Talk:Spiny

Species Question
Are spinies considered to be koopas or beetles?--Fg 19:02, 2 February 2007 (EST)

Spinies are a tricky enemy. They have some characteristics of both, but I think they're Koopas, albeit four-legged ones.


 * They are Koopas, but I believe are a distant relative of Buzzy Beetles. They are kinda the bridge between the two species. -- Son of Suns

What could make this article better?
I spent a long time expanding the article, and I would like to know what could make it even better. Any suggestions? InfectedShroom. I have a long-time goal in mind...


 * The article is real nice, but the only problem is that there isn't enough pics. There really need to be more pics, and at least one pic in the Other Appearances section. http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/3473/linkswordmi2.gif Paper Jorge ( Talk&middot;Contributions)&middot; http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/3473/linkswordmi2.gif

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima Guide
In the Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima Guide it referees to them as bugs. I think we should mention this. But it refrees Swoopers as bats, Hammer Bros. as koopa-like, Scuttlebugs as Sprongs and Big Boo as Mega Boo. Should we mention this.

The Prima Guides are often a bit flaky, as I don't think that they are made by Nintendo. I have the guide for NSMBWii and it calls Fishbones Wet Bones. I'd leave it for now.

Gallery
We need a gallery for Spinies because there are a lot of images.--YoshiGo99 20:20, 14 March 2011 (EDT)

Merge Spiny with Spike Top
I think we should Merge Spike Top with Spiny. They are pretty much the same aren't they? The only difference is that Spike Tops have one spike.

Proposer: Deadline: April 30, 2011, 23:59 GMT

Merge

 * 1) Per Superfiremario's proposal!

Keep Seperated

 * 1) Uh i hate to break it to you but Spiny and Spike tops are not the same in fact there not even part of the same species one is a Koopa and the other is a Buzzy Beetle
 * 2) It's not like Spiked Goombas are merged with Goombas.
 * 3) Actually all three are a species of Koopa but Spike Tops are hardly related to Spinies, they're more closely related to Buzzy Beetles and they are different enough to remain a separate article.
 * 4) Per all.
 * 5) Per Goomba's Shoe15 and my comments below!
 * 6) Yeah, the 2 are too different. Per all.
 * 7) Spinys don't have mouths and the shell is a lighter shade of red than the Spike tops. Spike tops have red eyes and crawl on walls and floors, and ceilings.
 * 8) - They are COMPLETELY different things. Different looks, different abilities, different names in every language, appearing side-by-side in the same games doing different things. Merging them would be completely mental.
 * 9) They are obviously two different species, per all.
 * 10) Spike Tops can't be killed with fire.  They are in fact a cross between a Buzzy and a Spiny.
 * 11) The only similarity is that they're both have red shells, but that's it.
 * 12) Per Platform and SWFlash.
 * 13) Per all.
 * 14) Per all! Different looks, different names, everything!
 * 15) - Completely different, per all.
 * 16) Horrible Proposal
 * 17) Per all! Their only similarities are their red shells and that they both have more than 0 spikes!
 * 18) Per all. The name of the Spiny is different to the one of the Spike Top in all languages and they are different species.
 * 19) Per all.
 * 20) Per all. They are entirely different species. You can't merge 2 enemies based on vague similarities.

Comments
your date is wrong it ends on the 29th
 * Actually, it ends on the 30th (at 23:59 GMT). - 23:45, 15 April 2011 (EDT)

there clearly not the same thing just look at them http://www.mariowiki.com/images/0/0a/LakituSpiny.gif http://www.mariowiki.com/images/4/44/SpiketopNSMBW.png


 * Yes and Spike Tops are sub-species of Buzzy Beetles. If they were sub-species of Spinies then maybe we will have a stronger argument, but highly different! 14:54, 16 April 2011 (EDT)


 * These are buzzy beetles, as they have the same form. Spinies don't have a dark space in them between the eyes. Sorry buddy, but I won't vote, for the sake of the wiki.

-- 16:34, 16 April 2011 (EDT)

No good proposal I made, eh? 15:45, 18 April 2011 (EDT)

Since the proposer is opposing and blocked(:-/), should this be deleted? Yoshi waker   17:41, 18 April 2011 (EDT)


 * They are completly different. Spinies are immune to fire; Spike Tops are not. Besides, they are seperated in the New Super Mario Bros. Book and should be seperate hear.