History Main / PainfulPointyPufferfish

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' has various robotic examples:

* In the ''VideoGame/YoshisWoollyWorld'' level "Many Fish in the Sea", Yoshi has to ride on a variety of papercraft fishes, which serve as platforms. Some of the fishes are pufferfishes, which Yoshi has to avoid unless he wants to get damage.

* In in ''VideoGame/YoshisWoollyWorld'' level "Many Fish in the Sea", Yoshi has to ride on a variety of papercraft fishes, which serve as platforms. Some of the fishes are pufferfishes, which Yoshi has to avoid unless he wants to get damage.

SubTrope of SpikesOfDoom. Related to TheSpiny. If wielded as a weapon by another character, it is a SubTrope of ShamuFu. See also SeaHurtchin for another spiny animal used in a simular way.

SubTrope of SpikesOfDoom. Related to TheSpiny. If wielded as a weapon by another character, it is a SubTrope of ShamuFu.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', the Guardians and Elder Guardians, monsters found in the Ocean Monuments, resemble cyclopean fish with long tails and cubical bodies covered with large spikes that they can extend and retract. When their spikes are extended, striking them with a melee weapon will deal players a heart of damage.
** In the 1.13 update, mob versions of fish were added, including the pufferfish. It starts out small, but if a player gets near, it inflates and may cause CollisionDamage or [[StandardStatusEffects inflict the Poison status]].

They are as such often seen in fiction stabbing other people with their spikes. Sometimes they spear others by their own accord, other times they are weaponized by another character. Painful Pointy Pufferfishes are notably common in Main/VideoGames in the UnderTheSea levels.

* ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' has pufferfish as enemies in the ocean. Their initial turn has them scrape the player with their spines to poison them, which damages the player each turn of the battle and ''doubles'' each turn.

Pufferfish are fishes from the order Tetraodontiformes and family Tetraodontidae that are well-known for their ability to inflate their bodies by inhaling water, so they can scare off predators and defend themselves. The closely related porcupinefish (family Diodontidae) have a groovy bonus feature: their bodies are covered with SpikesOfDoom that can deal a world of hurt to the poor souls that try to swallow them.

* ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'': The [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent giant mermaid]] Cala Maria can summon some puffed-up pufferfishes that can damage the player.

* ''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin'' and ''Ecco: The Tides of Time'' had pufferfishes in many levels. In their un-puffed state, Ecco could eat them to regain health, like many other fish. But eating one would prompt the rest to puff up, and they'd injure Ecco if he tried to eat them in that state.

** Fugush, the fourth boss of the fourth game, is a huge pufferfish wearing a diving mask and a snorkel which will harm Starfy on contact with its quills. Fortunately, att some point, it will fire them to Starfy, and the short time without any spikes protecting it allows Starfy to damage it.

* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'': The Guardians and Elder Guardians, monsters found in the Ocean Monuments, resemble cyclopean fish with long tails and cubical bodies covered with large spikes that they can extend and retract. When their spikes are extended, striking them with a melee weapon will deal players a heart of damage.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Mopeio}}, the porcupinefishes can inflate themselves to damage the surrounding animals.

* Implied through the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' series, as every quote the villager speaks when catching a pufferfish is an cry of pain instead of the {{IncrediblyLamePun}}s the other fishes elicit.

* [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent Cala Maria]] in ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' can summon some puffed up pufferfishes that can damage the player.
* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze''

* The ''VideoGame/StreetpassMiiPlaza'' game ''Mii Force'' features the Battling Blowfish, a giant robotic pufferfish submarine with retractable spikes, as a boss. One of its numerous way to damage the heroes is ramming into them with with all its prongs out.

* In ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'', Qwilfish is based on a pufferfish. Not only can it sting with its spikes (it learns many spike-related moves like Toxic Spikes, Fell Stinger, Spikes or Poison Sting), it can ''fire them at its foes as well.''

Pufferfish are fishes from the order Tetraodontiformes and family Tetraodontidae that are well-known for their ability to inflate their bodies by inhaling water, so they can scare off predators and defend themselves. The closely related porcupinefish (family Diodontidae) have a groovy bonus feature: their are covered with SpikesOfDoom that can deal a world of hurt to the poor souls that try to swallow them.

* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' :

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** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' has the Puffer Cheeps. They first look like blue Cheep Cheeps, but when damaged by the plumbers, they puff up, revealing their spikes which damage the Mario Brothers when jumped on. Harming them once more will deflate them.

** The [[WilyWalrus Fish Poker Pops]] attack a stick with a porcupine fish at both ends.

Pufferfishes are fishes from the '''Tetraodontiformes''' order that are well-known for their ability to inflate their bodies by inhaling water, so they can scare off predators and defend themselves. One of their subfamilies, the ''Diodontidae'', have a groovy bonus feature: their are covered with SpikesOfDoom that can deal a world of hurt to the poor souls that try to swallow them.

They are as such often seen in fiction stabbing other people with their spikes. Sometimes they spear others by their own accord, other times they are weaponized by another character. Painful Pointy Pufferfishes are notably common in Main/VideoGames in the UnderTheSea levels,

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' introduced the Porcupuffer, a gigantic pufferfish-like Cheep Cheep that chases Mario around some levels. The spikes on its back prevent Mario from jumping on it, as they will damage the plumber. After a long hiatus, they now appear commonly in recent Mario games.