Spike

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“Spike 'em, er...Spike!”

—Bowser Jr., Mario Party 9

Spikes (Gabons in Japan) are Koopa enemies that throw spiked balls. They were first designed by Hiroyuki Kimura at Nintendo,^[1] and they first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 3

Spikes are enemies that appeared first in Super Mario Bros. 3. They were found in the Sea Side and Iced Land stages, and attack by pulling spiked balls out of their stomachs and throwing them at Mario or Luigi; like Lakitus, they have unlimited amounts of ammo. Despite their appearance, Spikes can be stomped even when they're holding their spiked balls above their heads.

New Super Mario Bros.

An icy variety of Spike called Snow Spike also appears in New Super Mario Bros. and instead of spiked balls, they throw snowballs that progressively get bigger.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

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Official artwork of a Spike from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Normal Spikes reappear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, along with Stone Spikes, a blue variety that uses stone spikeballs. Spikes can be defeated by a simple jump to the head, however, unlike in Super Mario Bros. 3 if the Spike is holding a Spiked Ball it will damage the player. They can also be defeated by fireballs or barrels and can also be frozen via the Ice Flower or the Penguin Suit power-ups.

In this game, Spikes stay at one spot instead of walking around, although they can turn directions. The green variation only appears in World 2.

Unlike regular spiked balls which destroys blocks, the Spike's spiked balls cannot break blocks.

New Super Mario Bros. U

Spikes and Stone Spike also appear in New Super Mario Bros. U where they act in the same way they did in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, green variation appears at their own level called Spike's Spouting Sands which appear mounted Flying Question Blocks while Stone Spikes appear in Dry Desert Mushrooms.

Super Mario 3D World

Spikes make their first appearance in a 3D Mario platformer game in Super Mario 3D World. Here, they appear in a few levels, such as Spike's Lost City and Hands-On Hall, and throw spiked rollers instead of spiked balls.

Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.

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A Spike walking alongside Mario, a Boomerang Bro., and a Para-Beetle in Super Mario Momotarō.

In Super Mario Momotarō, a Spike is the last creature to join Mario on his mission to rescue Princess Peach. The Spike hopes to get his revenge against Bowser for destroying his home world. During the final battle he helps by knocking Ludwig von Koopa out with an exploding spike ball. After the final battle, he joins Mario in returning the treasure Bowser had stolen to their rightful owners.

Nintendo Adventure Books

In Leaping Lizards, an unnamed Spike competes in the International Mushroom Games as member of the Sneaks, a team composed of random monsters. What events he competes in besides the Beetlebowl (an all-team event) are unspecified; depending on the readers choice as to who acts as the offensive line in the Beetlebowl event, the Spike may steal a Hoopster from Lemmy Koopa, and attack him with an exploding watermelon. Additionally, when Feldspar, the host and referee of the games, mistakenly introduces the team as the Snakes, it is the Spike who corrects him.

Yoshi series

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Spikes later reappear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. In this game, they were smaller than normal but were able to create gigantic spike balls larger than their own bodies. They only are in BLIZZARD!!!, but in the remake, they also appear in Endless World of Yoshis. They are erroneously named "Mace Penguins."

Yoshi's Story

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A Gabon from Yoshi's Story.

Spikes reappear in Yoshi's Story in the level Jungle Hut on Page 4. They regurgitate spiked balls and roll them down hills. The Yoshis may eat them, but the Green Yoshi likes them best. They are mistakenly known as "Gabons", probably a translation error.

According to the text seen after beating the level, the Baby Yoshis apparently met one specific Spike named "Gabon" while entering his hut. All that is known about the encounter is that the angered Spike threw various objects at the Baby Yoshis.

Super Princess Peach

The Spike's appearance in Super Princess Peach.

Spikes also appear in Super Princess Peach, which also introduces the orange haired, enraged Mad Spike.

Mario Party 9

A giant Spike appears as a boss in Mario Party 9. It is the mid boss of the Magma Mine board, while the stage boss is Chain Chomp. The minigame it is fought in is Spike Strike. During the minigame, the Spike attacks the players by spitting spiked balls onto the paths leading to them. The players must attack it by quickly choosing a hammer to smack the spiked balls back at him.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Template:Pmssenemy Spikes make their Paper Mario debut in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. They only appear within the levels of World 2. They will chase Mario and throw their spike balls instead of tossing them slightly and letting it roll. In battle, Spikes can hold a spike ball over their heads, making jump attacks ineffective until they throw the ball on their next turn. Spikes can also Ground Pound Mario. When defeated they occasionally drop a Spike Ball sticker. Snow Spikes from New Super Mario Bros. also appear in this game and sometimes drop a Snowball sticker. If a Spiked ball is touched outside battle from a Spike, Mario loses 2 Heart Points.

