Spike Pillar

A Spike Pillar, from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Spike Pillars are black, spiked pillars. First appearing in Super Mario World, they can cause an instant life loss if they touch Mario. In later games, they injure Mario without causing instant life loss.

All pillars are vertical in Super Mario World, but there are some horizontal pillars in New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Also, New Super Mario Bros. Wii does feature some even larger spike pillars in World 6-Tower and World 7-Castle.

In Wario Land: Shake It!, spiked pillars are featured only in underwater levels. If Wario inside his Subwarine comes in contact with these pillars, the Subwarine will takes damage reducing Wario's heart health to half.

Donkey Kong Country Returns also contains some spiked pillars in the level, Jagged Jewels.

Spike Pillars from New Super Mario Bros. Wii make a return in the Nintendo 3DS game, Super Mario 3D Land, where they are no longer in castles, but are on airships instead. This marks Spike Pillars' first appearance in a 3D Mario game. They cannot be destroyed, even while invincible; as Statue Mario or Invincible Mario (including White Tanooki Mario), they can only be stopped if run into.

In New Super Mario Bros. 2, Spike Pillars make a reappearance, but unlike in the past New Super Mario Bros. installments, they only appeared in one level, which is the World 3-Tower, and were all horizontal.

Spike Pillars make another appearance in New Super Mario Bros. U, only found at the level, Giant Skewer Tower. Unlike in the prequel titles, however, all the spike pillars operated in the same manner as the larger spike pillars that were in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Their lengths can vary though.

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  A Spike Pillar, from Super Mario World

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  A Spike Pillar, from New Super Mario Bros..

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  Spike Pillars, from Super Mario World (left), and New Super Mario Bros. (right).

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  The Spike Pillar lookalikes, from Donkey Kong Country Returns.

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  Two Spike Pillars, from Super Mario 3D Land.

Super Mario World
Protagonists	Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Dolphin
Bosses	Iggy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Roy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Larry Koopa • Bowser • Reznor • The Big Boo
Items	Super Mushroom • Fire Flower • Cape Feather • Star • 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Key • Coin • P-Balloon • Dragon Coin • P-Switch • Berry • Yoshi's Wings• Jumping Board • ? Ball • Silver Coin • Grab Block • Coin Snake
Worlds of Dinosaur Land	Yoshi's Island • Donut Plains • Vanilla Dome • Twin Bridges • Forest of Illusion • Chocolate Island • Valley of Bowser • Star World • Special World
Enemies & Obstacles	Amazing Flyin' Hammer Bro. • Ball 'n' Chain • Banzai Bill • Beak Pillar • Big Boo • Big Bubble • Big Steely • Blargg • Blurp • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo Buddy • Boo Buddy Block • Boo Buddy Snake • Boo Buddy Swarm • Bound Fire • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chainsaw • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep-Cheep • Circling Boo Buddies • Climbing Koopa • Dino Rhino • Dino-Torch • Disappearing Boo Buddies • Dry Bones • Eerie • Falling Spike • Fishbone • Fishin' Boo • Fishin' Lakitu • Floating Mine • Flying Goomba • Fuzzy • Gold Bowser Statue • Goomba • Gray Bowser Statue • Grinder • Hothead • Jumping Piranha Plant • Jumping Pumpkin Plant • Kamikaze Koopa • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Lakitu • Podoboo • Li'l Sparky • Magikoopa • Mask Koopa • Mecha-Koopa • Mega Mole • Monty Mole • Muncher • Ninji • Para-bomb • Paragoomba • Para Mask Koopa • Pidgit Bill • Pillar • Pipe Lakitu • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Rex • Rip Van Fish • Spike Top • Spike Pillar • Spiny • Sumo Bro. • Super Koopa • Swooper • Thwimp • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Urchin • Volcano Lotus • Wiggler
Other	On-Off Switch • Roulette Block • Jump Block • Keyhole • Midway Gate • Giant Gate • Bonus Game • Bonus Star • Rope • Hint Block • Bonus Block • Skull Raft • Triangular Block

