Editing Spike Top

{{Distinguish|Spiky Topman}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Super Mario Party - Spike Top.png|250px]]<br>A Spike Top from ''[[Super Mario Party]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|variants=[[Dark Spike Top]]<br>[[M. M-Spike Top]]<br>[[Spiky Parabuzzy]]<br>[[Thorny]]
|relatives=[[Spiny]]
|comparable=[[Big Swirlypod]]<br>[[Horned Ant Trooper]]<br>[[Swirlypod]]
|notable=[[Spiky Joe]]<br>[[Tiny Spinies]]<br>[[Torque (character)|Torque]]
}}
{{quote|See this spike on my back? Without it, I'd just be an ordinary Buzzy Beetle!|[[Spiky Joe]]|[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]}}
'''Spike Tops''' are [[Buzzy Beetle]]s named for the single spike on top of their red shells, making them resemble a {{wp|Pickelhaube}} helmet. Due to their immunity to fire and the feature that makes it unsafe to jump on them, Spike Tops are among the more resilient enemies in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. Their defining trait is their ability to crawl along vertical and upside-down surfaces. Despite being a shelled enemy, in the platforming games, any effective method of attack will defeat them instantly instead of having them retreat into their shells.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SpiketopSMW.gif|frame|left]]
Spike Tops are introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they are commonly found in [[Vanilla Dome]] and crawl around the walls and ceilings of caves. The player can bounce off of them safely with a [[Spin Jump]] or with [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]. Defeating them with a cape swing in [[Cape Mario|caped form]] or by having Yoshi spit any other enemy that is not a [[Koopa Shell]] at them (possible in ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' if Yoshi is ridden by [[Luigi]]) yields 100 points, while [[sand cloud]]s from a Yoshi holding a [[Yellow Shell]] (or a Yellow Yoshi with any shell), shells thrown or spat out by Yoshi, and first contact with players rendered invincible by a [[Super Star|star]] rewards 200 points. Spike Tops are distinct from Buzzy Beetles in that their eyes are less obscured and their shells are flatter. Though their artwork depicts them with four legs, their sprite depicts them with six, though this trait would be corrected in their subsequent appearances.

====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Spike Tops, depicted with their original six-legged sprites from ''Super Mario World'', appear in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Three appear near the end of the [[World-e]] level [[Ice Dungeon]], walking around three floating octagonal platforms. Defeating them via tail whip from [[Raccoon Mario]] or [[Tanooki Mario]], a stomp from the Tanooki's [[Statue Mario|statue form]], hammers thrown by [[Hammer Mario]], and first contact with players rendered invincible by a [[Super Star|Star]] would give out 100 points.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:Spike tops.PNG|thumb|upright=1.1|Four Spike Tops in 5-2 in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
Spike Tops return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', with the same behavior from ''Super Mario World'', albeit with their current design, that of a proper four-legged red-shelled Buzzy Beetle with a single spike. A Shell, Starman, or [[Mega Mushroom]] can defeat them, as can hitting a block one is on. They only appear in [[World 5-2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-2]], {{world-link|6|towern|World 6-Tower 2 (New Super Mario Bros.)}}[[World 6-Tower 2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|2]], and {{world-link|8|towern|World 8-Tower (New Super Mario Bros.)}}.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:SpikeTop_NSMBWii.png|frame|left]]
Spike Tops also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', mostly in [[World 2-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-3]]. They can be defeated by a [[Super Star|Star]], [[Shell]], hitting a block from below with the Spike Top on top of it, or [[Ground Pound|Ground Pounding]] the block with the Spike Top on the bottom. Additionally, Spike Tops can be frozen by ice balls and used as weapons against other enemies.

Through hacking methods, it is also shown that Yoshi can completely eat Spike Tops, as well as safely bounce off of them, a behavior that was later carried over to ''Super Mario Maker''.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Spike Tops reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they act the same as in previous games. They can be defeated with the same methods from the previous games, in addition to swinging [[Raccoon Mario]]'s tail near them. In the [[Prima Games|Prima guide]], they are referred to as '''Red Spike Buzzy'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 29.</ref> (similar to the [[#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Red Spike Top]]s in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''). They appear in [[World 2-3 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 2-3]], [[World 6-1 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-1]] and {{world-link|flower|A|World Flower-A}}.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Spike Tops reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They behave exactly as in the previous games, and they may be eaten by any [[Baby Yoshi]]. However, they are invincible to [[Bubble Baby Yoshi]] bubbles. They appear in [[Stoneslide Tower]], [[Thrilling Spine Coaster]], [[Shifting-Floor Cave]], and [[Rising Tides of Lava]].

