Draft:Spike

Spikes are Koopa enemies that throw spike balls or rollers from their mouths. They were designed by Hiroyuki Kimura at Nintendo, and they first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3. Spikes have black Buzzy Beetle-like shells on their backs that are too small for them to enter. Up until New Super Mario Bros. Wii, they also commonly had alternately colored bellies indicated by the Yoshi's Story design to be the front of the shell. Whilst they primarily appear in antagonistic roles, they have also rarely appeared as playable characters.