New Super Mario Bros.
Protagonists		Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Toadsworth • Dorrie • Phantom Hand
Worlds		World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8
Bosses		Bowser Jr. • Bowser • Mummipokey • Cheepskipper • Mega Goomba • Petey Piranha • Monty Tank • Lakithunder • Dry Bowser
Items		Super Mushroom • 1-Up Mushroom • Mini Mushroom • Mega Mushroom • Fire Flower • Blue Shell • Star • Coin • Blue Coin • Silver Coin • Red Coin • Star Coin • Star Coin Sign • Trampoline • Red Ring • Big Star • Platform Block
Enemies		Amp • Ball 'n' Chain • Balloon Boo • Banzai Bill • Big Piranha Plant • Big Whomp • Blockhopper • Bob-omb • Boomerang Bro. • Boo • Broozer • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Cheep-Chomp • Climbing Koopa • Crowber • Deep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Firebar • Fire Bro. • Fire Chomp • Fire Snake • Giant Spiked Ball • Goomba • Hammer Bro. • Kab-omb • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Mega Deep-Cheep • Mega Unagi • Micro-Goomba • Moneybag • Paragoomba • Pillar • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Raining Debris • Rocket Engine • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Snailicorn • Snow Spike • Spike Bass • Spike Top • Spike Pillar • Spiked Ball • Spiny • Splunkin • Squiggler • Super Dry Bones • Sushi • Sledge Bro. • Swooper • Thwomp • Unagi • Venus Fire Trap • Wiggler • Whomp
Miscellaneous		Roulette Block • Toad House
Minigames	Action	Balloon Racing • Danger, Bob-omb! Danger! • Lakitu Launch • Snowball Slalom • Whack-a-Monty
	Puzzle	Coincentration • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Puzzle Panel • Wanted! • Which Wiggler?
	Table	Luigi's Thrilling Cards • Luigi-Jack • Memory Match • Pair-a-Gone • Picture Poker • Speed
	Variety	Bob-omb Squad • Bounce and Trounce • Mario's Slides • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Time

New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Playable Characters	Mario • Luigi • Blue Toad • Yellow Toad
Supporting Characters	Yoshi • Princess Peach • Toad
Bosses	Bowser Jr. • Larry Koopa • Roy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Ludwig von Koopa • Kamek • Bowser
Worlds	World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 • World 9 • Coin Courses
Items	Super Mushroom • Mario Car • 1-Up Mushroom • Mini Mushroom • Propeller Mushroom • Fire Flower • Ice Flower • Penguin Suit • Star • Coin • Blue Coin • Silver Coin • Red Coin • Red Ring • Star Coin • Trampoline • POW Block • Glow Block • Propeller Block • Stretch Block • Roulette Block • P-Switch • ? Switch • Red ! Switch • Lakitu Block • Barrel • Toad Balloon • Berry
Aids	Green Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Pink Yoshi • Light Blue Yoshi • Jumbo Ray • Spine Coaster
Enemies	Amp • Baby Blooper • Ball 'n' Chain • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Blaster • Big Boo • Bill Blaster • Blooper • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Bulber • Boo • Boomerang Bro. • Bramball • Broozer • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cannonball • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Cheep-Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Clampy • Climbing Koopa • Cooligan • Crowber • Deep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Eep-Cheep • Firebar • Fire Bro. • Fire Chomp • Fire Snake • Fishbone • Foo • Fuzzy • Ghost Vase • Giant Cannonball • Giant Spiked Ball • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Hammer Bro. • Heavy Para-Beetle • Huckit Crab • Ice Bro. • Jellybeam • King Bill • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Magikoopa • Mecha-Koopa • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Mega Deep-Cheep • Mega Fuzzy • Mega Goomba • Mega Urchin • Mega Wiggler • Micro-Goomba • Missile Banzai Bill • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Para-bomb • Para-Beetle • Paragoomba • Pillar • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Raining Debris • River Piranha Plant • Rocket Engine • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat • Sledge Bro. • Spike • Spike Pillar • Spike Top • Spiked Ball • Spiny • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Super Dry Bones • Super Piranha Plant • Super Thwomp • Super Venus Fire Trap • Swooper • Thwomp • Urchin • Venus Fire Trap • Wiggler
Other	Hint Movies • Wind • Sand Geyser
Minigames	1-Up Blast • Power-Up Panels • Enemy Course
Further info	Beta elements • Staff • Glitches • Coin Battle

Super Mario 3D Land
Main Characters	Mario • Luigi
Supporting Cast	Princess Peach • Toad(s)
Worlds	World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 • Special 1 • Special 2 • Special 3 • Special 4 • Special 5 • Special 6 • Special 7 • Special 8
Items and objects	+ Clock • ? Block • 1-Up Mushroom • Assist Block • Baddie Box • Binoculars • Boomerang Flower • Brick Block • Cannon • Coin • Coin Block • Crate • Donut Lift • Elevator • Flip-Swap Platform • Fire Flower • Flying ? Block • Invincibility Leaf • Jump Block • Mystery Box • Propeller Box • Question Box • P-Switch • P-Wing • Platform Block • Rainbow Note • Red Coin • Red Ring • Roulette Block • Snake Panel • Star Medal • Statue Leaf • StreetPass Gift • Super Star • Super Mushroom • Super Leaf • Tail Tree • Warp Pipe • Coin Ring
Enemies	Ball 'n' Chain • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Blaster • Biddybud • Big Boo • Bill Blaster • Blokkablok • Boo • Boomerang Bro. • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Chain-Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Coin Coffer • Cosmic Clone • Draglet • Dry Bones • Fake Block • Firebar • Flophopper • Fuzzy • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Grand Tail Goomba • Grinder • Hammer Bro. • Inky Piranha Plant • Koopa Troopa • Magikoopa • Monty Mole • Morty Mole • Magmaargh • Para-Biddybud • Paragoomba • Peepa • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Prongo • Rocky Wrench • Rocket Engine • Sandmaargh • Spike Eel • Spiked Ball • Spiked Pillar • Spiky Plant • Spiny • Stingby • Tail Bob-omb • Tail Boo • Tail Bullet Bill • Tail Goomba • Tail Thwomp • Thwomp • Venus Fire Trap • Wallop
Bosses	Bowser • Dry Bowser • False Bowser • Boom Boom • Pom Pom

