Spiny shell (InstanceTopic, 8)

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A '''spiny shell''', not to be confused with a [[blue shell]], is a blue [[Koopa]] shell with spines and wings, and acts like a [[homing missile]], targeting the [[1]]st place racer in a [[Mario Kart GP]]. Do [[NOT]] use this in first place, unless you plan on [[fail|losing]] and [[LMAO|laughing your ass off]]. It can be obtained from an [[item box]]. From [[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]] and onwards, a spiny shell makes a blue [[explosion]] in which any other drivers can run into and wipe out in. In [[Mario Kart Wii]] it was recently discovered a spiny shell could be avoided by a well timed [[Red mushroom|mushroom boost]].

This item used to only be given to players in like [[7]]th or [[8]]th place. Recently however, the rules now allow you to get one in as early as [[4]]th place. This is likely trying to impose [[rubberbanding]] on both the players and the [[A.I.]] Drivers, making the game even more <s>balanced</s> [[broken]] than before. Usually, spiny shells cannot be found in [[Battle mode (Mario Kart)|Battle Mode]]. Spiny shells are also one of the many items that cannot affect a driver under the influence of a [[starman]].

Spiny shells do not appear in [[Mario Kart Super Circuit]] or [[Super Mario Kart]].