Sprite

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Sprite
A Sprite from the NES version of Wario's Woods
A Sprite, as seen in the NES version of Wario's Woods
First appearance Wario's Woods (1994)
Latest appearance NES Remix Pack (2014)
Comparable

Sprites[1] (also lowercase)[2] are gentle forest creatures who make their only explicit appearance in Wario's Woods.

History[edit]

Sprite

In the storyline, they 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
Japanese 妖精[3]
Yōsei
Fairy, Sprite, Pixie, etc.; see Sprixie or Spriteling

Italian Folletto[4][5]
Pixie; shared with Spriteling

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.[6]
    • In manga adaptations of Wario's Woods, however, Wanda takes the Sprite's place.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wario's Woods English instruction booklet, pages 4 (NES) and 3 (SNES).
  2. ^ Wario's Woods English instruction booklet, pages 13 (NES) and 2 (SNES).
  3. ^ Wario no Mori Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out; equivalent to NES pages).
  4. ^ Italian Wario's Woods NES manual, pagg. 3, 4, 13
  5. ^ Back of Italian SNES boxes, where there are descriptions of other SNES games: "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!"
  6. ^ Preview in the September 1993 issue of Nintendo Power