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{{distinguish|Spike Koopa}}
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|image=[[File:SpikedKoop.jpg|150px]]<br>Artwork of the Spiked Koopa for ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
|secbg=green
|image=[[File:SpikedKoop.jpg|150px]]<br>Artwork of '''Spiked Pirate'''.
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|species=[[Hammer Bro]], [[Koopa Troopa]]
|species=[[Hammer Bro]]
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[[File:SpikedkoopaWL.png|frame|left]]
The '''Spiked Koopa''',<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Game Boy]]'' Player's Guide|page=28-29|language=en-us|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> also referred to as a '''Pirate Koopa''',<ref name=NP58>{{cite|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 58|date=March 1994|page=80|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''Spiked Pirate''',<ref name=NP58/><ref name=NP66>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 66|date=November 1994|page=84|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''Spiky Pirate''',<ref name=NP66/> or '''Turtle''',<ref>{{cite|author=Campbell, Stuart|title=''Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=96|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|date=May 5, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2085-6}}</ref> is the first boss in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' and the assault captain<ref name=Daijiten/> of the [[Black Sugar Gang|Brown Sugar Pirates]]. While given a generic [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] identifier in English, his Japanese name derives from [[Hammer Bro]]ther (｢トゲブロス」 ''Toge Burosu'', translating as "Thorn Bros."). He resides at the end of the [[Rice Beach]] stage and is armed with spiky armor similar to that of a [[Koopatrol]]. In his fight with [[Wario]], he employs a three-pronged attack of striking from land, air, and underground. His shell makes him invulnerable to [[Ground Pound|ground pound]]s and fire. However, he can be rammed into, exposing his soft belly. After three hits to his vulnerable underside, he is defeated.
'''Spiked Pirate'''<ref>[[Nintendo Power]] Volume 58, page 80.</ref> is the first boss in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' and a member of the [[Black Sugar Gang|Brown Sugar Pirates]]. He also appears in a ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' special, which provided a name for the character{{Refneeded}}. While known as a type of [[Koopa Troopa]] in English, his Japanese name derives from [[Hammer Bro]]s. (｢トゲブロス」 ''Toge Burosu'', translating as "Thorn Bros."), and he appears to wear a helmet, creating some ambiguity as to which group of Koopas he belongs to.


In ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'', Spiked Pirate resides at the end of the [[Rice Beach]] stage and is armed with spiky armor similar to a [[Koopatrol]]. In his fight with [[Wario]], he employs a three-pronged attack of striking from land, air, and underground. His shell makes him invulnerable to [[Ground Pound|ground pound]]s and fire. However, he can be rammed into, exposing his soft belly. After three hits to his vulnerable underside, he is defeated.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=トゲブロス (JP) / Spiked Koopa (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Spiked Koopa Perfect.png|120px]]
|shuzoku=海賊
|seikaku=突貫小僧
|tojo_gemu=ランド3
|desc='''<big>海族団の突撃隊長だ！</big></b><br>
ワリオランドのライスビーチ面のボスキャラとして登場する。海賊シュガー団の突撃隊長をつとめる凶暴なカメだ。背中と頭にトゲを生やしており、回転しながら猛スピードで攻撃してぐる。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|language=ja|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 124]}}</ref>
|tribe=Pirate
|disposition=Rushing kid
|game_appearances=Land 3
|eng_desc='''''<big>The assault captain of the pirates!</big>'''''<br>
''He appears as a boss character on the Rice Beach side of Wario Land. He is a ferocious turtle who serves as the assault captain of the pirate Sugar Clan. He has spikes on his back and head, and he attacks at high speed while spinning.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SpikedkoopaWL.png|Normal sprite from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
Spiked Koopa damaged.png|Damaged sprite from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
Spiked Koopa shell.png|Shell sprites from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
Spiked Koopa effects.png|Spiked Koopa while underground in ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
Spiked Pirate KC Mario Artwork.png|''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' (Kodansha manga)
SMKun 11 chapter 6.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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{{foreign names
|Jap=トゲブロス
|Jap=トゲブロス<ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=''KC Mario Vol. 24: Super Mario Land 3 Part 1''|page=[[Media:Wario Land enemies (KC Mario).jpg|6-7]]}}</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|JapR={{nowrap|Toge Burosu}}
|JapR=Toge Burosu
|JapM=Thorn Bros. ｢棘」 ''Toge'' means "thorn" and ''Burosu'' means "bros" and comes from [[Hammer Bro]]'s Japanese name (｢ハンマーブロス」 ''Hanma Burosu'').
|JapM=Likely a combination of「刺」(''toge'', spike) or「トゲゾー」(''Togezō'', [[Spiny]]) and「ハンマーブロス」(''Hanmā Burosu'', [[Hammer Bro]])
|Ger=Spiked Pirat<ref>Official German ''[[Super Game Boy]] Spieleberater'' ("Super Game Boy Game Guide")</ref>
|Ger=Spiked Pirat<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Game Boy]] Spieleberater''|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de}}</ref>{{page needed}}
|GerM=The English word "spiked" + "Pirat" (pirate)
|GerM=The English word "spiked" + ''Pirat'' ("pirate")
}}
}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:54, October 7, 2024

