M. Bush

M. Bush
Sprite from Paper Mario
First appearance	Paper Mario (2000)

M. Bush is a bush-like enemy found on Lavalava Island in Paper Mario. Its name is most likely a pun on the words "ambush" and "monster bush." Much like Hurt Plants, they pretend to be ordinary bushes, but will ambush and attack Mario when he examines them. However, unlike Hurt Plants, M. Bushes can be told apart from harmless bushes by their stouter shape and lighter color. They have a low Attack Power and no Defense Power, but have a 45% chance of poisoning Mario with their bite, and usually attack in groups.

A group of M. Bushes traps one of the Fearsome 5 in a tree, and Mario must fight them in order to rescue him.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario

Paper Mario enemy
M. Bush
		Max HP	8	Attack	3	Defense	0
		Role	Common	Type	Ground	Level	16
		Strong	None	Weak	None	Moves	Poison Bite (3, Poison - Poor, 2)
		Sleep?	95%, 1	Dizzy?	50%, -1	Shock?	90%, 0
		Shrink?	75%, 0	Stop?	90%, 0	Fright?	60%
		Air Lift?	85%	Hurricane?	80%	Coins	1 + 0-2
		Items	Tasty Tonic	Run	18	Location(s)	Jade Jungle
Tattle	This is an M. Bush. M. Bushes pretend to be bushes and wait for unwary prey. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 Their bites are sometimes poisonous, so be careful. If you get poisoned, your HP will gradually fall. Your situation could become critical unless you restore your HP as soon as possible. Let's clear 'em out quickly, OK? Use your most powerful attack, why don't you?

Field Tattle

• M. Bush. This bizarre creature is only found in the jungles of Lavalava Island. It pretends to be a bush, but it's actually a hunter waiting to surprise prey. I don't wanna be prey. Do you?

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ギタイ草[?] Gitai Gusa	Mimicry Grass
Chinese	伪装草[?] Wěizhuāng Cǎo	Disguising Bush
French	M. Buisson[?]	Mr. Bush
German	Lauerbusch[?]	Lurking Bush
Spanish (NOE)	Arbusto M.	M. Bush ("M." is probably an abbreviation of monstruo)