Editing Foreman Spike

{{about|the character named Foreman Spike|other uses of the name Spike|[[Spike (disambiguation)]]}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Foreman Spike (Mario Character Encyclopedia).png|180px]]<br>Artwork of Foreman Spike from ''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
|species=Human
|first_appearance=''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
|portrayed_by=[[Sebastian Maniscalco]] (English, 2023)
}}
{{quote|Get this through your tiny brain, [[Mario]]. You're a joke, and you always will be.|Foreman Spike|The Super Mario Bros. Movie}}
'''Foreman Spike''', occasionally referred to simply as '''Spike''', is the foreman of the demolition site where [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] work in ''[[Wrecking Crew]]''. He continuously tries to hinder the brothers' progress. He is usually depicted as a dark-bearded man who wears sunglasses, although in ''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]'', he does not have a beard.

Foreman Spike was designed by [[Hiroji Kiyotake]], who is also the original designer of [[Wario]].<ref>''[[Nintendo DREAM]]'', Vol. 173 (September 2008) Wario creator interview</ref><ref>(December 14, 2022). [https://www.ndw.jp/wario-interview-220913/ ワリオ誕生秘話（2008年 9月号より）]. ''Nintendo DREAM WEB''. Retrieved March 8, 2023.</ref>
==History==
===''Wrecking Crew'' series===
====''Wrecking Crew''====
[[File:WCForemanSpikeSprite.png|frame|left]][[File:Wrecking Crew manual Foreman Spike exc.png|thumb|Mario knocking down Foreman Spike]]
Foreman Spike made his debut in the first [[Bonus Stage (Wrecking Crew series)|bonus stage]] of ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', where he competes against Mario in finding a [[coin]]. While Mario moves in the foreground, Spike runs around in the background, smashing [[wall (Wrecking Crew series)|wall]]s with his [[hammer]] to find the coin before Mario.

In regular phases, Foreman Spike follows Mario while remaining in the background. Whenever an object comes between the two, he hits it with his hammer to knock Mario all the way to the bottom of the stage. However, Mario can do the same back to him. With a [[Golden Hammer]], Foreman Spike can be knocked down without having to hit an object between them. Like the rest of the enemies in the game, Foreman Spike can only be permanently defeated by trapping him, such as dropping a [[drum (Wrecking Crew)|drum]] on him or knocking him into an isolated [[floor (Wrecking Crew series)|floor]].

Foreman Spike's in-game appearance showed the same build as Mario and Luigi, a hooked nose, sunglasses, yellowish brown clothing, a beard, and a mouth full of crooked teeth when struck.

Foreman Spike did not appear in the first game of the series, ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]''. In that game's single player mode, the CPU [[Luigi]] fulfills a similar role and can not be damaged by the enemies just like Foreman Spike.

====''Wrecking Crew '98''====
[[File:ForemanSpikeSprite.png|frame|left]]
Foreman Spike returns in the Japan-only title ''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]''. He is the fourth challenger in the puzzle mode game. In this game, Foreman Spike is working for [[Bowser]], helping him build a series of new hideouts. Foreman Spike was redesigned to have a mustache, no beard, a cleft chin, straight teeth, more defined arm muscles, and a red nose, resembling [[Wario]]. {{br|left}}

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
The Japanese ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' Dojo website stated that Mario's brown 3P costume in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] is based on Foreman Spike's outfit in the original ''Wrecking Crew'' for the [[Family Computer|Famicom]].<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/Color.html Japanese ''Super Smash Bros.'' website] lists Mario's 3P palette as originating from "Blackey - FC ''Wrecking Crew''". Retrieved April 4, 2015. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20000301103031/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/Color.html Archived] March 1, 2000, 10:30:31 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> This color choice for Mario would reappear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and subsequent installments in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, but becoming more black and white than brown and yellow.

