Fighter Fly

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Fighter Fly
Fighterfly
Artwork from Mario Bros.
First appearance Mario Bros. (1983)
Latest appearance Super Mario-kun Special Selection (2023)
Variants
Comparable

A Fighter Fly (originally spelled Fighterfly), also referred to as a firefly[1] or bee,[2] is a hopping insect that first appeared in the sewers of the original Mario Bros. arcade game. The name Fighter Fly is a pun on both "firefly" and the fight-or-flight response.

History

Mario Bros. series

Sprite of a Fighterfly from Mario Bros.
Sprite of a Fighter Fly from the NES port of Mario Bros.
A Fighter Fly from Super Mario Bros. 3.
A Fighter Fly in the Super Mario Bros. 3 version of Mario Bros.
GBA Fighter Fly
Fighter Flies as they appear in the original, NES, Super Mario Bros. 3, All-Stars, and Advance versions
Sprite of a Fighterfly from the Atari 2600 port of Mario Bros.
Sprite of a Fighterfly from the Atari 5200 port of Mario Bros.
Fighter Flies as they appear in the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200 versions

Fighter Flies are enemies first found in Phase 6 in international releases and Phase 7 in Japanese versions in Mario Bros. Early iterations depict them with large toothy scowls and shiny eyes, though the Battle Game of Super Mario All-Stars and the Game Boy Advance version redesigned them with large white eyes with black pupils, small closed mouths, a light orange head, and a nose, with the latter remake also giving them three colors and speeds. It hops across the floor, where Mario or Luigi at it from below if the Fighter Fly is not on the ground.[3] Fighter Flies use a green color palette in the Luigi Bros. reskin in Super Mario 3D World and its port.

Fighter Flies also have a role in the other two Hudson Soft titles, Mario Bros. Special (first found in Phase 9) and Punch Ball Mario Bros. (first found in Phase 6). Fighterflies can be stunned in Mario Bros. Special from a trampoline or conveyor belt only, while Punch Ball Mario Bros. now adds the possibility of doing so from either a POW Block if it is on the ground or a Punch Ball; in the latter game, Fighter Flies become green and move faster if they either recover or become the last enemy remaining.

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. Special

They are called Nakaji in Super Mario Bros. Special, presumably after one of the game developers, Tomohiko Nakajima. Nakaji appear in five levels only. They cannot be stomped but can be defeated from either a Hummer or some other method.

Super Mario Land

Official artwork of a Fly from Super Mario Land.
Artwork from Super Mario Land

Flies[4][5] are enemies in Super Mario Land. They are found only in World 1-1 and World 1-3, posing as Princess Daisy at the very end of the latter.[6] Flies hop in a single direction, like in the Mario Bros. series, and Kumos attack identically to them. Either a Superball or a stomp can defeat a Fly, causing it to give 400 points.

Super Mario Maker

The version 1.20 update of Super Mario Maker adds a Mystery Mushroom costume based on a Fighter Fly, unlocked by completing the hard version of Gnat Attack. The jumping sound effect is replaced by the high-pitched noise of a Fighter Fly in Mario Bros., and holding +Control Pad up turns Fighter Fly into a Freezie.

Super Mario (Kodansha manga)

In Super Mario Land, Fighter Flies, depicted like giant anthropomorphic flies (with compound eyes and proboscis), are met in Birabuto Kingdom. One attaches itself onto Mecha Kuribō, who is actually Princess Peach in disguise, making her yell in disgust when the enemy starts slurping with its mouth. Mario quickly defeats it. When Daisy is rescued from King Totomesu, she jumps at Mario and starts to kiss him, only to reveal she was a Fighter Fly in disguise, making Mario gag.

Super Mario-kun

In Super Mario-kun, Fighter Flies are among the Super Mario Land enemies to appear in volume 3, where one even attacks Mario by biting. Later, Mario grabs a Super Star and defeats them alongside the other enemies.

Another Fighter Fly also appears in chapter 9 of volume 9, which takes place in a Mario Bros. styled arena where Mario, Luigi and Yoshi are trapped. It does not play any important role.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

A Fighter Fly fight in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Battle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Fighter Flies are enemies in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. They are orange with green squinting eyelids, blue hands and feet (colored pink in the remake), pink antennae, and small wings. Fighter Flies are found at Stardust Fields. They attack by hopping their way but can be jumped over.[7] The game also adds the stronger Super Fly variety, found in the basement of Beanbean Castle.

A Fighter Fly is the first audition for Popple's new "Rookie" title in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser, before he decides on Birdo.

