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'''Spindel'''<ref>''Super Mario 64 [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]'', pages 12 & 71</ref> is a type of [[Thwomp]] that appeared in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. It is a cylindrical creature made of stone that continuously rolls over the same stretch of territory. The name "Spindel" comes from the word ''spindle'', which is the part of a spinning wheel that holds the yarn that is being spun. Spindel also resembles a giant cylinder with a thread of yarn spun around it, but with a face. It may be a precusor to the [[Rhomp]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', as Rhomps are alive and Spindel is mummified like the Grindels. | A '''Spindel'''<ref>''Super Mario 64 [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]'', pages 12 & 71</ref> is a type of [[Thwomp]] that appeared in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. It is a cylindrical creature made of stone that continuously rolls over the same stretch of territory. The name "Spindel" comes from the word ''spindle'', which is the part of a spinning wheel that holds the yarn that is being spun. Spindel also resembles a giant cylinder with a thread of yarn spun around it, but with a face. It may be a precusor to the [[Rhomp]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', as Rhomps are alive and Spindel is mummified like the Grindels. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''[[Super Mario 64]]'' / ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''=== | ===''[[Super Mario 64]]'' / ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''=== | ||
[[File:SpindelSM64.png|thumb|left|150px|Spindel as it appears in Super Mario 64]] | [[File:SpindelSM64.png|thumb|left|150px|A Spindel as it appears in ''Super Mario 64'']] | ||
Spindel appears exclusively in the [[Shifting Sand Land#Pyramid|pyramid]] of [[Shifting Sand Land]], where it can be found rolling back and forth in one section of the pyramid. There is a safe spot where [[Mario]] can hide to avoid being squished. | A lone Spindel appears exclusively in the [[Shifting Sand Land#Pyramid|pyramid]] of [[Shifting Sand Land]], where it can be found rolling back and forth in one section of the pyramid. There is a safe spot where [[Mario]] can hide to avoid being squished. | ||
===''Super Mario-Kun''=== | ===''Super Mario-Kun''=== | ||
[[File:SpindelSuperMario-Kun.png|thumb|Spindel in the pyramid in ''Super Mario-Kun''.]] | [[File:SpindelSuperMario-Kun.png|thumb|Spindel in the pyramid in ''Super Mario-Kun''.]] | ||
Spindel appears in volume 16 of the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' manga. It tries squashing Mario and the [[Bob-omb Buddy]] accompanying him, but fails and crashes. | A Spindel appears in volume 16 of the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' manga. It tries squashing Mario and the [[Bob-omb Buddy]] accompanying him, but fails and crashes. | ||
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Revision as of 20:48, August 1, 2016
Template:Species-infobox A Spindel[1] is a type of Thwomp that appeared in Super Mario 64. It is a cylindrical creature made of stone that continuously rolls over the same stretch of territory. The name "Spindel" comes from the word spindle, which is the part of a spinning wheel that holds the yarn that is being spun. Spindel also resembles a giant cylinder with a thread of yarn spun around it, but with a face. It may be a precusor to the Rhomps that appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2, as Rhomps are alive and Spindel is mummified like the Grindels.
History
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
A lone Spindel appears exclusively in the pyramid of Shifting Sand Land, where it can be found rolling back and forth in one section of the pyramid. There is a safe spot where Mario can hide to avoid being squished.
Super Mario-Kun
A Spindel appears in volume 16 of the Super Mario-Kun manga. It tries squashing Mario and the Bob-omb Buddy accompanying him, but fails and crashes.
Names in other languages
References
- ^ Super Mario 64 Player's Guide, pages 12 & 71
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