History Characters / Bugsnax

* SurroundedByIdiots: Floofty certainly thinks of themselves as this, as they admit they think of the other residents of Snaxburg as "ignorant, frightened children" at the end of their sidequest. The only other Grumpi they seem to respect as equal are Eggabell, Tricfany, and (very reluctantly) Snorpy, who all share a scientific (or medical in Eggabell's case) background with them.

* AbnormalAllergy: They're allergic to Bugsnax, explaining why the player cannot customize themselves as they can the other residents of Snaxburg. [[spoiler:It turns out to be quite fortunate once the true nature of the Bugsnax is revealed.]]

* InstantExpert: They're quickly acknowledge to be incredibly skilled at catching Bugsnax despite being nothing more than a journalist who arrived on the island very recently.

* IronButtMonkey: Separating themselves from local ButtMonkey Filbo. The Journalist can suffer some AmusingInjuries like [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom getting knocked across great distances]] or [[NotTheFallThatKillsYou even off of cliffs]], [[KillItWithFire burnt by fire or lava]], or [[HarmlessFreezing frozen solid]] but they always recover rather quickly with no lasting deterrent to their physical abilities.
* NoodleIncident: It's mentioned they've previously written articles on [[Film/SoylentGreen "Soylent Grump"]], the "Grumpacabra", and "Grumpfoot" (the last of which apparently turned out to be a fluke).
* OnlyFriend: To [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Beffica]], largely due to being the only villager to really hang out with her and help her snoop around though the writing in their journal seems make it ambiguous how they personally feel about "apparently" being Beffica's "Bestie". Beffica herself acknowledges that she's only able to treat The Journalist like a friend because [[FeaturelessProtagonist she knows almost nothing about them]] and how they actually feel about her. Still, with what little the Journalist has in terms of dialogue, they do seem to show concern for Beffica after she has a heated argument with Cromdo in which he claims no one likes her because of her gossip girl tendencies.

* ShaggyDogStory: At the start of the game, its clear that they've got only one more shot at making a big story or else they're fired. They journey to the apparently treacherous Snaktooth Island to document the Bugsnax and meet up with Elizabert Megafig for an interview only to get roped into having to personally find all the missing villagers scattered across the entirety of said island. They will also likely end up having to help resolve the many personal issues and insecurities of the Grumpuses of Snaxburg, contending with several rather dangerous Bugsnax in the process. [[spoiler:By the time they return home, their boss reveals that she had them fired the moment they left her office, expecting them to never come back and even had them pronounced legally dead. That said, in the GoldenEnding, they apparently worked together with Filbo to successfully elect him the new mayor.]]
* SupportingProtagonist: While the impetus of the game's plot is The Journalist trying to interview Lizbert and learn about Bugsnax, they really don't go through the sort of CharacterDevelopment that Filbo and potentially every other villager does. Of course they're also important in that they can help in making them develop.

-->[[https://bugsnax.fandom.com/wiki/Personality_Quiz:_Which_Grumpus_are_You%3F Personality Quiz Result:]]"Saying 'no' makes your mouth feel bad. If you hold a door open for one person, you're stuck holding that door until the building closes."

** In the aftermath of a mysterious creature being sighted in Snaxburg and possibly carving an ominous message on the town's gate, everyone seems to be getting ready to leave. He's able to convince everyone that they'll be happier and safer sticking together and keeping one another safe as opposed to separating again. Even Beffica who openly disdains and criticizes him comes to agree with his stance.
** By the time of the endgame, [[spoiler: everyone's gone hysterical over a massive volcanic earthquake that's wrecked Snaxburg and sent their food supply of Bugsnax fleeing, but he's able to give a stern speech over how they can't fall to pieces every time disaster strikes and once again affirming that they're stronger when they're working together. Both Eggabell and Lizbert consider him a good leader at the end of the game and the credits scene of the GoldenEnding implies that he's managed to get elected as a real mayor with all the former Snaxburg residents that used to doubt him now supporting him.]]
* TheHeart: An unsuccessful version at the beginning of the game, but as he gains more confidence he grows be one of the two biggest reasons the town hasn't fallen apart in the face of mounting conflicts as the plot progresses.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: [[spoiler: Despite developing traits of a real leader towards the end of the game, when Lizbert tells him to leave her behind and save all the other Grumpuses, he's suddenly very frightened to return without her believing that he's too incompetent to be as good of a leader as her and that everyone hates him for it. Lizbert reassures him that he's exactly what the other Grumpuses need to survive the imminent destruction of Snaxburg.]]

* NoRespectGuy: He's a NiceGuy who's kind to everyone and has no real vices, but at the same time he's so non-confrontational that the other Grumpuses have very little confidence in his abilities as the leader and sometimes openly belittle him.

* PlotArmor: [[spoiler: The only resident of Snaxburg aside from The Journalist that cannot possibly be consumed by the Bugsnax in the ending sequence. Aside from the main character, he's the only Snaxburg resident whose survival is guaranteed.]]

* AgentScully: Even on an island of walking, sentient food, he stays stubbornly skeptical of other characters claims of spirits, monsters, or cult conspiracies.

* CompanionCube: Dressed up a cactus to resemble his wife, who left him after an argument prior to the main character arriving. [[spoiler:Even after they get back together he keeps the cactus around and even brings it back to the mainland with him at the end.]]
* DetrimentalDetermination: His hard-headedness is one of his most defining traits, and it largely causes more problems for him than it solves. Throughout his questline, for instance, he's convinced he can grow Bugsnax like crops and keeps trying every gardening method in the book to make it happen, even as everyone around him - including himself - can clearly see that it's not working.
-->[[https://bugsnax.fandom.com/wiki/Personality_Quiz:_Which_Grumpus_are_You%3F Personality Quiz Result:]]"You would rather take a door off its hinges than admit that you lost your keys."

* BirdsOfAFeather: Feels like she can connect with The Journalist because they both like to investigate subjects in-depth to learn the truth specifically having great respect for the interviews that they conduct. It probably helps that she also used to be a writer for what is presumably a tabloid newspaper called GMZ so she was also a journalist.

* CameraFiend: Has her own [=SnaxScope=] that she uses to snap pictures of the insides of others houses, and occasionally of the Player when their back is turned.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Her abrasive personality and tendency to want to snoop on peoples' personal issues makes her quite friendless. Even NiceGuy Filbo says that she's "awful". She herself even admits that it's a little sad how she considers the main character her best friend despite the fact she just met you and knows almost nothing about you.

* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: Beffica's attitude turns out to be a defense mechanism for constantly being betrayed by people she thought of as friends, extending to the point of her having the player learn the townsfolk's secrets. She starts to rethink things when her attempts to find "dirt" on Chandlo come up empty because he really is just as straightforward as he looks.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Sharp-tongued and not afraid to verbally hit others where it really hurts though she does seem to genuinely be more friendly towards [[OnlyFriend The Journalist.]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: During "The Intruder", both Beffica and Gramble end up seeing what was more than likely the Snaxsquatch coming into town before disintegrating into bugsnax. And while she's usually snooty, arrogant and overall confident in her gossiping abilities, she gets the ''crap'' scared out of her here, judging by the way she screams. And while Gramble also saw this creature, he's almost always timid and nervous, so seeing him spooked by it isn't a surprise. But Beffica getting scared by this thing might definitely take the player off guard, especially when she snaps at Cromdo for "lying for a living" after he tries to accuse her of making it up.

-->[[https://bugsnax.fandom.com/wiki/Personality_Quiz:_Which_Grumpus_are_You%3F Personality Quiz Result:]]"You cry the second you see somebody else cry."
* ProperlyParanoid: Despite how some grumps like Wambus like to make fun of him for being so timid and nervous most of the time, he's actually right about some of his anxieties. Firstly, we have him saying during his interview that he thinks Lizbert is watching him like a "vengeful spirit" whenever he wakes up in the woods after sleepwalking. That's more than likely [[spoiler:the Snaxsquatch, which is a construct of Lizbert's designed to watch over everyone for her.]] Then he tells you later on that Floofty shows up in his dreams, "always watching [him]". And sure enough, late at night whenever he sleepwalks, Floofty watches him for reasons unknown. And then we have him accusing the other grumps of stealing his snax and eating them. And that turns out to be the case with at the very least Filbo, Wambus and even Wiggle, who you actually see trying to steal a Kweeble from his barn during Beffica's sidequest.
* ReplacementGoldfish: He keeps Bugsnax as pets as a sort of substitute to the real family which abandoned him for unspecified reasons in the past. Unfortunately, they're a poor stand-in since they're basically just wild animals which don't pay much attention to him and constantly try to escape.

-->[[https://bugsnax.fandom.com/wiki/Personality_Quiz:_Which_Grumpus_are_You%3F Personality Quiz Result:]]"You bought your own spotlight to stand in. You introduce yourself to people you already know."
* CassandraTruth: The night Lizbert went missing, she tried looking for her on her own. At the last place she was said to be, Wiggle instead saw the silhouette of some sort of gigantic creature that she later dubbed "The Queen of Bugsnax". Everyone else is pretty skeptical of her which isn't helped by how melodramatic she is and how much she clearly enjoys being the center of attention. [[spoiler:While there's no outright confirmation, it can be inferred that the gigantic creature she saw was actually Lizbert herself after having been transformed by the Bugsnax that tried and failed to assimilate her.]]

* OddNameOut: The only Grumpus of the group whose name is an actual word instead of silly derivation of a regular name.

* InformedAttribute: The journalist considers her aloof and somewhat nihilistic but that's more of an exaggeration at best. Otherwise, she's one of the nicest, friendliest villagers in Snaxburg. Admittedly, she's initially rather cold towards her husband Wambus for not coming with her to the dig site but she's otherwise pretty passionate about her job even if her cheerfulness does clash somewhat with the grim history she often exposits to the Journalist. While she does occasionally comment on the inevitability of death and how nothing really lasts forever, it's more of a realist viewpoint when her job has her often research ancient cadavers and ruined civilizations.

* NapInducingSpeak: At the end of the Ghost Story event it's the dead of night and everyone's sitting by the campfire as she starts to delve into the history of the Grumpuses on the island. The screen darkens and suddenly transitions to morning, implying that The Journalist fell asleep by the campfire while listening to her.
* NightmareFetishist: Fascinated by history and archaeology, including all the morbid and grisly details they entail - from excitedly expounding about ancient death rituals, to regularly handling old Grumpus skeletons (she casually uses a skeletal arm as a pointer). She's also one of the few who's willing to be friendly toward Floofty, and completely comfortable discussing her own mortality.

* AllThereInTheManual: The guidebook from the physical edition of the game for the [=PS5=] reveals that [[spoiler:Cromdo was once married. However, something happened that led to him losing what little he had in a very messy divorce (which if a developer [=AMA=] is to be believed, included the ability to see his own child).]]

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: He had really poor luck achieving his dream job and turned to crime after trying to make a living the honest way didn't get him anywhere.]]

* GuiltyPleasures: [[spoiler: He really likes to sing and dance to "Do the Wiggle", but for whatever reason considers it embarrassing for others to find out about.]]
* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: Has an amazing singing voice and aspires to be a singer with his own karaoke bar once he makes money. The good ending shows him on stage at his own karaoke club.]]

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: He tried going straight multiple times but he had no more luck at it than being a unscrupulous weasel, so he decided to just let himself fall into being a criminal if there's no difference either way.

* ICanChangeMyBeloved: In ''The Isle of [=BIGsnax=]'' expansion, he admits that his bringing Snorpy to Snaktooth was his attempt at this after noticing a sharp increase in Snorpy's paranoia, and that he isn't sure what to do now that it only seems to have gotten worse. [[spoiler:[[DeconstructedTrope Shelda has to point out to him that while he can protect and support Snorpy, he can't fix him.]] That's what mental health workers are for]].

