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|title=Spike Eel
|image=[[File:SpikeEelSM3DL.png|200px]]<br>A Spike Eel from ''Super Mario 3D Land''
|image=[[File:SpikeEelSM3DL.png|200px]]<br>A Spike Eel from ''Super Mario 3D Land''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])
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|comparable=[[Gringill]]
|comparable=[[Gringill]]
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'''Spike Eels'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 14.</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] found in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They are magenta colored eels with purple spikes on their back and three big yellow spikes on their head, that slightly resemble hair. They have a big mouth, a white lip and a single sharp tooth.
'''Spike Eels'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|date=November 13, 2011|title=''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89386-4|page=14}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] that appear only in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They are magenta-colored [[Maw-Ray|Unagi]] with purple spikes on their backs and three big yellow spikes on their head; the yellow spikes slightly resemble hairs. Their tails are also spiked. Each Spike Eel has a big mouth with white lips and a single sharp tooth.
==History==
===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
[[File:3DS SuperMario 6 scrn06 E3.png|thumb|left|A Spike Eel in [[World 7-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-1]] from ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', Spike Eels appear only in underwater tropical [[level]]s, notably in [[World 3-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-2]], [[World 7-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-1]], and [[Special 2-2]]. Spike Eels stay in holes and swim in [[Mario]]'s (or [[Luigi]]'s) way, like [[Maw-Ray|Unagi]] and [[Gringill]]s. They take 15 hits to defeat with the [[Fire Flower]] or [[Boomerang Flower]], but can be defeated in a single hit with invincibility or by transforming into [[Statue Mario]] and crushing them. They can also be attacked from the front or behind.


Spike Eels appear only in underwater tropical levels, notably in [[World 3-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 3-2]], [[World 7-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-1]] and [[Special 2-2]]. They stay in holes and swim in Mario's way, like [[Maw-Ray]]s and [[Gringill]]s. They take 15 hits to defeat with the [[Fire Flower]] or [[Boomerang Flower]], but can be defeated in a single hit with invincibility or by transforming into [[Statue Mario]] and crushing them. They can also be attacked from the front or behind. Their tails are also spiked.
===Unused appearances===
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
At least one Spike Eel [[list of Super Mario Odyssey pre-release and unused content|was originally going to appear]] in the [[Underwater Tunnel to the Lighthouse]] from the [[Seaside Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' with their appearance from ''Super Mario 3D Land'', as shown in the area's concept artwork, but they were eventually replaced by [[Maw-Ray]]s.<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya, et al.|date=November 5, 2019|format=First English Edition|title=''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|publisher=[[Dark Horse Books]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-1-50671-375-5|page=228}}</ref>


Although Spike Eels do not appear in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', they appeared in concept artwork for the [[Seaside Kingdom]].<ref>[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]], page 228</ref>
==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|file1=<tt>romfs/ObjectData/Utsubo.szs</tt>
|name1=Utsubo
|meaning1=Romanization of「ウツボ」(moray eel)<br>Also the Japanese name of Maw-Ray, which otherwise usually goes by the internal filename "moray"
}}


==Names in other languages==
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=Utsubo<ref name=internal>''Super Mario 3D Land'' internal filename (<tt>Utsubo</tt>)</ref><br>(internal)<br>トゲトゲウオ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section, page 181.</ref><br>''Togetoge Uo''
|Jpn=トゲトゲウオ<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|date=October 19, 2015|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=181}}</ref>
|JapM=[[Maw-Ray|Moray]]<br><br>Portmanteau of「トゲトゲ」(''togetoge'', spiky) and「魚」(''uo'', fish)
|JpnR=Togetoge Uo
|JpnM=Spiky Fish
|ChiS=尖刺鱼<ref>{{cite|title=超级马力欧 ３Ｄ乐园：游戏画面|url=www.ique.com/3ds/arej/screenshot/ss6.html|publisher=iQue|language=zh-hans|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Jiān Cì Yǘ
|ChiSM=Sharp Spike Fish
|Ger=Dornenaal
|GerM=From ''Dornen'' ("thorn") and ''Aal'' ("eel")
|Ita=Anguillo Spino
|Ita=Anguillo Spino
|ItaM=Spike Eel, ''anguillo'' come from ''anguilla'' (eel) with the male suffix ''-o''
|ItaM=Masculine form of the words ''anguilla'' ("eel") and ''spina'' ("spike")
|Por=Peixe-Espinho
|Por=Peixe-Espinho
|PorM=Spike-Fish
|PorM=Spike-Fish
|Ger=Dornenaal
|GerM=From "dornen" (thorn) and "aal" (eel)
|Chi=尖刺鱼<ref>https://www.ique.com/3ds/arej/screenshot/index.html</ref>
|ChiR=Jiān Cì Yǘ
|ChiM=Sharp Spike Fish
|SpaE=Peciespino
|SpaE=Peciespino
|SpaEM=From ''pez'' ("fish") and ''espinoso'' ("spiny")
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*The internal filename for Spike Eel is "Utsubo", which means "moray".<ref name=internal/> It is also the Japanese name of Maw-Ray, which otherwise usually goes by the internal filename "moray".


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:30, March 6, 2025

Spike Eel
SpikeEelSM3DL.png
A Spike Eel from Super Mario 3D Land
First appearance Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Variant of Maw-Ray
Comparable

Spike Eels[1] are enemies that appear only in Super Mario 3D Land. They are magenta-colored Unagi with purple spikes on their backs and three big yellow spikes on their head; the yellow spikes slightly resemble hairs. Their tails are also spiked. Each Spike Eel has a big mouth with white lips and a single sharp tooth.

History[edit]

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

E3 screenshot of Super Mario 3D Land
A Spike Eel in World 7-1 from Super Mario 3D Land

In Super Mario 3D Land, Spike Eels appear only in underwater tropical levels, notably in World 3-2, World 7-1, and Special 2-2. Spike Eels stay in holes and swim in Mario's (or Luigi's) way, like Unagi and Gringills. They take 15 hits to defeat with the Fire Flower or Boomerang Flower, but can be defeated in a single hit with invincibility or by transforming into Statue Mario and crushing them. They can also be attacked from the front or behind.

Unused appearances[edit]

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

At least one Spike Eel was originally going to appear in the Underwater Tunnel to the Lighthouse from the Seaside Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey with their appearance from Super Mario 3D Land, as shown in the area's concept artwork, but they were eventually replaced by Maw-Rays.[2]

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D Land romfs/ObjectData/Utsubo.szs Utsubo Romanization of「ウツボ」(moray eel)
Also the Japanese name of Maw-Ray, which otherwise usually goes by the internal filename "moray"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トゲトゲウオ[3]
Togetoge Uo 		Spiky Fish
Chinese (simplified) 尖刺鱼[4]
Jiān Cì Yǘ 		Sharp Spike Fish
German Dornenaal[?] From Dornen ("thorn") and Aal ("eel")
Italian Anguillo Spino[?] Masculine form of the words anguilla ("eel") and spina ("spike")
Portuguese Peixe-Espinho[?] Spike-Fish
Spanish (NOE) Peciespino[?] From pez ("fish") and espinoso ("spiny")

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick (November 13, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 14.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya, et al. (November 5, 2019). The Art of Super Mario Odyssey (First English Edition). Dark Horse Books (American English). ISBN 978-1-50671-375-5. Page 228.
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 181.
  4. ^ 超级马力欧 ３Ｄ乐园：游戏画面. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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