Honey Queen

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Honey Queen
Icon of Honey Queen from Dr. Mario World
In-game artwork of Honey Queen in Dr. Mario World
Species Honeybee
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
“The most furious itchiness plagues our entire being! It must be stopped! Please find the source at once!”
Honey Queen, Super Mario Galaxy

Honey Queen (known as Queen Bee in Super Mario Galaxy) is a character introduced in Super Mario Galaxy. She is an extremely large bee who is the queen of the Honeybees. Honey Queen has a gigantic stinger poking out of the very bottom of her body. She has large wings on her back that reverberate back and forth quickly enough to the point of being nearly invisible. She has two feet with high heeled shoes on them sticking out right above her stinger and two arms with white gloves protruding from her sides. There is always a cape draped over her neck and part of her back which is fastened by a pink jewel right in the middle of her chest. Honey Queen wears a brown bonnet that covers her whole head except for her eyes, mouth and nose (the latter of which is purple). She has long eyelashes, black beady eyes with pink eyeshadow, and plump, pink lips. On top of her head, she wears a crown bejeweled with blue gems all around. Honey Queen speaks using nosism in the first Super Mario Galaxy, referring to herself as "we" and "our".

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Galaxy

The Queen Bee in Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy

Queen Bee is a supporting character in Super Mario Galaxy. She rules over the Honeyhive Galaxy and helps Mario out in missions there. She first appears in the mission Bee Mario Takes Flight on the Queen Bee Planet where she tells Mario that she is plagued by a terrible itchiness and asks him to stop it. The itchiness is, in reality, caused by five Star Chips that have lodged in the hair on her back. Mario must become Bee Mario with a nearby Bee Mushroom and use his new powers to climb around her back and collect the Star Chips. After collecting all five chips, a Launch Star appears and sends Mario to the final planet and the Power Star. In the second mission Trouble on the Tower, if the player manages to go to the back of the main planet (where the hollow trunk to the slide is located), a Honeybee tells Mario/Luigi that the queen is having a nice rest.

Queen Bee reappears in the mission Big Bad Bugaboom at the end of the tunnel with three Mandibugs in it. She tells him that the neighbors are giving them trouble again and asks him to stop them, making a Launch Star appear that launches him to Bugaboom's planet. At the end of the game Queen Bee makes a final small appearance in the end-of-game party celebrating Mario's victory over Bowser along with Dino Piranha and a bunch of Goombas and Toads.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Queen Bee
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2

Queen Bee is a supporting character in Super Mario Galaxy 2. She appears in the Honeyhop Galaxy. This time she takes her residence on top of the Queen Bee Planet in the level The Sweetest Silver Stars where she, once again, rules over the Honeybees. When Mario goes onto her planet she tells him that she is plagued by an itchiness and asks him if he could help her out. He, once again, gets a Bee Mushroom and goes on her back to find the cause of the itching to be one of the Silver Stars. After getting all five stars, a Power Star will be formed which he can go get.

While Queen Bee only appears in one galaxy in the game, she is mentioned by several of her Honeybee minions in the Honeybloom Galaxy in the mission Bumble Beginnings where they are searching for a Power Star to bring back to their queen. Once Mario finds the star, they praise him for finding it while they could not.

Super Mario-kun

Scan of Super Mario-kun showing Honey Queen sick
Queen Bee being sick in Super Mario-kun

Queen Bee also appears in the Super Mario-kun manga. Her role is the same as in Super Mario Galaxy, although she is very ill.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart 7

Honey Queen battling on Honeybee Hive, in Mario Kart 7

Honey Queen is an unlockable playable character in Mario Kart 7. Honey Queen is unlocked by winning the 150cc Banana Cup. She is significantly shrunken down from Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel to fit in karts. Honey Queen has one of the best speed and weight boosts, due to being a heavyweight character. Honey Queen has her own battle course, the Honeybee Hive, and a signature kart, the Bumble V. Additionally, her Birthday Girl and Peach Parasol are colored purple, akin to Daisy and Rosalina, also using their signature colors for these items. Her emblem consists of a small bee with a crown in the place of its head.

Mario Kart Tour

While Honey Queen does not appear in Mario Kart Tour, her emblem appears on a badge.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Honey Queen is a master spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. She runs a Dojo where spirits can learn the "Big-Bee Style", which increases defense, jump, and weight, but decreases offense and move speed.

