“ | Cuts through vehicles and prey with its wheel of teeth! | ” |
— In-game description
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Buzz (Helicoprion) is the sixth !! Shark in Hungry Shark World. Buzz was the first shark introduced into the game that requires collectibles to unlock. He was added in the 2017 Shark Week update along with Snuffy (Baby seal) and two new Power-Ups: The Treasure Detector and Flying Pets. He can be purchased with 650,000 coins after unlocking by collecting 50 fossils, or bought with 500 gems.
Appearance[]
Buzz is a reddish purple helicoprion with cyan stripes on his fins. He is one of the largest sharks in the game.
Description[]
Like any other !! shark, he can equip up to 3 pets at a time and can break purple crystal walls. During gold rush, his points multiplier is 8X. He also has an enemy version called hellish helicoprion on console.
Abilities[]
He has a "buzzsaw" comprised of teeth, skin, and gums. He can also cut through submarines and helicopters, and quickly grind through other sharks, whales and colossal squid tentacles. This is especially useful since submarines, helicopters, whales and colossal squid tentacles are hard to get through (They take a lot of time to eat or destroy). He also grips onto vehicles and prey, slicing them into bits.
Diet[]
Buzz can eat anything except for Red Jellyfish, Lion's Mane Jellyfish, Proximity Mines, Mega Mines, and Ultra Mines.
Unlocking[]
Buzz can be unlocked after getting 50 fossils which will only appear after getting the Megalodon. After getting 50 fossils, you can buy Buzz for 650,000 coins or you can skip this process entirely, and just purchase him with 500 gems.
Pros and Cons[]
Pros:[]
- Buzzsaw teeth capable of decimating choppers, subs, and Colossal Squid's tentacles
- Quite high bite stats for his tier.
- The saw of teeth activates upon boosting.
- Useful in eating contests.
- Very useful if trying to destroy the Deep Sea Sub
- Health doesn't drain very quickly, same drain speed as Megalodon
- High boost bar after being upgraded.
Cons:[]
- Fairly slow speed, so he may not be useful for distance contests.
- Rather large body makes it hard to go through small spaces.
- Very high cost. Even more expensive than Mr. Snappy, who is the successor of Buzz.
- Costs a lot to upgrade.
Stats[]
HP (Increase by Level) | |||||||||||
Level: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
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HP | 397 | 399 | 402 | 405 | 407 | 410 | 412 | 415 | 418 | 420 | |
Level: | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
HP | 423 | 426 | 428 | 431 | 433 | 436 | 439 | 441 | 444 | 447 | |
Level: | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
HP | 449 | 452 | 454 | 457 | 460 | 462 | 465 | 468 | 470 | 473 | |
Speed, Bite & Boost Upgrades | |||||||||||
Level: | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Speed | 241 | 249 | 257 | 265 | 273 | 281 | 288 | 296 | 304 | 312 | 320 |
Bite | 466 | 469 | 473 | 476 | 480 | 483 | 486 | 490 | 493 | 497 | 500 |
Boost | 366 | 374 | 382 | 390 | 398 | 406 | 414 | 422 | 430 | 438 | 446 |
Cost: | ✕ | 3,000 | 5,000 | 7,500 | 10,000 | 15,000 | 20,000 | 25,000 | 32,000 | 40,000 | 50,000 |
Total Cost: | 207,500 × 3 = 622,500 coins |
Missions[]
Objective | Reward | Final Mission? |
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25,000,000 points in 1 swim | 1 Schematic, 1,500 coins | No |
Eat 2,000 of any edible | 1 Schematic, 1,500 coins | No |
10 Gold Rushes in 1 swim | 1 Schematic, 1,500 coins | No |
Delivery! Feed your friends on Arabian Sea while under attack! | 2 Schematics, 1,500 coins | Yes |
Total rewards: 5 Schematics, 6,000 coins
Trivia[]
- Buzz is indeed a fish but isn't actually a shark. A recent study showed that helicoprion was not a shark but a member of the ratfish/chimera family.
- The actual appearance of the helicoprion's lower jaw is still heavily debated, as scientist still speculate if the helicoprion had a long prehensible lash that could be swung about amongst a shoal of fish, a tight tooth whorl, or a tight tooth whirl situated within a small lower jaw. However, scientists are more convinced with the latter theory.
- What is known, though, is that helicoprion had no teeth on its upper jaw to speak of, so it's unknown why Buzz does.
- The real size of Helicoprion is uncertain, as the largest confirmed tooth whorl indicates a 10-meter animal, but a larger (though incomplete) tooth whorl may indicate an animal up to 12 meters.
- Actual buzzsaw noises can be heard while his ability is being used.
- Buzz is the third to last !! shark to be unlocked in Hungry Shark World and the third purple shark to be introduced into the game.
- Translated as Helicopter Scorpion in the Chinese version(Helicoprion,helicopt,scorpion), Subsequent to be corrected after the dms version.
- Interestingly, Buzz can walk (flop) on land, probably due to using his lower jaw like a wheel.
Gallery[]
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Tier XS: | |
Tier S: |
Whitetip Reef Shark · Porbeagle · Blue Shark · Spike (Stethacanthus) |
Tier M: |
Sand Shark · Thresher Shark · Smooth Hammerhead Shark · Heidi (Wobbegong) |
Tier L: |
Bull Shark · Goblin Shark · Mako Shark · Nurse Shark · Echo (Ichthyosaur) |
Tier XL: |
Megamouth Shark · Great Hammerhead Shark · Tiger Shark · Drago (Pliosaur) |
Tier XXL: |
Basking Shark · Whale Shark · Great White Shark · The Frenzy |
Tier !!: |
Megalodon · Legendary Great White · Big Momma (Dunkleosteus) · Killer Whale · Atomic Shark · Zombie Shark · Buzz (Helicoprion) · Mr. Snappy (Mosasaurus) · Veteran Great White · Robo Shark · Dark Magic Shark · Gaia |
Tier APEX: |
Ancient Megalodon · Alpha Zombie Shark · Meltdown Shark · Mecha Sharkjira · Shin Sharkjira · Cosmic Alan · Abyssal Shark · Mighty Matriarch · Quantum · Francis · Clowncy |