Mario Golf: World Tour

Spikes appear in Mario Golf: World Tour as NPC characters in the Castle Club game mode. Their name can also appear on the tournament scoreboard. A giant one is also seen in Wiggler Park.

Names in other languages

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Gallery

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Trivia

In Japanese, the spiked balls thrown by Spikes and Ptooies are named "shūringan" (シューリンガン). Shūringan is another of Lakitu's names.
In the Super Mario Bros. movie, King Koopa's cousin is named Spike.
Spikes have black Buzzy Beetle-like shells on their backs that are too small for them to enter.
Spikes are Mario's least favorite enemies to fight

References

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Obstacles		Bowser Statue • Candy ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Diagonal cannon • Falling spike^a • Fire-Bar^a • Giant cannon • Giant cannonball • Lava • Pit • Quartet-cannon • Rocket Engine • Roto-Disc • Spike • Tornado • Turtle Cannon
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[Edit] Yoshi's Story
Playable characters		Yoshis
Bosses		Cloud N. Candy • Inviso • Cloudjin • Don Bongo • Baby Bowser
Mini-bosses		Bone Dragon • Snorkel Snake • Slug
Allies		Balloon Bully • Dragon • Ghost Rider • Ghost Stream • Huffin Puffin • Miss Warp • Neuron • Poochy • Power Bee • Snake • White Shy Guy
Items		Bob-bomb • Bumber 'Chute • Coin • Coin (hopping) • Giant Egg • Key • Power Flower • Special Heart • Tulip • Yoshi egg
Objects		? Bubble • ? Switch • Arrow Sign • Bubble • Cloud Puffer • Delay Switch • Egg Block • Falling spike • Flatbed Ferry • Locked door • Message Block • Mystery Crate • Pipe • Post • Propeller Lift • Rock block • Seesaw • Spring • Super Happy Tree • Surprise Ball • Swing • Vase • Vine*
Fruits		Apple • Bananas • Bomb Berry • Favorite Fruit • Grapes • Heart Fruit • Lucky Fruit • Melon • Pepper • Watermelon
Obstacles		Ball 'N' Chain • Ball and chain • Beehive • Blaster • Bocci Ball • Bumper Ball • Buzz saw • Chain Gate • Direction Switch • Flaming urn • Jelly • Piston • Pit • Rail Lift • Shy Guy Galleon • Spike • Spiked ball • Sprocket • Sword
Moves		Crouch • Dash • Egg Throw • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Sniff • Swallow • Swim
Enemies		Air Bag • Attacky Sack • Bamboo dancers • Bee • Big & Little Boo • Black Shy Guy • Blargg • Blindfold Boo • Block Boo • Blurp • Bob-bomb • Bone Dragon • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bumblebee • Bumpty • Burner Heihō • Clam • Centipede • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • ComBat • Do-Drop • Flying Shy Guy • Frog • Fuzzy Wiggler • Gabon • Ghost • Goonie • Ick Worm • Jelly Ghost • Jellyfish • Lava Ghost • Little Boo • Mr. Eel • Nipper Plant • Nipper Spore • Pak E. Derm • Para-bomb • Peeper • Piranha Pest • Piranha Plant • Piranha Sprout • Puffer • Raven • Sea Anemone • Sea cactus • Sensuikan Heihō • Shy Guy • Shy Guy On Stilts • Shy Guys on Pogo Sticks • Snow Guy • Spark Spook • Spider • Spike • Spiked Fun Guy • Spiny Fish • Spiked stone • Tehee Butterfly • Toady • Vine Slime*
Levels	P. 1-Beginning	Treasure Hunt • Surprise!! • Rail Lift • Tower Climb
	P. 2-Cavern	Bone Dragon Pit • Blargg's Boiler • Jelly Pipe • Torrential Maze
	P. 3-Summit	Cloud Cruising • The Tall Tower • Poochy & Nippy • Frustration
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	P. 5-Ocean	Lots O'Jelly Fish • Lots O'Fish • Shy Guy Limbo • Shy Guy's Ship
	P. 6-Finale	Mecha Castle • Lift Castle • Ghost Castle • Magma Castle
	Miscellaneous	Practice
Minigames		Broad Jump • Catch the Coins • Melon Race • Special Delivery
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[Edit] Super Princess Peach
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Peach's vibes	Joy • Rage • Gloom • Calm
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Worlds	Ladida Plains • Hoo's Wood • Shriek Mansion • Fury Volcano • Wavy Beach • Gleam Glacier • Giddy Sky • Bowser's Villa
Enemies	Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother (Calm) • Banzai Bill (Mad) • Big Boo (Mad) • Big Chain Chomp • Blindfold Boo • Blooper (Glad) • Blurp (Mad) • Bob-omb (Glad) • Boo (Mad) • Bullet Bill (Mad) • Cannon (Calm) • Chain Chomp (Calm) • Cheep Cheep (Sad) • Dry Bones (Sad) • Fang (Glad) (Mini-Fang Swarm) • Firewheel • Fishing Boo (Calm) • Flameface • Goomba (Mad · Sad) • Goombette • Green Koopa (Mad) • Hammer Bro (Calm) • Hoolet • Hothead • Kamek • Lakitu (Calm) • Lil' Sparky • Mecha-Spike Top (Mad) • Nipper Plant (Sad) • Parabomb (Glad) • Paragoomba (Sad) • Paratroopa (Mad) • Piranha Plant (Glad) • Podoboo • Pokey (Mad) • Ptooie (Glad) • Raven (Sad) • Red Koopa (Glad) • Red Paragoomba (Mad) • Red Paratroopa (Glad) • Rex (Sad) • Rockethand • Sandslab • Security Thwomp • Spike (Mad) • Spiny (Sad) • Smogball • Starfish • Thump • Thwomp • Torpedo tube • Torpedo Ted (Glad) • Unshelled Koopa • Urchin • Volcano Plant (Calm) • Walruss • Weighdown
Items	Coin • Courage Soda • Crystal • Endless Vibe • Five Coin • Music score • Natural Power • Puzzle Piece • Tough Coffee • Vibe Tea
Objects	! Block • ! Cloud • ! Switch • Balloon • Bowser Statue • Donut Block • Flamethrower • Flatbed Ferry • Goal gate • Heart Panel • Hot air balloon • Icicle • Koopa Shellceiver • Lakitu's Cloud • Lava Geyser • Message Block • Party Ball • Peach statue • Quicksand • Rotating Block • Spike Trap • Torpedo tube • Warp Pipe
Moves	Bowlbrella • Chargebrella • Dashbrella • Floatbrella • Poundbrella • Slide Kick • Slidebrella • Subrella • Vibe (Calm, Gloom, Joy, Rage)
Minigames	Toad Jump • Toad Shot • Toad Tote
Miscellaneous	Media • Parasol Fall • Peach Hit Five • Pre-release and unused content • Staff

