Editing Para-Beetle

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:DMW-ParaBeetle.png|200x200px]]<br>Sprite from ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|variants=[[Buzz-Bomb]]<br>[[Heavy Para-Beetle]]<br>[[Spiky Parabuzzy]]
|comparable=[[Albatoss]]<br>[[Goonie]]
}}
'''Para-Beetles''' (known as '''Parabuzzies''' in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'') are flying [[Buzzy Beetle]]s that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In most games, they lack visible legs, though occasionally they are shown dangling from beneath.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMB3 Parabeetle.jpg|thumb|left|Para-Beetles, as originally depicted for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
[[File:ParabeetleSMB3.gif|frame|right]]
Para-Beetles are enemies found only in [[World 5-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-6]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They can be stood on by the player character to lift them into the air,<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 13|page=48|date=June 1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|quote=These flying Para-Beetle pests will give you a lift if you jump on their backs.}}</ref> so [[jump]]ing on a Para-Beetle does not defeat it, as it would for most other enemies. If stepped on, a Para-Beetle lowers slightly before fluttering upwards diagonally.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/t_L0tc1F95Q?feature=shared&t=11|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' - World 5-6|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|publisher=YouTube|language=en|timestamp=0:11|date=September 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/UKU8FzwEt0s?feature=shared&t=20|title=''Super Mario Advance 4 - Super Mario Bros. 3'' - World 5-6|author=VideoGamePhenom|date=October 26, 2019|publisher=YouTube|language=en|timestamp=0:20}}</ref> Para-Beetles are unaffected by [[fireball]] attacks, but they can be defeated from either a tail swipe from [[Raccoon Mario]]'s tail, a [[Super Star]]s, or a [[hammer]]. In the [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|remake]], Para-Beetles appear throughout the [[World-e]] stage, [[Para Beetle Challenge]].

Faster, green varieties are [[List of Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|present in the game's files]],<ref>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Bros._3#Green_Para-Beetle|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' § Green Para-Beetle|author=TCRF|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en}}</ref> as well as the [[reissue|remake]]'s,<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' § Unused Enemies|url=tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Advance_4:_Super_Mario_Bros._3#Unused_Enemies|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|author=TCRF}}</ref> but they go unused in both games.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
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Para-Beetles return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', only within [[World 7-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-6]]. Besides being slower, slightly larger, and receiving a larger variant, [[Heavy Para-Beetle]], Para-Beetles have little difference than in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. If players jump on eight Para-Beetles in succession (including Heavy Para-Beetles) without touching the ground, a [[1-Up Mushroom]] drops from the sky.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/bGYse6kneMA?feature=shared&t=1902|author=Mario Party Legacy|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' - World 7 (Complete)|timestamp=31:42|publisher=YouTube|language=en|date=March 30, 2017}}</ref>

There are [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii pre-release and unused content|unused variants]] of Para-Beetles and Heavy Para-Beetles that fly to the right and stand still and face the screen.<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:New Super Mario Bros. Wii/Unused Objects#Parabeetle|New Super Mario Bros. Wii/Unused Objects § Parabeetle]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=March 9, 2017}}</ref>

