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|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:PMCS Big Buzzy Beetle.png]]<br>A Big Buzzy Beetle from ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' (1986) | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime | |||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]]) | ||
|variant_of=[[Buzzy Beetle]] | |||
|variants=[[Big Bony Beetle]]<br>[[Buzzy Beetle Tower]]<br>[[Heavy Para-Beetle]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Big Buzzy Beetles''' are | '''Big Buzzy Beetles''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]''. Aside from being larger, Big Buzzy Beetles have no discernable differences from regular [[Buzzy Beetle]]s. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime | ===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''=== | ||
[[File:Big Buzzies SMB Anime.png|thumb|left|A large and small [[Buzzy Beetle]] walking in ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'']] | |||
{{br| | In ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'', a large Buzzy Beetle appears during a walking montage scene. It walks forward with a smaller Buzzy Beetle behind it. However, [[Mario]] uses the power of the [[Fire Flower|flower]] he had recently acquired to throw a [[fireball]] at it. This defeats the Buzzy Beetle, although Buzzy Beetles are impervious to fireballs in the games. | ||
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===''Paper Mario'' series=== | ===''Paper Mario'' series=== | ||
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{{:Paper Mario: Sticker Star bestiary|transcludesection=Big Buzzy Beetle}} | {{:Paper Mario: Sticker Star bestiary|transcludesection=Big Buzzy Beetle}} | ||
[[File:PMSS Big Buzzy Beetle.png|thumb|left|The Big Buzzy Beetle in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'']] | [[File:PMSS Big Buzzy Beetle.png|thumb|left|The Big Buzzy Beetle in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'']] | ||
Making their game debut in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', one Big Buzzy Beetle acts as a mini-boss of [[Hither Thither Hill]], the third boss battle of | Making their game debut in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', one Big Buzzy Beetle acts as a mini-boss of [[Hither Thither Hill]], the third boss battle of [[World 1 (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|World 1]]. [[Mario]] must defeat it to continue his adventure. In battle, the Big Buzzy Beetle can go into its shell and ram into Mario, just like normal Buzzy Beetles. However, the Big Buzzy Beetle is impervious to all attacks (except for [[Ice Flower]]s, which will damage it), with its only weak spot being its underbelly. The boss must be flipped over by either successfully jumping on it or by using a [[POW Block]] [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|sticker]]. When it is upside-down, the Big Buzzy Beetle can ram into Mario again and bring itself up. It has 40 [[Heart Point|HP]], and drops an [[MAX UP Heart|HP-Up Heart]] upon defeat. It is also the only optional boss in the game. | ||
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====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''==== | ====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''==== | ||
A single Big Buzzy Beetle appears in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', serving as the [[Buzzy Beetle Tower]] base in [[The Emerald Circus]]. It can be flipped over by using a [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash) | A single Big Buzzy Beetle appears in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', serving as the [[Buzzy Beetle Tower]] base in [[The Emerald Circus]]. It can be flipped over by using a POW Block [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)|card]]. | ||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | ===''Super Mario'' series=== | ||
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''==== | ====''New Super Mario Bros. U''==== | ||
[[File:NSMBURisingTidesofLava.png|thumb|250px|Three Big Buzzy Beetles from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']] | [[File:NSMBURisingTidesofLava.png|thumb|250px|Three Big Buzzy Beetles from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']] | ||
Big Buzzy Beetles | Big Buzzy Beetles are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They act as both enemies and platforms. Mario can jump and stand on top of a Big Buzzy Beetle's shell while it is floating on [[lava]] when it rises, showing them to be immune to lava. When not floating on lava and when it is not stomped on, it just retreats into the shell. Big Buzzy Beetles are encountered in [[Rising Tides of Lava]], and they are one of the few enemies that do not reappear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. | ||
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====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''==== | ====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''==== | ||