Foreman Spike was a requested character for inclusion in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult3.html アンケート集計拳!!] ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved March 8, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20000109104458/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult3.html Archived] January 9, 2000, 10:44:58 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>

===''Mobile Golf''===
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[[File:MG Manual Spike.png|thumb|130px|Instruction manual artwork of Foreman Spike]]
In the Japan-only Game Boy Color golf title ''[[Mobile Golf]]'', Foreman Spike is an unlockable character through the [[Mobile Adapter GB]]. He has reverted to his original ''Wrecking Crew'' design and is now overweight. As shown in his artwork, he wears a yellow cap and purple clothes, and his hair has a slight purple hue.

[[Waluigi]]'s [[Gold Mantis]] kart in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' resembles the excavator Foreman Spike uses in ''Mobile Golf''.

===''NES Remix''===
Two of the ''Wrecking Crew'' related challenges in ''[[NES Remix]]'' involve competing against Foreman Spike.

===''Super Mario Maker''===
[[File:Foreman SpikeSMM.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', one of the [[Costume Mario|Mario costumes]] the player can get from a [[Mystery Mushroom]] is Foreman Spike. Besides a slight color difference, the sprite is identical to the original NES ''Wrecking Crew'' title. 

===''WarioWare Gold''===
Foreman Spike appears in the ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' microgame [[Wrecking Crew (WarioWare Gold)|Wrecking Crew]], where he sometimes appears behind the blocks after the player destroys them.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
[[File:Spike TSMBM.png|thumb|280px|Spike in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''.]]
{{quote|Well, well, well! If it isn't Brooklyn's favorite failures, the Stupid [[Mario]] [[Luigi|Brothers]]! [...] Tell me... Have you even gotten one call since you left me to start your [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing|dumb company]]?|Foreman Spike|The Super Mario Bros. Movie}}

Spike appears in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', marking his first physical appearance in over 21 years since ''[[Mobile Golf]]''. He is voiced by [[Sebastian Maniscalco]] in the film's English version,<ref>Nintendo of America (September 23, 2021). [https://youtu.be/dG9fAtmYdlM?t=1854 Nintendo Direct - 9.23.2021]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 23, 2021.</ref> according to whom Spike serves as the former boss of Mario and Luigi in the movie,<ref>Marc Kaliroff. (August 8, 2021) [https://nintendowire.com/news/2021/08/09/sebastian-maniscalco-says-he-will-be-playing-foreman-spike-in-illuminations-super-mario-bros-movie/ Sebastian Maniscalco says he will be playing Foreman Spike in Illumination's Super Mario Bros. movie] ''Nintendo Wire''. Retrieved September 30, 2021.</ref> and [[Yasuhiro Mamiya]] in the Japanese version. Mario and Luigi resigned from their old job under Spike, and while the reason isn't explicitly explained, the [[The Super Mario Bros. Movie#SMBPlumbing.com|SMBPlumbing.com]] website mentions that they left because they had enough of his unlikeable attitude. Despite the fact that the emblem used to represent Spike depicts his original sprite's design, Spike has a noticeably different appearance in the film itself. His outfit has the logo "Wrecking Crew" on his hat and left sleeve. 

Spike first appears in the film at [[Punch-Out Pizzeria]], where he mocks the brothers (calling them the "Stupid Mario Brothers") after the airing of their first commercial, scoffing at the idea that the Mario Bros. will succeed on their own and telling them that their plumbing business will fail; when Mario stands up to him, Spike threatens him physically before leaving. When Mario gets flung back into Brooklyn due to the [[Banzai Bill|Bomber Bill]] exploding in the [[Warp Pipe]], Spike nearly runs over Mario and is shocked to see him land right in front of his van before he starts to yell at him for nearly damaging his vehicle, only to run away when other objects from the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] begin appearing. He is later seen among the panicking civilians when [[Bowser]]'s army invades New York and is saved by Luigi while being attacked by Bowser’s minions, much to his shock. After the final battle between the brothers and Bowser in Brooklyn, Spike is the one who starts up the cheers for Mario and Luigi, finally calling them "the Super Mario Brothers".