* MartialPacifist: Will usually break up physical fights that spark up between townsfolk as coolly as he can, but is also completely willing to fight back against hostile threats [[spoiler:such as the Bugsnax in the final fight.]]

* RecklessSidekick: He leads the player character to try and defeat the biggest and baddest Bugsnak around, and once he finds it he immediately yells, charges in, and is clobbered by it and knocked out. After the fight is over he admits that it could have killed him.

* ConspiracyTheorist: His immediate assessment of any new development is that it must be a mechination of [[TheIlluminati the Grumpinati]]. Which, in turn, he's seemingly connected to every other classic conspiracy he could tape to his corkboard. Part of his arc is about realizing that his supposed enemies only have as much power over his life as he allows them to (and he's allowed them to have a ''lot''.) Ironically, [[spoiler:TheStinger proves he's actually ''right'' about there being a conspiracy who knows about the Bugsnax, although they turn out to bear little resemblance to the Grumpinati that he's envisioned]].
** This aspect of his character gets [[DeconstructedTrope further deconstructed]] in ''The Isle of [=BIGsnax=]'' expansion, where it's revealed that a good chunk of his paranoia stems from [[spoiler: the dissolution of a government-funded research project he and Floofty had been working on, as well as the smear campaign against them that followed Snorpy's attempts to blow the whistle when he found out that the government's plans for said project were a great deal more corrupt than what he was trying to accomplish. The whole incident tanked both his career and his mental health, as well as put a decently-sized strain on his relationships with both Floofty and Chandlo]].

* FreudianExcuse: The [=DLC=] reveals much of the reason for his paranoid ConspiracyTheorist attitude was because [[spoiler:he attempted to be the whistleblower for a government-funded research project when he discovered the government had [[JustThinkOfThePotential less than savoury applications for the project]], but got himself and Floofty fired from the project before he could, and then the government began an aggressive smear campaign against the two of them that ruined his career.]]
* GadgeteerGenius: Most of the Bugsnax traps the player utilizes were made by Snorpy. He also made a bunch of more ''lethal'' traps and weaponry for a hypothetical fight with the Grumpinati [[spoiler:which prove to very useful during the FinalBattle.]]

* ObliviousToLove: [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]]. [[spoiler: Snorpy somehow thought that he and Chandlo were just "friends with benefits", even after they had [[FerrisWheelDateMoment made out while riding a ferris wheel together]]. A rather amusing twist on the formula, considering that it first appears that Chandlo was guilty of this trope, but it turns out ''Snorpy'' was the one that didn't pick up on the cues that they were boyfriends.]]

* ProperlyParanoid: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] Shelda makes it clear on Broken Tooth that Snorpy is "lost in a maze of his own making" and that he desperately needs therapy. His paranoia and anxiety has also caused problems for both him and Chandlo before. He refuses to go outside to get fresh air, is overly mistrustful of strangers, has often made rash decisions and most likely several other issues that we didn't see for whatever reason. And on Chandlo's end, he's at his wits end over worrying about Snorpy and trying to help him, to the point that Shelda has to tell him that he's not a medical professional and thus can't give Snorpy the help he needs beyond supporting him. However, as the DLC reveals, [[spoiler:there actually ''is'' a secret society involved with the bugsnax and Snaktooth Island that are now spying on him and the other survivors if you get the GoldenEnding. They aren't called the Grumpinati, however.]]

* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: [[spoiler: Despite being regarded as nothing but a kooky NewAgeRetroHippie fraud by others (not like she isn't), her sermons that Bugsnax are unnatural vessels of desire that infest and consume you from within are proven right. She's very unhappy to realize how right she was all along, but in the GoldenEnding, she's able to use her experiences to write and publish a novel about them.]]
* GranolaGirl: She acts as a stereotypical one. She wears a peace symbol necklace and constantly spews spiritual nonsense about "Mother Naturae", but she also constantly breaks the mystic facade she puts up. She also follows a form of vegan diet of sorts by abhorring Bugsnax [[spoiler: (or claims to, but she isn't happy about succumbing to the allure of Bugsnax)]].
* HypocriteHasAPoint: [[spoiler: She genuinely believes that Bugsnax are dangerous and corrupting, even putting up "The Great and Wise Shelda" act in hopes of getting others to listen to her, but she still eats them in secret and regrets her failure to be strong enough to follow her own teachings. But it eventually turns out she is completely right.]]

* ImplausibleDeniability: She absolutely refuses to admit that she has been eating the Bugsnax you've been donating, despite the fact eating them very obviously turns your body parts into them. [[spoiler:Even if she succumbs to the Bugsnax with her snakified body falling apart little by little, she continues to rant about how pure she is to the very end.]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: During her discussion with Chandlo in the [=DLC=] about [[spoiler:him trying his best to "fix" Snorpy's paranoia, she realizes that the topic is too serious for her to keep up her mystic mentor act, that Chandlo might misunderstand, and tells him directly that he ''can't'' and ''shouldn't'' try to fix Snorpy; that's the responsibility of medical professionals.]]

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: While they can easily dismiss other Grumpuses as frightened or ignorant, they can't bring themself to do the same for their brother Snorpy, since they consider him to be just as intelligent as they are, and the one time he calls them out to their face, it's out of genuine concern for their life. At the party before the final level, they can be seen awkwardly trying to apologize to Snorpy. [[spoiler:It turns out to be partially to have him to peer review their research, but even then it's a surprise that they trust his feedback at all.]]

* EveryoneHasStandards: Loose as their ethical standards may be, they do acknowledge that [[spoiler: the idea of testing the possible link between Grumpus sacrifice and snak gigantification]] would be a step too far.

-->[[https://bugsnax.fandom.com/wiki/Personality_Quiz:_Which_Grumpus_are_You%3F Personality Quiz Result:]]"You can empirically prove that you're better than everybody on the planet. You tell jokes that only you laugh at."

* JerkassRealization: Only realizes they've gone too far after Snorpy [[spoiler:shuts off the machine they've set up to decapitate themself and chews them out for being way too comfortable with the idea of ''dying'' just to test the Bugsnax' regenerative capabilities.]]
* JustThinkOfThePotential: Touched upon in The [=DLC=] when discussing their past: [[spoiler: When discussing how Snorpy's paranoia is a result of him being a whistleblower about a governmental project the siblings worked upon who turned to be corrupt and how they were targeted by a smear campaign to discredit them. Floofty admits they would have largely preferred for the project to succeed despite the least than savory uses the project could have led. [[DeconstructedTrope Shelda point out that's easy for them to say when they aren't the one living with the consequences of that action.]] ]].
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: The other Grumpi don't let up about the fact that they ate their own leg, with some even assuming them to be a full on cannibal. While unsettling and unethical, this is only one of the times they'll put research before their own safety and wellbeing.

* SurroundedByIdiots: Floofty certainly thinks of themselves as this, as they admit they thinks of the other residents of Snaxburg as "ignorant, frightened children" at the end of their sidequest. The only other Grumpi they seems to respect as equal are Eggabell, Triffany and very reluctantly Snorpy. Who all share a scientific (or medical in Eggabell's case) background with them.

* EyepatchAfterTimeSkip: When you finally meet Eggabell in person, she's wearing an eyepatch. [[spoiler: This goes uncommented on until she explains it to Lizbert. Turns out she only got pink eye while on the mountain, and keeps the eyepatch on because she thinks it looks cool.]]

* TheAce: Strong, intelligent, charismatic, and the most skilled catcher of Bugsnax before The Journalist came along. She was the most respected member of Snaxburg though some villagers have their doubts.

* AssimilationBackfire: She ended up being forcibly turned into a Bugsnax monstrosity, but instead of a complete LossOfIdentity that would usually follow, through [[HeroicWillpower sheer force of will]] she managed to gain limited control over the Bugsnax by becoming their new Queen.

* {{Expy}}: of ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}, being orange, grumpy, hateful of Mondays and apparently likes lasagna and coffee.
* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler: Implied to be one to the Journalist. If she was the reporter Alegander was talking to in the Triplicate Space recordings, then she also went on a team expedition to Snaktooth to learn what makes it tick. Unlike the Journalist, however, Alegander was there to stop the spread of Snaktooth's secrets personally and indict her into the Snakolytes to keep them secret.]]

* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:At first, the player is lead to believe that she's a Grumpinati plant that sent the Journalist on a suicide mission, but she's actually from a completely different organization called the Snakolytes, a group descended from Grumpbeard and his crew that tasked themselves with guarding Snaktooth Island's secrets and protecting the world from Bugsnax until they can control them. The reason why she was certain the Journalist would die was because she genuinely thought coming back from Snaktooth was unthinkable.]]

A crypto-snakological researcher and archivist for the Snakolytes, a group descended from Grumpbeard's crew in charge protecting Snaktooth Island's secrets and protecting the world from Bugsnax until they can control them.

* FusionDance: An unintended one; after landing in the Undersnax and being force-fed hundreds of Bugsnax, she becomes a monstrosity that resembles a fusion of the four Legendary Bugsnax. [[TheUnfought The form itself is never fought against, mind you]]. Then there's also Eggabell deciding to help out her girlfriend by letting herself get assimalated into her Queen body, giving her more control and focus.

* MysteriousWatcher: He spied on Bronica's expedition when she, Clumby and potentially some others went to Snaktooth Island. He said it was because he'd been stuck there alone for such a long time and had no other entertainment, though. He also clearly knows about Lizbert's expedition, judging but the TheStinger if you get the GoldenEnding and listen to all ten of his tapes.

* MysteriousWatcher: He spied on Bronica's expedition when she, Clumby and potentially some others went to Snaktooth Island. He said it was because he'd been stuck there alone for such a long time and he had no other entertainment, though. He also clearly knows about Lizbert's expedition, judging but the TheStinger if you get the GoldenEnding and listen to all ten of his tapes.

* MysteriousWatcher: He spied on Bronica's expedition when she, Clumby and potentially some others went to Snaktooth Island. He says it's because he'd been stuck there alone for such a long time and he had no other entertainment, though. He also clearly knows about Lizbert's expedition, judging but the TheStinger if you get the GoldenEnding and listen to all ten of his tapes.

* MysteriousWatcher: He's evidently been spying on Elizabert's expedition, although he says it's because he's been stuck here alone for a long time and has no other entertainment.

* LeeroyJenkins: The ''only'' time he bothers to pick a fight is when he seeks out the giant Mama Mewon and attempts to bum-rush it... [[CurbStompBattle which goes rather poorly for him]].

* AlliterativeName: '''C'''. '''C'''lumby '''C'''lumbernut. Seemingly a shout-out to [[Franchise/SpiderMan J. Jonah Jameson]].

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: They're only ever referred to as "Buddy" or "Bestie" by Filbo and Beffica respectively.

[[caption-width-right:200:You go on ahead. I'll... [[IncrediblyLamePun ketchup]].]]

