Editing Spark

{{about|the enemies debuting in [[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]|other uses of the word Spark|[[Spark (disambiguation)]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMA Spark Artwork.jpg]]<br>''Super Mario Advance'' artwork
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1982|1982]])
|latest_appearance=''[[zeldawiki:Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda|Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda]]'' (2021)<br>''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]], [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]])
|variants=[[Magnet Sparky]]<br>[[Wire Trap]]
|comparable=[[Amp]]<br>[[Guriguri]]<br>[[Lil Sparky]]<br>[[Motivational spark]]<br>[[Sparky (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)|Sparky (''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'')]]
}}
'''Sparks''' are orb-shaped creatures who continually emit pulses and flashes of electricity. They are mostly found crawling around walls and ceilings and moving across wires. Sparks are the first in a series of enemies in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] that are balls of electricity, including [[Lil Sparky|Lil Sparkies]] and [[Amp]]s.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Jr.''====
[[File:DKJrSpark1.png|frame|left]]
Sparks first appear in [[Mario's Hideout]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' Red Sparks (also known as '''Globes'''<ref>Instruction manual for Atari 8-bit and Atari 7800 conversions</ref>) continue to circle their own platform, but blue ones can travel to other platforms through static particles. These Sparks are generated by [[Mario]] in order to shock [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], preventing him from saving [[Donkey Kong|his father]]. Sparks are the rarest enemies in the game, only appearing in one stage (Mario's Hideout), while the other enemies all appear in two stages.

In the Coleco Adam port, the layout of the stage has been altered and there are no blue Sparks. Instead, they have been replaced by dangerous green water [[drop]]s that come from the mouths of spigots and cracks in the ceiling.

====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)====
[[File:DKGB Spark 6-4.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for [[Game Boy]], only one Spark<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ドンキーコング」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Donkey Kong''). Page 59.</ref> appears in [[Stage 6-4]], rotating clockwise at a medium pace around a small platform in the path of a [[Conveyor Belt]]. It has the same behavior as the [[Sniper]] and [[Sukōpī]] seen earlier in the game, except losing a life from the Spark displays an electrocution animation. Unlike other appearances, the Spark in this game lacks eyes. This game also introduces a more common [[Wire Trap|wire-crossing successor]].
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===''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
[[File:SparkSMB2.gif|thumb|left]]
[[File:Spark.gif|thumb]]
Sparks also appear in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' as uncommon enemies, usually encountered underground or in buildings. They circle platforms, though some can hover in the air if a [[Mushroom Block]] is pulled out from beneath them. Sparks can be defeated by throwing an object at them or using a [[POW Block]] near them. Sparks can't be jumped on and can hurt the player's character by simply touching them. In the NES version, Sparks have red outlines around their eyes; in the SNES version and other subsequent remakes, they have yellow outlines as well as an orange outer body outline. If the screen scrolls while they are in a specific position, they automatically die.<ref>[https://64.media.tumblr.com/762f152f9bbcf81a0ced7fbf750b32dc/5f0b4fcbe4b4d7b1-97/s400x600/345f3f01430927dc8b63d0ce2976959fc0f44bfe.gifv Small Mario Findings]</ref>

Sparks changed slightly in ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''. If the player is hit by one, they are knocked back and the screen flashes. In addition, an item called the [[Spark Chaser]] can be used to expel them from new [[jar]] interiors.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
{{quote|Spark on the warpath!|[[Mario]]|"[[On Her Majesty's Sewer Service]]"}}
[[File:SparkCartoon.jpg|thumb||left|A Spark from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']] 
A Spark makes only one appearance on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', in the episode "[[On Her Majesty's Sewer Service]]". Having been dumped into the [[Tunnel of Doom]], Mario and [[Luigi]], while running from a [[Goomba]], encounter a Spark that is quickly approaching. Mario and Luigi manage to avoid this Spark and the Goomba by creating a grappling hook out of a super spy hose nozzle and mini plunger; apparently unable to stop moving, the Spark and Goomba subsequently crash into one another, causing an explosion. In this appearance, the Spark featured does not appear to radiate any electricity.
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===''Nintendo Comics System''===
[[File:SparkComic.JPG|thumb|Three Sparks from "Bedtime for Drain-Head"]]
Sparks are featured quite prominently in issues of ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'', appearing in such stories as "[[The Legend]]," "[[Bedtime for Drain-Head]]," and "[[A Mouser in the Houser]]." Like most enemies featured in the stories, they are shown to be intelligent and fully capable of speech.

===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
[[File:PiroGreen.png|thumb|left|A Piro Dangle without fire in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'']]
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance remake]], Sparks are known as '''Piro Dangles'''.<ref name=guide>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. [[media:SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|Page 128]].</ref> They emit fire instead of electricity and have faces similar to that of [[Fryguy]]. Occasionally, their fire temporarily goes out, revealing that underneath they are white spheres. During this time, they are harmless. In ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', Piro Dangles can only be found in a secret room in [[Burt The Bashful's Fort]]. There is also an [[List of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island pre-release and unused content|unused]] variant of [[Boo Blah]] that has a Piro Dangle on its head. In ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'', they also appear in [[Endless World of Yoshis]] and can now be defeated with a [[ice watermelon|blue watermelon]].

