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{{species infobox
|title=Bony Beetle
|image=[[File:NSMBU Bony Beetle Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|image=[[File:Bony_Beetle-NSMBU.png|95px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|species_origin=[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|sub_species=
|variant_of=[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|related=[[Dry Bones]]
|variants=[[Big Bony Beetle]]
|affiliation=[[Koopa Troop]]
|comparable=[[Dry Bones]]<br>[[Spiny]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[2012]])
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}}
A '''Bony Beetle''' is an undead skeletal version of a [[Buzzy Beetle]] that has made minor appearances throughout the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series.  
'''Bony Beetles''' are undead skeletal varieties of [[Buzzy Beetle]]s that first appear as enemies in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When stomped, a Bony Beetle falls apart before reassembling, similarly to [[Dry Bones]].


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
[[File:Bony Beetle SMW.png|frame|left]]
[[File:SMW Artwork Bony Beetle.png|thumb|left|Artwork from ''Super Mario World'', depicting their original design]]
They first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and [[Super Mario World#Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|and its remake]], where they would walk around, then stop and stick out spikes. They can be defeated with the swing of a [[cape]], but are immune to [[Fireball]]s, so timing is critical. If [[Mario]] stomps one, it will fall apart and reassemble seconds later, similar to a [[Dry Bones]]. Due to graphical limitations, Bony Beetles appear to turn into Dry Bones whenever they collapse. Bony Beetles were first seen in the depths of [[Vanilla Fortress]].
{{multiframe|[[File:Bony Beetle SMW.png]] [[File:SMW Blue Bony Beetle.png]]|align=right}}
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The Bony Beetles of ''Super Mario World'' and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|its remake]] are bipedal and wear red shoes, except for one in the credits that has blue-tinged shoes.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/3Tc_Ek0ASSA?feature=shared&t=8310|timestamp=2:18:30|title=''Super Mario World'' - Complete Walkthrough|date=October 8, 2020|publisher=YouTube|language=en|author=Typhlosion4President}}</ref> Bony Beetles, which first appear in [[Vanilla Fortress]], have a pattern of walking around, stopping, and sticking their spikes out. A Bony Beetle's spikes damage the player character, even if he is [[Spin Jump|spin-jumping]]. A Bony Beetle can be stopped temporarily when stomped, but a [[Spin Jump#Super Mario World|Cape Spin]] can defeat one entirely.<ref>{{cite|quote=Stomp him to stop him briefly; use a Cape Spin to get rid of him for good.|page=50|title=''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|date=1993}}</ref>


====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Bony Beetles also appear in the [[World-e]] level [[Swinging Bars of Doom]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3#Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They look and act the same exact way as in ''Super Mario World''.
Bony Beetles return in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are depicted similarly as in ''Super Mario World'' but have different sprites when. Bony Beetles are encountered in the [[World-e]] levels [[Swinging Bars of Doom]] and [[Bowser's Last Stand]].<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/TF5EPFdGVWc?feature=shared&t=11|timestamp=0:11|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|date=October 27, 2019|title=''Super Mario Advance 4'' - World-e - Swinging Bars of Doom|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/5BoT5f0lUNU?feature=shared&t=50|timestamp=0:50|title=''Super Mario Advance 4'' - World-e - Bowser's Last Stand|publisher=YouTube|author=VideoGamePhenom|date=October 28, 2019|language=en}}</ref> Jumping under a [[? Block]] with a Buzzy Beetle does not affect it.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/ZnpXMBJoLb8?feature=shared&t=156|timestamp=02:36|title=Bowser's Second Last Stand - Super Mario Advance 4: SMB3 (Part 30)|date=May 31, 2023|publisher=YouTube|language=en|author=bradsmithVR}}</ref>
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====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:NSMBUCastle.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A Bony Beetle (seen in the top right corner), from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.]]
[[File:NSMBUD Bony Beetle Screenshot.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'', showing both a retracted and an active Bony Beetle]]
Bony Beetles reappear in the [[Wii U]] title ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', making their first 2.5D appearance. In behavior, they do exactly the same as in ''Super Mario World'', where they walk around and suddenly stop to stick out their spikes. Notably, they now resemble undead [[Buzzy Beetle]]s, and are quadrupedal. They typically appear at the [[Tower]]s and [[Castle]]s, but they can also appear in the volcanic levels as well. Bony Beetles can be defeated for good with an ice ball.
Bony Beetles return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|its port]]. They use their quadrupedal design introduced in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. Bony Beetles are in mostly [[tower]]s and [[castle]]s, but they do also appear in underground and volcanic habitats. Bony Beetles behave the same as before, but the [[reissue|port]] adds sound effects for when they activate and retract their spikes. A Bony Beetle can be defeated by freezing it with an [[Ice Ball]] and then throwing the ice block it is encased within;<ref>{{cite|quote=Fireballs are ineffective, but iceballs will freeze Bony Beetles, thereby allowing you to smash them.|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=29|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> A Bony Beetle in [[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]] be defeated temporarily if it gets crushed between a moving platform and wall while disassembled, but it becomes normal if the player character goes offscreen a distance before returning.
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Bony Beetle SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|A Bony Beetle in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
A giant Bony Beetle appears in volume 4 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', based on ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It shoots spikes to form a prison-like structure as well as lasers from its eyes. When it rams into Mario, it sends him flying into a block, releasing a [[Dragon Coin]]. When [[Yoshi]] grabs the Dragon Coin, his tongue swirls out of control and defeats the Bony Beetle.


