Urspike

Urspike
An Urspike from Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
First appearance	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance	Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variant of	Spikey

Urspikes (originally named Oerlikons) are purple urchin-like enemies found in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. They are found in Barrel Volcano. They are a color swap of Spikeys and Spikesters. They are the strongest species of Spikeys.

Their name is a portmanteau of "urchin" and "spike". Their original name likely comes from the Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft gun, with the enemy's spikes blocking Mario's jumping attacks being equated to air defense in a way.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Oerlikon
	HP	85	FP	100	Speed	20
	Location(s)	Barrel Volcano, The Trial Course	Attack	120	Magic attack	17
	Role	Common	Defense	125	Magic defense	50
	Bonus Flower	Attack Up! (50%)	Yoshi Cookie	Energizer	Morph rate	100%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	Ice	Strong	Jump, Fire, Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute	Sp. attacks	Thorn Shot
	Coins	0	Exp. points	22	Items	Energizer (25%)
Psychopath	"I live to eat."

Japanese thought

• ウマいと思うなら食え　おとなだよオマイさんは‥。 (If you think it's delicious, then eat it, you're an adult...)

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Urspike
	HP	85	Weak Elements		Drops	Energizer
	Exp.	22	Weak Statuses	N/A	Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Barrel Volcano
	Monster List profile	Those urchin-like creatures were thought to live only in the sea. But these live in a sea of magma.
	Thought Peek	"You're an adult. If you think something is tasty, then eat it."
	Animations

Gallery

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  Artwork from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

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  Idle sprite from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ウニへい[?] Unihei	Portmanteau of「海胆」(uni, "sea urchin") and「兵」(hei, "soldier"); following the format of「トゲへい」(Togehei, "Spikey") and 「イガへい」(Igahei, "Spikester")
Chinese	海膽兵[?] Hǎidǎn Bīng	Sea Urchin Soldier
Dutch	Urspike[?]	?
French (NOA)	Oursinard[?]	Portmanteau of oursin ("urchin") and the pejorative suffix -ard or possibly dard ("sting")
French (NOE)	Cloutard[?]	Portmanteau of clouter ("to nail") and the pejorative suffix -ard or possibly dard ("sting")
German	Urdorni[?]	From Dorni ("Spikey") and ur- (a prefix that denotes an ancestral or ancient relation) or possibly "urchin"
Italian	Koopariccio[?]	From "Koopa" and riccio di mare ("sea urchin"); compare Koopaspino ("Spikey")
Korean	성게병[?] Seongge Byeong	Portmanteau of "성게" (seongge, "sea urchin") and "병" (byeong, "soldier")
Spanish	Afilispikey[?]	Portmanteau of afilado ("sharp") and "Spikey"