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{{about|a species from the ''Mario'' franchise|the porcupine enemy from [[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]|[[Spike Top (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)]]|the enemies from [[Mario Kart 64]] that are sometimes called Spike Tops|[[Porcupine]]|one of [[9-Volt]]'s microgames in [[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]|[[Spike Top (microgame)]]}}

|title=Spike Top!

|image=[[File:Spike Top Artwork - New Super Mario Bros. 2.png|150px]]<br>Official artwork of Spiny from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''

|derived_species=[[Big Spike Top]]<br>[[Dark Spike Top]]<br>[[Gold Spike Top]]<br>[[Ice Spike Top]]<br>[[Paper Spike Top]]<br>[[Sad Spike Top]]<br>[[Sharpea]]<br>[[Sky-Blue Spike Top]]<br>[[Spike Blop]]<br>[[Spike Koopa]]<br>[[Spikey (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Spikey]]<br>[[Spike Top R]]<br>[[Spike Top Shroopa]]<br>[[Thorny]]

|related=[[Spike Top Egg]]<br>[[Buzzy Beetle]]<br>[[Thorny]]

'''Spike Tops''' (singular '''Spike Top'''; occasionally pluralized '''Spike Tops''', as in the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'') are small, spike-shelled Quadrupedal [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]s with a menacing look that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' They are often thrown by [[Lakitu]]s in unlimited supplies, but can also naturally occur. In the ''Super Mario Bros.'' games, Mario and other playable characters cannot defeat Spike Tops by [[jump]]ing on top of them, instead taking damage. They can be defeated by [[iceball]]s, [[fireball]]s, [[Super Star]] invincibility, [[POW Block]]s A [[Super Hammer]] A [[Thwomp]] A [[Koopa Troopa Car]] And An [[Icicle]]!

[[File:SMBSpike Top.jpg|thumb|left|Spike Top artwork from ''Super Mario Bros.'']]

[[File:Lakitu throwing Spiny SMB1.png|thumb|A Lakitu, two Spike Tops and a Spike Top's egg.]]

Spike Top make their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''; in this game, [[Spike Top Egg|Spike Top's egg]]s are always thrown by the [[Lakitu]]s. Spike Tops and their eggs can only be defeated by a [[Fire Flower]] or a [[Super Star|Starman]] as Mario will take damage if he tries to stomp on it. If they are hit from below, they will be bumped to the side like a [[Mushroom]], instead of being flipped over, like a [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]. Most levels that have a Spike Top-and-Lakitu combination have many long staightaways with very few places to hide. These levels also usually have one or more very high blocks to [[jump]] on the Lakitu, thus stopping the Spike Tops for a time; though eventually, a new Lakitu will appear. Spike Tops can also fill some platforms forcing the player to wait for them to move to progress. When they hatch or land on ground, they will always face the direction of [[Luigi]] or [[Blue Toad (character)]] . In [[World 4-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 4-4]], a Spike Top is disguised as a [[fake Bowser]]. The only way to reveal its identity is by defeating it with fireballs.

Spinies appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Spike Tops are once again thrown by Lakitus, just like in ''Super Mario Bros.'' and can be defeated by [[Fire Mario]], [[Hammer Mario]], and a [[Super Star|Starman]]. Like [[Buzzy Beetle]]s, Spinies can also hang from the ceiling, dropping down when Mario is close enough and sliding on their shells. Using [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] or [[Tanooki Mario]]'s tail, they can be flipped onto their back and picked up and [[Shell Toss|thrown]] like a regular [[Koopa Shell]]. Unlike Koopa or Buzzy Beetle shells, Mario can not safely jump on a [[Spiny Shell (red)|Spiny Shell]] despite its business end being upside down (however, Mario can do this in the Game Boy Advance remake).

|[[File:SSB4_Trophy_Lakitu_Spike Tops.png|100px]]