===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
====''Paper Mario''====
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Bony Beetles appear in [[Bowser's Castle]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. Those on the field attack by using a [[Shell Toss]],<ref>{{cite|timestamp=16:58|url=youtu.be/iS0NzyLXY98?feature=shared&t=1018|title=''Paper Mario'' - Walkthrough Part 33 - Bowser's Castle|date=March 4, 2022|author=NintenU|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> and they receive the [[First Strike]] if it hits [[Mario]]. A Bony Beetle uses the move in battle, dealing three units of damage to the target. If Bony Beetles have their spikes out, they jump on Mario, dealing five units of damage. A Bony Beetle can stick its spikes in and out willfully, and while its spikes are retracted, it can be flipped from a jump, with their [[Defense]] lowered to 0 in this state. A flipped Bony Beetle gets up the next turn.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/iS0NzyLXY98?feature=shared&t=1039|timestamp=17:19|title=''Paper Mario'' - Walkthrough Part 33 - Bowser's Castle|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>
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|image=[[File:BonyBeetlePM.png]]
|hp=8
|atk=3
|def=4
|location=[[Bowser's Castle]]
|moves=Shell Toss (3), Ceiling Drop (3), Spiky Slam (5)
|tattle=It's a Bony Beetle. They're bony Buzzy Beetles. ...Hence the name. It's tough to damage 'em. When their spikes are out, their attack power is 5. When they retract their spikes, take the opportunity to flip 'em over. After that, beating 'em will be a breeze.
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[[Image:Bony_Beetle.PNG|frame|left]]
They are later seen in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' in an underground section of [[Bowser's Castle]] (and several other places), with a complete makeover. They're defeated basically the same way as Dry Bones, but harder, so the [[player]] should whack them with the [[Hammer]] often when fighting them. They would engage battle with Mario in different ways depending on if their back spikes were extended. If their spikes stuck out, they would jump onto Mario, doing five damage; they would also be naturally spiked. If their spikes were retracted, they would simply [[Shell Toss]] for three damage instead. They would also sometimes retract their spikes in or out after being attacked.
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====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
{{Pmssenemy
Since ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', Bony Beetles have been redesigned as quadrupeds to resemble [[Buzzy Beetle]]s more closely. As an enemy, a Bony Beetle extends its spikes if Mario tries to stomp it, in which case Mario has to use an [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)#Iron Jump|Iron Jump sticker]] to attack them. A Bony Beetle attacks by taking out its spikes before headbonking Mario, rolling aside if it misses.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/IePsdW3bYf0?feature=shared&t=477|timestamp=07:57|author=LuckySevenDX|date=December 26, 2013|title=Let's Play ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' Part 31: Rocky Road|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>
|image=[[File:BonybeetlePMSS.png|70px]]
 
