Spike Eel
| Spike Eel | |||
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 Model from Super Mario 3D Land | |||
| Appears in | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) | ||
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Spike Eels[1] are enemies that appear only in Super Mario 3D Land. They are magenta-colored eels with purple spikes on their backs and three big yellow spikes on their heads; the yellow spikes slightly resemble hairs. Their tails are also spiked. Each Spike Eel has a big mouth with white lips and a single sharp tooth.
History[edit]
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
In Super Mario 3D Land, Spike Eels appear only in underwater tropical levels, which include World 3-2, World 7-1, and Special 2-2. Spike Eels stay in holes and swim in Mario's (or Luigi's) way, like Unagi and Gringills. Spike Eels take 15 hits to defeat with the Fire Flower or Boomerang Flower, but they can be defeated in a single hit by being invincible or by transforming into Statue Mario and crushing them. They can also be attacked from the front or behind.
Unused appearances[edit]
Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
At least one Spike Eel was originally going to appear in the Underwater Tunnel to the Lighthouse from the Seaside Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey with the Spike Eels' appearance from Super Mario 3D Land, as shown in the area's concept artwork, but they were eventually replaced by Maw-Rays.[2]
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 3D Land | romfs/ObjectData/Utsubo.szs | Utsubo | Romanization of「ウツボ」(moray eel) Also the Japanese name of Maw-Ray, which otherwise usually goes by the internal filename "moray" |
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 | トゲトゲウオ[3][4] Togetoge Uo |
From「 |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 尖刺鱼[5] Jiāncìyú (Mandarin) Jīmchiyú (Cantonese) |
Spiky Fish | |
| French (NOE) | Anguy à pics[6] | Spiked Eely-Mouth | |
| German | Dornenaal[7] | Spiked Eel | |
| Italian | Anguillo Spino[8] | Spiny Eel | |
| Anguillospino[sic][9] | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| Korean | 가시장어[10] Gasijang-eo |
Thornback Eel | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Peciespino[11] | From pez ("fish") and espina ("spike"), with the masculine -o suffix |
References[edit]
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick (November 13, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 14.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya, et al. (November 5, 2019). The Art of Super Mario Odyssey (First English Edition). Dark Horse Books (American English). ISBN 978-1-50671-375-5. Page 228.
- ^ 2011. スクリーンショット. Super Mario 3D Land (Japanese). Tab 6. (Archived August 18, 2014, 06:56:06 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D Land" 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 181.
- ^ 2012. 游戏截图. Super Mario 3D Land (Simplified Chinese). Tab 6. Retrieved 24 June 2024. (Archived November 11, 2019, 23:34:37 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 181.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 181.
- ^ «Gli Anguillo Spini attaccano Mario a sorpresa uscendo da caverne sottomarine.» – 2011. Immagini. Super Mario 3D Land (Italian). Tab 6. Retrieved 23 Oct. 2025. Privately archived from the original by Super1033.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 181.
- ^ 2012. 플레이 화면. Super Mario 3D Land (Korean). Tab 6. Retrieved 3 Jul. 2024. (Archived July 2, 2019, 16:27:25 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D Land" 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 181.
