History Main / BeetleManiac

* ''Anime/HaruhiSuzumiya'': In the 2009 anime of ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', during the summer GroundhogDayLoop, Haruhi leads the group on beetle hunting (and she wins every time).

* ''Videogame/Pathologic 2'': When playing as Daniil Dankovsky in The Marble Nest DLC, if you have a beetle in your inventory the touch quote states "I used to collect these as a kid. Left the collection with my father."

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* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'': Barawa has a passion for beetles, eagerly examining each and every one in the tropical jungle of Palapogos Island. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that his rival, Chat Noir, shares an equally passionate love for beetles.]]

* The Other Mother in ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' has a quite a fondness for beetle motifs. So much so she decorated entire rooms with [[AnimateInanimateObject Beetle furniture]], Wallpaper and her favorite treats are [[BizarreTasteInFood cocoa beetles from zanzabar.]]

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* ''Literature/TheChroniclesofNarnia'': One of the first things we find out about Eustace Scrubb is that he "liked animals, especially beetles, if they were dead and pinned on a card".

** Eiden carries an encyclopedia about the [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant beetles]] that roam the land and, when encountering the Great Silver Jaw, he even briefly forgets about running away to [[AdmiringTheAbomination admire it]].

* The Aburame Clan in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' not only has interest in beetles, they literally become homes for them, controlling the beetles in exchange for their own chakra.
* Luffy in ''Manga/OnePiece'' shows a keen interest in beetles in the Skypeia arc. In fact, he once becomes uncertain whether he'd rather have the One Piece or a pet stag beetle.
* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, there's a kid dressed as a samurai (in fact, Samurai ''is'' the name he goes by) who catches Bug types. He uses a Metapod[[note]]which are cocoon like Pokemon that know one harmless technique[[/note]] and a Pinsir[[note]]which is like a giant gnarly stag beetle of a Pokemon[[/note]].
* Ryuuto from the [[HorrorAnimeAndManga horror manga]] ''Manga/{{Region}}'', who is willing to risk bullying from his classmates and elementary school teacher over his refusal to let them kill the insect collection they were keeping as a class project. This leads to him sleeping with the insects in his bed to help them stay warm, much to his unsuspecting sister's chagrin.
* ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' has Sumo Beetle!
* Weevil Underwood in ''Anime/YuGiOh'' uses a deck that specializes in Insect monsters.
* In the 2009 anime of ''[[Anime/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', during the summer GroundhogDayLoop, Haruhi leads the group on beetle hunting (and she wins every time).
* Momotarou Mikoshiba from ''Anime/{{Free}}'' likes to catch stag beetles, and he even tries to give one as a present to Gou, who he has a crush on.
* Jobin Higashikata from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureJojolion''. He's a mature and sharp businessman, but can be distracted by exploiting his interest in hobbies such as gambling in fights with his large collection of beetles.
* Eiden in ''Manga/FlowerKnightDakini'' carries an encyclopedia about the [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant beetles]] that roam the land and when encountering the Great Silver Jaw, he even briefly forgets about running away to [[AdmiringTheAbomination admire it]].

* On ''Literature/{{Gor}}'', the only thing that can kill a Priest-King is basically a giant beetle, which the Priest-Kings keep around for when they tire of life. The beetles have an aroma that's overwhelmingly enticing to a Priest-King.
* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Literature/TheLastContinent'', the God of Evolution is all about beetles. He recurs in ''Literature/TheScienceOfDiscworld'' where he shares his passion for beetles with Charles Darwin.

** In ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear: The Swarm'' it's noted that some of the [[InsectoidAliens S'krrr]], particularly Vroon, all but worship drog beetles. Vroon, unfortunately, takes it to the extent of BeliefMakesYouStupid, using his position as chief gardener aboard the station to [[AnimalWrongsGroup kill all drog beetle predators in the garden to protect the beetles]]. Which are a species of ExplosiveBreeder ''carnivore''. His KarmicDeath is very justified indeed when the swarming insects eat him alive as part of their rampage through the station.
* ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer'' (1876): in chapter 5 Tom plays with a beetle while in church. The other worshipers and even a dog get into the act.
* Carl Meredith from ''[[Literature/AnneOfGreenGables Rainbow Valley]]'' and ''[[Literature/AnneOfGreenGables Rilla of Ingleside]]''.
* One of the first things we find out about [[Literature/TheChroniclesofNarnia Eustace Clarence Scrubb]] is that he "liked animals, especially beetles, if they were dead and pinned on a card".
* In ''Something Fresh'', the first of Creator/PGWodehouse's ''Literature/BlandingsCastle'' novels, J. Preston Peters is fanatical about scarabs and has a large collection. When Lord Emsworth absent-mindedly takes one home, it becomes the MacGuffin for the rest of the story.

