History Main / SpikesOfVillainy

* Most of the dragons in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' combine this with [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily lots and lots of sharp, spiky teeth]]. In an interesting twist, the fastest, most maneuverable, and arguably the deadliest one, Toothless the Night Fury, forgoes the spikes for a more streamlined look. Not surprisingly, he's the first sympathetic dragon that the viewers encounter.

* Franchise/{{Transformers}} in [[Film/{{Transformers}} the movie series]] seem to have a ''lot'' of spikes. Although both Autobots and Decepticons have them, Decepticons seem to have more (and [[BigBad Megatron]] is made up of precious little ''but'' spikes).

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': Megatron starts out spiky but trades them in for VerticalMechaFins and a more [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 G1]]-esque look overall. Lockdown and Oil Slick have smaller spikes on their armour.
** The Creator/MichaelBay live-action movies have all Cybertronians spiky and more alien in their pre-Earth forms, and Megs is the one who never takes an Earth vehicle mode. As such, every single inch of the Emperor of Destruction's body is twisted, razor-sharp death.
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'': Megatron once again. His robot mode is pre-Earth Animated Megs with some Bayformers touches.
** ''And'' in ''Anime/TransformersCybertron''. As a result of rebuilding himself with pieces of Unicron's body and absorbing what remained of the dark god's power, he sports demonic horns and numerous spikes. Unicron himself features these.

* Bane's design in ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' incorporated a spiked collar and spiked gauntlets.

-->-- '''One very smart little boy''', ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant''

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An evil character, particularly his armor, will be covered in a mass of spikes, blades, horns, and spines that would make a porcupine jealous. Also, [[GoodColorsEvilColors expect]] [[DarkIsEvil black]] [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver or blood-red]] armor.

** ''VideoGame/PaperMario'': In the first three games, enemy Koopas wear spiked black collars and bracelets along with SinisterShades to distinguish them from friendly NPC Koopas.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'': The antagonistic group, Team Galactic, had a '''headquarters''' with large Spikes Of Villainy on both sides. (The spikes were white, though.)

* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': In this ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' Franchise/MonsterVerse fanfiction, the part-Ghidorah [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonTitansAndOtherCreatures MaNi/Elder Brother]] has spikes and spines lining his neck, spiky-looking wings, and a thagomizer-like tail. He's also an AxCrazy HateSink of a monster.

* [[http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2678/80602915.jpg Nero's]] [[http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/sites/default/files/star_trek_2009_narada.jpg ship]] in the ''Film/StarTrek2009'' reboot. Ironically, the ship is a simple mining vessel in its original time period.
** Even the Narada's torpedoes are spiky. Nero really liked spikes.
** Note that the prequel comic indicates that the Narada didn't look like that until Nero outfitted it with prototype hybrid Romulan-Borg technology in his quest for revenge.
* In the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, the original design for the armor of the New God Steppenwolf included plenty of silvery spikes. It was eventually used in ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''.
* Franchise/{{Transformers}} in [[Film/{{Transformers}} the movie series]] seem to have a ''lot'' of spikes. Although both Autobots and Decepticons have them, Decepticons seem to have more (and [[BigBad Megatron]] is made up of precious little ''but'' spikes).
* In ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', after the [[TheDragon Witch-King]] moved into the fortress of Minas Morgul, he evidently did some redecorating, 'cause the place looks like the Minas Tirith (good guys) fortress with -- you guessed it -- gigantic spikes bolted on. There's also [[BigBad Sauron]] himself, who is kitted out in armour that can only be described as ''[[{{Pun}} spiketacular]]''. The Black Gates, Barad-dûr and Orthanc (modified by Saruman to resemble Barad-dûr) also fall into this, to an extent that if you fell off the top of them, you'd think you'd be more likely to [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice die by impalement]] than by [[NotTheFallThatKillsYou hitting the ground]].

* The Shredder in ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze'' has spikes on his outfit, as well as on him, that spring up after being doused in chemicals. Tokka the mutant snapping turtle has spikes but is less evil and more... dumb and gullible.
* Gilles de Rais actually uses his spiked armor as a weapon in ''Film/TheMessengerTheStoryOfJoanOfArc''. May serve as either {{Foreshadowing}} or GeniusBonus, considering [[SerialKiller what Gilles]] [[EatsBabies became infamous]] [[HumanSacrifice for afterwards]]...

* In the Australian horror film ''Film/TheCarsThatAteParis'', one of the eponymous cars is a Volkswagon Beetle covered in a forest of metal spikes that the villains use to CarFu people. This is {{homage}}d in ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' where one of the desert gangs attacks Furiosa's BigBadassRig with excessively-spiked Beetles and other vehicles.

* ''Film/CaptiveState'': The Roaches/Legislator's environmental suits are covered in wicked black spikes that, in a pinch, serve as self-defense weapons.
* Bane's design in ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' incorporated a spiked collar and spiked gauntlets.
* This trope is downplayed with one of the vampires in ''Film/NightTeeth'', [[FemmeFatale Eva]], who wears a spiked ear ornament and dog collar. It serves to put her on the unfriendly side of the SlidingScaleOfVampireFriendliness.

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* The Shredder in the live action ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' films has spikes on his outfit, as well as on him, that spring up after being doused in chemicals. Tokka the mutant snapping turtle has spikes but is less evil and more... dumb and gullible.

* In ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', after the [[TheDragon Witch-King]] moved into the fortress of Minas Morgul, he evidently did some redecorating, 'cause the place looks like the Minas Tirith (good guys) fortress with -- you guessed it -- gigantic spikes bolted on. There's also [[BigBad Sauron]] himself, who is kitted out in armour that can only be described as ''[[IncrediblyLamePun spiketacular]]''. The Black Gates, Barad-dûr and Orthanc (modified by Saruman to resemble Barad-dûr) also fall into this, to an extent that if you fell off the top of them you'd think you'd be more likely to [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice die by impalement]] than by [[NotTheFallThatKillsYou hitting the ground]].

* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': [[BigBad Shao Kahn]] wears armour the has spikes on his shoulers and helmet. Wheres many armors cover the entire body, Kahn's outit is on the {{Stripperiffic}} side, only covering small parts of his body.