A fictional testimonial on the [[The Super Mario Bros. Movie#SMBPlumbing.com|SMBPlumbing.com]] website is attributed to Spike, who goes by the username '''SpikeIsCool'''. Spike does not directly address the [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]] company itself, to which the website pertains, instead directing the testimonial towards the Mario brothers, who operate the company; in it, he is bitter and critical, stating, with many spelling and grammatical errors, that the brothers used to work for him until they left to start up their own business. He ends the testimonial by threatening that they will "learn their lesson someday."<ref>[https://www.smbplumbing.com/testimonials/ SMB Plumbing | Testimonials]</ref>
{{br|left}} Since the release of the film, the testimonial has changed with Spike recognizing the brothers' heroism and increasing his rating of the company from one star to one and a half.

==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>ブラッキー</big><br>
'''{{ruby|出身|しゅっしん}}''' アメリカ<br>
'''{{ruby|性格|せいかく}}''' いじ{{ruby|悪|わる}}<br>
'''{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム''' クルー<br>
'''<big>オレが{{ruby|元祖|がんそ}}ライバルだ</big><br>
「オレの{{ruby|生|い}}きがいはマリオの{{ruby|仕事|しごと}}の{{ruby|邪魔|じゃま}}をすること。ハシゴを{{ruby|壊|こわ}}して{{ruby|登|のぼ}}れないようにしてやるのさ。」<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [https://imgur.com/osj0tKY Page 32].</ref>

'''''<big>Foreman Spike</big>'''''<br>
''Place of origin: America''<br>
''Disposition: Ill-tempered''<br>
''Game appearances: Crew''<br>
'''''<big>I'm the original rival.</big>'''''<br>
''"My job is to get in the way of Mario's work. I break ladders so he can't climb them."''

===''[[Mobile Golf]]''===
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|columns=1
|type=website
|Jap=久しぶりに登場したこのキャラクター。実は、見かけによらず努力家で、かなりの腕前のようですが......？
|JapM=This character hasn't appeared in a while. In fact, despite appearances, he is a hard worker and seems to be quite skilled...?
}}

==Game appearances==
{|class=sortable cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=1 align=center width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial"
|-
!width=35%|Title
!width=25%|Description
!width=20%|Release date
!width=20%|System/format
|-
|''[[Wrecking Crew]]''
|Enemy
|1985
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]''
|Challenger, unlockable playable character
|1998
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]
|-
|''[[Mobile Golf]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2001
|[[Game Boy Color]], [[Game Boy Color#Mobile Adapter GB|Mobile Adapter GB]]
|-
|''[[NES Remix]]''
|Enemy on a ''Wrecking Crew'' stage
|2013
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[NES Remix Pack]]''
|Enemy on a ''Wrecking Crew'' stage
|2014
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|[[Costume Mario]] outfit
|2015
|Wii U
|-
|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|Cameo in [[microgame]]
|2018
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|}

==Voice samples==
{{Media table
|file1=TSMBM - Foreman Spike.oga
|title1=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|description1=''"Well, well, well! If it isn't Brooklyn's favorite failures, the Stupid [[Mario]] [[Luigi|Brothers]]! [...] Tell me... Have you even gotten ONE call since you left me to start your [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing|dumb company]]?"'' - Foreman Spike meeting Mario and Luigi in [[Punch-Out Pizzeria]]}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
WC Foreman Spike Manual Artwork.png|''[[Wrecking Crew]]''
MobileGolfForemanSpikeSprite.png|''[[Mobile Golf]]''
NES Remix Stamp 058.png|[[List of NES Remix stamps|''NES Remix'' stamp]] of Foreman Spike
TSMBM Spike screenshot.png|Spike in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
Foreman Spike Emblem.png|Spike's [[emblem]] for ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Spike / Foreman Spike===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブラッキー <small>(before ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'')</small>
|JapR=Burakkī
|JapM=Blackey / Blacky, presumably in reference to his hair
|Jap2=スパイク<ref>Nintendo (April 20, 2023). [https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/1648938391814443008 ファミリーコンピュータ向けソフト『レッキングクルー』などに登場するキャラクター「ブラッキー」の名称を、欧米での名称と同じ「スパイク」に変更いたします。] ''Twitter''. Retrieved April 20, 2023.</ref>
|Jap2R=Supaiku
|Jap2M=Spike, after the Western name
|Cat=Spike
|ChiS=司派克
|ChiSR=Sīpàikè
|ChiSM=Spike
|ChiT=布拉奇<ref>[https://youtu.be/iE-BqYVfA4I Taiwanese version] of the official trailer for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (November 30, 2022), ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 9, 2022.</ref>
|ChiTR=Bùlāqí
|ChiTM=Blacky
|Dut=Spike
|Fre=Spike
|Ger=Vorarbeiter Spike
|GerM=Foreman Spike
|Ita=Capomastro Spike<ref>''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' Italian booklet, pag. 11</ref><br>Caposquadra Spike <small>(''Super Mario Maker'')</small><br>Spike <small>(''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'')</small>
|ItaM=Master builder Spike<br>Foreman Spike<br>-
|Kor=블랭키<ref>[https://youtu.be/8m6Cz1GJG3s South Korean version] of the official trailer for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (November 30, 2022), ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 9, 2022.</ref>
|KorR=Beullaengki
|KorM=Blanky
|Por=Capataz Spike
|PorM=Foreman Spike
|Rus=Прораб Спайк
|RusR=Prorab Spaĭk
|RusM=Foreman Spike
|Spa=Capataz Spike
|SpaM=Foreman Spike
|Tha=สไปค์<ref>[https://youtu.be/3Egwz629D8c Thai version] of the official trailer for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (November 30, 2022), ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 9, 2022.</ref>
|ThaR=Sa-pai
|ThaM=Spike
}}