* The only trait we know so far of Tyrion Lannister's [[CanonForeigner "simple" cousin Orson]] on ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

** The Beggar from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' is so completely obsessed with beetles he will pay crazy amounts of money every time someone brings him one. You can exploit a design flaw in the game (whereby ''one'' beetle turns into ''three'' when released from its bottle) to get very rich very quickly.
** Strich, one of Groose's lackeys from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', is also insect-obsessed.
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'', it's implied that Beedle is (true to his name) a beetle lover. Indeed, in ''Skyward Sword'', he has his own beloved pet beetle (despite it [[LegacyCharacter not technically being the same Beedle]]), while in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'', he will excitedly buy beetles from you.
* This is central to ''VideoGame/{{Mushiking}}'', a [[MonsSeries Mons Game]] where the {{Mons}} in question are all realistic-looking beetles.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' was inspired by its creator's insect-collecting hobby. There are also the Bug Catcher and Bug Maniac trainer classes that can be fought.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver''/''Crystal'' / ''[=HeartGold and SoulSilver=]'' has the Gym Leader Bugsy who specializes in using Bug type pokemon.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl''/''Platinum'' has the Bug type specialist Aaron as the first member of Sinnoh's Elite Four.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' has Burgh as another Bug type specialist Gym Leader. Also, the Unova champion Alder is not officially identified as a Bug specialist, but three of the six Pokémon on his team are Bug types.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' brings us another Bug-type Gym Leader in Viola, leader of the Santalune Gym.
* Booster from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' is a beetle enthusiast, and has his lackeys go out and collect them for him. Mario can also collect beetles for coins, and there's a purchasable mini-game called Beetle Mania.
* Sig from ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo''.
-->'''Ringo''': This easygoing boy with a faint smell of beetles!
-->'''Sig''': Oh, I found a bug.
* Barawa from ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' has a passion for beetles, eagerly examining each and every one in the tropical jungle of Palapogos Island. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that his rival, Chat Noir, shares an equally passionate love for beetles.]]
* Jougasaki Rika from ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls'' is a middle-schooler heavily into the [[GyaruGirl Gal]] subculture -- nevertheless, her favorite things are beetles and stickers, which is meant to show her childish side, and that her preoccupation with sex appeal is because of her admiration of her sister.
* Gonta Goukhara, the Ultimate Entomologist from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony''. He's known for thinking that anyone who likes bugs must be a good person. Unfortunately, his size, strength, and general passion mean that no one around him will ever admit to disliking insects - they're all too terrified of the repercussions.
* A few quests in ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch'', such as "Which Beetle's Better" in ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch2'', involve BugCatching for bug fans.

* Dr Tarsus Beetle from ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' chose a stylized beetle as his emblem, [[SigilSpam present all over his city]], Beetleburg.

* In the animated series at least, beetles are the favorite treat of ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'', probably a less nasty alternative to the blowfly and cockroach we see him eat in the movie.
* Nadine from ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' was a complete bug maniac and spoke of her love of beetles at least once.

** In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'', it's implied that Beedle is (true to his name) a beetle lover. Indeed, in ''Skyward Sword'', he has his own beloved pet beetle (despite it [[LegacyCharacter not technically being the same Beedle]]), while in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'' he will excitedly buy beetles from you.

* This is central to ''Mushiking'', a [[MonsSeries Mons Game]] where the {{Mons}} in question are all realistic-looking beetles.

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Discworld/TheLastContinent'', the God of Evolution is all about beetles. He recurs in ''Discworld/TheScienceOfDiscworld'' where he shares his passion for beetles with Charles Darwin.

* In ''Comicbook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth'', Amadeus Arkham inherited his obsession with beetles from his mother, who ingested them because they symbolized rebirth (it bears mentioning that Arkham's entire family was ''insane'').

* Jobin Higashikata from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. He's a mature and sharp businessman, but can be distracted by exploiting his interest in hobbies such as gambling in fights with his large collection of beetles.

* Gonta Goukhara, the Ultimate Entomologist from ''VisualNovel/NewDanganRonpaV3''. He's known for thinking that anyone who likes bugs must be a good person. Unfortunately, his size, strength, and general passion mean that no one around him will ever admit to disliking insects - they're all too terrified of the repercussions.

* ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'':

Not to be confused with fans of [[Music/TheBeatles the legendary British]] BoyBand.

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* Jougasaki Rika from VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls is a middle-schooler heavily into the [[GyaruGirl Gal]] subculture -- nevertheless, her favorite things are beetles and stickers, which is meant to show her childish side, and that her preoccupation with sex appeal is because of her admiration of her sister.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': Agitha has Link collect bugs for her in exchange for items.

** ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver''/''Crystal'' has the Gym Leader Bugsy who specializes in using Bug type pokemon.
*** Naturally, he reprises the same role in ''[=HeartGold and SoulSilver=]''.

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Not to be confused with [[Music/TheBeatles the legendary British]] BoyBand.

Not to be confused with [[Music/TheBeatles the legendary]] British BoyBand.

Characters who have a great curiosity and interest in beetles. Very common in anime.