Snow Spike
Sprite fromPaper Mario: Sticker Star
First appearance	New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020)
Variant of	Spike
Comparable Fliprus White Clubba

Snow Spikes are enemies that debuted inNew Super Mario Bros. They are a variety ofSpike that produce and throw projectilesnowballs and roll them along the ground.

Snow Spikes have light-blue bodies, white underbellies, and yellow lips. They wear snow goggles, mittens, boots, and knit caps. They were the first variety of Spike to be introduced in a mainlineSuper Mario game, but they have subsequently appeared only inPaper Mario titles.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Snow Spikes first appeared inNew Super Mario Bros., although they only appear inWorld 5-1. The Snow Spikes attack as normal Spikes do, except they pull outsnowballs from their mouth instead ofSpiked Balls. Unlike Spikes' Spiked Balls, these snowballs are affected by gravity, landing on the ground, rolling, and progressively getting larger as they roll until they hit a wall or fall down apit. While rolling, the snowball grows into a snow boulder as it rolls, bowling through anyone in its path, other enemies included, though this does not give points orextra lives. Also,Mario orLuigi can jump on a Snow Spike even if it holds a snowball, similar to the Spikes holding Spiked Balls inSuper Mario Bros. 3.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Although no Snow Spikes appear inSuper Mario Maker 2, Spikes placed in snow-themed levels throw snowballs in a similar manner. Unlike Snow Spikes, the snowballs produced by Spikes do not enlarge while rolling along the ground in theSuper Mario World andNew Super Mario Bros. U styles, and they do not hurt the player character when they jump on them.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

A Snow Spike inPaper Mario: Sticker Star

Snow Spikes are enemies inPaper Mario: Sticker Star. They look exactly like they did inNew Super Mario Bros., including keeping the white bellies that normal Spikes now lack, but their eyes are now fully seen. They are only found in the first two levels ofWorld 4. In the overworld, Snow Spikes toss snowballs at Mario when they see him; being caught in one results in Mario taking damage as soon as he hits a wall, though they can be destroyed by using theHammer.

In battle, Snow Spikes can either jump on Mario or hurl a snowball at him. In the area ofSnow Rise with the Comet Piece leading toIce Flow,Shiny Goombas are also on top of snowballs from Snow Spikes outside battle. If Mario jumps on a Snow Spike while holding a snowball in battle, the Snow Spike is damaged unlike aSpike Ball from aSpike. They are immune to ice-based attacks, but take double damage when heat or fire attacks are used. Occasionally, instead of throwing the snowball, the Snow Spike Ground Pounds Mario. This attack can be blocked by simply wearing any version of theSpike Helmet sticker. Sometimes, the Snow Spike can roll the snowball on the ground. If Mario is caught in this snowball's attack, he is dragged out of battle and takes damage after hitting a wall. This attack cannot be blocked at all. Snow Spikes are usually fought in groups of two to 3. After battle, a Snow Spike may drop aSnowballsticker.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

An origami Snow Spike

Snow Spikes reappear as enemies inPaper Mario: The Origami King. Like inPaper Mario: Sticker Star, they throw snowballs outside of battle, and Mario can get caught in them, resulting in him taking damage when it hits a wall. In battle, if they hold a snowball above their heads, jump attacks will not deal any damage to them. Snow Spikes take 1.5x damage fromfire attacks, and half damage fromice attacks.

A Snow Spike canGround Pound Mario for 12-15 health, or throw a snowball at him for 15-18 damage. Groups can do a Super Ground Pound which deals 16 damage for two Snow Spikes, 23-24 for three, 29-32 for four, 34-40 for five, or 38-48 for six. Hurly-Burly is a stacked move dealing a minimum 10 damage per Snow Spike, with the maximum increasing by three for every additional attacker. A Snow Spike can also pick up another enemy and throw it at Mario, damaging it in the process.

Statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemy
Snow Spike
	Max HP	18	Role	Common	Location(s)	Snow Rise,Ice Flow
	Attack	20	Stickers	Ice Flower,Shiny Ice Flower,Snowball
	Defense	0	Moves	Snowball Hurl (10), Ground Pound (6), Snowball Roll (removes Mario from battle)

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Paper Mario: The Origami King enemy
Snow Spike
	HP			34			Moves	Location(s)
	Type			Grounded			Ground Pound (base 12, range 3), Super Ground Pound (base 8 for one, 16 for two, 23 for three, 29 for four, 34 for five, 38 for six, 41 for seven, 43 for eight, 44 for nine, 45 for ten; range 0 for one and two, 1 for three, 3 for four, 6 for five, 10 for six, 15 for seven, 21 for eight, 28 for nine, and 35 for ten), Icy Up-Chuck (base 15, range 3), Hurly-Burly (base 10 for one, increases by 10 for each additional Snow Spike; range 0 for one, 6 for two, increases by 3 for every additional Snow Spike), Foe Throw (depends on enemy)	Ice Vellumental Mountain,Bowser's Castle
	Role			Common
	Item drops			BTL_ZAKO_LV3
							Mighty Spikes who thrive in the cold. Unless you use your hammer wisely, their snowballs will smash you flat.

Gallery[edit]

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  Cropped screenshot fromNew Super Mario Bros.

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  Model fromNew Super Mario Bros.

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  A Snow Spike inWorld 5-1 ofNew Super Mario Bros.

Names in other languages[edit]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due toconcerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.

References[edit]

• Spikes
• Ice creatures
• New Super Mario Bros. enemies
• Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemies
• Paper Mario: The Origami King enemies