Trapeetle

Trapeetles are enemies that appear in Super Mario Odyssey. They are only encountered in the Lost Kingdom. They are metallic bugs that attack by walking towards Mario.
==Profile==
===Physical description===
Trapeetles resemble purple eyes that have pink concentric circles in them, a green spherical body, and a spike on top of their body. Two of their limbs have been converted to arms, having hands with white gloves.
===Behaviour===
Trapeetles stand idle on their own, but if one of them spots Mario, it will run at him. Mario can throw Cappy at the foe to rig it to explode, then stand in a certain spot to control where it will charge, as it charges in his direction a few seconds after catching Cappy, but he must dodge when the Trapeetle starts charging in his direction. Mario can use a Trapeetle's attack to his advantage, as it ignores gravity on its way forwards which allows it to strike destructible blocks that are at Mario's Y position. Trapeetles explode on impact with anything that gets in their way, be it a wall, the terrain, or Mario himself, and their explosion, while it hurts Mario if it catches him, can destroy destructible blocks and cages. This can be used to excavate Power Moons and other objects.
==Name==
===Etymology===
The Trapeetle's name comes from the words "trap" and "beetle".
===Names in Other Languages===
In Japanese, Trapeetles are called "Kyacchi Mushis" (written as キャッチムシ), with "kyacchi" being the Japanese transliteration of the word "catch" and "mushi" being a Japanese translation of "insect". Their Italian name, "Rapinsetto", comes from the verb "Rapire" (to steal) and the noun "Insetto" (insect). Their German name, "Schnappäfer", comes from the words "Schnapp" (snap) and "Käfer" (beetle). Their Korean name "Kaechibeolle", which is written "캐치벌레", comes from a transliteration of the English "catch" and the Korean "beolle" ("bug"; written 벌레). In Russian, they go by "Zhuk-hvatun" ("Catching Beetle"; written Жук-хватун)
==Trivia==
*Trapeetles are one of the few enemies that Cappy can interact with but not Capture.
de:Schnappäfer
es:Atraparásito
fr:Raflard
it:Rapinsetto
ja:キャッチムシ
Category:Insects
Category:Enemies in Super Mario Odyssey