Biddybud
| Biddybud | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) | ||
| Latest appearance | The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) | ||
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Biddybuds are common enemies first appearing in Super Mario 3D Land. They resemble multicolored ladybugs and appear in red, yellow, blue, green, and pink. In the platforming games, Biddybuds simply walk along the ground on a set path, though unlike the Goombas in the game, they do not chase the player when they are in sight. They make alternating high- and low-pitched sounds that can be heard if the player is near them. These sounds are typically to the rhythm of the song that is playing in the level.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario 3D Land
Biddybuds first appear in World 1-3. They mainly appear in groups of two to five and walk in a set pattern, often circular. Mario can defeat them with any type of attack. They also have a sub-species called Para-Biddybuds, which have wings and fly, similar to a Paragoomba. They are a common enemy, but not as common as Goombas are.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Biddybuds reappear in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. They look and behave exactly like they do in Super Mario 3D Land, though they are less common than they were originally. They now appear in larger groups than in Super Mario 3D Land.
In the Bowser's Fury campaign of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Biddybuds with fur, tails, and cat ears appear in Lake Lapcat as enemies. These cat-like Biddybuds behave identically to their ordinary counterparts.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
While Biddybuds themselves do not appear in Mario Kart 8 and its Nintendo Switch port Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a kart called the Biddybuggy is based on their flying counterparts.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Biddybuds reappear as enemies in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports, where they act the same as they did in previous games.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Biddybuds reappear in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam as enemies. They appear in Sunbeam Plains and later Mount Brrr. They always battle in stacks. Biddybuds can attack by walking into one of the Mario Bros. in a straight line, or they can attack by walking in a stack, occasionally stumbling, causing them to slow down briefly. If they are jumped on while walking in a stack, every Biddybud in the stack will take damage. If the player uses Dropchopper or Cannonball Chuck, the entire stack of Biddybuds will all take damage.
Mario Tennis Aces
Biddybuds reappear in Mario Tennis Aces as nonplayable characters in the game's Adventure Mode, as spectators in the Piranha Plant Forest court.
Mario Golf: Super Rush
Biddybuds appear in Mario Golf: Super Rush where they act as obstacles in Wildweather Woods. In Speed Golf, they will slow players down when bumped into but can also be jumped on to gain coins.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
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Three Biddybuds can be seen in the teaser poster for Illumination's The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Another one appears in Mario's poster for the film. A line of them can also be seen when Mario first meets Toad.
Statistics
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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| 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
Artwork from Super Mario 3D Land
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
The July 2019 LINE calendar
Cat Biddybuds from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Cat Biddybuds in a Japanese commercial promoting the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary
Some Biddybuds in the teaser poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie
A Biddybud in Mario's poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | テンテン[?] Tenten |
From「テントウムシ」(tentōmushi, ladybug) and「点々」(tenten, dots); shared with Boodin | |
| Dutch | Biddybud[?] | - | |
| German | Pünktchen[?] | From "punkt" (dot) and with diminutive suffix "-chen" | |
| Italian | Coccinello[?] | Masculine form of "coccinella" (ladybug) | |
| Korean | 무당무당[?] Mudang-mudang |
From "무당벌레" (mudangbeolle, ladybug) | |
| Portuguese | Joaninha[?] | Ladybug | |
| Russian | Крапинка[?] Krapinka |
Spot | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Catina[?] | Shortening of "catarina" (ladybug) | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Marchimotas[?] | From "marcha" (march) and "motas" (spot) |
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam | ||
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| Characters | Playable | Mario • Luigi • Paper Mario |
| Non-playable | ? Card Toad • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Crinkle Goomba • Delivery Toad • Flutter • Kamek • Know-It-All Toads • Lakitu • Monologue Toad • Nabbit • Paper Bowser • Paper Bowser Jr. • Paper Kamek • Paper Luigi • Paper Peach • Paper Toads • Princess Peach • Scaredy Rat • Starlow • Toad • Toadette • Yoshis | |
| Papercraft | Papercraft Mario • Papercraft Luigi • Papercraft Yoshi • Papercraft Peach • Papercraft Fire Mario | |
| Special Attacks | Trio Attack | Trio Racquet • Trio Kite • Trio Whirligig • Trio Shuriken • Trio Meteor |
| Mario Bros. Attack | 3D Red Shell • Rocket Blast • Bomb Derby • Cannonball Chuck • Toad Trail | |
| Luigi Bros. Attack | Fire Flower • Drill Shell • Dropchopper • Balloon Blast • Mega Thwonk | |
