Editing Spikely

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:M&LB Spikely.png]]<br>A Spikely from ''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Thorb]]
|variants=[[Big Spikely]]<br>[[Glohm Spikely]]
}}
'''Spikelies''' are enemies that appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''. Their name is a pun on "spiky." They are a blue variant of the [[Thorb]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' and are found in only two locations: the [[Lushgreen Sea Great Lighthouse Island]] and [[Merrygo Island]], with the latter location having a [[Big Spikely|larger-sized variant]].

In the field, Spikelies generally prowl their territory with nothing to grab their attention, but will charge at [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] upon noticing them.

In battle, Spikelies cannot be stomped due to their spiky heads, although as a trade-off, this makes the Anti-Spike Specialist [[Battle Plug]] and Blunt Hammer their weaknesses. One of the creature's attacks has them spiral into Mario and Luigi in a clockwise pattern once, who must [[jump]] over them when they get near them in order to avoid taking damage. Likewise, they can also not only run around a Bro. and charge at them from behind, but also jump on them with their spikes. The targeted Bro. must [[hammer]] the Spikely when it gets within range to counterattack without taking damage.

[[Gobblick]] and its [[Glohm]]y form, [[Glohm Gobblick]], can also spew Spikelies at the Mario Bros. These Spikelies must be avoided by jumping over them (or staying on the ground if the Spikely bounces overhead) to avoid taking damage. [[Snaptor]]s can bring in a Spikely for one of their attacks. It bounces over Mario and Luigi, and may join the battle afterwards.

Once [[Reclusa]] is reawakened after the second visit to [[Fortress Zokket]], Spikelies become infected with [[Glohm]], becoming [[Glohm Spikely|Glohm Spikelies]].

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Jap=トゲボン
|JapR=Togebon
|JapM=Portmanteau of「刺」(''toge'', "thorn/spike") or「トゲキューコン」(''Toge Kyūkon'', "[[Thorb]]"), and「坊」(''bon'', an affectionate term for boys)
|Chi=尖刺宝
|ChiR=Jiāncì Bǎo
|ChiM=From「尖刺」(''jiāncì'', "thorn/spike") and「宝」(''bǎo'', an affectionate suffix)
|Dut=Spikely
|Fre=Boulépine
|FreM=Portmanteau of ''boule'' ("ball") and ''épine'' ("spike"), in the same way as ''Boulapik'' ("Thorb"); shared with [[Thorb]] in the Canadian French version of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
|Ita=Spinotto
|ItaM=From ''spina'' ("thorn"/"spike") and the diminutive suffix "-otto"; it also means "plug"
|ItaC=<ref>[https://youtube.com/live/Du3G00qMuqc Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica - LIVE #2]. By Mariuigi Khed on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on November 12, 2024.</ref>
|Por=Espinhuço
|PorM=From ''espinho'' ("spike") and ''-uço'' (suffix, means "a lot")
|PorC=<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Brothership'' in-game name (Brazilian Portuguese localization)</ref>
|Spa=Puelectrín<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPjZx7RpSJA</ref>
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''púas'' ("spikes"), ''eléctrico'' ("electric") and ''puercoespín'' ("porcupine")
|Kor=가시도령
|KorR=Gasidoryeong
|KorM=Portmanteau of "가시" (''gasi'', "thorn/spike") or "가시동글이" (''Gasidonggeuri'', "Thorb") and "도령" (''doryeong'', an affectionate term for young, unmarried men)
|Ger=Piksomino
}}

==Trivia==
*The way that Spikelies circle around their target during one of their attacks is similar to the [[Fishbone]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' when a defeated [[Junker Can]] throws the Fishbone the Bro. who defeated it.

==References==
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[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemies]]