Urban Stingby
| Urban Stingby | |
|---|---|
  Artwork of an adult (left) and a larva (right). | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Odyssey (2017) |
| Variant of | Stingby |
- “There certainly are a lot of nasty-looking bugs here...”
- —Cappy, Super Mario Odyssey
Urban Stingbies are mosquito-like creatures found in the Metro Kingdom and Darker Side of Super Mario Odyssey. Though they are named after Stingbies, Urban Stingbies do not resemble them outside of their basic shape.
If Mario gets close to them as Urban Stingby Larvas,[1] they morph into adult Urban Stingbies. They then charge at him in a straight line on sight, exploding when they hit Mario or an obstacle. Urban Stingbies are normally found in alleyways in New Donk City in their larval form during the mission The Scourge on the Skyscraper, and also appear in the Darker Side, where they are always found in their adult form. Urban Stingbies cannot be captured, but can be defeated by throwing Cappy at them or attacking them with a jump, which gives the player a coin. While in their larva form, they have no other means of offense beyond metamorphosis, and can additionally be defeated by kicking them away before they transform.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | Citykito[?] | From "City" (city) and "Moskito" (mosquito) | |
| Italian | Apiciccia urbana[?] | Urban Stingby | |
| Russian | Горожалец[?] Gorozhalets |
From город (city). | |
| Spanish | Abejorro Urbano Moscón[?] |
Urban Bumblebee Big Fly |
Trivia
- While the larval form is based on typical fly larvae (or "maggots"), mosquito larvae are actually not maggots, but an aquatic tadpole-like creature.
References
- ^ English Super Mario Odyssey entry on the official Mario portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 12, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:46:43 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Official Japanese Mario Odyssey Twitter
- ^ a b Japanese Super Mario Odyssey entry on the official Mario portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived January 25, 2022, 07:58:13 UTC via archive.today.)
