Editing Spike Trap

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|image=[[File:Spike Trap SMO render.png|200px]]<br>Render of a Spike Trap from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])

'''Spike Traps''' (or '''spikes''', sometimes '''Spiked Blocks''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe'' instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> '''Spiked Platforms''',<ref>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 15.</ref> or '''Spiked Floors'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 26.</ref>) are harmful obstacles that appear in nearly all ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games. Spike Traps can be stationary, retractable, or attached to a moving object. They are first introduced in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. They function similarly to the [[Icicle]]s from ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''; however, Spike Traps fall differently.

Spike Traps are very common obstacles throughout the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. When touched, they cause the player to lose their current power-up and if the player is [[Small Mario]], they will lose a life. Players can safely traverse across spikes when invincible without any consequences.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', in a few levels, the player has to ride an [[Autobomb]] in order to cross some Spike Traps.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', if Mario or Luigi wears a [[Goomba's Shoe]], he can easily hop across spikes but can still be hurt from touching them with his side or head. In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the [[World-e]] level [[Castle Dash]] contains circular Spike Traps that resemble large [[Spiny Egg]]s that simply float in place. These also appear in the [[Orange Mushroom House]] mini-game alongside moving blue ones.

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', [[Yoshi]] can safely walk on Spike Traps due to the boots he wears. This game also introduces the [[falling spike]].

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'', Spike Traps appear during certain levels of the [[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe#You VS. Boo|You vs. Boo]] mode. They can be changed to solid blocks with the use of the [[Face Block (switch)|Face Block]]s.

[[File:SMS spikes.png|200px|thumb|Spike Traps in [[Corona Mountain]] in ''Super Mario Sunshine''.]]

In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', they only appear in Corona Mountain. Coming into contact with them will usually cause Mario to lose a life.

====''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] bounces into the air, loses health, and runs uncontrollably after coming into contact with a Spike Trap, similarly to [[lava]].

In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', [[Spike Bar]]s make their first appearance. They operate similarly to [[Fire Bar]]s. Retractable spikes on the floor make their appearance as well.

====''Super Mario 3D World''====

In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', the ground spike traps appear again in levels such as [[Hands-On Hall]] and [[Spiky Spike Bridge]].

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====

In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its 3DS port]], Spike Traps are classified as block objects. Depending on the game style and theme, Spike Traps can change appearance, most notably in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'' game styles, where in the underwater themes of both, the Spike Trap can change into a [[Jelectro]] and a [[zeldawiki:Sea Urchin|Sea Urchin]] from ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (which in turn is based on the [[wikirby:Gordo|Gordo]] from the [[wikirby:Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]], and in this appearance acts more like one due to being invincible), respectively. Additionally, shaking a Spike Trap in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' ground theme makes a train sound.<ref>GameXplain. April 4, 2016. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EToxTmkrbkk Train Whistle SECRET in Super Mario Maker]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 18, 2016.</ref>

Spike Traps reappear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', making their first appearance in the level [[Shell Me the Way!]] when collecting the [[Black Coin]]s. They have the same appearance as the Spike Traps in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style of ''Super Mario Maker''.

In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the Spike Traps appear once again in their ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' design, where they can be found in [[Bowser's Kingdom]]. In one part, Mario must capture [[Jizo]] statues to safely move over them.

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====

Spike Traps reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They use the same properties in the returning game styles. The ''Super Mario 3D World'' style instead features [[Spike Block]]s.

===''Yoshi'' franchise===

''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' features living, jumping [[Spike (Yoshi's Story)|Spikes]] in [[Bone Dragon Pit]] and [[Magma Castle]].

Unlike other games, spikes are fatal, as simply touching them causes a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] to lose a life. A more common sharp object, a [[thorn]], also appears in the ''[[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island]]'' series. In the same series, falling into lava or spikes are the only ways Yoshi's death is shown on-screen (not counting when the baby is snatched away); the former shows him spinning and collapsing, while the latter shows him flying off-screen.

Spikes are common indestructible obstacles throughout the ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' series. Like the other obstacles in the series, they can instantly take out the playable characters. However, enemies are able to stand or walk safely on spikes. In these games, spikes bob up and down slightly, although this is just aesthetic.

 

 

 

 

 

Spikes also appear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. They are usually found on top of areas with blue [[Donut Block]]s to prevent the player from jumping. When [[Princess Peach]] runs into one, she takes half a [[Health Meter|heart]] of damage. In this game, they have a rotation animation, but are otherwise stationary.

Spiked Traps appear in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', primarily in [[Castle MacFrights]]. They will harm [[Luigi]]; however, [[Gooigi]] can walk through them without getting hurt.

Ladida Plains 1-3.png|Screenshot of [[Ladida Plains 1-3]] in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''

SMG Spike Trap.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''

SMM-SMB-Spikes.png|Spike Trap sprite in the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''

SMM-SMB3-Spikes.png|Spike Trap sprite in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style in ''Super Mario Maker''

SMM-SMW-Spikes.png|Spike Trap sprite in the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' style in ''Super Mario Maker''

SMM-SMW-SeaUrchin.png|The [[zeldawiki:Sea Urchin|Sea Urchin]] in ''Super Mario Maker''

SMM NSMBU Spikes.png|Spike Trap sprite in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style in ''Super Mario Maker''

SMO SpikeTraps.png|Some spike traps in [[Bowser's Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''

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|JapM=Spike<br><br>Spike Ball<br><br>Spike Block<br><br>Spike Platform<br><br>Needle<br><br>Needle Platform<br><br>Spike Terrain

|Spa=Trampa Espinosa<br>Bola de picos

|SpaM=Spiky Trap<br>

|Fra=Boule à pointes

|FraM=Spiked ball

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