!Bugsnax
[[folder:In General (SPOILERS)]]
* AdorableAbomination: [[spoiler: Even after knowing what they really are, that doesn't change the fact that a lot of them are cute googly-eyed critters that use PokemonSpeak]]
* AmbiguousInnocence: [[spoiler:Despite their horrific nature, it is never made clear if Bugsnaxs manipulate Grumpuses out of malice or simply for their own survival. Considering how they react to them throughout the game, it is most likely the latter.]]
* AnimalMotifs: Being hybrids, most of them are obviously individually based on insects. Others though are based on marine invertabretes and arachnids.
* AnthropomorphicFood: The Bugsnax are all based on food items, but otherwise behave like normal arthropods would.
* TheAssimilator: [[spoiler: They look like cute creatures that can change you into what you eat as a silly side-effect. Turns out ''that's part of their life cycle'': the more a predator eats them, the more addicted they become until they're an amalgamation of snak matter, after which they literally break apart and fall into the island forever.]]
* AsteroidsMonster: Certain Bugsnax such as the Sandopede, Big Bopsicle, and Preying Picantis are actually bigger Bugsnax comprised of a number of smaller Bugsnax. They can either be caught whole or broken up into their individual pieces and then caught. [[spoiler: Then there's the Snaxsquatch, which is a Grumpanoid creature built from Bugsnax by Lizbert to act as her sentry. It can't be caught, as getting too close will cause it to break apart and scatter.]]
* BizarreAlienReproduction: [[spoiler: Yeah, those cute critters you've been chasing around were actually ''the remains of the previous colonists of Snaktooth''. When victims of complete snakification fall apart, the pieces are absorbed into the mass of snax [[ThatsNoMoon making up Snaktooth Island]], where they develop into new Bugsnax in the belly of the island.]]
* BlackDotEyes: They all have big eyes with simple black pupils.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: [[spoiler:Saying they are evil would definitely be an understatement. Despite their gruesome and down right horrific nature, many Bugsnaxs don't really see anything wrong with assimilating grumpuses into becoming more of themselves.]] And as an added bonus, many of the Bugsnaxs are actually quite friendly and playful to Grumpuses with even a few of them [[PetTheDog allowing grumpuses like Gramble and the Journalist to pet them.]]
* CannibalismSuperpower: The result of a Grumpus eating Bugsnax is that their limbs [[YouAreWhoYouEat transform to fit the Snak consumed]] (i.e. a hotdog leg from a Weenyworm). Some Grumpuses request certain Snax under the impression that they'll help them deal with the environment they're found in, such as Cromdo requesting to eat Big Bopsicles so he can beat the desert heat and walk back to Snaxburg.
* {{Cephalothorax}}: A lot of the Bugsnax have this kind of body type considering that most of them are just food items with limbs.
* FantasticDrug: [[spoiler:Bugsnax are addictive to troubled people, quickly causing them to seek them out as a solution to inner turmoil and keep eating more and more Bugsnax until they ''[[BodyHorror become]]'' Bugsnax.]]
* AnIcePerson: Frosty Bugsnax can freeze you solid, but you can break out.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Some snax have sauces that they hate, alongside ones they love. Scorpenyos and Scorpeppers will burn anything that has hot sauce on it, while Shy Weenyworms hates ketchup so much that they will become enraged when they are covered in it.
* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: A variant. The Bugsnax are noted to be very tasty and filling, being noted as being something that "you haven't lived until you've tried it". [[spoiler: It's an intentional part of the allure for the Bugsnax, and not in a good way, given they're parasites.]] That said, anyone who is allergic to them cannot stomach them no matter how tasty they are [[spoiler: and given their true nature, it's possible that they might not be very effective on people who don't have any troubles to prey on.]]
* InformedSpecies: [[https://bugsnax.fandom.com/wiki/Bugsnax_(Creatures) The Bugsnax wiki]] lists their real parallel counterparts, though in some cases it seems to be more in terms of behavior than shape.
* KungFuProofMook: Frosty and Spicy Bugsnax can't be caught until you get them to interact with something that will make them capturable. [[AnIcePerson Frosty Bugsnax]] are {{weak to fire}} and hot water, whilst [[WreathedInFlames Spicy Bugsnax]] are weak to ice and water.
* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler: Bugsnax do more than change one's physical body; they also subtly manipulate a person's insecurities to try and induce them to consume more Bugsnax. This is implied to be why so many side-quests involve a Grumpus requesting you catch and feed them more and more Bugsnax, and why the conclusion of each one's questline is them realizing that the Bugsnax aren't helping.]]
* MutagenicFood: Any Bugsnak a Grumpus eats changes the appearance of one of their body parts to reflect the food-creature they just consumed. The food-changed body parts eventually turn back to normal on their own [[spoiler: unless you eat too many]].
* {{Planimal}}: Some of the Bugsnax resemble fruits or vegetables with eyes and legs, [[spoiler: although they're apparently neither plant nor animal]].
* PokemonSpeak: Any speech they're capable of is saying their species' name, save for variants like the White Strabby or Lovely Sweetiefly.
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Aggressive Bugsnax are capable of smacking you a short distance away.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: They are all, literally, cute enough to eat. [[spoiler:[[TheAssimilator But you]] '''[[TheAssimilator REALLY]]''' [[TheAssimilator shouldn't.]]]]
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Despite the fact that they are all closely related and live on the same island. Nearly every Bugsnax on the island either has a grudge or is terrified of one another. [[spoiler:This hostility is best demonstrated with the Bungers and the Spuddys as the two literally butt heads with each other when trying to assimilate Wambus and Triffany.]] Even for an island inhabited by food-based animals, AnimalJingoism is still very much present.
* WreathedInFlames: Spicy Bugsnax are constantly on fire by default. Touching them will light you on fire, but it merely makes you run around uncontrollably for a short while, and you've put out afterward.

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[[folder:Fruits & Veggies]]
!!Strabby - White Strabby - Razzby - Black Razzby - Cheery - Sprout
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_berry_buddies.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:They're a little shy, but that's okay! They just need some space.]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Taylorson (Strabbies), Creator/JeannieTirado (Razzbies & Cheeries)

Small berry Bugsnax that are also the most basic of the bunch, running about a set path and hiding away timidly if anyone approaches.\\\

Multiple versions appear in different areas of the game and Cheery in particular is a part of the Scoopy Banoopy Bugsnax.\\\

Sprout is a baby Strabby (signified by his unripened pale yellow coloration) raised by Gramble. He's been trained to roll about in a little hamster ball, directed by a laser pointer, becoming an invaluable asset to catching certain Snax.
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* AnimalMotifs: Ladybugs and aphids (Strabby), just ladybugs (Razzby), and ice fleas (Cheery).
* {{Cephalothorax}}: They are essentially just fruits with leafy limbs.
* TheCutie: Many of the Grumpuses will agree that these Bugsnax are by far the most adorable.
* DarkIsNotEvil: The Black Razzbies are black in color and by are by far one of the more friendlier Bugsnaxs you will find in the Sizzlin Sands.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Cheery appears in one of the films way before you ever get access to the Frosted Peak.
* TheGoomba: The simplest creatures to catch, with UndergroundMonkey variants elsewhere on the island.
* LovableCoward: Will immediately hide if you get too close, but can bond very well with others once they get to know them. [[spoiler:It's probably why Sprout is still firmly on your side and helps you attack other Bugsnax in spite of the AwfulTruth.]]
* MascotMook: Strabby is THE Bugsnax that appears in promotional material. To the point that when the game went gold, a life-sized gold figure of a Strabby was made.
* RedIsHeroic: Downplayed. The only Strabby that actually shows any sign of heroism is the one you are partnered with: Sprout.
* SpringCoil: The Cheery is able to hop about by using its spiraled stem.
* TeamPet: Sprout is definetly this for the Expedition.
* TokenHeroicOrc: Sprout, a tame Strabby that helps the Journalist on their adventure.

!!Rootle - White Rootle
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_rootles.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:Same, Rootle. Same.]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Haviland Stillwell

Odd wormy snax that look like root vegetables (carrots and parsnips respectively) and fittingly can dig into the dirt to avoid being preyed upon. Aside from that there's not much to them.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Earthworms — especially evident in how they move across the ground, stretching and contracting all the way.
* LightIsGood: Downplayed The White Rootles are white in color and are no more dangerous than any other bugsnax.
* OstrichHeadHiding: Exaggerated. Instead of stick their heads in the ground, they stick their entire ''body'' in it.
* ShoutOut: Wiggle's comment on the White Rootle is a reference to the song White Wedding by Billy Idol.
-->"It's a - nice day for a - White Rootle!"

!!Lollives (Green & Black)
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_lollive.png]]
[[caption-width-right:150:What an incredibly rude fruit!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CassandraLeeMorris

Flying olives with long tongues that can snatch up Snax and traps.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Long-tongued flies.
* DarkIsEvil: Downplayed. While not exactly evil, the Black Lollives are definitely trollish and rude and just enjoy messing with those around them simply for kicks and giggles.
* GoodWingsEvilWings: It uses its two leaves as wings.
* IncrediblyLamePun: The Black Lollive's bio states it "uses its pimento tongue to snatch up anything cheesy", since its favorite sauce is cheese sauce. Triffany likes to make archeology puns, so she has this to say:
-->"Oh no, it's comin' for my bone puns!"
* OverlyLongTongue: As stated above, it has a very longue which can use to pick up anything that it likes.
* {{Troll}}: Filbo describes them as being extremely rude fruits. And that description is surprisingly accurate. They will use their tongues to drag your items out of reach and will then start BlowingARaspberry at you.


!!Banopper - Red Banopper - Cobhopper
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_hopper_homies.png]]
[[caption-width-right:150:That thing has an a-maize-ing vertical, bro.]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JulieNathanson (Banopper, Red Banopper), Debra Wilson (Cobhopper)

Bananas, or in Cobhopper's case a cob of corn, that live in trees and navigate by jumping between canopies. The Trip Shot can easily knock them down. Of note, two Banoppers comprise the Scoopy Banoopy.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Grasshoppers (lubber, milkweed, and common, respectively).
* BananaPeel: When a Banopper is stunned, it takes the position of one. Fortunately, you can't slip on it.
* InASingleBound: Can leap from treetop to treetop easily.
* ShoutOut: Floofty's comment on the Banopper [[ProductionThrowback references]] Young Horses' previous game, VideoGame/{{Octodad}}, where the titular Octodad has to avoid slipping on banana peels.
-->"The natural enemy of all cephalopods."

!!Crapples (Red & Green)
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_crapples.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:This one's (Green) the exact same color as my (Triffany's) gramma!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaxMittelman

Curious, crabby apples that like to get their claws on anything that interests them, dragging it back to their lairs. This can include the Buggy Ball and Snak Trap, or even other Bugsnax. The Red type are found in Simmering Springs while the Green are found in Boiling Bay.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Crabs (the European green crab and Red apple crab for those of the namesake color).
* TheDreaded: Waffstackaraks, Tropicabugs, and Pineantulas fear Crapples, which give said Crapples free reign to just pick them up and haul them around.
* PowerPincers: It will use them to carry anything covered in it's favorite sauces.
* PunnyName: It's a crabapple, hence: cra(ba)pple. Though the fact that the name ends up including a MincedOath makes it a little awkward. Apparently [[GiverOfLameNames Gramble was the one to call it that.]]
* RedGreenContrast: The Crapples of Simmering Springs are red, while the ones of Boiling Bay are green.
* ShoutOut: Gramble's comment on Crapple references WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons where Homer misnames his son's teacher, Ms. Krabappel.
-->"I've been calling it Crapple!"
* TemptingApple: Can be seen as this when considering the fact that Bugsnax are apparently [[spoiler:addicting]].

!!Grapeskeeto (Purple & Green)
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_grapeskeeto.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:The stuff it sucks out is concentrated Snakwater. The more ya know!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeannieTirado

The usually lumpy, raisin-like Grapeskeeto feeds on the juices of other Bugsnax, plumping up in the process. Catching involves baiting it into feeding and then catching it when it's too full to move.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Mosquitoes.
* BalloonBelly: They become very round after eating. They can do little more than a short, ineffectual bounce to move afterward.
* GoodWingsEvilWings: They are able to fly using leaf-like wings.
* MosquitoMiscreants: Not to you, but they are definitely this to any Bugsnax if they are covered in chocolate.
* NocturnalMooks: They will only appear during the sunset.
* VampireBitesSuck: Their victims usually display distressed emoticons while being fed on and will run and hide once the Grapeskeeto is done.
* VampiricDraining: Feeds on the juices of other Bugsnax, including other Grapeskeetos. Alternatively, it can just eat sauce, which is more or less nectar.

