Spindel

From the Super Mario Wiki

A Spindel is the Grindel's closest relative in Super Mario 64. A Spindel is a mummified rolling Thwomp that tries to run over Mario. There is a safe spot where Mario can hide, so he can avoid being squished. A Spindel has a demonic grin and wide eyes.

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Protagonists	Bob-omb Buddy • Mario • Luigi • Wario • Yoshi • Dorrie • Headless Snowman • Hoot the Owl • Klepto • Koopa the Quick • MIPS • Penguin • Princess Peach • Toad • Tuxie
Bosses	Big Bob-omb • Big Bully • Big Mr. I • Bowser • Chief Chilly* • Chill Bully • Eyerok • Goomboss* • King Boo* • Whomp King
Items	Power Star • Yellow Coin • Blue Coin • Red Coin • Silver Star* • 1-Up Mushroom • Mushroom • Power Flower* • Wing Cap • Vanish Cap • Metal Cap
Objects & Obstacles	Bill Blaster • ! Block • ! Switch • ? Block • ? Switch • Blue Coin Block • Crystal Tap • Fire Shooter • Green Shell • Cannon • Star Marker • Crazed Crate • Donut Lift • Lava • Pushy Wall • Pyro Box • Spinning Heart • Star Door • Treasure Chest
Locations	Battle Fort* • Big Boo Battle* • Big Boo's Haunt • Bob-omb Battlefield • Bowser in the Dark World • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Bowser in the Sky • Cavern of the Metal Cap • Chief Chilly Challenge* • Cool, Cool Mountain • Dire, Dire Docks • Goomboss Battle* • Hazy Maze Cave • Jolly Roger Bay • Lethal Lava Land • Rainbow Ride • Rec Room* • Roof • Shifting Sand Land • Snowman's Land • Sunshine Isles* • Tall, Tall Mountain • The Princess's Secret Slide • The Secret Aquarium • Tick Tock Clock • Tiny-Huge Island • Tower of the Wing Cap • Vanish Cap Under the Moat • Wet-Dry World • Whomp's Fortress • Wing Mario Over the Rainbow
Enemies	Amp • Bob-omb • Big Boo • Bully • Boo • Bookend • Bub • Bubba • Bullet Bill • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Chuckya • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Grindel • Heave Ho • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta • Micro-Goomba • Moneybag • Monty Mole • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Snufit • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Sushi • Swooper • Thwomp • Tox Box • Tweester • Ukiki • Unagi • Unagi the Eel • Whomp • Wiggler
* Exclusive to the DS version.

Thwomps and Related Creatures
Grindel | Inflatable Thwomp | Pushy Wall | Sniffle Thwomp | Spiky Tromp | Spindel | Spiny Tromp | Super Thwomp | Thwack | Thwack Totem | Thwimp | Thwomp | Thwomp Kong | Whomp | Wonder Thwack
Characters
Mr. Thwomp | Mrs. Thwomp | Thwomp Bros. | Whomp King

Undead
Luigi's Mansion Ghosts Characters Neville | Lydia | Chauncey | The Floating Whirlindas | Shivers | Melody Pianissima | Mr. Luggs | Spooky | Bogmire | Biff Atlas | Miss Petunia | Nana | Slim Bankshot | Henry and Orville | Madame Clairvoya | Boolossus | Uncle Grimmly | Clockwork Soldiers | Sue Pea | Jarvis | Sir Weston | Vincent Van Gore | King Boo | 50 Boos Species Bat | Blue Blaze | Blue Mouse | Blue Twirler | Bowling Ghost | Ceiling Surprise | Flash | Flying Fish | Garbage Can Ghost | Grabbing Ghost Gold Ghost | Gold Mouse | Purple Bomber | Purple Mouse | Purple Puncher | Shy Guy | Skeleton Ghost | Spark | Speedy Spirit | Temper Terror | Waiter | Black Bogmire | Fire Elemental Ghost | Ice Elemental Ghost | Trapdoor | Water Elemental Ghost
Other/Unknown Species/Characters ???? | Big Lantern Ghost | Bink | Blinky | Bloat | Bone Dragon | Bonechill | Boneheads | Bonetail | Bony Beetle | Boo | Bouldergeist | Caged Ghost | Captain Skull | Cortez | Count Zoltan Dracula | Cractus | Dangling Ghost | Dark Skellobit | Dark Spiky Skellobit | Davy Bones | Doopliss | Doppel | Dry Bowser | Eerie | Elvis Presley | Ember | Exterminator | Fishbone | Flightless Skeleton Goonie | Frankenstein's Monster | Ghost | Ghost Barrel | Ghost Glove | Ghost Goom | Ghost Piranha | Ghost Rider | Ghost Rope | Ghosts of Christmas | Ghost T. | Ghoul Guy | Glum Reaper | Goomba Mummy | Gooey | Grabber Ghost | Greaper | Grim Leecher | Grindel | Gusty | Hector the Reflector | Hobgoblin | Honen | Hoohoo Spirit | Invisighoul | Inviso | Jean de Fillet | Kackle | Keyzer | Kingfin | Kloak | Krossbones | Krow | Lantern Ghost | Lava Bubble | Madam Merlar | Mastadoom | Merlumina | Meteor Ghost | Monsieur Boo | Mummer | Mummipokey | Mummy Guy | Pandorite | Phantom Ember | Phantom Guy | Phantom Hand | Pionpi | Pokey Mummy | Poobah the Pharaoh | Queen Mushroomkhamen | ReDead | Reacher | Recapitator | Resident Demon | Roger the Potted Ghost | Sarcopha Guy | Shadow | Shadow Queen | Shayde | Shiisa | Skeleton Bee | Skeleton Goonie | Skellobait | Skellobit | Skellobomber | Skellokey | Slime Ghost | Spiky Skellobait | Spiky Skellobit | Spindel | Straw Head | Support Ghost | Three Musty Fears | Tweeter Bat | Underhand | Wrinkly Kong | Zenisukii | Zombie | Zombie Goomba | Zombone