Spike Top
From the Super Mario Wiki
Spike Tops are similar to Buzzy Beetles, except their shells are red and have a single spike projecting out of the top, making them impossible to be jumped upon, while still being resistant to fire. They crawl around walls in Super Mario World, New Super Mario Bros., and Super Princess Peach. They are also one of the few enemies in Super Princess Peach resistant to Perry. They are blue in Super Paper Mario and in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, where Red Spike Tops appear as a sub-species.
In Paper Mario, Spike Tops appear as enemies in Mt. Lavalava.
Super Princess Peach refers to the Spike Top as the Mecha-Spike Top. Despite this name, the Spike Tops of Super Princess Peach look no different than Spike Tops of other games, and therefore do not appear to be mechanical. Super Princess Peach also introduces an angry variety, the Mad Mecha-Spike Top, which can stretch out its spike to attack foes.
[edit] Foreign Names
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| French | Picos | Pun on "picot" (needle, spike) |
| German | Pickelkäfer | "Pick Beetle" |
[edit] Stats
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Enemy | |
| Spike Top | |
| |
| Max HP | 5 |
| Attack | 3 |
| Defense | 4 |
| Location(s) | Creepy Steeple, Riverside Station, Pit of 100 Trials |
| Log | This Buzzy has high defense and a pointy spike on its shell. You'll take damage if you stomp on it. |
| Items | None |
| Moves | Shell Toss (3) |
| Tattle | That's a Spike Top. It's a Buzzy Beetle with a spike on its back. Like other Buzzies, fire and explosions have absolutely no effect on it. But, you can flip it over to drop its Defense to 0! I'm sure you know this already, but try not to jump on it. That spike hurts. |
| Bestiary 31 32 33 | |
| Super Paper Mario Enemy | |
| Spike Top | |
| |
| Max HP | 1 |
| Attack | 2 |
| Defense | 3 |
| Card Type | Common |
| Card Description | A Buzzy Beetle that's spiked out and ready to go. Try to control your urge to stomp on it. |
| Tattle | |
| List of Catch Cards 17 18 19 | |
| Buzzy Beetle Characters | |
|---|---|
| Chan | Spiky Joe | Tiny Spinies | Torque | |
| Buzzy Beetle Species | |
| Bony Beetle | Buster Beetle | Buzz-Bomb | Buzzy Beetle | Dark Spike Top | Dark Stone Buzzy | Noko Bombette | Para-Beetle | Parabuzzy | Red Spike Buzzy | Spike Top | Spiky Parabuzzy | Stone Buzzy | |
