Beehive

Beehive
Villager holding a beehive in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Universe	Animal Crossing
Appears in	SSB4
Item class	Throwing
Article on Nookipedia	Beehive

Beehive (ハチの巣, Beehive) is a throwing item in Super Smash Bros. 4. The item spawns bees that repeatedly damage the first opponent hit by the beehive, dealing out 2-4% damage with each hit. However, if the move misses, the bees will attack a random opponent if there are 2 or more on the field (excluding the thrower and same-colored teammates if Team Attack is turned off). The bees will remain onstage for 10 seconds, chasing the player wherever they go, and cannot be reflected, shielded against or destroyed with the exception of Item-swallowing so long as they are eaten before their first attack. The bees can be avoided as long as the player continues to roll or airdodge.

Origin

The beehive item originates from the Animal Crossing games, and it is present in every installment of the series. Beehives occasionally fall out of oak and cedar trees when shaken. When one falls out, it hits the ground and a swarm of bees chase the Villager. If the Villager does not quickly go inside a building or catch a bee with a net, he or she gets stung, and given a swollen eye that must either be treated with medicine or heals on its own when the player quits the game and starts again. It wasn't until New Leaf that the player was able to pick up a beehive afterwards, as they simply disappeared in previous installments.

Coincidentally, beehives also exist in the Legend of Zelda series, with similar behaviour.

Trophy information

An example of fine architecture constructed by insects, these bees are not shy about defending their hard work. Throw this at an enemy to direct their hate at that player. If the bees are after you, you can shake them for a while with some evasive maneuvers, but they'll track you down.

Bees don't like it when people destroy their home, so if you break a beehive, they'll come out looking for revenge. Even if you innocently had the beehive thrown at you, you'll be the target. You can dodge all you want, but they'll probably get you in the end, and their stings'll do a LOT of damage.

: Animal Crossing (09/2002)

: Animal Crossing: New Leaf (06/2013)

Gallery

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  Donkey Kong being stung by bees.

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  Wario is afflicted by bees flung by Peach.

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  A beehive as it appears in the original Animal Crossing.

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  Beehive trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Beehive trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.