|hp=13
====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
|atk=6
Bony Beetles do not appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', though concept art at the [[Musée Champignon]] and an [[List of Paper Mario: The Origami King pre-release and unused content|unused string]] of their name in the data shows that Bony Beetles were planned to appear as [[Folded Soldiers]].
|location= [[Rugged Road]], [[Rumble Volcano]]
 
|moves = Spiky Slam (6)
===''Mario Party'' series===
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====''Mario Party: Island Tour''====
Bony Beetles appear as enemies in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. Their appearance now closely resembles [[Buzzy Beetle]]s more than their previous iterations. Just like in ''Paper Mario'', Bony Beetles can protrude and retract their spikes at will, and are also immune to fire-based attacks. They cannot be jumped on unless Mario uses an [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)#Iron Jump|Iron Jump sticker]]. A Bony Beetle's main attack is protruding their spikes and then jumping on Mario.  
A Bony Beetle hands out two [[Mini Ztar]]s on [[Star-Crossed Skyway]] in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'',<ref>{{cite|author=Yellow Toad|date=2013|quote=Oh dear. You get {{color|maroon|2}} {{color|purple|Mini Star}}s from the {{color|purple|Bony Beetle}}...|location=[[Star-Crossed Skyway]]|title=''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|language=en}}</ref> if it is at the front of the second or third Star Stages.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=18:59|url=youtu.be/dWun3Bhn4_0?feature=shared&t=1139|title=''Mario Party Island Tour'' - Star-Crossed Skyway|date=July 16, 2016|author=Typhlosion4President|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref><ref name=mpit>{{cite|timestamp=26:59|url=youtu.be/dWun3Bhn4_0?feature=shared&t=1619|title=''Mario Party Island Tour'' - Star-Crossed Skyway|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> When a Bony Beetle gives Mini Ztars, it pulls its head into its shell and sticks out its spikes.<ref name="mpit"/>
 
====''Super Mario Party''====
A Bony Beetle is one of the possible guesses in the minigame [[Absent Minded]] in ''[[Super Mario Party]]''.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:10|url=youtu.be/Rs7GGYQAhyQ?feature=shared&t=10|title=''Super Mario Party'' minigame: Absent Minded 60fps|date=January 17, 2019|publisher=YouTube|language=en|author=arronmunroe}}</ref>
 
====''Super Mario Party Jamboree''====
In ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'', artwork of a Bony Beetle can appear on a ball in the minigame [[Big-Top Quiz]].
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===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
Bony Beetles appear in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'', as uncommon enemies. They are Dark-attributed enemies and are mainly found in towers and castles.
This game also introduces their larger counterparts, [[Big Bony Beetle]]s. They appear in {{world link|5|castlep|World 5-Castle (Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition)}}, {{world link|6|towerp1|World 6-Tower 1 (Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition)}}, {{world link|6|towerp2|World 6-Tower 2 (Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition)}}, {{world link|6|castlep|World 6-Castle (Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition)}}, {{world link|7|towerp2|World 7-Tower 2}}, {{world link|8|towerp1|World 8-Tower 1 (Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition)}}, [[World 8-6 (Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition)|World 8-6]], {{world link|8|towerp2|World 8-Tower 2 (Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition)}}, [[World 8-11]], and {{world link|8|towerp3|World 8-Tower 3}}.
As teammates, Bony Beetles have an HP rating of 4/6, an ATK rating of 3/6, and a RCV rating of 1/6. Their Beetle Shield Skill reduces the damage received by half for two turns, and their Awoken Skill, Dark Boost, raises the ATK of the player's Dark team members if a horizontal line of Dark orbs is cleared.
===''Dr. Mario World''===
Bony Beetles are assistants in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''. In stage mode, their effect is to increase the score that resulted from a capsule match if that match eliminated four or more viruses simultaneously, where the percentage of the score increase is greater at higher levels, where it is 15% at the first level and 75% at the maximum level. In versus mode, their effect is to eliminate the lowest row of objects when the player's play area shrinks to only three rows left, meaning that the area would need to have nine rows of [[Empty Block]]s for this effect to activate, where it is only 20% at the first level and 100% at the maximum level. The Bony Beetle assistant can be obtained as a reward for clearing the first area in [[World 13 (Dr. Mario World)|World 13]].
===''Mario Golf: Super Rush''===
A Bony Beetle who can talk appears at [[Balmy Dunes]] within the Golf Adventure mode of ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=01:19|url=youtu.be/YBABAIOgj6g?feature=shared&t=79|title=Mario Golf: SuperRush<nowiki>[sic]</nowiki>. Golf Adventure day at Balmy Dunes.|date=July 16, 2021|author=Puzzled Gaming|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>