Dr. Mario World

Honey Queen appears as one of the randomly obtained assistants in staffing in Dr. Mario World. She was added to the game's pool of assistants in the October 4th, 2019 update. Her stage mode effect is to transform an object (mainly viruses) into a skill charger, where it is 10% at the first level and 50% at the maximum level. Her versus mode effect is to also transform a random object (mainly viruses), though the chance it activates is greater, at 30% at the first level and 70% at the maximum level.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario Galaxy

QueenBeeTradingCard.png
  • Trading card: "When Queen Bee has a request, it's hard not to oblige. She's quite comfortable in her home in the Honeyhive Galaxy, except for a persistent itch on her back that she just can't seem to scratch. Mario can help when he "powers up" into Bee Mario and crawls around on her back. In the process of helping Queen Bee, Mario finds five Star Chips, which will create a Launch Star that leads him to a Power Star!"

Mario Kart 7

  • Class: Heavy
  • Stat Boosts
    • Speed: 4
    • Acceleration: 2
    • Weight: 4.25
    • Handling: 2.5
    • Off-Road: 3.5
  • Guide: "Honey Queen is stepping out of the hive to try her hand at kart racing. She's not looking for trouble, but she has no reason to shy away from it. Honey Queen has all the characteristics of a true heavyweight. She can reach high speeds, but it takes a while to do so."[page number needed]


  • Website description:
    • English (American):
      This royal bee from the Super Mario Galaxy™ games is large and in charge on the road.
    • English (British):
      She might look elegant, but don’t let that fool you. This regal racer can hold her own and won’t be easily nudged off track.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Spirit
#73 Honey Queen
Spirits artwork of Honey Queen from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Series/game Super Mario Series
Type Master
Slots Dojo
Class N/A
Strength / effect(s) Big-Bee Style
Increase: Defense, Jump, Weight
Decrease: Offense, Move Speed
How to obtain World of Light (The Light Realm)
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Giant Pikachu
Conditions

Rule: Item: Beehive

  • Timed Stamina battle
  • The enemy is giant
Stage Mario Galaxy
Song Gusty Garden Galaxy

Dr. Mario World

  • Stage mode: "Grants 10%/20%/30%/40%/50% chance a skill charger will appear on stage start."
  • Versus mode: "Grants 30%/40%/50%/60%/70% chance a skill charger will appear on stage start."

List of appearances

# Title Role Release date Format

1 Super Mario Galaxy Non-playable character Japan:
November 1, 2007
Wii
2 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Non-playable character North America:
May 23, 2010
Wii
3 Mario Kart 7 Unlockable playable character Japan:
December 1, 2011
Nintendo 3DS
4 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Japan:
December 7, 2018
Nintendo Switch
5 Dr. Mario World Assistant Japan:
October 4, 2019
Mobile
6 Super Mario 3D All-Stars Non-playable character Worldwide:
September 18, 2020
Nintendo Switch

Quotes

Super Mario Galaxy

  • "Yes, that's the ticket!"
  • "Ah...that feels goooood! ♪"
  • "Ahoo hoo! That tickles! ♪"

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

  • "My my! Welcome."
  • "These are the kinds of things you can expect from our style."
  • "Whomever will you choose?"
  • "That's the ticket!"
  • "What shall you do?"
  • "Oh my... Is it time to stop?"
  • "What a pity..."
  • "For a mere [number]00SP, we can teach Big-Bee Style right away!"
  • "Ah, marvelous. Really quite perfect."
  • "Come visit again! Ohoho!"

Gallery

Artwork

Sprites and models

Screenshots

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハニークイーン[?]
Hanī Kuīn
Honey Queen
Chinese 蜜蜂女王[?]
Mìfēng nǚwáng
Honeybee Queen
Dutch Honey Queen[?] Honey Queen
French Reine des Abeilles[?] Queen Bee
German Honigbienenkönigin[?] Honeybee Queen
Honigkönigin[?] Honey Queen Mario Kart 7
Italian Dolceape Regina[?] Queen Honeybee
Korean 허니퀸[?]
Heoni Kwin
Honey Queen
Portuguese (NOA) Abelha-rainha[?] Queen Bee
Portuguese (NOE) Abelha-Rainha[?] Queen Bee
Russian Королева-пчела[?]
Koroleva-pchela
Queen Bee
Королева пчел[?]
Koroleva pchyol
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Spanish (NOA) Abeja reina[?] Queen Bee
Spanish (NOE) Abeja Reina[?] Queen Bee