Spikely

Spikely
A Spikely from Mario & Luigi: Brothership
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Variant of	Thorb
Variants Big Spikely 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 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 Glohmy 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. Snaptors 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 Spikelies.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy
Spikely (LV10)
	HP	52	POW	36	Defense	33
	Experience	25	Coins	13	Speed	33
	Location(s)	Lushgreen Sea, Great Lighthouse Island	Role	Common	Item drop(s)	Refreshing Herb (3%) Syrup (1%)
	Level	10	Type	Spiked
Notes: N/A

Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy
Spikely (LV13)
	HP	72	POW	46	Defense	44
	Experience	40	Coins	19	Speed	41
	Location(s)	Merrygo Island	Role	Common	Item drop(s)	None
	Level	13	Type	Spiked
Notes: This enemy is only fought if carried into the battle by a Snaptor.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy
Spikely (LV15)
	HP	86	POW	53	Defense	53
	Experience	57	Coins	23	Speed	47
	Location(s)	Lottacoins Island	Role	Common	Item drop(s)	None
	Level	15	Type	Spiked
Notes: This enemy is only fought if carried into the battle by a Snaptor.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	トゲボン[?] Togebon	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)
Chinese	尖刺宝[?] Jiāncì Bǎo	From「尖刺」(jiāncì, "thorn/spike") and「宝」(bǎo, an affectionate suffix)
Dutch	Spikely[?]	-
French	Boulépine[?]	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
German	Piksomino[?]	-
Italian	Spinotto	From spina ("thorn"/"spike") and the diminutive suffix "-otto"; it also means "plug"
Korean	가시도령[?] Gasidoryeong	Portmanteau of "가시" (gasi, "thorn/spike") or "가시동글이" (Gasidonggeuri, "Thorb") and "도령" (doryeong, an affectionate term for young, unmarried men)
Portuguese	Espinhuço	From espinho ("spike") and -uço (suffix, means "a lot")
Spanish	Puelectrín	Portmanteau of púas ("spikes"), eléctrico ("electric") and puercoespín ("porcupine")

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.