Red Spike Top

The Red Spike Top (also called an R. S. Buzzy, standing for Red Spike Buzzy) are a special species of Spike Tops in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Unlike the game's regular Spike Tops which have blue shells, these Spike Tops are red, which has been the standard coloration of Spike Tops in the game franchise since the sub-species' debut in Super Mario World. Aside from their colors, the two types of Spike Tops in The Thousand-Year Door are identical. Some older versions of the game incorrectly list the Defense stat as being 5 instead of 4, but this error was corrected for later versions of the game, such as the PAL release. There are only two Red Spike Tops in the game, both appearing in the Glitz Pit as the major-league duo known as the Tiny Spinies. There is also another mistake in the Tattle Log, stating that it is the sturdiest Buzzy Beetle species, while all species have the same stats.

Names in other languages
Roter Pickelkäfer