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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Sprite
|image=[[File:Sprite WarioWoods NES.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Wario's Woods'' (Famicom/NES)
|image=[[File:Sprite WarioWoods NES.png]]<br>A Sprite, as seen in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Wario's Woods]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Wario's Woods]]'' ([[Family Computer|Famicom]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]) ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|first_appearance=''[[Wario's Woods]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[NES Remix Pack]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[NES Remix 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|comparable=[[Sprixie]]
|expand=expandable}}
|notable=[[Alice]]<br>[[Chiyōrō-sama]]<br>[[Wanda]] (in mangas)
 
}}
'''Sprites'''<ref>''Wario's Woods'' English instruction booklet, pages 4 & 13 (NES) and 2 - 3 (SNES).</ref> are gentle forest creatures who make their only explicit appearance in ''[[Wario's Woods]]''.
'''Sprites'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario's Woods'' (NES) instruction booklet|page=4|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Wario's Woods'' (SNES) instruction booklet|page=3|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> (also lowercase)<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario's Woods'' (NES) instruction booklet|page=13|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Wario's Woods'' (SNES) instruction booklet|page=2|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are a [[List of species|species]] in ''[[Wario's Woods]]''. They are gentle forest creatures who lived comfortably in the [[Wario's Woods (location)|Peaceful Woods]], but become in danger of losing their home when [[Wario]] takes it over, renaming it "Wario's Woods" and populating it with monsters. During gameplay, a Sprite plays a key role by helping [[Toad]] clear out monsters by providing him with [[Bomb (object)|bombs]]. However, if the player does not keep the gauge full, she will be replaced with a [[Pidgit]], which is also symbolized when Wario replaces [[Birdo]] on the sidelines. The Pidgit will simply shower down more monsters while Wario attempts to knock the [[Thwomp]] down, but the Sprite returns once the gauge refills, making Wario leave and Birdo come back. Two of them are also seen in the VS Mode and act identically, except Birdo and Wario do not appear. Presumably, their lives return to normal after the events of the game.
 
==History==
[[File:WandaWW.gif|thumb]]
In the storyline, they lived comfortably in the [[Wario's Woods (place)|Peaceful Woods]], but become in danger of losing their home when [[Wario]] takes it over, renaming it "Wario's Woods" and populating it with monsters. During gameplay, a Sprite plays a key role by helping [[Toad]] clear out monsters by providing him with [[Bomb (object)|bombs]]. However, if the player doesn't keep the gauge full, she will be replaced with a [[Pidgit]], which is also symbolized when Wario replaces [[Birdo]] on the sidelines. The Pidgit will simply shower down more monsters while Wario attempts to knock the [[Thwomp]] down, but the Sprite returns once the gauge refills, making Wario leave and Birdo come back. Two of them are also seen in the VS Mode and act identically, except Birdo and Wario do not appear. Presumably, their lives return to normal after the events of the game.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Toad Wario NES.png|''Wario's Woods'' ([[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]])
Toad Wario NES.png|''Wario's Woods'' ([[Family Computer|Famicom]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]])
WandaWarioWoods.gif|''Wario's Woods'' (SNES)
Toad Wario SNES.png|''Wario's Woods'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
Toad Wario SNES.png|''Wario's Woods'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
Alice KC Mario.jpg|''[[Mario & Wario (manga)|Mario & Wario]]''
Wanda_and_the_fairies_SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 13|Volume 13]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=<span class="explain" title="ようせい">妖精</span><ref>''Wario no Mori'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out; equivalent to NES pages).</ref>
|Jap={{hover|妖精|ようせい}}<ref>''Wario no Mori'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out; equivalent to NES pages).</ref>
|JapR=Yōsei
|JapR=Yōsei
|JapM=Fairy, Sprite, Pixie, etc.}}
|JapM=Fairy, Sprite, Pixie, etc.
|JapN=See also [[Sprixie#Names in other languages|Sprixie]] or [[Spriteling#Names in other languages|Spriteling]]
|Ita=Folletto<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario's Woods'' NES manual|page=3, 4, 13|language=it|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Infatti il simpatico Toad sa che con l'aiuto dei folletti sarà in grado di liberare la foresta dal malvagio nemico Wario che è riuscito a creare un regno di terrore!|author=Description|title=Back of Italian SNES boxes, where there are descriptions of other SNES games}}</ref>
|ItaM=Pixie
|ItaN=Shared with [[Spriteling]]
|Ita2=Spiritello<ref>''[[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Wario's Woods]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manaul, page 2</ref>
|Ita2M=Little spirit
|Ita2N=Virtual Console e-manual
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The species of [[Wanda]], the fairy character from ''[[Mario & Wario]]'', shares the same generic name in Japanese, although she hails from a [[Yōsei no Mori|different forest]] and is said to be more elusive. She is also referred to as a "sprite" in English pre-release materials.<ref>[http://www.snescentral.com/0/9/2/0921/preview_np.jpg Preview in the September 1993 issue of Nintendo Power]</ref>
*The species of [[Wanda]], the fairy character from ''[[Mario & Wario]]'', shares the same generic name in Japanese, although she hails from a [[Yōsei no Mori|different forest]] and is said to be more elusive. She is also referred to as a "sprite" in English pre-release materials.<ref>{{cite|quote=In this game, you play the part of Wanda, the flying sprite who steers Mario and creates blocks to allow him through the obstacle-ridden stages.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 52|date=September 1993|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|page=110}}</ref>
*Additionally, the later [[Sprixie]]s of ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' use the same generic Japanese term.
**In manga adaptations of ''Wario's Woods'', however, Wanda takes the Sprite's place.


