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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:DK3 Beespy.png]]
|image=[[File:DK3 Beespy and Buzzbees Artwork.jpg]]<br>Artwork of Beespy with Buzzbees.
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]])
|variant_of=[[Buzzbee]]
|variants=[[Attacker]]
}}
}}
'''Beespys''' are insect-like enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. They are the primary attackers of the beehive in [[Stanley (Donkey Kong 3)|Stanley]]'s greenhouse. They attack by swooping down from their hives, trying to steal Stanley's [[vegetable]]s. Succeeding in this turns them into a [[Beebomb]]. After round twelve, they are replaced by more harder foes known as the [[Buzzbee]]s.
'''Beespies'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' [[media:Dk3flyerback.png|English back flyer]]</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en|date=1986|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet|page=6}}</ref> (or '''Bee spies'''<ref>{{cite|language=en|date=1986|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet|page=2}}</ref>) are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. They are large members of the [[beehive]]s. Starting from round 3, Beespies begin appearing from the hives that [[Donkey Kong]] shakes loose. Like [[Buzzbee]]s, they can also toss spears but rarely do so in the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version. They take two shots of [[Stanley]]'s [[Sprayer]] to defeat; the first shot simply turns them blue (green in the Famicom and NES version). Even after the second shot, they split into four small stingers. Sometimes they are escorted by Buzzbee guards that increase their point value significantly.


In ''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]'', Beespies take the form of [[Attacker]]s when they are sprayed once. Being sprayed a second time defeats them. They first appear in [[Leaving the Earth]], the sixth stage.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
StanleyArt1.png|Stanley, fighting a Beespy
DK3 Arcade Beespy.png|Normal arcade sprite
DK3 Arcade Hit Beespy.png|Damaged arcade sprite
DK3 NES Beespy.png|Normal NES sprite
DK3 NES Hit Beespy.png|Damaged NES sprite
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=親バチ・ベスピー<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' [[media:DK3 Japanese Flyer Back.jpg|back flyer]] (Japanese).</ref> / おやバチ　ベスピー<ref>Alternate Japanese instructions [http://nyamuko.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2011/05/post-019f.html seen here]</ref>
|JapR=Oyabachi Besupī
|JapM=Parent-Bee Vespee
|Ita=Vespa gigante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' e-manual|page=8}}</ref>
|Ita2=Beespy<ref>''[[Arcade Archives]] Donkey Kong Jr.'', in-game manual</ref>
|ItaM=Giant wasp
}}
==Trivia==
*In internationally released manuals for [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version, the term "'''Queen Buzzbee'''" appears at one point to describe Beespy,<ref>{{cite|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1986|title=''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet|page=5|quote=Queen Buzzbees must be zapped twice. In the end, they explode and scatter all over the place so you have to be careful not to get hit by them.}}</ref> despite the enemy being identified as Beespy elsewhere in the same manual.<ref>{{cite|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1986|title=''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet|page=7|quote=Guards (two) 1,000 pts. Guard (one) 700 pts. Buzzbee with a flower 400 pts. Beespy 400 pts. Attacker 200 pts. Buzzbee 100 pts. * As the rounds advance, other pesky bugs also appear.}}</ref> This is a mistranslation from the [[Family Computer|Famicom]] version manual, which uses 「おやバチ・ベスピー」 in this instance.<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1984|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong 3'' Famicom instruction booklet|page=5}}</ref> Despite this, Queen Buzzbee occasionally resurfaces in localized materials, named separately from Beespy.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Yamashita, Tatsumi|title=''The Official Nintendo Player's Guide''|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|date=1987|isbn=999832369X|page=156|quote=Buzzbees, queen buzzbees, bee spies, and crafty snakes will attack you and go for the flowers.}}</ref> In ''Donkey Kong 3-[[e-Reader|e]]'', the name Queen Buzzbee is listed separately<ref>Card 4 of 5/codes 7-8 for the ''Donkey Kong 3'' series of e-Reader cards. '''ENEMIES'''. "''Includes: Beespy, Buzzbee, Attacker, and Queen Buzzbee. (As the rounds advance, other pesky bugs will also appear.)''"</ref> and attributed to Beespy's characteristics,<ref>Card 5 of 5/code 9-10 for the ''Donkey Kong 3'' series of e-Reader cards. '''TIPS'''. "''Remember, when attacking the Queen Buzzbies, it takes two shots to knock them out. Upon defeat they will shoot their stingers in four different directions. Directly below them is the ideal place to be.''"</ref> but is scored like guarded Beespy,<ref>Card 3 of 5/codes 5-6 for the ''Donkey Kong 3'' series of e-Reader cards. '''SCORING'''. "'''''Queen Buzzbee'''&ndash;700 points '''Buzzbee with a flower'''&ndash;400 points '''Beespy'''&ndash;400 points '''Attacker'''&ndash;200 points '''Buzzbee'''&ndash;100 points''"</ref> suggesting that Queen Buzzbee is technically treated as the name of a Beespy with an escort, akin to [[Blooper Nanny]] and [[Blooper Baby]].
==References==
<references/>


