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===''Super Mario'' series=== | ===''Super Mario'' series=== | ||
====''Super Mario Land''==== | ====''Super Mario Land''==== | ||
[[File:SML Fighter Fly 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]]'', Fighter Flies are simply named '''Flies'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 16.</ref><ref>The 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.'' [[Kumo]]s from the [[Easton Kingdom]] attack in the same manner as Fighter 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 where, in the latter, one poses as [[Princess Daisy]]. | In ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', Fighter Flies are simply named '''Flies'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 16.</ref><ref>The 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.'' [[Kumo]]s from the [[Easton Kingdom]] attack in the same manner as Fighter 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 where, in the latter, one poses as [[Princess Daisy]]. | ||
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MB Atari 2600 Fighter Fly Artwork.png|''Mario Bros.'' (Atari 2600) | 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 Sharp X1.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' (Sharp X1) | ||
SMBS Fighter Fly PC-8801.png|''Super Mario Bros. Special'' (NEC PC-8801) | SMBS Fighter Fly PC-8801.png|''Super Mario Bros. Special'' (NEC PC-8801) | ||
SML | SML Fly.png|''[[Super Mario Land]]'' | ||
MLSSFighterFlyOverworld.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' | MLSSFighterFlyOverworld.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' | ||
MPTFighterFly.png|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' (unused) | MPTFighterFly.png|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' (unused) | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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|Jap=ファイターフライ<br>''Faitāfurai''<br>ハエさん<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>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#88 Page 178.]</ref><br>''Faiafurai''<br>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>''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 | |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> | ||
|Spa=Mosca | |Spa=Mosca | ||
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|Jap=ハエまる | |Jap=ハエまる | ||
|JapR=Haemaru | |JapR=Haemaru | ||
|JapM= | |JapM=Based on the name used for ''Super Mario All-Stars'' (see above) | ||
|Fra=Mouchak | |Fra=Mouchak | ||
|FraM=Corruption of "mouche" (fly). | |FraM=Corruption of "mouche" (fly). | ||
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Template:Species-infobox A Fighter Fly (originally spelled Fighterfly[1]), also referred to as a firefly[2] or bee[3], is a hopping insect that first appeared in the sewers of the original Mario Bros. arcade game.
History
Mario Bros.
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 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 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..
Playbox BASIC / Family BASIC
Fighter Flies 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 a space shooter mini-game in Family BASIC V3.
Mario Bros. Special
In Mario Bros. Special, 1984 semi-sequel by Hudson Soft, Fighter Flies can only be stunned if it is only a trampoline or conveyor belt that is being bounced on by Mario or Luigi. They first appear in Phase 9.
Punch Ball Mario Bros.
In Punch Ball Mario Bros., the other sequel by Hudson Soft, Fighter Flies 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.
Super Mario Bros. Special
In Super Mario Bros. Special, Fighter Flies, named Nakaji, appear in five levels. 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 Land
In Super Mario Land, Fighter Flies are simply named Flies[4][5] and are seen in the Birabuto Kingdom of Sarasaland. In this game, they hop towards Mario, just like in Mario Bros. Kumos from the Easton Kingdom attack in the same manner as Fighter Flies. They can simply be jumped on or be shot with a Superball to be defeated. Flies award Mario with 400 points when he defeats them. They are only found in World 1-1 and World 1-3 where, in the latter, one poses as Princess Daisy.
Super Mario Maker
A Mystery Mushroom costume, designed after Fighter Fly, can be unlocked in Super Mario Maker (after the 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 
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
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, they make a reappearance in Stardust Fields, the border between the Mushroom Kingdom and the Beanbean Kingdom. To attack, a Fighter Fly hops towards Mario or Luigi and tries to bump into the plumber. The heroes can jump to avoid the attack.
The Fighter Flies are orange with blue hands and feet, pink antennae, small wings, and have large green squinting eyelids. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, their feet are pink instead of light blue.
Mario and Luigi also encounter a stronger version of the Fighter Fly, the Super Fly, in the basement of Beanbean Castle.
In the remake's Minion Quest mode, a Fighter Fly makes a cameo as the first audition for Popple's new "Rookie," a position which Birdo ends up receiving.
