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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* ''[[Discworld]]'': Adora Belle Dearheart uses the nickname Spike. |
* ''[[Discworld]]'': Adora Belle Dearheart uses the nickname Spike. |
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* ''[[Thursday Next]]'': |
* ''[[Thursday Next]]'': Subversion—Spike Stoker the demon hunter. He actually doesn't fit any of the traits above—he's really a pretty normal guy aside from what he does for a living. |
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* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off novel ''Vampire Science'' had a vampire character named |
* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off novel ''Vampire Science'' had a vampire character named Spike—before ''Buffy'' did. |
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* Jeanette Winterson's ''The Stone Gods'' features several characters named Spike in different timelines, two of which are female. [[Robot Girl|And also robots.]] |
* Jeanette Winterson's ''The Stone Gods'' features several characters named Spike in different timelines, two of which are female. [[Robot Girl|And also robots.]] |
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== Video Games == |
== Video Games == |
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* One of the partners you gain in ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' is a Lakitu whose real name is Lakilester<ref>"Lackluster"</ref> |
* One of the partners you gain in ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' is a Lakitu whose real name is Lakilester,<ref>"Lackluster"</ref> and apparently was trying out Michael, but by the time you meet him, he wants to be called "Spike", for image reasons. (Not that his girlfriend can ever remember that.) At the time, he was working for Bowser, and you do have to [[Defeat Means Friendship|beat him in a battle]], but once you get him on your crew, you have a valuable ally. (Don't expect "Spike" to show up in menus, though.) |
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* Spike, the rowdy main character of the first ''[[Ape Escape]]'' game. |
* Spike, the rowdy main character of the first ''[[Ape Escape]]'' game. |
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