Para-Beetle
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Template:Species-infobox Para-Beetles (known as Parabuzzies in the Paper Mario series) are flying Buzzy Beetles that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3.
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 them to traverse air levels and 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, Stars 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 player 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
After 19 years of absence, Para-Beetles return in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. 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 falls from the sky. The Prima guide refers to these enemies as Parabuzzies, a similar enemy.
Unused variants of Para-Beetles and Heavy Para-Beetles that fly to the right and stand still and face the screen exist in the game's files.[1]
New Super Mario Bros. U
Para-Beetles reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, behaving the same as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They appear in the Soda Jungle level Flight of the Para-Beetles.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
Para-Beetles reappear in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS if the player applies wings to a Buzzy Beetle; it will fly in a straight line and thus behave in a similar manner. In the Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. U styles, Para-Beetles resemble their Paper Mario appearance; however, they still behave like they normally do in platformers.
Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.
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 O. 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. She is based off of the bird from Momotarō.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Para-Beetles make a couple of appearances in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where they either fly around in numbers, acting as minions in Bowser's army as shown in "Reptiles in the Rose Garden" and "True Colors", or serve as rideable creatures for Mario, Luigi and Toad to ride on, as in the episode "7 Continents for 7 Koopas".
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Para-Beetles (here known as Parabuzzies) appear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. They can be found in the Pirate's Grotto and in the Pit of 100 Trials. Like other Buzzy Beetles, they are immune to fire attacks, and flying allows them to evade ground attacks from Mario and his party. If hit with a single jump, however, their wings will be knocked off and the Parabuzzy will become a normal Buzzy Beetle. Additionally, a fountain in Rogueport Sewers has two statues of Para-Beetles with their traditional platformer design.
Super Paper Mario
In Super Paper Mario, they can be found in The Overthere and Castle Bleck. They behave the same way as in their previous appearance, but now, like other Buzzy Beetles, they are much weaker than in their previous appearances.
Mario Golf: World Tour
Para-Beetles appear in Mario Golf: World Tour in the background of the Sky Island course, flying around.
Gallery
Game appearances
Title | Description | Release Date | System/Format |
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Super Mario Bros. 3 | Enemy | 1988 | NES |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Enemy | 2004 | GameCube |
Super Paper Mario | Enemy | 2007 | Wii |
New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Enemy | 2009 | Wii |
New Super Mario Bros. U | Enemy | 2012 | Wii U |
New Super Luigi U | Enemy | 2013 | Wii U |
Mario Golf: World Tour | Cameo | 2014 | 3DS |
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition | Enemy/Teammate | 2015 | 3DS |
Super Mario Maker | Enemy | 2015 | Wii U |
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Enemy | 2016 | 3DS |
Profiles and statistics
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
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Parabuzzy | ||||||||
File:Parabuzzy.png | Max HP | 5 | Attack | 3 | Defense | 4 | ||
Location(s) | Pirate's Grotto, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 31-34, 36-39) | Role | Common | Level | 20 | |||
Sleep? | 75% | Dizzy? | 105% | Confuse? | 75% | |||
Tiny? | 90% | Stop? | 90% | Soft? | 95% | |||
Burn? | 0% | Freeze? | 75% | Fright? | 60% | |||
Gale Force? | 90% | KO? | 95% | Moves | Shell Shot (3) | |||
Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 0 - 3 | Items | Power Punch, Slow Shroom | |||
Tattle Log #: 33 |
Log | A Buzzy with wings and high Defense. It flies in the air, but it'll come down if you stomp on it. | ||||||
Tattle | That's a Parabuzzy. A Buzzy Beetle with wings. Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 4. I guess those stats are just like a Buzzy. Fire and explosions seem to have no effect, so don't bother, OK? If you flip it over, its Defense goes down to 0, so jump on it first. |
Super Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
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Parabuzzy | |||||||||
Max HP | 1 | Role | Common | Location(s) | Overthere Stair (7-3), Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum (8-4) | ||||
Attack | 1 | Card type | Common | ||||||
Defense | 3 | Items | Card location(s) | Card Shop; Catch Card/SP | |||||
Score | 200 | ||||||||
Card description | Just look at this cute little Buzzy Beetle with wings! It'll lose its wings if you stomp on it. Of course, that would be totally heartless. | ||||||||
List of Catch Cards 19 20 21 |
Tattle | This is a Parabuzzy. It’s a Buzzy Beetle with wings… Max HP is 1, Attack is 1, and Defense is 3. Even flames won’t scorch its hard shell… If you stomp on it, you’ll remove those wings… But still, those little limbs that hang down from its shell… They’re… …a little cute. |
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | パタメット[?] Pata Metto |
From the Japanese name for Koopa Paratroopa, 「パタパタ」 Patapata, an onomatopoeia for flapping; Metto is the Japanese name for Buzzy Beetle. | |
German | Parakäfer[?] | Para Beetle | |
Italian | Paranella[?] | Para + Nella (Buzzy Beetle) | |
Korean | 펄럭하잉바[?] Peolleok Haingba |
Flap Buzzy Beetle | |
Russian | Летучий жук[?] Letuchiy zhuk |
Flying beetle | |
Spanish | Parabuzzy[?] | Parabuzzy |
Trivia
- Oddly, the New Super Mario Bros. Wii Prima guide refers to Para-Beetles as Parabuzzies.[citation needed]
References
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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