==Names in Other Languages==
==Profiles and statistics==
{{Foreignname
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
|Jap=ホネメット<br/>''Hone Metto''<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/pm_j-e.shtml The Mushroom Kingdom] (Accessed on 11-30-11)</ref>
{{PBMCD profile
|JapM=Bone Helmet
|name=ホネメット (JP) / Bony Beetle (EN)
|Spa=Tortueso
|artwork=[[File:Bony Beetle Perfect.png|200px]]
|SpaM=Pun on "tortuga" (turtle) and "hueso" (bone)
|shuzoku=ゴースト族
|Fra=Scaraboss
|seikaku=頑固
|FraM=Scaraboss
|tojo_gemu=ワールド
|desc='''<big>骨になったメットの幽霊か?</big><br>
硬いこうらのメットが骨になった。踏めばグシャっとくずれるが、しばらくすると復活する。しかも立ち止まってトゲを出すので、ゆっくり歩いているうちに踏んずけちゃおう。<ref>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|date=November 20, 1994|isbn=4-09-259067-9|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'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/ZMDYJm4.jpeg 206]}}</ref>
|tribe=Ghost clan
|disposition=Stubborn
|game_appearances=World
|eng_desc='''''<big>The skeletal ghost of the Buzzy Beetle?</big><br>
''The hard-shelled Buzzy Beetle has become bony. If you step on it, it crumbles, but it will come back after a while. It will also stop and produce spikes, so you should step on them while you are walking carefully.''
}}
}}


==Trivia==
===''Paper Mario'' series===
*In ''Super Mario World'', Bony Beetles have red feet, but the one showed in the credits cutscene for the game had blue feet.
====''Paper Mario''====
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Bony Beetle|image=[[File:PM Bony Beetle idle.gif|bottom]] [[File:PM Bony Beetle spiked idle.gif|bottom]]|align=horizontal}}
 
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
{{:Paper Mario: Sticker Star bestiary|transcludesection=Bony Beetle|align=horizontal}}
 