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', they are found in [[Beware the Boo Brigade]] and [[Fort Key Calamity]]. Both instances have them appear in a dark room.

===''The Legend of Zelda'' series===
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Sparks appear with the same wall-running behavior in multiple games in [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The ''Legend of Zelda'' series]]. In ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: A link to the Past|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', Sparks flash between orange and blue and are completely invincible, appearing in a few dungeons. In this game, they also share the same graphics as the segmented [[Fire Bar|fire bar]]s and [[zeldawiki:Winder|Fire Snake]]s, which stay orange. In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'', and ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]'', Sparks are much more common than before, and can be destroyed with the boomerang, which turns them into fairies.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
*'''Instruction Booklet bio:''' ''He shines and moves in a circular motion around the walls and floors of the underground. He moves fast or slow.''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAADE.pdf ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Instruction Booklet].{{page needed}} ''Nintendo''.</ref>
*'''Instruction Booklet bio ([[Super Mario Advance|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' ''You'll find Sparks circling blocks and steps. It's best to use POW blocks to turn off their power.''<ref>''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet (English segment). [https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-Game-Manual.pdf Page 11]. ''Nintendo''.</ref>

===''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
====''Donkey Kong'' series====
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=スパーク (JP) / Wire Trap (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Spark Perfect.png|100px]]
|shusshin=ウエポン{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku={{ruby|一直線|いっちょくせん}}
|tojo_gemu={{ruby|ＪＲ|ジュニア}}、{{ruby|ＧＢ|ゲームボーイ}}ドンキー
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|火花|ひばな}}を{{ruby|散|ち}}らす{{ruby|電気|でんき}}のかたまり</big><br>
{{ruby|ＪＲ|ジュニア}}では、{{ruby|床|ゆか}}を{{ruby|走|はし}}り{{ruby|回|まわ}}っているので、すきを{{ruby|見|み}}て{{ruby|一気|いっき}}に{{ruby|走|はし}}り{{ruby|抜|ぬ}}けよう。{{ruby|ＧＢ|ゲームボーイ}}では、ロープの{{ruby|上|うえ}}を{{ruby|伝|つた}}ってやってくるからとにかく{{ruby|避|さ}}けよう。どちらも{{ruby|触|ふ}}れれば{{ruby|感電死|かんでんし}}してしまうぞ。<ref name=Spark/>
|origin=Weapon clan
|disposition=Straight line
|game_appearances=Jr., GB Donkey
|eng_desc='''''<big>A lump of electricity that emits sparks</big><br>
''In JR, they are running around on the floor, so you have to run past them at once when you see a chance; in GB, they are moving over the ropes, so avoid them at all costs. In both cases, you will be electrocuted if you touch them.''
}}

====''Super Mario USA''====
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=スパック (JP) / Spark (EN)
|shusshin=ウエポン{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=あきらめが{{ruby|悪|わる}}い
|tojo_gemu={{ruby|ＵＳＡ|ユーエスエー}}
|desc='''<big>アメリカ{{ruby|生|う}}まれのスパック</big>'''<br>
スパックと{{ruby|同|おな}}じく{{ruby|電気|でんき}}のかたまりで、ブロックの{{ruby|回|まわ}}りを{{ruby|走|はし}}っている。ジャンプで{{ruby|避|さ}}けながら{{ruby|進|すす}}んでいこう。カギやキノコブロックがあれあば、これをぶつけて{{ruby|倒|たお}}せる。<ref name=USA/>
|origin=Weapon clan
|disposition=Reluctant to give up
|game_appearances=USA
|eng_desc='''''<big>American-born Spark</big>'''''<br>
''Like Spark, it is a mass of electricity and runs around blocks. Jump to avoid them as you go. If you have a key or Mushroom Block, you can hit it with them to defeat it.''
}}

===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 暗闇の中で、壁に沿って動いている。火が消えて白くなったときをねらって、通り抜けよう。<ref name=white/> (''They move along walls in the dark. Try to get by when their flames are extinguished and they turn white.'')
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Mr. P.D. jealously guards a secret cache of coins in Burt the Bashful's Fort.''<ref name=guide/>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' 暗やみの中で、かべに沿って動いている。火が消えて白くなったスキに、通りぬけよう。<ref name=Advance/> (''They move along walls in the dark. Get by when their flames are extinguished and they turn white.'')

===''Yoshi's New Island''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 一定の間隔で光を放ち、ゆっくりと移動すろ。光を照明がわりにして暗い部屋を進もう。光ったときだけ、触れるとダメージを受ける。倒すことはできない。<ref name=YNI/> (''Emits light at regular intervals and moves slowly. Use the light as a light source to advance through the dark room. If you touch it, you will take damage only when it glows. It cannot be defeated.'')

