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{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Li'l Sparky Perfect.png]]<br>A Lil Sparky from the ''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
|image=[[File:SMW Artwork Li'l Sparky.png|180px]]<br>A Lil Sparky from ''Super Mario World''
|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=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
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|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|author=M. Arakawa|title=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.
'''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 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===
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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}}</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, 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.


===''Super Princess Peach''===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
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==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>ケセラン</big><br>
{{PEGMCE profile
'''{{ruby|種族|しゅぞく}}''' ゴースト{{ruby|族|ぞく}}<br>
|name=ケセラン (JP) / Lil Sparky (EN)
'''{{ruby|性格|せいかく}}''' まじめ<br>
|artwork=[[File:Li'l Sparky Perfect.png|120px]]
'''{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム''' ワールド<br>
|shuzoku=ゴースト{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
'''<big>いきなり{{ruby|進|すす}}まずちょっと{{ruby|待|ま}}て</big><br>
|seikaku=まじめ
|tojo_gemu=ワールド
|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=1994|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]|publisher=Shogakukan}}</ref>
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=1994|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]|publisher=Shogakukan}}</ref>
 
|tribe=Ghost clan
'''''<big>Lil Sparky</big>'''''<br>
|disposition=Serious
''Tribe: Ghost clan''<br>
|game_appearances=World
''Disposition: Serious''<br>
|eng_desc='''''<big>Don't proceed abruptly; wait for a moment</big><br>
''Game appearances: World''<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.''
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMW Artwork Li'l Sparky.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMWGroupPoster.jpg|''Super Mario World''
SMWGroupPoster.jpg|''Super Mario World''
SPP Lil Sparky Shriek Mansion.png|A Lil' Sparky in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
SPP Lil Sparky Shriek Mansion.png|A Lil' Sparky in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''

Revision as of 08:03, May 21, 2024

Lil Sparky
Artwork of the Lil Sparky enemy from Super Mario World.
A Lil Sparky from Super Mario World
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Variants
Comparable
Notable members

Lil Sparkies, also called Sparkies,[1] are little sparks that travel along platforms, first appearing in Super Mario World. They usually behave similarly to Sparks.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario World

Li'lSparky SMW.png

Lil Sparkies first appear in Super Mario World. They quickly move around platforms and can be defeated by Invincible Mario or Caped Mario's Body Press. They are found in #6 Wendy's Castle and Front Door, specifically in rooms with Hotheads.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

Swinging Bars of Doom
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 hammers thrown by Hammer Mario.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

A Hothead and Lil Sparky in Super Mario Bros. Wonder
A Lil Sparky in Super Mario Bros. Wonder

After a 20-year absence from the Super Mario series, Lil Sparkies reappear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder alongside Hotheads. This time, they can be defeated either with bubbles while the player is in Bubble form or by being crushed by a platform.

Super Mario Bros. (1993 film)

A neon sign reading "Sparky" appears in Koopa Square in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film.

Paper Mario

In Paper Mario, a Lil Sparky (parsed Li'l Sparky) named Watt was imprisoned in a lantern by the Big Lantern Ghost. After Mario defeats the Big Lantern Ghost, Watt joins Mario's party, making her the first playable Li'l Sparky.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Spark in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Lil Sparkies, referred to as sparks,[2] make a cameo in three pseudo-sidescrolling levels to reach a 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 Amps.

Super Princess Peach

A Lil' Sparky from Super Princess Peach.

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 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.

Profiles

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

Template:PEGMCE profile

Gallery

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions content0.game/romfs/Obj/FEtc.dat/_CA_INFO_/f_bsoul_ci bsoul B. Soul

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ケセラン[?]
Keseran
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 Japanese mythology
Chinese 电火球[3]
Diànhuǒqiú
Electric Fireball
French Sparky[?] -
Titebraise[4] From petite braise ("small ember")
German Kleinschein[?] Small Shine
Italian Luccico[?] From luccicare ("to sparkle"); shared with Twinkle

References

  1. ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 146.
  2. ^ Thomason, Steve (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-43-7. Page 95.
  3. ^ 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译. Baidu Tieba (Simplified Chinese). Archived February 27, 2017, 15:38:47 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 end credits