Megabite

Super Paper Mario enemy
Megabite
Location(s)	Yold Desert (1-3), Yold Ruins (1-4), Gloam Valley (2-1), Merlee's Mansion (2-2), The Bitlands (3-1), Fort Francis (3-4), Planet Blobule (4-2), Downtown of Crag (5-1), Gap of Crag (5-2), The Overthere (7-4)
Role	Common
Max HP	4
Attack	1
Defense	?? (Reduces all damage to 1)
Score	800
Items	Ghost Shroom, Catch Card SP
Card type	Uncommon
Card location(s)	Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
Card description Only takes 1 point of damage. This disembodied head really knows how to ruin a picnic. Lay low until it finds someone else to terrorize.
Tattle That's a Megabite. It's an evil skull that soars through the skies... Max HP is 4 and Attack is 1. It will only take 1 damage per attack... It will eventually fly off, so don’t worry about defeating it every time... No one knows where they come from or where they go...
List of Catch Cards 170           171           172

Megabites are strange, evil skulls that appear in the game Super Paper Mario. The waving purple tails coming out of their skulls gives them a vaguely fish-like appearance. Their name is a portmanteau of "megabyte," a measurement in computing, and "bite."

Megabites swoop down from the sky at the heroes, dealing 1 damage with each hit. No matter how high the heroes' attack power is, Megabites will only take 1 damage per hit. With 4 HP, it will take four hits to defeat. In the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials, they appear immediately upon entrance to the floors they appear on. Its location is not specific; it tends to appear in various locations at 3 to 5 minutes. Some locations where the enemy has been sighted include Chapter 1-3, Chapter 1-4, Chapter 2-1, Chapter 2-2, Chapter 3-1, Chapter 3-3, Chapter 3-4, Chapter 4-2, Chapter 5-1, Chapter 5-2 (where the fire tablet is located), Chapter 7-3, and Chapter 7-4. It is very possible it could appear randomly on other chapters as well. Mario and his friends needed to keep an eye out for Megabites as they can serve as a distraction when fighting other enemies. Also, if the player does not defeat a Megabite after about seven swoops, the enemy will flee and leave the player with no points. Megabites also have a chance of dropping items such as a Shooting Star, a Thunder Rage, or, more rarely, a Catch Card SP, as well as lots of coins so its best to defeat them quickly.

Related species

• Gigabite
• Dark Megabite

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	デスデス[?] Desudesu	Death Death
German	Megabiss[?]	Pun on mega and Biss (bite)
Italian	Megabite[?]	-