===''Dr. Mario World''===
*'''Stage mode:''' ''Increases score by 15%/30%/45%/60%/75% when four or more viruses are eliminated at the same time.''
*'''Versus mode:''' ''If only three rows remain, grants 20%/40%/60%/80%/100% chance to clear lowest rows (1).''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMWGroupPoster.jpg|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMW Bony Beetle Spikes.png|''Super Mario World''
Bony Beetle altar SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
BonyBeetlePM.png|''Paper Mario''
Bony Beetle Spiked PM.png|''Paper Mario''
SMA4 SMB3 Bony Beetle.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
PDSMBE-BonyBeetle-TeamImage.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
PDSMBE-BonyBeetleCard.png|''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''
DMW-BonyBeetle.png|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
LEGO Super Mario Character Pack Series 3 Sets.jpg|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 128.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
SMGPB2 Ghost House Maze.png|''Super Mario Game Picture Book 2: Mario and Luigi''
Panini SMTCC 082.jpg|[[Super Mario Trading Card Collection|''Super Mario'' Trading Card Collection]]
MGSR Bony Beetle.jpg|''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''
SMPJ Big-Top Quiz Bony Beetle.png|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ホネメット
|JapR=Hone Metto
|JapM=Bone Buzzy Beetle; officially romanized as "Hone Met"
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|author=Kagawa, Ryo ({{iw|wikibound|Ape|APE/Shigesato Itoi}}), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors|title="UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『[[Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World|任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド]]』|date=1991|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=31|isbn=4-09-104117-5}}</ref>
|Jap2=ほねメット
|Jap2R=Hone Metto
|Jap2M=Bone Buzzy Beetle; officially romanized as "Hone Met"
|ChiS=骨虫怪<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170227153847/http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606|title=神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
|ChiSN=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''
|ChiSR=Gǔ Chóng Guài
|ChiS2=枯骨甲虫
|ChiS2N=''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''
|ChiS2R=Kūgǔ Jiǎchóng
|ChiS3=枯骨钢盔龟
|ChiS3N=since ''Dr. Mario World''
|ChiS3R=Kūgǔ Gāngkuīguī
|ChiSM=Bony Insect Monster
|ChiS2M=From "枯骨" (''kūgǔ'', "dry bone") and "钢盔甲虫" (''Gāngkuījiǎchóng'', Buzzy Beetle)
|ChiS3M=Dry-Bone Buzzy Beetle
|ChiT=枯骨鋼盔龜
|ChiTR=Kūgǔ Gāngkuīguī
|ChiTM=Dry-Bone Buzzy Beetle
|FreA=Blindulos
|FreAM=From ''Blindule'' ("Buzzy Beetle" in French) and ''os'' ("bone")
|FreE=Scaraboss
|FreEM=From ''scarabée'' ("beetle") and ''os'' ("bone")
|FreEC=<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/Lmy4zgv8shc?feature=shared&t=261|timestamp=04:21|title=''Super Mario Advance 2'' - Ending (French)|author=Diddy64wii|date=November 19, 2010|publisher=YouTube|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.supersoluce.com/sites/default/files/node/65275/monstre-puzzle-and-dragons-super-mario-bros-040.jpg|title='' Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition'' screenshot|publisher=Super Soluce|language=fr|accessdate=October 12, 2024}}</ref>
|Ger=Knochen-Käfer<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=18}}</ref>
|GerM=Bone Beetle
|Ita=Booneybeetle
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|quote=Booneybeetle|author=Cheep Cheep Star Tournament scoreboard|publisher=''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=From English
|ItaN=''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''
|Ita2=Ossonella
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha733P5U4Hk|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Pista Superstar 8 - Abbatti le Ossonelle per una serie di 1-Up (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|date=February 6, 2013|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2M=From ''osso'' ("bone") and ''Nella'' ("Buzzy Beetle")
|Kor=좀비하잉바
|KorR=Jombi Haingba
|KorM=Zombie Buzzy Beetle
|PorA=Besourosso
|PorAM=From ''besouro'' ("beetle", also Buzzy Beetle's Portuguese name) and ''osso'' ("bone")
|PorE=Trinca-Espinhas
|PorEM=Word for a very thin person, where ''espinha'' means "spine"
|Rus=Жук-скелет
|RusR=Zhuk-skelet
|RusM=Skeleton Beetle
|SpaA=Buzzy Huesos
|SpaAM=Buzzy Bones
|SpaE=Tortueso
|SpaEM=From ''tortuga'' ("turtle") and ''hueso'' ("bone")
}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:57, December 31, 2024

Bony Beetle
Bony Beetle in New Super Mario Bros. U
Artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario Party Jamboree (cameo) (2024)
Variant of Buzzy Beetle
Variants
Comparable

Bony Beetles are undead skeletal varieties of Buzzy Beetles that first appear as enemies in Super Mario World. When stomped, a Bony Beetle falls apart before reassembling, similarly to Dry Bones.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

Artwork of a Bony Beetle from Super Mario World.
Artwork from Super Mario World, depicting their original design
Bony Beetle SMW.png Bony Beetle

The Bony Beetles of Super Mario World and its remake are bipedal and wear red shoes, except for one in the credits that has blue-tinged shoes.[1] Bony Beetles, which first appear in Vanilla Fortress, have a pattern of walking around, stopping, and sticking their spikes out. A Bony Beetle's spikes damage the player character, even if he is spin-jumping. A Bony Beetle can be stopped temporarily when stomped, but a Cape Spin can defeat one entirely.[2]

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Bony Beetles return in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. They are depicted similarly as in Super Mario World but have different sprites when. Bony Beetles are encountered in the World-e levels Swinging Bars of Doom and Bowser's Last Stand.[3][4] Jumping under a ? Block with a Buzzy Beetle does not affect it.[5]

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

A screenshot from Ludwig's Clockwork Castle in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, featuring two Bony Beetles. One is retracted into its shell, the other is not.
Screenshot from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, showing both a retracted and an active Bony Beetle

