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|latest_appearance=''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom}}'' (2024)

|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 that emit pulses and flashes of electricity continually. 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.

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{{page needed}}</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]]. Blue Sparks do not appear in the Coleco Adam port, which alters the stage layout and replaces them with hazardous green water [[drop]]s instead.

Sparks appear in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', usually underground or in buildings. Sparks circle platforms, though some can hover in the air if a [[Mushroom Block]] is pulled out from beneath them.  Sparks cannot be jumped on and damage the player character when touched. A Spark is defeated if either hit by an object or from a [[POW Block]] being used nearby. A Spark is defeated automatically if the screen scrolls while they are in a specific position.<ref>{{cite|url=64.media.tumblr.com/762f152f9bbcf81a0ced7fbf750b32dc/5f0b4fcbe4b4d7b1-97/s400x600/345f3f01430927dc8b63d0ce2976959fc0f44bfe.gifv|title=Video|publisher=Small Mario Findings|language=en|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref> In original versions, Sparks have red outlines around their eyes; in the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' version and other subsequent remakes, they have yellow outlines as well as an orange outer body outline. In the [[Super Mario Advance|remake]], touching a Spark knocks the player back as the screen flashes, and an item named the [[Spark Chaser]] can expel them from [[jar]] interiors.

In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', Sparks occur only within dark rooms in [[Beware the Boo Brigade]] and [[Fort Key Calamity]].

|Eng=He shines and moves in a circular motion around the walls and floors of the underground. He moves fast or slow.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1988|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of America|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAADE.pdf|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Instruction Booklet}}{{page needed}}</ref>}}

|EngE=You'll find Sparks circling blocks and steps. It's best to use POW blocks to turn off their power.''<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|format=PDF|page=11}}</ref>}}

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====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====

*'''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.'')

|Jap=スパーク<ref name=Spark>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=November 20, 1994|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|isbn=4-09-259067-9|language=ja|page=[https://i.imgur.com/rMet0zG.jpg 96]}}</ref><ref name=white>{{cite|date=September 20, 1995|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「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'')|page={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P5.jpg|5}}|isbn=4-09-102523-4}}</ref><ref name=YNI>{{cite|language=ja|date=August 9, 2014|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「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'')|page={{file link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P20.jpg|20}}|isbn=978-4-09-106542-1}}</ref><ref name=Advance>{{cite|language=ja|date=November 20, 2002|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「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'')|page={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P17.png|17}}|isbn=4-09-106701-4}}</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>

|JapN=''Donkey Kong'' series, ''Yoshi's Island'' series, and ''The Legend of Zelda'' series

|JapR=Supāku

|JapM=Spark

|Jap2=スパック<ref name=Spark/><ref name=USA>{{cite|language=ja|date=1994|publisher=Shogakukan|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]}}</ref>

|Ita=Scintilla<ref name=int/><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''The Legend of Zelda: Enciclopedia di Hyrule''|page=205}}</ref>

|Ita3=Spark<ref>{{cite|title=''[[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>{{cite|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2001|title=''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' manual|page=111}}</ref>

|Ita5=Sfavillotto<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=67}}</ref>

|ChiS=电球<ref name=LANS/>

|ChiSM=Electric ball

|ChiTM=Electric ball

|Rus=Искрик<ref name=LANS/>

|RusN=''The Legend of Zelda'' series

|RusR=Iskrik

|RusM=Sparks

|Kor=스파크<ref name=LANS/>

|KorN=''The Legend of Zelda'' series

|Jap=スパーク<ref name=Spark/>

|JapR=Supāku

|JapM=Spark

|Fre=Boulet<ref name=int/>

|Ger=Feuerkugel<ref name=int/>

|Ita=Globo<ref name=int/>

|Spa=Globo<ref name=int/>