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(Only other enemy to go after flowers.)
(See Donkey Kong 3 talk page.)
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{{merge from|Beebuzz}}
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|image=[[File:DK3 Buzzbee Artwork.png]]
|image=[[File:DK3 Buzzbee Artwork.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]'' ([[List of games by date#1982|1982]])
|first_appearance=''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]'' ([[List of games by date#1982|1982]])
|derived_species=[[Beebuzz]]<br>[[Super Bee]]
|derived_species=[[Beespy]]<br>[[Super Bee]]
|relatives=[[Beespy]]<br>[[Butterfly (Donkey Kong 3)|Butterfly (''Donkey Kong 3'')]]
|relatives=[[Butterfly (Donkey Kong 3)|Butterfly (''Donkey Kong 3'')]]
|related=[[Bunbun]]
|related=[[Bunbun]]
}}
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'''Buzzbees'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' [[media:Dk3flyerback.png|back flyer]] (English).</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet, page 6.</ref> (or '''Buzz bees'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet, page 2.</ref>), also referred to as simply '''bees'''<ref>MICRO VS. SYSTEM ''DONKEY KONG 3'' instruction, page 8.</ref>, are insect-like enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. They are the primary units of the [[beehive]]s in [[Stanley]]'s greenhouse. They attack by either throwing darts or swooping down from their hives, trying to steal Stanley's [[flower (Donkey Kong 3)|flower]]s. In the original arcade version, succeeding in this turns them into a [[Super Bee]]. After round twelve, they are replaced by [[Beebuzz|more difficult foes]]. They will sometimes escort [[Beespy|Beespies]], also referred to as '''Guards'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet, page 7.</ref>.
'''Buzzbees'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' [[media:Dk3flyerback.png|back flyer]] (English).</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet, page 6.</ref> (or '''Buzz bees'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet, page 2.</ref>), also referred to as simply '''bees'''<ref>MICRO VS. SYSTEM ''DONKEY KONG 3'' instruction, page 8.</ref>, are insect-like enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. They are the primary units of the [[beehive]]s in [[Stanley]]'s greenhouse. They attack by either throwing darts or swooping down from their hives, trying to steal Stanley's [[flower (Donkey Kong 3)|flower]]s. In the original arcade version, succeeding in this turns them into a [[Super Bee]]. One or two will sometimes escort [[Beespy|Beespies]], also referred to as '''Guards'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet, page 7.</ref>. After round 12 (9 in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version), their appearance is altered.


While unnamed, a Buzzbee first appears in ''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]'' for [[Game & Watch]], poking a cat as the game's alarm.
While unnamed, a Buzzbee first appears in ''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]'' for [[Game & Watch]], poking a cat as the game's alarm.
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DK3 Stanley and Buzzbee Artwork.png|Stanley, fighting a Buzzbee
DK3 Stanley and Buzzbee Artwork.png|Stanley, fighting a Buzzbee
DK3 Buzzbee and Flower Artwork.jpg|Artwork of Buzzbee and a flower
DK3 Buzzbee and Flower Artwork.jpg|Artwork of Buzzbee and a flower
DK3 Arcade Buzzbee Sprite.png|Buzzbee arcade sprite
DK3 Arcade Buzzbee Sprite.png|Buzzbee before round 12 (arcade)
DK3 Arcade Bee.png|Buzzbee after round 12 (arcade)
DK3 NES Bee.png|Buzzbee after round 9 (NES)
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Revision as of 14:28, November 12, 2021

Template:Species-infobox Buzzbees[1][2] (or Buzz bees[3]), also referred to as simply bees[4], are insect-like enemies that appear in Donkey Kong 3. They are the primary units of the beehives in Stanley's greenhouse. They attack by either throwing darts or swooping down from their hives, trying to steal Stanley's flowers. In the original arcade version, succeeding in this turns them into a Super Bee. One or two will sometimes escort Beespies, also referred to as Guards[5]. After round 12 (9 in the NES version), their appearance is altered.

While unnamed, a Buzzbee first appears in Green House for Game & Watch, poking a cat as the game's alarm.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 兵隊バチ・バズビー[6]
Heitaibachi Bazubī
こバチ バズビー[7]
Kobachi Bazubī
Soldier-Bee Buzzbee

Child-Bee Buzzbee

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong 3 back flyer (English).
  2. ^ Donkey Kong 3 NES instruction booklet, page 6.
  3. ^ Donkey Kong 3 NES instruction booklet, page 2.
  4. ^ MICRO VS. SYSTEM DONKEY KONG 3 instruction, page 8.
  5. ^ Donkey Kong 3 NES instruction booklet, page 7.
  6. ^ Donkey Kong 3 back flyer (Japanese).
  7. ^ Donkey Kong 3 Famicom instruction booklet, page 4.