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* ''WesternAnimation/Mixels '', the Spikels Tribe, happen to be very spiky, pretty much all over. From their spiky claws, to their skin nails, as they even live in the Spiky Desert. Ironically, the Spikels seen to be the most loving of the Mixels.

''WesternAnimation/AmazingWorldOfGumball'', Carmen, the walking cactus happens to be very spiky. So characters would struggle touching her due to her many prickles.
''WesternAnimation/Mixels '', the Spikels Tribe, happen to be very spiky, pretty much all over. From their spiky claws, to their skin nails, as they even live in the Spiky Desert. Ironically, the Spikels seen to be the most loving of the Mixels.

''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'', Flaky the Porcupine has a prickly back, covered in dandruff flakes. Sometimes her prickles can lead to the death of others by piercing people, or the death of herself by sticking her to the ground.

* ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'': From ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' onwards, Kirby can inhale and swallow thorny enemies to gain the Needle power and turn ''himself'' into a Spiny. However, Kirby can't move while the spikes are out. Gordos are the more traditional spiky CollisionDamage variant, but they're [[InvincibleMinorMinion completely invincible]].

** A fair number of Badniks qualify, although since the standard attack method is to hit an enemy while curled into a ball rather than necessarily to hit it from above, some of these are covered in spikes or other harmful stuff on all sides, rather than just the top, and must be defeated by waiting for them to revert to a vulnerable state or using invincibility.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'': Boss Bass will swallow Mario whole if he attempts to jump on him -- or if Mario just happens to be in its way. Also, Nippers (small carnivorous plants with upwards-facing mouths) and Munchers (black, stationary plants) are stomp-proof and harmful as well. The Battle Mode (a remake of the original arcade ''VideoGame/MarioBros'') also replaces the Shellcreepers (green turtle enemies that were the forebears of Koopa Troopas) with Spinies, to communicate that enemies cannot be jumped on. This would carry over to other ''Mario Bros.'' remakes, such as ''VideoGame/MarioClash'' and the ''Super Mario Advance'' series.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland'' has Harry Hedgehog, which can be stomped on or swallowed when its spikes are contracted, but not when they're extended. The enemy returns in ''VideoGame/YoshisIslandDS''.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': Both games have helmeted Goombas. They don't hurt you if you bounce on them, but it can throw you off balance and possibly make you fall from the platform you're standing on. To defeat them, you have to spin-attack them to flip them over, then jump on their undersides.

** Spinies, Sparkies, and similar enemies show up ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder'' and can't be stomped on as usual. However, the Drill powerup turns ''you'' into the spiny by giving you a hat with a drill on it so that any enemy that ambushes you from above (or you jumping into them from below) will hurt them.

->''"That's a Spiky Goomba. ...A spiky-headed Goomba. What a creative name. That spike is super-pointy, so it's better to hit it with a hammer than jump on it."

->''"That's a Spiky Goomba. ...A spiky-headed Goomba. What a creative name. That spike is super-pointy, so it's better to hit it with a hammer than jump on it." [[note]]Mario can jump on them without negative consequences when the [[NoSell Spike Shield]] badge is equipped.[[/note]]''

* ''VideoGame/{{Wario}}'': There are enemies of this kind in both ''VideoGame/WarioLand 4'' and ''Shake It''. The ones in ''Wario Land 4'' are actually called Spinies.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'':

->''"That's a Spiky Goomba. ...A spiky-headed Goomba. What a creative name. That spike is super-pointy, so it's better to hit it with a hammer than jump on it." [[note]]You can jump on them without negative consequences when the [[NoSell Spike Shield]] badge is equipped.[[/note]]''

->''"That's a Spiky Goomba. ...A spiky-headed Goomba. What a creative name. That spike is super-pointy, so it's better to hit it with a hammer than jump on it."''

->''"This chubby brawler is called a Clubba. Interestingly they love to take naps... They will fall asleep if you lose them, so take them out before they wake up..."''
-->-- '''Tippi''', ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario''

->''"That's a Spiky Goomba. ...A spiky-headed Goomba. What a creative name. That spike is super-pointy, so it's better to hit it with a hammer than jump on it."''
-->-- '''Goombella''', ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''

** As [[CactusPerson saguaroi]] are completely covered in needles, anyone trying to grapple them or fight them hand-to-hand does so at the risk of unavoidable piercing damage.