Big Buzzy Beetles are present yet again in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. The player can enlarge a normal Buzzy Beetle with a [[Super Mushroom]], and thus the implication of Big Buzzy Beetles within the game. Big Buzzy Beetles are no longer immune to lava like in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''; they simply sink into the lava to be | Big Buzzy Beetles are present yet again in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. The player can enlarge a normal Buzzy Beetle with a [[Super Mushroom]], and thus the implication of Big Buzzy Beetles within the game. Big Buzzy Beetles are no longer immune to lava like in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''; they simply sink into the lava to be consistent with other enemies. | ||
===''Mario Golf: World Tour''=== | |||
Big Buzzy Beetles are non-playable characters in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' They appear on Hole 8 of [[Wiggler Park]]. | |||
=== | ===Unused appearances=== | ||
[[File:MegaBuzzyBeetle NSMBW.png|thumb|The big, unused Buzzy Beetle in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']] | [[File:MegaBuzzyBeetle NSMBW.png|thumb|The big, unused Buzzy Beetle in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']] | ||
Sprites found in prototype revisions of ''[[Super Mario World]]'' include sprites for large Buzzy Beetles, but it is not included in the final game in any way.<ref> | Sprites found in prototype revisions of ''[[Super Mario World]]'' include sprites for large Buzzy Beetles, but it is not included in the final game in any way.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/IsoFrieze/status/1286748794248462337|title=now that is a big buzzy<nowiki>[sic]</nowiki>|author=IsoFrieze|date=July 24, 2020|publisher=X|accessdate=August 6, 2024|language=en}}</ref> | ||
A giant Buzzy Beetle appears as an [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii pre-release and unused content#Enemies_2|unused enemy]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', suggesting that they were going to appear during gameplay but were either never implemented into any level or removed before the final release. | A giant Buzzy Beetle appears as an [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii pre-release and unused content#Enemies_2|unused enemy]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', suggesting that they were going to appear during gameplay, but were either never implemented into any level or removed before the final release. | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=でかメット<ref>Shogakukan | |Jap=でかメット<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title="New Super Mario Bros. U" in『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=210|isbn=4-091065-69-4}}</ref> | ||
|JapR=Deka Metto | |JapR=Deka Metto | ||
|JapM=Big Buzzy Beetle | |JapM=Big Buzzy Beetle | ||
| | |FreA=Blindule Géant | ||
| | |FreAM=Giant Buzzy Beetle | ||
| | |FreE=Maxi-Bruyinsecte | ||
| | |FreEM=Big Buzzy Beetle | ||
|Ger=Maxi-Käfer | |Ger=Maxi-Käfer | ||
|GerM=Big Beetle | |GerM=Big Beetle | ||
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|ChiTM=Big Buzzy Beetle | |ChiTM=Big Buzzy Beetle | ||
|Ita=Nella gigante | |Ita=Nella gigante | ||
|ItaN=''Paper Mario'' series | |||
|Ita2=Mega Nella<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=210}}</ref> | |||
|Ita2N=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' | |||
|Ita3=Nella Gigante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=214|language=it|publisher=Magazzini Salani}}</ref> | |||
|Ita3N=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' | |||
|ItaM=Giant Buzzy Beetle | |ItaM=Giant Buzzy Beetle | ||
|Ita2M=Mega Buzzy Beetle | |||
|Ita3M=Giant Buzzy Beetle | |||
|SpaA=Gran Buzzy | |SpaA=Gran Buzzy | ||
|SpaAM=Big Buzzy Beetle | |SpaAM=Big Buzzy Beetle | ||
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{{NSMBU}} | {{NSMBU}} | ||
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{{SMM}} | {{SMM}} | ||
{{PMCS}} | {{PMCS}} | ||
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[[Category:Mini-bosses]] | [[Category:Mini-bosses]] | ||
[[Category:Optional bosses]] | [[Category:Optional bosses]] | ||
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U | [[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Paper Mario: Sticker Star bosses]] | [[Category:Paper Mario: Sticker Star bosses]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime | [[Category:Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Maker | [[Category:Super Mario Maker enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Maker 2 | [[Category:Super Mario Maker 2 enemies]] | ||
[[it:Nella gigante]] | [[it:Nella gigante]] |
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Big Buzzy Beetle | |||
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A Big Buzzy Beetle from Paper Mario: Color Splash | |||
First appearance | Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986) | ||
Latest appearance | Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) | ||
Variant of | Buzzy Beetle | ||
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Big Buzzy Beetles are enemies introduced in Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!. Aside from being larger, Big Buzzy Beetles have no discernable differences from regular Buzzy Beetles.
