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- “Spike 'em, er...Spike!”
- —Bowser Jr., Mario Party 9
Spikes (Gabons in Japan) are Koopa enemies that throw spiked balls. They were first designed by Hiroyuki Kimura at Nintendo,[1] and they first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3. Spikes have black Buzzy Beetle-like shells on their backs that are too small for them to enter.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 3
Spikes are enemies that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are found in the Water Land and Ice Land stages, and they attack by pulling spiked balls out of their stomachs and throwing them at Mario or Luigi. Despite their appearance, Spikes can be stomped even when they are holding their spiked balls above their heads.
New Super Mario Bros.
Although no regular Spikes appear in New Super Mario Bros., an icy variety of Spike called Snow Spike appears in World 5-1. Instead of throwing spiked balls, Snow Spikes throw snowballs that progressively get bigger.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Normal Spikes reappear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, along with Stone Spikes, a blue variety that uses spiked balls made of stone. Spikes can be defeated by a simple jump to the head, however, unlike in Super Mario Bros. 3, if the Spike is holding a spiked ball it will damage the player. They can also be defeated by fireballs or barrels and can also be frozen via the Ice Flower or the Penguin Suit power-ups. In this game, Spikes stay at one spot instead of walking around, although they can turn directions. The green variation appears only in World 2. Unlike regular spiked balls which destroys blocks, the Spike's spiked balls cannot break blocks.
New Super Mario Bros. U
Spikes and Stone Spikes also appear in New Super Mario Bros. U where they act in the same way they did in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Green variation appears at their own level called Spike's Spouting Sands where they appear mounted on Flying Question Blocks while Stone Spikes appear in Dry Desert Mushrooms. The green Spikes jump whenever a bah is heard in the music. Also, the returning Stone Spikes, when on floating platforms, can now throw the spike balls directly below them, instead of rolling them left or right.
Super Mario 3D World
Spikes make their first appearance in a 3D Mario platformer game in Super Mario 3D World. Here, they appear in a few levels, such as Spike's Lost City and Hands-On Hall, and throw spiked rollers instead of spiked balls.
Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.
In Super Mario Momotarō, a Spike is the last creature to join Mario on his mission to rescue Princess Peach. The Spike hopes to get his revenge against Bowser for destroying his home world. During the final battle he helps by knocking Ludwig von Koopa out with an exploding spike ball. After the final battle, he joins Mario in returning the treasure Bowser had stolen to their rightful owners. He is most likely based off of the monkey from the Momotarō.
Yoshi's Island series
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Spikes later reappear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. In this game, they were smaller than normal but are still able to create spike balls. They only are in BLIZZARD!!!, but in the remake, they also appear in Endless World of Yoshis. They are erroneously named "Mace Penguins."[2]
Yoshi's Story
Spikes reappear in Yoshi's Story in the level Jungle Hut on Page 4. They regurgitate spiked balls and roll them down hills. The Yoshis may eat them, but the Green Yoshi likes them best. They are mistakenly known as Gabons[3], probably a translation error as Spikes are called Gabons in Japan.
According to the text seen after beating the level, the Baby Yoshis apparently met one specific Spike named "Gabon" while entering his hut. All that is known about the encounter is that the angered Spike threw various objects at the Baby Yoshis. Additionally, the boss Don Bongo bears some resemblance to a Spike.
Super Princess Peach
Spikes also appear in Super Princess Peach, which also introduces the orange haired, enraged Mad Spike.
Mario Party series
Mario Party 9
A giant Spike appears as a boss in Mario Party 9. It is the mid boss of the Magma Mine board, while the stage boss is Chain Chomp. The minigame it is fought in is Spike Strike. During the minigame, the Spike attacks the players by spitting spiked balls onto the paths leading to them. The players must attack it by quickly choosing a hammer to smack the spiked balls back at him.
Mario Party 10
Spike appears in Mario Party 10 as a new unlockable playable character. This is the first appearance of Spike as a playable character in the Mario franchise. Spike is unlocked by purchasing "Hidden Character 2" in Toad's Shop for 600 Mario Party Points.
Mario Party: Star Rush
Spikes appear as nonplayable characters in Mario Party: Star Rush, appearing as NPCs in the minigame, Roller Revenge. Here, they throw spiked rollers at players, and players who are hit by the rollers lose a life.
