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==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=カブト{{ruby|虫|むし}}<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo|title=''Super Mario RPG'' instruction booklet|page=19}}</ref>
|Jap=カブト{{ruby|虫|むし}}<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Mario RPG'' instruction booklet|page=19}}</ref>
|JapR=Kabutomushi
|JapR=Kabutomushi
|JapM={{wp|Japanese rhinoceros beetle|Kabutomushi}}; alternate spelling shared with [[Kabutomushi|an enemy]] from ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''
|JapM={{wp|Japanese rhinoceros beetle|Kabutomushi}}; alternate spelling shared with [[Kabutomushi|an enemy]] from ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''

Latest revision as of 17:30, August 5, 2024

Beetle
Artwork from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Beetles appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars as a species collected by various characters. Booster collects beetles, but he does not catch them himself, instead forcing his Snifsters to make a hobby of capturing the beetles for him. By buying a Beetle Box for 10 coins 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 Snifsters. Each beetle can then be traded at Beetles Are Us for a predetermined number of coins. Golden Beetles are worth one Frog Coin, male beetles are worth 50 coins, and female beetles are worth only one coin. A beetle also appears as a playable character in the Beetle Mania game that can be purchased from the Game Boy Toad in the Mushroom Kingdom for 500 coins.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カブトむし[1]
Kabutomushi
Kabutomushi; alternate spelling shared with an enemy from Donkey Kong 3
Chinese (simplified) 独角仙[?]
Dú jiǎo xiān
Japanese rhinoceros beetle
Chinese (traditional) 獨角仙[?]
Dú jiǎo xiān
Japanese rhinoceros beetle
Dutch kever[?] beetle
French scarabée[?] beetle
German Käfer[?] Beetle
Italian scarabeo[?] beetle
Korean 장수풍뎅이[?]
Jangsupungdeng-i
Japanese rhinoceros beetle
Spanish escarabajo[?] beetle

Trivia[edit]

  • The explanation for the price difference between male and female beetles is due to real-life male kabutomushi being more valued for their horns that female kabutomushi lack.[2] This sexual dimorphism can also be noticed in-game.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1996. Super Mario RPG instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19.
  2. ^ philh0use (April 19, 2022). Super Mario RPG Ep. 8 (Mario RPG Translation Toast)] (00:45:21). Twitch (English). Retrieved May 5, 2022.