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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])

|variant_of=[[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]

|variants=[[Piranha Pod]]

|relatives=[[Lakitu]]<br>[[Spiny]]

|comparable=[[Spike Ball]]

'''Spiny Eggs''', originally known as '''Spiny's eggs''',<ref>{{cite|quote=He chases after Mario and drops Spiny's eggs on top of him.|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|language=English|publisher=Nintendo|date=1985|page=12}}</ref> are the projectiles thrown by [[Lakitu]]s, and a form of the [[Spiny]]. Spiny Eggs are small, usually red balls covered in spikes. Once they touch the ground, they turn into normal Spinies. Despite its name, a Spiny Egg does not appear to be a typical egg at all; instead, it seems to simply be a Spiny rolled up into a ball. While in this state, they can be defeated when touched by [[Invincible Mario|invincible characters]], burned by [[Fire Mario]]'s [[fireball]]s, attacked by [[Raccoon Mario]]'s or [[Tanooki Mario]]'s Tail attack, etc.

====''Super Mario Bros.''====

[[File:SMB Lakitu Throwing Spiny Sprites.gif|thumb|250px|left]]

Spiny's eggs debuted in the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' In this game, they are more oval-shaped than they are in later appearances. Spiny's eggs demonstrate their basic behaviors in this game--they are thrown directly down from where Lakitu threw them, and on contact with land, turn into Spinies. In the manual, Spiny's eggs are listed separately from Spinies themselves. Lakitu will always throw either one or two Spiny's eggs at a time, depending on what form Mario/Luigi is in: if Mario is Small, he will only throw one egg, but if Mario is Super/Fire, then he will throw two eggs (this corresponds to how many hits Mario must take before losing a life).

 

In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', Spiny's eggs look and act identical to their appearance in ''Super Mario Bros.''

''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' included the return of the original red Spiny Egg, which is colored orange in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' remake. In addition to the red Spiny Egg, a new green Spiny Egg was introduced, which slowly rolls along the ground chasing Mario and does not hatch. The Spiny Eggs in this game are spherical, as opposed to oval-shaped, which has continued to be their appearance even today.

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Spiny Eggs are notably colored orange in all releases of the game, since Spinies in ''Super Mario World'' are also orange. In addition, along with normal Lakitus, they can also be thrown by [[Fishin' Lakitu]]s and Lakitus found within pipes. Like Spinies themselves, Spiny Eggs can be safely [[Spin Jump]]ed on.

====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====

Spiny Eggs, referred to as "'''Spiny bombs'''",<ref>{{cite|quote=''Be sure to make allowance for the spinning motion when you jump, and watch out for the evil Lakitu’s Spiny bombs!''|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|date=1996|title=''Super Mario 64 Player's Guide''|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo of America]]|page=119}}</ref> are again thrown by Lakitus in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Much like the game's Spinies, they have yellow spikes, as opposed to white spikes. On [[Tiny-Huge Island]], they can be thrown into the water, where they will sink and eventually disappear. They reappear in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', following the same rules, in with their current design. If Yoshi eats a Spiny and spits it out, it will bounce around as an egg.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Spiny Eggs reappear, with a new property. If a normal Spiny touches water, it will tuck itself back into a Spiny Egg until it exits water. Spiny Eggs float on the surface of the water, and still damage Mario while in the water.

 

In addition to the standard Spiny eggs, [[Lakithunder]] is capable of throwing ricocheting Spiny Eggs that bounce around a few times before it loses momentum, at which point the Spiny Egg will hatch.

[[File:NSMBW World 2-5 Screenshot.png|thumb|200px|Lakitu throwing Spinies.]]

Spiny Eggs reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.

[[File:SMG2 Yoshi Star King Lakitu Battle.png|thumb|200px|left]]

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', [[Yoshi]] can turn Spinies back into Spiny Eggs by licking them. Yoshi can then proceed to swallow Spiny Eggs and spit them back out, which can be used as projectiles to hurt enemies or break glass containers. [[King Lakitu]] throws them as well during his boss fight, which can be eaten and spat out by Yoshi. Spiny Eggs are also one of the few objects that did not previously appear in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', they reappear. If Mario touches a [[Gold Ring]], Lakitu will throw [[coin]]s, as opposed to Spiny Eggs, although there is an {{media link|Gold Spiny Egg.png|unused}} golden Spiny Egg variant in the files.

Spiny Eggs once again reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where they function as usual. In addition to these, a [[Piranha Plant]]-based relative, the [[Piranha Pod]], makes its debut.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====

Spiny Eggs reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. When a Spiny is placed in the Underwater level style, the Spiny turns back into a Spiny Egg and begins floating in place. If Mario hits a [[block]] while a Spiny Egg is above it, it turns back into a Spiny. In the ''Super Mario Bros.'' theme, Spinies have horizontal momentum, unlike in the original game. If a Spiny is given [[Wing]]s, it will briefly turn into a Spiny Egg as it fires its Spikes, though this is purely visual. A winged Spiny will not retreat into a Spiny Egg if it is within water.

