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{{quote|Wheeee! It's gonna be fun poking at you!|Spiky Joe|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
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|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|species=[[Spike Top|Red Spike Top]]
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{{quote|Wheeee! It's gonna be fun poking at [[Mario|you]]!|Spiky Joe|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
'''Spiky Joe''' is a [[Spike Top|Red Spike Top]] that appears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. He is a major-league fighter in the [[Glitz Pit]].
==''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''==
Spiky Joe is in the major league locker room, allowing [[Mario]] and his partner to talk to him. His team is called [[The Tiny Spinies]]; they are the first enemies that Mario faces in the major league. Spiky Joe is one of the few nice major-league members despite losing to "The Great Gonzales"; he does not hate him, and merely swears to train more and get better one day (the only other member being [[Hamma Jamma]]).


'''Spiky Joe''' is a [[Red Spike Top]] that seen only in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. He is a major-leaguer of the [[Glitz Pit]]. Spiky Joe can be seen in the major league locker room allowing [[Mario]] and his partner to talk to him. His team is called the [[Tiny Spinies]]; They are the first major-league enemies that Mario faces once he is a major-leaguer. Spiky Joe was one of only two nice major-leaguers of the game, (the only other being [[Hamma Jamma]]). Although Spiky Joe lost to "The Great Gonzales", he does not hate him; He merely swears to train more and get better one day.
==Profiles and statistics==
===GameCube===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Red Spike Top|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYD Red Spike Top Sprite.png]]}}


==Trivia==
===Nintendo Switch===
*This is the only named [[Buzzy Beetle]] species Mario fights in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=Red Spike Top|align=horizontal}}
*Spiky Joe is the equivalent of [[Chan]] from the original ''[[Paper Mario]]''.
*Spiky Joe is one of two members of the Tiny Spinies; The second member is never seen except in the battlefield.


{{GPteams}}
===Field Tattle===
*"''That guy's Spiky Joe. He's a major-leaguer, so we'll see him in the ring. He's super-proud of his hard shell and the pointy spike on top of it. Whatever.''"
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=タンタン
|JpnR=Tantan
|JpnM=Onomatopoeia for hitting sounds
|Chi=坦坦
|ChiR=Tǎntǎn
|ChiM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|Dut=Spitse Siem
|DutM=from ''spits'' (peak-shaped) and Siem (dutch name)
|Fre=Timothée
|FreM=Timothy
|Ger=Flimsy
|Ita=Spinarossa
|ItaM=Redspike
|Kor=탕탕이
|KorR=Tangtang'i
|KorM=From the Japanese name, combined with "이" (''-i'', Korean diminutive name ending)
|Spa=El Punzón
|SpaM=The {{wp|Scratch awl|Awl}}
}}
{{Buzzy Beetles}}
{{Buzzy Beetles}}
 
{{Glitz Pit teams}}
[[Category: Enemies]]
{{PMTTYD}}
[[Category: Buzzy Beetles]]
[[Category:Spike Tops]]
[[Category: Paper Mario Series Enemies]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door characters]]
[[Category: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Characters]]
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[[Category: Sub-Species]]
[[it:Spinarossa]]

Latest revision as of 16:31, January 7, 2025

Spiky Joe
Red Spike Top from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Sprite in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Species Red Spike Top
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“Wheeee! It's gonna be fun poking at you!”
—Spiky Joe, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Spiky Joe is a Red Spike Top that appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He is a major-league fighter in the Glitz Pit.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Spiky Joe is in the major league locker room, allowing Mario and his partner to talk to him. His team is called The Tiny Spinies; they are the first enemies that Mario faces in the major league. Spiky Joe is one of the few nice major-league members despite losing to "The Great Gonzales"; he does not hate him, and merely swears to train more and get better one day (the only other member being Hamma Jamma).

Profiles and statistics[edit]

GameCube[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
R. S. Buzzy
Red Spike Top from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Max HP 5 Attack 3 Defense 4
Location(s) Glitz Pit Role Common Level 17
Sleep? 75% Dizzy? 75% Confuse? 75%
Tiny? 90% Stop? 90% Soft? 95%
Burn? 0% Freeze? 75% Fright? 60%
Gale Force? 30% KO? 95% Moves Shell Toss (3)
Exp. points 0 Coins 1 - 2 Items None
Tattle Log #:
35 		Log The sturdiest of all the Buzzy Beetles, a Red Spike Top is impervious to fire and explosions. Plus, the spike on its back protects it from being flipped over.
Tattle Nintendo GameCubeUSA Icon in Globe That's a Red Spike Top. It's the most well protected of the Buzzy Beetle species. Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is a whopping 5[sic]. Yup... This guy is HARD! It has really high Defense, and fire and explosions don't hurt it at all. If we can just find a way to flip it over, its underside has Defense of 0... And that spike... What a pain! There's gotta be a way to flip it over...