===''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''===
'''Bio:''' 電気を発しながら、足場の周囲を高速で回転している。<ref> Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section. Page 67.</ref> (''It spins around the platforms at high speed while emitting electricity.'')

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
DokiSpark.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]] Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
SMB2 Spark.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
SparkArt.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' instruction booklet
SMUSA Spark.png|''Super Mario USA''
Spark Perfect.png|''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery>
DKJrSpark1.png|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' (arcade, red)
DKJ Arcade Blue Spark.png|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (arcade, blue)
DKJrNESSpark1.gif|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (NES, red)
ALttP Spark.png|''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]''
LA Spark.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''
PiroDanglesSMW2.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 Piro Dangle small fire.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Piro Dangle no fire.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
LADX Spark.png|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]''
OoX Spark.png|''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]/[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Ages]]''
SMA3-PiroDangleFireless.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
TMC Spark.png|''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]''
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
DKJ NES Stage 3 Screenshot.png|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (NES)
SMA ball.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
YNI Piro Dangle fiery.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
YNI Piro Dangle fireless.png|''Yoshi's New Island''
Fort Key Calamity.png|''Yoshi's New Island''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Spark===
{{foreign names
|Jap=スパーク<ref name=Spark>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [https://i.imgur.com/rMet0zG.jpg Page 96.]</ref><ref name=white>「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). [[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P5.jpg|Page 5]].</ref><ref name=YNI>「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). [[media:Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P20.jpg|Page 20]].</ref><ref name=Advance>「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). [[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P17.png|Page 17]].</ref><ref name=LANS>[https://triforcewiki.com/wiki/User:LTL/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening_(2019)_enemy_glossary ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch) enemy glossary]</ref> <small>(''Donkey Kong'' series, ''Yoshi's Island'' series, and ''The Legend of Zelda'' series)</small>
|JapR=Supāku
|JapM=Spark
|Jap2=スパック<ref name=Spark/><ref name=USA>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg Page 225].</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Bros. 2'')</small>
|Jap2R=Supakku
|Jap2M=A corruption of "Spark"
|FreA=Spark<ref name=LANS/> <small>(''The Legend of Zelda'' series)</small>
|FreE=Eclair<ref name=int>''Donkey Kong Junior'' Atari computer version manual (International)</ref>
|FreEM=From ''éclair'' ("sparkle")
|Ger=Funke<ref name=int/>
|Ger2=Pyro Head
|Ger3=Spark<ref name=LANS/>
|GerM=Spark
|Ita=Scintilla<ref name=int/><ref>''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual. Page 8.</ref><ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Enciclopedia di Hyrule''. Page 205.</ref>
|Ita2=Scarica elettrica<ref>''[[Donkey Kong II]]'' Italian manual</ref>
|Ita3=Spark<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual. Page 26.</ref><ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap'' figurine gallery: "080 - Spark"</ref><ref name=LANS/>
|Ita4=Favilla<ref>''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' Italian manual. Page 111.</ref>
|Ita5=Sfavillotto<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Page 67.</ref>
|ItaM=Spark
|Ita2M=Electrical charge
|Ita4M=Spark
|Ita5M=Li'l Spark; shared with [[Luma]]
|SpaA=Chispa<ref name=LANS/> <small>(''The Legend of Zelda'' series)</small>
|SpaAM=Spark
|SpaE=Chispa<ref name=int/>
|SpaE2=Spark<ref name=LANS/> <small>(''The Legend of Zelda'' series)</small>
|SpaEM=Spark
|Dut=Spark<ref name=LANS/> <small>(''The Legend of Zelda'' series)</small>
|Chi=火花<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [https://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>
|ChiR=Huǒhuā
|ChiM=Spark
|ChiS=电球<ref name=LANS/> <small>(''The Legend of Zelda'' series)</small>
|ChiSR=Diànqiú
|ChiSM=Electric ball
|ChiT=電球<ref name=LANS/> <small>(''The Legend of Zelda'' series)</small>
|ChiTR=Diànqiú
|ChiTM=Electric ball
|Rus=Искрик<ref name=LANS/> <small>(''The Legend of Zelda'' series)</small>
|RusR=Iskrik
|RusM=Sparks
|Kor=스파크<ref name=LANS/> <small>(''The Legend of Zelda'' series)</small>
|KorR=Seupakeu
|KorM=Spark
}}

===Globe===
{{foreign names
|Jap=スパーク<ref name=Spark/>
|JapR=Supāku
|JapM=Spark
|Fre=Boulet<ref name=int/>
|FreM=Ball
|Ger=Feuerkugel<ref name=int/>
|GerM=Fireball
|Ita=Globo<ref name=int/>
|ItaM=Globe
|Spa=Globo<ref name=int/>
|SpaM=Globe
}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{NIWA|ZeldaWiki=1}}
*[https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Spark Spark on Zelda Dungeon Wiki]
*[https://triforcewiki.com/wiki/Spark Spark on Triforce Wiki]
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