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{{Species infobox
|image=[[File:LA-Togezo-Futabasha.jpg|300px]]<br>''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' artwork
|image=[[File:LA-Togezo-Futabasha.jpg|300px]]<br>''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' artwork
|first_appearance=''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1985, overall)<br>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (1993, ''Zelda'' franchise)
|first_appearance=''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1985, overall)<br>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (1993, ''Zelda'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[mariowiki:Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' (2021, overall)<br>[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch)]] (2019, ''Zelda'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario World|Dr. Mario World]]'' (2019, overall)<br>[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch)]] (2019, ''Zelda'' franchise)
|comparable=[[Hardhat Beetle]]<br>[[Heatoise]]<br>[[Snapper (The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask)|Snapper (''Majora's Mask'')]]<br>[[Terrorpin]]
|comparable=[[Hardhat Beetle]]
}}
}}
{{distinguish|Spiny Beetle}}
'''Spinies''', also known as '''Spiked Beetles''', are a turtle species that appears in several ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' games, starting with ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''. They are from the ''[[mariowiki:Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise.
{{quote|Turn aside the spined ones with a [[shield]]...|Stone slab|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}}
'''Spinies''', also known as '''Spiked Beetles''', '''Togezos''',<ref>Stratton, Bryan, and Stephen Stratton. ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 176.</ref> or '''Spiny Beetles''',<ref>Nintendo Power Source (February 24, 1998). [http://web.archive.org/web/19980224223629/http://www.nintendo.com/gb/zelda/level1b.html How to Complete Tail Cave]. ''Nintendo: Legend of Zelda Strategy''. Retrieved March 25, 2021.</ref> are a spiked turtle species that appear in several of the early handheld installments of ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, starting with ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' up to ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]''. They have black or blue shells, charge at [[Link]] to attack, and are primarily defeated by first flipping them with a [[shield]] and then attacking the exposed underside. Spinies made their debut and are common enemies in the ''[[mariowiki:Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise, where they generally have red shells and are thrown by [[Lakitu]]s.  


==History==
Spinies have a spiked shell that renders them invulnerable to [[Link]]'s attacks. However, they can be flipped over with a [[shield]] or other item, exposing their weak underside. In earlier games, they behave similarly to [[Hardhat Beetle]]s, except they cause damage; in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]'', they withdraw in their shell and perform a spin attack towards Link rather than merely crawl towards him.
===''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''===
[[File:Spiked Beetle LA sprite.png|frame]]
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', Spinies first appear in the first dungeon, the [[Tail Cave]]. They waddle around slowly until they are on the same x- or y-axis as Link, at which point they will charge into him. In the original versions of the game, they have four spikes and no visible head, gaining green highlights in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|Link's Awakening DX]]''. In the [[Nintendo Switch]] [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], they have seven spikes as with contemporary ''Mario'' appearances and tan heads with black dot eyes. Additionally, the remake adds a Spiny figure as a prize in the [[Trendy Game]], which can be placed on a stand in the northern household of [[Mabe Village]].
 
===''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages''===
[[File:Spiked Beetle OoS-OoA sprite.png|frame]]
In both ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]'', Spiked Beetles appear as they do in ''Link's Awakening'', but with blue highlights. They first appear in [[Poison Moth's Lair]] in the former game and the [[Wing Dungeon]] in the latter game, and are overall more common in the former. They can be defeated instantly by making them fly away with [[Gale Seed]]s or [[Mystery Seed]]s using Gale Seeds' effect.
 
===''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords''===
[[File:FS Togezo.png|frame]]
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords]]'', Togezos appear in a few encounters in the randomized room layouts. They now have an additional, more prominent spike in the center and their heads are shown to be withdrawn into their shells with glowing eyes visible. Additionally, they now withdraw into their shell and perform a spin attack towards Link from any direction. They can appear in many places, appearing in a scripted encounter in the [[Chambers of Insight]] and appearing randomly in the [[Sea of Tree]]s, [[Death Mountain]], and [[Palace of Winds|Vaati's Palace]]. In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition|Four Swords Anniversary Edition]]'', they additionally have scripted encounters in the [[Realm of Memories]] and the [[Hero's Trial]].
 
===''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap''===
[[File:Spiked Beetle TMC sprite.png|frame]]
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]'', Spiked Beetles look and act as they do in ''Four Swords'', first appearing in the [[Cave of Flames]]. Aside from the shield, the [[Cane of Pacci]] can be used to flip them over.
 
==Profiles==
===''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch)===
*'''Figure bio:''' "''It's a Spiny figure. If only you had armor this hard and this sharp.''"
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Spiked Beetle LADX sprite.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]''
</gallery>


In the [[Nintendo Switch]] [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], a Spiny figure is a prize in the [[Trendy Game]], and can be placed on a stand in the northern household of [[Mabe Village]].
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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{{Other wikis|SuperMarioWiki=1}}
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=トゲゾー
|Jap=トゲゾー
|JapR=Togezō
|JapR=Togezō
|JapM=From ''toge'' (spine) and ''zō'', an obsolete suffix for a masculine name.
|JapM=From ''toge'' (spine) and ''zō'', an obsolete suffix for a masculine name.  
|SpaA=picudo
|SpaAM=spiny
|SpaE=Pinchón
|SpaEM=From "pincho" (spike)
|Fre=Hériss
|FreM=From "hérissé" (bristly)
|Dut=Spiny
|DutM=-
|Ita=koopistrice
|ItaM=From "[[mariowiki:Koopa (species)|Koopa]]" and "istrice" (porcupine)
|Ger=Stachi
|GerM=From "stachel" (spike)
|Rus=колючкин
|RusR=kolyuchkin
|RusM=From "колючка" (''kolyuchka'', spike)
|Kor=가시돌이
|KorR=Gasidol-i
|KorM=From "가시" (''gasi'', thorn) and "-돌이" (''-dol'i'', a friendly suffix for "guy" )
|ChiS=刺刺龟
|ChiSR=Cì Cì Guī
|ChiSM=Spike Turtle
|ChiT=刺刺龜
|ChiTR=Cì Cì Guī
|ChiTM=Spike Turtle
}}
}}
==References==
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[[Category:Reptiles]]
[[Category:Enemies from the Mario franchise]]
[[Category:Enemies from the Mario franchise]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening enemies]]
[[Category:Species]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons enemies]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages enemies]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords enemies]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap enemies]]

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