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Latest revision as of 20:11, August 7, 2024

Beespy
Artwork of Beespy and Buzzbees from Donkey Kong 3
Artwork of Beespy with Buzzbees.
First appearance Donkey Kong 3 (1983)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū (1984)
Variant of Buzzbee
Variants

Beespies[1][2] (or Bee spies[3]) are enemies in Donkey Kong 3. They are large members of the beehives. Starting from round 3, Beespies begin appearing from the hives that Donkey Kong shakes loose. Like Buzzbees, they can also toss spears but rarely do so in the Family Computer and NES version. They take two shots of Stanley's Sprayer to defeat; the first shot simply turns them blue (green in the Famicom and NES version). Even after the second shot, they split into four small stingers. Sometimes they are escorted by Buzzbee guards that increase their point value significantly.

In Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū, Beespies take the form of Attackers when they are sprayed once. Being sprayed a second time defeats them. They first appear in Leaving the Earth, the sixth stage.

Gallery[edit]

  • Normal arcade sprite

    Normal arcade sprite

  • Damaged arcade sprite

    Damaged arcade sprite

  • Normal NES sprite

    Normal NES sprite

  • Damaged NES sprite

    Damaged NES sprite

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 親バチ・ベスピー[4] / おやバチ　ベスピー[5]
Oyabachi Besupī 		Parent-Bee Vespee
Italian Vespa gigante[6] Giant wasp
Beespy[7] -

Trivia[edit]

  • In internationally released manuals for Nintendo Entertainment System version, the term "Queen Buzzbee" appears at one point to describe Beespy,[8] despite the enemy being identified as Beespy elsewhere in the same manual.[9] This is a mistranslation from the Famicom version manual, which uses 「おやバチ・ベスピー」 in this instance.[10] Despite this, Queen Buzzbee occasionally resurfaces in localized materials, named separately from Beespy.[11] In Donkey Kong 3-e, the name Queen Buzzbee is listed separately[12] and attributed to Beespy's characteristics,[13] but is scored like guarded Beespy,[14] suggesting that Queen Buzzbee is technically treated as the name of a Beespy with an escort, akin to Blooper Nanny and Blooper Baby.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong 3 English back flyer
  2. ^ 1986. Donkey Kong 3 NES instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 6.
  3. ^ 1986. Donkey Kong 3 NES instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 2.
  4. ^ Donkey Kong 3 back flyer (Japanese).
  5. ^ Alternate Japanese instructions seen here
  6. ^ Donkey Kong 3 e-manual. Page 8.
  7. ^ Arcade Archives Donkey Kong Jr., in-game manual
  8. ^ "Queen Buzzbees must be zapped twice. In the end, they explode and scatter all over the place so you have to be careful not to get hit by them." – 1986. Donkey Kong 3 NES instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 5.
  9. ^ "Guards (two) 1,000 pts. Guard (one) 700 pts. Buzzbee with a flower 400 pts. Beespy 400 pts. Attacker 200 pts. Buzzbee 100 pts. * As the rounds advance, other pesky bugs also appear." – 1986. Donkey Kong 3 NES instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 7.
  10. ^ 1984. Donkey Kong 3 Famicom instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 5.
  11. ^ "Buzzbees, queen buzzbees, bee spies, and crafty snakes will attack you and go for the flowers." – Yamashita, Tatsumi (1987). The Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Tokuma Shoten (American English). ISBN 999832369X. Page 156.
  12. ^ Card 4 of 5/codes 7-8 for the Donkey Kong 3 series of e-Reader cards. ENEMIES. "Includes: Beespy, Buzzbee, Attacker, and Queen Buzzbee. (As the rounds advance, other pesky bugs will also appear.)"
  13. ^ Card 5 of 5/code 9-10 for the Donkey Kong 3 series of e-Reader cards. TIPS. "Remember, when attacking the Queen Buzzbies, it takes two shots to knock them out. Upon defeat they will shoot their stingers in four different directions. Directly below them is the ideal place to be."
  14. ^ Card 3 of 5/codes 5-6 for the Donkey Kong 3 series of e-Reader cards. SCORING. "Queen Buzzbee–700 points Buzzbee with a flower–400 points Beespy–400 points Attacker–200 points Buzzbee–100 points"
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Donkey Kong 3
Characters Donkey Kong • Stanley
Enemies Buzzbee • Creepy • Super Bee* • Vine Eater* • Beespy • Attacker • Kabutomushi • Butterfly
Items and objects Beehive • Flower • Sprayer • Super Sprayer
Greenhouses Blue • Gray • Yellow
Other Gallery • Staff
* Only appears in the arcade version
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