Bruiser Beetle is a Buster Beetle that has been enhanced by Kammy Koopa's magic. It can be killed in three Jumps or with 6 fireballs. It's attacks consist Bruiser Beetle stomping the ground to make boulders fly up. Then he throws them at the player. Sometimes he charges, jumps, and stomps his foot 3 times to make one huge rock fly up in the air for him to pick up and throw. He has two different color palettes. One is with a red shell and dark yellow skin. His eyes were green as well. Palette 2 is him with a pink shell with the same dark yellow skin, his eyes have changed to yellow.