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|title=Beetle
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|image=[[File:Beetle.png]]<br>A Beetle from ''Donkey Kong 3''.
|image=[[File:DK3 Arcade Kabutomushi.png]]
|sub_species=[[Battle Beetle]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|related=[[Click-Clack]]<br>[[Knik-Knak]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3|Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|notable=[[Racing Beetle]]<br>[[Scratchy the 'Fro Bug]]
|relatives=[[Attacker]]<br>[[Butterfly (Donkey Kong 3)|Butterfly (''Donkey Kong 3'')]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' ([[2013]])
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'''Kabutomushi''' are beetles that appear as enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. They appear starting from round 18 (12 in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version) and go down to the bottom of the screen, just like [[Attacker]]s, and then charge across full speed, attempting to hit [[Stanley]].


'''Beetles''' are insects that have made a few appearances throughout the [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]]. Enemies found in ''Mario'' games called [[Buzzy Beetle]]s, [[Parabeetle]]s and [[Buster Beetle]]s don't resemble normal beetles, despite their name, resembling more as [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s instead.
In ''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]'', Kabutomushi fly in groups that reach the bottom of the screen. Only a single formation of Kabutomushi can exist at a time. Kabutomushi move very slowly, but like [[Beespy|Beespies]], they do not fire projectiles at Stanley. They make their first appearance in [[By the Pyramid]], the eleventh stage. They take one hit to defeat, and give 30 points.


==History==
==Gallery==
===''Donkey Kong 3''===
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Beetles make their first appearance as enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. They appear in the 18th round and go down to the bottom of the screen, just like [[Buttifly|Buttiflies]], and then charge across full speed, attempting to hit [[Stanley the Bugman]].
DK3 NES Kabutomushi.png|''Donkey Kong 3'' ([[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]])
DK3DG Kabutomushi Sharp X1.png|''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]''
</gallery>


===''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''===
==Names in other languages==
In ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', a type of beetle enemy called [[Battle Beetle]]s are found. They attack similar to the [[Fighter Fly|Fighter Flies]] from ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''.
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|Jpn=かぶと虫<ref>''Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū'' [https://www.beep-shop.com/blog/2897/ manual.]</ref>
 
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|JpnM={{wp|Japanese rhinoceros beetle|Kabutomushi}}; alternate spelling shared with the [[beetle (Super Mario RPG)|beetle]] from ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
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[[Image:BeetlesCartoon.jpg|thumb|Three Beetles as they appeared in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''.]]
Beetles appear in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers]]", where they have a rather minor role. A quartet of Beetles are shown to be living inside a drainpipe that a shrunken [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] take refuge inside of. As the Beetles are hungry, they chase Mario and Luigi through the drainpipe in an attempt to eat them, although Mario and Luigi manage to escape. In this appearance, the four Beetles resemble a cross between an insect and [[List of Implied People#The Beatles|The Beatles]].


===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
==References==
[[File:BeetleRace.png|thumb|left|Mario chasing after beetles up Booster Hill.]]
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In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[Booster]] collects beetles, but does not catch them himself, instead forcing his [[Snifit]]s to make a hobby of capturing the beetles for him. By renting a [[Special Items (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Beetle Box]] for 150 [[coin]]s and traveling to [[Booster Hill]], home of the [[Beetle Race]] [[minigame]], anyone can join in the fun and try to catch beetles along with the Snifits. Each Beetle can then be traded at [[Beetles Are Us]] for a predetermined amount of coins. Golden Beetles are worth one [[Frog Coin]], male Beetles are worth fifty coins, and females only one coin. A Beetle also appears as a playable character in the [[Beetle Mania]] game that can be purchased from the [[Beetle Mania Toad]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] for 500 Coins.


===''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon''===
[[Beetle (Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon)|Beetles]] reappear as an enemy in ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'', They appear in the [[Old Clockworks]], [[Secret Mine]] and [[Treacherous Mansion]]. They come in green as their main color, gold for coins and black in the Secret Mine only. Flashing normal colors gives Luigi a heart or a simple coin and flashing gold versions gives Luigi a gold bar. They deal Luigi 5 HP if he is hit by one.
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Latest revision as of 14:47, April 21, 2025

The title of this article is official, but it comes from a Japanese source.
If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.

Kabutomushi
Kabutomushi from the arcade version of Donkey Kong 3
First appearance Donkey Kong 3 (1983)
Latest appearance Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong 3 (2019)
Relatives

Kabutomushi are beetles that appear as enemies in Donkey Kong 3. They appear starting from round 18 (12 in the NES version) and go down to the bottom of the screen, just like Attackers, and then charge across full speed, attempting to hit Stanley.

In Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū, Kabutomushi fly in groups that reach the bottom of the screen. Only a single formation of Kabutomushi can exist at a time. Kabutomushi move very slowly, but like Beespies, they do not fire projectiles at Stanley. They make their first appearance in By the Pyramid, the eleventh stage. They take one hit to defeat, and give 30 points.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese かぶと虫[1]
Kabutomushi 		Kabutomushi; alternate spelling shared with the beetle from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū manual.
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Donkey Kong 3
Characters Donkey Kong • Stanley
Enemies Buzzbee • Creepy • Super Bee* • Vine Eater* • Beespy • Attacker • Kabutomushi • Butterfly
Items and objects Beehive • Flower • Sprayer • Super Sprayer
Greenhouses Blue • Gray • Yellow
Other Gallery • Staff
* Only appears in the arcade version
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Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū
Characters Donkey Kong • Stanley
Enemies Buzzbee • Super Bee • Creepy • Beespy • Attacker • Coconut • Kabutomushi • Butterfly
Stages On the Highway • On the Strange Bridge • On the Country Road • The Aliens • In the U.F.O. • Leaving the Earth • In the Astron Belt • Around the Saturn • A Mysterious Planet • On the Desert • By the Pyramid • In the Cave • At the Active Volcano • In the Active Crater • At the Dome • On the Ground Picture • At the Runway • A Mushroom Cloud • At the Sunset • In the City
Other Bonus Stage • Flag • Gallery • Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū • Sprayer
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