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
[[File:Blue Spike Top.png|thumb|200px|A blue Spike Top.]]
[[File:SMM-SMB-Blue-SpikeTop.png|frame|left]]
Spike Tops reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', its [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS version]] and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', using the same behaviors as in previous games. They can be used in the four original  styles, but are absent from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They receive new sprites for their ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' appearances. A blue-shelled variant typically with cyan skin additionally appears, and crawls much faster than its red counterpart. [[Spiky Parabuzzy|Applying wings to one]] will have it fly in a straight line, similarly to a [[Para-Beetle]], except it will cause damage if stood on without a Goomba's Shoe or Yoshi. If a Spike Top is crawling on a slope or a [[One-Way Wall]], it can be defeated by stomping any area other than its back, given proper timing.

===''Nintendo Adventures Books''===
A swarm of Spike Tops appears to attack [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] in ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'' of ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'', throwing themselves at the plumber and dinosaur as they are traveling through a desert. Depending on how the reader solves the accompanying puzzle, either Yoshi will eat all the Spike Tops, or one will succeed in knocking Mario out for several hours, allowing [[Bowser]] to easily conquer [[Dinosaur Island]].

===''Mario Clash''===
In ''[[Mario Clash]]'', Spike Tops are named '''Spike'''.<ref>''Mario Clash'' English back cover.</ref><ref>''Mario Clash'' English instruction booklet, page 20.</ref> Introduced in the first level, they can be defeated by throwing a [[Green Shell|Turtle Shell]] at them.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:SpikeTop PM.png|frame]]
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Spike Tops appear as enemies in [[Mt. Lavalava]]. They are much more like Buzzy Beetles in that they can be flipped over, are resistant to fire and explosion attacks, and attack by [[Shell Toss]]ing. Uniquely to this game, Spike Tops sport "angry" eyebrows, as well as having a yellow shell trim and nails.
Spike Tops also appear in [[Toad Town Tunnels]], but only in battle with [[Dark Koopa]]s.

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
[[File:PMTTYD Spike Top Sprite.png|thumb|40px]]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Spike Tops usually have blue shells, though a red-shelled variant known as a '''Red Spike Top''' (also called an '''R. S. Buzzy''', likely standing for "Red Spike Buzzy") also appears in [[Glitzville]]. The blue Spike Tops can be found in [[Creepy Steeple]] alongside [[Buzzy Beetle]]s. Additionally, a winged variant called the [[Spiky Parabuzzy]] makes its debut in this game. Stomping it if the Spike Shield Badge is equipped causes it to lose its wings and turns it into a Spike Top. All these species also make an appearance in the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]].

The American version of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' mistakenly claims that the Defense stat for the red version of Spike Tops as being 5 instead of 4. This mistake was not present in the Japanese version and was corrected in the European version.

====''Super Paper Mario''====
Blue-shelled Spike Tops make a reappearance in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Due to this game being more of a 2D or 3D side-scrolling adventure and not a turn-based RPG, they have the same attack patterns as in the 2D ''Super Mario'' games.

====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
Spike Tops reappear in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', this time with their original red coloration and eye color from ''Super Mario World'' and the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series. Spike Tops appear in [[Rustle Burrow]], [[Holey Thicket]], [[Chomp Ruins]] and [[Rumble Volcano]]. Once again, they cannot be stomped on unless using an [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|Iron Jump sticker]] or if they are [[crumpled]]. Using an normal Jump sticker will cost Mario 3 [[Heart Point|HP]] even a [[First Strike]] as a jump. They can retreat in their shells if Mario uses a Iron Jump sticker. Their only method of attack is going into their shell and ramming into Mario and if Mario does not block this attack, he will not only take full damage but there is also a small chance that he may get [[dizzy]]. Also, a sticker based on the Spike Tops' shell called the Spike Helmet can be used. In its artwork it shows that Spike Tops have a nervous face but in the game they have a mad face much like the [[Spiny|Spinies]] do. In this game Spike Tops have much more HP like most enemies do. They are very common in Chomp Ruins since they fight in groups of 4 or 5.

