Editing Sky-Blue Spiny

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|image=[[Image:SkyblueSpiny.png]]

|location=[[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] (Floors 61-70)

|log=Spawned from a pipe thrown by Dark Lakitu, it will charge at you. When it's balled up, your attacks won't work.

|tattle= That's a Sky-Blue Spiny. It appeared from a pipe thrown by the Dark Lakitu. Max HP is 6, Attack is 6, and Defense is 4. It'll totally charge at you! Sometimes it balls up to defend and store energy for an attack. If you can, beat it and any buddies it may have with a special attack.

|before=[[Spiny#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|29]]

|after=[[Buzzy Beetle|31]]}}

'''Sky-Blue Spinies''' are variants of [[Spiny|Spinies]] that are found only deep underground, in the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. They are thrown by [[Dark Lakitu]]s and can be found on floors 61-70 of the dungeon. They are stronger than normal Spinies and attack by charging.

They highly resemble Spinies, except instead of red, their shells are blue. This gives them a resemblance to [[Buzzy Beetle]]s, so much so that the German version of the game refers to them as "''Käfer-Stachis''", meaning "Buzzy Beetle Spinies". However, they lack the usual qualities of Buzzy Beetles, such as resilience to fire.

Unlike regular Spinies, which hatch from [[Spiny Egg]]s, Sky-Blue Spinies are said to hatch from "pipes"<ref>"That's a Sky-Blue Spiny. It appeared from a pipe thrown by the Dark Lakitu." [[Goombella]]'s [[Tattle]] for Sky-Blue Spiny, ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.</ref><ref>"Spawned from a pipe thrown by Dark Lakitu, it will charge at you." [[Tattle Log]], ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''</ref> and are referred to in battle as '''Sky-Blue Pipes''' when they roll into a ball. However, the supposed "pipes" which spawn Sky-Blue Spinies bear no resemblance to the conventional [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] of the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series and instead appear as regular Spiny Eggs, blue in color. Their name is the result of a mistranslation: Spinies are referred to as ｢パイポ｣ ''Paipo'' in Japanese, which comes from [[Wikipedia:Jugemu|a well-known Japanese folktale]]<ref>"''[http://legendsoflocalization.com/super-mario-bros/names/#the-eggs-too Super Mario Bros.'': Names]." ''Legends of Localization''. Retrieved April 22, 2015.</ref> but can also be interpreted (incorrectly, in this case) as an approximation of the English "pipe" into Japanese [[Wikipedia:Katakana|katakana]]. While ｢パイポ｣ ''Paipo'' was correctly rendered as "Spiny Egg" elsewhere in the English script of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' - namely, with regard to the standard species of Spiny fought in the game - the translation team seems to have overlooked the established convention with this sub-species, resulting in the "pipe" name.

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|JapR={{nowrap|Sorairo Togezō}}

|JapM=Sky Blue Spiny (From ｢空｣ ''sora'', "sky" and 「色」 ''iro'', "colour"; ''Togezō'' is Spiny's name in Japanese.)

|Fra=Hériss Bleu

|FraM=Pun on ''hérissé'' ("bristly"); ''bleu'' means "blue".

== References ==

[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]

[[Category:Reptiles and Amphibians]]