!!Kweebles (Green & Gold)
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_kweeble.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:I can't decide whether Kweeble or Strabby is cuter!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FrydaWolff

Shy kiwi critters that like to dig with their long "spoon" horns. They tend to hide away, so use either the Buggy Ball or chocolate to flush it out. Gramble has three Kweebles as pets: Charwee, Ashwee and Joewee.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Weevils.
* AteTheSpoon: Played with as they didn't eat a spoon, but rather the spoon is a part of their body.
* ShoutOut: Gramble's comment on the Golden Kweeble may be a reference to player reactions to encountering a shiny ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''.
-->"Different color means it's special! Catch it catch it catch it catch it!!"
* TastyGold: While not exactly being made of gold, the Golden Kweeble can be consumed like any other Bugsnax.
* TokenHeroicOrc: [[spoiler: During the invasion, two of Gramble's Kweebles were willing to help Snorpy and Chandlo defend against the frenzied Bugsnaxs.]]

!!Peelbugs (Green, Orange, Ruby, Yellow)
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_peelbugs.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:When life hands you Peelbugs, make Peelbugade!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JulieNathanson
Slices of citrus that like to ball up and hide in small burrows the player can't reach. The Buggy Ball will be needed to chase them out. Gramble seems to have an Orange Peelbug named Steve.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Pill bugs (emerald, powder orange, carpenter, and rubber ducky, respectively).
* BeTheBall: And just like pill bugs, they too can roll up into balls. Although, they are more likely to use this trick to run away from you instead of towards you.
* InsideAWall: They almost always are always hidden in the tunnels and crevices of their homes.
* MellowFellow: Green Peelbug is described as "Comfy, groggy, introverted".
* ShoutOut: Wiggle's comment on the Green Peelbug is a reference to the song Put The Lime In The Coconut by Harry Nilsson.

!!Pineantula
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_pineantula.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:200:Love the hair, is that au naturel?]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobbieDaymond

Pineapple tarantulas that burrow in the sand, so that only their leafy tops show aboveground. The player is unable to dig it up directly, but perhaps the local fauna can be persuaded. It is found in Simmering Springs.
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* AnimalMotifs: It's a tarantula in appearance, but its digging behavior is reminiscent of a trapdoor spider. Both of which happen to be types of Mygalomorphs.
* {{Cephalothorax}}: Their bodies are shaped like big-brained heads.
* ExtraEyes: Unlike most Bugsnax which have two eyes, they have four.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodSpider: While it does look like a mygalomorph, it is relatively harmless and would rather flee than fight.
* PlantHair: Wiggle seems to have taken a liking to the leaves on top of their head.
* SharkFinOfDoom: Subverted. When underground, their head leaves will always stick out. However, they are doing this tactic to hide, not hunt.

!!Cocomites (Greater & Lesser)
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_cocomites.png]]
[[caption-width-right:150:A pair of siblings? I see myself in this one (Greater). This one reminds me of Snorpy (Lesser).]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Schwalbe

Up in palm trees is where Cocomite Husks can be found. Once the tough shell has been cracked, it splits into two Cocomites: Greater (two yellow straws) and Lesser (single red straw). They are very aggressive.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Lucoppia mites, as implied by their names.
* BashBrothers: Once their shell is broken, they work together to bully the player.
* CoconutMeetsCranium: They can often fall on the Journalist's head if they are standing directly underneath them.
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: In addition to the differences in their "straws", the Greater has a pointy head while the Lesser's is round.

!!Scorpenyo - Scorpepper
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_scalding_scorpions.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:200:Howsabout a fire sale? If it's on fire, it's for sale!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobbieDaymond (Scorpenyo), Creator/ToddHaberkorn (Scorpepper)

Spicy hot scorpions lurk on the walls and undersides of structures. Scorpenyo is found in Scorched Gorge while Scorpepper is found in Sizzlin' Sands.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Scorpions (deathstalker and Indian red, respectively).
* BewareMyStingerTail: These tails essentially act like catapults that launch flaming projectiles.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Despite being spicy themselves, they absolutely hate hot sauce and will burn it on sight.
* {{Fireballs}}: They can use their tails to lob these at anything they don't like.
* {{Invisibility}}: Scorpeppers have the unique ability to turn themselves completely invisible.
* KillItWithWater: The only way you will be able to catch one is by luring it to a body of water and tricking it into extinguishing itself.
* PlayingWithFire: They are one of the few Bugsnax that can actually shoot flaming projectiles at the Journalist.
* RedGreenContrast: Scorpepper is mostly red while Scorpenyo is mostly green.
* ScaryScorpion: They look like scorpions and are foes that should not be taken lightly.
* SeeTheInvisible: Fortunately, you will always be able to see the fire on the end of their tail regardless of their visibility.
* VisualPun: The Scorpepper can turn invisible. As pointed out by Triffany's comment and the file name, this makes it a ghost pepper. As well, Scorpepper is a reference to the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper.
* WallCrawl: They will often patrol a certain area on the side of a rock and will fire at anything that aggravates them.
* WreathedInFlames: They are constantly on fire and shoot flaming peppers at the Journalist and their tools.

!!Cellystix
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2022_05_06_111648.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:I'd like it better with Grapeskeetos, but you do you.]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShelbyYoung

A celery Bugsnax that is so big, it sometimes carries other Bugsnax on its back.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Stickbugs.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Cellystix does not like Snaktraps whatsoever. But considering what it is used for, you can't really blame it.
* ShoutOut: Its idle animation is identical to the [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fC7oUOUEEi4 “Get Stickbugged Lol”]] meme.
* ShownTheirWork: Cellystixes walk by rocking from side to side. This is clearly based on how stickbugs move to camouflage themselves as rustling twigs.
* VisualPun: It carries three Chocolants on its back, referencing the popular celery snack referred to as "ants on a log", which consist of celery sticks, peanut butter, and raisins.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Meals & Sides]]
!! Bunger - BBQ Bunger - Bunger Royale
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_bungers.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:I had to set up scarecrows just to give 'em somethin' else to tackle.]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2022_05_06_101706.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:There's always a bigger Bunger...]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Taylorson

A tough little Bugsnax made out of a burger and fries that is easily led around by sauce. They tend to tackle anything in the way of or covered in said sauce, but are otherwise content to bumble around happily.\\\

The BBQ variant appears in the desert, and is far more aggressive than its normal counterpart, rushing anything it notices in a playful manner.\\\

The Royale variant is set to appear in The Isle of [=BIGSnax=]. Instead of fries, it has tater tots for legs.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Rhinoceros beetles.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Will always go after sauce, particularly ketchup, to the point of knocking themselves silly. [[spoiler: Becomes a literal WeaksauceWeakness when a special sauce made by Wambus is used. The Bungers are so excited by it that they off themselves and the Spuddys in droves.]]
* BurgerFool: Played with. They aren't people that work at burger joints, rather they are living burgers that are often quite foolish.
* TheDreaded: The only snax that seems to be afraid of them are Shiskabugs.
* DumbMuscle: This is a part of the gameplay elements in the starting areas.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The [=SnaxScope=]’s description of the Bunger Royale.
--> “It’s a Bunger, but big!”
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: The usual result of them charging into living creatures, as Filbo found out the hard way when Wambus tossed ketchup in his face.
* ToughBeetles: They resemble rhinoceros beetles and are completely unfazed if they crash into something.

!!Shishkabug - Tropicabug - Instabug
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_kebab_krew.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:Wait a minute...that's MY strategy!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToddHaberkorn (Shishkabug), Creator/CourtenayTaylor (Tropicabug & Instabug)

A cowardly ant-like snax that runs into hiding spots once it sees someone and will never leave voluntarily, requiring an aggressive snax to flush it out. The Tropicabug is its beach variant and acts the same.\\\

The Instabug looks like trendy sweets and lives in the Frosted Peak. They crave attention, always hiding unless a camera is being used nearby.
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* AmicableAnts: As stated below, these guys greatly resemble ants and are completely harmless.
* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Ants (specifically fire ants for Shiskabugs, banded sugar ants for Tropicabugs and blue ants for Instabugs).
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Instabugs are based on sweets that are deliberately made to be snapshot ready for media sharing. Naturally, they are way more vain than any other bugsnax, seeing no point in even showing themselves if no cameras are visible.
* AttentionWhore: The Instabugs. They only reveal themselves if the camera is out, and the moment it's put away, they dash back into hiding.
* LovableCoward: Just as cute as any other Snax, and even more cowardly than the Strabbys and Rootles combined.
* MeaningfulName: Instabug is clearly named after Instagram, a social media app stereotypically used for sharing food pictures.
* PleaseSubscribeToOurChannel: Beffica's comment on the Instabug clearly seems to be a ShoutOut to this trope.
-->"What's that? You want me to like, subscribe, and eat you?"

!! Fryder - Sweet Fryder
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_fryders.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:I heard we swallow eight Fryders a year in our sleep!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Taylorson

Wall-crawling Snax who can do whatever a spider can... Because they are spiders. They prefer to stay on the walls or ceilings out of your reach, but the smell of ketchup will get them scurrying down the walls and into your waiting trap.\\\

The average Fryder is found in the caves in Garden Grove. The Sweet Fryder can only be found in Scorched Gorge on a seemingly unreachable ledge.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Orb-weaver spiders.
* ExtraEyes: Just like Pineantula, they too also have extra eyes.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodSpider: While they do resemble spiders, they are completely harmless and can even be considered cute looking.
* FuzzballSpider: While not fuzzy, their fry limbs are connected to the bottoms of their container like cephalothorax.
* WallCrawl: An expected ability for a spider-like Bugsnax to have.

!!Weenyworm - Shy Weenyworm
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_weenieworms.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:200:Only criminals would put ketchup on a Weenyworm!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Schwalbe

Hot dogs, bun and all, that wiggle across the ground. The Shy Weenyworm even has condiments. A regular Weenyworm can be seen inching around Wambus' garden patch while the Shy variant requires breaking into a sealed chamber.
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* AnimalMotifs: Scale worms in appearance, but snakes in movement.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Shy Weenyworms absolutely hate ketchup. When not motivated by this hatred, it is rather lazy. Inverted with the regular Weenyworms, which love ketchup.
* MakeMyMonsterGrow: For some reason, if you were to cover a Shy Weenyworm in ketchup, it will grow twice as big and become hostile towards everything that moves. Including ''you''!
* LazyBum: They are often described as being one.
* ShrinkingViolet: As their title implies, Shy Weenyworms is quite bashful since they keep to themselves in the closed off caves of the Scorched Gorge. Well, unless they are covered in ketchup of course...
* TruthInTelevision: Shy Weenyworm is based on a Chicago-style hot dog. Its hatred of ketchup and Wambus' comment[[note]]quoted as this section's caption[[/note]] reflect some people having strong opinions against putting ketchup on hot dogs, especially Chicago-style dogs.

!! Pinkle - Aggroll
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_pinkle_roll.png]]
[[caption-width-right:150:It lives in the cold to stay fresh, but it's never as good the next day... ]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JulieNathanson (Aggroll), Creator/RobbieDaymond (Pinkle)

These Snax use containers to protect themselves. Aggroll uses what looks like a Chinese take-out box and has eggrolls for legs. Pinkle uses a jar and has pickles for legs. Capturing them requires figuring out how to get them out of their shells.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Hermit crabs, signified by using jars and boxes to protect themselves [[spoiler:as well as each being able to use the other's "shell" without issue]].
* BizarreAlienBiology: All the Bugsnax qualify, of course, but these two are of note since they walk on four legs with their container, but walk on three legs without their container, with the fourth leg being used as its body.
* CryogenicallyFrozen: Both Aggroll and Pinkle can be found frozen solid in the ice cave. Interestingly enough, this is the only place on Snaktooth where the Aggroll can be found.
* DrunkOnMilk: Subverted. The "Snakwater" that Filbo makes, which appears to just be a Pinkle free-floating in a cooler of water causes Shelda to [[AlcoholHic start hiccupping]] and slurring when she drinks it. Wambus calls it "liquid courage" and it's flammable. While it may not have been alcoholic, to begin with, it may have fermented since... Well, you know...
* FloatingLimbs: Somehow their limbs are able to levitate. [[NothingIsFunnier And it's never explained how.]]
* GameBreakingBug: A mild example: sometimes there is a Pinkle that spawns without its jar, but still behaves like it has its jar, making it invulnerable. Making it bump into a Pinkle-with-visible-jar seems to fix this.
* ImpossiblePickleJar: This is actually Pinkle's defense strategy. Unfortunately for them, the jar can be easily removed with the Snax Grappler and other aggressive bugsnaxs like Sandopedes and Inchwraps can knock the jar right of them.
* RedOniBlueOni: Aggrolls are very hostile, while Pinkles are quite timid.

