Spiky Parabuzzy

Spiky Parabuzzy
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of	Para-Beetle Spike Top

A Spiky Parabuzzy, also shortened to S. Parabuzzy, is a combination of the traits of Para-Beetles and Spike Tops, being able to fly and being immune to jumps and fire.

History

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, they are mainly seen in the underground rooms in Riverside Station and midway through the Pit of 100 Trials, at around floors 41-49. Since they have both wings and a spiked shell, they cannot be jumped on and they cannot be attacked with hammers; due to them being a type of Buzzy Beetle, fire and explosion attacks cannot hurt them. Mario needs a Spike Shield, a Hammer Throw badge, or an item to attack them safely, as well as having a partner who can attack air enemies without touching the spike. Spiky Parabuzzies lose their wings when stomped with Spike Shield equipped, causing them to become regular Spike Tops.

Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, Spiky Parabuzzies appear on the Overthere Stair and in Castle Bleck. They often fly up and down, trying to block Mario's path near a pit. If the player uses Carrie, however, they will be able to step on them without getting hurt.

Super Mario series

Super Mario Maker series

Spiky Parabuzzies later appear in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, where they can be produced by giving a Spike Top wings. If wings are applied, it will fly in a straight line, and jumping on them will cause damage, except if using a Goomba's Shoe or Yoshi. Like Para-Beetles, they fly upward whenever something lands on their shell, and depending on the style may or may not have visible limbs. Also, like their wingless counterparts, Spiky Parabuzzies with blue shells will move much faster than those with red shells.

In Super Mario Maker 2, Spiky Parabuzzies appear with the same properties as in the predecessor.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
S. Parabuzzy
	Max HP	5	Attack	3	Defense	4
	Location(s)	Riverside Station, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 41, 42, 44-47, 49)	Role	Common	Level	24
	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	2 - 4	Items	Dried Shroom (drop only), Earth Quake, Fire Flower (drop only), Fright Mask (drop only), Mr. Softener, POW Block (drop only), Power Punch, Slow Shroom
Tattle Log #: 34	Log	A Buzzy with wings and a spike. It flies, so a hammer won't reach. It's hard to find attacks that work.
	Tattle	That's a Spiky Parabuzzy. It's a Buzzy with a spike and wings. Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 4. Hey! The same stats as a normal Buzzy! Fire and explosions don't work on Buzzies, in case you've forgotten. ...And this one flies in the air AND has a spike. What a total pain. So...you'd better use an item or a special move.

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Spiky Parabuzzy
	Max HP	5	Attack	3	Defense	4
	Location(s)	Riverside Station, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 41, 42, 44-47, 49)	Role	Common	Level	24
	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	2 - 4	Items	Dried Mushroom (drop only), Earth Quake, Fire Flower (drop only), Fright Mask (drop only), Mr. Softener, POW Block (drop only), Power Punch, Slow Mushroom
Tattle Log #: 35	Log	A Buzzy with wings and a spike. It flies, so a hammer won't reach. It's hard to find attacks that work.
	Tattle	That's a Spiky Parabuzzy. It's a Buzzy with a spike and wings. Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 4. Hey! The same stats as a normal Buzzy! Fire and explosions don't work on Buzzies, in case you've forgotten. Ugh. Worse yet, this one flies in the air AND has a spike. What a total pain. You'd be better off using an item or a special move to take 'em out.

Super Paper Mario

Super Paper Mario enemy
Spiky Parabuzzy
	Max HP	1	Role	Common	Location(s)	Overthere Stair (7-3), Castle Bleck Foyer (8-2), Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum (8-4)
	Attack	2	Card type	Common
	Defense	3	Items		Card location(s)	Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
	Score	300
	Card description	Not so cute anymore, is it? Wings! Spikes! Come on! You can't stomp it AND it's hard to hammer. Brutal.
List of Catch Cards     20      21      22	Tattle	That's a Spiky Parabuzzy. As you can see, this Buzzy has wings and a spike... Max HP is 1, Attack is 2, and Defense is 3. Even flames won't scorch its hard shell... With the spike and wings and hard shell, I just don't know how to get rid of it... It's a pain to deal with, but still quite adorable...

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	パタトゲメット[?] Pata Togemetto	Combination of「パタメット」(Patametto, "Parabuzzy") and「トゲメット」(Togemetto, "Spike Top")
Dutch	Spiky Para-Beetle[?]	-
French	Parapicos[?]	Para Spike Top
German	Para-Pickelkäfer[?]	Para Spike Top
Italian	Parapunginella[?]	Para Spike Top
Korean	펄럭가시하잉바[?] Peolleok Gasi Haingba	Flapping Spike Top
Spanish	Parapunzón[?]	Para Spike Top