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{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMW Artwork Li'l Sparky.png|180px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario World''
|image=[[File:Li'l Sparky Perfect.png]]<br>A Lil Sparky from the ''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|variants=[[Hothead]]
|variants=[[Hothead]]
|comparable=[[Amp]]<br>[[Guriguri]]<br>[[Spark]]<br>[[Sparky (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)|Sparky (''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'')]]
|comparable=[[Amp]]<br>[[Guriguri]]<br>[[Spark]]<br>[[Sparky (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)|Sparky (''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'')]]
|notable=[[Watt]]<br>[[List of implied characters#Watt's mother|Watt's mother]]
|notable=[[Watt]]<br>[[List of implied characters#Watt's mother|Watt's mother]]
}}
}}
'''Lil Sparkies''', also called '''Sparkies''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|date=August 1991|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=146}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are little sparks that travel along platforms, first appearing in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They usually behave similarly to [[Spark]]s.
'''Lil Sparkies''', also called '''Sparkies''',<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 146.</ref> are little sparks that travel along platforms, first appearing in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They usually behave similarly to [[Spark]]s.
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:Li'lSparky_SMW.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Li'lSparky_SMW.png|frame|left]]
Lil Sparkies are enemies in ''Super Mario World''. They move around platforms quickly and can be defeated by [[Invincible Mario]] or [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]]'s Body Press. They are found in [[6 Wendy's Castle|#6 Wendy's Castle]] and [[Front Door]], specifically in rooms with [[Hothead]]s.  
Lil Sparkies first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They quickly move around platforms and can be defeated by [[Invincible Mario]] or [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]]'s Body Press. They are found in [[6 Wendy's Castle|#6 Wendy's Castle]] and [[Front Door]], specifically in rooms with [[Hothead]]s.  
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====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Lil Sparkies are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They appear only in the [[World-e]] levels [[Swinging Bars of Doom]], [[A Sky-High Adventure]], and [[Puzzling Pipe Maze]]. Lil Sparkies can be defeated from [[Statue Mario]]'s stomp or [[hammer]]s thrown by [[Hammer Mario]].
[[File:LilSparkySMA4.png|thumb|left|Lil Sparky in [[Swinging Bars of Doom]]]]
 
In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Lil Sparkies are found in the [[World-e]] levels [[Swinging Bars of Doom]], [[A Sky-High Adventure]], and [[Puzzling Pipe Maze]]. Unlike in ''Super Mario World'', they can be defeated by [[Statue Mario]]'s stomp or by [[hammer]]s thrown by [[Hammer Mario]].
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
[[File:SMBWColorSwitchDungeon.jpg|thumb|A Lil Sparky in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'']]
Lil Sparkies are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. They can now be defeated either with bubbles while the player is in [[Bubble Mario|Bubble form]] or by being crushed by a platform.
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===''Super Mario Bros.'' (1993 film)===
A neon sign reading "Sparky" appears in [[Koopa Square]] in the 1993 [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'']] film.  


===''Paper Mario''===
===''Paper Mario''===
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===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
[[File:LilSparkySS.gif|frame]]
[[File:LilSparkySS.gif|frame]]
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', Lil Sparkies, referred to as '''sparks''',<ref>{{cite|author=Thomason, Steve|title=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' Player's Guide|page=95|isbn=1-930206-43-7|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> make a cameo in three pseudo-sidescrolling levels to reach a [[mole (presenter)|mole]]. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] is attacked by them, he will get knocked back to the beginning. They exhibit several different patterns in this game, including bouncing and floating like [[Amp]]s.
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', Lil Sparkies{{ref needed}} make a cameo in three pseudo-sidescrolling levels to reach a [[Presenter]]. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] is attacked by them, he will get knocked back to the beginning. They exhibit several different patterns in this game, including bouncing and floating like [[Amp]]s.


===''Super Princess Peach''===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
Lil Sparkies (parsed '''Lil' Sparky''') are enemies in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. They behave similarly to how they act in ''Super Mario World'', and are invincible to everything [[Princess Peach|Peach]] can do. Lil' Sparkies are found in [[Shriek Mansion]] and [[Bowser's Villa]]. Unlike most other enemies in the game, they do not have a [[vibe]]-based counterpart.
[[File:SPPLilSparky.png|frame|left]]
Lil Sparkies (parsed '''Lil' Sparky''') reappear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. They behave similarly to how they act in ''Super Mario World'', and are invincible to everything [[Princess Peach|Peach]] can do. Lil' Sparkies are found in [[Shriek Mansion]] and [[Bowser's Villa]]. Unlike most other enemies in the game, they do not have a [[vibe]]-based counterpart.
 