==References==
==References==
<references/>
<references/>
{{Wario's Woods}}
{{Wario's Woods}}
[[Category:Fairies]]
[[Category:Fairies]]
[[Category:Wario Allies]]
[[Category:Wario species]]
[[Category:Wario Species]]
[[Category:Wario's Woods]]
[[Category:Wario World]]

Latest revision as of 00:32, September 27, 2024

Sprite
A Sprite from the NES version of Wario's Woods
Sprite from Wario's Woods (Famicom/NES)
First appearance Wario's Woods (Famicom/NES) (1994)
Latest appearance NES Remix Pack (2014)
Comparable
Notable members

Sprites[1][2] (also lowercase)[3][4] are a species in Wario's Woods. They are gentle forest creatures who lived comfortably in the Peaceful Woods, but become in danger of losing their home when Wario takes it over, renaming it "Wario's Woods" and populating it with monsters. During gameplay, a Sprite plays a key role by helping Toad clear out monsters by providing him with bombs. However, if the player does not keep the gauge full, she will be replaced with a Pidgit, which is also symbolized when Wario replaces Birdo on the sidelines. The Pidgit will simply shower down more monsters while Wario attempts to knock the Thwomp down, but the Sprite returns once the gauge refills, making Wario leave and Birdo come back. Two of them are also seen in the VS Mode and act identically, except Birdo and Wario do not appear. Presumably, their lives return to normal after the events of the game.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 妖精[5]
Yōsei 		Fairy, Sprite, Pixie, etc. See also Sprixie or Spriteling
Italian Folletto[6][7] Pixie Shared with Spriteling
Spiritello[8] Little spirit Virtual Console e-manual

Trivia[edit]

  • The species of Wanda, the fairy character from Mario & Wario, shares the same generic name in Japanese, although she hails from a different forest and is said to be more elusive. She is also referred to as a "sprite" in English pre-release materials.[9]
    • In manga adaptations of Wario's Woods, however, Wanda takes the Sprite's place.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1994. Wario's Woods (NES) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 4.
  2. ^ 1994. Wario's Woods (SNES) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 3.
  3. ^ 1994. Wario's Woods (NES) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
  4. ^ 1994. Wario's Woods (SNES) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 2.
  5. ^ Wario no Mori Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out; equivalent to NES pages).
  6. ^ Wario's Woods NES manual. Nintendo (Italian). Page 3, 4, 13.
  7. ^ "Infatti il simpatico Toad sa che con l'aiuto dei folletti sarà in grado di liberare la foresta dal malvagio nemico Wario che è riuscito a creare un regno di terrore!" – Description. Back of Italian SNES boxes, where there are descriptions of other SNES games.
  8. ^ Wario's Woods (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manaul, page 2
  9. ^ "In this game, you play the part of Wanda, the flying sprite who steers Mario and creates blocks to allow him through the obstacle-ridden stages." – Tilden, Gail, et al. (September 1993). Nintendo Power Volume 52. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 110.
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Wario's Woods (NES version, SNES version)
Protagonists Toad • Birdo • Sprite • Abata (Satellaview)
NES bosses Fauster • Boom • Mad • Goro • Seizer • Drago • Fake Wario • Wario
SNES bosses Katsini • Galrog • Harley Q • SamSpook • Sven • Parrotor • Mssr Boo • Aqualea • Razor • Tad Rock • Thak • Lizardon • Sarissa • Mangylox • Dedar • Carlton • Harry H • Wario
Enemies Fuzz • Spud • Squeak • Beaker • Scram • Spook • Dovo • Thwomp • Pidgit
Items Bomb • Coin • Diamond • Egg
Locations Wario Castle • Wario's Woods
Miscellaneous Gallery • Quotes • Staff
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