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Spike (character)
Spike may refer to any of the following fictional characters: People * Spike Spiegel, from the Japanese anime ''Cowboy Bebop'' * Spike, a main playable character in the ''Ape Escape'' video game series * Spike (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a vampire in the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' * Spike, Fonzie's cousin in ''Happy Days'' * Spike Fumo, the main character of ''Spike of Bensonhurst'' * Christine "Spike" Nelson, a recurring character in the ''Degrassi'' franchise * Spike Thomson, in ''Press Gang'' * Spike Lester, on the soap opera ''Passions'' * Spike (Marvel Comics), several Marvel Comics characters with the name * Spike Freeman, another character in Marvel Comics' X-Statix/X-Force * 'Spike' (a.k.a. 'Butch'), town bully in the '' Nancy'' strip and comix * "Spike" Stoker, a supporting character from Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next books * Joshua "Spike" Cohen, a Jew from Tom Robbins' novel '' Skinny Legs and All'' * Cecil "Spike" Wilson, in the DC Comic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike Spiegel
is a fictional character introduced as the protagonist of the 1998 anime series '' Cowboy Bebop''. Spike is a former member of the criminal Red Dragon Syndicate, who left by faking his death after falling in love with a woman named Julia. He is first introduced as the partner of Jet Black, captain of the spaceship ''Bebop'': the two are legalized bounty hunters pursuing criminals across the populated planets and moons of the Solar System. During his adventures on board the Bebop, he is drawn back into a bitter feud with Vicious, a rival from the Syndicate who seeks to kill him. Spike was created by series director Shinichirō Watanabe and was designed by Toshihiro Kawamoto as part of the production entity Hajime Yatate. Created as a mirror image of Watanabe and based on Japanese actor Yūsaku Matsuda's portrayal of Shunsaku Kudō in ''Tantei Monogatari'' (''Detective Story''),"Spike: A Complex Soul". he was designed as someone who would expect others to follow his lead. Kawamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike (NX Files)
This page is a list of the characters of ''NX Files''. * Alain Moussihttp://www.mixedmartialartsexpo.com/popups/page83.htm – Spike, Ronin * Stephan Roy – Rex * Patrick Beriault – Rio * Marc Knowles – Sniper, Akuma * Emilie Lavoie – Katana * Robert Baldwin – Krush * John Purchase – Mr. Black, Mr Brown, NXISS * Sylvie Genest – The Prefect * Jean-François Lachapelle – Tornado * Matthew Danielson – Lord Tragos (Episodes 3 to 8) * Eric Robert – Lord Tragos (Episodes 11 & 12) * Marc-André Terrieault – Malak * Christine Picknell – Saris * Jeff Burgess – Rico * Erik Jobin – The Hybrid (Episode 10) * Marc-André Gauthier – Kruz * Jean-Marc Gagnon – Golock Rio Rio is a fictional character in ''NX Files''. He is based upon and portrayed by Patrick Beriault. Sensei Rio is a member of Team Xtreme and a 2nd degree black belt in Mugen Budo. Rio lives life to the fullest. He's a bit of a thrill seeker, and at times will get himself into situations that woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of The Dragon
Year of the Dragon or The Year of the Dragon may refer to: Astrology * Dragon (zodiac), Chinese Year of the Dragon zodiac sign Art, entertainment, and media Films * ''Year of the Dragon'' (film), 1985 film directed by Michael Cimino, starring Mickey Rourke Games * '' Spyro: Year of the Dragon'', a PlayStation video game released in 2000 Literature * ''Year of the Dragon'' (1981), novel written by Robert Daley * ''The Year of the Dragon'' (play), a play by Frank Chin, later adapted into a film starring George Takei Music *''In the Year of the Dragon ''In the Year of the Dragon'' is an album by pianist Geri Allen, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Paul Motian recorded in 1989 and released on the German JMT label. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrecking Crew (video Game)
is an action video game developed and published by Nintendo. Designed by Yoshio Sakamoto, it was first released as an arcade game for the Nintendo VS. System in 1984, titled ''Vs. Wrecking Crew'' and featuring a simultaneous two-player mode. It was released as a single-player game for the Family Computer (Famicom) console in 1985, and as a launch game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) later that year. Gameplay The player controls Mario (or Luigi in two-player mode) and attempts to destroy all of a certain set of objects with a large hammer on each of 100 levels. Mario cannot jump because of the hammer's weight. The player can select any level to start on from the title screen. Each level's playfield is divided into an invisible grid, each space of which can contain one object. Objects include these: destructible walls, pillars, and ladders; indestructible barrels and ladders; bombs that destroy all connected destructible objects; and various enemies that Mario must ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the commonly known as the The NES, a redesigned version, was released in American test markets on October 18, 1985, before becoming widely available in North America and other countries. After developing a series of successful arcade games in the early 1980s, Nintendo planned to create a home video game console. Rejecting more complex proposals, the Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi called for a simple, cheap console that ran games stored on cartridges. The controller design was reused from Nintendo's portable Game & Watch games. Nintendo released several add-ons, such as a light gun for shooting games. The NES was one of the best-selling consoles of its time and helped revitalize the US game industry following the video game crash of 1983. It introduced a now-standard business model of licensing third-party d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Mario Bros
is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The successor to the 1983 arcade game ''Mario Bros.'' and the first game in the ''Super Mario'' series, it was first released in 1985 for the Famicom in Japan. Following a limited US release for the NES, it was ported to international arcade game, arcades for the Nintendo Vs. System, Nintendo VS. System in early 1986. The NES version received a wide release in North America that year and in PAL regions in 1987. Players control Mario, or his brother Luigi in the multiplayer mode, as they traverse the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from King Koopa (later named Bowser (character), Bowser). They traverse side-scrolling video game, side-scrolling stages while avoiding hazards such as enemies and pits with the aid of power-ups such as the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, and Starman. The game was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka as "a grand culmination" of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario (franchise)