Nintendo GameCubeThat's a Red Spike Top. It's the most well protected of the Buzzy Beetle species. Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is a whopping 4. Yup... This guy is HARD! It has really high Defense, and fire and explosions don't hurt it at all. If we can just find a way to flip it over, its underside has Defense of 0... And that spike... What a pain! There's gotta be a way to flip it over...

Nintendo Switch[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Red Spike Top
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Max HP 5 Attack 3 Defense 4
Location(s) Glitz Pit Role Common Level 17
Sleep? 75% Dizzy? 75% Confuse? 75%
Tiny? 90% Stop? 90% Soft? 95%
Burn? 0% Freeze? 75% Fright? 60%
Gale Force? 30% KO? 95% Moves Shell Toss (3)
Exp. points 0 Coins 1 - 2 Items None
Tattle Log #:
36 		Log The sturdiest of all the Buzzy Beetles, a Red Spike Top is impervious to fire and explosions. Plus, the spike on its back protects it from being flipped over.
Tattle That's a Red Spike Top. It's the most well protected of the Buzzy Beetle species. Max HP is 5, Attack is 3, and Defense is a whopping 4. Yup... This guy is HARD! It has really high Defense, and fire and explosions don't hurt it at all. If we can just find a way to flip it over, its underside has Defense of 0... And that spike... What a pain! There's gotta be a way to flip it over...

Field Tattle[edit]