Paper Mario series
Although no regular spikes appear in Paper Mario, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door or Super Paper Mario, Clubbas, a variation of Spikes that use maces as weapons and are often seen sleeping, appear instead.
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Spikes make their Paper Mario debut in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. They only appear within the levels of World 2. They also have a lot of HP and they have the same HP yellow Pokeys and Snifits have. Spikes also fight in groups of two later and are aided by Paragoombas, Paratroopas, Swoopers and Hammer Bros. Spikes will chase Mario and throw their spike balls instead of tossing them slightly and letting it roll. In battle, Spikes can hold a spike ball over their heads, making jump attacks ineffective until they throw the ball on their next turn. Spikes can also Ground Pound Mario but if the attack misses, it will bounce to the left. When defeated they occasionally drop a Spike Ball sticker. Snow Spikes from New Super Mario Bros. also appear in this game and sometimes drop a Snowball sticker. If a Spiked ball is touched outside battle from a Spike, Mario loses 2 Heart Points.
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Spikes return in Paper Mario: Color Splash with the same appearance and behavior from the previous game. However, they don't hold the Spiked Balls during the entire battle this time around, but only when they attack. Also, the design of the spiked balls has changed, since the spikes were brown in Paper Mario: Sticker Star and are now white. Spikes appear in Kiwano Temple, The Golden Coliseum, and Sunset Express. Two Spikes assist Ludwig von Koopa in battle, and their Spiked Balls must be hit back at them as Raccoon Mario to defeat them. One appears as a member of the Shady Sledge Bro's gang in Dark Bloo Inn, and one also appears as an NPC on the Sunset Express.
Mario Golf: World Tour
Spikes appear in Mario Golf: World Tour as NPC characters in the Castle Club game mode. Their name can also appear on the tournament scoreboard. A giant Spike also appears in Wiggler Park.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Spikes return in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker acting like in Super Mario 3D World, although they can throw Spiked Balls as well. They appear in Windup Stairs, Seesaw Sizzle, Retro Ramp-Up, and Trick-Track Hall.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Spikes appear in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam as enemies in Doop Doop Dunes and reside with their paper counterparts, Pokeys and Spinies.
Mario Sports Superstars
Spikes, alongside Stone Spikes, make their playable debut in a Mario sports game as selectable teammates in Mario Sports Superstars, in the soccer and baseball modes of the game. They are classified as power type characters. They also appear as bosses in the Road to Superstar mode.
Profiles and statistics
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemy | ||||||
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Spike | ||||||
Max HP | 16 | Role | Common | Location(s) | Sandshifter Ruins, Drybake Stadium | |
Attack | 6 | Stickers | Spike Ball | |||
Defense | 0 | Moves | Spikeball Throw (6), Ground Pound (4) |
Paper Mario: Color Splash enemy | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Spike | |||||||||||||||||||||
HP | 25 | Type | Shelled | Role | Common | Card | |||||||||||||||
Strong | None | Weak | None | Card drop rate | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Moves | Hip Attack (9), Ball Attack (12), Group Attack (9), Blowback Attack (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location(s) | Kiwano Temple, The Golden Coliseum, Fort Cobalt, Mustard Café, Sunset Express | ||||||||||||||||||||
Quotes | Usual: "My lips are chapped..." ~ "I'm not big—my shell's just small!" ~ "Dodge this!" ~ "SPIKE, SPIKE, SPIKE!" While holding spiked ball: "This is going to hurt!" ~ "Catch!" Ludwig battle: "YESSIR!" ~ "Bomb squad reporting for battle!" ~ "It's my big moment..." ~ "I wasn't ready for this..." ~ "Remember your training..." ~ "The Ludship... It's...glorious!" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy | ||||||||||
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Spike | ||||||||||
HP | 119 | POW | 96 (90) | Defense | 118 (101) | Speed | 70 | |||
Role | Common | Type | Shelled | Weakness | None | Location(s) | Doop Doop Dunes, Neo Bowser Castle | |||
Level | 18 | Experience | 76 (71) | Coins | 42 | Item drop | 1-Up Mushroom - 4% SPEED Scarf - 2% | |||
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode. |
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy | ||||||||||
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Paper Spike | ||||||||||
HP | 119 | POW | 96 (81) | Defense | 118 (111) | Speed | 70 | |||
Role | Common | Type | Paper Shelled | Weakness | Fire | Location(s) | Doop Doop Dunes, Neo Bowser Castle | |||
Level | 18 | Experience | 82 (77) | Coins | 42 | Item drop | Boo Biscuit - 5% LV 2 Character Card - 3% | |||
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode. |
Mario Party: Star Rush
Image | Name | Bio |
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Spike A big Koopa with a tiny shell. |
"Spikes use their immense strength to hurl spiked rollers that are even bigger than they are!" |
Super Mario Run
- Notebook bio: "This hardworking turtle has a very small shell. It spits out metal balls that it'll throw at its enemies."
