Bony Beetle
| Bony Beetle | |||
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 Artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021) | ||
| Variant of | Buzzy Beetle | ||
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Bony Beetles are enemies introduced in Super Mario World. They are skeletal varieties of Buzzy Beetles, also possessing retractable spikes.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Bony Beetles appear in Super Mario World and its remake. They are bipedal and wear shoes, except the blue-tinged one in the credits cutscene, which has blue shoes. Bony Beetles are first encountered in Vanilla Fortress. The pattern of a Bony Beetle is to walk around, stop, and stick its spikes out. The spikes of a Bony Beetle damage the player character, even if he is spin jumping. A stomped Bony Beetle falls apart before reassembling itself seconds later, similarly to a Dry Bones. A Bony Beetle is defeated from being hit by a cape, but not fireballs.
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Bony Beetles return in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. They are depicted similarly as in Super Mario World, but their sprites from being disassembled are different. Bony Beetles are encountered in the World-e levels Swinging Bars of Doom and Bowser's Last Stand. Bony Beetles on blocks are not affected if hit from below.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Bony Beetles return in New Super Mario Bros. U and its port. They use their quadrupedal design introduced in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. Bony Beetles are encountered in towers and castles mainly, but are featured also in underground and volcanic habitats. Bony Beetles behave the same as before, but the port adds sound effects for when they activate and retract their spikes. Bony Beetles are defeated either from being frozen by an Ice Ball and being destroyed with the ice they are in, being crushed, or from stretching platforms being hit from below. A Bony Beetle in Ludwig's Clockwork Castle be defeated temporarily if it gets crushed between a moving platform and wall while disassembled, though the Bony Beetle returns to normal if the player character going a distance offscreen before returning.
Super Mario-kun
A giant Bony Beetle appears in volume 4 of Super Mario-kun, based on Super Mario World. It shoots spikes to form a prison-like structure as well as lasers from its eyes. When it rams into Mario, it sends him flying into a block, releasing a Dragon Coin. When Yoshi grabs the Dragon Coin, his tongue swirls out of control and defeats the Bony Beetle.
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario
Bony Beetles are enemies in Paper Mario. They are encountered in Bowser's Castle. Bony Beetles on the field use a Shell Toss, giving them the First Strike if it hits Mario. They also use the move in battle, dealing three units of damage to the target. If Bony Beetles have their spikes out, they jump on Mario, dealing five units of damage. A Bony Beetle can stick its spikes in and out willfully. Bony Beetles with their spikes retracted can be flipped from a jump, with their Defense lowered to 0 in this state, and they use the next turn getting back up.
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Bony Beetles return in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. They are depicted as quadrupeds to resemble Buzzy Beetles more closely, a design that would be reused for later appearances. A Bony Beetle extends its spikes if Mario tries to stomp it, unlike before, so an Iron Jump sticker is required to attack them with an attack. A Bony Beetle attacks only by taking out its spikes before headbonking Mario, though the Bony Beetle rolls over if it misses.
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Bony Beetles do not appear in Paper Mario: The Origami King, though concept art at the Musée Champignon and an unused string of their name in the data shows that Bony Beetles were planned to appear as Folded Soldiers.
Mario Party series
Bony Beetles appear seldomly in the Mario Party series. One appears at the second and third Star Stages of Star-Crossed Skyway in Mario Party: Island Tour and gives two Mini Ztars to whoever makes it over to them. A Bony Beetle makes a cameo as a possible guess in the minigame Absent Minded in Super Mario Party.
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
Bony Beetles appear in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, as uncommon enemies. They are Dark-attributed enemies and are mainly found in towers and castles.
This game also introduces their larger counterparts, Big Bony Beetles. They appear in World 5-
Castle, World 6-
Tower 1, World 6-
Tower 2, World 6-Castle, World 7-Tower 2, World 8-Tower 1, World 8-6, World 8-Tower 2, World 8-11, and World 8-
Tower 3.
As teammates, Bony Beetles have an HP rating of 4/6, an ATK rating of 3/6, and a RCV rating of 1/6. Their Beetle Shield Skill reduces the damage received by half for two turns, and their Awoken Skill, Dark Boost, raises the ATK of the player's Dark team members if a horizontal line of Dark orbs is cleared.
Dr. Mario World
Bony Beetles are assistants in Dr. Mario World. In stage mode, their effect is to increase the score that resulted from a capsule match if that match eliminated four or more viruses simultaneously, where the percentage of the score increase is greater at higher levels, where it is 15% at the first level and 75% at the maximum level. In versus mode, their effect is to eliminate the lowest row of objects when the player's play area shrinks to only three rows left, meaning that the area would need to have nine rows of Empty Blocks for this effect to activate, where it is only 20% at the first level and 100% at the maximum level. The Bony Beetle assistant can be obtained as a reward for clearing the first area in World 13.
Mario Golf: Super Rush
Bony Beetles are non-playable characters in Golf Adventure mode of Mario Golf: Super Rush. They are capable of speech. Bony Beetles are encountered in Balmy Dunes.