====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
[[File:PMCS Spike Top.png|thumb|left|upright=0.5|Spike Top sprite from ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'']]
Spike Tops return in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' with the same appearance they had in the previous game. They are found in [[Redpepper Volcano]] and [[Redpepper Crater]].

In battle, they can attack Mario by transforming into a shell and flying towards him. They can also retreat into their shell during their turn or if they are stomped on with an Iron Jump, after which they can be sent towards other enemies with another Iron Jump or a KO Hammer. Ally Spike Tops summoned via Enemy Cards use a Shell Shot attack, damaging all grounded enemies for 22 damage and making them dizzy. Both ally and enemy Spike Tops are immune to fire and jump attacks due to their shell.

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
[[File:OrigamiSpikeTop.jpg|thumb|100px|An origami Spike Top]]
Spike Tops return in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', sporting the same appearance as in ''Color Splash''. This time, however, they have an origami variant that antagonizes Mario.
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===''Mario Family''===
[[File:SpikeTop MarioFamily.png|thumb|A Spike Top in ''Mario Family'']]
A Spike Top is one of the sewing designs in ''[[Mario Family]]''.

===''WarioWare'' series===
{{multiframe|[[File:WWIMM Mario Clash Spike Top.png|36px]] [[File:WWG Mario Clash Spike Top.png|44px]]|size=200|align=left|A Spike Top sprite in the Mario Clash microgame in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' (left) and ''WarioWare Gold'' (right)}}
Spike Tops only appear in two of [[9-Volt]]'s [[microgame]]s. In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' and ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', Spike Tops appear as the enemy in level 1 of the [[Mario Clash (microgame)|Mario Clash]] microgame. In ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' Spike Tops appear in level 2 of the [[Super Mario World (WarioWare: Get It Together!)|Super Mario World]] microgame.
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===''Super Princess Peach''===
[[File:SPPMecha-SpikeTop.png|frame|right]]
In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', Spike Tops return as "'''Mecha-Spike Tops'''"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cgtFRF6Hx8 ''Super Princess Peach'' Glossary]</ref>. Despite this new name, the Spike Tops of ''Super Princess Peach'' do not appear to be mechanical, merely looking no different than Spike Tops of other games. ''Super Princess Peach'' also introduces an angry variety, the [[M. M-Spike Top]], which can stretch out its spike to attack foes. They can only be defeated by using [[Rage]] or [[Poundbrella]].

===''Mario Party'' series===
Spike Tops only make a cameo appearance in two [[minigame]]s within the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', Spike Top is among the constellations that can appear in [[Starring Artist]]. In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', it is possible for a Spike Top to be one of the guesses in [[Absent Minded]].

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===
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Spike Tops appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' as enemies in [[Smash Run]]. They seem to look and behave as they do in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series. They slowly walk around a platform and each of its edges. They have low health and do not attack, but they deal damage to any player that comes into contact with them.

===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
[[File:MLBISBJJSpikeTop.png|thumb]]
Spike Tops make their debut in the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series in the ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' mode of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', as allies and enemies.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=トゲメット (JP) / Spike Top (EN)
|shuzoku=カメ族
|seikaku=がんこ
|tojo_gemu=ワールド
|desc='''<big>壁づたいに歩いてくるぞ！</big><br>
背中に1本大きなトゲを持ったカメ。踏みつぶせないし、段差があってもどんどん乗り越えてくる。ヨッシーかマントを持ってないときは、とび越えるしかない。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''). [https://i.imgur.com/DbMnZIC.jpeg Page 125].</ref>
|tribe=Turtle clan
|disposition=Stubborn
|game_appearances=World
|eng_desc='''''<big>They're walking along the wall!</big><br>
''A turtle with one big spike on its back. You can't step on it and it keeps climbing over the steps. If you don't have Yoshi or a Cape, you have to jump over them.''
}}

===''Mario Clash''===
*'''Instruction Booklet bio:''' ''If you throw a shell at him, you can knock him off. He is the weakest of your enemies.''<ref>''Mario Clash'' English instruction booklet. Page 20.''</ref>