Names in other languages
Gallery
Trivia
- In Japanese, the spiked balls thrown by Spikes and Ptooies are named "shūringan" (シューリンガン). The name shūringan is taken from the Japanese rakugo folktale Jugemu, from which the Japanese names of Lakitu (Jugemu) and Spiny Eggs (Paipo) are also derived. Template:Refneeded
- In the Super Mario Bros. movie, one of President Koopa's cousins is named Spike. The film character bears no resemblance to the Spike species depicted in the games, however.
- Spike is the only playable character in Mario Party 10 to not be playable in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash.
- Spike's Super Mario Bros. 3 sprite and its Yoshi's Story appearance depict it hairless.
References
- ^ http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/mario25th/vol3_page1.jsp
- ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 127.
- ^ Yoshi's Story official website (Wayback Archive). Retrieved April 22, 2015.
Mario Party 10 | ||
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Playable characters | Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Toad • Yoshi • Wario • Waluigi • Princess Daisy • Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Toadette • Spike • Bowser | |
Bosses | Mega Goomba • Petey Piranha • Sledge Bro • King Boo • Mega Cheep Chomp • Mega Blooper • Mega Monty Mole • Kamek • Mega Mechakoopa • Bowser / Dry Bowser | |
Other characters | Amp • Banzai Bill • Bee • Big Amp • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Fuzzy • Big Urchin • Bob-omb • Bomp • Boo • Bowser Jr. • Bullet Bill • Burner • Chain Chomp • Charvaargh • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Fire Bar • Fish Bone • Fliprus • Foo • Fuzzy • Galoomba • Gold Cheep Cheep • Gold Piranha Plant • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Goombrat • Greenie • Grrrol • Hammer Bro • Huckit Crab • Jumbo Ray • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble • Luma • Nabbit • Peepa • Shy Guy • Skewer • Spiked Ball • Spinner • Star Bunny • Swoop • Toad • Torpedo Ted • Torpedo tube • Urchin • Waddlewing • Whomp | |
Boards | Mario Party / Bowser Party | Mushroom Park • Haunted Trail • Whimsical Waters • Airship Central • Chaos Castle |
amiibo Party | Mario Board • Luigi Board • Peach Board • Rosalina Board • Wario Board • Donkey Kong Board • Bowser Board • Toad Board • Yoshi Board • Normal Board | |
Items | 0-1 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Slow Dice Block • 4-5-6 Dice Block • Dice Block • Bowser Dice Block • Double Dice Block • Mega Mushroom • Mini Star • Mini Ztar • Star • Slow Dice Block • Super Bowser Dice Block • Super Mushroom | |
Spaces | Advance Space • Back Space (fixed) • Back Space (random) • Blooper-Go-Round • Boo • Boo Space • Boss Battle Space • Bowser Space • Bowser Block Space • Bowser Jr. Space • Change Space • Cannon Space • Cheep Cheep Branch • Coin Space • Dash Space • Dragoneel Space • Dragoneel Treasure • Event Space • Gate Space • Green Space • Heart Space • Homestretch! • Lose Coins Space • Lucky Space • Minigame Space • Risky Route • Special Dice Block Space • Special Event Space • Star Space • Steal Space • Streetlight • Toad House • Unlucky Space • Warp Space | |
Further info | Challenges • Gallery • Media • Minigames • Quotes • Sound test • Staff |
Paper Mario: Color Splash | ||
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Main characters | Mario • Huey • Peach | |
