History Main / SpikeBallsOfDoom

* In ''FanFic/MegaManReawakened'', Needle Man's super attack has him curl up into one of these, firing his needles out everywhere.

* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3D'': The Drill Sye and Cera Terror dream eaters can transform into one and roll into their foes. They're also completely immune to most physical attacks in this state, even unblockable ones.

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** ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' introduces Pink wisps that allows Sonic to turn into one of these that can climb walls and ceilings.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series:

** On a more Meta level, Sonic himself is one of these most the time, being a hedgehog and all. He's covered in spikes, and all his attacks require him to roll into a ball, often causing the doom of Dr Eggman/Robotnik's machinery.

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* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series:

* In some cases, they are alive (see PainfulPointyPufferfish and SeaHurtchin for some examples).

* In some cases, they are alive.

* ''ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'': Don Paulo uses some on his flying machine to [[spoiler:wreck the tower]].
* ''ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'': The sliding puzzle before confronting the future professor has one.

* ''LocoRoco'' series has Togeh which is a black ball of spikes commonly found on surfaces. There is also an alive version of it.

** In the spinoffs there are various types of these. ''YoshisIsland'' has blue spike balls called Thorns that kill Yoshi in one hit and can be destroyed by eggs, and ''WarioLand 4'' and ''Shake Dimension'' have spiky mines and mine like stationary enemies which look and act like this trope as well.

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* ''{{Abuse}}'': Combines this trope with AsteroidsMonster -- huge spiky balls are inclined to drop on the player without warning, and when destroyed they split into smaller spiky balls.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Revolution 1986}}'', this is one of the hazards you'll encounter in the game.

* ''SonicTheHedgehog'' series:

* ''SuperMarioBros'' series:

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* ''{{Website/Neopets}}'' has a flash game called Darigan Dodgeball. Yes, [[EndlessGame dodgeball, but with spiked balls]].

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* [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Wile E. Coyote]] sets up a cluster of spike balls tethered to a pole, set spinning like a top, in the road - they break loose and fly up a short distance and land right where he's hiding.

* ''{{Neopets}}'' has a flash game called Darigan Dodgeball. Yes, [[EndlessGame dodgeball, but with spiked balls]].

* ''BrutalLegend''

* Thornax fruits from ''{{Bionicle}}''. They can be used as projectile weapons, and are highly explosive. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking They also taste terrible]].

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The Grass/Steel Pokemon [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/597-598_6982.png Ferroseed and its evolution Ferrothorn]] from ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]]''. Both are spiky ''metal plants'', and Ferrothorn pretty much fits ''all'' the criteria at the top of the page (alive, hanging, spins, on [[strike: chains]]vines). Obviously, using a contact move on either of them will result in the attacker taking damage.

* ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'': Spiky balls (called pike balls) are one of the buyable items.

* ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' has these as one of variant [[http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Trap_component trap components.]]

* ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'': Some songs on MAX, MAX2, and EXTREME prominently features these in their background videos, especially up-tempo songs. SubvertedTrope in that you don't have to dodge them.

* ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' has these as one of variant [[http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Trap_component trap components]].