===SpikeIsCool===
{{foreign names
|Chi=酷酷司派克<ref>[https://www.smbplumbing.tw/testimonials/ 客戶評價]. SMBPlumbing.tw. Retrieved March 11, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230311223327/https://www.smbplumbing.tw/testimonials/ Archived] March 11, 2023, 22:33:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|ChiR=Kù kù Sīpàikè
|ChiM=Cool Cool Spike
|FraE=SpikeIsCool<ref>[https://www.supermarioplomberie.fr/temoignages/ Témoignages]. supermarioplomberie.fr. Retrieved March 11, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230310023703/https://www.supermarioplomberie.fr/temoignages/ Archived] March 10, 2023, 02:37:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|Ger=SpikeIsCool<ref>[https://www.smbklempner.de/bewertungen/ Bewertungen]. SMBKlempner.de. Retrieved March 11, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230311223140/https://www.smbklempner.de/bewertungen/ Archived] March 11, 2023, 22:31:40 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref><ref>[https://www.smbklempner.ch/bewertungen/ Bewertungen]. SMBKlempner.ch. Retrieved March 11, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230311223122/https://www.smbklempner.ch/bewertungen/ Archived] March 11, 2023, 22:31:22 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|Ita=SpikeÉfigo<ref>[https://www.smbidraulica.it/dicono-di-noi/ Dicono di noi]. SMBIdraulica.it. Retrieved March 11, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230309224437/https://www.smbidraulica.it/dicono-di-noi/ Archived] March 9, 2023, 22:44:37 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|ItaM=SpikeIScool
|PorA=SpikeIsCool<ref>[https://www.smbencanadores.com.br/depoimentos/ Depoimentos]. SMBEncanadores.com.br. Retrieved March 11, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230307065125/https://www.smbencanadores.com.br/depoimentos/ Archived] March 7, 2023, 06:51:25 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|SpaA=SpikeElCool<ref>[https://www.smbplomeria.com.mx/testimonios/ Testimonios]. SMBplomeria.com.mx. Retrieved March 11, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230310025442/https://www.smbplomeria.com.mx/testimonios/ Archived] March 10, 2023, 02:54:42 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|SpaAM=SpikeTheCool
|SpaE=SpikeMola<ref>[https://www.supermariobros-fontaneros.com/testimonios/ Testimonios]. SuperMarioBros-Fontaneros.com Retrieved March 19, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230307204532/https://www.supermariobros-fontaneros.com/testimonios/ Archived] March 7, 2023, 20:45:32 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|SpaEM=SpikeRocks
}}

==Trivia==
*Foreman Spike holds the record for the longest time between his first appearance and his first voiced appearance, with nearly 38 years between ''Wrecking Crew'' and ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''.

==References==
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