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'''Spinies''' (singular '''Spiny'''; occasionally pluralized '''Spinys''', as in the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', and spelled '''Spiney''' in one [[Play Nintendo]] poll,<ref>{{cite|url=play.nintendo.com/activities/opinion-polls/nintendo-characters-halloween-fun-poll-survey/|title=Nintendo Characters Halloween Fun Poll, Survey|publisher=''[[Play Nintendo]]''|accessdate=October 21, 2022|archive=web.archive.org/web/20221021191319/https://play.nintendo.com/activities/opinion-polls/nintendo-characters-halloween-fun-poll-survey}}</ref> also called '''Spiny Shells''' in promotional material for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''<ref>{{cite|author=@supermariomovie|date=April 27, 2023|url=x.com/supermariomovie/status/1651269921303674901?cxt=HHwWqoC--dPPvuotAAAA|quote=They’re Spiny Shells and they have feelings. #SuperMarioMovie|publisher=X|accessdate=August 3, 2023}}</ref>) are small, spine-shelled quadrupedal [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s with a menacing look that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' They are often thrown by [[Lakitu]]s in unlimited supplies, but can also naturally occur. [[Stomp]]ing or [[Ground Pound]]ing on Spinies will cause any playable character to take damage, due to the spines on top of them. They can be defeated by [[fireball]]s, [[iceball]]s, [[Super Star]] invincibility, and [[POW Block]]s. They can also roll up into a ball called a [[Spiny Egg]], with its own unique properties. Spiny resembles a [[Spike Top]], which is another variant of Koopa, or more closely, [[Buzzy Beetle]]. This is due to their red shells with spikes on top, the only difference being Spike Tops only have a single spike and their heads are hidden under the shell. In the first three games of the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]], the face of a Spiny resembles that of a [[Koopa Troopa]]'s; it has its regular face from ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' onward.

==History==

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====

[[File:SMBWSpinies.png|thumb|left|A group of Spinies in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'']]

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===DIC cartoons===

====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====

[[File:CartoonSpiny.jpg|thumb|left|Four Spinies from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']]

Spinies make a very brief appearance on the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', in the episode "[[Mario and the Red Baron Koopa]]". King Koopa orders Lakitu to throw several Spiny Eggs down to the people of [[Pastaland]], which hatch into Spinies, and terrorize the people for a short time. The Spinies seen in this episode were fairly similar to their game appearance. Another Spiny (only one) appears later in the continuation of the show.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

[[File:Spiny Wii U.jpg|thumb|Spiny as an Assist Trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'']]

Spinies make a few minor appearances in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Lakitu, as an [[Assist Trophy]], throws Spinies to the ground in their 8-bit form. Spinies walk on the ground, where they launch players straight into the air, but if a character is hit in midair, they are thrust directly downward. When the Spinies reach an edge, they fall off. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Spinies are thrown by the Lakitu Assist Trophy and retain their behavior from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''{{'}}s [[smashwiki:Smash Run|Smash Run]] mode, Spinies are used by Lakitus similarly, although instead appear with their modern look rather than the 8-bit sprite from their Assist Trophy. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a Spiny appears alongside a Lakitu as an Advanced-class Grab-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]], which decreases the user's weight. The spirit can be encountered in the [[smashwiki:Mysterious Dimension|Mysterious Dimension]] sub-world of the [[smashwiki:Dark Realm|Dark Realm]] in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]]. In the spirit battle, Spinies are represented by eight tiny red [[Bowser]]s.

=====''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap''=====

In ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]'', they are named Spiked Beetles. They have the same appearance and behavior as in ''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords'', but Link can now also flip over a Spiked Beetle using the [[zeldawiki:Cane of Pacci|Cane of Pacci]] or by having it walk into a [[zeldawiki:Bomb|bomb]] explosion. Spiked Beetles are encountered in two [[zeldawiki:Dungeon|dungeon]]s, the [[zeldawiki:Cave of Flames|Cave of Flames]] and the [[zeldawiki:Palace of Winds|Palace of Winds]].

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