Not to be confused with Spike Koopa.
Spiked Koopa
Spiked Koopa artwork from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Artwork of the Spiked Koopa for Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Species Hammer Bro
First appearance Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)

The Spiked Koopa,[1] also referred to as a Pirate Koopa,[2] Spiked Pirate,[2][3] Spiky Pirate,[3] or Turtle,[4] is the first boss in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 and the assault captain[5] of the Brown Sugar Pirates. While given a generic Koopa identifier in English, his Japanese name derives from Hammer Brother (｢トゲブロス」 Toge Burosu, translating as "Thorn Bros."). He resides at the end of the Rice Beach stage and is armed with spiky armor similar to that of a Koopatrol. In his fight with Wario, he employs a three-pronged attack of striking from land, air, and underground. His shell makes him invulnerable to ground pounds and fire. However, he can be rammed into, exposing his soft belly. After three hits to his vulnerable underside, he is defeated.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

トゲブロス (JP) / Spiked Koopa (EN)
Image of Spiked Koopa
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく 海賊 Tribe Pirate
性格せいかく 突貫小僧 Disposition Rushing kid
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド3 Game appearances Land 3
海族団の突撃隊長だ！

ワリオランドのライスビーチ面のボスキャラとして登場する。海賊シュガー団の突撃隊長をつとめる凶暴なカメだ。背中と頭にトゲを生やしており、回転しながら猛スピードで攻撃してぐる。[5]

The assault captain of the pirates!

He appears as a boss character on the Rice Beach side of Wario Land. He is a ferocious turtle who serves as the assault captain of the pirate Sugar Clan. He has spikes on his back and head, and he attacks at high speed while spinning.

Gallery[edit]

  • Normal sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

    Normal sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

  • Damaged sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

    Damaged sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

  • Shell sprites from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

    Shell sprites from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

  • Spiked Koopa while underground in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

    Spiked Koopa while underground in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

  • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Kodansha manga)

    Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Kodansha manga)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トゲブロス[6][5]
Toge Burosu 		Likely a combination of「刺」(toge, spike) or「トゲゾー」(Togezō, Spiny) and「ハンマーブロス」(Hanmā Burosu, Hammer Bro)
German Spiked Pirat[7][page number needed] The English word "spiked" + Pirat ("pirate")

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1994. Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 28-29.
  2. ^ a b March 1994. Nintendo Power Volume 58. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 80.
  3. ^ a b November 1994. Nintendo Power Volume 66. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 84.
  4. ^ Campbell, Stuart (May 5, 1999). Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2085-6. Page 96.
  5. ^ a b c 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 124.
  6. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 24: Super Mario Land 3 Part 1. Page 6-7.
  7. ^ Super Game Boy Spieleberater. Nintendo of Europe (German).
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