Spiky Parabuzzy
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of	Para-Beetle Spike Top

ASpiky Parabuzzy, also shortened toS. Parabuzzy, is a combination of the traits ofPara-Beetles andSpike Tops, being able to fly and being immune to jumps and fire.

History

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

InPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and itsNintendo Switch remake, they are mainly seen in the underground rooms inRiverside Station and midway through thePit of 100 Trials, at around floors 41-49. Since they have both wings and a spiked shell, they cannot be jumped on or attacked with hammers; due to them being a type of Buzzy Beetle, fire and explosion attacks cannot hurt them.Mario needs aSpike Shield, aHammer Throwbadge, or an item to attack them safely, as well as having a partner who can attack air enemies without touching the spike. Spiky Parabuzzies lose their wings when stomped with Spike Shield equipped, causing them to become regular Spike Tops.

Super Paper Mario

InSuper Paper Mario, Spiky Parabuzzies appear on theOverthere Stair and inCastle Bleck. They often fly up and down, trying to block Mario's path near a pit. If the player usesCarrie, however, they can step on them without getting hurt.

Super Mario series

Super Mario Maker series

Spiky Parabuzzies appear inSuper Mario Maker andSuper Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, where they can be produced by giving aSpike Top wings. If wings are applied, they will fly forward, gently bobbing up and down. Jumping on them will cause damage, unless the playerspin jumps on it, is using aGoomba's Shoe or ridingYoshi; the latter two can harmlessly ride the Spiky Parabuzzy, making it act like a Para-Beetle, while spin jumping on it will always make it recoil ever so slightly downward. Also, like their wingless counterparts, Spiky Parabuzzies with blue shells will move much faster than those with red shells. Depending on the style, they may or may not have visible limbs.

InSuper Mario Maker 2, Spiky Parabuzzies appear with the same properties as in the predecessor, and are available in all styles except theSuper Mario 3D World style.Dry Bones Shells are added as another way to harmlessly ride them.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
S. Parabuzzy
	Max HP	5	Attack	3	Defense	4
	Location(s)	Riverside Station,Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 41, 42, 44-47, 49)	Role	Common	Level	24
	Sleep?	75%	Dizzy?	105%	Confuse?	75%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	0%	Freeze?	75%	Fright?	60%
	Gale Force?	90%	KO?	95%	Moves	Shell Shot (3)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	2 - 4	Items	Dried Shroom (drop only),Earth Quake,Fire Flower (drop only),Fright Mask (drop only),Mr. Softener,POW Block (drop only),Power Punch,Slow Shroom
Tattle Log #: 34	Log	A Buzzy with wings and a spike. It flies, so a hammer won't reach. It's hard to find attacks that work.
	Tattle	That's a Spiky Parabuzzy. It's a Buzzy with a spike and wings. Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 4. Hey! The same stats as a normal Buzzy! Fire and explosions don't work on Buzzies, in case you've forgotten. ...And this one flies in the air AND has a spike. What a total pain. So...you'd better use an item or a special move.

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Spiky Parabuzzy
	Max HP	5	Attack	3	Defense	4
	Location(s)	Riverside Station,Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 41, 42, 44-47, 49)	Role	Common	Level	24
	Sleep?	75%	Dizzy?	105%	Confuse?	75%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	0%	Freeze?	75%	Fright?	60%
	Gale Force?	90%	KO?	95%	Moves	Shell Shot (3)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	2 - 4	Items	Dried Mushroom (drop only),Earth Quake,Fire Flower (drop only),Fright Mask (drop only),Mr. Softener,POW Block (drop only),Power Punch,Slow Mushroom
Tattle Log #: 35	Log	A Buzzy with wings and a spike. It flies, so a hammer won't reach. It's hard to find attacks that work.
	Tattle	That's a Spiky Parabuzzy. It's a Buzzy with a spike and wings. Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is 4. Hey! The same stats as a normal Buzzy! Fire and explosions don't work on Buzzies, in case you've forgotten. Ugh. Worse yet, this one flies in the air AND has a spike. What a total pain. You'd be better off using an item or a special move to take 'em out.

Super Paper Mario

Super Paper Mario enemy
Spiky Parabuzzy
	Max HP	1	Role	Common	Location(s)	Overthere Stair (7-3),Castle Bleck Foyer (8-2),Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum (8-4)
	Attack	2	Card type	Common
	Defense	3	Items		Card location(s)	Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
	Score	300
	Card description	Not so cute anymore, is it? Wings! Spikes! Come on! You can't stomp it AND it's hard to hammer. Brutal.
List of Catch Cards     20      21      22	Tattle	That's a Spiky Parabuzzy. As you can see, this Buzzy has wings and a spike... Max HP is 1, Attack is 2, and Defense is 3. Even flames won't scorch its hard shell... With the spike and wings and hard shell, I just don't know how to get rid of it... It's a pain to deal with, but still quite adorable...

Gallery

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  Super Paper Mario (Catch Card)

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  Super Mario Maker (Super Mario Bros. style)

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  Super Mario Maker (Super Mario Bros. 3 style)

Names in other languages

• Spike Tops
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemies
• Super Mario Maker enemies
• Super Mario Maker 2 enemies
• Super Paper Mario enemies

• Articles with unsourced foreign names