History Main / StuddedShell

** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'': Midbus, being an Evil(er) Counterpart to Bowser himself, has a spiked yellow shell. He's not a turtle, though, more like a cross between a boar and an armadillo, and his spikes are curved instead of straight.

Can be a common trait for KingKoopaCopy characters, not unlike their inspiration and the TropeCodifier, [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] himself.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E14Ugh Ugh]]", a giant prehistoric snail that resembles Gary is depicted as having spikes on his shell, giving him a more dinosaur-like appearance.

* Anguirus from the Franchise/{{Godzilla}} franchise is an ''Ankylosaurus''-like giant monster with a carapace covered in spikes which grant him protection from his enemies and which he can use to attack his enemies by jumping backwards at them to hit them with the full force of his spines.

* The ''Ankylosaurus'' in ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' and ''Film/JurassicWorld'' are depictes with armor resembling bony shells adorning spikes, [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology even though the real animal wasn't particularly spiky and had flattened osteoderms embedded into thick skin]].

** The boss Schwartzenguard is a tortoise with a spiky shell. However, his WeaponOfChoice is a spiky flail.

* ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'': Season 3's 2nd place contestant was the Turtle, who sports a shell adorned with large silver spikes. Downplayed as it's a singing competition, and the spikes are for aesthetics rather than combat: the Turtle goes for a punk-rocker theme, dressed in all black leather with silver studs and the spikes on his head shaped like a mohawk. Unmasked in the finale and revealed to be [[spoiler:Music/JesseMcCartney.]]

** ''VideoGame/MarioKart'': The Blue Turtle Shell series is a rather infamous weapon in the franchise for being a GameBreaker; a blue Koopa shell covered in spikes (sometimes with wings) that is inescapable, unblock-able, and is designed to target whatever character is in first place.
** Spinies are quadrupedal shelled enemies with backs covered in spines, [[TheSpiny which will harm Mario if he tries to jump on them]]. Spike Tops, a variant of Buzzy Beetles from the ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' games, have a single spike on their shells for a similar effect, which combined to Buzzy Beetles being ImmuneToFire -- the main way to deal with regular Spinies -- makes them a bit of a problem to deal with.

** Spinies are quadrupedal shelled enemies with backs covered in spines, [[TheSpiny which will harm Marion if he tries to jump on them]]. Spike Tops, a variant of Buzzy Beetles from the ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' games, have a single spike on their shells for a similar effect, which combined to Buzzy Beetles being ImmuneToFire -- the main way to deal with regular Spinies -- makes them a bit of a problem to deal with.

** Bowser is a giant, dragon-like turtle with massive spikes on his shell. While they're mostly to [[SpikesOfVillainy indicate]] that he's the BigBad, he also uses them as a NaturalWeapon. In the ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series, his shell is even used as an accessible weapon that can crash through other racers and obstacles. Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings have similarly spiked shells as part of their resemblance to him.

** Omastar is a Pokemon based on an ammonite, an extinct type of mollusk. The top side of its shell has a line of spikes running down the middle.
** Turtonator is a turtle-like Pokemon with a shell sporting black spikes that resemble rock shards. Its SecretArt Shell Trap has the spikes explode if the opponent makes contact with it.
** Cloyster is a Pokemon based on oysters with a spiked shell whose spikes can be shot off when it uses its Spike Cannon attack.

** Bowser from the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' franchise is the TropeCodifier, being a giant, dragon-like Koopa with massive spikes on his shell. While they're mostly to [[SpikesOfVillainy indicate]] that he's the BigBad, he also uses them as a NaturalWeapon. In the ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series, his shell is even used as an accessible weapon that can crash through other racers and obstacles.
** The Blue Turtle Shell from the ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series is a rather infamous weapon in the franchise for being a GameBreaker; a blue Koopa shell covered in spikes (sometimes with wings) that is inescapable, unblock-able, and is designed to target whatever character is in first place.
** Other characters and enemies known for wearing spiked shells include Bowser Jr., the Koopalings, Spinies, and Spiketops.
** Midbus from ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'', being an Evil(er) Counterpart to Bowser himself, has a spiked yellow shell. He's not a turtle, though, more like a cross between a boar and an armadillo, and his spikes are curved instead of straight.

A common trait of TheSpiny of their spikiness is related to their shell.

* Tokka from ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze'' is a mutant alligator-snapping turtle who gains prominent spikes on his back when he is mutated.

** "Steel Shell" is an equip-spell card that takes the form of a turtle's carapace covered in large spikes. It can only be equipped to [[MakingASplash WATER]]-attribute monster and while it increases attack points by 400, it decreases defense points by 200.
** "Monsturtle" is an [[MakingASplash WATER-Attribute, Aqua-type]] monster portrayed as a giant turtle with sharp teeth and spikes on its shell.

* ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack'': In the first few beach levels, one of the earliest enemies Crash can encounter are turtles with spikes on the side of their shells, which prevents Crash from knocking them aside with his usual SpinAttack, the only way to defeat them being jumping over their side and knocking them backwards with a GoombaStomp.

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': Rammus is a [[CartoonCreature strange mix]] of armadillo and turtle-like features, part of which includes a thick shell covered in spikes. He can damage enemies by letting them strike him which gets the latter to stab themselves on his spikes.

* Many species of Ankylosauria dinosaurs actually did possess large spikes on their armored shells. While many of them were blunt, some species had sharp spikes arranged along the bottom of their shells that were obviously useful as weapons. ''Edmontonia'', a species of nodosaur, had sharp, forward-facing spike protruding from its shoulders that it is believed to have used to ram predators with, inflicting serious wounds.

While such things as spike-shelled turtles do exist -- like the Black-knobbed Map Turtle or the Alligator-snapping Turtle -- their spikes are more like blunt knobs and are certainly not capable of seriously injuring anybody. In fiction, spikes on a turtle shell can be used as a weapon that can seriously injure somebody.

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If the spikes are custom added to our anthropomorphic turtle, than expect them to have either been glued on or being a custom-made RemovableShell. If the spikes are natural, then the turtle is most certainly a made-up species, being either a mutant or an alien.

* In ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', while the Ninja Turtles all have normal turtle shells, Slash is often characterized as have massive, prominent spikes on his shell. Ironically, his [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 animated]] counterpart was originally name "Spike" before he changed it to Slash post-mutation.

** Bowser from the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' franchise is the TropeCodifier, being a giant, dragon-like koopa with massive spikes on his shell. While they're mostly to [[SpikesOfVillainy indicate]] that he's the BigBad, he also uses them as a NaturalWeapon. In the ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series, his shell is even used as an accessible weapon that can crash through other racers and obstacles.
** The Blue Turtle Shell from the ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series is a rather infamous weapon in the franchise for being a GameBreaker; a blue koopa shell covered in spikes (sometimes with wings) that is inescapable, unblock-able and is designed to target whatever character is in first place.