New Super Mario Bros. 2
Playable Characters	Mario • Luigi
Supporting Characters	Princess Peach • Toad
Bosses	Bowser • Koopalings (Roy Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Larry Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa) • Reznor • Dry Bowser
Worlds	World 1 • World 2 • World Mushroom • World 3 • World 4 • World Flower • World 5 • World 6 • World Star
Items and Objects	Super Mushroom • Fire Flower • Super Leaf (Invincibility Leaf) • Mini Mushroom • Mega Mushroom • Gold Mushroom • Gold Flower • Star • Coin • 10 Gold Coin • 100 Gold Coin • Crown Coin • Star Coin • Moon Coin • Red Ring • Gold Ring • ? Block • Brick Block • Gold Block
Enemies & Obstacles	Amp • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Blaster • Big Bone Piranha Plant • Big Boo • Super Piranha Plant • Super Venus Fire Trap • Big Whomp • Bill Blaster • Baby Blooper • Blooper • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Bone Goomba • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Boohemoth • Boomerang Bro. • Boulder • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Cheep-Chomp • Climbing Koopa • Coin Coffer • Crowber • Deep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Firebar • Fire Bro. • Fire Chomp • Fire Snake • Fishbone • Fuzzy • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Gray Bowser Statue • Grinder • Hammer Bro. • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Mega Deep-Cheep • Mega Fuzzy • Micro-Goomba • Para-bomb • Paragoomba • Peepa • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Raining Debris • Rocket Engine • Scuttle Bug • Sledge Bro. • Spike Top • Spiked Ball • Spiny • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Super Dry Bones • Super Thwomp • Swooper • Thwomp • Urchin • Venus Fire Trap • Whomp • Wiggler

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U
Playable Characters	Mario • Luigi • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Mii • Nabbit*
Supporting Characters	Princess Peach • Toad • Green Yoshi • Baby Yoshis (Balloon Baby Yoshi • Bubble Baby Yoshi • Glowing Baby Yoshi)
Bosses	Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Lemmy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Larry Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa) • Boom Boom • Boss Sumo Bro. • Kamek
Worlds / Areas	Acorn Plains • Layer-Cake Desert • Sparkling Waters • Frosted Glacier • Soda Jungle • Rock-Candy Mines • Meringue Clouds • Peach's Castle • Superstar Road • Secret Island • Coin Courses
Items and Objects	Super Mushroom • Fire Flower • Super Acorn (P-Acorn) • Mini Mushroom • Propeller Mushroom • Ice Flower • Penguin Suit • Star (Boost Star) • Coin • Blue Coin • Red Coin • Red Ring • 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Yoshi Egg • ? Block • Giant Question Block • Green Coin • Green Ring • P-Switch • Goal Flagpole • Berries • ! Switch • Brick Block • Coin Block • Giant Brick Block • Glow Block • Jump Block • POW Block • Super Guide Block
Enemies & Obstacles	Amp • Baby Blooper • Baby Dragoneel • Ball 'n' Chain • Balloon Goomba • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Blaster • Big Amp • Big Boo • Big Buzzy Beetle • Bill Blaster • Blooper • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo • Boomerang Bro. • Bowser Amp • Bowser's Claw • Bramball • Broozer • Bulber • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cannon • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Cheep-Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Cooligan • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Eep-Cheep • Fire Bro. • Fire Chomp • Fire Snake • Firebar • Fishbone • Fliprus • Foo • Fuzzy • Gargantua Koopa Troopa • Goomba • Goombrat • Grand Goomba • Grrrol • Gūrindai • Hammer Bro. • Heavy Para-Beetle • Huckit Crab • Ice Bro. • Jellybeam • King Bill • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mecha Cheep • Mecha-Koopa • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Mega Fuzzy • Mega Goomba • Mega Grrrol • Mega Pokey • Mega Urchin • Mega Wiggler • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Nabbit • Para-Beetle • Para-bomb • Paragoomba • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Podoboo • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Raining Debris • Red Skull Box • River Piranha Plant • Rocket Engine • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat • Skull Box • Spike • Spike Pillar • Spike Top • Spiked Ball • Spiny • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Sumo Bro. • Super Dry Bones • Super Piranha Plant • Super Thwomp • Super Venus Fire Trap • Swooper • Targeting Ted • Thwimp • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Urchin • Venus Fire Trap • Venus Ice Trap • Waddlewing • Wiggler
Others	Water Spouts • Sand Spouts • Spine Coasters
Game Modes	Boost Mode • Boost Rush Mode • Challenge Mode • Coin Battle
* Exclusive to New Super Luigi U.