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Spiny
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| Spiny | |||
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 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening artwork | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. (1985, overall) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993, Zelda franchise) | ||
| Latest appearance | Dr. Mario World (2019, overall) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) (2019, Zelda franchise) | ||
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Spinies, also known as Spiked Beetles, are a turtle species that appears in several The Legend of Zelda games, starting with The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. They are from the Mario franchise.
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 Beetles, 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.
In the 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.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | トゲゾー Togezō |
From toge (spine) and zō, an obsolete suffix for a masculine name. |
