Biddybud
| Biddybud | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario 3D World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (2025) | ||
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Biddybuds are multicolored lady beetle enemies that appear in red, yellow, blue, green, and pink varieties. Biddybuds first appear in Super Mario 3D Land.
In the platforming games, Biddybuds walk along the ground on a set path, similarly to Goombas, but are pacifistic as they do not chase the player character upon sight. Biddybuds make alternating high- and low-pitched sounds that can be heard if the player is near them, typically matching the rhythm of the background music.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
Biddybuds are common enemies in Super Mario 3D Land, and are first found in World 1-3. Many appear in groups of two to five, moving in often circular patterns, and can be defeated from any attack. They have a winged variety named Para-Biddybuds.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
Biddybuds retain their role in Super Mario 3D World and its port, now in larger groups but in fewer levels. Bowser's Fury gives Biddybuds fur, tails, and cat ears, though they are no different in behavior.
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart 8[edit]
Biddybuds are referenced in Mario Kart 8 and its port in the form of a kart called the Biddybuggy, more specifically based on their flying counterparts.
Mario Kart World[edit]
While Biddybuds themselves do not appear in Mario Kart World, Para-Biddybuds appear as track obstacles, while one appears as a playable character, marking the first playable appearance of any variant of Biddybud. The Biddybuggy also returns.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]
Biddybuds are enemies in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its its ports, behaving identically as in previous games.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]
Biddybuds are enemies in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. They are found in Sunbeam Plains and Mount Brrr. Biddybuds can attack by walking straightforward into a Mario brother, though many are found in stacks, sometimes slowing down from from stumbling. Jumping on a stack only damages the topmost Biddybud, which falls off if defeated. Either a hammer or the 3D Red Shell can harm the lowest Biddybud of the stack, and other Biddybuds fall off if they take damage. Either Dropchopper or Cannonball Chuck damages every Biddybud in the stack.
Mario Tennis Aces[edit]
Biddybuds are non-playable characters in Mario Tennis Aces. In Adventure Mode, they are spectators in the Piranha Plant Forest court.
Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]
Biddybuds are obstacles in Wildweather Woods in Mario Golf: Super Rush. They slow players in Speed Golf but can be jumped on for coins.
Illumination film series[edit]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
Three Biddybuds can be seen briefly walking by towards the beginning of The Super Mario Bros. Movie. They appear upon Mario's first meeting with Toad, causing a concerned and frightened Mario to jog away from them and follow Toad. They are featured in promotional posters for the film, including Mario's standalone poster. Unlike in the games, these Biddybuds are not part of the Koopa Troop, but are instead part of the Mushroom Kingdom's wildlife.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie[edit]
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Biddybuds are seen in the reveal trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit]
Biddybuds are in the Showdown minigames Peach's Day Off, Yoshi's Mountain Race and Jr.'s Jauntlet in Super Mario Party Jamboree. They are sometimes in the 4-Player minigame Camera-Ready.
Statistics[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy | ||||||||||
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| Biddybud (1) | ||||||||||
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HP | 7 | POW | 39 (27) | Defense | 30 (24) | Speed | 24 | ||
| Role | Common | Type | Normal | Weakness | None | Location(s) | Sunbeam Plains, Paper Toad Rescue | |||
| Level | 3 | Experience | 2 (1) | Coins | 1 | Item drop | 1-Up Mushroom - 3% So-so Boots - 1% | |||
| Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode. | ||||||||||
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biddybud (2) | ||||||||||
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HP | 79 | POW | 247 (214) | Defense | 170 (120) | Speed | 154 | ||
| Role | Common | Type | Normal | Weakness | None | Location(s) | Mount Brrr | |||
| Level | 31 | Experience | 38 (33) | Coins | 15 | Item drop | Max Mushroom - 3% LV 2 Character Card - 1% | |||
| Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode. | ||||||||||
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Biddybud.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D Land
Tanooki Mario and two Biddybuds in Super Mario 3D Land
Biddybuds in Super Mario 3D World
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
Biddybud[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | テンテン[1][2][3] Tenten |
Partial repetition of「 |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 瓢瓢1[4] Piáopiáo (Mandarin) Pìuhpìuh (Cantonese) |
Partial repetition of "瓢虫" (piáochóng / pìuhchùhng, "lady beetle") | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 瓢瓢1[5] Piáopiáo (Mandarin) Pìuhpìuh (Cantonese) |
Partial repetition of「瓢蟲」(piáochóng / pìuhchùhng, "lady beetle") | |
| Dutch | Biddybud[6][3] | - | |
| French | Coccinelly[7][8][3][9]:180 | Diminutive form of coccinelle ("lady beetle") | |
| Cocccinelly[sic][9]:226 | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| German | Pünktchen[10][3][11] | Punkt ("dot") with the diminutive suffix -chen | |
| Italian | Coccinello[12][3][13] | Coccinella ("lady beetle") in masculine form | |
| Coccinella1[14] | Lady beetle | Super Mario 3D Land | |
| Korean | 무당무당[15][16] Mudangmudang |
From "무당벌레" (mudang-beolle, "lady beetle") | |
| Portuguese | Joaninha[17][3] | Lady beetle | |
| Russian | Крапинка[3] Krapinka |
Spot | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Catina[18][3] | From catarina ("lady beetle") and possibly camina ("it walks") | |
| Biddybud[19] | - | Club Nintendo | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Marchimotas[20][3] | From marcha ("march") and motas ("spots") |
1 - Attribution of this specific name to Biddybud is an extrapolation derived from the localized name of Para-Biddybud.
