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'''Para-Beetles''' are flying [[Buzzy Beetle]]s that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. A very similar enemy called a [[Parabuzzy]] appears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. | '''Para-Beetles''' are flying [[Buzzy Beetle]]s that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. A very similar enemy called a [[Parabuzzy]] appears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. | ||
Revision as of 16:44, November 17, 2012
Template:Species-infobox Para-Beetles are flying Buzzy Beetles that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3. A very similar enemy called a Parabuzzy appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Super Paper Mario.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 3
In Super Mario Bros. 3, Mario and Luigi can hop on their back for a ride allowing him to traverse air levels (making them one of the very few enemies that cannot be defeated by jumping on them). They are immune to fireballs but vulnerable to Raccoon Mario's tail attacks, Star and hammers. They are found only in Sky Land's level 5-6. Jumping on a stationary Para-Beetle will slightly lower it, though it will gradually rise upwards again. The mobile Para-Beetles soar quickly through the skies, forcing the heroes to jump from Para-Beetle to Para-Beetle. Green Para-Beetles were originally going to appear in the game (as well as in the Game Boy Advance remake), where they were shown to be faster than normal Para-Beetles.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Para-Beetles return in New Super Mario Bros. Wii after a long absence. There is also a huge new sub-species known as the Heavy Para-Beetle. If Mario steps on a regular Para-Beetle, it will start to rise to the top of the screen. If Mario jumps on a Heavy Para-Beetle, it will start to fall slowly. They only appear in World 7-6. If players jump on eight Para-Beetles consecutively without touching the ground, a 1-Up Mushroom will fall from the sky.
Super Mario anime series
In the Super Mario anime Super Mario Momotarō, a female Para-Beetle becomes the first creature to join forces with Mario in his mission to rescue Princess Peach after Mario gives some food to the starving Para-Beetle. During the final battle, she aids Mario by knocking out Wendy Koopa with a powerful tackle and later using the same move on Bowser. After the final battle, she helps Mario return the treasures that Bowser had stolen back to their rightful owners.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Para-Beetles made a couple of appearances in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where they either flew around in numbers, acting as minions in Bowser's army, or served as rideable creatures for Mario, Luigi and Toad to ride on.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
In the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Para-Beetles make a cameo appearance. There is a fountain in Rogueport Sewers that has two Para-Beetle statues on it. Also, a similar species known as Parabuzzies make their debut in this game.
Related Enemies
Names in Other Languages
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| 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 |
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