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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Spike Top
|image=[[File:Super Mario Party - Spike Top.png|250px]]<br>A Spike Top from ''[[Super Mario Party]]''
|image=[[Image:SpiketopNSMBW.png]]<br>A '''Spike Top''' from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|species_origin=[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|sub_species=[[Dark Spike Top]]<br>[[Mad Mecha-Spike Top]]<br>[[Red Spike Buzzy]]<br>[[Spiky Parabuzzy]]
|variant_of=[[Buzzy Beetle]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[1990]])
|variants=[[Dark Spike Top]]<br>[[M. M-Spike Top]]<br>[[Spiky Parabuzzy]]
|notable=[[Torque]]<br>[[Spiky Joe]]<br>[[Tiny Spinies]]
|relatives=[[Spiny]]
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[2012]])
|comparable=[[Horned Ant Trooper]]<br>[[Swirlypod]]<br>[[Thorny]]
|notable=[[Spiky Joe]]<br>[[The 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 [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are [[Buzzy Beetle]]s named for the single spike on top of their red shells, making them resemble a {{wp|Pickelhaube}} helmet. Spike Tops are among the more resilient enemies because of their immunity to fire and the feature that makes it unsafe to jump on them. 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.
'''Spike Tops''' are [[Buzzy Beetle]]s with shells that are red and have a single spike projecting out of the top (hence the name), making them impossible to be [[Jump|jumped]] upon, while still being resistant to fire, which makes them one of the most resilient enemies in the ''Mario'' series. Their defining trait is the adhesive quality of their feet, which allows them 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==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario series''===
====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SpiketopSMW.gif|frame|left]]
[[File:SpiketopSMW.gif|frame|left]]
Spike Tops are enemies in ''Super Mario World''. They crawl around the walls and ceilings of caves. Spike Tops most commonly appear in [[Vanilla Dome]]. 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.
Spike Top's debut appearance was in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they would crawl around walls and ceilings of caves. They could only be destroyed by a [[Cape Feather]], [[Shell]], [[Starman]], or by having [[Yoshi]] eat them. If Yoshi jumped on one, it wouldn't do anything to either Yoshi or the Spike Top. They are distinct from Buzzy Beetles in that their eyes are visible and their shells are flatter. Instead of having 4 legs like they do in all of their later appearances, in this game they have 6 legs.


====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4''====
Spike Tops are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are depicted with their original six-legged sprites from ''Super Mario World''. 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.
Spike Tops appear in the [[e-Reader]] levels of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4]]'', a [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In the game they attack just like they did in ''Super Mario World''.


====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:Spike tops.PNG|thumb|upright=1.1|Four Spike Tops in 5-2 in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
[[Image:Spike tops.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Several Spike Tops in 5-2 in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
Spike Tops are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''. They retain their behavior from ''Super Mario World'' but had their design updated to a four-legged red-shelled Buzzy Beetle with one spike. A Shell, Starman, or [[Mega Mushroom]] can defeat Spike Tops, as can hitting a block one is on. They appear only 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.)}}.
They return once again in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', with the same attack pattern from ''Super Mario World''. A Shell, Starman, or [[Mega Mushroom]] could defeat them, as could hitting a block one is on. They only appear in [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-2]], [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-Tower 2]], and [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-Tower]].


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:SpikeTop_NSMBWii.png|frame|left]]
[[File:SpikeTop_NSMBWii.png|frame|left]]
Spike Tops are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They appear the most commonly in [[World 2-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-3]]. Spike Tops 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. It is possible to freeze a Spike Top with an [[Ice Ball]] and use it as a weapon against other enemies.
They also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', mostly in World 2-3. They can be defeated by a [[Starman]], [[Shell]], hitting a block from below with the Spike Top on top of the block, or [[Ground Pound|Ground Pounding]] the block with the Spike Top on the bottom. Through hacking methods, it is also shown that Yoshi can completely eat Spike Tops, and safely jump on them (not affecting the Spike Top though) as well.
 