is a media franchise, produced and published by video game company Nintendo, created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and starring the fictional Italian plumber Mario. It is primarily a video game franchise, but has extended to other forms of media, including television series, comic books, a 1993 feature film, an upcoming 2023 animated film and theme park attractions. The series' first installment was 1983's ''Mario Bros.'', although Mario had made his first appearance in 1981's ''Donkey Kong,'' and had already been featured in several games of the ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Game & Watch'' series. The ''Mario'' games have been developed by a variety of developers including Nintendo, Hudson Soft, and AlphaDream. Most ''Mario'' games have been released exclusively for Nintendo's various video game consoles and handhelds, from the third generation onward. The main ''Mario'' subseries is the ''Super Mario'' series of platform games started with 1985's ''Super Mario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heathcliff (comic Strip)
Heathcliff may refer to: * Heathcliff (''Wuthering Heights''), the central character from the novel ''Wuthering Heights'' by Emily Brontë ** ''Heathcliff'' (musical), a musical based on the book ''Wuthering Heights'' * Heathcliff Slocumb Heath "Heathcliff" Slocumb (born June 7, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher. He batted and threw right-handed. Early life and amateur career As a child, Slocumb was nicknamed "Heathcliff" after the comic strip cat of t ..., a former American baseball player * ''Heathcliff'' (comic strip), a comic strip about a cat of the same name ** ''Heathcliff'' (1980 TV series), a cartoon based on the above comic strip, produced by Ruby-Spears ** ''Heathcliff'' (1984 TV series), a cartoon based on the same comic strip, produced by DiC ** '' Heathcliff: The Movie'', a theatrical film composed mainly of several episodes of the 1984 TV series * Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable, the lead character on ''The Cosby Show'', played by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike (Rugrats)
''Rugrats'' includes a large array of characters: family, friends, extended relatives, townspeople, and fictional characters. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated television series (original), its various movies, and the 2021 reboot. Main * Thomas Malcolm "Tommy" Pickles (voiced by E. G. Daily; Tami Holbrook in the unaired pilot) is the older son of Stu and Didi Pickles (who is of Jewish faith) and serves as the series' protagonist. He is presented as a child, who lives with his parents and younger brother, Dil. Many episodes take place in the Pickles' family home and are centred around him and his family. In the series' premiere episode, " Tommy's First Birthday", he is a year old and seems to remain that age throughout the entirety of the show (despite hitting developmental milestones). Tommy is the youngest of the babies until the birth of his brother, Dylan, in ''The Rugrats Movie'' (1998). Tommy is white, bald, has only one tooth and is most-commonly s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike The Bulldog And Chester The Terrier
Spike the Bulldog and Chester the Terrier are animated cartoon characters in the Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. Spike is a burly, gray bulldog wearing a red sweater, a brown bowler hat, and a perpetual scowl. Chester is a Jack Russell terrier who is just the opposite, small and jumpy with yellow fur and brown, perky ears. History The characters starred in only two shorts, both directed by animator Friz Freleng. The first of these films was ''Tree for Two'' (1952). In it, Chester tells his idol Spike that he knows of a cat that they can beat up. The cat is Freleng's own Sylvester, but every time Spike thinks he has the cat cornered, a runaway zoo black panther appears in Sylvester's place, thrashing the dog instead. When Chester decides to have a go of it, however, Sylvester finds himself at the little dog's mercy. By the cartoon's end, Spike and Chester have switched roles; Spike is the fawning sycophant, and Chester the smug prizef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike And Tyke (characters)
Spike and Tyke are fictional characters from the ''Tom and Jerry'' animated film series, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Spike (who goes by different names in a few episodes - Killer for four episodes, Butch for two episodes, and Bulldog for one) is portrayed as an American Bulldog, who is generally amiable and friendly, and a loving father to his son Tyke in several episodes. However, Spike's character also has a very stern, and fierce side, for occasions such as when he is defending his son Tyke. Spike made his first appearance in the 1942 ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon ''Dog Trouble'', and his first speaking role was in '' The Bodyguard'' (1944), where he was voiced by Billy Bletcher. Spike was voiced by Bletcher until 1949, from which point he was voiced by Patrick McGeehan, Jerry Mann, Bob Shamrock, John Brown, Stan Freberg, and Daws Butler, with a thick New Yorker accent similar to Jimmy Durante's. After ''Dog Trouble'', Spike appeared as a solo guest in ''Tom a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike (Peanuts)
Snoopy is an anthropomorphic beagle in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. He can also be found in all of the ''Peanuts'' films and television specials. Since his debut on October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most recognizable and iconic characters in the comic strip and is considered more famous than Charlie Brown in some countries. The original drawings of Snoopy were inspired by Spike, one of Schulz's childhood dogs. Traits Snoopy is a loyal, imaginative, and good-natured beagle who is prone to imagining fantasy lives, including being an author, a college student known as "Joe Cool", an attorney, and a World War I flying ace. He is perhaps best known in this last persona, wearing an aviator's helmet and goggles and a scarf while carrying a swagger stick (like a stereotypical British Army officer of World War I and World War II, II). Snoopy can be selfish, gluttonous and lazy at times, and occasionally mocks his owner, Charlie Brown. But on the whole, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
