Snow Spike
| Snow Spike | |||
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 Sprite from Paper Mario: Sticker Star | |||
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. (2006) | ||
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Spike | ||
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Snow Spikes are enemies that debuted in New Super Mario Bros. They are a variety of Spike that produce and throw projectile snowballs and roll them along the ground.
Snow Spikes have light-blue bodies, white underbellies, and yellow lips. They wear snow goggles, mittens, boots, and knit caps. They were the first variety of Spike to be introduced in a mainline Super Mario game, but they have subsequently appeared only in Paper Mario titles.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Snow Spikes first appeared in New Super Mario Bros., although they only appear in World 5-1. The Snow Spikes attack as normal Spikes do, except they pull out snowballs from their mouth instead of Spiked Balls. Unlike Spikes' Spiked Balls, these snowballs are affected by gravity, landing on the ground, rolling, and progressively getting larger as they roll until they hit a wall or fall down a pit. While rolling, the snowball grows into a snow boulder as it rolls, bowling through anyone in its path, other enemies included, though this does not give points or extra lives. Also, Mario or Luigi can jump on a Snow Spike even if it holds a snowball, similar to the Spikes holding Spiked Balls in Super Mario Bros. 3.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
Although no Snow Spikes appear in Super Mario Maker 2, Spikes placed in snow-themed levels throw snowballs in a similar manner. Unlike Snow Spikes, the snowballs produced by Spikes do not enlarge while rolling along the ground in the Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. U styles, and they do not hurt the player character when they jump on them.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]
Snow Spikes are enemies in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. They look exactly like they did in New Super Mario Bros., including keeping the white bellies that normal Spikes now lack, but their eyes are now fully seen. They are only found in the first two levels of World 4. In the overworld, Snow Spikes toss snowballs at Mario when they see him; being caught in one results in Mario taking damage as soon as he hits a wall, though they can be destroyed by using the Hammer.
In battle, Snow Spikes can either jump on Mario or hurl a snowball at him. In the area of Snow Rise with the Comet Piece leading to Ice Flow, Shiny Goombas are also on top of snowballs from Snow Spikes outside battle. If Mario jumps on a Snow Spike while holding a snowball in battle, the Snow Spike is damaged unlike a Spike Ball from a Spike. They are immune to ice-based attacks, but take double damage when heat or fire attacks are used. Occasionally, instead of throwing the snowball, the Snow Spike Ground Pounds Mario. This attack can be blocked by simply wearing any version of the Spike Helmet sticker. Sometimes, the Snow Spike can roll the snowball on the ground. If Mario is caught in this snowball's attack, he is dragged out of battle and takes damage after hitting a wall. This attack cannot be blocked at all. Snow Spikes are usually fought in groups of two to 3. After battle, a Snow Spike may drop a Snowball sticker.
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
Snow Spikes reappear as enemies in Paper Mario: The Origami King. Like in Paper Mario: Sticker Star, they throw snowballs outside of battle, and Mario can get caught in them, resulting in him taking damage when it hits a wall. In battle, if they hold a snowball above their heads, jump attacks will not deal any damage to them. Snow Spikes take 1.5x damage from fire attacks, and half damage from ice attacks.
A Snow Spike can Ground Pound Mario for 12-15 health, or throw a snowball at him for 15-18 damage. Groups can do a Super Ground Pound which deals 16 damage for two Snow Spikes, 23-24 for three, 29-32 for four, 34-40 for five, or 38-48 for six. Hurly-Burly is a stacked move dealing a minimum 10 damage per Snow Spike, with the maximum increasing by three for every additional attacker. A Snow Spike can also pick up another enemy and throw it at Mario, damaging it in the process.
Statistics[edit]
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]
| Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemy | ||||||
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| Snow Spike | ||||||
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Max HP | 18 | Role | Common | Location(s) | Snow Rise, Ice Flow |
| Attack | 20 | Stickers | Ice Flower, Shiny Ice Flower, Snowball | |||
| Defense | 0 | Moves | Snowball Hurl (10), Ground Pound (6), Snowball Roll (removes Mario from battle) | |||
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
| Paper Mario: The Origami King enemy | |||||||||||||||
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| Snow Spike | |||||||||||||||
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HP | 34 | Moves | Location(s) | |||||||||||
| Type | Grounded | Ground Pound (base 12, range 3), Super Ground Pound (base 8 for one, 16 for two, 23 for three, 29 for four, 34 for five, 38 for six, 41 for seven, 43 for eight, 44 for nine, 45 for ten; range 0 for one and two, 1 for three, 3 for four, 6 for five, 10 for six, 15 for seven, 21 for eight, 28 for nine, and 35 for ten), Icy Up-Chuck (base 15, range 3), Hurly-Burly (base 10 for one, increases by 10 for each additional Snow Spike; range 0 for one, 6 for two, increases by 3 for every additional Snow Spike), Foe Throw (depends on enemy) | Ice Vellumental Mountain, Bowser's Castle | ||||||||||||
| Role | Common | ||||||||||||||
| Item drops | BTL_ZAKO_LV3 | ||||||||||||||
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Mighty Spikes who thrive in the cold. Unless you use your hammer wisely, their snowballs will smash you flat. | ||||||||||||||
Gallery[edit]
Cropped screenshot from New Super Mario Bros.
Model from New Super Mario Bros.
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | アイスガボン[1][2][3] Aisu Gabon |
Ice Spike | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 雪球加邦[4] Xuěqiú Jiābāng (Mandarin) Syutkàuh Gābōng (Cantonese) |
Snowball Spike | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 雪球加邦[4] Xuěqiú Jiābāng (Mandarin) Syutkàuh Gābōng (Cantonese) |
Snowball Spike | |
| French (NOA) | Spikaglass[4] | Portmanteau between "Spike" and pique à glace ("ice pick") | |
| French (NOE) | Spikaglass[5][4] | Portmanteau between "Spike" and pique à glace ("ice pick") | |
| Pic neigeux[6] | Snowy Spike | New Super Mario Bros. | |
| German | Schnee-Spike[4] | Snow Spike | |
| Italian | Spunzo delle nevi[7][4] | Snow Spike | |
| Spunzo delle Nevi[8] | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| Korean | 스노우가봉[4] Seunou Gabong |
Snow Spike | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Escuhielo[4] | Portmanteau between escupir ("to spit") and hielo ("ice") | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Spike de Hielo[9][4] | Ice Spike |
References[edit]
- ^ Watanabe, Takashi, Geesen Ueno, Noriko Oketani, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yoshimori Kato, Mizuho Nitta, Chie Maruyama, Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama, editors (2006). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091063-07-1. Page 19.
- ^ Kashima, Aya, Daisuke Kitayama, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Isamu Horie, and Yoji Watanabe (2006). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 4-8399-2000-1. Page 14.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros." in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 114.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i In-game name displayed during battle in Paper Mario: The Origami King (stored internally under
Name_GBNI). - ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros." in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 114.
- ^ Loe, Casey (2006). New Super Mario Bros., le guide de stratégie officiel. Hamburg: Future Press (French). ISBN 3-937336-61-3. Page 12.
- ^ In-game name displayed during battle in Paper Mario: Sticker Star.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros." in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 114.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "New Super Mario Bros." in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 114.
| Spikes | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Grubba • Macho Grubba • Paper Macho Spike Outlaw • Tolstar • Tubba Blubba • Tubba's Heart |
| Species | Big Spike • Clubba • Dark Clubba • Fire Spike • Glohm Spike • Mad Spike • Mega Stone Spike • Paper Macho Stone Spike • Paper Spike • Snow Spike • Spike • Stone Spike • White Clubba |
