Foreman Spike (Life & Death)

**Foreman Spike** (*ブラッキー, Blackey*) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death.

Foreman Spike is a construction foreman that made his debut in the *Wrecking Crew* series of games, where he often served as an obstacle to the Mario Bros. in the games, often attempting to smash down walls that would harm both Mario and Luigi. Foreman Spike also later appeared in the Japan-only game, *Mobile Golf*which was his only appearance within the *Mario Golf*series.

Foreman Spike is voiced by Charles Martinet in-game, who also voices Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Stanley, and Wart in-game.

## How to Unlock

Foreman Spike is available from the start of a new game and doesn't need to be unlocked.

## Role in Classic Mode

Like all other fighters, Foreman Spike appears in Classic Mode. Foreman Spike's Mini-Boss is unknown.

## Alternate Costumes

Foreman Spike alternates between his designs from both *Wrecking Crew*and *Mobile Golf*. In addition to those costumes, he also features his design from *Wrecking Crew '98*.

## Smash Taunts

### Palutena's Guidance

* Pit: Woah, when did Wario grow a beard and start using a hammer?
* Palutena: That's not Wario, but rather Foreman Spike!
* Pit: Foreman Spike?
* Palutena: Foreman Spike was a former boss of Mario and Luigi when they used to work construction. He served as a figure that would simply be an obstacle towards the brothers, often messing up their work as they were simply attempting to do a job.
* Pit: You mean like how Viridi likes to interrupt us when you're giving me advice Lady Palutena?
* Viridi: I HEARD THAT!
* Pit: What don't you hear?
* Palutena: Focus Pit! Foreman Spike relies heavily on his hammer for most of his attacks, but at the same time, he's got a LOT of dirty tricks up his sleeve, golf clubs, eggplant men, explosives, the list goes on and on.
* Pit: Eggplant Men? Huh... I'm starting to wonder if he's connected to Waluigi. That guy loves Eggplant... And both are wearing the same color clothing...
* Palutena: You do bring up a good point there Pit... Hmmm...

## Fighter Spirits

Foreman Spike's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Foreman Spike in The Kiss of Death allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Life & Death.

Foreman Spike's Fighter Spirit
## Trivia

* Save for cameos in recent games such as *Super Mario Maker, NES Remix,*and *WarioWare Gold*, Life or Death marks the first time that Foreman Spike has made a physical appearance within a game in 18 years, his last non-cameo appearance being in 2000's *Mobile Golf* for the Game Boy Color.
	+ Because of this *Life or Death* also counts as the first of several things for Foreman Spike:
		- His first appearance within a 3D game alongside a modern design to match up with the rest of the *Super Mario* cast of characters present.
		- His first appearance in a game with voice acting, with his voice being provided by Charles Martinet.
		- His first playable appearance since 2001's *Mobile Golf*.

* Foreman Spike represents the *Wrecking Crew* series, rather than the *Mario*franchise itself due to the stage that appeared in both *Smash 4* and *Ultimate* having been considered its own universe rather than a part of the mainline *Mario*series. As such Foreman Spike is the first playable newcomer to hail from a Mario spin-off series since the debut of the *Wario*series as a separate universe in *Brawl.*