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''====
====''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>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=29|language=en-us|date=2012|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</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}}.
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 in the previous games and also by swinging [[Raccoon Mario]]'s tail near them. They are incorrectly referred to as "Red Spike Buzzy" (their name in the ''Paper Mario'' series) in [[Prima Games|Prima's strategy guide]] due to their similar appearances.
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Spike Tops are enemies in in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. In addition to retaining their behaviors, Spike Tops can be eaten by [[Baby Yoshi]]s, though remain unaffected to [[bubble]]s from [[Bubble Baby Yoshi]]. Spike Tops are encountered in [[Stoneslide Tower]], [[Thrilling Spine Coaster]], [[Shifting-Floor Cave]], and [[Rising Tides of Lava]].
 
Spikes Tops are rarer in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', appearing only in [[Switch-Lift Express]]. Most of the ones here are clinging to the ceiling and drop when Mario is detected below.
 
====''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 are enemies 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 on its underside.


===''Nintendo Adventures Books''===
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
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]].
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.


===''Mario Clash''===
===Nintendo Adventures Books===
'''Spikes'''<ref>''Mario Clash'' English back cover.</ref><ref name="clash">{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Mario Clash'' instruction booklet|page=20}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Mario Clash]]''. Introduced in the first level, they can be defeated by throwing a [[Green Shell|Turtle Shell]] at them.
A swarm of Spike Tops appear to attack [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] in ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'' of the [[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, Yoshi will either eat all the Spike Tops, or one will succeed in knocking Mario out for several hours, allowing [[Bowser]] to easily conquer [[Dinosaur Island]].


===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:SpikeTop PM.png|frame]]
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Spike Tops appear as enemies in [[Mt. Lavalava]]. They are much more like Buzzy Beeltes in that they can be flipped over, are resistant to fire and explosion attacks, and attack by [[Shell Toss]]ing.
Spike Tops are enemies in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. 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 are encountered mainly in [[Mt. Lavalava]], but they also appear in battle with [[Dark Koopa]]s in [[Toad Town Tunnels]].


====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
[[File:PMTTYD Spike Top Sprite.png|thumb|40px]]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', the Spike Tops have blue shells instead of red and also appear alongside [[Red Spike Buzzy]]s, a sub-species of Buzzy Beetles that strongly resemble the Spike Tops' original appearance.
Spike Tops are enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and its [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]. They 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 the [[Glitz Pit]] as [[The Tiny Spinies]]. 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 Spike Tops's red version is 5 instead of 4. This mistake was not present in the Japanese version and was corrected in the European version, as well as corrected in the game's remake, though Goombella still mistakenly says that it is the most durable of all Buzzy Beetles, despite having the same defense stat.


====''Super Paper Mario''====
====''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.
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 regular installments of the ''Super Mario'' series.
 
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
Spike Tops are enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. They retain 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, a Spike Top cannot be stomped on unless using an [[Iron Jump]] [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|sticker]], using a [[Super Boot]] sticker before using a Jump sticker, or if the Spike Top is [[crumpled]]. Jumping on a Spike Top otherwise costs Mario 3 [[Heart Point|HP]], and negates jumping as [[First Strike]]. 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]]. 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 are enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. They retain their look from ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''. Spike Tops are encountered 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===
====''Paper Mario Sticker Star''====
{{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$!'' (left) and ''WarioWare Gold'' (right)}}
Spike Tops reappear in ''[[Paper Mario Sticker Star]]'', this time having a red shell for the first time since the first game. Spike Tops appear in [[Rustle Burrow]] and [[Chomp Ruins]]. Once again, they cannot be stomped on unless using an [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|Iron Jump sticker]]. They can retreat in their shells if Mario uses a Iron Jump sticker. Their only method of attack is going into their shell and ramming into Mario.
Spike Tops only appear in two of [[9-Volt]]'s [[microgame]]s in the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]]. In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' 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''===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
'''Mecha-Spike Tops''' are enemies in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. They are neither mechanical nor any physically different than in other appearance, despite their rename suggesting otherwise. Mecha-Spike Tops can be defeated only by using [[Rage]] or [[Poundbrella]]. The game additionally introduces an angry variety, the [[M. M-Spike Top]], which can stretch out its spike to attack foes.
[[File:SPPMecha-SpikeTop.png|frame|right]]
 
