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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Spania
|image=[[File:Spania.png]]
|expand=expandable
|image=[[File:spania.gif]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|parent_species=[[Spinia]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|variant_of=[[Spinia]]
|variants=[[Dark Spania]]<br>[[Spunia]]
}}
}}
'''Spanias''' are a species of [[Spinia]]s that are found in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Unlike most groups of related species, Spanias are not stronger or weaker than the main species; instead, the only differences between them and Spinias are their brown coloration and the spikes on their head. "Spania" is based on the past tense of "spin", "span" and derived from its parent species's name, "Spinia". "Spania" is also the Norwegian and Romanian name for the country of Spain.
'''Spanias''' are an orange, spiked variation of [[Spinia]]s. "Spania" is based on a past tense version of "spin," "span." It may additionally be a reference to the country of {{wp|Spain}} due to its spikes somewhat resembling the horns of bulls, which are important in Spanish culture. Since they have spikes, Spanias cannot be jumped on, and like other Spinias, they attack by dashing and spinning in order to ram [[Mario]] and his [[partner]]s.  


Since they have spikes, Spanias cannot be jumped on. They attack by dashing and spinning in order to ram [[Mario]] and his partners. Two Spanias also appear in Chapter 3 of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', as a member of the [[Glitz Pit]] team the [[Destructors]] who serve as a brief replacement for [[Bandy Andy]] and the [[Hand-It-Overs]], who "retired".
==History==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
Spanias mostly live in underground places such as [[Rogueport Sewers]], the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] in [[Rogueport]], the [[Floro Caverns]], [[Castle Bleck]] and the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]]. They are the only kind of Spinia that appears in ''Super Paper Mario'', along with a new species called a [[Dark Spania]], which is a stronger, pitch black version of Spanias that is found only in the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]].
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Spanias, like their relatives, are found in [[Rogueport Sewers]] and the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]. Two Spanias also appear in Chapter 3 as members of the [[Glitz Pit]] team the [[Destructors]], who serve as a brief replacement for [[Bandy Andy]] and the [[Hand-It-Overs]] after they were forcibly "retired." Unlike most groups of related species, Spanias are not stronger or weaker than the main species; instead, the only functional differences between them and Spinias are the spikes on their heads. A stronger, pink version called [[Spunia]] also appears.


Spanias are also three-dimensional so even if the player has [[Flip]]ped into 3D, Spanias will still attack the player.
[[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door pre-release and unused content|Unused data]] reveals what could possibly be another Spania variant (seemingly a rainbow-themed one); this Spania-like creature was supposedly going to be an ally of [[Luigi]], as its sprite could be found next to those of Luigi's other partners.


==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Paper Mario''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Spania|image=[[File:spania.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Spanias return, unlike the rest of the Spinia family. They appear in [[Floro Caverns]], [[Castle Bleck]], and the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]], with a new, stronger type called [[Dark Spania]] appearing in the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]]. Due to Spanias being three-dimensional, [[Flip]]ping into 3D does not prevent Spanias from attacking the player.
 
==Statistics==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Spania|image=[[File:Spania.png]]|align=horizontal}}
 
===''Super Paper Mario''===
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Spania|align=horizontal}}
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Spania|align=horizontal}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Spania rainbow TTYD unused.png|The unused rainbow Spania from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
SPM Spania Catch Card.png|[[Catch Card]] from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ハンニャー
|Jap=ハンニャー
|JapR=Hannyā
|JapR=Hannyā
|JapM=From 般若 ''Hannya'', a type of mask used in [[Wikipedia:Noh|Noh]] theater, and a pun on Spinia's Japanese name, ヒンニャー ''Hinnyā''.
|JapM=Pun on「般若」(''Hannya'', a type of mask used in [[Wikipedia:Noh|Noh]] theater) and「ヒンニャー」(''Hinnya'', [[Spinia]])
|Fra=Hanya
|SpaE=Farolán
|FraM=-
|SpaEM=From "farol" (lantern) and possibly the Old Irish diminutive suffix "-án"
|Fre=Hanya
|FreM=From the Japanese name
|Ita=Lanterlan
|ItaM=From "lanterna" (lantern)
|Ger=Megasproing
|Ger=Megasproing
|GerM="Mega" + "Sproing" (referring to their sound in ''TTYD'')
|GerM=Mega Spinia
|Kor=마탈
|KorR=Matal
|KorM=From "{{hover|魔|마}}" (''ma'', devil) and "" (''tal'', mask)
}}
}}
==Trivia==
 