List of appearances
| # | Title | Role | Release date | Format
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| 1 | Super Mario World | Enemy | 1990 | Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 2 | Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Enemy | 1994 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 3 | Paper Mario | Enemy | 2000 | Nintendo 64 |
| 4 | Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | Enemy | 2001 | Game Boy Advance |
| 5 | Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Enemy | 2003 | Game Boy Advance |
| 6 | Paper Mario: Sticker Star | Enemy | 2012 | Nintendo 3DS |
| 7 | New Super Mario Bros. U | Enemy | 2012 | Wii U |
| 8 | New Super Luigi U | Enemy | 2013 | Wii U |
| 9 | Mario Party: Island Tour | Non-playable character | 2013 | Nintendo 3DS |
| 10 | Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition | Enemy | 2015 | Nintendo 3DS |
| 11 | Super Mario Party | Cameo | 2018 | Nintendo Switch |
| 12 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Enemy | 2019 | Nintendo Switch |
| 13 | Dr. Mario World | Assistant | 2019 | iOS, Android |
| 14 | Paper Mario: The Origami King | Cameo | 2020 | Nintendo Switch |
| 15 | Mario Golf: Super Rush | Non-playable character | 2021 | Nintendo Switch |
Profiles and statistics
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario
| Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
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| Bony Beetle | |||||||||
 
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Max HP | 8 | Attack | 3 | Defense | 4 (standing), 0 (flipped) | |||
| Role | Common | Type | Ground, Top-Spiky (standing, spikes), Ground (flipped or standing, spikeless) | Level | 25 | ||||
| Strong | None | Weak | None | Moves | Shell Toss (3), Spike Bounce (5), Stand Up | ||||
| Sleep? | 60%, -1 | Dizzy? | 75%, 0 | Shock? | 75%, -1 | ||||
| Shrink? | 75%, 0 | Stop? | 85%, -1 | Fright? | 60% (standing); 0% (flipped) | ||||
| Air Lift? | 70% | Hurricane? | 60% | Coins | 2 + 2-5 | ||||
| Items | Super Shroom | Run | 32 | Location(s) | Bowser's Castle | ||||
| Tattle | It's a Bony Beetle. They're bony Buzzy Beetles. ...Hence the name. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 4 It's tough to damage 'em. When their spikes are out, their attack power is 5. When they retract their spikes, take the opportunity to flip 'em over. After that, beating 'em will be a breeze. | ||||||||
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
| Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemy | ||||||
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| Bony Beetle | ||||||
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Max HP | 13 | Role | Common | Location(s) | Rugged Road, Rumble Volcano, Bowser's Sky Castle |
| Attack | 6 | Stickers | N/A | |||
| Defense | 1 | Moves | Spiky Headbonk (6) | |||
Dr. Mario World
- Stage mode: Increases score by 15%/30%/45%/60%/75% when four or more viruses are eliminated at the same time.
- Versus mode: If only three rows remain, grants 20%/40%/60%/80%/100% chance to clear lowest rows (1).
Gallery
Super Mario World
Paper Mario
Paper Mario
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
Super Mario Game Picture Book 2: Mario and Luigi
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホネメット / ほねメット[?] Hone Metto |
Bone Buzzy Beetle; officially romanized as "Hone Met" | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 骨虫怪[1] Gǔ Chóng Guài |
Bony Insect Monster | Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 |
| 枯骨甲虫[?] Kūgǔ Jiǎchóng |
From "枯骨" (kūgǔ, "dry bone") and "钢盔甲虫" (Gāngkuījiǎchóng, Buzzy Beetle) | Paper Mario: Sticker Star | |
| 枯骨钢盔龟[?] Kūgǔ Gāngkuīguī |
Dry-Bone Buzzy Beetle | since Dr. Mario World | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 枯骨鋼盔龜[?] Kūgǔ Gāngkuīguī |
Dry-Bone Buzzy Beetle | |
| French (NOA) | Blindulos[?] | From Blindule ("Buzzy Beetle" in French) and os ("bone") | |
| French (NOE) | Scaraboss[?] | From scarabée ("beetle") and os ("bone") | |
| German | Knochen-Käfer[2] | Bone Beetle | |
| Italian | Ossonella[?] | From osso ("bone") and Nella ("Buzzy Beetle" in Italian) | |
| Korean | 좀비하잉바[?] Jombi Haingba |
Zombie Buzzy Beetle | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Besourosso[?] | From besouro ("beetle", also Buzzy Beetle's Portuguese name) and osso ("bone") | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Trinca-Espinhas[?] | Word for a very thin person, where espinha means "spine" | |
| Russian | Жук-скелет[?] Zhuk-skelet |
Skeleton Beetle | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Buzzy Huesos[?] | Buzzy Bones | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Tortueso[?] | From tortuga ("turtle") and hueso ("bone") |
References
- ^ 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译. Baidu Tieba. Archived February 27, 2017, 15:38:47 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 18.
- Buzzy Beetles
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- Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition enemies
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies
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