  • "That guy's Spiky Joe. He's a major-leaguer, so we'll see him in the ring. He's super-proud of his hard shell and the pointy spike on top of it. Whatever."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タンタン[?]
Tantan 		Onomatopoeia for hitting sounds
Chinese 坦坦[?]
Tǎntǎn 		Transliteration of the Japanese name
Dutch Spitse Siem[?] from spits (peak-shaped) and Siem (dutch name)
French Timothée[?] Timothy
German Flimsy[?] -
Italian Spinarossa[?] Redspike
Korean 탕탕이[?]
Tangtang'i 		From the Japanese name, combined with "이" (-i, Korean diminutive name ending)
Spanish El Punzón[?] The Awl
[Edit]
Buzzy Beetles
Characters Butametto and Ushimetto • Chan • Metto Oyakata • Paper Mistake Buzzy Beetle • Spiky Joe • The Tiny Spinies • Torque
Species Big Bony Beetle • Big Buzzy Beetle • Bony Beetle • Buster Beetle • Buzz-Bomb • Buzzy Beetle • Buzzy Beetle Gang • Buzzy Beetle Tower • Dark Spike Top • Dark Stone Buzzy • Heavy Para-Beetle • M. M-Spike Top • Magmite • Magmus • Nattō • Noko Bombette • Para-Beetle • Paper Macho Buzzy Beetle • Red Spike Top • Shiny Buzzy Beetle • Small Buzzy Beetle • Small Buzzy Beetle Gang • Spike Top • Spiky Parabuzzy • Stone Buzzy
Related items Buzzy Shell • Flashy Shell
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Glitz Pit teams (at the end of Chapter 3)
Champion The Great Gonzales
Major League Rawk Hawk • The Koopinator • Chomp Country • Hamma, Bamma, and Flare • Craw-Daddy • The Fuzz • The Magikoopa Masters • The Shellshockers • The Poker Faces • The Tiny Spinies
Minor League The Iron Adonis Twins • The Bob-omb Squad • The Punk Rocks • The Mind-Bogglers • The Hand-It-Overs • Spike Storm • The Dead Bones • The Pokey Triplets • The KP Koopas • The Goomba Bros.
Replacement teams Wings of Night • The Destructors
[Edit]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo GameCube) / Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Main characters Bobbery • Flurrie • Goombella • Koops • Mario • Ms. Mowz • Princess Peach • Vivian • Yoshi Kid
Species Bub-ulb • Craw • Crow • Doogan • Duplighost • Glitz Pit Security • Jabbi • Little Mouser • Luff • Nibbles • Para-bomb • Penguin • Pianta • Pig • Puni • Ratooey • Smorg • Toad • Twilighter • Yoshi
Chapters Prologue • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8
Crystal Stars Diamond Star • Emerald Star • Gold Star • Ruby Star • Sapphire Star • Garnet Star • Crystal Star
Bosses Beldam • Blooper • Bowser • Doopliss • Gloomtail • Gold Fuzzy • Grodus • Kammy Koopa • Lord Crump • Marilyn • Rawk Hawk • The Iron Adonis Twins • Three Shadows • Vivian
Chapter bosses Cortez • Doopliss • Hooktail • Macho Grubba • Magnus von Grapple • Magnus von Grapple 2.0 • Shadow Queen • Smorg
Optional bosses Atomic Boo • Bonetail • Gus • Prince Musha • Whackaa
Minor characters Arfur • Audience • Bandy Andy • Battle Mastera • Blooey • The Bob-omb Squad • Bomberto • Bootler • Bub • Bub-ulber • Businessman • Charlieton • Chef Shimi • Chestnut King • Chet Rippo • Chomp Country • Cleftor • Craw-Daddy • Creepy Steeple Boo • Darkly • Dazzle • The Dead Bones • The Destructors • Doe T. • Don Pianta • Doopliss's parrot • Dupree • Eddy the Mask • Eve • Excess Express conductor • Excess Express engineer • Excess Express waitress • Fahr Outpost mayor • Flavio • Flo • Francesca • Frankie • Fred • The Fuzz • Garf • General White • Ghost T. • Glitzville reporter • Gloomer • Gob • Goldbob • Goom Goom • The Goomba Bros. • Goomez • Goomfrey • Goomther • Goose • Grifty • Grubba • Hamma, Bamma, and Flare • Hamma Jamma • The Hand-It-Overs • Hayzee • Heff T. • Herb T. • Ian Foomusa • Ishnail • Jabble • Jerry • Johnson • Jolene • King K • Koopie Koo • The Koopinator • Koopley • Koopook • Korvallis • The KP Koopas • Kroop • Lady Bow • Lahla • Laki • Larson • Lucky • Luigi • Lumpy • The Magikoopa Masters • Master Crash • Mayor Dour • McGoomba • Merlee • Merlon • Merluvlee • Maude • The Mind-Bogglers • Mousimilian • Mover • Mr. Hoggle • Niff T. • Nob • Pa-Patch • Parakarry • Peeka • Pennington • Petuni • Pianta syndicate • Pierre • Pine T. Jr. • Pine T. Sr. • Plenn T. • Podler • Podley • The Poker Faces • The Pokey Triplets • Porter • Prince Mush • Professor Frankly • Pungent • Pungry • Punio • Puniper • Puni elder • The Punk Rocks • Rob • Robbo Thieves • Rocko • Scarlette • Screamy • Shellshock • The Shellshockers • Sir Swoop • Spike Storm • Spiky Joe • Stewart • Swindell • Swob • Sylvia • TEC • Thriff T. • The Tiny Spinies • Toad sailor • Toad sailor's brother • Toad salesmana • Toadette • Toadia • Toadsworth • Toce T. • Tony • Toodles • Torque • Traveling Sisters Three • Twilight Shop manager • Twilight Shop manager's wife • Vinny • Whacka • Wings of Night • Wonky • Zess T. • Zip Toad
