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{{Distinguish|Spike Top}}
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|image=[[File:SpikyTopman.png|170px]]<br>Artwork of a '''Spiky Topman'''.
|image=[[File:SpikyTopman.png|170px]]<br>Artwork of a Spiky Topman
|species_origin=[[Topman]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[2010]])
|variant_of=[[Topman]]
|relatives=[[Spring Topman]]<br>[[Topmini]]
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A '''Spiky Topman''' is a sub-species of [[Topman]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' as part of the Topman Tribe. It resembles a large red top with a single spike on its head.  
A '''Spiky Topman'''<ref>"''All the way from Super Mario Galaxy, it's the Spiky Topman! Knock all the Spiky Topmen off the edge of the Galaxy Arena as fast as you can!''" - ''Mario Kart Wii'' Jun. 2008 Competition 1 description</ref> is a variant of [[Topman]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' as part of the Topman Tribe. It resembles a large red top with a single spike on its head.  
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
Spiky Topman appear as regular enemies in the [[Battlerock Galaxy]] and the [[Dreadnought Galaxy]]. Spiky Topmen can use a spin attack which does not damage [[Mario]], but push him backwards. However, the spin can push Mario into other hazards that may hurt him. In addition if Mario attempts to [[stomp]] a Spiky Topman or lands on one he will be hurt by the spike on its head. Mario can defeat the Spiky Topmen by using their own strategy against them, Mario's [[spin]] attack or a [[Star Bit]] can knock the enemies into electric fences causing them to explode. Each one defeated would give a [[Coin]].sometimes when spiky topman are defeated they would make a gate or door open leading the the next part of the level
[[File:Metal Bowl Planet.png|thumb|A Spiky Topman in the Battlerock Galaxy]]
Spiky Topmen appear as regular enemies in the [[Battlerock Galaxy]] and the [[Dreadnought Galaxy]]. Spiky Topmen can use a spin attack which does not damage [[Mario]], but push him backwards. However, the spin can push Mario into other hazards that may hurt him. In addition, if Mario attempts to [[stomp]] a Spiky Topman or lands on one he will be hurt by the spike on its head. Mario can defeat the Spiky Topmen by using their own strategy against them, Mario's [[spin]] attack or a [[Star Bit]] can knock the enemies into electric fences causing them to explode. Each one defeated would give a [[Coin]]. Sometimes, when Spiky Topmen are defeated, they make a gate or door open leading to the next part of the level.


====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
They reappear again in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', but only in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]]. They play a rather important role to getting the [[Space Storm Galaxy#C'Mere, Topman|secret Power Star]]. After talking to the [[Silver Gearmo]], he tells Mario to bring him a Spiky Topman in exchange for a [[Power Star]].
[[File:SMG2 Space Storm Topman Planet.png|thumb|left|Mario near a Spiky Topman]]
They reappear again in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', but only in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]]. They play a rather important role to getting the [[Space Storm Galaxy#C'Mere, Topman|secret Power Star]]. After talking to the [[Gearmo (silver)|silver Gearmo]], it tells Mario to bring him a Spiky Topman in exchange for a [[Power Star]].


===''Mario Kart Wii''===
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
[[File:Topman MKWii.jpg|thumb|left|[[Diddy Kong]] battles a Spiky Topman in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.]]
[[File:Topman MKWii.jpg|thumb|[[Diddy Kong]] battles a Spiky Topman in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'']]
Spiky Topmen made a return appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as part of an [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii|online tournament]] that took place [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#June 2008 Tournament 1|between June 1st to June 9th, 2008]]. The tournament took place on a special arena known as [[Galaxy Colosseum]], and involved knocking four Spiky Topmen off the edge using [[Triple Mushrooms]].
Spiky Topmen made a return appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as part of an [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii|online tournament]] that took place [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#June 2008 Tournament 1|between June 1st to June 9th, 2008]]. The tournament took place on a special arena known as [[Galaxy Colosseum]], and involved knocking four Spiky Topmen off the edge using [[Mushroom|Triple Mushrooms]].
 