In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', it refers to Spike Tops as '''Mecha-Spike Tops'''. Despite this name, the Spike Tops of ''Super Princess Peach'' look no different than Spike Tops of other games, and therefore do not appear to be mechanical. ''Super Princess Peach'' also introduces an angry variety, the [[Mad Mecha-Spike Top]], which can stretch out its spike to attack foes. They could only be defeated by using [[Rage]] or [[Poundbrella]].
===''Mario Party'' series===
Spike Tops only make a cameo appearance in three [[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]]. In ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'', artwork of a Spike Top can appear on a ball in the minigame [[Big-Top Quiz]].
 
===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Spike Top}}
Spike Tops are enemies in [[Smash Run]], a mode in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''. 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 are both allies and enemies in the ''[[Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' mode of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''.
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==Profiles and statistics==
==Official Profiles and Statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{pmenemybox
{{PBMCD profile
|image=[[Image:SpikeTop_PM.png|70px]]
|name=トゲメット (JP) / Spike Top (EN)
|hp=4
|artwork=[[File:Spike Top Perfect.png|200px]]
|atk=3
|shuzoku=カメ族
|def=4
|seikaku=がんこ
|location=[[Mt. Lavalava]]
|tojo_gemu=ワールド
|moves= Shell Toss (3), Get Up (Stops Being Flipped)
|desc='''<big>壁づたいに歩いてくるぞ！</big><br>
|tattle=This is Spike Top. Spike Tops have spikes on top. Duh!
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>{{cite|language=ja|isbn=4-09-259067-9|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=November 20, 1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/DbMnZIC.jpeg 125]}}</ref>
They're tough, just like Buzzy Beetles, and fire attacks don't affect 'em at all. But their defense power drops if you can flip 'em over.  
|tribe=Turtle clan
|align=left
|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.''
}}
}}
 
{{pmenemybox
===''Mario Clash''===
|align=left
{{Multilang profile
|PM2=yes
|type=manual
|image=[[Image:PaperSpikeTop.png]]
|Eng=If you throw a shell at him, you can knock him off. He is the weakest of your enemies.<ref name="clash"/>
|hp=5
|atk=3
|def=4
|items=[[Slow Shroom]]
|moves=Shell Toss (3), Get Up (Stops Being Flipped)
|location=[[Creepy Steeple]], [[Riverside Station]], [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]
|log=This Buzzy has high defense and a pointy spike on its shell. You'll take damage if you stomp on it.
|tattle=That's a Spike Top. It's a Buzzy Beetle with a spike on its back. Like other Buzzies, fire and explosions have absolutely no effect on it. But, you can flip it over to drop its Defense to 0! I'm sure you know this already, but try not to jump on it. That spike hurts.
|before=[[Buzzy Beetle|31]]
|#=32
|after=[[Parabuzzy|33]]
}}
}}
 
{{spmenemybox
===''Paper Mario'' series===
|image=[[Image:18. Spike Top Card.PNG|100px]]
====''Paper Mario''====
|align=left
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Spike Top|image=[[File:PM Spike Top idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
|hp=1
 
