Bee
- This article is about the generic species. For other uses of the term "bee", see Bee (disambiguation).
| Bee | |||
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| Model of a Bee from Super Mario Sunshine. Model from Super Mario Sunshine | |||
| First appearance | Yoshi's Story (1997) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (2025) | ||
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Bees appear in the Super Mario franchise as stinging insects, mostly commonly in the form of enemies.
History[edit ]
Yoshi's Story[edit ]
A small variety of Bees[1] appear as obstacles in certain levels, such as Jungle Hut, in Yoshi's Story . They swarm around beehives and will become agitated if the Baby Yoshis approach it too quickly. If the Yoshis attempt to pass the hive while they are agitated, the bees will form a hand that will block them from passing. Throwing an egg at the hive while the hand is formed will result in the bees hitting them. In order to pass the beehive, the Yoshi must slowly walk past it.
Another variety of bee, the Bumblebee, appears in Cloud Cruising. They will fly across the screen and will hurt the Baby Yoshis on contact. They can be defeated by a simple stomp or by being eaten, though they do not give any hearts or replenish the Smile Meter when eaten.
Mario Party series[edit ]
Bees in the Mario Party series appear on boards and in minigames alike. In Mario Party 2 and Mario Party Superstars , beehives appear in the minigame Honeycomb Havoc, where if a player winds up with one, they are attacked by bees and eliminated from the game. Bees in Mario Party 7 appear in Big Dripper, where players must duck down to avoid the swarm while collecting their dripping honey. Additionally, players pilot bee-like aircraft in the minigame Buzzstormer. Bees in Mario Party DS appear as part of an Event Space in DK's Stone Statue, where they emerge from their hive with coins that the player can collect; additionally, Bees in the minigame Hedge Honcho sting players if touched with a stylus, so the player has to wait for them to buzz off. Bees in Mario Party 10 resemble honeybees and are the main obstacles of the minigame Beeline Shrine.
Bees also appear in Super Mario Party Jamboree on the board Mega Wiggler's Tree Party.
Super Mario Sunshine[edit ]
Bees[2] in Super Mario Sunshine are part of various Beehives in Bianco Hills, Gelato Beach, and Pianta Village, and if Mario gets too close to a Beehive or knocks one down, the Bees swarm him, causing damage if he gets stung. A Bee can release a Coin if eaten by Yoshi, though the last Bee of a Beehive always releases either a Blue Coin or a 1-Up Mushroom. If Mario talks to an NPC while bees are chasing him, he will be pushed in random directions mid-conversation and will not take damage.
Mario & Luigi series[edit ]
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit ]
Bees in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake are encountered as enemies alongside another type of enemy, Beehoss, which can summon Bees from its honeycomb during battle. Bees in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode are used as the Beehoss's projectiles. In the remake, they use their design from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team .
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit ]
Bees in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team are encountered alongside Beehosses once more, and if any bee is counterattacked and defeated on the Beehoss' turn, the remaining bees will return to perform an unavoidable attack on either Mario or Luigi, depending on who counterattacked them. Like the Beehosses, their design is different, with no distinct head or antennae and a yellow and brown color scheme on their abdomen, and their eyes are connected.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit ]
In the opening of Mario & Luigi: Brothership , Luigi is chased by a swarm of bees in a forest not far from Peach's Castle, resulting in him nearly falling off a cliff before Mario saves him, which causes their hands to glow and create a portal that teleports them away to Concordia.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit ]
Bees in the Super Smash Bros. series are part of the Beehive item in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS , Super Smash Bros. for Wii U , and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . A swarm of bees are released from the Beehive when thrown at an opponent and attack them, but the bees also target a fighter if they attack their beehive.
Mario + Rabbids series[edit ]
Bees in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope are ambient animals.
Profiles[edit ]
Yoshi's Story[edit ]
- Website bio: "Hunting for melons gets harder, When angry bees buzz, "This far. No farther!""[3]
Gallery[edit ]
Super Mario Sunshine
Model from Mario Party 6
Names in other languages[edit ]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハチ Hachi |
Bee | [4] [5] | |
| ミツバチ Mitsubachi |
Honey bee | Mario Party 10 | [6] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 蜂 Fēng |
Bee | [7] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 蜂 Fēng |
Bee | [7] | |
| Dutch | Bij | Bee | [6] | |
| French | Abeille | Bee | [6] | |
| German | Biene | Bee | [8] [6] | |
| Italian | Ape | Bee | [9] [10] [11] [12] | |
| Bibì | Beebee | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [13] | |
| Korean | 벌 Beol |
Bee | [7] | |
| Portuguese | Abelha | Bee | [6] | |
| Russian | Пчела Pchela |
Bee | [6] | |
| Spanish | Abeja | Bee | [14] [6] [15] |
References[edit ]
- ^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 109 and 113.
- ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3961-1. Page 19.
- ^ Official Yoshi's Story website. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived May 8, 1999, 19:50:22 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Takashi, Watanabe, Noriko Oketani, Geesen Ueno, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオサンシャイン 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106064-1. Page 21. Retrieved from Imgur.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Sunshine" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 100.
- ^ a b c d e f g In-game description for Beeline Shrine from Mario Party 10 .
- ^ a b c In-game title for Honeycomb Havoc from Mario Party Superstars .
- ^ „Nein, nicht die Bienen. Sie verhalten sich normal." – Pianta mayor during "Chain Chomplets Unchained" (4 Oct. 2002). Super Mario Sunshine by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German).
- ^ «No, non le api... Loro stanno benone!» – Pianta mayor during "Chain Chomplets Unchained" (4 Oct. 2002). Super Mario Sunshine by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^ Hodgson, David S. J., Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Guida Strategica Ufficiale realizzata da Prima Games. Translated by Associazione Culturale Go!. Giaveno: Yoo Too Videogames, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 88-900922-1-1. Page 19.
- ^ Andrea Minini Saldini (November 2002). Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale Numero 6. Milan: Future Media Italy SpA (Italian). Page 59.
- ^ «Se un'ape ti punge non potrai muoverti per un po', quindi non toccarla e aspetta che voli via. Scaccia le coccinelle sfregandole con lo stilo.» – Tip for Hedge Honcho (2007). Mario Party DS by Hudson Soft. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Sunshine" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia . Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 100.
- ^ «No, los abejas no, ésas parecen estar como siempre...» – Pianta mayor during "Chain Chomplets Unchained" (4 Oct. 2002). Super Mario Sunshine by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Sunshine" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30a Aniversario . Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 100.
