- Not to be confused with Parabuzzy.
Para-Beetles, spelled Parabeetles in European regions, are flying Buzzy Beetles which first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3. They fly across the skies, and Mario or another playable character can stand on it as a platform. Para-Beetles are invulnerable to most attacks, although defeating them is not usually necessary as Para-Beetles are usually required for traveling across the open skies. When stepped on, a Para-Beetle gradually flies upward into the air.
Physical description[]
Para-Beetles resemble Parabuzzies from the Paper Mario series except Para-Beetles are a little smaller and wear a red shell instead of a blue one. In some games, a Para-Beetle tweets like a bird upon being stepped on.
In the Super Mario series[]
Super Mario Bros. 3[]
Mario hopping across the Para-Beetle skies.
Para-Beetles are first seen in Super Mario Bros. 3. They only appear in the Sky Land level World 5-6. In the game the fly through the skies of the level, jumping on a stationary Para-Beetle will slightly lower it, though it will gradually rise upwards again. The mobile Para-Beetles soar quickly through the skies, forcing the plumbers to jump from Para-Beetle to Para-Beetle. Para-Beetles cannot be defeated with either stomps or fireballs but they can be killed with the use of the Super Leaf, the Hammer Suit, or the Starman.
Also there was a Green Para-Beetle that appeared via Game Genie Codes, the Green Para-Beetles are faster than their Red siblings.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[]
The Mario Crew hopping across the Para-Beetles.
After an incredibly long absence, Para-Beetles return in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. There is also a huge new sub-species known as the Heavy Parabeetle. They only appear in World 7-6. If you jump on eight Para-Beetles consecutively without touching the ground, a 1-Up Mushroom will fall from the sky, which can be collected for an extra life. If you step on a regular Para-Beetle, it will start to rise to the top of the screen, however if you jump on a Heavy Parabeetle, it will start to descend slowly due to it's weight. In this game, Para-Beetles are completely invincible and cannot be defeated in any way.
New Super Mario Bros. U/New Super Luigi U/New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[]
The Mario Crew near some more Para-Beetles.
Para-Beetles and Heavy Parabeetles return in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. They are found in the levels Flight of the Para-Beetles and Para-Beetle Parade in Soda Jungle. They behave identically to how they did in their previous appearance and just as before are completely invincible. The use of the Para-Beetles and Heavy Parabeetles is required for progressing through these levels. Once again, landing on 8 Para-Beetles without touching the ground will net you a 1-Up Mushroom to collect.
In the Mario & Luigi series[]
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[]
Captain Shy Guy's squad up against an army of Para-Beetles.
Para-Beetles appear again in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. In this game, they appear as enemies and recruitable allies during Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser. They are classed as flying troops and are effective against melee-based enemies. Deploying Para-Beetles is a smart strategy when brawling against teams with several melee-based foes.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[]
A Para-Beetle
Para-Beetles return in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey as enemies and recruitable allies in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey side of the game. They are once again classed as flying troops and have the same attacks and movesets as before. Just as before they are strong against melee troops and weak against ranged troops, so as a result, a smart strategy is deploying them against many melee troops.
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Trivia[]
Para-Beetle Statues seen on the fountain in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- While Para-Beetles do not appear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, there is a fountain in Rogueport Sewers that has two Para-Beetle statues on it.
