Para-Biddybud
| Para-Biddybud | |||
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 A group of Para-Biddybuds from Super Mario 3D World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024) | ||
| Variant of | Biddybud | ||
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Para-Biddybuds (alternatively written as Parabiddybuds),[1] also known as Winged Biddybuds,[2] are a variant of Biddybud that first appears in Super Mario 3D Land. They resemble multicolored ladybugs with bird-like wings.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario 3D Land
Para-Biddybuds are enemies in Super Mario 3D Land. They are encountered in groups and fly in circles or in lines. Some groups are seen one above the other or one after the other. Mario can defeat them with any attack, just like Goombas. They generally appear in groups of five, though there are some levels in which less than that number are shown together or they appear individually.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Para-Biddybuds are enemies in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port. They behave identically as in Super Mario 3D Land. Cat variants appear in Lake Lapcat in the port's Bowser's Fury side-story.
Super Mario Maker
Para-Biddybuds are referenced in Super Mario Maker by appearing on the icon of the Event Course Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, which uses key art from the game on which it is based.
Mario Party series
Mario Party: Island Tour
Many Para-Biddybuds populate the Star-Crossed Skyway board in Mario Party: Island Tour. However, they do not affect gameplay. A pink one also appears as a tile in the minigame Match Faker.
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Para-Biddybuds reappear in Super Mario Party Jamboree in the minigame Squeaky Shakedown where they are present in the background, and can occasionally appear in the minigame Camera-Ready. Green, red, and blue Para-Biddybuds also appear in the minigame Which Door Has More?. They are also featured in the Paratroopa Flight School mode and appear in Sky Battle (where the main objective is to try to gather as many of them as possible and steal them from the other player) and Free Flight. A big Para-Biddybud known as the Mega Para-Biddybud makes an appearance in this mode.
Mario Kart series
Despite Para-Biddybuds themselves not appearing in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a kart designed after a Para-Biddybud appears, known as the Biddybuggy. Said kart later reappears in Mario Kart Tour. It has five different color schemes depending on the character driving it, two of which appear in Tour. The Biddybuggy appears as a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
A Para-Biddybud Mii Racing Suit appears in Mario Kart Tour starting in the 2023 Doctor Tour. This suit later appears in the sixth wave of the Booster Course Pass DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Wave 5 of the Booster Pass also introduced the course Squeaky Clean Sprint, a bathroom-themed course that features an alarm clock styled after a Para-Biddybud as part of its scenery.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Para-Biddybuds are enemies in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS. They appear in certain stages such as Drop-Road Dash. Para-Biddybuds can be defeated from a turnip or being landed on.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Para-Biddybuds are usable troops in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. Red, green, yellow, and blue color variants can be used, and each has a different Special Skill. Despite their coloration, blue Para-Biddybuds are referred to as purple in this game. They are flying troopers. Red Para-Biddybuds have Dive Attack and are strong against Fawfulcopters, green Para-Biddybuds have Super Stomp, yellow Para-Biddybuds have Cranium Crush, and purple Para-biddybuds have Mega Tackle and are strong against Shy Guys and Bandits. All four variants are weak against red Koopa Troopas and Fly Guys.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario 3D Land
- North American website bio: "These colorful critters often come in fives, bobbing along and minding their own business. If you manage to stomp on all five without hitting the ground, a 1UP is all yours."
- European website bio: "These enemies are always found floating together in long rows, determined to get in Mario's way."
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Bowser Jr.'s Journey profiles
- Para-Biddybud (Red): Red Biddybuds that fly through the air. When they see a Fawfulcopter, they can't help but dive attack.
- Para-Biddybud (Green): Green Para-Biddybuds that fly through the air. Their specialty is Stomp.
- Para-Biddybud (Yellow): Yellow Biddybuds that fly through the air. Their specialty is Cranium Crush.
- Para-Biddybud (Purple): Purple Biddybuds that fly through the air. Word has it they know the weakness of Shy Guys.
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Para-Biddybud.
Several Para-Biddybuds guarding a Stamp in Super Mario 3D World
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 3D Land Super Mario 3D World Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker |
Tenten Wing | Wing Biddybud |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (simplified) | 啪嗒瓢瓢[3] Pādā Piáopiáo |
From「啪嗒」(pādā, an onomatopoeia for a flapping sound) and「瓢虫」(piáochóng, ladybug) | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 飛行瓢瓢[4] Fēixíng Piáopiáo |
From「飛行」(fēixíng, "flying") and「瓢蟲」(piáochóng, "ladybug") | |
| Dutch | Para-Biddybud[?] | - | |
| French | Paracoccinelly[?] | Para-Biddybud | |
| German | Parapünktchen[?] | Para Biddybud | |
| Italian | Coccinello Volante[?] | Flying Biddybud | |
| Korean | 펄럭무당무당[?] Peolleok Mudangmudang |
Fluttering Biddybud | |
| Portuguese | Parajoaninha[?] | Para-Ladybug | |
| Russian | Летучая крапинка[?] Letuchaya krapinka |
Flying Spot | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Catina Alada[?] | Winged Biddybud | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Marchimotas Alado[?] | Winged Biddybud |
References
- ^ "Shy Guys who fly gracefully through the sky. Some say they've learned the weakness of Parabiddybuds." – Fly Guy description. Bowser Jr.'s Journey.
- ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 25..
- ^ 超级马力欧 3D乐园:冒险的舞台. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ 超級瑪利歐 3D樂園 繁體中文版 - 香港任天堂網站. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved June 21, 2024.