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Spike Top|image=[[File:PM Spike Top idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Spike Top|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYD Spike Top Sprite.png]]}}
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Red Spike Top|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYD Red Spike Top Sprite.png]]}}

====''Super Paper Mario''====
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Spike Top|align=horizontal}}

====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
{{:Paper Mario: Sticker Star bestiary|transcludesection=Spike Top|align=horizontal}}

====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
{{:Paper Mario: Color Splash bestiary|transcludesection=Spike Top|align=horizontal}}

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
{{:Paper Mario: The Origami King bestiary|transcludesection=Spike Top|align=horizontal}}

===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
*'''Trading Card description:''' "''These tough-shelled enemies get right to the point. Spike Tops tend to quietly creep around on the walls. They have an indestructible shell with a fierce spike jutting out of the middle. Don't try to jump on Spike Tops, their shell is lethal and un-stompable. However, you can knock them out with star power or a powerful ground-pound.''"<br>
'''Card Number: 32'''

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Spike Top
|image=[[File:SpikeTopTrophy3DS.png|100px]]
|category=Enemy
|unlock=Random
|desc=These turtles come from the Super Mario series and have one big spike on their backs. Their eyes glow from beneath the edge of their shells, watching you as they approach. In Smash Run, they crawl along walls, floors, and the ceiling. They aren't bothered by projectiles, so you'll have to find other ways to defeat them.
|desc2=With a massive spike on its back, glowing little eyes peering out from under its shell, and the way it walks along walls and ceilings, this turtle foe from the Super Mario series is pretty creepy. In Smash Run, just touching it will hurt you, and its shell protects it from projectiles. You'll either have to attack it directly or throw it.
}}

===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
*'''''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' profile:''' ''Their backs are well protected by sharp spikes and a solid shell. Try to dispel their spike attacks as much as possible.''

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
SMWSpikeTop.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
NSMB Spike Top.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
SSB4 Spike Top Smash Run.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
Super Mario Party - Spike Top.png|''[[Super Mario Party]]''
MLBISBJJSpikeTop.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=トゲメット
|JapR=Togemetto
|JapM=Combination of「トゲゾー」(''Togezō'', "[[Spiny]]") or「棘」(''toge'', "spike"), and「メット」(''Metto'', "[[Buzzy Beetle]]"); officially romanized as "Togemet"
|ChiS=刺壳甲虫<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|url=tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606|title=神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|language=zh-hans|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Cì Ké Jiǎchóng
|ChiSM=Spiky-shelled Beetle
|ChiS2=尖刺钢盔龟 <small>(since ''Super Mario Maker 2'')</small>
|ChiS2R=Jiāncì Gāngkuīguī
|ChiS2M=Sharp Point Buzzy Beetle<br>
|ChiT=尖刺鋼盔龜
|ChiTR=Jiāncì Gāngkuīguī
|ChiTM=Sharp Point Buzzy Beetle
|Dut=Spike Top
|Fre=Picos
|FreM=From ''picot'' ("li'l spike") and slang suffix ''-os''
|Ger=Pickelkäfer<br>Pickel-Käfer
|GerM=Pointed Buzzy Beetle
|Ita=Punginella
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''pungi'' ("sting") and ''Nella'' ("[[Buzzy Beetle]]")
|Ita2=Pungimatic<small>(''Super Princess Peach'')</small>
|Ita2M=Spike Top-matic
|Ita3=Spunzo Top<ref>[[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' - Album ufficiale]], pag. 11</ref>
|Ita3M=[[Spike]] Top
|Kor=가시하잉바
|KorR=Gasi Haingba
|KorM=Spike Buzzy Beetle
|PorE=Pico
|PorEM=Spike
|Rus=Пикожук
|RusR=Pikozhuk
|RusM=Portmanteau of ''пика'' (''pika'', "sting") and ''Каскожук'' (''Kaskozhuk'', "Buzzy Beetle")
|Spa=Punzón
|SpaM=Meaning "awl"; also likely a pun on ''Pinchón'' ("Spiny") and ''punzante'' ("stinging") or ''punzar'' ("to prick")
}}

==References==
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