!!Incherrito - Inchwrap
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_inchworms.png]]
[[caption-width-right:150:UNDERGROUND... UNDERFOOT... UNDERESTIMATED!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobbieDaymond (Incherrito), Creator/CristinaVee (Inchwrap)

Wormy Snax that will burrow into the ground when the player approaches. Incherrito is found in Sizzlin' Sands while Inchwrap is found in Flavor Falls. Of note, an Incherrito comprises a Preying Picantis.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Inchworms.
* DigAttack: When they see something they don't like, they will tunnel toward it and fling it into the air.
* GreenAndMean: The Inchwraps have green lettuce-like skin, and will attack anything that gets too close to them.
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: In the face of danger, their first instinct is to burrow into the ground to hide. To catch them, lure them to a rocky area and then approach. They will then stun themselves trying to dig into the rock.
* WormSign: They often leave one where ever they go while burrowing in the ground.

!!Sandopede - Sub Sandopede
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_sandopede.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Nobody wants to be the middle in a Sandopede.]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Schwalbe

Marching along in a line of four are two Sandopedes on either end and two Sub Sandopedes in the middle. Need to be tripped to be collected.
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* AllInARow: Although it's noted that the Subs are separate snax that are only willingly following the head Sandopede and could actually leave if they wanted.
* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Centipedes.
* CreepyCentipedes: Averted. While these guys do resemble a centipede, they are not creepy in the slightest.
* TheEeyore: The Sub Sandopedes are clearly not happy about being in the middle of their brethren. Wambus even lampshades this after you scan one.
* WallCrawl: These sandwiches are able to climb up walls quite easily.

!!Snaquiri
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_snaquiri.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:150:I wanna have 'Snax on the Beach' ;0)]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CristinaVee

A glass of tropical drink that flies around on its paper umbrella. WordOfGod has clarified it as a non-alcoholic.
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* AnimalMotifs: Woolly aphids and jellyfish.
* AnimateInanimateObject: More so than the other Bugsnaxs. It is essentially just a beverage with eyes.
* ParasolParachute: It is able to jump into the air and hover for a while thanks to its little parasol.
* ShoutOut: Beffica's comment[[note]]quoted as this section's caption[[/note]] is a reference to the song "Sex on the Beach" by T-Spoon, which involves mention of the Snaquiri's inspiration, the daiquiri.

!!Flapjackarak - Waffstackarak
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_flapstack.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:THE WIND BENDS TO ITS BACONY WILL!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToddHaberkorn

Spiders either consist of bacon and pancakes or waffles and sausages that can spin rapidly and create cyclones that can launch anything into the sky.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Wheel spiders, a type of huntsman spider.
* BlowYouAway: They spin their bacon strips/sausage links to create mini tornados to blow you (and any other Bugsnax in the way) away.
* GuideDangIt: Waffstackaraks can only be summoned by ringing the bell near Wiggle's chair during the morning. It can be a bit tricky figuring this out on one's own.
%% Flapjackarak is described as "Confident, cool, relentless." Its UsefulNotes/MyersBriggs rating is ESTP.
* SpidersAreScary: They aren't scary because of their appearance, they are scary because they can create a whirlwind that can suck everything into it.

!!Tacroach - Baja Tacroach
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_tacroach_5.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:200:Wouldn't it be swell if we had Tacroach Tuesdays?]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CassandraLeeMorris

A little taco Bugsnax. The only way to encounter one is to split apart a Preying Picantis. The Baja variant can be found on the cliff near Wiggle's chair. Tends to be very shy.
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* {{Animal Motifs}}: Cockroaches (desert and sand, respectively).
* CreepyCockroach: Averted. Despite being based on cockroaches, they are not creepy in the slightest.
* TheEeyore: They have a constantly worried look on their face and will run away if startled. And as a bonus, they even sound gloomy!
* NocturnalMooks: The Baja variants will only become active in the middle of the night at the Simmering Springs.
* ShoutOut: The Baja Tacroach, as well as Chandlo's comment on it, is a reference to Baja Blast, a type of Mountain Dew flavor served at Taco Bell.

!!Spuddy - Loaded Spuddy
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_spuddy.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:200:What's it loaded with? Rage, bro. And sour cream.]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredTatasciore

Highly aggressive beetle spuds that will charge at everything and anything.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Stag beetles. Spuddy's mandibles are rounded while Loaded Spuddy's are pointed.
* CryogenicallyFrozen: A Spuddy can be seen frozen solid inside the cave. Letting it out is probably not a good idea...
* CycleOfHurting: Should two Spuddies get close enough, they'll likely get stuck constantly ramming into each other until you capture at least one of them.
* HairTriggerTemper: Loaded Spuddy' bio: "It smashes anything that makes it angry. Which is everything."
* {{Irony}}: Spuddies hate other Spuddies but the Loaded type are afraid of the regular Spuddies.
* MonstrousMandibles: Just like regular stag beetles, they have a pair of large mandibles which they can use like battering rams.
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: If you thought Bungers were bad at doing this, you will quickly find that these guys are much, ''much'' worse.
* ToughBeetles: As expected from a short-tempered critter that resembles a stag beetle that charges at everything in sight.


!!Ribblepede
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_ribblepede.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:200:Makes me wonder how bugsnax came to imitate meat!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AbbyTrott

Ribblepedes are meaty centipedes that hang out on walls and ceilings; commonly around Triffany's digsite. It loves hotsauce.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Centipedes.
* BonesDoNotBelongThere: Its legs are actually ribs. Flexible and chewy ones at that.
* CreepyCentipedes: They are quite disturbing once you realize they are essentially a rib cage that moves like a centipede. Well, they ''look'' like a ribcage.
* ShoutOut: The ''Summer of Bugsnax'' guide lists it as [[Literature/{{TheTwilightSaga}} Team Jacob]].
* ShrinkingViolet: They are described as "Shy, anxious, unintentionally gross."
* WallCrawl: They often spend most of their time hanging out on the sides of the canyons.

!!Buffalocust
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_buffalocust.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:250:A TRULY CURSED BEING!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobbieDaymond

Buffalocust resembles a chicken drumstick with two buffalo chicken wings for legs. It flies in the skies and divebombs anything that gets its interest. Has a Scoville's rating scale of 2,200,001.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Desert locusts.
* FurryReminder: When they are grounded, they will use their wings as legs to hop on the ground. Just like a locust.
* KillItWithWater: A safe way of extinguishing their flames is to let a Sodie put them.
* WreathedInFlames: They are constantly on fire and will burn anything they touch.

!!Eggler - Deviled Eggler
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_egglers.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Even when under fire, it keeps on the sunny side.]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d76fa18d_97a5_4002_9c30_18962a5dc216.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Once hatched, they're a bit runny. You'll have to poach them before they scramble!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AbbyTrott (Eggler), Jeremy Guskin (Deviled Eggler)

Egglers are shielded in eggshells, and breaking them requires fire instead of force. It will instantly run to hide once freed of its shell, so a little patience (or a Flapjackarak's wind) is needed to coax it out.

Deviled Egglers fly, and once their shells have been broken open, they will subsequently spawn without giant Eggler shells.
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* AnimalMotifs: Regular Egglers are based on slugs, but Deviled Egglers pull from wasps.
* CryogenicallyFrozen: An Eggler can be found frozen in ice in the cave on Frosted Peak.
* CuteSlimeMook: The Egglers definitely qualify for this trope. Just look at them!
* KillItWithIce: If you wanna catch a Devilled Eggler, you'll first have to trick into crashing into a Millimochi.
* SmashedEggsHatching: They will always spawn with a protective shell around them. When broken, it will release them and they appear to be completely fine. But then again, they are the yolk..
* WeakToFire: Its shell needs to be set aflame in order for an Eggler to be caught.
* WickedWasps: The Devilled Egglers resemble wasps in terms of design, and unlike their smaller relatives, they are ''not'' friendly.
* WreathedInFlames: The Deviled Eggler is constantly on fire after you break its shell open.

!!Preying Picantis
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_picantis.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:200:It's like if all my favorite foods hated me!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Schwalbe

A highly aggressive Snax found on rock platforms in Sizzlin' Sands. It must be stunned and extinguished to be caught, but take too long and it'll split into a Cheepoof, an Incherrito, and two Tacroaches. Gramble seems to have one as a pet, named Manny.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Praying mantises.
* AsteroidsMonster: Shortly after being extinguished, it'll split into a Cheepoof, an Incherrito, and two Tacroaches. [[spoiler:During the Escape from Snaxburg mission, two Preying Picantises will intentionally split apart in an attempt to feed Shelda and Floofty four snax each instead of just one.]]
* ALizardNamedLiz: A '''man'''tis that Gramble named Manny.
* BurningWithAnger: It always has a very angry expression on its face and it is most of the time on fire. So, it can be interpreted as this.
* CryogenicallyFrozen: A Preting Picantis can be found frozen in a block of ice. This is strange considering they are Bugsnax who are most of the time on fire.
* KillItWIthWater: The best way to extinguish their flames is by soaking them with water.
* SlayingMantis: They resemble a mantis and are one of the most dangerous Bugsnax of the Sizzilin Sands.
* WreathedInFlames: By default, it's constantly on fire.

!!Noodler - Stewdler
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_noodle_stew.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:This Snak is lit! I mean it's fire! No for real, it burns, help!!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaxMittelman (Noodler), Rick Zieff (Stewdler)

Crab-like Bugsnax that look like bowls of noodles and stew, respectively. The Noodler has legs like chopsticks and the Stewdler's are like spoons.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Spider crabs.
* InformedAttribute: Stewdler's bio lists it as aggressive, even though it doesn't aggro the player.
* KillItWithIce: You can extinguish their flames by making a frosty Bugsnax attack them.
* KillItWithWater: Or you can lure it near a body of water which will cause the Sodie to go to the Snax and extinguish it's flames.
* VisualPun: The Stewdler looks like a bowl of chili. It is found in Frosted Peaks, an area that is chilly.
* WreathedInFlames: Both are on fire at all times and must be extinguished to be caught. The noodler takes it a step further by living in the lava pools of Boiling Bay.

!!Flutterjam
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_flutterjam.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:200:Drawn to peanut butter like a moth to a...lamp.]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeannieTirado

A Bugsnax that resembles a jam-slathered piece of toast bent in half. They aren't difficult to catch but are rare to appear at the very top of Frosted Peak.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Owl butterflies.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Its eyes are located on its wings. Although this is justified considering it is nothing but wings.
* ImmuneToFire: It is completely fine with being burned. In fact, it ''enjoys it''.
* PrettyButterflies: These living bread slices soar through the frosted peaks and very peaceful creatures.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loves, loves, LOVES peanut butter, to the point of just folding and dropping to the ground if it is covered in it. Its bio describes its desire to become a PBJ.