Mario Power Tennis
Fighter Flies appear on the Mario Classic Court in Mario Power Tennis, in a flat 8-bit model form. Like other enemies, they can trip up an opponent. An unused 3D model for a Fighter Fly can be found, heavily based off their design from the Mario Bros. remake found in Super Mario All-Stars.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Fighter Flies make a cameo appearance as a 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
Super Mario Land
- 3DS Virtual Console manual: "This creature is always buzzing around. Defeat it by stomping on it from above."
Mario & Luigi series
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy | ||||||||||
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| Fighter Fly | ||||||||||
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HP | 5 | POW | 14 (12) | Defense | 14 | ||||
| Speed | 12 | Experience | 2 | Coins | 2 | |||||
| Location | Stardust Fields | Jump | Normal | Hammer | Normal | |||||
| Hand | Normal | Fire | Critical | Thunder | Normal | |||||
| Stat down? | 100% | Stun? | 30% | Burn? | 60% | |||||
| Level | 3 | Role | Common, training | Item drop | Mushroom – 9.68% Mushroom – 0% (Super Mushroom - 9.68%) | |||||
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy | ||||||||||
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| Fighter Fly | ||||||||||
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HP | 10 | POW | 24 | DEF | 9 | SPEED | 5 | Experience | 2 |
| Fire | Critical | Thunder | Normal | Jump | Normal | Hammer | Normal | Coins | 3 | |
| Stat down | 60% | Dizzy | 30% | Burn | 30% | Speed down | 30% | Item drop | Mushroom (18%) None (0%) Super Mushroom (50%) | |
| Level 2 | Location(s) | Stardust Fields | ||||||||
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy
| Name | Image | Appears in | NTSC-U Description | PAL Description |
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| Fighter Fly | 
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Arcade Mario Bros. (1983) 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. |
Gallery
Mario Bros. (Atari 2600)
Super Mario Bros. Special (Sharp X1)
Super Mario Bros. Special (NEC PC-8801)
Mario Power Tennis (unused)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ファイターフライ Faitāfurai ハエさん[6] Hae-san ハエ丸[7] Haemaru ファイアフライ[8] Faiafurai フライ[9] Furai |
Fighterfly / Fighter Fly Fly-san 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 Firefly Fly (used for Game Boy Advance Mario Bros. including Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga despite using an alternate name in the main game)[10] |
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| German | Fliege Fieser Flieger (GBA)[?] |
Fly Nasty Flyer |
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| Italian | Falena Mosca armata (GBA)[?] |
Moth Armed fly |
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| Russian | Бойцовая муха[?] Boytsovaya mukha |
Fighter Fly | |
| Spanish | Mosca[?] | Fly | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Mosca luchador (GBA)[?] | Fighter fly |
Super Mario Land
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フーライ[11] Fūrai |
Corruption of「フライ」(furai, fly), or possibly from「風来坊」(fūraibō, wanderer) | |
| German | Fly[?] | - | |
| Italian | Falena[12] | Moth | |
| Spanish | Mosca[?] | Fly |
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハエまる[?] Haemaru |
Based on the name used for Super Mario All-Stars (see above) | |
| Chinese | 苍蝇小丸子[?] Cāngying Xiǎowánzi |
From the Japanese name. | |
| German | Fliegmut[?] | Portmanteau of Fliege (fly) and the name suffix -mut, used in male names such as Helmut. | |
| Italian | Calabrotto[?] | Portmanteau of "calabrone" (European Hornet), and the suffix "-otto", meaning little. | |
| Korean | 파리동글[?] Pparidonggul |
Round Fly | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Recluta Bzz[?] | Bzz (from his sound) recruit. | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Recluta Zzz[?] | Zzz (from his sound) recruit. |
References
- ^ M. Arakawa. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Page 16.
- ^ Mario Bros. NES instruction booklet, page 2. "There are plenty of cagey critters to conquer -- turtles, crabs and fireflies, to mention a few."
- ^ Nintendo Power Advance V.1, page 40.
- ^ Super Mario Land English instruction booklet, page 16.
- ^ The Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide, page 5.
- ^ Family BASIC handbook.
- ^ 「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.
- ^ Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 178.
- ^ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/mariobros/index.html
- ^ Mario & Luigi RPG instruction booklet, page 37.
- ^ Super Mario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 47
Interwiki links
- Fighter Fly (Mario Bros.) — de:Fieser Flieger
- Fighter Fly (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) — de:Fliegmut — it:Calabrotto
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