Editing Sky-Blue Spiny

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'''Sky-Blue Spinies''' (or '''S. Blue Spiny''') 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 (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise and instead appear as regular blue Spiny Eggs. 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 variant, resulting in the "pipe" name.

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|JapR={{nowrap|Sorairo Togezō}}

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

|Fra=Hériss Bleu

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

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