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{{about|the character named Foreman Spike|other uses of the name Spike|[[Spike (disambiguation)]]}} | {{about|the character named Foreman Spike|other uses of the name Spike|[[Spike (disambiguation)]]}} | ||
{{character infobox | {{character infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Foreman Spike (Mario Character Encyclopedia).png|180px]] | |image=[[File:Foreman Spike (Mario Character Encyclopedia).png|180px]] | ||
|species=Human | |species=Human | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]]) | ||
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|portrayed_by=[[Sebastian Maniscalco]] (English, 2023) | |portrayed_by=[[Sebastian Maniscalco]] (English, 2023) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote|Get this through your tiny brain, [[Mario]]. | {{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''', | '''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 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> | 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== | ==History== | ||
===''Wrecking Crew'' series=== | ===''Wrecking Crew'' series=== | ||
====''Wrecking Crew''==== | ====''Wrecking Crew''==== | ||
[[File:WCForemanSpikeSprite.png|frame|left]] | [[File:WCForemanSpikeSprite.png|frame|left]][[File:Wrecking Crew manual Foreman Spike exc.png|thumb|Mario knocking down Foreman Spike]] | ||
[[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. | 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 | In regular phases, Foreman Spike will follow Mario while remaining in the background. Whenever an object comes between the two, he will hit 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'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]]'', | 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''==== | ====''Wrecking Crew '98''==== | ||
[[File:ForemanSpikeSprite.png|frame|left]] | [[File:ForemanSpikeSprite.png|frame|left]] | ||
Foreman Spike | 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=== | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ||
The Japanese | 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> | 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''=== | ===''Mobile Golf''=== | ||
{{ | {{rewrite-expand|section=y|Add information on his gameplay stats}} | ||
In ''[[Mobile Golf]]'', Foreman Spike is | [[File:foremanspike.jpg|thumb|130px|Promotional art for ''Mobile Golf'']] | ||
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. | |||
[[Waluigi]]'s [[Gold Mantis]] kart in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' resembles the excavator Foreman Spike uses in ''Mobile Golf''. | [[Waluigi]]'s [[Gold Mantis]] kart in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' resembles the excavator Foreman Spike uses in ''Mobile Golf''. | ||
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===''Super Mario Maker''=== | ===''Super Mario Maker''=== | ||
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. | |||
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', one of the [[Costume Mario|Mario costumes]] the player can get from a [[Mystery Mushroom]] is Foreman Spike. | |||
===''WarioWare Gold''=== | ===''WarioWare Gold''=== | ||
Foreman Spike | 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''=== | ===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''=== | ||
[[File:Spike | {{new subject|section=y|film}} | ||
[[File:TSMBM Spike screenshot.png|thumb|280px|Spike in ''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. 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 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, 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.<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> After the final battle between the brothers and Bowser in Brooklyn, Spike is seen cheering for Mario and Luigi. | |||
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 them.<ref>[https://www.smbplumbing.com/testimonials/ SMB Plumbing | Testimonials]</ref> | |||
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==Legacy== | |||
The Bonus Stage theme from ''Wrecking Crew'' was remixed for ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' (2005). The Golden Hammer appears as a usable item in the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, beginning with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (2008). A "''Wrecking Crew''" stage also appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' (2014) and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (2018). | |||
