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Enemies

SMB3 provides a whole sleuth of enemies. It keeps the originals from the first SMB, and adds a whole whack of new ones. Here is a list of them with a description for each.
 
NES SNES Description
Angry Sun
The Angry Sun shows up twice in the game, first in World 2, and again in World 8. It will swoop down from the sky and try and attack you. It can be defeated with a Koopa Shell.
Big Cheep-Cheep
This un-named Fish will show up in water levels, even levels that have land and water. Go near him and he will eat you!
He will even jump out of the water very quickly and get you, you must keep and eye open for this enemy.
Blooper
Blooper will show up in Water Levels. He will sometimes appear with little kids, which he will shoot in 4 directions, trying to hit you. You can destroy them with a fireball.
Bob-Omb
Bob-omb's show up late in the game, they will walk toward you and blow up. You can jump on them, and throw them away from you.
Boo Diddly
Boo's appear in mini-fortresses. They will come at you when your not looking, and stop when you look toward them.
Boomerang Bro.
Boomerang Bros. will appear in a variety of levels. Like Hammer Bros. they will jump up and down, move left and right quickly. They will throw be throwing their boomerangs at you, and you must watch it, as they will fly back.
Boom-Boom
Boom-Boom is in every world. He appears in the mini-fortresses. He will move around very quickly. He can jump very high, and he even has the ability to sprout wings and fly sometimes!
Brick Goomba
This un-named enemy first shows up in the first level of world 2. They first appear as regular bricks, but when you get close, they jump out at you. They can be destroyed by jumping on.
The little guy inside the bricks look like those little Goombas.
Bullets
Bullets appear in Flying Ships, as well as randomly in levels throughout the game. These bullets will come shooting out at you. You can jump on them to destroy them, doing this will also give you a boost higher.
There are even Special Bullets in the game, which will turn around to catch you!
Buzzy Beetle
Buzzy Beetles will usually show up in underground levels.
They have a hard shell that you can jump on, then push to shoot at other enemies. They cannot be picked up, unlike Koopa Shells.
Chain Chomp
Chain Chomps will be attached to a chain. But that won't stop them from trying to get you. They will move quickly toward you when you try and get by them.
Cheep-Cheep
Cheep-Cheeps will appear in water levels mostly. They will swim around, back and fourth, or just forward. They aren't much competition, just easily avoid them, of shoot them with fireball.
Dry Bones
Dry Bones will appear in Mini-Fortresses. They cannot be killed with a fireball, or by swinging your tail. You can however jump on them, they will crumble to bones for a few seconds, then re-appear and keep walking. Creepy.
Fire Bro.
Like a Hammer Bro. but will shoot fireballs at you.
Fire Chomp
Fire Chomps have a fire chain-tail, by that doesn't restrict them. They will fly around shooting fire at you. You can jump on them to destroy them.
Fire Snake
These appear in more desert-type levels. They will jump up and down toward you, they will keep change direction to get you.
Goomba
The classic Mario enemies. Goombas will show up all the time. They will casually walk toward you. You can simply jump on them, shoot them with a fireball, or just jump over them.
Green Plant
These unnamed plants will come moving out of pipes.
Hammer Bro.
Hammer Bros. will show up through-out the game. They even get their own mini-levels in Words, where there are two brick platforms, and they will jump up and down between them and the ground, all the while throwing hammers at you.
Hot Foot
Hot Foot will appear in Mini-Fortresses. They will just start walking toward you, best to run away from this enemy.
Jelectro
Jelectro's appear in water levels. They are stationary, but be careful around them, touch them and die!




Koopa Troopa
Another classic Mario enemies. Koopa Troopas will appear in a variety of levels. They will walk toward you. You can shoot them with a fireball, or jump on them. When you jump on them, they will enter their shells, you can then pick up their shell, and shoot it at enemies, bricks, etc.
Lakitu
Lakitu's will fly across the top of levels and drop spiny eggs on you. Once these eggs touch ground they will become spiny's. Touching the eggs or the spiny's will kill you.
Lakitu's show up in water and non-water levels, so watch out!.
Lava Lotus
Lava Lotuses appear in some water levels. They are stationary. But they will open and shoot at you, so you must avoid them.
Mole-Thing
These nameless creatures, appear mostly in underground levels. They will come quickly at you, they can pick up bricks and throw them at you, which they will do, and very quickly, so watch out for these little guys.




 




 
Muncher
Munchers can't move from where they are, but they can open and close their mouth and try and get you if you land on them. There is even a mini-type level which are filled with these, and you have to time your jumps, and jump accurately to get by all of them.
Parabeetle
A rare enemy to encounter. These flying beetle's will just fly across the screen. You can jump on them, this will not kill them or you. You can jump from one to another.
Paragoomba
It's not only Koopas anymore who can get wings. Paragoomba's will show up throughout the game, they will float around above you, and swoop in to get you. They will also sometimes have little kids they will attack you with.
Paratroopa
Paratroopas will come hopping toward you. They will also just fly up and down in some levels. Jump on them to take away their wings, and turn them into Koopa Troopas.
Podoboo
Podoboo's will appear in Mini-Fortresses. They will jump out of lava. There's even a Mini-Fortress where the ceiling is lava, and they jump from the ceiling and from the floor!
Ptooie
Ptooie shows up a few times in the game, They can walk around, left and right. They can also have a black ball which they will shoot up and down. So you'll have to time your jumps to get past them, or just shoot a fireball at them.
Rocky Wrench
Rocky Wrench will appear on Flying Ships. They will pop up from the ground and throw wrenches at you. You can jump on them, get ready to play a little Wack-A-Mole.
Rotodisc
These appear in Mini-Fortresses, they are fixed, going in a 360 degree circle around a red ball. Watch out for these.
Sledge Bro
Hammer Bros. big brother. Sledge Bros. will show up
through-out the game. Like Hammer Bros. they will throw hammers at you. But unlike Hammer Bros., when they jump, it shakes the ground, and if you're standing on it, you will be unable to move for a couple seconds, leaving you open for a hammer attack. So watch out around these bros.
Spike
Spike's will start running toward you, if that's not bad enough, they will start throwing spiked balls at you. Sometimes there are a few together throwing spiked balls at you, that can be annoying.
Spiny's Egg
Lakitu will drop these from the sky. If they touch you, you will die.
Spiny
These will form when a Spiny Egg touches the ground. Watch the spikes, if you jump on them you will die.
Statue
These statues will appear in Bowser's Castle at the end of the game. Some are just regular statues that do nothing, but some will shoot a laser beam right at you!
Thwomp
Thwomp's appear in Mini-Fortresses. They will come crashing down when you go near them, so watch out. They also aren't always positioned to move up and down, they can move left and right, and even diagonal, but that is less often seen.
Venus Fire Trap
Piranha Plants will show up all the time throughout the game. They live in Pipes, and will come out of them to shoot fireballs at you.




Walking Pirana
These little buggers will appear in a few levels. They can't move left and right, but they sure can jump. When you try and jump over them, they will jump up and try and get you.