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{{another language}}
{{distinguish|Big Bee}}
{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SML2 Buichi.png|170px]]
|image=[[File:SML2 Buichi.png|170px]]<br>Artwork
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ({{y|1992}})
|parent_species=[[Bee (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Bee]]
|variant_of=[[Beebee]]
|related=[[Suu]]<br>[[Thwomp]]}}
|comparable=[[Karamenbo]]<br>[[Suu]]}}
[[File:Buichi.png|frame|left]]
'''Bigbees'''<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en English|title=''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-135145/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en}}</ref> (generically referred to by ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' as '''big bee''')<ref>{{cite|quote=When Mario makes his way into the honeycomb, he should be careful to avoid the big bees that fall down from the ceiling onto Mario. With a little patience, Mario can get around this annoying problem.|author=Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt|date=1994|title=''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=22}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. These [[Beebee]]s are found in the level [[Honeybees (level)|Honeybees]] only. They act like [[Suu]] from ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', dropping when [[Mario]] is nearby before slowly flying back up. Only a [[Super Star|Star]] can defeat a Bigbee.
'''Būichi''' (generically referred to by [[Nintendo Power]] as '''big bee'''<ref>"''When Mario makes his way into the honeycomb, he should be careful to avoid the big bees that fall down from the ceiling onto Mario. With a little patience, Mario can get around this annoying problem.''" - The ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide, page 22.</ref>) is a bee enemy found in the [[Tree Zone]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. If [[Mario]] goes near to the Būichi, it will drop down and then slowly fly back up to its position upon hitting the floor, very similar to [[Suu]] from ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. Unlike Suu, they cannot be [[stomp]]ed, similar to the recurring [[Thwomp]]s. With the exception of a [[Super Star|Star]], nothing can defeat them.
==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ブーイチ (JP) / Bigbee (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Bigbee Perfect.png|200px]]
|shuzoku=クーリプ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=なまけもの
|tojo_gemu=ランド2
|desc='''<big>くいしん{{ruby|坊|ほう}}のおデブさん</big><br>
ビービーたちの{{ruby|仲間|なかま}}なのだが、{{ruby|食|た}}べることが{{ruby|大好|だいす}}きで、{{ruby|体|からだ}}を{{ruby|動|うご}}かすことが{{ruby|大嫌|だいきら}}い。いつも{{ruby|天井|てんじょう}}にひそんでいて、ハチの{{ruby|巣|す}}に{{ruby|入|はい}}ってくる{{ruby|侵入者|しんにゅうしゃ}}を{{ruby|重|おも}}い{{ruby|体重|たいじゅう}}で{{ruby|押|お}}しつぶそうとする。<ref>{{cite|date=November 20, 1994|isbn=4-09-259067-9|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'')|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|page=[https://i.imgur.com/UzODJgp.jpeg 184]}}</ref>
|tribe=Creep clan
|disposition=Lazy fellow
|game_appearances=Land 2
|eng_desc='''''<big>Fat person who loves to eat</big><br>
''They are friends of the Beebees, but they love to eat and hate to be physically active. They are always lurking on the ceiling, trying to crush intruders who enter the beehive with their heavy weight.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Buichi.png|Sprite
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブーイチ<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#91 Page 184.]</ref>
|Jpn=ブーイチ
|JapR=Būichi
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'')|page=12|isbn=4-09-102413-0|date=December 20, 1992}}</ref>
|JapM=Possibly from「デブ」(''debu'', fat) or「ブーン」(''būn'', onomatopoeia for buzzing) and the name ending「イチ」(''-ichi'') or「ハチ」(''hachi'', bee)
|JpnR=Būichi
|JpnM=Possibly from「ブーン」(''būn'', onomatopoeia for bee's buzzing) and「イチ」(''-ichi'', name ending); may incorporate「デブ」(''debu'', "fat") and「{{ruby|蜂|ハチ}}」(''hachi'', "bee")
|Fre=Bouboule
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|date=July 4, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|isbn=2302070046|page=76}}</ref>
|FreM=From ''bouboule'' (slang for fat person); possibly evoking ''abeille'' ("bee")
|Ger=Fall-Hummel
|Ger=Fall-Hummel
|GerM=Fall Bumblebee
|GerM=Fall Bumblebee
|Ita=Calabrone<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 76</ref>
|Ita=Calabrone
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=76}}</ref>
|ItaM=Hornet
|ItaM=Hornet
}}
}}
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:28, March 14, 2025

Not to be confused with Big Bee.
Bigbee
Artwork of a Bigbee, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Variant of Beebee
Comparable

Bigbees[1] (generically referred to by Nintendo Power as big bee)[2] are enemies in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. These Beebees are found in the level Honeybees only. They act like Suu from Super Mario Land, dropping when Mario is nearby before slowly flying back up. Only a Star can defeat a Bigbee.

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ブーイチ (JP) / Bigbee (EN)
A Bigbee from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく クーリプぞく Tribe Creep clan
性格せいかく なまけもの Disposition Lazy fellow
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
くいしんほうのおデブさん

ビービーたちの仲間なかまなのだが、べることが大好だいすきで、からだうごかすことが大嫌だいきらい。いつも天井てんじょうにひそんでいて、ハチのはいってくる侵入者しんにゅうしゃおも体重たいじゅうしつぶそうとする。[3]

Fat person who loves to eat

They are friends of the Beebees, but they love to eat and hate to be physically active. They are always lurking on the ceiling, trying to crush intruders who enter the beehive with their heavy weight.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブーイチ[4]
Būichi
Possibly from「ブーン」(būn, onomatopoeia for bee's buzzing) and「イチ」(-ichi, name ending); may incorporate「デブ」(debu, "fat") and「ハチ」(hachi, "bee")
French Bouboule[5] From bouboule (slang for fat person); possibly evoking abeille ("bee")
German Fall-Hummel[?] Fall Bumblebee
Italian Calabrone[6] Hornet

References[edit]

  1. ^ English Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ "When Mario makes his way into the honeycomb, he should be careful to avoid the big bees that fall down from the ceiling onto Mario. With a little patience, Mario can get around this annoying problem." – Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt (1994). Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 22.
  3. ^ November 20, 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 184.
  4. ^ December 20, 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102413-0. Page 12.
  5. ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 76.
  6. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 76.