History Main / ToughBeetles

** Black Ox Beetles are the toughest creatures in the game to date, possessing lots of health, durable armor, and capable of using variety of devastating attacks, with their {{Horn Attack}}s being some of the most dangerous.

* ''TabletopGame/TheUnofficialHollowKnightRPG: The Beetle Clans are a ProudWarriorRace with a culture oddly described as being similar to professional wrestling, of all things, right down to having Faces and Heels. Each clan devotes itself to a particular fighting style and takes part in a highly ritualized, non-lethal "war" with one another to prove the effectiveness of their chosen style.

* ''TabletopGameTheUnofficialHollowKnightRPG: The Beetle Clans are a ProudWarriorRace with a culture oddly described as being similar to professional wrestling, of all things, right down to having Faces and Heels. Each clan devotes itself to a particular fighting style and takes part in a highly ritualized, non-lethal "war" with one another to prove the effectiveness of their chosen style.

** {{Invoked|Trope}} with Buzzy Beetles, who are turtles that heavily resemble beetles with their shells, and they are known to be very durable and [[KungFuProofMook impenetrable]] to {{fireball}}s.

* ''VideoGame/Pikmin1'': The Armored Cannon Beetle is a huge (at least in comparison to Olimar and the Pikmin) beetle that shoots boulders the same size as itself and is unfazed to all damage. That is, unless you clog its blowhole with a few Pikmin in the middle of its attack, causing it to overheat, leaving its abdomen weak point wide open. Its larval forms also appear in the sequels. Although they're much easier to deal with due to not being armored, their spat rocks can still be a nuisance.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Grounded}}'', ladybugs are some of the larger enemies and they have a lot of health and can use a powerful charge attack that can stun the player after the strike. However, they don't actively seek to attack the player and fight only in retaliation; otherwise, [[GentleGiant they are pretty peaceful]].

* ''VideoGame/TheTwins'': Bob and Buck have a giant Hercules beetle living in the catacombs of their home. If you try to shoot it with a revolver, you will get a message commenting on its strength, stating that it will take more shots to kill it.

* Late Hardmode in ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' lets you craft Beetle Armor with a choice of two breastplate options, either a Beetle Shell which generates a beetle shield that absorbs up to 45% of the damage dealt to you at the cost of a beetle, or Beetle Scale Mail which [[GatheringSteam slowly boosts your melee damage as you continuously deal damage to enemies]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' and ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' feature Spiderlords, and their undead counterparts, Crypt Lords. They are heavily based on [[ScarabPower the scarabs]] of the Egyptian mythology, resembling mummified [[MixAndMatchCritters scarab beetle-mantis-spider hybrids]]. They also have an ability that allows them to create giant Carrion Beetles from corpses, which they use as a support.

For obvious reasons, may frequently overlap with JapaneseBeetleBrothers. For other uses of beetles being powerful, see ScarabPower and ThunderBeetle. For other shelled animals associated with durability, see SturdyAndSteadyTurtles.

*** Stratos is a Hercules beetle who is a part of Team Slacker; during his BonusBoss fight, he possesses adefense stat of 3, making him one of the most durable enemies in game, and is extremely strong, being capable of creating shockwaves with pure strength alone, and is [[LightningBruiser very, very quick]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'': The Armored Cannon Beetle from the first game is a huge (at least in comparison to Olimar and the Pikmin) beetle that shoots boulders the same size as itself and is unfazed to all damage. That is, unless you clog its blowhole with a few Pikmin in the middle of its attack, causing it to overheat, leaving its abdomen weak point wide open. Its Larvae forms also appear in the sequels. Though they're much easier to deal with due to not being armored, their spat rocks can still be a nuisance.

* Beetle-type enemies appear often in the ''VideoGame/{{Lufia}}'' series. They typically have high defense, but as they are classed as "hard" enemies, staff and mace-type weapons will have doubled power against them, meaning your SquishyWizard can often one-shot them with a physical attack while TheHero (if he's not using the [[WeaponOfXSlaying Insect Crush]]) might need two or three attacks.

** Kabbu is a rainbow scarab beetle and he's TheBigGuy of Team Snakemouth, possessing more HP than his teammates, and he's capable of launching huge boulders into the sky and can learn to demolish rock piles by ramming at them at full speed.
** There are also many other beetles in the game who possess huge strength. There are Burglars, ladybug criminals who are the strongest of the DesertBandits and possess more health and defense than other bandit enemies; Zombeetles, who possess more health and increased defenses compared to other enemies and can launch huge boulders and ram the entire team at the full speed; Pisci, a beetle ruffian who has high defense, making her much more durable than many other enemies in the game; and Stratos, a Hercules beetle who is a part of Team Slacker, and during his BonusBoss fight, he not only possesses defense stat of 3, making him one of the most durable enemies in game, but is also extremely strong, capable of creating shockwaves with pure strength alone, and is [[LightningBruiser very, very quick]].

** ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe introduces Beetleys, bipedal rhino beetle-like enemies that attack with their horns, and Hornhead, a giant rhino beetle MiniBoss that attacks by charging at Kirby or jabbing him with his horn. Both give Kirby the Beetle ability that allows him to attack enemies with his horn.

* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' features various beetle-themed enemies. First there's Bugzzy, a giant stag beetle MiniBoss debuting in ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' that can grab Kirby with his mandibles and then perform various [[WrestlerInAllOfUs wrestling moves]] to crush him. There are also Beetleys, bipedal rhino beetle-like enemies that attack with their horns, and Hornhead, a giant rhino beetle MiniBoss that attacks by charging at Kirby or jabbing him with his horn. Both debut in ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'' and give Kirby the Beetle ability that allows him to attack enemies with his horn.

* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' features various beetle-themed enemies. First there's Bugzzy, a giant stag beetle MiniBoss debuting in ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' that can grab Kirby with his mandibles and then perform various [[WrestlerInAllOfUs wrestling moves]] to crush him. There are also Beetleys, bipedal rhino beetle-like enemies that attack with their horns, and Hornhead, a giant rhino beetle MiniBoss that attacks by charging at Kirby or jabbing him with his horn. Both debut in ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'' and give Kirby the Beetle ability that allows him to attack enemies with his horn.

* Beetle-type enemies appear often in the ''Franchise/{{Lufia}}'' series. They typically have high defense, but as they are classed as "hard" enemies, staff and mace-type weapons will have doubled power against them, meaning your SquishyWizard can often one-shot them with a physical attack while TheHero (if he's not using the [[WeaponOfXSlaying Insect Crush]]) might need two or three attacks.

* ''VideoGame/{{Twins}}'': Bob and Buck have a giant Hercules beetle living in the catacombs of their home. If you try to shoot it with a revolver, you will get a message commenting on its strength, stating that it will take more shots to kill it.

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'': One of Ben's transformations, Eatle is a black and green rhinoceros beetle-like alien with a powerful mandible that allows him to eat hard materials and then shoot energy beams from his horn, is also very strong and tough able to endure enemy attacks.

* ''VideoGame/CastleCrashers'' has Scarabs of the Desert level. They have strong, muscular builds, are very skilled in hand-to-hand combat, can inflict lots of damage, and have quite a lot of health.