Spike appears in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023), voiced by [[Sebastian Maniscalco]]. This version is portrayed as the former boss of Mario and Luigi before they started their own plumbing business.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/sebastian-maniscalco-will-voice-spike-in-illumination-super-mario-movie/|title=Sebastian Maniscalco will voice 'Spike' in Illumination Super Mario movie|last=Ditchfield|first=Jaime|date=August 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Super Mario Bros. Plumbing |url=https://www.smbplumbing.com/ |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref> The name was standardized as Spike in all regions. While there have been speculations, particularly in the West, on what could be the reason of this, first of all a theory that it could be due to controversial Western political correctness with accusations of imperialistic influence, the real reason could most likey be attributed to the relative popularity of the character all around the world, as he was known before in practically every country in the world as "Spike", and also to the fact that "Blackie" was the name he was given to him when he debuted with his black beard (in other appearances, the beard was of different colours or even absent). Plus, [[Pokémon]] Umbreon is still known in Japan as "Blacky".<ref name="TimeExtension"/> | |||
==Profiles== | ==Profiles== | ||
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''=== | ===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''=== | ||
'''<big>ブラッキー</big><br> | |||
'''出身''' アメリカ<br> | |||
'''性格''' いじ悪<br> | |||
'''登場ゲーム''' クルー<br> | |||
'''<big>オレが元祖ライバルだ</big><br> | |||
「オレの生きがいはマリオの仕事の邪魔をすること。ハシゴを壊して登れないようにしてやるのさ。」<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [https://imgur.com/a/UvABP 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 competitor.</big><br> | |||
''"My job is to get in the way of Mario's work. I break ladders so he can't climb them."'' | ''"My job is to get in the way of Mario's work. I break ladders so he can't climb them."'' | ||
== | ==Game appearances== | ||
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!width=20%|Release date | !width=20%|Release date | ||
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|Enemy | |Enemy | ||
|1985 | |1985 | ||
| | |[[Nintendo Entertainment System]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]'' | |''[[Wrecking Crew '98]]'' | ||
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|Unlockable playable character | |Unlockable playable character | ||
|2001 | |2001 | ||
|[[Game Boy Color]], | |[[Game Boy Color]], [[Game Boy Color#Mobile Adapter GB|Mobile Adapter GB]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[NES Remix]]'' | |''[[NES Remix]]'' | ||
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|[[Nintendo 3DS]] | |[[Nintendo 3DS]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
MobileGolfForemanSpikeSprite.png|''[[Mobile Golf]]'' | |||
NES Remix Stamp 058.png|[[List of NES Remix stamps|''NES Remix'' stamp]] of Foreman Spike | NES Remix Stamp 058.png|[[List of NES Remix stamps|''NES Remix'' stamp]] of Foreman Spike | ||
Foreman Spike Emblem.png|Spike's [[emblem]] for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' | |||
Foreman Spike Emblem.png|Spike's [[emblem]] for ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
===Spike / Foreman Spike=== | ===Spike / Foreman Spike=== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jap=ブラッキー <small>(before ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'')</small> | ||
|JapR=Burakkī | |||
| | |JapM=Blackey / Blacky | ||
| | |Jap2=スパイク<ref>[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。]Japanese official Twitter (April 20, 2023), ''Twitter''. Retrieved April 20, 2023.</ref> | ||
| | |Jap2R=Supaiku | ||
|Jap2M=Spike | |||
| | |||
|ChiS=司派克 | |ChiS=司派克 | ||
|ChiSR=Sīpàikè | |ChiSR=Sīpàikè | ||
|ChiSM=Spike | |ChiSM=Spike | ||
|ChiT=布拉奇 | |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 | |ChiTR=Bùlāqí | ||
|ChiTM=Blacky | |ChiTM=Blacky | ||
|Dut=Spike | |Dut=Spike | ||
|Fre | |Fre=Spike | ||
|Ger=Vorarbeiter Spike | |Ger=Vorarbeiter Spike | ||
|GerM=Foreman Spike | |GerM=Foreman Spike | ||
|Ita= | |Ita=Caposquadra Spike | ||
|ItaM= | |ItaM=Foreman Spike | ||
| | |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 | |KorR=Beullaengki | ||
|KorM=Blanky | |KorM=Blanky | ||
| | |Por=Capataz Spike | ||
|PorM=Foreman Spike | |||
| | |||
|Rus=Прораб Спайк | |Rus=Прораб Спайк | ||
|RusR=Prorab Spaĭk | |RusR=Prorab Spaĭk | ||
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|Spa=Capataz Spike | |Spa=Capataz Spike | ||
|SpaM=Foreman Spike | |SpaM=Foreman Spike | ||
|Tha=สไปค์ | |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 | |ThaR=Sa-pai | ||
|ThaM=Spike | |ThaM=Spike | ||
}} | }} | ||
===SpikeIsCool=== | ===SpikeIsCool=== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Chi=酷酷司派克<ref> | |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 | |ChiR=Kù kù Sīpàikè | ||
|ChiM=Cool Cool Spike | |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> | |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> | |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 | |ItaM=SpikeIScool | ||
|PorA=SpikeIsCool<ref> | |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> | |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 | |SpaAM=SpikeTheCool | ||
|SpaE=SpikeMola<ref> | |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 | |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''. | *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''. | ||