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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SpindelSM64.png|150px]] [[File:SpindelSM64DS.png]]<br>A Spindel from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|image=[[File:SpindelSM64DS.png|150px]]<br>Model from ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|parent_species=[[Grindel]]
|variant_of=[[Grindel]]
|relatives=[[Rhomp]]
|relatives=[[Rhomp]]
}}
}}
A '''Spindel'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 12.</ref> is a type of [[Grindel]] that appeared in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. It is a cylindrical creature made of stone that continuously rolls over the same stretch of territory. The name "Spindel" comes from the word ''spindle'', which is the part of a spinning wheel that holds the yarn that is being spun. Spindel also resembles a giant cylinder with a thread of yarn spun around it, but with a face.
A '''Spindel'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=12}}</ref> is a type of [[Grindel]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. It is a cylindrical creature made of stone that continuously rolls over the same stretch of territory. Its name comes from "spindle," which is the part of a spinning wheel that holds the yarn that is being spun. A Spindel also resembles a giant cylinder with a thread of yarn spun around it but with a face. A lone Spindel appears exclusively in the [[Shifting Sand Land#Inside the pyramid|pyramid]] of [[Shifting Sand Land]], where it can be found rolling back and forth in one section of the pyramid. There is a safe spot where [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]] can hide to avoid being squished, though if one of them does get squished, he loses three wedges from his [[Health Meter#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Power Meter]].


Popular Bald Mario Streamer, Raysfire, is known to reference this character, the [[Grindel]] , and many others while streaming.
A Spindel appears in volume 16 of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga. It tries squashing Mario and the [[Bob-omb Buddy]] accompanying him, but it fails and crashes.


Enemies with similar functions to Spindels, called [[Rhomp]]s, appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
Enemies with similar functions to Spindels, called [[Rhomp]]s, appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.


==History==
==Gallery==
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
<gallery>
{{multiple image
SpindelSM64.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|align=left
Spindelscreenshot.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 64''
|direction=horizontal
Spindel SM64DS.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 64 DS''
|image1=Spindelscreenshot.png
SpindelSuperMario-Kun.png|A Spindel in the pyramid in ''Super Mario-kun''
|width1=167
</gallery>
|image2=Spindel SM64DS.png
|width2=155
|footer=Spindels as they appear in ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Super Mario 64 DS''.
}}
A lone Spindel appears exclusively in the [[Shifting Sand Land#Inside the Pyramid|pyramid]] of [[Shifting Sand Land]], where it can be found rolling back and forth in one section of the pyramid. There is a safe spot where [[Mario]] can hide to avoid being squished, though if he does get squished, he loses three sections of his [[Health Meter]].
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:SpindelSuperMario-Kun.png|thumb|A Spindel in the pyramid in ''Super Mario-kun''.]]
A Spindel appears in volume 16 of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga. It tries squashing Mario and the [[Bob-omb Buddy]] accompanying him, but fails and crashes.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ドングル
|Jap=ドングル
|JapR=Donguru
|JapR=Donguru
|JapM=Portmanteau of「ドン」(''don'', an onomatopoeia for colliding) and「グルグル」(''guruguru'', an onomatopoeia for spinning)
|JapM=Portmanteau of「ドン」(''don'', onomatopoeia for colliding) and「グルグル」(''guru-guru'', onomatopoeia for spinning); also follows the format of「ドンカク」(''Donkaku'', "[[Grindel]]")
|Ger=Walzen-Walter
|Ger=Walzen-Walter<ref>{{cite|author=Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1997|page=9}}</ref>
|GerM=From ''Walze'' (barrel) and the name Walter
|GerM=From ''walzen'' ("to roll") and the male given name "Walter"
|Ita=Spindel<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 86</ref>
|Ita=Spindel<ref>{{cite|date=2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-8893674362|page=86}}</ref>
|ItaM=-
}}
}}


==References==
==References==
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{{Thwomps}}
{{Thwomps}}
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Latest revision as of 13:51, September 23, 2024

Spindel
Spindel
Model from Super Mario 64 DS
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Grindel
Relatives

A Spindel[1] is a type of Grindel that appears in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. It is a cylindrical creature made of stone that continuously rolls over the same stretch of territory. Its name comes from "spindle," which is the part of a spinning wheel that holds the yarn that is being spun. A Spindel also resembles a giant cylinder with a thread of yarn spun around it but with a face. A lone Spindel appears exclusively in the pyramid of Shifting Sand Land, where it can be found rolling back and forth in one section of the pyramid. There is a safe spot where Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, and Wario can hide to avoid being squished, though if one of them does get squished, he loses three wedges from his Power Meter.

A Spindel appears in volume 16 of the Super Mario-kun manga. It tries squashing Mario and the Bob-omb Buddy accompanying him, but it fails and crashes.

Enemies with similar functions to Spindels, called Rhomps, appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドングル[?]
Donguru
Portmanteau of「ドン」(don, onomatopoeia for colliding) and「グルグル」(guru-guru, onomatopoeia for spinning); also follows the format of「ドンカク」(Donkaku, "Grindel")
German Walzen-Walter[2] From walzen ("to roll") and the male given name "Walter"
Italian Spindel[3] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 12.
  2. ^ Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors (1997). Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 9.
  3. ^ 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-8893674362. Page 86.