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U''====
Para-Beetles are featured in the level [[Flight of the Para-Beetles]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and its ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' equivalent, [[Para-Beetle Parade]]. The Para-Beetles in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' function like in their previous appearance,<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/4G1XR1Nald8?feature=shared&t=6|timestamp=0:06|title= Soda Jungle - Flight Of The Para-Beetles <nowiki>[New Super Mario Bros Wii U]</nowiki>|author=Bob "W" Hall|date=November 20, 2012|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> but in their ''New Super Luigi U'' appearance, some Para-Beetles carry [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Big Piranha Plant]]s, and [[P Switch]]es.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:56|url=youtu.be/OlJxkKhcAQU?feature=shared&t=56|title=''New Super Luigi U'' - 5-S. Para-Beetle Parade <nowiki>[ALL STAR COINS]</nowiki>|author=davincentcode|date=June 20, 2013|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>
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====''Super Mario Maker'' series====
[[File:SMM-SMB-BuzzyBeetle-Wings.png|frame|right]]
[[File:SMM-NSMBU-Parabuzzy.jpg|thumb|80px|left|Para-Beetle in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style in ''Super Mario Maker''.]]
Para-Beetles can appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' if the player applies [[wings]] to a [[Buzzy Beetle]]. With Para-Beetles now being literal winged Buzzy Beetles, they no longer have a unique appearance, though their behavior goes unchanged regardless. Heavy Para-Beetles now ascend like Para-Beetles when stood on,<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/ZIo8bvXeti4?feature=shared&t=2|timestamp=0:02|title=Tips, Tricks and Ideas with Buzzy Beetles in ''Super Mario Maker''|author=Ceave Gaming|date=January 16, 2016|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> no longer moving the opposite direction.

Unlike Para-Beetles in other games, they can lose their wings and become normal Buzzy Beetles by having [[Yoshi]] lick one and spit it back out. Although called Para-Beetles by the game itself, they count towards the "defeat Buzzy Beetles" [[Super Mario Maker 2#Clear conditions|clear condition]] in ''Super Mario Maker 2'' and do not have a clear condition of their own.

===''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''===
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'', a Para-Beetle can be seen in the top left corner of the Scientist picture.

===''Super Mario Bros: Print World''===
Artwork of a Para-Beetle appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]''.

===''Super Mario Momotarō''===
[[File:AmadaBoomerangBro.jpg|thumb|A Para-Beetle flying alongside Mario, a [[Boomerang Bro]], and a [[Spike]] in ''Super Mario Momotarō'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Momotarō]]'', a female Para-Beetle is the first creature who joins [[Mario]] 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|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. She is based off of the bird from {{wp|Momotarō}}.

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Para-Beetles act as [[Bowser's Minions|minions]] of [[Bowser|King Koopa]] in "[[True Colors]]", where they are sent down alongside [[Paragoomba]]s to attack the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Mario, Luigi and [[Toad]] also ride on them in "[[7 Continents for 7 Koopas]]".

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and its [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], Parabuzzies can be found in the [[Pirate's Grotto]] and in the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]. They are depicted as Buzzy Beetles with wings, unlike before. Like other Buzzy Beetles, they have high Defense and are immune to fire attacks, and flying allows Parabuzzies to evade ground attacks. A single [[jump]] can knock off a Parabuzzy's wings, turning it into a [[Buzzy Beetle]].<ref>{{cite|timestamp=21:06|url=youtu.be/A2EwLZXCzow?feature=shared&t=1266|title=''Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door'' - 100% Walkthrough Part 38 No Commentary Gameplay Pirate's Grotto|publisher=YouTube|author=Ninbanyan|date=July 7, 2021}}</ref> 

In [[Rogueport Underground]], two Para-Beetle statues can be seen on the fountain.

====''Super Paper Mario''====
The Parabuzzies of ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' become Buzzy Beetles when stomped,<ref>{{cite|timestamp=07:57|url=youtu.be/viApWDvYT_g?feature=shared&t=477|title=''Super Paper Mario'' - The Underchomp & The Overthere - Episode 35|author=Olizandri|date=August 19, 2013|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> just like in the predecessor. They appear in [[The Overthere]] and [[Castle Bleck]].

===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
Para-Beetles fly in the background of [[Sky Island]] in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'',<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/2tI_mAc7iNA?feature=shared&t=3|title=''Mario Golf: World Tour'' - Speed Golf - Sky Island (18 Holes) - 4:09.78|timestamp=0:03|publisher=YouTube|author=nanashi|date=December 19, 2020|language=en}}</ref> but have no interactive properties.

