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(A particularly large Buzzy Beetle also shows up in a musical portion.)
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|image=[[File:PMCS Big Buzzy Beetle.png|PMCS Big Buzzy Beetle.png]]<br>A Big Buzzy Beetle from ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
|image=[[File:PMCS Big Buzzy Beetle.png|PMCS Big Buzzy Beetle.png]]<br>A Big Buzzy Beetle from ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|parent_species=[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|parent_species=[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|derived_species=[[Big Bony Beetle]]<br>[[Buzzy Beetle Tower]]<br>[[Heavy Para-Beetle]]
|derived_species=[[Big Bony Beetle]]<br>[[Buzzy Beetle Tower]]<br>[[Heavy Para-Beetle]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' (1986)
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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'''Big Buzzy Beetles''' are giant versions of [[Buzzy Beetle]]s. They first appeared in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' and reappeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.
'''Big Buzzy Beetles''' are giant versions of [[Buzzy Beetle]]s. They first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!]]''


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!''===
In the 1986 anime ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', a large Buzzy Beetle appears during a walking montage scene. It walks forward with a smaller Buzzy Beetle behind it. However, [[Mario]] uses the power of the [[Fire Flower|flower]] he had recently acquired to throw a [[fireball]] at it. This defeats the Buzzy Beetle, although Buzzy Beetles are impervious to fireballs in the games.
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
{{:Paper Mario: Sticker Star bestiary|transcludesection=Big Buzzy Beetle}}
{{:Paper Mario: Sticker Star bestiary|transcludesection=Big Buzzy Beetle}}
[[File:PMSS Big Buzzy Beetle.png|thumb|left|The Big Buzzy Beetle in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'']]
[[File:PMSS Big Buzzy Beetle.png|thumb|left|The Big Buzzy Beetle in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'']]
Debuting in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', one Big Buzzy Beetle acts as a mini-boss of [[Hither Thither Hill]], the third boss battle of [[Decalburg]]'s [[World 1 (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|first world]]. [[Mario]] must defeat it to continue his adventure. In battle, the Big Buzzy Beetle can go into its shell and ram into Mario, just like normal Buzzy Beetles. However, the Big Buzzy Beetle is impervious to all attacks (except for [[Ice Flower]]s, which will damage it), with its only weak spot being its underbelly. The boss must be flipped over by either successfully jumping on it or by using a [[POW Block]] [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|sticker]]. When it's upside-down, the Big Buzzy Beetle can ram into Mario again and bring itself up. It has 40 [[Heart Point|HP]], and drops an [[MAX UP Heart|HP-Up Heart]] upon defeat. It is also the only optional boss in the game.
Debuting in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', one Big Buzzy Beetle acts as a mini-boss of [[Hither Thither Hill]], the third boss battle of [[Decalburg]]'s [[World 1 (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|first world]]. [[Mario]] must defeat it to continue his adventure. In battle, the Big Buzzy Beetle can go into its shell and ram into Mario, just like normal Buzzy Beetles. However, the Big Buzzy Beetle is impervious to all attacks (except for [[Ice Flower]]s, which will damage it), with its only weak spot being its underbelly. The boss must be flipped over by either successfully jumping on it or by using a [[POW Block]] [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|sticker]]. When it is upside-down, the Big Buzzy Beetle can ram into Mario again and bring itself up. It has 40 [[Heart Point|HP]], and drops an [[MAX UP Heart|HP-Up Heart]] upon defeat. It is also the only optional boss in the game.
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Revision as of 22:48, July 28, 2020

Template:Species-infobox Big Buzzy Beetles are giant versions of Buzzy Beetles. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!

History

Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!

In the 1986 anime Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!, a large Buzzy Beetle appears during a walking montage scene. It walks forward with a smaller Buzzy Beetle behind it. However, Mario uses the power of the flower he had recently acquired to throw a fireball at it. This defeats the Buzzy Beetle, although Buzzy Beetles are impervious to fireballs in the games.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Sticker Star enemy
Big Buzzy Beetle
A sprite of the Big Buzzy Beetle.
Location(s) Hither Thither Hill
Role Mini-boss (optional)
Max HP 40
Attack 3
Defense
Moves Shell Toss (3), Reverse Shell Toss (4)
Stickers N/A
A Big Buzzy Beetle in Paper Mario: Sticker Star
The Big Buzzy Beetle in Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Debuting in Paper Mario: Sticker Star, one Big Buzzy Beetle acts as a mini-boss of Hither Thither Hill, the third boss battle of Decalburg's first world. Mario must defeat it to continue his adventure. In battle, the Big Buzzy Beetle can go into its shell and ram into Mario, just like normal Buzzy Beetles. However, the Big Buzzy Beetle is impervious to all attacks (except for Ice Flowers, which will damage it), with its only weak spot being its underbelly. The boss must be flipped over by either successfully jumping on it or by using a POW Block sticker. When it is upside-down, the Big Buzzy Beetle can ram into Mario again and bring itself up. It has 40 HP, and drops an HP-Up Heart upon defeat. It is also the only optional boss in the game.

Paper Mario: Color Splash

A single Big Buzzy Beetle appears in Paper Mario: Color Splash, serving as the Buzzy Beetle Tower base in The Emerald Circus. It can be flipped over by using a POW Block card.

Super Mario series

New Super Mario Bros. U

The screenshot of Rising Tides of Lava.
Three Big Buzzy Beetles from New Super Mario Bros. U

Big Buzzy Beetles first appear in the Super Mario series in New Super Mario Bros. U. They are found in Rising Tides of Lava from Peach's Castle, where they act as both enemies and platforms. Mario can jump and stand on top of a Big Buzzy Beetle's shell while it is floating on lava when it rises, showing them to be immune to lava. When not floating on lava and when it is not stomped on, it just retreats into the shell. They are one of the few enemies that do not reappear in New Super Luigi U.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2

Big Buzzy Beetles are present yet again in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2. The player can enlarge a normal Buzzy Beetle with a Super Mushroom, and thus the implication of Big Buzzy Beetles within the game. Big Buzzy Beetles are no longer immune to lava like in New Super Mario Bros. U.

Other appearances

A cropped screenshot of the Giant Buzzy Beetle as rendered by Wii or emulated Wii.
The big, unused Buzzy Beetle in New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Sprites found in prototype revisions of Super Mario World include sprites for large Buzzy Beetles, but it is not included in the final game in any way.[1]

A giant Buzzy Beetle appears as an unused enemy in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, suggesting that they were going to appear during gameplay but were either never implemented into any level or removed before the final release.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese でかメット[2]
Deka Metto
Big Buzzy Beetle

Chinese 大鋼盔龜 (Traditional)
Dà Gāngkuī Guī
Big Buzzy Beetle

German Maxi-Käfer
Big Beetle

References

  1. ^ Twitter post showing early SMW tiles. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section, page 210.