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{{about|a species from the ''Mario'' series|other usessubjects of the wordnamed Spiny|[[Spiny (disambiguation)|here]]}}
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|image=[[File:Spiny.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a '''Spiny''' from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''.
|title=Spiny
|imagefirst_appearance=[[File:Spiny.png|200px]]<br>Official artwork of '''Spiny''' from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''. ([[1985]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' ([[2021]])
|sub_species=[[Dark Spiny]]<br>[[Ice Spiny]]<br>[[Oerlikon]]<br>[[Sad Spiny]]<br>[[Sharpea]]<br>[[Sky-Blue Spiny]]<br>[[Spike Blop]]<br>[[Spikester]]<br>[[Spikey]]<br>[[Spiny (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)]]<br>[[Spiny Egg]]<br>[[Spiny R]]<br>[[Spiny Shroopa]]<br>[[Thorny]]
|species_originvariant_of=[[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]
|sub_speciesvariants=[[Big Spiny]]<br>[[Dark Spiny]]<br>[[IceGold Spiny]]<br>[[OerlikonPaper Spiny]]<br>[[Sad Spiny]]<br>[[Sharpea]]<br>[[Sky-Blue Spiny]]<br>[[Spike Blop]]<br>[[SpikesterSpike Koopa]]<br>[[Spikey]]<br>[[Spiny (Super Mario & LuigiRPG: SuperstarLegend Sagaof the Seven Stars)]]<br>[[Spiny Egg|Spikey]]<br>[[Spiny R]]<br>[[Spiny Shroopa]]<br>[[Thorny]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1985)
|relatives=[[Spiny Egg]]<br>[[Spike Top]]
|comparable=[[Bony Beetle]]
|notable=[[Spike Storm]]
|collapsed=true
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' (2021)
}}
'''Spinies''' (singular '''Spiny'''; occasionally pluralized '''Spinys''', as in the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'') are quadrupedal [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]s with a menacing look that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''. They are often thrown by [[Lakitu]]s in unlimited supplies, but can also be naturally occurring. In ''Super Mario Bros.'', the only way the player can defeat them is to shoot a [[fireball]] at them, or run into them while being invincible from a [[Starman]]. In a way, the Spiny is the polar opposite of the [[Buzzy Beetle]]; enemies who are impervious to fireballs, but vulnerable to jump attacks.
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===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:SMBSpiny.jpg|thumb|left|Spiny artwork from ''Super Mario Bros.''.]]
[[File:LakituSpiny.gif|thumb|A Lakitu, two Spinies and a Spiny Egg.]]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', Spinies make their first true appearance; They are always thrown by the [[Lakitu]]s. These Spinies are only able to be beaten by a [[Fire Flower]] or a [[Star|Starman]]. If they are hit from below, they will be bumped to the side like a [[Mushroom]], instead of being flipped over, like a [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]. Most levels that have a Lakitu-and-Spiny combination have many long staightaways with very few places to hide. These levels also usually have one or more very high blocks to [[jump]] on the Lakitu, thus stopping the Spinies for a time; though eventually, a new Lakitu will appear. Spinies can also fill some platforms forcing the player to wait for them to move to progress.