

Art Evolution: In response to fan backlash, Boopkins' redesign was modified as of "It's Gotta Be Perfect".

And Then John Was a Zombie: He is unceremoniously caught and infected by Waluigi at the end of "Fishy Boopkins Plays VRChat".Any ambiguity is dropped after his post-WOTFI 2022 redesign. A mock nature documentary titles his species as "Fishy Boopkins". Notably, Boopkins is rarely if ever referred to as a Spike, with the only implications beyond his appearance being him puking spike-balls. Said brother looks more like a tiny bird than either Boopkins or their father, which opens up a few questions. Ambiguously Spike: Boopkins used the model of a Spike for six years, but his father is a giant Cthuhlu-like sea-monster who laid an egg that turned into Boopkins' brother.He's also the only one who wasn't disgusted by SMG4's offer of love in "The Mario Hustle".Despite the fact that he has an obsession with anime girls, and the whole reason he created Saiko was because he wanted a real life waifu, in "I Can't Believe It's Not SMG4", after Bob says that the play that Mario is in reminds him of his rapping career, Boopkins says in a romantic voice "Aw, been there Bob, you'll always be a star in my eyes", Bob responds by asking Boopkins if he's gay.As of WOTFI 2022, he's definitely not a Spike anymore.

