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'''Spiky balls''', also known as '''prickly balls''', are dangerous stage hazards which feature in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]].

==In ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' and its spin-offs==

The spiky balls exist in various sizes. The most common kind, of small size, possesses eyes and randomly looks around itself: they are found in all worlds but [[the Dream Forest]] and [[Picture City]]. The other kind, of much larger size, has no eyes and is sometimes attached to a chain, which is made of three small ones with blank eyes. If it is not already spinning, [[Rayman]] can knock it with his [[Telescopic fist|fist]] but he must be careful not to get hurt. They are only found in [[the Blue Mountains]] and [[the Caves of Skops]].

Tourniquet.png|[[Rayman]] on a [[sprinkler]], surrounded by spiky balls.

GrosseBoulePiquanteBalancier.png|[[Rayman]] can punch those giant spiky balls to make them spin.

GrosseBoulePiquante.png|A large spiky ball.

===In ''[[Rayman Junior]]''===

In the ''[[Rayman Junior]]'' games, there are also red spiky balls of both sizes, and if [[Rayman]] touches them, he will instantly lose a [[life]]. These red spiky balls usually appear on top of [[Rayman]], or otherwise unavoidably in his path, when he selects an incorrect answer to a question. Occasionally, they instead block his path initially, then disappear after he selects the correct answer.

Red spiky balls fail to kill [[Rayman]] if he has just obtained a new [[life]] in the same frame when he touches them. This can be demonstrated in a [[Rayman Designer hacking|hacked version of ''Rayman Designer'']] by simply placing a [[life]] near a red spiky ball.<ref>YouTube, hhJACK92, ''Rayman Designer bug? (Instant killers not killing instantly!)'', https://youtu.be/DetL1U5CVAA</ref> It can also occur in ''[[Rayman Junior]]'' if [[Rayman]] collects a [[Ting]] corresponding to a wrong answer while his [[Ting]] count is at 49. The fiftieth [[Ting]] will cause him to obtain a new [[life]], triggering the glitch.<ref>YouTube, [[User:PluMGMK|PluMGMK]], ''Rayman Junior glitch – wrong answer fails to kill Rayman'', https://youtu.be/nl1GHXQ3r30</ref>

AntitoonsRouges.png|Red spiky balls must be avoided at all costs.

===In ''[[Rayman Designer]]''===

In ''[[Rayman Designer]]'', a green version of the small spiky balls appears in [[The Dream Forest|the Jungle world]]. Except for the color, there are no differences with the blue ones. The blue ones however still appear in the other worlds, except for [[Picture City|the Image world]], with several variants.

*'''Prickly ball''' - A big Spiky ball.

*'''Constant prickly swing''' - A big spiky ball which constantly swings.

*'''Activatable prickly swing''' - A big spiky ball which swings when punched.

BoulesPiquantesVertes.png|Green spiky balls, exclusively seen in [[The Dream Forest|the Jungle world]].

===In [[Rayman (Game Boy Color)|the Game Boy Color version of ''Rayman'']]===

In this game, spiky balls come in four colors and two sizes and share the same function as the ones which appear in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]].

Blue spiky balls do not have a large version and are only found in [[Airy Tunes]]. Brown spiky balls come in both small and large versions and appear in [[Rocky Peaks]]. Orange spiky balls also come in both versions and are found in [[Fiery Depths]], with a unique variation of the large spiky ball which swings on its own like a pendulum, similarly to [[spiky fruit]]s, and only appears in the second part. Finally, yellow spiky balls, both small and large, are found in [[Dark Legacy]] on all platforms, as well as in the last part of [[Rocky Peaks]] on Game Boy Color, but not on Pocket PC or Palm OS where they are brown like in the rest of the level.

In a promotional screenshot from an early version of the game, a small, blue spiky ball attached to a chain is shown to appear in [[Rocky Peaks]]. It was however cut from the final game.

AT 7.PNG|Blue spiky balls in [[Airy Tunes]]

RP 2.PNG|A brown spiky ball attached to a chain in [[Rocky Peaks]]

Rayman-GBC-Orange-spiky-ball-chain.png|An orange spiky ball attached to a chain in [[Fiery Depths]]

DL 6.PNG|Yellow spiky balls next to a red [[spiky fruit]] in [[Dark Legacy]]

R1-GBC-early-screenshot-2.jpg|A small, blue spiky ball attached to a chain in an early version of [[Rocky Peaks]]

==In [[Rayman 2 Forever|the Game Boy Color version of ''Rayman 2'']]==

A subset of the spiky balls found in [[Rayman (Game Boy Color)|the Game Boy Color version of ''Rayman'']] also appear in ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'', the Game Boy Color version of ''[[Rayman 2]]''.

They include the small brown spiky balls and the large, orange spiky balls that swing on their own like pendulums, similarly to [[spiky fruit]]s. They are only found in [[the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]].

Gbc2 41.PNG|The large orange spiky balls behave in a similar fashion to [[spiky fruit]]s from [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]].