It made a return as the second competition of both [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#June 2009 Tournament 2|June 2009]] and [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#March 2010 Tournament 2|March 2010]], but the player had to push a total of six Spiky Topmen off the stage and the outer rings of the arena broke off during the June competition.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Spiky Topman.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
Topman-MKWii-MapIcon.png|Map icon from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
MKW Spiky Topman's model.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Wii''
TournamentJune1.png|Promotional screenshot from ''Mario Kart Wii''
2009-TournamentJune2.jpg|Promotional screenshot from ''Mario Kart Wii''
2010-TournamentMarch2.jpg|Promotional screenshot from ''Mario Kart Wii''
SMG2 Asset Sprite UI Spiky Topman.png|Dialogue sprite from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=トゲベーゴマン<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section, page 128.</ref><ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 160.</ref>
|JapR=Toge Bēgoman
|JapM=Spike Topman
|Fre=Begopic
|FreM=From "Begoman" (Topman) and "pic" (spike)
|Chi=尖刺貝陀螺
|ChiR=Jiāncì Bèituóluó
|ChiM=Sharp Spike Topman
|Ita=Robopunta
|ItaM=Same as [[Topman]]
|Ger=Stachel-Begoman
|GerM=Spike Topman
|SpaA=Trompo con Púas<ref>Mario Kart Wii June 2008 Tournament 1 text</ref>
|SpaAM=Topman with Spikes
|SpaE=Trompo Pinchos
|SpaEM=Topman Spikes
}}
 
==References==
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It made a return as the second competition of both [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#June 2009 Tournament 2|June 2009]] and [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#March 2010 Tournament 2|March 2010]], but the player had to push a total of six Spiky Topmen off the stage.
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Latest revision as of 22:17, February 26, 2024

Not to be confused with Spike Top.
Spiky Topman
Spiky Topman
Artwork of a Spiky Topman
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Topman
Relatives

A Spiky Topman[1] is a variant of Topman that appears in Super Mario Galaxy as part of the Topman Tribe. It resembles a large red top with a single spike on its head.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

A Spiky Topman in the Battlerock Galaxy

Spiky Topmen appear as regular enemies in the Battlerock Galaxy and the Dreadnought Galaxy. Spiky Topmen can use a spin attack which does not damage Mario, but push him backwards. However, the spin can push Mario into other hazards that may hurt him. In addition, if Mario attempts to stomp a Spiky Topman or lands on one he will be hurt by the spike on its head. Mario can defeat the Spiky Topmen by using their own strategy against them, Mario's spin attack or a Star Bit can knock the enemies into electric fences causing them to explode. Each one defeated would give a Coin. Sometimes, when Spiky Topmen are defeated, they make a gate or door open leading to the next part of the level.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Mario confronts a Spiky Topman, at the Space Storm Galaxy.
Mario near a Spiky Topman

They reappear again in Super Mario Galaxy 2, but only in the Space Storm Galaxy. They play a rather important role to getting the secret Power Star. After talking to the silver Gearmo, it tells Mario to bring him a Spiky Topman in exchange for a Power Star.

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

A Spiky Topman as it appears in Mario Kart Wii
Diddy Kong battles a Spiky Topman in Mario Kart Wii

Spiky Topmen made a return appearance in Mario Kart Wii as part of an online tournament that took place between June 1st to June 9th, 2008. The tournament took place on a special arena known as Galaxy Colosseum, and involved knocking four Spiky Topmen off the edge using Triple Mushrooms.

It made a return as the second competition of both June 2009 and March 2010, but the player had to push a total of six Spiky Topmen off the stage and the outer rings of the arena broke off during the June competition.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese トゲベーゴマン[2][3]
Toge Bēgoman
Spike Topman

Chinese 尖刺貝陀螺
Jiāncì Bèituóluó
Sharp Spike Topman

French Begopic
From "Begoman" (Topman) and "pic" (spike)
German Stachel-Begoman
Spike Topman
Italian Robopunta
Same as Topman
Spanish (NOA) Trompo con Púas[4]
Topman with Spikes
Spanish (NOE) Trompo Pinchos
Topman Spikes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "All the way from Super Mario Galaxy, it's the Spiky Topman! Knock all the Spiky Topmen off the edge of the Galaxy Arena as fast as you can!" - Mario Kart Wii Jun. 2008 Competition 1 description
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy section, page 128.
  3. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section, page 160.
  4. ^ Mario Kart Wii June 2008 Tournament 1 text