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|image=[[File:SMB3_BusterBeetle.jpg|150px|]]
|image=[[File:SMB3_BusterBeetle.jpg|150px|]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|parent_species=[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|variant_of=[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2010|2010]])
|comparable=[[Unshelled Koopa#Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|Unshelled Blue Koopa]]<br>[[Outmaway]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
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'''Buster Beetles'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' [[Nintendo Power]] Strategy Guide, page 8.</ref> are bipedal, strong, and quick moving [[Buzzy Beetle]]s that throw [[Ice Block]]s at [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The player can toss a block back at them or simply [[jump]] on them to defeat them. When one of the plumbers stomp on their heads, they immediately get defeated instead of staying in their shell like Buzzy Beetles. They appear in most underground cavern levels, especially in [[Ice Land]]. Unlike most other members of the Buzzy Beetle family, Buster Beetles are not impervious to fireballs.
'''Buster Beetles'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=8|date=June 1990|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''NES Game Atlas''|page=38|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=Spring 1991}}</ref> are strong and quick-moving bipedal [[Buzzy Beetle]]s in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They attack the player character by throwing [[White Block]]s at them.
[[File:BusterBeetleSMB3.gif|60px|thumb|left|]]
 
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==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Buster Beetles move hurriedly on a platform until they encounter a White Block, which they pick up. If [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) is far enough from a Buster Beetle, the enemy remains idle with the White Block above its head; however, if he approaches the enemy, it tosses the White Block at him and resumes moving along the ground. If the White Block hits the player character, he receives damage. The player can defeat Buster Beetles with any attack, as, unlike most other members of the Buzzy Beetle family, Buster Beetles are vulnerable to [[fireball]]s and do not hide in their [[Buzzy Shell|shells]] when [[stomp]]ed on. Upon defeat, they yield 100 points.
 
A total of 28 Buster Beetles appear in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', with two in [[World 5-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-1]] (where, in the absence of White Blocks, they simply appear as quick-moving enemies, not showing their throwing ability yet), seven in the second pathway of [[World 5-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-2]], another seven in [[World 6-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 6-5]], six in [[World 6-8 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 6-8]], and another six in [[World 6-10]]. Seven more appear in [[Ground Work]], the 25th level of [[World-e]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', bringing the total up to 35. As with Buzzy Beetles, Buster Beetles mostly appear in underground caverns.
 
===''Super Mario Bros. Print World''===
One Buster Beetle can be seen on the box art for ''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]''.
 
==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=リフトメット (JP) / Buster Beetle (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Buster Beetle Perfect.png|200px]]
|shusshin=カメ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku={{ruby|攻撃的|こうげきてき}}
|tojo_gemu=3
|desc='''<big>ブロックを{{ruby|投|な}}げてくるメット</big><br>
マリオが{{ruby|近|ちか}}づくと{{ruby|白|つろ}}いブロックを{{ruby|投|な}}げてくる。このように{{ruby|攻撃|きうげきてき}}的なわりに、{{ruby|防御力|ぼうぎょりょく}}が{{ruby|弱|よわ}}い。メット{{ruby|系|けい}}の{{ruby|中|なか}}では、{{ruby|唯一踏|ゆいいつふ}}みつけ{{ruby|攻撃|こうげき}}が{{ruby|通用|つうよう}}するのだ。{{ruby|踏|ふ}}みつけてやっつけよう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|date=1994|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/Pp1NHya.jpeg 231]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]}}</ref>
|origin=Turtle clan
|disposition=Aggressive
|game_appearances=3
|eng_desc='''''<big>Block-throwing Buzzy Beetle</big><br>
''When Mario approaches, it throws White Blocks at him. Despite this aggressiveness, its defense is weak. It is the only one among the Buzzy Beetle series that can be attacked by a stomping attack. Let's defeat it by stomping on it.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMB3 Sprite Buster Beetle.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
BusterBeetleSMB3.gif|A Buster Beetle picking up and throwing a White Block ([[Super Mario Bros. 3|NES version]])
SMAS SMB3 Buster Beetle Sprite.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' sprite
MariokickSMB3.jpg|[[Mario]] kicking an Ice Block at a Buster Beetle
Iced_Land.jpg|A Buster Beetle in an issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=リフトメット<br>''rifutometto''
|Jap=リフトメット<ref name=Daijiten/>
|JapM=Lift Met. 「メット」''Metto'' "Met" is the Japanese name of Buzzy Beetle and comes from the English word "helmet."
|JapR=Rifuto Metto
|JapM=Lift Buzzy Beetle
|Ger=Block-Käfer
|Ger=Block-Käfer
|GerM=Block Beetle}}
|GerM=Block Beetle
|Ita=Lancianella<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=37}}</ref>
|ItaM=Portmeanteau of ''lanciare'' ("to toss") and ''Nella'' ("Buzzy Beetle")}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:23, October 20, 2024