|atk=2
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
|def=3
=====GameCube=====
|location=[[Land of the Cragnons]] ([[Floro Caverns]] (5-3)), [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]] (Room 37)
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Spike Top|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYD Spike Top Sprite.png]]}}
|card type=Common
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Red Spike Top|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYD Red Spike Top Sprite.png]]}}
|tattle=A Buzzy Beetle that's spiked out and ready to go. Try to control your urge to stomp on it.
=====Nintendo Switch=====
|tippi=This is a Spike Top. It's a Buzzy Beetle with...well, a spike on top of its shell... Max HP is 1, Attack is 2, and Defense is 3. Even flames won't scorch its hard shell... On top of that, it has a spike. What can we do about this prickly foe...? Throw something at it or use an item... That spike can cause a painful poke... I suggest you just leave it be...
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=Spike Top|align=horizontal}}
|before=[[Buzzy Beetle#Super Paper Mario|17]]
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=Red Spike Top|align=horizontal}}
|#=18
 
|after=[[Dark Spike Top|19]]
====''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}}
 
===''Super Princess Peach''===
{{SPP enemy
|name=Mecha-Spike Top
|image=[[File:SPPMecha-SpikeTop.png]]
|levels=[[Wavy Beach 5-1]]<br>[[Gleam Glacier 6-4]]<br>[[Giddy Sky 7-4]]<br>[[Bowser's Villa 8-2]]<br>[[Bowser's Villa 8-3]]
|number=20
|glossary=Known for its hard shell and spines. Walks constantly.
}}
}}
 
{{Pmssenemy
===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
|align=left
*'''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>
|image=[[File:SpiketopPMSS.png|60px]]
'''Card number: 32'''
|hp=13
 
|atk=6
===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===
|def=1
{{SSB4 trophy
|location= [[Rustle Burrow]], [[Holey Thicket]], [[Chomp Ruins]]
|name=Spike Top
|moves = Shell Toss (6)
|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.
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===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
==Names in Other Languages==
*'''''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.''
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==Gallery==
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<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]]''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=トゲメット
|Jap=トゲメット
|JapR=Togemetto
|JapR=Togemetto
|JapM=From「棘」(''toge'', "spike") and「メット」(''Metto'', "[[Buzzy Beetle]]"); officially romanized as "Togemet". May also reference「トゲゾー」(''Togezō'', "[[Spiny]]").
|JapM=Thorn Helmet (It is probably a combination of the Japanese names for [[Spiny]] [「トゲゾー」 ''Togezō''] and [[Buzzy Beetle]]　[「メット」 ''Metto'']).
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|author=Kagawa, Ryo ({{iw|wikibound|Ape|APE/Shigesato Itoi}}), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors|title="UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『[[Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World|任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオワールド]]』|date=1991|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=29|isbn=4-09-104117-5}}</ref>
|ChiS=刺壳甲虫<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170227153847/http://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=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Cì Ké Jiǎchóng
|ChiSM=Spiky-shelled Beetle
|ChiS2=尖刺钢盔龟
|ChiS2N=since ''Super Mario Maker 2''
|ChiS2R=Jiāncì Gāngkuīguī
|ChiS2M=Sharp Point Buzzy Beetle
|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
|Ger=Pickelkäfer
|GerM=Pointed Beetle
|GerM=Pick Beetle
|Ger2=Pickel-Käfer<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=18}}</ref>
|Spa=Punzón
|Ita=Punginella
|SpaM=Awl
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''pungi'' ("sting") and ''Nella'' ("Buzzy Beetle")
|Fra=Picos
|Ita2=Pungimatic
|FraM=Pun on ''picot'' (needle, spike)
|Ita2N=''Super Princess Peach''
|Ita2M=Spike Top-matic
|Ita3=Spunzo Top<ref>{{cite|title=[[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' - Album ufficiale]]|page=11}}</ref>
|Ita3M=[[Spike]] Top
|Kor=가시하잉바
|Kor=가시하잉바
|KorR=Gasi Haingba
|KorR=Gasi Haingba
|KorM=Spike Buzzy Beetle
|KorM=Thorn Fibre. it is probably a combination of the Korean names for [[Spiny]] and [[Buzzy Beetle]].
|PorE=Pico
|Por=Pico
|PorEM=Spike
|PorM=A not-so common word for "spike".}}
|Rus=Пикожук
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|RusR=Pikozhuk
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|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")
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