Bony Beetles are a skeletal variant of Buzzy Beetle and a recurring enemy in the Mario franchise. They first appear in Super Mario World.
In Super Mario series[]
Super Mario World[]
Bony Beetles mostly appear in fortress and castle levels, with Vanilla Fortress being their level debut. Bony Beetles pace back and forth, occasionally ducking into their shells to expose their spikes. If Mario or Luigi jump on a Bony Beetle while its spikes are out, they take damage. If one of them jumps onto a Bony Beetle while its spikes are retracted, it breaks apart, only to quickly reform afterward, similarly to a Dry Bones. A Bony Beetle is not affected by Fire Mario's fireballs.
A Bony Beetle can be defeated by having Cape Mario or Luigi spin into it using their cape. Defeating a Bony Beetle earns the player 200 points.
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[]
Bony Beetles appear in the World-e levels Swinging Bars of Doom and Bowser's Last Stand. They look and act nearly the same way as in Super Mario World. However, their falling apart animation has been edited to no longer be exactly the same as the Super Mario World design of Dry Bones. Additionally, if it is on a block, it cannot be defeated by hitting it from below, unlike most enemies.
New Super Mario Bros. U[]
Bony Beetles reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, except that they hide their spikes for only a short period of time. A while later, Bony Beetles then emerge from their shell.
In Paper Mario series[]
Paper Mario[]
Bony Beetles make a reappearance within the dark cave-like tunnels within the lower levels of Bowser's Castle. During battle, Bony Beetles bring out their spikes every time they are hit by a jump or hammer attack; the opposite if they already have their spikes out when hit.
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[]
Bony Beetles only appear in Rumble Volcano. They attack Mario with the Shell Toss move. They will always act like spiked enemies even sticking out their spikes as soon Mario makes a Jump attack. They must be taken down with any non-Jump stickers.
In Mario Party series[]
Mario Party: Island Tour[]
Bony Beetles appear on the Star-Crossed Skyway board. In the second and third Star Stages, a Bony Beetle gives out two Mini Ztars. When idle, Bony Beetle has its head out and its spines retracted, but when it first appears and when the character receives the Mini Ztars, it retracts its head into its shell and sticks out its spikes.
Super Mario Party[]
A Bony Beetle is among the enemy species to make a cameo in the minigame Absent Minded, where it is sometimes featured as a guess.
In Dr. Mario World[]
Bony Beetles appear as assistants.
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In Mario Golf: Super Rush[]
A Bony Beetle talking to the player's Mii in Mario Golf: Super Rush
In Story mode, Bony Beetles make an appearance, specifically in Balmy Dunes.
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Crossover appearances[]
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[]
Bony Beetles are uncommon, Dark-attributed enemies mainly encountered in tower and castle levels.
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Game data[]
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LVL | 25 | HP | 8 | ATK | 3 | DEF | 4 (standing), 0 (flipped) |
| Sleep? | 60%, -1 | Dizzy? | 75%, 0 | Shock? | 75%, -1 | Shrink? | 75%, 0 | |
| Stop? | 85%, -1 | Fright? | 60% (standing) 0% (flipped) |
Air Lift? | 70% | Hurricane? | 60% | |
| Coins | 2 + 2-5 | Strong | None | Weak | None | Type | Ground, Top-Spiky (standing, spikes) Ground (flipped or standing without spikes) | |
| Moves | Item drop | Run | Location(s) | |||||
| Shell Toss (3), Spike Bounce (5), Stand Up | Super Shroom | 32 | Bowser's Castle | |||||
| Tattle | ||||||||
| "It's a Bony Beetle. They're bony Buzzy Beetles. ...Hence the name. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 4 It's tough to damage 'em. When their spikes are out, their attack power is 5. When they retract their spikes, take the opportunity to flip 'em over. After that, beating 'em will be a breeze." | ||||||||
Gallery[]
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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 2 | World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2- • World 2-3 • World 2- • World 2-4 • World 2-5 • World 2- • World 2-
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| World 3 | World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 3- • World 3-4 • World 3-5 • World 3-6 • World 3-7 • World 3- • World 3-8 • World 3-9 • World 3-
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| World 4 | World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • World 4- • World 4-4 • World 4-5 • World 4-6 • World 4- • World 4-
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| World 5 | World 5-1 • World 5-2 • World 5-3 • World 5- • World 5- • World 5-4 • World 5-5 • World 5-6 • World 5-7 • World 5- • World 5-8 • World 5-9 • World 5-
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| World 6 | World 6-1 • World 6-2 • World 6-3 • World 6- • World 6-4 • World 6-5 • World 6-6 • World 6-7 • World 6- • World 6-8 • World 6-9 • World 6-10 • World 6- • World 6-
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| World 7 | World 7-1 • World 7-2 • World 7-3 • World 7-4 • World 7-5 • World 7- • World 7- • World 7-6 • World 7-7 • World 7-8 • World 7-9 • World 7- • World 7- • World 7-
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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 |