Minor characters | Action Toad • Barista Toad • Banzai Bill • Bowser • Big Urchin • Birdo • Bloo • Bloo Bay Beach barista • Bridge Kinopio • Card Connoisseur Toad • Chosen Toads (Justice Toad · Mountain Sage · Surfing Kinopio) • Daffodil Peak park ranger • "Deep Cuts" Toad • Draggadon • Five Fun Guys • Foreman • Fort Cobalt barista • Green Energy Plant researcher • Greenie • Guide Toad • Host Snifit • Informant Mūcho • Johnson • Know-it-All Toad • Legendary captain • Lighthouse keeper • Luigi • Mega Bob-omb • Mustard Café chef • Peddler Kinopio • Pentabros • Piper • Port Prisma barista • Princess • Prof. Kinopio • Purp • Redd • Red Shy Guy • Rescue Squad (Red Rescue Squad Apprentice Toad · Rescue Blue · Rescue Green · Rescue Purple · Rescue Red · Rescue Squad Chief · Rescue Yellow) • Rock Paper Wizard • Ruddy Road Paint Guy • Shai Guyz • Sunset Express conductor • Tangerino Grill Chef • Tangerino Grill host • Tea Party Toads • Toad • Toadmaster General • Toads • Thwomp • Violet Passage captain • Wringer • Yella • Yoshi • Yoshis | |
Bosses | Morton • Iggy • Ludwig • Wendy • Larry • Lemmy • Roy • Black Bowser | |
Mini-bosses | Big Lava Bubble • Big Spiny • Kamek • Petea Piranha • The Shy Bandit • Steak | |
Enemies | Blooper (10-Stack · Poison) • Bob-omb • Boo (10-Stack) • Buzzy Beetle (Big · Gang · Small (Gang) · Spike Top · Tower) • Cheep Cheep (Small) • Dino Rhino (Wild) • Dry Bones (5-Stack) • Fuzzy (Stack) • Goomba (Accordion · Bone · Mega · Paper-Cone · Para · Small (Gang · Wheel)) • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Chariot · Circus · Fire (8-Stack) · Ice · Juggler · Sledge (Shady) · Small) • Koopa Troopa (6-Stack · Para (10-Stack)) • Lava Bubble (Black) • Ninji • Piranha Plant (Fire · Ptooie) • Pokey (Green) • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat (10-Stack) • Shy Guy (4-Stack · 5-Stack · Animal Trainer · Coal · Gold · Laundry · Paint · Pry · Roller · Shield · Shunned · Silver · Slurp · Soggy · Sombrero · Spike · Trampoline · Unicycle) • Snifit (Chariot · Slurp · Spike · Whistle) • Spike • Spiny • Swoop | |
Locations | Red courses | Ruddy Road • Cherry Lake • Redpepper Volcano • Redpepper Crater • The Crimson Tower |
Yellow courses | Daffodil Peak • Sunglow Ridge • Château Chanterelle • Mustard Café • The Golden Coliseum | |
Blue courses | Indigo Underground • Bloo Bay Beach • Dark Bloo Inn • Cobalt Base • Fort Cobalt | |
Purple courses | Plum Park • Violet Passage • Vortex Island • Lighthouse Island • Fortune Island | |
Orange courses | Marmalade Valley • Kiwano Temple • Toad Trainworks • Tangerino Grill • Sunset Express (Starlight Cape) | |
Green courses | Mondo Woods • Sacred Forest • Green Energy Plant • Mossrock Theater • The Emerald Circus | |
Black course | Black Bowser's Castle | |
Blue, red, and yellow course | Port Prisma (Action Command Dojo · Prisma Cardware · Prisma Fountain · Prisma Museum · Prisma Postal Toad) | |
Other | Roshambo Temples | |
Items | Battle Card • Card Max Up • Coins • Heart • Hearty Latte • Paint • Prisma Juice • Roshambo Cards | |
Key items | Birdcage • Blissful Beach Key • Café Key • Caged "Bird" • Excavation Site Permit • Fishing Pole • Fresh Sheets • Hero's Journal • Holo-Peach • "It" • Journal Entries • Letter from Chest • Magma Burger • Mountain Climbing Permit • Paint Star Pieces • Sharp Spike • Snifit's Card Key • Tea Recipe Book • Toad's Pants • Toad's Shoes • Toad's Vest • Trunk Key | |
Objects | ? Block • Big Paint Star • Brick Block • Colorless spot • Empty Block • Invisible Block • Mamma Mia Pizza • Mini Paint Star • POW Block • Prisma Times • Save Block • Science Claw • Super Ludship • Super Ludsub • Super Star • Unfurl Block • Volcanic debris • Warp Pipe | |
Status effects | Blue • Crumpled • Dizzy • Poison • Rage • Rhythm • Self-conscious • Unmotivated | |
Miscellaneous | Bestiary • Block locations (Hidden) • Flip • Gallery • Glitches • Huey's advice • Parade • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (By character: A–O · P–Z) • Rescue V: Fearless Color Defenders • Snifit or Whiffit • Staff • Super Flag • Super Roshambo |
Super Mario Run | |