| Bosses | Mario & Luigi | Petey Piranha • Big Pokey • Roy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Wiggler • Chargin' Chuck Corps • Larry Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Bowser Jr. • King Boo • King Bob-omb • Kamek • Iggy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Bowser • Shiny RoboBowser • Dry Bowser |
| Paper Mario | Paper Tower Power Pokey • Paper Petey Piranha • Paper Kamek • Paper Bowser Jr. • Paper Bowser | |
| Papercraft | Papercraft Megacrinkle Goomba • Papercraft Kamek • Papercraft Bowser Jr. • Papercraft King Boo • Papercraft Bowser | |
| Locations | Peach's Castle • Sunbeam Plains • Doop Doop Dunes • Doop Doop Dunes Grotto • Twinsy Tropics Dungeon • Twinsy Tropics • Gloomy Woods • Mount Brrr • Bowser's Castle • Neo Bowser Castle | |
| Enemies | Mario & Luigi | Ant Trooper • Big Tail Goomba • Biddybud • Boomerang Bro • Broozer • Bully • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fly Guy • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Horned Ant Trooper • Koopa Troopa • Mechakoopa • Monty Mole • Ninji • Pokey • Sandmaargh • Shy Guy • Spike • Spiny • Urchin |
| Paper Mario | Paper Bob-omb • Paper Boo • Paper Boomerang Bro • Paper Broozer • Paper Chain Chomp • Paper Dry Bones • Paper Fire Bro • Paper Fire Piranha Plant • Paper Fuzzy • Paper Goomba • Paper Hammer Bro • Paper Koopa Troopa • Paper Ninji • Paper Paragoomba • Paper Paratroopa • Paper Scaredy Rat • Paper Shy Guy • Paper Sombrero Guy • Paper Spear Guy • Paper Spike • Paper Spiny • Paper Swoop | |
| Papercraft | Airship • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Dry Bones • Goomba • Koopa Shell • Mechakoopa • Pokey • Spike • Spiked Ball • Whomp | |
| Items | Collectibles | 1-Up DX • 1-Up Mushroom • 100 Coin • ? Block • Battle Card • Bean • Bomb Bud • Boo Biscuit • Candy • Clothing • Coin • Command Block • Double 1-Up Mushroom • L Block • Lakitea • M Block • Max Mushroom • Max Nut • Max Candy • Max Syrup Jar • Mushroom • Nut • P Block • Refreshing Herb • Spinny Flower • Super Mushroom • Super Nut • Super Candy • Supersyrup Jar • Syrup Jar • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Nut • Ultra Candy • Ultrasyrup Jar |
| Key items | Berry • Copy Block • Dash Socks • Fire Ore • Key • Melon • Mysterious book • Paper trampoline • Red medallion | |
| Stats | Bros. Point • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Power • Rank • Speed • Stache | |
| Moves | Dash • Hammer • Jump • Slide • Team Jump • Trio Drill • Trio Glider • Trio Grab • Trio Hammer | |
| Status | Burn • Creased • Crumpled • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Fury • Invisible • Mini • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • SPD-Down • SPD-Up • Trip | |
| Miscellaneous | Bestiary • Block locations • Drill spot locations • Gallery • Gear • Glitches • Item patches • Level up progressions • Music Player • Parade • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Story summaries | |
| Mario Tennis Aces | ||
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| Playable characters | Initial release | Mario • Luigi • Wario • Waluigi • Peach • Daisy • Rosalina • Toad • Toadette • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Boo • Yoshi • Donkey Kong • Spike • Chain Chomp |
| Post-releasea | Koopa Troopa • Blooper • Diddy Kong • Birdo • Koopa Paratroopa • Shy Guy • Petey Piranha • Luma • Boom Boom • Pauline • Kamek • Dry Bones • Fire Piranha Plant • Dry Bowser | |
| Non-playable characters | Piranha Plants • Lakitus • Biddybuds • Yoshis • Small birds • Rabbits • Fire Piranha Plants • Munchers • Nipper Plants • Piranha Creepers • Ant Troopers • Conkdors • Dry Bones • Kleptos • Stone Spikes • Peepas • Big Boo • Bob-ombs • Spinies • Mechakoopas • Mega Bob-ombsa • Monty Mole • Parabones • Aster • Lucien • Mirrors • Boo Buddiesa • King Booa • Fly Guya • New Donkersa • Shy Guy Towersa • Shield Guysa • Big Magikoopaa | |
| Bosses | Petey Piranha • Madame Mirage • Snow Ogre • Gooper Blooper • Bowser Statue • Bowcien | |
| Courts and worlds | Marina Stadium • Bask Ruins • Piranha Plant Forest • Mirage Mansion • Snowfall Mountain • Savage Sea • Inferno Island • Ruins of Trialsa | |
| Moves | Special Shot • Trick Shot • Zone Shot • Zone Speed | |
| Miscellaneous | Kingdom of Bask • Online tournamentsa • Power Stone | |
| Further info | Gallery • Quotes • Staff | |
| Related Play Nintendo activities: Are you a tennis ace? • The multiplayer way • Ultimate doubles • Winning strategies? Take your pick! | ||
| Mario Golf: Super Rush | |
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| Playable characters | Mario • Luigi • Wario • Waluigi • Peach • Daisy • Yoshi • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Boo • Donkey Kong • Rosalina • Pauline • Toad • Chargin' Chuck • King Bob-omb • Toadette* • Koopa Troopa* • Ninji* • Wiggler* • Shy Guy* |
| Non-playable characters | Toad • Goomba • Paragoomba • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Hammer Bro • Fire Bro • Sledge Bro • Spike • Shy Guy • Monty Mole • Pokey • Sandmaargh • Ty-foo • Brolder • Chain Chomp • Thwomp • Magmaargh • Lava Bubble • Fire Bar • Piranha Creeper • Whomp • Bullet Bill • Parabomb • Biddybud • Luma • Boomerang Bro • Buzzy Beetle • Birdo • Dry Bones • Stone Spike • Sheep • Bony Beetle • Freezie • Mr. Blizzard • Snow Pokey • Penguin • New Donker* • Band* • Cooligan* • Bramball* • Cheep Cheep* • Cheep Chomp* |
| Objects | Brick Block* • Bouncy Cloud* • Cactus • Coin • Dash Panel* • Heart • Jump Panel* • Star Coin* • Spike Ball* • Stone-Eye • Tornado • Tree |
| Bosses | Legendary hero • Sacred Flamebeast • Snow King |
| Golf courses | Rookie Course • Bonny Greens • Ridgerock Lake • Balmy Dunes • Wildweather Woods • Bowser Highlands • New Donk City* • Blustery Basin* • Spiky Palms* • Shelltop Sanctuary* • All-Star Summit* • Super Golf Stadium |
| Techniques | Drafting • Special Dash • Special Shot |
| Further info | Gallery • Staff |