===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
[[File:PDSMBE-ParaBeetle-TeamImage.png|thumb|left|Para-Beetle in ''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition'']]
In ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'', Para-Beetles are a light-attributed enemy with a high HP stat and low Attack and RCV stats, being ranked 4 out of 6 in HP and 2 out of 6 in their other stats. Their skill is Support, which cures the team of Paralysis. Their second skill is Light Boost, which raises the attack of Light attribute team members  if players clear a horizontal line of light orbs. Buzzy Beetles can turn into Para-Beetles if they are given four [[P-Wing]] transformation items. If a Para-Beetle is given six [[Super Mushroom]] transformation items, it becomes a Heavy Para-Beetle.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
[[File:MLSSBMPara-Beetle.png|thumb]]
Para-Beetles appear in the ''[[Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser]]'' mode of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. Here, they are a Flying troop. Their [[Special Skill (Mario & Luigi series)|Special Skill]] is Dive Attack, letting them dive into their opponents. They are weak against ordinary Buzzy Beetles, despite Flying troops typically being strong over Melee troops.

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
Para-Beetles reappear in the ''[[Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' mode of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', reprising their roles as enemies and allies.

===''Dr. Mario World''===
A Para-Beetle appears as an Assistant in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''. Their stage mode effect is to transform an object, mainly a [[virus]], into a [[shell]] when the stage starts. Their versus mode effect grants a chance one of the viruses that appear is transformed into a shell when all viruses in the player's play area are eliminated. For both modes, the chance of a shell appearing is increased at higher levels, starting from 20% at the first level and ending at 100% at the maximum level.

The in-game artwork for this game shows their shells have holes for legs to go through, implying they tuck them inside while flying.

===''Super Mario Party Jamboree''===
In ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'', artwork of Para-Beetles can sometimes appear on balls in the minigame [[Big-Top Quiz]]. In addition, they can be seen flying in the background of [[Mario's Rainbow Castle]] when the tower has been turned to reveal [[Impostor Bowser]].

===Unused appearances===
Sprites found in prototype revisions of ''[[Super Mario World]]'' include those for Para-Beetles, which were not included in the final game. According to the sprites, they would have used a color scheme not found in the final game, though they were also incomplete.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/IsoFrieze/status/1286734775458422785|title=parabeetles, an angery<nowiki>[sic]</nowiki> fireball, and a really small guy on the bottom left|publisher=X|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref>

==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=パタメット (JP) / Para-Beetle (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Parabeetle Perfect.png|200px]]
|shuzoku=カメ族
|seikaku=忍耐強い
|tojo_gemu=3
|desc='''<big>足場として活用せよ</big><br>
メット（P218）に翼が生えたもの。踏みつけやファイアでは倒せない。しかし、足場の少ない空中面では、パタメットがジャンプ台として重要な役割を果してくれる。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=November 20, 1994|language=ja|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|isbn=4-09-259067-9|page=[https://i.imgur.com/FZL4q70.jpeg 157]}}</ref>
|tribe=Turtle clan
|disposition=Persevering
|game_appearances=3
|eng_desc='''''<big>Use it as a platform</big><br>
''A Buzzy Beetle (p. 218) with wings. It cannot be defeated by stomping or fire. On aerial surfaces where there are few footholds, the Para-Beetle plays an important role as a jump platform.''
}}

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
=====GameCube=====
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Parabuzzy|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYD Parabuzzy Sprite.png]]}}
=====Nintendo Switch=====
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=Parabuzzy|align=horizontal}}

====''Super Paper Mario''====
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Parabuzzy||align=horizontal}}

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
* '''''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' profile:''' ''A veritable flying fortress. Their bodies are protected by a hard shell. <font color=blue>Weak against their rivals, the Buzzy Beetles</font>.''

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
*'''''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' profile:''' ''Parabuzzies are flying fortresses. They're bitter rivals with <font color=blue>Buzzy Beetles</font> and hate fighting against them.''

