Spiny/Spikester Egg
(a.k.a. Spikey Eggs)
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SMB, SMB3, SMBLL, SMW, SMRPG, SM64.
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TYPE:
Egg
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TURF:
Sky.
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AFFILIATIONS:
Lakitu's Pets.
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CLOSE RELATIVES:
Spinys, Spikesters.
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HP:
60
FP:
n/a
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OFFENSE:
50 (Physical) 0 (Magic)
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DEFENSE:
30 (Physical) 3 (Magic)
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SPEED:
Fast.
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INTELLIGENCE:
While the creatures do have intelligence, in their egg form they are
not usually required to use it.
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SPECIAL/MAGIC ATTACKS:
None.
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STRENGTHS:
They are thrown at Mario fairly quickly, and in large numbers, making
them hard to dodge.
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WEAKNESSES:
None, except that they have little or no control over their flight paths.
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ITEMS:
You can sometimes earn a coin from them in Super Mario World. Only
their "hatched" counterparts yield any items in SMRPG.
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EXP. POINTS:
0...only the "hatched" versions yield experience.
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POINTS:
Super Mario Bros (and SMBLL): 200
Super Mario Bros 3: 100
Super Mario World: 100 (Spin attack) 200 (fireball)
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BACKGROUND:
These eggs "hatch" (it's really more like unrolling) into Spinies, Spikesters,
and Spikeys (catalogued together with Spinies in this compendium). They
are kept in endless supply by Lakitu, who likes them as pets.
When a Lakitu is around, it is often apt to dump lots of these eggs
on Mario's head. When they hit the ground, they usually "hatch".
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EVOLUTION:
They haven't really changed much over the years, but what they transform
into has. Originally, all eggs became Spinies upon hitting the ground.
Then, in SMB3, some "underripe" eggs began to emerge. These ones would
remain in egg form after hitting the ground, and they would roll after
Mario, making them quite troublesome.
This feature disappeared in SMW. Then in SMRPG green eggs made a return.
Only now they hatched into "Spikesters", a more powerful version of Spiny
(which was known as Spikey in that game). Although I count Spikesters and
Spinies as different species, I've included both types of eggs here as they
are quite similar in all respects.
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OTHER BACKGROUND INFO:
Eggs of the turtle Spiny, pet of Lakitu. You can't destroy them by
jumping on them. - SMB instructions
Lakitu tosses these around, trying to hit Mario. They turn into Spinys.
-SMB3 Strategy Guide
Lakitu pops out of pipes and tosses a shower of Spiny Eggs. Either avoid
them or Spin Jump them before they hatch into persistent pests. -Mario Mania
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QUOTES:
None.
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BATTLE PLAN:
Click Here.
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MEDIA:
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