Spiky

Spiky トゲボー
Character Information
JP	トゲボー (Togebo)
Game Information
First Appearance	BOXBOY!
Latest Appearance	BYE-BYE BOXBOY!
Games	BOXBOY! ▪ BOXBOXBOY! ▪ BYE-BYE BOXBOY!

Spikies are the only living enemies to appear in the BOXBOY! series.

Physical Appearance

Spikies are black circles surrounded by spikes with a wave-like bottom. They have two white dots for eyes.

Games

Spikies first appear in . Their main purpose is to be led into spiky boxes to help Qbby progress through the level. However, they kill Qbby when they touch him.

Spikies return in , reprising the same role they did in . They begin appearing in the game's 8th world The Disappearing Spiky.

Spikies once again return in , and this time they have a new ability. They are able to crawl on the background, and thus do not need to be touching the ground to move. They begin appearing in the game's 14th world Those Nesting Within.

Appearances in other media

Spiky makes an appearance in the third of six BOXBOY! sets available in Nintendo Badge Arcade. 

Trivia

• Spikies first start appearing in World 14 in both and .
• In one of the BOXBOY! comic strips, Spiky is shown to have the same abilities as Qbby. This is, however, probably only for the sake of the comic and not an actual ability of Spiky.

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Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Spiky	Based on its appearance
Japanese	トゲボー (Togebo)	Possibly from 刺 (toge, meaning thorn/spine) and 坊 (bo, meaning boy)

Characters in the BOXBOY! Series
Qbby ▪ Qucy ▪ Qudy ▪ Spiky Qbby ▪ Qucy ▪ Qudy ▪ Planetron ▪ Spiky Qbby ▪ Qucy ▪ Qudy ▪ Qbabies ▪ Spiky Qbby ▪ Qucy ▪ Qudy ▪ Qbabies ▪ Box Dad ▪ Box Mom ▪ Box Baby