Sky-Blue Spiny: Difference between revisions

Unlike regular Spinies, which hatch from [[Spiny Egg]]s, Sky-Blue Spinies are said to hatch from "pipes"<ref>"That's a Sky-Blue Spiny. It appeared from a pipe thrown by the Dark Lakitu." [[Goombella]]'s [[Tattle]] for Sky-Blue Spiny, ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.</ref><ref>"Spawned from a pipe thrown by Dark Lakitu, it will charge at you." [[Tattle Log]], ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''</ref> and are referred to in battle as '''Sky-Blue Pipes''' when they roll into a ball. However, the supposed "pipes" which spawn Sky-Blue Spinies bear no resemblance to the conventional [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] of the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series and instead appear as regular Spiny Eggs, blue in color. Their name is the result of a mistranslation: Spinies are referred to as ｢パイポ｣ ''Paipo'' in Japanese, which comes from [[Wikipedia:Jugemu|a well-known Japanese folktale]]<ref>"''[http://legendsoflocalization.com/super-mario-bros/names/#the-eggs-too Super Mario Bros.'': Names]." ''Legends of Localization''. Retrieved April 22, 2015.</ref> but can also be interpreted (incorrectly, in this case) as an approximation of the English "pipe" into Japanese [[Wikipedia:Katakana|katakana]]. While ｢パイポ｣ ''Paipo'' was correctly rendered as "Spiny Egg" elsewhere in the English script of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' - namely, with regard to the standard species of Spiny fought in the game - the translation team seems to have overlooked the established convention with this sub-species, resulting in the "pipe" name.