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|image=[[Image:Red_Insect.PNG|200px|'''Flipbugs''' hovering slowly towards [[Bee Luigi]].]] <br> '''Flipbugs''' hovering slowly towards [[Bee Luigi]].
|image=[[File:Flipbug.png|180px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|species_origin=[[Mandibug]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|affiliation=
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[2007]])
|relatives=[[Mandibug]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[2010]])
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The '''Flipbugs''' are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are small, winged creatures with [[Mandibug]]-style faces found mostly in the [[Honeyhive Galaxy]], [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]], and in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', the [[Yoshi Star Galaxy]] and the [[Puzzle Plank Galaxy]]. When the player approaches, the insect will most likely flee, and after a short period of time they fall onto their backs in fear and are vulnerable to attack. If Mario walks up to one while flying, he will remain unharmed. However, if approached by [[Bee Mario]], they unfold their wings and slowly hover after him. This could possibly be because they are insects and are therefore attracted to Mario in Bee (another insect) form.
{{quote|Owowowow... Oh, hey, [[Mario|Bro]]! I hid because of that big, scary bug!|Luigi|Super Mario Galaxy}}
'''Flipbugs'''<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Random House Inc|date=May 23, 2010|page=26|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are small beetle-like insects with [[Mandibug]]-style faces that appear mostly in the [[Honeyhive Galaxy]] and [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', and the [[Yoshi Star Galaxy]], the [[Puzzle Plank Galaxy]], and the [[Honeyhop Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. When the player approaches one of them as regular [[Mario]], the Flipbug makes a frantic attempt to flee from him, and will then fall onto its back in fear, making it vulnerable to attack. If Mario touches one while they fly away from him, he remains unharmed, and could even [[spin]] them if so desired. However, if the player approaches one as [[Bee Mario]], they will assume an "angry" expression, unfold their wings, and slowly hover after him, which can cause damage. This implies that Flipbugs have a strong dislike of [[Honeybee]]s.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Honeyhive Flipbugs.png|Flipbugs fleeing from Mario in the Honeyhive Galaxy
SMG2 Mario Chasing Flipbug.png|Mario chasing a Flipbug in the Yoshi Star Galaxy
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
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|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/KoteBug.arc</tt>
|name1=KoteBug
|meaning1=Kote Bug
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=コテムシ
|JapR=Kote Mushi
|JapM=Possibly from「コテンパン」(''kotenpan'', a Japanese expression meaning "to a pulp") and「虫」(''mushi'', "insect")
|Ger=Flippkäfer
|GerM=Flipbug
|Fre=Cafardo<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 28</ref>
|Fre2=Skarabée<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 63</ref>
|FreM=Masculine adaption of ''cafard'' ("cockroach")
|Fre2M=Modified orthograph of ''scarabée'' ("{{wp|Scarabaeidae|scarab}}")
|Ita=Cimicy
|ItaM=Diminutive of ''cimice'' ("stink bug")
|SpaE=Bicho
|SpaEM=Insect
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Beetles]]
[[Category:Insects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 23:23, October 23, 2024

Flipbug
Flipbug.png
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Relatives
“Owowowow... Oh, hey, Bro! I hid because of that big, scary bug!”
Luigi, Super Mario Galaxy

Flipbugs[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are small beetle-like insects with Mandibug-style faces that appear mostly in the Honeyhive Galaxy and Gold Leaf Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy, and the Yoshi Star Galaxy, the Puzzle Plank Galaxy, and the Honeyhop Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2. When the player approaches one of them as regular Mario, the Flipbug makes a frantic attempt to flee from him, and will then fall onto its back in fear, making it vulnerable to attack. If Mario touches one while they fly away from him, he remains unharmed, and could even spin them if so desired. However, if the player approaches one as Bee Mario, they will assume an "angry" expression, unfold their wings, and slowly hover after him, which can cause damage. This implies that Flipbugs have a strong dislike of Honeybees.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/KoteBug.arc KoteBug Kote Bug

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese コテムシ[?]
Kote Mushi
Possibly from「コテンパン」(kotenpan, a Japanese expression meaning "to a pulp") and「虫」(mushi, "insect")
French Cafardo[2] Masculine adaption of cafard ("cockroach")
Skarabée[3] Modified orthograph of scarabée ("scarab")
German Flippkäfer[?] Flipbug
Italian Cimicy[?] Diminutive of cimice ("stink bug")
Spanish (NOE) Bicho[?] Insect

References[edit]

  1. ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 26.
  2. ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 28
  3. ^ Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 63