!!Cheddorb
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2022_05_06_105553.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:The nightmare of every archaelogist!]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Jeremy Guskin

Ball-shaped Bugsnax that appear on the Isle of Bigsnax.
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* AnimalMotifs: In terms of appearance, it’s based on the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantocypris giant ostracod]], though given it’s relation to the dung beetle-like Cheddaboardle Rex, it could also be inspired by, well, [[TalkingPoo dung balls.]]
* BeTheBall: The fact they are already ball-shaped definitely helps.
* ShoutOut: Its [=SnakScope=] flavor text is likely a reference to IndyEscape scenes, particularly the TropeNamer itself, ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.

!!Spaghider
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2022_05_06_105855.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:Never don't look up.]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShelbyYoung

Spaghetti that pulls in prey with its noodles.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Spiders.
* GiantSpiders: And a big one at that.
* ProjectileWebbing: Well, noodles in this case, but they are able to use them as lassos which then can be used to reel anything it has an interest in up close to it.
* SpidersAreScary: Its size definitely helps with the fear factor.
* WallCrawl: They will almost always be seen dangling in the tree canopy.

!!Clawbsteroni
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2022_05_06_110154.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:I bet I could lift that trampoline...]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Jeremy Guskin

Pasta of various shapes that sometimes carry trampolines.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Lobsters.
* GiantEnemyCrab: Or lobster in this case.

!!Tikkada Masala
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2022_06_06_195532.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:This flying fiend's fire is so hot, that it will ignite the very air within your lungs!! Well, that or I have heartburn...]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AndrewMorgado

Cicada-like Bugsnax that hunt for Egglers.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Cicadas.
* BurningWithAnger: Can be interpreted as this considering they are on fire and loathe anything that resembles an egg.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Eggs, to the point where it even hates Eggabell just for being so egg adjacent.
* GiantFlyer: They are capable of flight and have the potential of growing to gargantuan sizes.
* GuiltByAssociationGag: Because of its hatred for the Devilled Egglers found around Broken Tooth, scanning it reveals that it also hates the regular Egglers ''and'' Eggabell, despite the fact that neither one of them appears on the island.
* WreathedInFlames: They are even on fire when they aren't mad.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Desserts]]
!!Bopsicle - Big Bopsicle - Paletoss - Paletoss Grande - Scoopy Banoopy
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_popsicle_posse.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Don't come cryin' to me if you get brain freeze! ]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Schwalbe (Big Bopsicle & Scoopy Banoopy), Creator/CourtenayTaylor (Bopsicle), Creator/RobbieDaymond (Paletoss Grande), Creator/CristinaVee (Paletoss),

Bopsicles and Paletosses are large atlas beetle-esque snax that resembles a double popsicle and a double paleta respectively, have an icy aura to them, and will freeze anyone who gets close to them. They are aggressive and territorial, but are also breakable. The Big Bopsicle is located in Sugarpine Woods and the Paletoss Grande is located in Boiling Bay.\\\

The Scoopy Banoopy works similarly in that it's aggressive and capable of freezing you, but is more similar in appearance to a giant water bug crossed with a banana split. It is located on the Frosted Peak and will break into two Banoppers, one Cheery, and one Scoopy upon contact with fire. Additionally, Gramble seems to have one as a pet, named Banatalie.
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* AnIcePerson: They will freeze you if you get too close.
* AnimalMotifs: Atlas beetles for the Bopsicles and Paletosses, and giant water bugs for the Scoopy Banoopy.
* AsteroidsMonster: Should one of the three larger ones' ice aura be melted away, a Scoopy Banoopy will soon become two Banoppers, one Cheery, and one Scoopy, a Big Bopsicle will split into two Bopsicles, and a Paletoss Grande will split into two Paletosses.
* DumbMuscle: They have deep, gruff voices and strong tackles. However, they're not quite the best at avoiding running into trees or water/lava/campfires that can melt them and cause them to split.
* TheDreaded: Sherbies and Scoopys are afraid of Paletoos Grande and Scoopy Banoopy respectively. The latter is quite odd considering Scoopy is a component of them.
* TheEeyore: The Scoopy Banoopy looks and sounds like it's constantly sad. This does not reflect in its behavior, however.
* GuideDangIt: Catching any of these Snax is a tough job but the Scoopy Banoopy is arguably tougher considering that you can't make it run into anything to stun it. It's a lot easier to catch if you know that the Trip Shot can be set on fire.
* KillItWithWater: While not the best strategy, they can be thawed out if they are lured into a body of water.
* MonstrousMandibles: The Scoopy Banoopy has bananas for jaws, and they are surprisingly strong.
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: All three of them do this plus [[HumanPopsicle freezing you solid.]]
* PunnyName: The Bopsicle is a popsicle that wants to bop you. The Paletoss is a paleta[[note]]a Mexican fruit ice pop, hence "grande"[[/note]] that can toss you.
* PurpleIsPowerful: The Bopsciles are purple in color and are by far the most dangerous Bugsnax in the Sugarpine Woods.
* ToughBeetles: The Bopsicles and Paletosses resemble atlas beetles and are very strong as they can fling nearly anything into the air.
* WeakToFire: Melting their ice is needed to catch them, but such also causes the bigger ones to [[AsteroidsMonster split apart]].


!!Cinnasnail
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_cinnasnail.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:200:These are prolly 3,000,000 cals, bro. Talk about a carbo load!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Haviland Stillwell

[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Cinnamon roll snails]] that like to hang out in high, out-of-reach places, found in Sugarpine Woods. Players can either figure out how to get to the Cinnasnail or lure it with chocolate.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Grove snails.
* EyeOnAStalk: Just like actual snails, their eyes are also located on a pair of stalks.
* MellowFellow: It's described as "Leisurely, oblivious, congested."
* TruthInTelevision: The ''Summer of Bugsnax'' guide states that Cinnasnails will ruin drywall. This is true for real-life African land snails, which are known for eating the calcium found in drywall.

!!Hunnabee
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_hunnabee.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:200:I heard honey is sometimes used as medicine. So it's healthy!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AbbyTrott

Flying honey dippers covered in sticky honey. Angering one causes it to start slinging honey at the player, slowing down their movements.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Honeybees.
* BeeAfraid: Downplayed for laughs. Should you try to shoot one out of the sky with the sauce slinger, the entire swarm will become enraged and dive bomb you. Only to get [[EpicFail stuck on the ground]] just because of how sticky they are.
* PaintingTheMedium: Getting sauced by a Hunnabee is signified by an oozing film melting over the screen.
* StatusInflictionAttack: Should a Hunabee manage to touch the player, then will find that they will be slowed for a few seconds.
* StickySituation: Their main gimmick is just how sticky they are. Anything they touch will forcefully stick to them and make them too heavy to move. This can be used as a good chance to nab them.
* VisualPun: Using a Hunnabee to change someone's hair results in it becoming a honey dipper. In other words, you gave them a beehive hairdo.

!!Kwookie - Cheezer - Chippie
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_kookies_n_kream.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:When faced with danger, it will always cheese it.]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeannieTirado (Kwookie), Creator/CristinaVee (Cheezer), Creator/AbbyTrott (Chippie)

Very fast Snax that look like spiders crossed with cookies/crackers. They generally zip about on a fixed path and are nigh-impossible to catch with a standard trap, prompting you to mainly use the Trip Shot to acquire them.\\\

Kwookies are found in Sugarpine Woods and resemble Oreo-esque sandwich cookies. Cheezers are found in Sizzlin' Sands and look like two Ritz-style crackers with cheese in the middle. Chippies are found on the Frosted Peak and look like chocolate chip cookies.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Huntsman spiders.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodSpider: They are by far the cutest spider-like Bugsnax in the game.
* FragileSpeedster: They're some of the fastest snax out there, easily being able to outmaneuver traps, but outside of that, they have little in the way of defending themselves.
* FuzzballSpider: Even more so then the fryders! They are essentially just circles with noodley limbs.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: According to Shelda, Cheezers will always flee if their lives are on the line.
* SneakySpider: The face they make when you fail to catch them definitely implies they are this.
* WallCrawl: They are able to scale the sides of flat surfaces for an easy way to stay out of reach.

!!Charmallow - Chillynilly
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_mallow_nilly.png]]
[[caption-width-right:150: I tried to hug one but it gave me the cold shoulder.]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CristinaVee (Charmallow), Creator/ToddHaberkorn (Chillynilly)

Two flying Bugsnax that look like a smores and an ice cream sandwich respectively. Charmallow is always on fire and needs to be put out before it can be caught. Chillynilly will freeze you, so find some way to warm it up.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Fireflies. (Charmallow is literally on fire.)
* AnIcePerson: Chillynilly freezes at the touch.
* CryogenicallyFrozen: A Charmallow can actually be found iced inside the icy caves that just so happen to be the homes of their ice cream counterparts.
* FireIceDuo: Charmallow and Chillynilly respectively.
* LightingBug: Averted. Despite being based on fireflies, you very rarely use them as a light source.
* KillItWithWater: You can catch either of them by dosing them in water.
* NocturnalMooks: As expected from a firefly, they will only come out when it gets dark.
* ShoutOut: Snorpy's comment on the Charmallow references a memetic line from Film/TheWickerMan2006. [[WordOfGod Kevin Zuhn]] has stated that the film was a point of inspiration for the themes of Bugsnax.
-->"How'd it get burned? How'd it get buuurned!??"
* WeakToFire: Chillynilly must be heated up to catch it.
* WreathedInFlames: Charmallow is constantly on fire. Oddly enough, despite being based on something that involves no spicy ingredients whatsoever, it's classified as a Spicy Bugsnak.

!!Sprinklepede
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_sprinklepede.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:200:Where did the center go? Is there a Sprinklepede Hole running around!?]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JulieNathanson

A donut Snax that likes to cling to high places. If jostled from its perch, it turns on its side and rolls away at high speeds. Found in Sugarpine Woods.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Millipedes.
* CreepyCentipedes: Well, Millipedes in this case. However, this trope is averted as they look more like a cute donut then they do of a nasty creepy crawler.
* FragileSpeedster: Can roll down the incline it's found on, making it difficult to catch. Like the Kwookie and its cousins, though, it has little else as a defense.
* RollingAttack: It actually uses this as a means for a quick escape.
* TorsoWithAView: Or rather a midsection with a view, which is obvious it would have considering it is a donut...
* WallCrawl: A single one can be seen on the side of the watch tower.

!!Scoopie - Sherbie
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_ice_cream_cronies.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:200:Film/TheLoveBug!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobbieDaymond (Scoopie), Creator/AbbyTrott (Sherbie)

Burrowing Bugsnax that resemble triple-scoop ice cream cones. A Scoopy comprises a Scoopy Banoopy.
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* AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: Implied, since the Scoopy is afraid of the Scoopy Banoopy, which it is a component of.
* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Ice worms.
* AnIcePerson: Not only do they freeze you on contact but they can also sling scoops of freezing ice cream.
* DigAttack: They are able to burry into the ground and jump back up to fire some icy projectiles.
* EdibleAmmunition: They are able to shoot ice cream balls that can freeze anything they touch.
* ShoutOut: Gramble's comment on the Sherbie[[note]]quoted as this section's caption[[/note]] is a reference to Film/TheLoveBug, which has a protagonist named Herbie.
* WeakToFire: They must be heated up to be captured. Knowing this, Sherbie will flee from the Journalist if they're on fire.
* WormSign: They leave any icy variant while burrowing underground.

!!Millimochi
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2022_05_06_101119.png]]
[[caption-width-right:200:It seems to change color and flavor based on its emotion. I wonder what happiness tastes like...]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Jeremy Guskin

Mochi Bugsnax that travel in groups of three.
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* AllInARow: There are at least three of them which are crammed so closely together that they almost look like a singular bugsnak.
* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Millipedes.
* AnIcePerson: They leap at and freeze anything in their path.
* CreepyCentipedes: Just like Sprinklepede, they too are Millipede. However, it is not only averted because they aren't scary looking, but also because they don't have any legs.
* LivingMoodRing: They can change their color ''and'' flavor based on they are feeling. Their default color is mint, but they will change to strawberry when excited, or lemon when they are angry.
* WeakToFire: Burning away their ice is needed to catch them.