===Other appearances===
A neon sign reading "Sparky" appears in [[Koopa Square]] in the 1993 [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]].  
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==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
'''<big>ケセラン</big><br>
|name=ケセラン (JP) / Lil Sparky (EN)
'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}'''　ゴースト族<br>
|artwork=[[File:Li'l Sparky Perfect.png|120px]]
'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}'''　まじめ<br>
|shuzoku=ゴースト{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　ワールド<br>
|seikaku=まじめ
'''<big>いきなり進まずちょっと待て</big><br>
|tojo_gemu=ワールド
クッパ達の砦や城に、いつのまにか住みついたゴースト。壁の表面などにそってグルグルまわっている。ケセランのいる場所を通るときは、ジャンプでやり過ごしてから進もう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/ZswEyiq.jpeg page 78].</ref>
|desc='''<big>いきなり{{ruby|進|すす}}まずちょっと{{ruby|待|ま}}て</big><br>
 
クッパ{{ruby|達|たち}}の{{ruby|砦|とりで}}や{{ruby|城|しろ}}に、いつのまにか{{ruby|住|す}}みついたゴースト。{{ruby|壁|かべ}}の{{ruby|表面|ひょうめん}}などにそってグルグルまわっている。ケセランのいる{{ruby|場所|ばしょ}}を{{ruby|通|とお}}るときは、ジャンプでやり{{ruby|過|す}}ごしてから{{ruby|進|すす}}もう。<ref>{{cite|date=November 20, 1994|isbn=4-09-259067-9|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/ZswEyiq.jpeg 78]}}</ref>
'''''<big>Lil Sparky</big>'''''<br>
|tribe=Ghost clan
''Tribe: Ghost clan''<br>
|disposition=Serious
''Disposition: Serious''<br>
|game_appearances=World
''Game appearances: World''<br>
|eng_desc='''''<big>Don't proceed abruptly; wait for a moment</big><br>
'''''<big>Don't proceed abruptly; wait for a moment</big><br>
''Ghosts that have somehow taken up residence in Bowser and his friends' fortresses and castles. They are always circling along the surface of the walls and other surfaces. When you pass by Lil Sparky's area, jump to get past them before continuing on.''
''Ghosts that have somehow taken up residence in Bowser and his friends' fortresses and castles. They are always circling along the surface of the walls and other surfaces. When you pass by Lil Sparky's area, jump to get past them before continuing on.''
}}
===''Super Princess Peach''===
{{SPP enemy
|altname=Li'l Sparky
|image=[[File:SPPLilSparky.png]]
|levels=[[Shriek Mansion 3-3]]<br>[[Shriek Mansion 3-4]]<br>[[Shriek Mansion 3-5]]<br>[[Shriek Mansion 3-8]]<br>[[Bowser's Villa 8-5]]
|number=54
|glossary=Avoid it as it moves along the terrain.
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMW Artwork Li'l Sparky.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMWGroupPoster.jpg|''Super Mario World''
SMWGroupPoster.jpg|''Super Mario World''
Mario Puzzle Artwork.png|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' puzzle.
SPP Lil Sparky Shriek Mansion.png|A Lil Sparky in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
Mario Puzzle Artwork 2.png|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' puzzle.
LilSparkySS+BM.png|A Lil Sparky in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
Mario Christmas Puzzle Artwork 2.jpg|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' Christmas-themed puzzle
Mario Puzzle Artwork.png|Artwork used for a ''Mario'' puzzle.
Mario Christmas Puzzle Artwork 3.jpg|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' Christmas-themed puzzle
Mario Puzzle Artwork 2.png|Artwork used for a ''Mario'' puzzle.
Mario Christmas Puzzle Artwork 2.jpg|Artwork used for a ''Mario'' Christmas-themed puzzle
Mario Christmas Puzzle Artwork 3.jpg|Artwork used for a ''Mario'' Christmas-themed puzzle
1996 NCM sizechartC.png|A size chart for a 1996 ''Nintendo Character Manual''
1996 NCM sizechartC.png|A size chart for a 1996 ''Nintendo Character Manual''
LilSparkySMA4.png|''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
SPP Lil Sparky Shriek Mansion.png|A Lil' Sparky in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
LilSparkySS+BM.png|A spark in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
Lil' Sparky SMBW.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Additional names==
==Names in other languages==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
|file1=<tt>content0.game/romfs/Obj/FEtc.dat/_CA_INFO_/f_bsoul_ci</tt>
|name1=bsoul
|meaning1=B. Soul
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ケセラン
|Jap=ケセラン
|JapR=Keseran
|JapR=Keseran
|JapM=Both this and [[Hothead#Names in other languages|Hothead]]'s Japanese name「パサラン」(''Pasaran'') are derived from「ケセランパサラン」(''Keseran Pasaran''), a legendary puff-ball creature in {{wp|Japanese mythology}}
|JapM=Both this and [[Hothead]]'s Japanese name「パサラン」(''Pasaran'') are derived from「ケセランパサラン」(''Keseran Pasaran''), a legendary puff-ball creature in {{wp|Japanese mythology}}
|Chi=电火球<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|deadlink=y|title=神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|language=zh-hans|accessdate=August 8, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170227153847/https://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606}}</ref>
|ChiR=Diànhuǒqiú
|ChiM=Electric Fireball
|Ger=Kleinschein
|Ger=Kleinschein
|GerM=Small Shine
|GerM=Small Shine
|Ger2=Sparky<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=20}}</ref>
|Fra=Sparky
|Fre=Sparky
|Fre2=Titebraise<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' end credits</ref>
|Fre2M=From ''petite braise'' ("small ember")
|Ita=Luccico
|Ita=Luccico
|ItaM=From ''luccicare'' ("to sparkle"); shared with [[Twinkle]]
|ItaM=Masculine form of "luccicare" (to sparkle)
|Chi=电火球<ref>无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>
|ChiR=Diànhuǒqiú
|ChiM=Electric Fireball
}}
}}


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