Cat Biddybud[edit]
"Cat Biddybud"[21] refers to the type of Biddybud found around Lake Lapcat in Bowser's Fury.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ネコテンテン[22] Neko Tenten |
Cat Biddybud |
References[edit]
- ^ 2011. 冒険の舞台. Super Mario 3D Land (Japanese). (Archived March 29, 2012, 08:11:04 UTC via Wayback Machine.) Extrapolated from the entry for Para-Biddybud.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D Land" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 180.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i In-game name displayed during battle from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
- ^ 2012. 冒险的舞台. Super Mario 3D Land (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 21 Dec. 2019. (Archived March 26, 2016, 21:43:57 UTC via Wayback Machine.) Extrapolated from the entry for Para-Biddybud.
- ^ 2012. 冒險的舞台. Super Mario 3D Land (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 20 Dec. 2019. (Archived March 27, 2025, 00:03:08 UTC via Wayback Machine.) Extrapolated from the entry for Para-Biddybud.
- ^ 2011. De spelwereld. Super Mario 3D Land (Dutch). Archived 8 Apr. 2024, 22:04:22 UTC from the original via archive.today. Retrieved 16 Oct. 2025. Extrapolated from the entry for Para-Biddybud. (Note: In the archive, the description is only accessible in the web page's source code.)
- ^ 2011. Histoire et personnages. Super Mario 3D Land (Canadian French). Archived July 21, 2017, 03:15:52 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Extrapolated from the entry for Para-Biddybud.
- ^ 2011. L'univers deu jeu. Super Mario 3D Land (French). Archived 8 Apr. 2024, 22:06:33 UTC from the original via archive.today. Retrieved 16 Oct. 2025. Extrapolated from the entry for Para-Biddybud. (Note: In the archive, the description is only accessible in the web page's source code.)
- ^ a b Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2.
- ^ 2011. Die Spielwelt. Super Mario 3D Land (German). Archived 8 Apr. 2024, 22:08:36 UTC from the original via archive.today. Retrieved 16 Oct. 2025. Extrapolated from the entry for Para-Biddybud. (Note: In the archive, the description is only accessible in the web page's source code.)
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 180.
- ^ In-game name of Captain Toad Goes Forth from Super Mario 3D World.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 180, 226.
- ^ 2011. Il Mondo di gioco. Super Mario 3D Land (Italian). Archived 8 Apr. 2024, 22:10:30 UTC from the original via archive.today. Retrieved 8 Apr. 2024. (Note: In the archive, the description is only accessible in the web page's source code.)
- ^ 2012. 모험의 무대. Super Mario 3D Land (Korean). Archived August 5, 2019, 11:10:26 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 Jul. 2024. Extrapolated from the entry for Para-Biddybud.
- ^ In-game name displayed during battle from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Korean). (Archived 28 May 2016 via YouTube by 김용녀.)
- ^ 2011. O mundo do jogo. Super Mario 3D Land (European Portuguese). Archived 8 Apr. 2024, 22:02:03 UTC from the original via archive.today. Retrieved 16 Oct. 2025. Extrapolated from the entry for Para-Biddybud. (Note: In the archive, the description is only accessible in the web page's source code.)
- ^ 2011. La Historia y Los Personajes. Super Mario 3D Land (Latin American Spanish). Archived August 4, 2019, 04:45:10 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Extrapolated from the entry for Para-Biddybud.
- ^ Rodríguez, Antonio Carlos, editor (2012). "Super Mario 3D Land Tips" in Club Nintendo, year 21, no. 1. Editorial Televisa (Latin American Spanish). Page 50.
- ^ 2011. Mundo del juego. Super Mario 3D Land (European Spanish). Archived 8 Apr. 2024, 22:00:02 UTC from the original via archive.today. Retrieved 16 Oct. 2025. Extrapolated from the entry for Para-Biddybud. (Note: In the archive, the description is only accessible in the web page's source code.)
- ^ 2025. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Mario Portal. Retrieved 24 Oct. 2025. (Archived January 23, 2025, 21:25:22 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ 2025. スーパーマリオ ３Ｄワールド+フューリーワールド. Mario Portal (Japanese). Retrieved 7 Apr. 2025. (Archived January 26, 2025, 14:03:19 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
