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{{quote|Spike 'em, er...Spike!|Bowser Jr.|Mario Party 9}}

'''Spikes''' are frog-like [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] enemies that throw [[Spike Ball|spiked ball]]s or [[Spike Bar|roller]]s from within their mouths. They were designed by [[Hiroyuki Kimura]] at [[Nintendo]],<ref>Iwata Asks. [https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/mario25th/2/0 Joining Nintendo After Super Mario]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved November 22, 2011.</ref> 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. Up until ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', they also commonly had alternately colored bellies indicated by the ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' design to be the front of the shell. Whilst they primarily appear in antagonistic roles, they have also rarely appeared as background or playable characters.

Spikes first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as enemies. They are found in one [[Water Land]] stage and many [[Ice Land]] stages, and they attack by pulling spiked balls out of their stomachs and throwing them at [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] while wandering around. They can also fall off the edge like green [[Koopa Troopa]]s. A single stomp defeats them. Despite their appearance, Spikes can be stomped even when they are holding their spiked balls above their heads. Their sprites are shown to not have hair while they are shown with blue hair in their ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' artwork. Spikes can also be defeated by [[fireball]]s and [[hammer]]s. The Water Land [[Kings|King]] also resembles a Spike while transformed in the NES version, though he is intended to be a {{wp|Kappa (folklore)|kappa}}.

Although no regular Spikes appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', a type of Spike called [[Snow Spike]] appears in [[World 5-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-1]]. Instead of throwing [[Spike Ball|spiked ball]]s, Snow Spikes throw [[snowball]]s that progressively get bigger.

[[File:Spike NSMBW Artwork.png|thumb|Artwork of a Spike from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]

Normal Spikes reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', along with [[Stone Spike]]s, a blue variety that uses spiked balls made of stone thrown directly downwards from the ledges on which they stand. This game marks the first appearance of their modern design, which would go on to be re-used in future games. 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 [[fireball]]s, [[barrel]]s, being frozen via the [[Ice Flower]] or the [[Penguin Suit]] power-ups, and sliding into them as Penguin Mario. In this game, Spikes stay at one spot instead of walking around, although they can turn directions. The green variation appears only in [[World 2-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-2]]. Unlike regular spiked balls, the Spike's spiked balls cannot break blocks and fall off the screen when in contact with a wall.

Spikes and [[Stone Spike]]s appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', where they act the same way they did in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. In [[Spike's Spouting Sands]], Spikes are mounted on [[Flying ? Block]]s, which allows them to be defeated by hitting the blocks. Spikes jump whenever a "bah" is heard in the music.

[[File:Spike Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|thumb|Artwork of Spike holding a [[Spike Bar|spiked roller]] from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'']]

Spikes make their first appearance in a 3D ''Super 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 [[Spike Bar|spiked roller]]s instead of balls.  

[[File:SMBW screenshot Fire Spike.png|thumb|The new red variant of Spike in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'']]

Spike return as enemies in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. A new, [[Fire Spike|red variant of Spike]] that spits and throws fire balls instead of Spike Balls is also introduced. In the level [[Angry Spikes and Sinkin' Pipes]], the [[Wonder Effect]] has Spikes singing and throwing Spike Balls to the beat.

====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====

====''Yoshi's Story''====

Spikes reappear, this time named '''Gabons''', in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' in the level [[Jungle Hut]] on Page 4. They regurgitate bomb-like<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009112247/http://www.yoshisstory.com/4-1.html ''Yoshi's Story'' official website (Wayback Archive)]. Retrieved April 22, 2015.</ref> spiked balls and roll them down hills. The [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s may eat them, but the Green Yoshi likes them best. Additionally, the boss [[Don Bongo]] bears some resemblance to one. Their name Gabon is a direct translation from their Japanese name, possibly due to the name being taken by [[Spike (Yoshi's Story)|another enemy]] in the same game. Their ''Yoshi's Story'' artwork is reused as a stamp in ''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]''.

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]].

In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', Spikes first appear as NPCs in the Golf Adventure mode of the game. They are later found as obstacles in [[Spiky Palms]]. On the course, they throw Spike Balls to hurt the player.

Spikes do not appear during the events of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', but there are recurring background elements in [[Spooky Trails]] that allude to them, like [[Spike Ball|Spiked Ball]]s and [[Spike Bar|spiked rollers]]. In addition, one of Luigi's Precision weapons, the Spike Strike, is based on a Spike.

===''Super Mario'' series===

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====

*'''Trading Card description:''' "''Save room for spike balls! Spikes have room in their stomachs for unlimited ammunition. They spew razor-tipper balls at you at any given time. You can kill them by bopping them on the head, but time your jumps carefully or you will get hit. Look out for the blue-colored Spikes—unlike their green counterparts, they spew rock spike balls, aiming downward.''"

====''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.''"

*'''Spike Statue:''' "''Spikes may look all cute and innocent, but watch out when they hurl those spiked balls!''"

|Fra=Spike<br>Crampon<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Deutsch and French instruction booklet, [http://www.oldiesrising.com/noticespdfV2/Nintendo%20Nes/Super%20Mario%20Bros%203.pdf page 43].</ref>

|FraM= -<br>Crampon

|Ger=Spike<br>Gabon<ref>Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater, page 18.</ref> <small>(''Yoshi's Story'')</small>

|ItaM=Cognate with ''punta'' (spike) or ''pungere'' (to sting)

|SpaAM=Pormanteau of ''escupir'' (to spit) and ''pico'' (spike)