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Playable characters | Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Toad • Toadette • Yoshi • Red Yoshia • Blue Yoshia • Yellow Yoshia • Purple Yoshia • Daisyb |
Enemies and obstacles | Big Spiny • Bob-omb • Boo • Bull's-Eye Bill • Bullet Bill • Burner • Buzzy Beetle • Cannonball • Dry Bones • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Fishing Boob • Fuzzy • Gold Goombac • Goomba • Goombratb • Grinder • Kodeka Kakibōb • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Muncher • Ninji • Piranha Plant • Poison Bubbleb • Pokey • River Piranha Plantb • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Ratb • Scuttlebugb • Spike • Spike Trap • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Stretch • Swoop |
Bosses | Boom Boom • Bowser • Fake Bowser |
Items and objects | ? Block • ! Switch • Axe • Backflip Block • Blue Coin • Brick Block • Bonus Medalb • Bonus ? Blockb • Bubble • Cannon • Checkpoint Flag • Cloud Block • Coin • Coin Rush Star • Color coin (Black Coin • Pink Coin • Purple Coin) • Flower coinc • Goal Pole • Hard Block • Hidden Coin • Key • Key Door • Lift • Long Jump Block • Mushroom Platform • Pause Block • Rally Ticket • Red Block • Red Coin • Red Ring • Semisolid Platform • Spike Barb • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Time Block • Warp Door • Warp Pipe • Wonder Flowerc |
Forms | Small Mario • Super Mario • Invincible Mario • Headphone Mariob |
Worlds | World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World Starb |
your kingdom | your castle • Toads • Toad • Princess Peach • Gift Box • Toad wearing headphonesb |
Moves | Backflip • Climbing Jump • Coin Rush • Double Jump • Edge Climbing • Floaty Jump • Flutter Jump • High Jump • Jump • Landing Roll • Long Jump • Low Jump • Midair Spin • Midair Stall • Rolling Jump • Slope Slide • Spin Strike • Stomp • Vaulting • Vaulting Jump • Wall Jump |
Miscellaneous | Gallery • Kingdom Builder items (in other languages) • Lightning • Enemy Leveling • Media |
Mario Sports Superstars | |||
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Characters | Team captains | Mario • Luigi • Yoshi • Birdo • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Waluigi • Boo • Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr. • Donkey Kong • Wario • Bowser • Rosalina | |
Unlockable captains | Metal Mario • Pink Gold Peach | ||
Sidekicks | Boom Boom • Boomerang Bro • Bone Goomba • Fire Bro • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Koopa Troopa • Magikoopa • Paratroopa • Pom Pom • Shy Guy • Spike • Stone Spike • Toad | ||
Road to Superstar enemies | Amp • Big Magikoopa • Bob-omb • Boom Boom • Boomerang Bro • Bone Goomba • Bullet Bill • Fire Bro • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Hammer Bro • Koopa Troopa • Mega Spike • Mega Stone Spike • Pom Pom • Shy Guy • Shy Guy Tower • Spike • Spiked Ball • Stone Spike • Yellow Big Magikoopa | ||
Other characters and species | Lakitu • Small bird • Toad | ||
Locations | Soccer fields | City Stadium • Grand Stadium • Kingdom Stadium • Village Stadium | |
Baseball stadiums | Big Field • Country Field • Town Park • Harbor Park | ||
Tennis courts | Hard Court • Clay Court • Grass Court • Night Court | ||
Golf courses | Crystal Beach • Emerald Woods • Gold Links • Wild Valley | ||
Horse racing tracks | Mushroom Cup | Green Farm 1 • Green Farm 2 • Green Farm 3 | |
Flower Cup | Cobalt Lake 1 • Cobalt Lake 2 • Cobalt Lake 3 | ||
Star Cup | Yellow Leaves Hill 1 • Yellow Leaves Hill 2 • Yellow Leaves Hill 3 | ||
Champion's Cup | Sky Peak 1 • Sky Peak 2 • Sky Peak 3 | ||
Other | Amiibo cards • Digital cards • Chance Shot • Gallery • List of golfing terms • Horse • Horse accessories • Herd Effect • Media • Power Shot • Sound Test • Staff • Star Dash |