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{{distinguish|Spike Koopa}}
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|image=[[File:SpikedKoop.jpg|150px]]<br>Artwork of the Spiked Koopa
|image=[[File:SpikedKoop.jpg|150px]]<br>Artwork of the Spiked Koopa
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|species=[[Hammer Bro]]
|species=[[Hammer Bro]]
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The '''Spiked Koopa'''<ref>The ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide, pages 28 and 29.</ref>, also referred to as a '''Pirate Koopa'''<ref name=NP58>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 58, page 80.</ref>, '''Spiked Pirate'''<ref name=NP58/><ref name=NP66>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 66, page 84.</ref>, '''Spiky Pirate'''<ref name=NP66/>, or '''Turtle'''<ref>Campbell, Stuart. ''Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 96.</ref>, is the first boss in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' and a member of the [[Black Sugar Gang|Brown Sugar Pirates]]. While given a generic [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] identifier in English, his Japanese name derives from [[Hammer Bro]]ther (「トゲブロス」 ''Toge Burosu'', translating as "Thorn Bros.").
The '''Spiked Koopa'''<ref>The ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide, pages 28 and 29.</ref>, also referred to as a '''Pirate Koopa'''<ref name=NP58>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 58, page 80.</ref>, '''Spiked Pirate'''<ref name=NP58/><ref name=NP66>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 66, page 84.</ref>, '''Spiky Pirate'''<ref name=NP66/>, or '''Turtle'''<ref>Campbell, Stuart. ''Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 96.</ref>, is the first boss in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' and the assault captain<ref name=Daijiten/> of the [[Black Sugar Gang|Brown Sugar Pirates]]. While given a generic [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] identifier in English, his Japanese name derives from [[Hammer Bro]]ther (「トゲブロス」 ''Toge Burosu'', translating as "Thorn Bros.").


In ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'', the Spiked Koopa resides at the end of the [[Rice Beach]] stage and is armed with spiky armor similar to a [[Koopatrol]]. In his fight with [[Wario]], he employs a three-pronged attack of striking from land, air, and underground. His shell makes him invulnerable to [[Ground Pound|ground pound]]s and fire. However, he can be rammed into, exposing his soft belly. After three hits to his vulnerable underside, he is defeated.
In ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'', the Spiked Koopa resides at the end of the [[Rice Beach]] stage and is armed with spiky armor similar to that of a [[Koopatrol]]. In his fight with [[Wario]], he employs a three-pronged attack of striking from land, air, and underground. His shell makes him invulnerable to [[Ground Pound|ground pound]]s and fire. However, he can be rammed into, exposing his soft belly. After three hits to his vulnerable underside, he is defeated.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>トゲブロス</big><br>
'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}''' 海賊<br>
'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}''' 突貫小僧<br>
'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム''' ランド3<br>
'''<big>海族団の突撃隊長だ!</big></b><br>
ワリオランドのライスビーチ面のボスキャラとして登場する。海賊シュガー団の突撃隊長をつとめる凶暴なカメだ。背中と頭にトゲを生やしており、回転しながら猛スピードで攻撃してぐる。<ref name=Daijiten>「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/DbMnZIC.jpeg page 124].</ref>
 