!!Pielobite
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2022_05_06_101357.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Fascinating, this cover appears to be some form of crystallized Snakmatter.]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AndrewMorgado

A pie Snax. The cover on its head needs to be removed before it can be shrunk with Shrink Spice.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Trilobites.
* GemTissue: According to Floofty, its cover is actually crystalized snaxmatter.
* [[GetBackHereBoss "Get Back Here!" Mook]]: You have to pull off the tabs connecting its cover to its body with the Snak Grappler before you can shrink it, but as soon as you pull off even one it’ll start running away from you, meaning you have to chase it in order to pull off the rest of them.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Snacks]]
!!Snakpods (Crispy, Twisty, Grumpy, Nutty, Meaty, Puffy, Melty, Fruity)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_snakpods.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Ugh, these Snax are going straight to my thighs! And my feet, ears, nose, teeth-]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CristinaVee

Stationary Snax are about as lazy as their voice implies. Arguably the easiest Snax to capture as they never move from their spawn points at all. They are all based on real-world snacks and foods in bags; potato chips/crisps, pretzels, gummy bears (or in this case gummy Grumpuses), trail mix, beef jerky, puffy snack mix, melt-in-your-mouth candy, and dried fruit, respectively.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Bagworms.
* ShoutOut: Filbo's comment on the Melty Snakpod is a reference to the M&M's slogan, "melts in your mouth, not in your hands".
* StationaryEnemy: Catching one you found is even easier than finding it. The Snakgrappler is the ideal tool to use, but in most cases you can simply walk up to one and capture it in your net.
* VisualPun: Snack ''bags'' based on ''bag''worms.

!!Sweetieflies (Regular, Crystal, Lovely, Rainbow)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_sweetieflies.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Don't be a sucker like them ;0)]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CourtenayTaylor

Flittering, flying lollipops that come in peppermint, rock candy, Valentine's Day pink heart candy and rainbow swirl. The candy and stick form the body while the wings are ribbons.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Dragonflies.
* CheeryPink: While all Sweetieflys are cheerful, the Lovely variant, in particular, screams it since it looks like a pink heart.
* CrystallineCreature: The Crystal Sweetifly, obviously.
* DreadfulDragonfly: Defied. While they do resemble dragonflies, these Bugsnax are actually quite, well, [[{{Pun}} sweet.]]
* FragileSpeedster: Too fast to be caught in traps normally. However, they need to land to rest, making them vulnerable.
* GemTissue: The Crystal Sweetiefly's head and thorax are made of rock candy.
* HypnoTrinket: Discussed. Snorpy seems to think the Rainbow Sweetifly's patterns are intentionally hypnotic.


!!Dr. Sodie - La Sodieux - Mt. Sodie - Sodie D
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_sodies.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Who gave this Sodie a medical license!?]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AbbyTrott

Cans of soda that crawl around on straws and can shoot liquid. They tend to hate sauces and will go out of their ways to wash away the offending substances.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Shrimp (Dr. and Mt. are crystal red and green jade, respectively).
* BlandNameProduct: Named slightly to the left of certain brand names, such as Dr. Pepper, La Croix, Mountain Dew and Sunny D.
* MakingASplash: Not only are they often found in water, but they can also shoot geysers from their straws. This trope is downplayed when you remember that shooting water is the only water-related attack they can do.
* NeatFreak: They are unusual in that they actually ''dislike'' all condiments and will attempt to wash nearby stains away, making them irritating when trying to bait other Bugsnax near water (although this is offset by Sodies being one of the easiest Bugsnax to capture).
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: Humorously, Eggabell thinks Dr Sodies are actual doctors when they are obviously not. And to had to that hilarious misunderstanding, these Sodies don't appear to be a doctor of ''anything''!
* ShoutOut: Gramble's comment on Sodie D references a common set-up for old Sunny D commercials.
-->"We got Sodie, Peelbugs, purple stuff and...two kinds of Sodie D!"
* TakeThat: Cromdo has some choice words regarding La Sodieux, or La Croix in other words.
-->"Wow, this tastes like water. But bad."
* XtremeKoolLetterz: Chandlo's comment on Mt. Sodie is about how "Xtreme" it is.

!!Cheepoofs (Regular, White, Flamin')
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_cheepoofs.png]]
[[caption-width-right:150:Don't breathe in that cheese dust. That's how I got orange lung!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CourtenayTaylor

Cheese puffs that can be found in the Sizzlin' Sands, scorched Gorge, and Boiling Bay. They tend to fly around over cliffs, making catching them a bit of a puzzle. Of note, a Cheepoof comprises a Preying Picantis.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Lepidopterans[[note]]Regular and White ones are diurnal and nocturnal, respectively[[/note]].
* NocturnalMooks: The white ones will only come out at night.
* PrettyButterflies: They are very peaceful lepidopteran-like creatures. Especially the White ones at night time.
* ShoutOut: Beffica's comment could be a reference to [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/023/194/cover1.jpg "The Cooler Daniel"]] meme, on top of possibly referencing Cool Ranch Doritos.
-->"AKA the cooler Cheepoof."
** Flamin' Cheepoof is a reference to Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
* WreathedInFlames: Flamin' Cheepoofs are literally flaming.

!!Poptick - Caramel Poptick
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_poptick.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:150:CHAOS INCARNATE!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FrydaWolff

Initially, the Poptick is just a kernel and needs fire to be popped. Otherwise, it's so small that it can slip through the net. The Caramel Poptick comes already popped, but the issue is finding one.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Ticks. A popped Poptick resembles a tick that has been fed.
* OutOfControlPopcorn: They jump all over the place, especially when they are popped. There is a reason why Shellda sees them as chaos personified.
* RandomNumberGod: The Caramel Poptick is the only Bugsnax that relies on alternate weather conditions to appear, in this case being rain. Since it depends on luck, this can be the hardest Snax to catch.
* ShoutOut: Triffany's comment on the Poptick is a reference to the Pringles slogan, "Once you pop, the fun don't stop".
* WeakToFire: Poptick must be set on fire to be popped and big enough to trap.

!!Chocolant
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[[caption-width-right:250:Like all bullies, they become cowardly when shrunk.]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShelbyYoung

An ant made up of three different kinds of chocolate chips. They grow in size when exposed to open air, and often hitch rides of the back of Cellystixes.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Bulldog ants.
* DirtyCoward: According to Floofty, they're in need of a lot of weight to throw around.
* KeepAway: A trio of them will do this with the buggy ball if it is covered in chocolate or peanut butter.
* MonstrousMandibles: They have two sets of powerful mandibles which they can use to grasp onto objects.
* StrongAnts: And said objects can be as large as a trampoline.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Boss Snax]]
!!In General

Five massive Bugsnax who serve as bosses who The Journalist must defeat on behalf of a Grumpus who wishes to eat it. They have abilities and strength beyond those of any other Bugsnak, requiring you to think on your feet and make good use of your tools to bring them down to size. The Isle of [=BIGsnax=] storyline has the fifth Boss Snak, that being Cheddaboardle Rex.
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* BorderPatrol: An in-universe example. It seems these legendary Bugsnaxs are the ones that make sure the Grumpuses are not able to leave Snaktooth Island. This is seen with Mothza Supreme who crashes the Journalist's ship, and Megamai who is implied to be the one that dragged the ship Lizbert and co. used to get to the island all the way down into the ocean floor.
* BornAgainImmortality: Implied. While not stated, it is implied that these Bugsnaxs expire, and they will reborn as their minions. This makes sense considering the Baby Cakelegs were originally a part of Daddy Cakelegs, and the Minimakis have the potential of replacing their leader the same way the Sandopedes do.
* LargeAndInCharge: Implied. It seems that each of these gigantic Bugsnaxs rule over their respective areas. [[spoiler:And considering the Bugsnax Queen is composed of all of the combined then they are definitely the authority figures of the Bugsnax.]]
* OptionalBoss: All of them are found in final sidequests whose completion isn't required to reach any ending of the game.
* ReplayMode: When one of them is defeated, a statue of them will be created in the area you fight them in. By interacting with these statues, you can challenge them again for a rematch.

!!Mama Mewon - Wee Mewon
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugsnax_mewon.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[Film/LittleShopOfHorrors That's one mean green mama!]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Schwalbe (Mama Mewon), Creator/JeannieTirado (Wee Mewon)

Found in the Flavor Falls, during Chandlo's quest to eat the biggest, strongest Bugsnak. Mama Mewon is shaped like a full watermelon with legs while the Wee Mewons are little melon balls with seeds for feet. While the Mama is highly aggressive, particularly towards any potential harm to its babies, the babies in question seem more curious than anything.
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* AdorableEvilMinions: The Wee Mewons are by far the cutest minions that a legendary Bugsnax could have.
* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Wood ticks. Mama resembles one engorged with blood.
* BouncingBattler: The Wee Mewons bounce all over the place when they are excited. However, they don't do this to harm the player, but rather just because it's fun for them.
* BullfightBoss: Defeating Mama requires netting her babies, inciting them to charge the Snak Trap to destroy it. Position the Trap in front of a statue to stun it, then use the grappler to pull a stalagmite down onto it.
* {{Cephalothorax}}: These Snax each have their limbs and eyes on the same body segment.
* CollateralDamage: In addition to wrecking the surrounding cave, Mama is also prone to mowing down the Wee Mewons in its attempt to crush the Snak Trap.
* FearlessFool: Justified because they're so young, but the Wee Mewons will bounce into the Snak Trap of their own volition and seem to be attracted to it.
* GreenAndMean: Mama Mewon is green in color and has a mean personality. Chandlo even lampshades this if you manage to scan her.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Mama Mewon can only be damaged if she is impaled by the various stalactites.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Mama Mewon's Lair".
* MamaBear: Mama Mewon will clobber anyone that messes with its babies. [[ExploitedTrope The Journalist and Chandlo use this to their advantage to catch it.]]
* OneWingedAngel: After Mama Mewon is impaled three times, her back will fall apart on itself. however, these pieces will then transform into large FloatingLimbs. These limbs make her not only fasster but stronger as well.
* ShoutOut: Chandlo's comment[[note]]quoted as this section's caption[[/note]] is a reference to Film/LittleShopOfHorrors.

!!Megamaki - Minimaki
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[[caption-width-right:300:If you make this prima donna mad, then roe betide you!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToddHaberkorn (Megamaki), Creator/CourtenayTaylor (Minimaki)

Summoned in the Boiling Bay in Wiggle's quest for ultimate inspiration, the Megamaki is actually only the head, with the rest of the body being a long chain of Minimakis. It will swim and fly throughout the Bay during its encounter.
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* AllInARow: The Megamaki is comprised of one Megamaki followed by a long line of Minimaki.
* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Bristle worms, also known as polychaetes, are a type of sea creature.
* AsteroidsMonster: Using the Trip Shot causes it to break apart into its components, giving the player limited time to catch all the Minimaki before it reforms.
* CreepyCentipedes: The developers have often described this snak as being a "sea centipede". Given they have dozens of "legs", and when lined up appear to have a segmented body, description is decently accurate.
* {{Cyclops}}: The Minimakis are the only Bugsnax to have only one eye.
* {{Flight}}: Despite lacking wings, they are still somehow able to fly.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Megamaki Attack". There's also "The Megamaki Serenade" sung by Wiggle prior to facing it.
* MusicSoothesTheSavageBeast: Wiggle is able to summon it by singing a song. Although it doesn't soothe them, instead, all it does is make them go on the attack.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Conceptually and behaviourly reminiscent of a dragon, plus it's even designed after a [[{{Pun}} type of sushi called a dragon roll.]]
* SeaSerpent: According to Wiggle, this Bugsnax was swimming in the distant ocean, and greatly resembles a dragon. Thus, making it a sea serpent.
* SegmentedSerpent: Although, it isn't even a proper serpent. But it is rather just a conga line of sapient sushi.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Can shoot exploding salmon roe-looking eggs, which can make it tricky to place down your tools.