Bony Beetles return in New Super Mario Bros. U and its port. They use their quadrupedal design introduced in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. Bony Beetles are in mostly towers and castles, but they do also appear in underground and volcanic habitats. Bony Beetles behave the same as before, but the port adds sound effects for when they activate and retract their spikes. A Bony Beetle can be defeated by freezing it with an Ice Ball and then throwing the ice block it is encased within;[6] A Bony Beetle in Ludwig's Clockwork Castle be defeated temporarily if it gets crushed between a moving platform and wall while disassembled, but it becomes normal if the player character goes offscreen a distance before returning.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Bony Beetle. Page 25, volume 4 of Super Mario-kun.
A Bony Beetle in Super Mario-kun

A giant Bony Beetle appears in volume 4 of Super Mario-kun, based on Super Mario World. It shoots spikes to form a prison-like structure as well as lasers from its eyes. When it rams into Mario, it sends him flying into a block, releasing a Dragon Coin. When Yoshi grabs the Dragon Coin, his tongue swirls out of control and defeats the Bony Beetle.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

Bony Beetles appear in Bowser's Castle in Paper Mario. Those on the field attack by using a Shell Toss,[7] and they receive the First Strike if it hits Mario. A Bony Beetle uses the move in battle, dealing three units of damage to the target. If Bony Beetles have their spikes out, they jump on Mario, dealing five units of damage. A Bony Beetle can stick its spikes in and out willfully, and while its spikes are retracted, it can be flipped from a jump, with their Defense lowered to 0 in this state. A flipped Bony Beetle gets up the next turn.[8]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Since Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Bony Beetles have been redesigned as quadrupeds to resemble Buzzy Beetles more closely. As an enemy, a Bony Beetle extends its spikes if Mario tries to stomp it, in which case Mario has to use an Iron Jump sticker to attack them. A Bony Beetle attacks by taking out its spikes before headbonking Mario, rolling aside if it misses.[9]

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Bony Beetles do not appear in Paper Mario: The Origami King, though concept art at the Musée Champignon and an unused string of their name in the data shows that Bony Beetles were planned to appear as Folded Soldiers.

Mario Party series[edit]

Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]

A Bony Beetle hands out two Mini Ztars on Star-Crossed Skyway in Mario Party: Island Tour,[10] if it is at the front of the second or third Star Stages.[11][12] When a Bony Beetle gives Mini Ztars, it pulls its head into its shell and sticks out its spikes.[12]

Super Mario Party[edit]

A Bony Beetle is one of the possible guesses in the minigame Absent Minded in Super Mario Party.[13]

Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit]

In Super Mario Party Jamboree, artwork of a Bony Beetle can appear on a ball in the minigame Big-Top Quiz.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]

Bony Beetles appear in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, as uncommon enemies. They are Dark-attributed enemies and are mainly found in towers and castles.

This game also introduces their larger counterparts, Big Bony Beetles. They appear in World 5-Castle, World 6-Tower 1, World 6-Tower 2, World 6-Castle, World 7-Tower 2, World 8-Tower 1, World 8-6, World 8-Tower 2, World 8-11, and World 8-Tower 3.

As teammates, Bony Beetles have an HP rating of 4/6, an ATK rating of 3/6, and a RCV rating of 1/6. Their Beetle Shield Skill reduces the damage received by half for two turns, and their Awoken Skill, Dark Boost, raises the ATK of the player's Dark team members if a horizontal line of Dark orbs is cleared.

Dr. Mario World[edit]

Bony Beetles are assistants in Dr. Mario World. In stage mode, their effect is to increase the score that resulted from a capsule match if that match eliminated four or more viruses simultaneously, where the percentage of the score increase is greater at higher levels, where it is 15% at the first level and 75% at the maximum level. In versus mode, their effect is to eliminate the lowest row of objects when the player's play area shrinks to only three rows left, meaning that the area would need to have nine rows of Empty Blocks for this effect to activate, where it is only 20% at the first level and 100% at the maximum level. The Bony Beetle assistant can be obtained as a reward for clearing the first area in World 13.

Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]

A Bony Beetle who can talk appears at Balmy Dunes within the Golf Adventure mode of Mario Golf: Super Rush.[14]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ホネメット (JP) / Bony Beetle (EN)
A Bony Beetle from Super Mario World.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ゴースト族 Tribe Ghost clan
性格せいかく 頑固 Disposition Stubborn
登場とうじょうゲーム ワールド Game appearances World
骨になったメットの幽霊か?

硬いこうらのメットが骨になった。踏めばグシャっとくずれるが、しばらくすると復活する。しかも立ち止まってトゲを出すので、ゆっくり歩いているうちに踏んずけちゃおう。[15]

The skeletal ghost of the Buzzy Beetle?

The hard-shelled Buzzy Beetle has become bony. If you step on it, it crumbles, but it will come back after a while. It will also stop and produce spikes, so you should step on them while you are walking carefully.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

Paper Mario enemy
Bony Beetle
Battle idle animation of a Bony Beetle from Paper Mario Battle idle animation of a Bony Beetle with its spikes out from Paper Mario Max HP 8 Attack 3 Defense 4 (standing), 0 (flipped)
Role Common Type Ground, Top-Spiky (standing, spikes), Ground (flipped or standing, spikeless) Level 25
Strong None Weak None Moves Shell Toss (3), Spike Bounce (5), Stand Up
Sleep? 60%, -1 Dizzy? 75%, 0 Shock? 75%, -1
Shrink? 75%, 0 Stop? 85%, -1 Fright? 60% (standing); 0% (flipped)
Air Lift? 70% Hurricane? 60% Coins 2 + 2-5
Items Super Shroom Run 32 Location(s) Bowser's Castle
Tattle It's a Bony Beetle. They're bony Buzzy Beetles. ...Hence the name. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 4 It's tough to damage 'em. When their spikes are out, their attack power is 5. When they retract their spikes, take the opportunity to flip 'em over. After that, beating 'em will be a breeze.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemy
Bony Beetle
Bony Beetle PMSS.png Max HP 13 Role Common Location(s) Rugged Road, Rumble Volcano, Bowser's Sky Castle
Attack 6 Stickers N/A
Defense 1 Moves Spiky Headbonk (6)

Dr. Mario World[edit]

  • Stage mode: Increases score by 15%/30%/45%/60%/75% when four or more viruses are eliminated at the same time.
  • Versus mode: If only three rows remain, grants 20%/40%/60%/80%/100% chance to clear lowest rows (1).

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ホネメット[16]
Hone Metto
Bone Buzzy Beetle; officially romanized as "Hone Met"
ほねメット[?]
Hone Metto
Chinese (simplified) 骨虫怪[17]
Gǔ Chóng Guài
Bony Insect Monster Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
枯骨甲虫[?]
Kūgǔ Jiǎchóng
From "枯骨" (kūgǔ, "dry bone") and "钢盔甲虫" (Gāngkuījiǎchóng, Buzzy Beetle) Paper Mario: Sticker Star
枯骨钢盔龟[?]
Kūgǔ Gāngkuīguī
Dry-Bone Buzzy Beetle since Dr. Mario World
Chinese (traditional) 枯骨鋼盔龜[?]
Kūgǔ Gāngkuīguī
Dry-Bone Buzzy Beetle
French (NOA) Blindulos[?] From Blindule ("Buzzy Beetle" in French) and os ("bone")
French (NOE) Scaraboss[18][19] From scarabée ("beetle") and os ("bone")
German Knochen-Käfer[20] Bone Beetle
Italian Booneybeetle[21] From English Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Ossonella[22] From osso ("bone") and Nella ("Buzzy Beetle")
Korean 좀비하잉바[?]
Jombi Haingba
Zombie Buzzy Beetle
Portuguese (NOA) Besourosso[?] From besouro ("beetle", also Buzzy Beetle's Portuguese name) and osso ("bone")
Portuguese (NOE) Trinca-Espinhas[?] Word for a very thin person, where espinha means "spine"
Russian Жук-скелет[?]
Zhuk-skelet
Skeleton Beetle
Spanish (NOA) Buzzy Huesos[?] Buzzy Bones
Spanish (NOE) Tortueso[?] From tortuga ("turtle") and hueso ("bone")

References[edit]

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