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| Characters | Protagonists | Mario • Luigi |
| Other characters | Kings • Princess Toadstool | |
| Bosses | Boom Boom • Bowser • Koopalings (Larry Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Morton Koopa • Roy Koopa • Wendy Koopa) | |
| Enemies | Enemies | Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Big Bertha • Blooper • Baby Blooper • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Boo Buddy • Boomerang Bro • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Buster Beetle • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Colossal Koopa Paratroopa • Dry Bones • Fiery Walking Piranha • Fire Bro • Fire Chomp • Fire Snake • Gargantuan Koopa Troopa • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Hammer Bro • Hanging Piranha Plant • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Micro-Goomba • Missile Bill • Muncher • Nipper Plant • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Podoboo • Ptooie • Rocky Wrench • Scattering Blooper • Sledge Brother • Spike • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Stretch • Thwomp • Venus Fire Trap |
| Items | Power-ups | Fire Flower • Frog Suit • Hammer Suit • Kuribo Shoe • Mushroom Coin* • Starman • Super Mushroom • Super Leaf • Tanooki Suit |
| Map | Anchor • Hammer • Lakitu's Cloud • Music Box • P-Wing • Warp Whistle | |
| Level | 1-Up Mushroom • Coin • Magic Ball • Magic Wand • Silver Coin | |
| Worlds | World 1 | World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 1-4 • World 1- • World 1-5 • World 1-6 • World 1-
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| World 8 | World 8- • World 8- • World 8- • World 8- • World 8-1 • World 8-2 • World 8- • World 8- • World 8-
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| Other locations | Other locations | Enemy Course • Panel (N-Mark Spade Panel · Spade Panel · Start Panel) • Toad House • Treasure Ship |
| Forms | Forms | Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Raccoon Mario • Frog Mario • Tanooki Mario (Statue Mario) • Hammer Mario • Invincible Mario |
| Objects | Regular | ? Block • Big Block • Bolt Lift • Brick Block • Buzzy Beetle Shell • Card • Cloud Block • Cloud Lift • Coin Block • Coral • Directional Lift • Donut Lift • Empty Block • Flimsy Lift • Frozen Coin • Giant Green Shell • Giant Red Shell • Goal • Green Shell • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Jump Block • Lift • Magic Ball • Magic Door • Magic Note Block • Mega ? Block • P Warp Door • Quicksand • Red Shell • Rotary Lift • Semisolid Platform • Spiny Shell • Switch Block • Tank • Track • Treasure box • Vine • Warp Door • Warp Pipe • Wood Block |
| Obstacles | Bowser Statue • Candy Ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Giant Cannonball • Lava • Pit • Rocket Engine • Roto-Disc • Spike • Tornado • Turtle Cannon | |
| World-e-exclusive | Levels | 01: Classic World 1-1 • 02: Classic World 1-2 • 03: Classic World 1-3 • 04: Classic World 1-4 • 05: Classic World 2-2 • 01: Wild Ride in the Sky • 02: Slidin' the Slopes • 03: Vegetable Volley • 04: Doors o' Plenty • 05: Bombarded by Bob-ombs • 06: Magical Note Blocks • 07: The ol' Switcheroo • 08: Piped Full of Plants • 09: Swinging Bars of Doom • 10: Para Beetle Challenge • 11: A Musical Trek • 12: Armored Airship • 13: Ice Dungeon • 14: A Sky-High Adventure • 15: Sea to Sky • 16: It's a Shoe-In • 17: Slip Slidin' Away • 18: Ice Cubed • 19: Puzzling Pipe Maze • 20: A Towering Tour • 21: Castle Dash • 22: Rich with Ropes • 23: Vexing Doors • 24: Caped Escape • 25: Ground Work • 26: An Aqueous Adventure • 27: Bowser's Last Stand • 28: Koopaling Confusion • 29: Bowser's Airship 1 • 30: Bowser's Airship 2 • Airship's Revenge • No Time to Dawdle • Treacherous Halls |
| Enemies and obstacles | Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Big Boo • Bony Beetle • Bowser Statue (Super Mario World) • Bumpty • Chargin' Chuck • Fake Bowser (boss) • Falling spike • Fire-Bar • Flurry • Goomba (Super Mario World) • Hoopster • Hothead • Jumping Piranha Plant • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Monty Mole • Para-Goomba (Super Mario World) • Porcupo • Rip Van Fish • Spike Top • Thwimp • Wiggler | |
| Items | 3-Up Moon • Advance Coin • Boomerang • Cape Feather • e-Coin • Poisonous Mushroom | |
| Objects | ! Switch • Axe • Balance Lift • Bubble • Control Coin • Dotted-Line Block • Flagpole • Flipper • Giant Gate • Grass • Gray Brick Block • Key • Key Door • Power Meter Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Seesaw • Snake Block • Soft sand • Springboard • Stretch Block • Triangular Block • Vanishing Block • Vegetable | |
| Switch Cards | 1UP Kinoko ga 3UP Moon ni kawaru! • Blue Green Switch • Luigi Power Up! • Orange Switch • Sugu ni mantan! Power Meter!! • Teki Power Up! Tokuten x2!! • Timer yukkuri! | |
| Minigames | Blue Mushroom House • Orange Mushroom House • Red Mushroom House | |
| Other | Caped Mario • e-Coin Castle | |
| Terms | Terms | Completion • Game Over • Extra life • P-Meter • Time limit • Unwinnable state |
| Other | Other | Gallery (Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3) • Matching Game |
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