Buster Beetle
Buster Beetle from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Artwork from Super Mario Bros. 3
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010)
Variant of Buzzy Beetle
Comparable

Buster Beetles[1][2] are strong and quick-moving bipedal Buzzy Beetles in Super Mario Bros. 3. They attack the player character by throwing White Blocks at them.

History[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Buster Beetles move hurriedly on a platform until they encounter a White Block, which they pick up. If Mario (or Luigi) is far enough from a Buster Beetle, the enemy remains idle with the White Block above its head; however, if he approaches the enemy, it tosses the White Block at him and resumes moving along the ground. If the White Block hits the player character, he receives damage. The player can defeat Buster Beetles with any attack, as, unlike most other members of the Buzzy Beetle family, Buster Beetles are vulnerable to fireballs and do not hide in their shells when stomped on. Upon defeat, they yield 100 points.

A total of 28 Buster Beetles appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, with two in World 5-1 (where, in the absence of White Blocks, they simply appear as quick-moving enemies, not showing their throwing ability yet), seven in the second pathway of World 5-2, another seven in World 6-5, six in World 6-8, and another six in World 6-10. Seven more appear in Ground Work, the 25th level of World-e in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, bringing the total up to 35. As with Buzzy Beetles, Buster Beetles mostly appear in underground caverns.

Super Mario Bros. Print World[edit]

One Buster Beetle can be seen on the box art for Super Mario Bros. Print World.

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

リフトメット (JP) / Buster Beetle (EN)
A Buster Beetle from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゅっしん カメ族ぞく Place of origin Turtle clan
性格せいかく 攻撃的こうげきてき Disposition Aggressive
登場とうじょうゲーム 3 Game appearances 3
ブロックを投なげてくるメット

マリオが近ちかづくと白つろいブロックを投なげてくる。このように攻撃きうげきてき的なわりに、防御力ぼうぎょりょくが弱よわい。メット系けいの中なかでは、唯一踏ゆいいつふみつけ攻撃こうげきが通用つうようするのだ。踏ふみつけてやっつけよう。[3]

Block-throwing Buzzy Beetle

When Mario approaches, it throws White Blocks at him. Despite this aggressiveness, its defense is weak. It is the only one among the Buzzy Beetle series that can be attacked by a stomping attack. Let's defeat it by stomping on it.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese リフトメット[3]
Rifuto Metto 		Lift Buzzy Beetle
German Block-Käfer[?] Block Beetle
Italian Lancianella[4] Portmeanteau of lanciare ("to toss") and Nella ("Buzzy Beetle")

References[edit]

  1. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8.
  2. ^ Spring 1991. NES Game Atlas. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 38.
  3. ^ a b 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). Page 231.
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 37.
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Buzzy Beetles
Characters Butametto and Ushimetto • Chan • Metto Oyakata • Paper Mistake Buzzy Beetle • Spiky Joe • The Tiny Spinies • Torque
Species Big Bony Beetle • Big Buzzy Beetle • Bony Beetle • Buster Beetle • Buzz-Bomb • Buzzy Beetle • Buzzy Beetle Gang • Buzzy Beetle Tower • Dark Spike Top • Dark Stone Buzzy • Heavy Para-Beetle • M. M-Spike Top • Magmite • Magmus • Nattō • Noko Bombette • Para-Beetle • Paper Macho Buzzy Beetle • Red Spike Top • Shiny Buzzy Beetle • Small Buzzy Beetle • Small Buzzy Beetle Gang • Spike Top • Spiky Parabuzzy • Stone Buzzy
Related items Buzzy Shell • Flashy Shell
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