 

In ''Super Mario Maker 2'', if water in the Jungle theme catches a Spiny, it will immobilize into a Spiny Egg, and remain in that form until it is no longer completely submerged. This occurs even if the water rises into a Spiny Egg, or if the water sinks to beneath a Spiny Egg.

===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''===

In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', Spiny's eggs appear twice. The first time is a role as one of the enemies coming out of [[Mario]]'s television when he is playing [[Family Computer]] at the beginning of the film. The second time is when a [[Lakitu]] throws several Spiny's eggs at [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Haru-ōji|Kibidango]], but it missed. He uses rain and a mirror to make them grow into [[Big Spiny|big-sized Spinies]].

[[File:SpinyEggsCartoon.jpg|thumb|left|Four Spiny Eggs from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[Mario and the Red Baron Koopa]]".]]

[[File:Greenspiny.png|thumb|A green Spiny Egg from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "[[Life's Ruff]]".]]

Spiny Eggs briefly appear in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Mario and the Red Baron Koopa]]", where they are entirely pink, and act more or less like they do in ''Super Mario Bros.'' Later on, a single, green Spiny Egg is thrown by a Lakitu in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Life's Ruff]]". This Spiny Egg makes a small explosion upon hitting the ground and turning into a normal Spiny.

===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===

Some Spiny Eggs, presumably transported to [[Dark Land]] by [[Wendy O. Koopa]] (who needs them for use in a potion), appear in ''[[Koopa Capers]]''. While exploring a [[Fortress]], [[Luigi]] finds a room filled with the eggs and some [[Ptooie]], but he manages to evade them while wondering what they are doing in a dank fortress chamber, instead of being outside.

===''Yoshi's Safari''===

===''Yoshi's Island'' series===

In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]], Spiny Eggs (referred to as "'''[[Pokey (projectile)|Needlenose]]s'''"<ref>{{cite|quote=Lakitus zip around on clouds while tossing Needlenoses at you|date=2002|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide|isbn=1-930206-25-9|language=American English|page=17}}</ref>) are thrown by Lakitus, [[Wall Lakitu]]s, and [[Aqua Lakitu]]s. In these games, they do not hatch into Spinies, and instead explode, which can destroy [[soft rock]]. The point at which the various Lakitus are throwing Needlenoses is displayed via a crosshair reticle, similar to [[Yoshi]]'s [[Yoshi's Egg|Egg]] reticle.

 

Spiny Eggs appear in both sequels, ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', functioning identically as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. However, neither game features any Aqua Lakitu, so Spiny Eggs are thrown only by Lakitus and Wall Lakitus.

===''Tetris Attack''===

In ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', a Spiny Egg makes a cameo appearance in Lakitu's background, where he is throwing one down.

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]], Spiny Eggs instead turn into [[Spikey (Super Mario RPG)|Spikies]], [[Spikester]]s, and [[Urspike]]s. The former two are thrown by Lakitus, while the latter are knocked down from the ceiling by a [[Stompillar]].

In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Spinies, which appear in [[Flower Fields]], could roll back into Spiny Eggs to attack. Lakitu also throw Spiny Eggs as an attack. [[Lakilester]] also uses Spiny Eggs in the attacks [[Spiny Flip]] and [[Spiny Surge]], as well as in his fight against Mario under his nickname "Spike".

[[File:PMTTYD Spiny Egg Sprite.png|thumb|120px|A Spiny Egg from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'']]

In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Spinies again attack by rolling into Spiny Eggs, and can now roll into eggs to make themselves invulnerable for a turn. They appear in the [[Glitz Pit]]. When [[Sky-Blue Spiny|Sky-Blue Spinies]] roll back into a Spiny Egg, they turn into "pipes," which are named as such due to mistranslation of the Japanese name, ''Paipo''.

In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Spiny Eggs act as they do in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' They are found in [[the Dotwood Tree]], [[The Overthere]], and the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]]. They do not have a dark version, as they are absent from The [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]]

Spiny Eggs appear only when being thrown by Lakitu in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', and as such, only appear on the overworld. Lakitu will endlessly throw them, leading to an infinite supply of Spinies.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and its [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|remake]], [[Sharpea]]s appear as eggs when thrown by [[Lakipea]]s. Regular Spinies and Sharpeas appear as eggs in the remake during the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode whenever using their Spin to Win [[Special Skill (Mario & Luigi series)|Special Skill]].

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', a [[Shroob]]-like version is dropped by [[Lakitufo]]s and hatch into [[Spiny Shroopa]]s, which also roll up into eggs to attack.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|remake]], large golden Spiny Eggs are thrown by [[Glam Lakitu]]s and [[Lakitu King]]s, though they do not hatch. Regular Spinies once again turn into eggs in the remake's ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' mode when using their Hit 'em Up Special Skill.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', Lakitus and [[Lakitu R|Lakitus R]] attack by throwing Spiny Eggs at Mario. During the battle with [[Bowser Jr.]], the Bros. can throw Spiny Eggs at him if they take his [[Junior Clown Car]].

In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', they appear again. They are based off of their appearance in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', except they do not display a cursor when targeting [[Princess Peach]]. Despite Spinies also appearing in the game, the eggs still explode instead of turning into them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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