[Edit] New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Playable characters	Mario • Luigi • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad
Supporting characters	Yoshi • Princess Peach • Toad
Bosses	Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Larry Koopa · Roy Koopa · Lemmy Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa · Iggy Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Ludwig von Koopa) • Magikoopa • Bowser
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Moves	Crouch • Dash • Double Jump • Drill Spin • Fly • Ground Pound • Jump • Midair Spin • Shell Toss • Simultaneous Ground Pound • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Enemies	Amp • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Boo • Big Dry Bones • Big Fire Piranha • Big Fuzzy • Big Thwomp • Big Wiggler • Big Urchin • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Blooper • Blooper Baby • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bramball • Broozer • Bulber • Bull's-Eye Banzai • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cannon • Cannonball • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Cheep-Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Clampy • Climbing Koopa • Cooligan • Crowber • Deep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Eep Cheep • Fire Bro • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Flame Chomp • Foo • Fuzzy • Giant cannon • Giant cannonball • Giant Goomba • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Heavy Para-Beetle • Hefty Goomba • Huckit Crab • Ice Bro • Jellybeam • King Bill • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Mechakoopa • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Mega Deep-Cheep • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Para-Beetle • Parabomb • Paragoomba • Piranha Flower • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prickly Goomba • Quartet-cannon • River Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat • Sledge Bro • Spike • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Super Piranha Plant • Swoop • Thwomp • Urchin • Venus Fire Trap • Wiggler
Obstacles	Ash • Ball 'N' Chain • Burner • Circus ball • Fire Bar • Ghost Block • Ghost Vase • Giant Spiked Ball • Huge Icicle • Icicle • Jumbo Ray • Lava Geyser • Ring • Skewer • Spiked ball • Volcanic debris
Minigames	1-up Blast • Power-up Panels • Enemy Course
Further info	Paah • Coin Battle • Gallery • Glitches • Hint movies • Media • New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos • Pre-release and unused content • Staff • Time Limit • Trading cards