with a Gold Beanie, then after it regains collision it jumps offscreen and vanishes.

Gold Beanies appear in battle with no other enemies. They are one of the most powerful enemies the player can encounter, with the highest defense rating of any enemy in the game at 950. However, the turn after they perform an attack, they will run away. This can be prevented by successfully countering the prior attack, which causes them to fall over. They are able to stand up to attack again. Gold Beanies are immune to fire attacks, so [[Luiginary Flame]] deals no damage to them. Gold Beanies have three attacks.

One attack has Gold Beanie run in circles, colliding with Mario. The player has to jump to avoid this attack. every time Mario stomps it, it reverses direction and becomes faster. Sometimes, a rock may appear, causing the Gold Beanie to trip. This slows down the Gold Beanie, changing the timing of the attack. If Mario fails to jump on the Gold Beanie enough times within a short period of time, it will run back to its original position.

 

In the second attack, the Gold Beanie will charge directly at Mario. This is countered with the hammer, but each counter only pushes Gold Beanie back. It repeats a few times, getting faster with each charge. If the Gold Beanie is glowing red, it will jump onto Mario instead of just tackling him, requiring a delayed hammer swing compared to the normal timing. If Gold Beanie connects, it returns to its original position.

 

In the final attack, the Gold Beanie will run from the background, summoning many Beanies to attack Mario. It will hide behind one of the Beanies initially, and switch between Beanies as the attack progresses; the one hiding it will be sparkling. One at a time, the Beanies will charge forward to hit Mario. If the player fails to avoid getting hit or to jump on the Gold Beanie, the attack will end, and Mario will take damage. (If the Gold Beanie gets past Mario, it reveals itself and unavoidably jumps into Mario.) however, if the player jumps on the Gold Beanie, all the Beanies will be shocked, and the Gold Beanie will start to sweat, making it fall.

 

Defeating a Gold Beanie results in a variety of loot, including a large amount of coins and experience points, as well as a DX [[Bean]] of a random type. After defeating six of them, they may sometimes drop a rare piece of equipment. It has the most possible drops of any enemy in the game and the whole ''[[Mario & Luigi series|Mario & Luigi]]'' series, with three different pieces of gear and six different DX bean types among its possible drops; the gear items also drop as small Gifts, rather than the large Gifts used in most cases.