Bee Mario

Bee Mario
Applies to	Mario, Luigi, Kinopio-kun
Item needed	Bee Mushroom
Power(s) given	Fly for a while, attract Flipbugs, stick to honey walls, land on Flowers and clouds.
First appearance	Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance	Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)

“That black and yellow outfit is SOOO cute!”

—Honeybee, Super Mario Galaxy

Bee Mario's flight meter.

Bee Mario is a form that Mario and Luigi take after obtaining a Bee Mushroom in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. When Mario takes this form, his hat becomes a brown helmet with yellow antennae, his overalls turn yellow with brown stripes, his shoes turn reddish-brown (Luigi's color scheme is reversed from this), and he grows a stinger (although it cannot damage enemies and is simply for decoration) and small wings, which allow Mario to take flight in a similar manner to a bee for a short time. When Mario flies, his fly gauge will decrease unless he refills it by collecting coins, clinging to honeycombs, or landing. The fastest way to refill the gauge while flying is to stomp on enemies. Mario is also able to climb honeycombs and walk on flower petals and clouds. Mario will lose this form by taking damage or touching water, though it is possible for him to go underwater due to a glitch in the Sea Slide Galaxy.

Bee Mario is unable to hit ? Blocks, use advanced jump moves, and pick up shells. Also, his Spin radius will become smaller and honey with a yellow trail will replace the regular blue cosmic-looking spin trail.

Bee Mario (and Bee Luigi) can be used in the Honeyhive Galaxy, the Gold Leaf Galaxy, the Sea Slide Galaxy, the Sand Spiral Galaxy, and the Honeyclimb Galaxy. This ability returns in Super Mario Galaxy 2, only usable in Honeybloom Galaxy, Honeyhop Galaxy, and in the game's credits after collecting 120 stars.

Bee Mario also appears as a costume in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. To get the costume, the player needs to get to the Secret Store and buy the Black Shopping Card. The same costume appears in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

In Mario Tennis Open, a Bee Mario racket and a Bee Mario costume can be unlocked. The costume is obtained by giving eight characters a star rank, while the racket randomly appears in the shop after a tennis match and can be purchased for 1,300 coins for Miis to use.

In Mario Golf: World Tour, a Bee Mario costume, Bee Mario golf ball, and Bee Mario golf club set can be unlocked. The golf ball and clubs appear in the shop after playing rounds, and the costume becomes available when the player succeeds 20 times in Endless Shot Practice.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy

Name	Image	Appears in	NTSC-U Description	PAL Description
Bee Mario		Wii Super Mario Galaxy (11/2007) Wii Super Mario Galaxy 2 (05/2010)	Do you hear that buzzing? Whatever could it...bee? Bee Mario! Finding a Bee Mushroom allows Mario to buzz around in the air, land on flowers, and stick to walls covered in honey. Oh, this is the bee's knees! However, Bee Mario can't sting his foes. But that's fine—you don't really want to be that kind of bee, do you?	If you don't want to be Mario any more, be Bee Mario instead! Just find a Bee Mushroom, and you can buzz around in the air, land on flowers and stick to walls covered in honey. See? It'll be the bee's knees! The only bee thing you won't be doing is stinging. But that's not the kind of bee you want to be anyway, now is it?

Gallery

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  Super Mario Galaxy

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  Artwork of Bee Luigi from Super Mario Galaxy

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  Artwork of Bee Luigi from Super Mario Galaxy

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  Concept art from Super Mario Galaxy

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  Concept art from Super Mario Galaxy

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  Model from Super Mario Galaxy

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  Model of Bee Luigi from Super Mario Galaxy

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  Mario first obtaining the Bee Mushroom power-up

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  With Captain Toad

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  Bee Mario in Honeyhive Galaxy

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  Bee Mario in Gold Leaf Galaxy

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  Bee Luigi flying

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  Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

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  Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

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  Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Battle Card)

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  Super Mario 3D All-Stars loading screen

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  Bee Kinopio-kun in the March 2018 LINE calendar

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  The March 2018 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)

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  San-ei Co., Ltd. Super Mario Galaxy plush set

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  LEGO Super Mario

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ハチマリオ[?] Hachi Mario	Bee Mario
	ハチルイージ[?] Hachi Ruīji	Bee Luigi
Chinese (simplified)	蜜蜂马力欧 Mìfēng Mǎlìōu 蜜蜂路易吉 Mìfēng Lùyìjí[?]	Bee Mario Bee Luigi
Chinese (traditional)	蜜蜂瑪利歐 Mìfēng Mǎlìōu 蜜蜂路易吉 Mìfēng Lùyìjí[?]	Bee Mario Bee Luigi
Dutch	Bijen-Mario Bijen-Luigi[?]	Bee Mario Bee Luigi
German	Bienen-Mario Bienen-Luigi[?]	Bee Mario Bee Luigi
Italian	Mario Ape/Mario ape Luigi Ape[?]	Bee Mario Bee Luigi
Korean	꿀벌 마리오 Kkulbeol Mario 꿀벌 루이지 kkulbeoul Ruiji[?]	Honey Bee Mario Honey Bee Luigi
Portuguese	Mario Abelha[?]	Bee Mario
Russian	Марио-пчела[?] Mario-pčela	Bee Mario
Spanish	Mario Abeja Luigi Abeja[?]	Bee Mario Bee Luigi

Trivia

• One contest on the Check Mii Out Channel was a Mii Contest where players had to create Bee Mario.
• When in Bee Mario form, if Mario is behind an object, his shadow is not in the shape of Bee Mario, but as normal Mario. This applies with all of Mario's forms in the Super Mario Galaxy games.
• In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Gold Armor is replaced by a Bee Suit.
• Bee Mario's costume has an aesthetic stinger, though in reality, only female bees have one.