History[edit]
Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen![edit]
In Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, a large Buzzy Beetle appears during a walking montage scene. It walks forward with a smaller Buzzy Beetle behind it. However, Mario uses the power of the flower he had recently acquired to throw a fireball at it. This defeats the Buzzy Beetle, although Buzzy Beetles are impervious to fireballs in the games.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]
Sticker Star enemy | |
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Big Buzzy Beetle | |
Location(s) | Hither Thither Hill |
Role | Mini-boss (optional) |
Max HP | 40 |
Attack | 3 |
Defense | ∞ |
Moves | Shell Toss (3), Reverse Shell Toss (4) |
Stickers | N/A |
Making their game debut in Paper Mario: Sticker Star, one Big Buzzy Beetle acts as a mini-boss of Hither Thither Hill, the third boss battle of World 1. Mario must defeat it to continue his adventure. In battle, the Big Buzzy Beetle can go into its shell and ram into Mario, just like normal Buzzy Beetles. However, the Big Buzzy Beetle is impervious to all attacks (except for Ice Flowers, which will damage it), with its only weak spot being its underbelly. The boss must be flipped over by either successfully jumping on it or by using a POW Block sticker. When it is upside-down, the Big Buzzy Beetle can ram into Mario again and bring itself up. It has 40 HP, and drops an HP-Up Heart upon defeat. It is also the only optional boss in the game.
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
A single Big Buzzy Beetle appears in Paper Mario: Color Splash, serving as the Buzzy Beetle Tower base in The Emerald Circus. It can be flipped over by using a POW Block card.
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. U[edit]
Big Buzzy Beetles are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. U. They act as both enemies and platforms. Mario can jump and stand on top of a Big Buzzy Beetle's shell while it is floating on lava when it rises, showing them to be immune to lava. When not floating on lava and when it is not stomped on, it just retreats into the shell. Big Buzzy Beetles are encountered in Rising Tides of Lava, and they are one of the few enemies that do not reappear in New Super Luigi U.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
Big Buzzy Beetles are present yet again in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2. The player can enlarge a normal Buzzy Beetle with a Super Mushroom, and thus the implication of Big Buzzy Beetles within the game. Big Buzzy Beetles are no longer immune to lava like in New Super Mario Bros. U; they simply sink into the lava to be consistent with other enemies.
Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]
Big Buzzy Beetles are non-playable characters in Mario Golf: World Tour They appear on Hole 8 of Wiggler Park.
Unused appearances[edit]
Sprites found in prototype revisions of Super Mario World include sprites for large Buzzy Beetles, but it is not included in the final game in any way.[1]
A giant Buzzy Beetle appears as an unused enemy in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, suggesting that they were going to appear during gameplay, but were either never implemented into any level or removed before the final release.
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | でかメット[2] Deka Metto |
Big Buzzy Beetle | |
Chinese (simplified) | 巨型钢盔甲虫[?] Jùxíng Gāngkuī Jiǎchóng |
Giant Buzzy Beetle | |
Chinese (traditional) | 大鋼盔龜[?] Dà Gāngkuī Guī |
Big Buzzy Beetle | |
French (NOA) | Blindule Géant[?] | Giant Buzzy Beetle | |
French (NOE) | Maxi-Bruyinsecte[?] | Big Buzzy Beetle | |
German | Maxi-Käfer[?] | Big Beetle | |
Italian | Nella gigante[?] | Giant Buzzy Beetle | Paper Mario series |
Mega Nella[3] | Mega Buzzy Beetle | New Super Mario Bros. U | |
Nella Gigante[4] | Giant Buzzy Beetle | New Super Mario Bros. U | |
Spanish (NOA) | Gran Buzzy[?] | Big Buzzy Beetle | |
Spanish (NOE) | Gran Buzzy Beetle[?] | Big Buzzy Beetle |
References[edit]
- ^ IsoFrieze (July 24, 2020). now that is a big buzzy[sic]. X (English). Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091065-69-4. Page 210.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 210.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). Page 214.
Buzzy Beetles | |
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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 |