!!Mothza Supreme - Bombino
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[Music/DeanMartin When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a]]...trip to the hospital!]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Rick Zieff (Mothza Supreme), Creator/JulieNathanson (Bombino)

Encountered in the Sizzling Sands while helping Cromdo, Mothza Supreme is the Snax responsible for crashing the Journalist's ship on Snaktooth Island, thus marooning them. Mothza is a full pizza wheel while the Bombinos are pizza pockets - more precisely, the "sauce ooze" worming out of the "dough".
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* ActionBomb: The Bombinos are capable of detonating themselves if threatened.
* AnimalMotifs: Luna moths and case-bearer caterpillars, respectively.
* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: Mothza can be considered this as they [[spoiler:return near the end of the game despite the fact they were clearly devoured by Cromdo.]]
* ClippedWingAngel: Quite literally as each time it is damaged, it looses more and more of its wing mass until the point it can't control itself and its flight has become completely erratic. Plus, it summons a large tornado around itself which can shield it from its minions. Most of the time...
* CollateralDamage: Mothza's twisters can actually fling suck up the Bombinos and fling them into the air. Not only will this stun them, but it will also extinguish their flames.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Mothza is actually the very first Bugsnax encountered, as it is responsible for crashing the Journalist's ship into the island. It can also be seen and scanned flying above the area.
* EveryPizzaIsPepperoni: Downplayed. While Mothza does have some pepperoni on it, it also has black olives, champignons, salami, green bell peppers, and even onions.
* FlunkyBoss: Uniquely, the Bombinos present in its fight is aggressive.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Mothza Supreme Descends".
* KillItWithWater: The Bombinos will retreat into their shells if the slightest amount of water touches them.
* MadeOfExplodium: The Bombinos explode when thrown.
* MothMenace: Mothza is by far the most menacing Bugsnax on the island and resembles a gigantic moth.
* PunnyName: Bombino - bomb, because it's spicy and explodes, combined with bambino, an Italian word meaning "baby".
** "Mothza" is also pronounced very similarly to the "mozza-" in "mozzarella", the classic topping of the classic margherita pizza.
* ShoutOut: Mothza is a letter off from Film/{{Mothra}}. Bombino could also be a reference to Totino's, a brand of pizza rolls.
** The cheese droplets on the edges of Mothza Supreme's wings make it resemble a specific kind of moth called a "luna moth", which brings to mind the lyrics to Dean Martin's "That's Amore" (which Cromdo quotes when you scan it).
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Mothza can flap its wings to summon small and large tornadoes to knock you down.
* WreathedInFlames: Cromdo describes the Bombinos as being tiny volcanoes. And just like volcanoes, they are burning hot.

!!Daddy Cakelegs - Baby Cakelegs
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[[caption-width-right:320:Is it the Bugsnak's birthday? Is it MY birthday!?]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredTatasciore (Daddy Cakelegs), Creator/JulieNathanson (Baby Cakelegs)

Uncovered in Frosted Peak when approached by Snorpy, Daddy Cakelegs is a multi-tiered ice cream cake with candles for legs while its components, the Baby Cakelegs, are ice cream cake slices.
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* AdorableEvilMinions: The Babies are this. And their cute, bubbly voices definitely help.
* AllInARow: How the Babies will follow after Daddy.
* AnIcePerson: Summons ice spires during its encounter. As well, it will lob ice cream to freeze the player.
* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Daddy longlegs (adult and juvenile, respectively).
* AsteroidsMonster: Each phase is marked by one of Daddy Cakelegs' tiers splitting into Babies, which then follow behind it.
* CarryingACake: Or rather a cake that carries itself.
* EdibleAmmunition: It will use one of its limbs as a blow dart to shoot an ice scream scoop that freezes anything it touches.
* ExtraEyes: Just like a few other spider-based Bugsnax, he also has four eyes. Although it is later subverted as he will lose these extra eyes during the transition to the final phase of his fight.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodSpider: The Baby Cakelegs are these, even though they aren't based on a true spider.
* GiantSpider: While he isn't based on a true spider, he is definitely the next best thing. Plus, he is gigantic in size!
* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: In one of the caves with the frozen Bugsnax, there is a large mound of snow. He doesn't play too much of a role in the story, that is until the Journalist and Snorpy return to discover a [[OhCrap candle sticking out.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Cakequake!"
* OddNameOut: Before the ''Isle of [=BIGsnax=]'' update, he was the only Boss Snak to not have a name starting with 'M'.
* PuzzleBoss: Rather than confronting it directly, the key to the boss focuses on lighting its candles.
* SpinAttack: One of his attacks is spinning his legs rapidly which will then kick up a small blizzard, which then proceeds to cause more ice spires to form.
* WallCrawl: Gains this ability in their final phase.
* WeakToFire: He really does not like having their candles lit. Although this makes sense considering he is an ''ice cream'' cake.

!!Cheddaboardle Rex
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[[caption-width-right:320:[[HurricaneOfPuns Brie prepared for a muenster challenge, or you'll get jacked until you're black-and-bleu!. Gouda luck!]]]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AndrewMorgado

The “king of the jungle” Bugsnak and the final boss of the Isle of Bigsnax storyline. Its minions are the Cheddorbs that can be found around the island, though it uses them more as ammunition than anything else.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Dung beetles.
* FastballSpecial: It tries to throw Cheddorbs at you.
* FinalBoss: Of the ''Isle of [=BIGsnax=]'' storyline combined with the events that precede it; considering that the Broken Tooth doesn't appear until Chandlo's and Snorpy's sidequests are all completed, Mama Mewon and Daddy Cakelegs must be defeated to encounter this Snak.
* FlunkyBoss: It uses the Cheddorbs rolling around the isle as minions.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The player has to pelt it with its own Cheddorbs in order to break the lid on its back.
* NoItemUseForYou: It tosses the Big Buggy Ball out of the arena at the start of the fight, forcing you to load the catapults in the temple with its Cheddorb minions instead.
* ToughBeetles: Probably the toughest one of them all!
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The 112th Bugsnak '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]
!!Cappucceetle
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[[caption-width-right:320:I've named him Joey Quickbeans. He is my best friend. I have been here for a very long time.]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShelbyYoung

The fastest Bugsnak in existence. It can only be found in a room in the Triplicate Space, and will flee outside into the wilds of Snaktooth once the player wakes it up. Once it sees you, you have to be quick to catch it, or else it’ll end up running to an entirely different outer region of the island.
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* {{Animal Motif|s}}: Since you find it underground and it is inevitably "reborn" somehow after you catch it, it might be based on scarabs. Its ridiculously quick speed could also be based on Tiger Beetles, which are the fastest beetles ever known.
* CuteButCacophonic: It's small, adorable, and ''very'' screechy.
* FragileSpeedster: It's so fast that it's immune to the Snak Trap, and it's apparently perceptive enough for the Trip Shot to block its path instead of stun it. However, any other Bugsnax crashing into it will make it vulnerable to capture.
* KlatchianCoffee: This is probably the reason why they are so stinking fast, and how it is so hard to catch.
* ScarabPower: It lives in the bizarre [[EldritchLocation Triplicate Space]], can race to corners of the island almost instantly, and resembles a beetle.
* ShoutOut: Cappucceetle, [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog the fastest snak alive]]!
* {{Superboss}}: Just trying to catch it is harder than saving the grumpuses from the murderous Bugsnax in the FinalBattle.
* SuperSpeed: This thing can run from one part of the island to another in literal seconds and can even run on the surface of the water.
* WalkOnWater: Thanks to its great speed, it can skid across the surface of the ocean as if it was frozen.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Cryptid '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]
!!Snaxsquatch
--> '''Voiced by:''' Tom Taylorson

A mysterious creature composed of different Bugsnax that has been stalking the Grumpuses across Snaktooth Island.
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* BenevolentMonsters: Aside from a possible moment where it appears to kill you in the Undersnax if you go down the wrong path, all it really does is look and act creepy as it'll disappear if stared at for too long. This turns out to be [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as it's actually a construct of Lizbert's, who designed it to keep an eye on everyone else and attempt to communicate with them the dangers of the bugsnax.
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: It's a humanoid creature made out of Bugsnax, which turns out to be a golem Lizbert created to try and communicate with the others.
* {{Golem}}: The game files describe it as being one, and it definitely fits considering it is essentially a person made entirely out of food.
* HornedHumanoid: The Strabby and the Scoopy definitely make it look like one.
* MixAndMatchCritters: It's made of pieces of ten different Bugsnax: a Tropicabug, a Strabby, a Scoopy, a Green Peelbug, a Fryder, a Sweetiefly, a Cheepoof, a Shiskabug, a Bunger, and a Cinnasnail.
* MysteriousWatcher: Some of the townsfolk say that in the dead of night, they sometimes see a strange Grumpus-like silhouette around the island seemingly staring at them. You yourself can spot it in certain areas staring back at you and disappearing if you get too close. It's eventually revealed to be a Bugsnax-based creation of Lizbert who's become a gigantic Bugsnax herself. She uses it to monitor the village while she has to stay underground to keep the Bugsnax under control.
* TheWormThatWalks: They are really just a bunch of Bugsnax stacked on top of each other that seem to bare the crude resemblance of a grumpus.
[[/folder]]

* ActionBomb: The Bombinos are implied to be younger versions of Mothza Supreme and are capable of detonating themselves if threatened.

* BabyBoomers: The Bombinos are implied to be younger versions of Mothza Supreme and are capable of detonating themselves if threatened.

* IronButtMonkey: Separating themselves from local ButtMonkey Filbo. The Journalist can suffer some AmusingInjuries like [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom getting knocked across great distances]] [[NotTheFallThatKillsYou or even off of cliffs]], [[KillItWithFire burnt by fire or lava]], or [[HarmlessFreezing frozen solid]] but they always recover rather quickly with no lasting deterrent to their physical abilities.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Given the revelation of what Bugsnax are and what they intend to do, any moment where you had to injure one to capture it (setting them on fire, knocking them out of the sky, etc.) retroactively becomes an example of this.]]

* [[GrumpyOldMan Grumpy Old Woman]]: She's seen it all and is specifically tired of the player character chasing rumors that turn out to be bogus.

* SmallNameBigEgo: She assumes that The Journalist is another fan of her music career and hands them an autographed photo. The Journalist simply regards it as useless if you check the pause menu description of it.

'''Voiced by:''' Kenna Ramsey\\\

* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: Mothza can be considered this as they [[spoiler:return near the end of the game despite the fact they were clearly devoured by Kromdo.]]

* KillItWithWater: The Bombinos will retreat inter their shells if the slightest amount of water touches them.

* WreathedInFlames: Kromdo describes the Bombinos as being tiny volcanoes. And just like volcanoes, they are burning hot.

* EdibleAmmunition: It will use one of its limbs as a blow dart to shoot an ice scream scoop tat freezes anything it touches.

* TheWormThatWalks: They are really just a bunch of Bugsnax stacked on top of each other that seem to bare the crud resemblance of a grumpus.

* CryogenicallyFrozen: A Charmallow can actually be found iced inside the icy caves that just sp happen to be the homes of their ice cream counterparts.

A pie Snax set to appear in the Isle of Bigsnax. The cover on its head needs to be removed before it can be shrunk with Shrink Spice.

* LightIsGood: The White Rootles are whit in color and are completely harmless.

* DarkIsEvil: Downplayed. While not exactly evil, the Black Lollives are defiantly trollish and rude and just enjoy messing with those around them simply for kicks and giggles.

* ShoutOut: The ''Summer of Bugsnax'' guide lists it as [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Team Jacob]].