'''''<big>Spiked Koopa</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Pirate''<br>
''Disposition: Rushing kid''<br>
''Game appearances: Land 3''<br>
'''''<big>The assault captain of the pirates!</big>'''''<br>
''He appears as a boss character on the Rice Beach side of Wario Land. He is a ferocious turtle who serves as the assault captain of the pirate Sugar Clan. He has spikes on his back and head, and he attacks at high speed while spinning.''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SpikedkoopaWL.png|''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
SpikedkoopaWL.png|Normal sprite from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
Spiked Koopa damaged.png|Damaged sprite from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
Spiked Koopa shell.png|Shell sprites from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
Spiked Koopa effects.png|Spiked Koopa while underground in ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''
Spiked Pirate KC Mario Artwork.png|''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' (Kodansha manga)
Spiked Pirate KC Mario Artwork.png|''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' (Kodansha manga)
Spiked Koopa Perfect.png|''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
SMKun 11 chapter 6.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=トゲブロス<ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. ''KC Mario Vol. 24: Super Mario Land 3 Part 1''. [[Media:Wario Land enemies (KC Mario).jpg|Pages 6-7]].</ref>
|Jap=トゲブロス<ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. ''KC Mario Vol. 24: Super Mario Land 3 Part 1''. [[Media:Wario Land enemies (KC Mario).jpg|Pages 6-7]].</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|JapR=Toge Burosu
|JapR=Toge Burosu
|JapM=Thorn Bros. 「棘」 ''Toge'' means "thorn" and ''Burosu'' means "bros" and comes from [[Hammer Bro]]ther's Japanese name (「ハンマーブロス」 ''Hanma Burosu'').
|JapM=Likely a combination of「刺」(''toge'', spike) or「トゲゾー」(''Togezō'', [[Spiny]]) and「ハンマーブロス」(''Hanmā Burosu'', [[Hammer Bro]])
|Ger=Spiked Pirat<ref>Official German ''[[Super Game Boy]] Spieleberater'' ("Super Game Boy Game Guide")</ref>
|Ger=Spiked Pirat<ref>Official German ''[[Super Game Boy]] Spieleberater'' ("Super Game Boy Game Guide")</ref>
|GerM=The English word "spiked" + "Pirat" (pirate)
|GerM=The English word "spiked" + "Pirat" (pirate)
}}
}}
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Hammer Bros]]
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[[Category:Black Sugar Gang]]
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[[Category:Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 bosses]]
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[[de:Gestachelter Koopa Troopa]]

Latest revision as of 18:45, January 12, 2024

Not to be confused with Spike Koopa.
Spiked Koopa
Spiked Koopa artwork from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Artwork of the Spiked Koopa
Species Hammer Bro
First appearance Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)

The Spiked Koopa[1], also referred to as a Pirate Koopa[2], Spiked Pirate[2][3], Spiky Pirate[3], or Turtle[4], is the first boss in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 and the assault captain[5] of the Brown Sugar Pirates. While given a generic Koopa identifier in English, his Japanese name derives from Hammer Brother (「トゲブロス」 Toge Burosu, translating as "Thorn Bros.").

In Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, the Spiked Koopa resides at the end of the Rice Beach stage and is armed with spiky armor similar to that of a Koopatrol. In his fight with Wario, he employs a three-pronged attack of striking from land, air, and underground. His shell makes him invulnerable to ground pounds and fire. However, he can be rammed into, exposing his soft belly. After three hits to his vulnerable underside, he is defeated.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

トゲブロス
種族 海賊
性格 突貫小僧
登場ゲーム ランド3
海族団の突撃隊長だ!
ワリオランドのライスビーチ面のボスキャラとして登場する。海賊シュガー団の突撃隊長をつとめる凶暴なカメだ。背中と頭にトゲを生やしており、回転しながら猛スピードで攻撃してぐる。[5]

Spiked Koopa
Tribe: Pirate
Disposition: Rushing kid
Game appearances: Land 3
The assault captain of the pirates!
He appears as a boss character on the Rice Beach side of Wario Land. He is a ferocious turtle who serves as the assault captain of the pirate Sugar Clan. He has spikes on his back and head, and he attacks at high speed while spinning.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese トゲブロス[6][5]
Toge Burosu
Likely a combination of「刺」(toge, spike) or「トゲゾー」(Togezō, Spiny) and「ハンマーブロス」(Hanmā Burosu, Hammer Bro)

German Spiked Pirat[7]
The English word "spiked" + "Pirat" (pirate)

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Super Game Boy Player's Guide, pages 28 and 29.
  2. ^ a b Nintendo Power Volume 58, page 80.
  3. ^ a b Nintendo Power Volume 66, page 84.
  4. ^ Campbell, Stuart. Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 96.
  5. ^ a b c 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten), page 124.
  6. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Mario Vol. 24: Super Mario Land 3 Part 1. Pages 6-7.
  7. ^ Official German Super Game Boy Spieleberater ("Super Game Boy Game Guide")