Mario Power Tennis

Fighter Flies are obstacles on the Mario Classic Court in Mario Power Tennis. They are rendered in a flat 8-bit model form and walk around, obstructing a player from moving, like other enemies. There is an unused 3D model of a Fighter Fly in the game based on their design in Super Mario All-Stars.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

A trophy of Fighter Flies appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Unlike the other Mario Bros. trophies, this trophy uses sprites from Mario Bros. Returns and the second European NES version instead of the arcade version.

Other appearances

Fighterflies are programmable sprites in the Playbox BASIC and Family BASIC accessories for the Family Computer. They are also in the Playbox BASIC's Biorhythm Board as well as enemies in shooter mini-games in the Data Recorder's cassette and Family BASIC V3.

Fighter Flies are enemies and level objectives in some of the Mario Bros.-related challenges in NES Remix.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario Land

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      This blood-sucking fly is always flying around. You can defeat it down by jumping on it.
  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      This creature is always buzzing around. Defeat it by stomping on it from above.

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Fighter Flies can be stunned only when they land on the floor. Good timing is essential to getting rid of these flying pests.[8][9]
    • Other languages:
      • French:
        Les méchantes mouches peuvent être assommées quand elles atterrissent. Un bon timing est essentiel pour se débarrasser de ces parasites volants.[10]
      • German:
        Erst wenn er auf dem Boden aufkommt, kann er getroffen werden. Deshalb ist hier gutes Timing gefragt.[11]
      • Italian:
        Le mosche armate possono essere immobilizzate solo quando finiscono a terra. Per sbarazzarsene bisogna scegliere il momento giusto.[12]
      • Spanish:
        A los moscones luchadores sólo se les puede aturdir cuando se posan en el suelo. Una buena sincronización es esencial para deshacerse de estas criaturas voladoras.[13]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

Mario Bros.

ファイアフライ (JP) / Fighterfly (EN)
Image of a Fighterfly
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく クリープぞく Tribe Creep clan
性格せいかく 陽気ようき Disposition Cheerful
登場とうじょうゲーム ブラザー Game appearances Bros.
ねるからたおしにくいぞ

元祖げんそマリオブラザーズのてきキャラ。はねおおきく、いつもをみせてわらっている。カメさんたちとちがい、ねながらりてくるのでゆかりているときしかたおせないのだ。[14]

They're bouncy and hard to knock down.

An enemy character from the original Mario Bros. It has large wings and always has a toothy grin. Unlike Shellcreepers, he can only be defeated when he is on the floor, because he comes down while bouncing.

Super Mario Bros. 3

ハエまる (JP) / Fighter Fly (EN)
Image of a Fighter Fly from Super Mario Bros. 3
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく クリープぞく Tribe Creep clan
性格せいかく こしひく Disposition Modest
登場とうじょうゲーム 3(バトルゲーム) Game appearances 3 (Battle Game)
おこりっぽいハエのモンスター

マリオコレションばんのマリオブラザーズに登場とうじょうする巨大きょだいバエ。土管どかんから出現しゅつげんして、何度なんど着地ちゃくちしながら、んでくる。ブロックごしにーたたくと、ブルーになって、飛距離ひきょり大幅おおはばびり。[15]

An angry fly monster

A giant fly that appears in the Super Mario All-Stars version of Mario Bros. It appears from pipes and flies while landing several times. If you hit it with a block once, it turns blue and its flying distance is greatly increased.

Super Mario Land

フーライ (JP) / Fly (EN)
A Fly from Super Mario Land.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく クリープぞく Tribe Creep clan
性格せいかく おちょうしもの Disposition Person who readily chimes in with others
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド1 Game appearances Land 1
たかべないハエ!?

マリオランドにてくるはねのついたハエ。八エのくせにたかくはべず、こまかくピョンピョンとんでくる。スーパーボールでもたおせるが、んだほう簡単かんたんたおせる。[16]

A fly that can't fly high!?

A fly with wings that appears in Mario Land. Although it is a fly, it cannot fly high and jumps slightly. It can be defeated with a Superball, but it is easier to defeat it by stepping on it.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Fighter Fly
A Fighter Fly from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. HP 5 POW 14 (12) Defense 14
Speed 12 Experience 2 Coins 2
Location Stardust Fields Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Critical Thunder Normal
Stat down? 100% Stun? 30% Burn? 60%
Level 3 Role Common, training Item drop Mushroom – 9.68%
Mushroom – 0% (Super Mushroom - 9.68%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
  • Official Nintendo Player's Guide: When a Fighter Fly attacks you, it hops once, pauses, then hops again. Jump at the end of the pause.[17]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Fighter Fly
A Fighter Fly from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. HP 10 POW 24 DEF 9 SPEED 5 Experience 2
Fire Critical Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 3
Stat down 60% Dizzy 30% Burn 30% Speed down 30% Item drop Mushroom (18%)
None (0%)
Super Mushroom (50%)
Level           2 Location(s) Stardust Fields

