Buster Beetle

Buster Beetles are a bipedal variant of Buzzy Beetle which only appear in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its remakes within underground areas. A Buster Beetle is strong, as it can pick up an Ice Block and quickly throw it at Mario or Luigi.
Despite wearing the same shell as a Buzzy Beetle, Buster Beetles are not invulnerable to a jump or fireball attack like them. Furthermore, Mario or Luigi can instantly defeat a Buster Beetle using any attack. Because of this, a Buster Beetle cannot retreat into its shell, so it cannot be kicked around. Given how Buster Beetles are nearly always around Ice Blocks, a common method to defeat a Buster Beetle is by throwing an Ice Block at it. Defeating a Buster Beetle earns the player 100 points.
==Gallery==
MariokickSMB3.jpg|Super Mario Bros. 3 artwork of Mario defeating a Buzzy Beetle by kicking an Ice Block at it
Buster Beetle SMB3 sprite.png|Super Mario Bros. 3 sprite
Buster Beetle SMAS SMB3.png|Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3) sprite
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Category:Buzzy Beetles
Category:Enemies in Super Mario Bros. 3