[[File:PMTTYDSpaniaIceCream.png|thumb|left|The unused Spania with an ice cream cone.]]
*''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'''s [[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door beta elements|data]] reveals what could possibly be another Spania variant (seemingly a ice cream-themed one); this Spania-like creature was supposedly going to be an [[partner|ally]] of [[Luigi]], as its sprite could be found next to those of Luigi's other partners.
{{PMTTYD}}
{{PMTTYD}}
{{SPM}}
{{SPM}}
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Enemies]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemies]]
[[Category:Super Paper Mario Enemies]]
[[Category:Super Paper Mario enemies]]
[[de:Megasproing]]
[[de:Megasproing]]
[[it:Lanterlan]]
[[it:Lanterlan]]

Revision as of 02:03, January 8, 2024

Spania
Sprite of a Spania from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Super Paper Mario (2007)
Variant of Spinia
Variants

Spanias are an orange, spiked variation of Spinias. "Spania" is based on a past tense version of "spin," "span." It may additionally be a reference to the country of Spain due to its spikes somewhat resembling the horns of bulls, which are important in Spanish culture. Since they have spikes, Spanias cannot be jumped on, and like other Spinias, they attack by dashing and spinning in order to ram Mario and his partners.

History

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Spanias, like their relatives, are found in Rogueport Sewers and the Pit of 100 Trials. Two Spanias also appear in Chapter 3 as members of the Glitz Pit team the Destructors, who serve as a brief replacement for Bandy Andy and the Hand-It-Overs after they were forcibly "retired." Unlike most groups of related species, Spanias are not stronger or weaker than the main species; instead, the only functional differences between them and Spinias are the spikes on their heads. A stronger, pink version called Spunia also appears.

Unused data reveals what could possibly be another Spania variant (seemingly a rainbow-themed one); this Spania-like creature was supposedly going to be an ally of Luigi, as its sprite could be found next to those of Luigi's other partners.

Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, Spanias return, unlike the rest of the Spinia family. They appear in Floro Caverns, Castle Bleck, and the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials, with a new, stronger type called Dark Spania appearing in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials. Due to Spanias being three-dimensional, Flipping into 3D does not prevent Spanias from attacking the player.

Statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Spania
Sprite of a Spania from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Max HP 3 Attack 1 Defense 0
Location(s) Rogueport Sewers, Glitz Pit, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 1-3, 6-8) Role Common Level 8
Sleep? 100% Dizzy? 100% Confuse? 100%
Tiny? 100% Stop? 120% Soft? 100%
Burn? 150% Freeze? 100% Fright? 110%
Gale Force? 110% KO? 150% Moves Spin (1)
Exp. points 0 Coins 0 - 1 Items Mushroom, Sleepy Sheep, Thunder Bolt, Pretty Lucky, Pretty Lucky P
Tattle Log #:
48
Log A Spinia with spines on its head. If you stomp on it, you'll take damage. For whatever reasons, it looks really peeved.
Tattle That's a Spania. A Spinia with spikes on its head. It looks meaner, too. Max HP is 3, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. So, sorta the same as a Spinia. You oughta watch out for the spikes on its head, but otherwise, just whale on it. I gotta be honest, though, the way that thing spins makes me wanna yack.

Super Paper Mario

Super Paper Mario enemy
Spania
Sprite of a Spania from Super Paper Mario. Max HP 6 Role Common Location(s) Floro Caverns (5-3 and 5-4), Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum (8-4), Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Rooms 53 and 84)
Attack 1 Card type Common
Defense 0 Items Keel Mango, Mystery Box Card location(s) Card Shop; Catch Card/SP; Chapter 5-3: Found in a small 3D-accessible area under the blocks leading to Monzo.
Score 400
Card description This horned beast will charge right at you. Stay light on your feet or you'll be skewered!
  List of Catch Cards  
  75      76      77  
Tattle That odd, horned creature is called a Spania. Its Max HP is 6 and Attack is 1. Those horns will ruin your day if you try to stomp it... If it sees you, it'll come at you, even if you have flipped to another dimension... It might be better to avoid this unpleasant beast altogether...

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ハンニャー
Hannyā
Pun on「般若」(Hannya, a type of mask used in Noh theater) and「ヒンニャー」(Hinnya, Spinia)

French Hanya
From the Japanese name
German Megasproing
Mega Spinia
Italian Lanterlan
From "lanterna" (lantern)
Korean 마탈
Matal
From "" (ma, devil) and "탈" (tal, mask)

Spanish (NOE) Farolán
From "farol" (lantern) and possibly the Old Irish diminutive suffix "-án"