The Beetles are red armored Hornets serving Emperor Zurg in the fight against powerful enemies. First appearing from the television series, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, the Beetles are not seeing as major players in many villains tournaments, even though Emperor Zurg and the regural Hornets are top players in all of them. However, they make brief appearances, including the second Disney vs. Non-Disney Villains War and the first Heroes vs. Villains War.
Disney Vs Non Disney Villains War - Part Two[]
The Beetles, alongside with regular Hornets, assisted Warp Darkmatter in his battle against the two Decepticons, Lugnut and Blitzwing, even though that they were easily obliterated by the Decepticons' weapons. Later, Gantu, another enforcer of Zurg, took the Beetles under his control. When he was confronted by Megatron, Gantu ordered the Beetles to destroy the Decepticon leader. However, the Big-Hornets fell to Megatron's weapons.
Disney Heroes Vs Villains War[]
The Beetles appear briefly in this war, assisting the other regular Hornets in the fight against the heroes, before being blasted away by Stitch.
Heroes Vs Villains War[]
As part of the Hornet army, the Beetles are among the flunkies of Zurg. During the attack of the R.L.S. Legacy, the Beetles target the heroine Dahlia ready to execute her. However, they are obliterated by the woman's artillery weapon.