===''Dr. Mario World''===
*'''Stage mode:''' "''Grants 20%/40%/60%/80%/100% chance a shell will appear on stage start.''"
*'''Versus mode:''' "''If all viruses in your stage are eliminated, grants 20%/40%/60%/80%/100% chance a shell will appear.''"

==List of appearances==
{|class="wikitable sortable"width=100%
|-
!width=50%|Title
!width=20%|Description
!width=20%|Release
!width=10%|System/format
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|Enemy
|1988
|[[Family Computer]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|Enemy
|1993
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|Enemy
|1994
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|Enemy
|2003
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|Enemy
|2004
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|Enemy
|2007
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|Enemy
|2009
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
|Enemy
|2010
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|Enemy
|2012
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|Enemy
|2013
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]
|Cameo
|2014
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
|Enemy/Teammate 
|2015
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|Enemy
|2015
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|Enemy
|2016
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
|Ally/Enemy
|2017
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
|Ally/Enemy
|2018
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|Enemy
|2019
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|Enemy
|2019
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
|Assistant
|2019
|iOS/Android
|-
|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
|Cameo
|2024
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
CartoonParabeetle.jpg|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ("[[True Colors]]")
SMA4 Unused Green Para-Beetle.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|unused]])
NSMBW Asset Model Para-Beetle.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
SMM-SMW-BuzzyBeetle-Wings.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (''[[Super Mario World]]'' style)
SMPJ Big-Top Quiz Para-Beetle.png|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=パタメット
|JpnR=Pata Metto
|JpnM=Portmanteau of「パタパタ」(''patapata'', "[[Koopa Paratroopa]]" and an onomatopoeia for flapping sound) and「メット」(''Metto'', "[[Buzzy Beetle#Names in other languages|Buzzy Beetle]]")
|ChiS=飞行钢盔龟
|ChiSR=Fēixíng Gāngkuīguī
|ChiSM=Flying Buzzy Beetle
|ChiT=飛行鋼盔龜
|ChiTC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/super_mario_maker_2/play/index.html|title=遊玩 &#x7c; Super Mario Maker 2（超級瑪利歐創作家 2）|publisher=Nintendo HK|language=zh-hant|accessdate=January 7, 2020}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Fēixíng Gāngkuīguī
|ChiTM=Flying Buzzy Beetle
|Dut=Para-Beetle
|Fin=Laskuvarjokuoriainen
|FinM=Parachute Beetle
|FreA=Parablindule
|FreAM=Para Buzzy Beetle
|FreE=Parabruyinsecte
|FreEM=Para Buzzy Beetle
|FreEC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.supersoluce.com/sites/default/files/node/65276/monstre-puzzle-and-dragons-super-mario-bros-042.jpg|title='' Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition'' screenshot|publisher=Super Soluce|language=fr|accessdate=October 12, 2024}}</ref>
|FreE2=Parabruy.
|FreE2N=''Paper Mario'' series
|FreE2M=Shortened version of ''Parabruyinsecte''
|FreE3=Para-scarabée
|FreE3N=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet
|FreE3M=Para-Beetle
|Ger=Parakäfer
|GerM=Para Buzzy Beetle
|Ita=Paranella
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfIhvD8VOY0|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Giungla gassata SEGRETO - Un Baby Yoshi Palloncino in volo 2 (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|date=April 4, 2013|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Para-Buzzy Beetle
|Kor=펄럭하잉바
|KorR=Peolleok Haingba
|KorM=Flapping Buzzy Beetle
|PorA=Para-besouro
|PorAM=Para Buzzy Beetle
|PorE=Parabesouro
|PorE2=Para-besouro
|PorEM=Para Buzzy Beetle
|PorE2M=Para Buzzy Beetle
|Rus=Летучий жук
|RusR=Letuchiy zhuk
|RusM=Flying beetle
|Spa=Parabuzzy
|SpaM=Parabuzzy
}}

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