Enemies Bandit (Badge · Big) • Bill Blaster (Bombshell) • Blooper • Bob-omb (Bob-ulk · Bulky) • Boo (Atomic · Dark) • Bristle (Dark) • Bullet Bill (Bombshell) • Buzzy Beetle (Parabuzzy (Spiky) · Spike Top (Red)) • Chain-Chomp (Red) • Cleft (Bald (Hyper) · Hyper · Iron · Moon) • Crazee Dayzee (Amazy) • Dark Craw • Dry Bones (Dark · Dull · Red) • Ember (Lava Bubble · Phantom) • Fire Bar • Fuzzy (Green · Flower · Horde) • Goomba (Gloomba (Para · Spiky) · Hyper (Para · Spiky) · Para · Spiky) • Goomboarda • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Fire) • Koopa Troopa (Dark (Para) · Koopatrol (Dark) · KP (Para) · Para · Shady (Para)) • Lakitu (Dark) • Magikoopa (Green · Red · White) • Pale Piranha (Frost · Piranha Plant · Putrid) • Pider (Arantula) • Pokey (Poison) • Ruff Puff (Dark · Ice · Poison) • Spinia (Spania · Spunia) • Spiny (Sky-Blue) • Swooper (Swampire · Swoopula) • Wizzerd (Dark · Elite) • X-Fist (Punch) • X-Naut (Elite · PhD · Platoon) • Yux (Grodus X · Mini · X-Yux (Mini) · Z-Yux (Mini))
Locations Boggly Woods • Broadshroom • Circuit Break Island • Creepy Steeple • Deepdown Depot • Excess Express • Fahr Outpost • Flurrie's House • Fresh Juice Shop • Glitz Pit • Glitzville • Goomstar Temple • Great Tree • Grimble Forest • Hatesong Tower • Herb T.'s place • Hooktail Castle • Hot Dog Stand • Inn • Item Shop • Jazzafrazz Town • Keelhaul Key • Keelhaul Galleria • Lovely Howz of Badges • Mario Bros.' House • Moon • Netherworld • Niff T.'s shop • Northwinds Mart • Palace of Shadow • Palace of Shadow Tower • Path to Fahr Outpost • Path to Shhwonk Fortress • Petalburg • Petal Meadows • Pianta Parlor • Pirate's Grotto • Pit of 100 Trials • Podley's Place • Plumpbelly Village • Poshley Heights • Poshley Sanctum • Pudding Continent • Pungent's Great Tree Shop • Rapturous Ruins • Riverside Station • Rogueport • Rogueport Underground • Rumblebump Volcano • Sales Stall • Shhwonk Fortress • Souvenir shop • Strudel Continent • Toad Bros. Bazaar • Trouble Center • Twilight Shop • Twilight Town • Twilight Trail • Waffle Kingdom • Westside Goods • X-Naut Fortress
Bowser levels World 1 • World 2 • World 3
Moves Action Command • Appeal • Art Attack • Boat Mode • Bob-ombast • Body Slam • Bomb • Bomb Squad • Charge • Clock Out • Dodgy Fog • Earth Tremor • Fiery Jinx • First Strike • Flee • Gale Force • Ground Pound • Guard • Gulp • Headbonk • Hold Fast • Infatuate • Jump • Kiss Thief • Lip Lock • Love Slap • Mini-Egg • Multibonk • Paper Mode • Plane Mode • Power Lift • Power Shell • Rally Wink • Shade Fist • Shell Shield • Shell Slam • Shell Toss • Showstopper • Smooch • Spring Jump • Stampede • Stylish move • Super Hammer • Superguard • Supernova • Sweet Feast • Sweet Treat • Tattle • Tease • Tube Mode • Ultra Hammer • Veil
Objects Badge • Big Bob • Black chest • Black Skull • Boat panel • Brick block • Candy Pop • Cheep Blimp • Chomp Rock • Cog • Coin • Coin block • Coral • Crystal Ball • Elevator • Flagpole • Flower • Heart • Hidden block • Koopa Clown Car • Meat • Metal Block • Pianta token • Plane panel • Power-draining machine • Recovery block • S.S. Flavion • Save Block • Shine Block • Star Piece • Stone Block • Stone keys • Switch • Teleporter • The Thousand-Year Door • Treasure chest • Warp Pipe • X-Naut ship • Yellow Block
Stats / statuses Allergic • Badge Point • Burn • Charged • Confused • Danger • Defense • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Dodgy • Electrified • Fast • Flower Point • Frozen • Heart Point • Huge • Immobilized • Invisible • Payback • Peril • Poison • Power • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Regeneration • Sleep • Slow • Soft • Star Point • Star Power • Tiny
Miscellaneous 65th Trivia Quiz-Off • 66th Trivia Quiz-Off • Art Gallerya • Badges • Bestiary (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Boom-bassa-boom Festival • Bingo! • Block locations (Hidden) • Enemy formations • Flash game • Gallery (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Glitches (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Goldbobbington's • Happy Lucky Lottery • Koopa Clan • Level up • Luigi Fan Club • Jazzafrazz Town Drama Slam • Mist • Parade • Partner Hintsa • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (By character: A–F · G–K · L–R · S–Z) • Recipes • Rogueport Direct Mail Service • Rogueport Restoration Committee • Selling prices • Shine Sprites • Shops • Sound Gallerya • Staff (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Star Pieces • Star Point amounts • Story predictions • Stump Petuni • Tattles (Nintendo Switch) • Treasure chest locations • University of Goom • Unnamed NPCs • X-Nauts
a Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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