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Trophy
Fighter Fly
Fighter Fly trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Category: Series Related
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
Arcade Mario Bros. (1983)
GBA Super Mario Advance (06/2001)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 6: Mario Bros.
How to unlock:
Random
An enemy from the original Mario Bros. Just as the name implies, they are flies that gracefully move across the stage. They jump to move around, so hit them from below when they land. Unlike other enemies, these pests get faster after recovering from being flipped, rather than when only one is left. Be careful! (American English)
These pests come from the original Mario Bros. The name might make them sound tough, but these guys are actually kind of elegant and graceful. It's best to wait until they're on solid ground, then bop 'em from underneath to flip them over. If they get back up, though, watch out – they'll start gracefully leaping around a bit faster. (British English)

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Fighter Fly.

Names in other languages

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 they are associated with in the "notes" column.

Fighter Fly

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハエまる[18][19]
Haemaru
From「ハエ」(hae, "fly") and「丸」(-maru, "round"), which is also an antiquated suffix for masculine given names
ファイターフライ[20][21][22][23][24]
Faitā Furai
Fighter Fly
Nakaji1[25] Romanized display; potentially derived from the surname「中島」(Nakajima) in reference to developer Tomohiko Nakajima Super Mario Bros. Special
ハエ丸[26]
Haemaru
From「ハエ」(hae, "fly") and「丸」(-maru, "round"), which is also an antiquated suffix for masculine given names Super Mario All-Stars
ファイアフライ[14]
Faiafurai
Fire Fly; not to be confused with「ホタル」(hotaru, "firefly") Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
フライ[27]
Furai
Fly Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)
Chinese (simplified) 苍蝇[28]
Cāng Yíng
Fly
Dutch Fighter Fly[29][24] -
French Mouchak[18][19] Corruption of mouche ("fly")
Fighterfly[30]:4 - Mario Bros. (Atari 2600)
Mouche de combat[29][24] Fighting fly Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Maker
Méchante mouche[31]:58 Nasty fly Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)
German Fliegmut[18][19] Portmanteau of Fliegen ("to fly") and the male name suffix -mut
Kampffliege[32][33][34] Fighter Fly Mario Bros. (Nintendo Entertainment System), Super Mario Bros. 3
Fighterfly[30]:4 - Mario Bros. (Atari 2600)
Fieser Flieger[31]:38 Nasty Flier Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)
Fliege[24] Fly Super Mario Maker
Italian Calabrotto[18][19] Portmanteau of calabrone ("European hornet") and diminutive suffix -otto
Fighterfly[30]:5 - Mario Bros. (Atari 2600)
Fighter Fly[35][36] Super Mario Bros. 3, Arcade Archives Mario Bros.
Mosca armata[31]:118 Armed fly Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)
Mosca[23] Fly Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Falena[24] Moth Super Mario Maker
Korean 파리동글[19]
Pari Donggul
Round Fly
전투파리[37]
Jeontu Pari
Battle Fly Super Mario Bros. 3
Portuguese Mosca Guerreira[24] Warrior Fly
Russian Бойцовая муха[24]
Boytsovaya mukha
Fighter Fly
Spanish (NOA) Recluta Bzz[19] Buzzing Recruit
Mosquerella[23] Potentially a portmanteau between mosca ("fly") and querella ("complaint") Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Spanish (NOE) Recluta Zzz[18][19] Buzzing Recruit
Mosca[38][23] Fly Mario Bros. (Nintendo Entertainment System), Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Fighterfly[30]:5 - Mario Bros. (Atari 2600)
Mosca Voladora[39] Hover Fly Super Mario Bros. 3
Mosca luchadora[31]:98 Fighting fly Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)

1 - Attribution of this specific name to Fighter Fly is an extrapolation based on the meaning of the other names it is displayed with in the credits.

Fly

"Fly" refers to the Fighter Fly-like enemy that appears in Super Mario Land.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フーライ[40][41]
Fūrai
Derived from「フライ」(furai, "fly")
Dutch Fly[42]:34 -
De Vlieg[43] The Fly
French Fly[42]:16 -
German Fly[44] -
Italian Fly[45] -
Spanish (NOA) Fly[46] -
Spanish (NOE) Mosca[47] Fly

Notes

Fighterflies in prototype The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening assets

References

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