Bristle

The Bristles are spiked monsters made of rock and are found in the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. They have high defense, and if Mario tries to attack one with his hammer, he'll end up hurting himself, as a spike will pop out from the Bristle once the plumber gets near. This monster is also impervious to jump attacks and fire. The Special Moves Art Attack, Supernova, and Earth Tremor, will defeat a Bristle, as well as a POW Block or an Earth Quake. Mario can even defeat them by just using Superguards. Strangely enough, although Mario cannot use a standard hammer attack, he can use Piercing Blow, Power Smash, Ice Smash, Super Hammer or Ultra Hammer - the Bristle will not poke him with its spikes if he uses either of these moves, even though he has stood right next to it.

Although Bristles have made no appearances outside of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, they were mentioned in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Before the Mario Bros. learned the Bros. Ball move, Young Toadsworth told his older self that he "looks like he has a Bristle in his britches".

Notable Bristles

 * The Poker Faces - Two Bristles that compete in the Major League division at the Glitz Pit.

Sub-Species

 * Dark Bristle