Spiky Parabuzzy

A Spiky Parabuzzy, a.k.a. S. Parabuzzy, is a Parabuzzy and Spike Top hybrid who first appeared in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. They are mainly seen in the underground rooms in Riverside Station, and the Pit of 100 Trials at around floors 41-49. Since they have both wings and a spiked shell, they cannot be jumped on and they cannot be attacked with hammers; due to them being a type of Buzzy Beetle, fire and explosion attacks cannot hurt them. Mario needs a Spike Shield, a Hammer Throw badge, or an item to attack them safely, as well as having a partner who can attack air enemies without touching the spike. Spiky Parabuzzies lose their wings when stomped, causing them to become regular Spike Tops.

In Super Paper Mario, they also appear in several locations such as the Overthere Stair and Castle Bleck. They often fly up and down, trying to block Mario's path near a pit.

They also appear in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, which can be produced by giving a Spike Top wings. If wings are applied, it will fly in a straight line, and jumping on them will cause damage, except if using a Goomba's Shoe or Yoshi. Like Parabuzzies, they fly upward whenever someone or something lands on their shell. Also, like their wingless counterparts, Spiky Parabuzzies with blue shells will move much faster than those with red shells.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
S. Parabuzzy
File:Spiky Parabuzzy PM2.png	Max HP	5	Attack	3	Defense	4
	Location(s)	Riverside Station, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 41, 42, 44-47, 49)	Role	Common	Level	24
	Sleep?	75%	Dizzy?	105%	Confuse?	75%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	0%	Freeze?	75%	Fright?	60%
	Gale Force?	90%	KO?	95%	Moves	Shell Shot (3)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	2 - 4	Items	Dried Shroom (drop only), Earth Quake, Fire Flower (drop only), Fright Mask (drop only), Mr. Softener, POW Block (drop only), Power Punch, Slow Shroom
Tattle Log #: 34	Log	A Buzzy with wings and a spike. It flies, so a hammer won't reach. It's hard to find attacks that work.
	Tattle	That's a Spiky Parabuzzy. It's a Buzzy with a spike and wings. Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 4. Hey! The same stats as a normal Buzzy! Fire and explosions don't work on Buzzies, in case you've forgotten. ...And this one flies in the air AND has a spike. What a total pain. So...you'd better use an item or a special move.

Super Paper Mario enemy
Spiky Parabuzzy
	Max HP	1	Role	Common	Location(s)	Overthere Stair (7-3), Castle Bleck Foyer (8-2), Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum (8-4)
	Attack	2	Card type	Common
	Defense	3	Items		Card location(s)	Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
	Score	300
	Card description	Not so cute anymore, is it? Wings! Spikes! Come on! You can't stomp it AND it's hard to hammer. Brutal.
List of Catch Cards     20      21      22	Tattle	That's a Spiky Parabuzzy. As you can see, this Buzzy has wings and a spike... Max HP is 1, Attack is 2, and Defense is 3. Even flames won't scorch its hard shell... With the spike and wings and hard shell, I just don't know how to get rid of it... It's a pain to deal with, but still quite adorable...

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	パタトゲメット[?] Pata Togemetto	From the Japanese names of Koopa Paratroopa, Patapata (an onomatopoeia for a flapping sound), and Spike Top, Togemetto, which in turn comes from Spiny's name, Togezō (from ｢棘｣ toge, "thorn") and Buzzy Beetle's name, Metto (from the English "helmet").
German	Para-Pickelk.[?]	Short for Para-Pickelkäfer, or Para-Spike Top
Italian	Parapunginella[?]	Para Spike Top
Spanish	Parapunzón[?]	Para Spike Top