King Spice (スパイス大王 Supaisu Daiō) is a recurring boss in the TwinBee series. He is known for being the main antagonist of the first game, and thus being the very first antagonist to appear in the entire series.
History[]
King Spice led his army to conquer the peaceful Donburi Island. As part of his occupation campaign, he stole five precious artifacts from its inhabitants and divided them up among his four generals: Onion Head, Parallel Dish, Tiger Shark and Claw Device, keeping the last one for himself. The island was then divided into five realms and ruled over.
It is later revealed in TwinBee Da!! that King Spice was created by Dr. Nikki.
Appearances[]
TwinBee series[]
- TwinBee (1985 - arcade): First appearance of King Spice in the series. He is the main antagonist and final boss of the game, thus making him the very first main villain to appear in the entire TwinBee series. It is a spaceship that resembles a large, blue-colored pepper (hence the "spice" on his name). He's the most dangerous boss in the game, as he's able to travel by tracing wide clockwise circles all the way around the screen, while also sending blue-colored drones to attack the player.
- TwinBee Da!! (1990 - GB): Fifth and final boss of the "Boss Rush" from Stage 5 (Stage 4 in the PSP remake). In the remake, he fires a volley of bullets.
- TwinBee Returns (1994 - PCE CD): Fifth and final boss in this unlockable "boss rush"-like game hidden in Tokimeki Memorial.
Other appearances[]
- NEW LovePlus (2012 - NDS)
Other media[]
- Rock'n Game Boy (1989-91): Appears in chapter 13 of issue #3.
Gallery[]
King Spice and drone assistant in TwinBee Da!!
Trivia[]
- In various NES emulators, the NES TwinBee glitches at Stage 5, not only affecting most of the background, but also most of the enemies. King Spice is also affected by this and instead appears as Parallel Dish (the boss of Stage 2) with a blue palette. Its drone assistant is also affected.