Skeleton Bee
| Skeleton Bee | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) | ||
| Variant of | Bee (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins) | ||
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A Skeleton Bee[1] is an enemy in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins that appears in the Tree Zone level Honeybees, and like Bee and Bigbee, it can only be found in this particular stage. The Skeleton Bee is tougher than their non-skeletal counterparts, as they can come back to life after Mario defeats it. Doing a Spin Jump or using a Star are the only ways to defeat them permanently. Also like their counterparts, they appear out of the hives in the background and move very slowly. In official artwork, they appear to have a normal, non-skeletal body and carry spears; however, in gameplay, the bottom half is able to be seen through as if they are completely composed of bones and don't carry spears at all. They are undead ancestors of Bees.[2]
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
- Instruction booklet bio: This bee has become a skeleton. Even if Mario stomps on this boney bumblebee, it'll come back to life.[1]
- Virtual Console manual: This bee has become a skeleton. Even if Mario stomps on this bony bumblebee, it'll come back to life.
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
ガイゴ
種族 ゴースト族
性格 しつこい
登場ゲーム ランド2
踏めるだけましなのかな
ビービー（P167）たちのご先祖様。攻撃パターンはビービーに似ているが、ゴーストらしく踏んでもすぐによみがえってくる。やっつけるにはスピンジャンプが有効だ。[2]
Skeleton Bee
Tribe: Ghost clan
Disposition: Persistent
Game appearances: Land 2
Maybe it's just better to be able to step on it.
Ancestor of Bees (p. 167) and others. Their attack pattern is similar to that of Bees, but like ghosts, they quickly come back to life even if you jump on them. Spin Jumping is an effective way to defeat them.
Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.
Bio: ビービーたちの先祖。踏むとつぶれ、しばらく動かなくなる。 (Ancestor of the Bees. When you step on it, it will crumple and stop moving for a while.)[3]
Gallery
Alternate artwork
Sprite
- Skeleton Bees.png
Skeleton Bees flying in an "O" formation.
A "defeated" Skeleton Bee.
The ? Block can be seen through the Skeleton Bee's body.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ガイコツバチ[4][5] Gaikotsubachi |
Skeleton Bee | |
| ガイゴ[2][6] Gaigo |
From the above, but with honorific suffix「御」(-go) attached | ||
| German | Knochen-Biene[?] | Bone Bee | |
| Italian | Skelape[8] | Skeleton-bee | |
| Spanish | Abeja Ósea[?] | Bone Bee |
References
- ^ a b Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins English instruction booklet, page 13.
- ^ a b c Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten), page 50.
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Land 2 section, page 75.
- ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka Japanese instruction booklet, page 16.
- ^ Japanese Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 20, 2022. (Archived January 25, 2022, 06:52:34 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins), page 12.
- ^ European instruction manual of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, page 57.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 75
