Spark

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Template:Articleabout Template:Species-infobox Sparks are orb-shaped creatures who continually emit pulses and flashes of electricity. They are mostly found crawling around walls and ceilings and moving across wires. Sparks are the first in a series of enemies in the Mario franchise that are balls of electricity, including Lil' Sparkies and Amps.

History

Donkey Kong series

Donkey Kong Jr.

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They first appear in Donkey Kong Jr. Sparks are generated by Mario in order to shock Donkey Kong Jr., preventing him from saving his father. They appear only in Stage 3. Yellow Sparks circle platforms but blue faceless ones can travel to other platforms through wires.

Donkey Kong

Wire Trap (compressed)

In Donkey Kong on the Game Boy, Sparks always appear on ropes. If Mario touches a spark, he gets killed. Sparks may appear and disappear from a rope in certain time intervals. They can not be destroyed.

Super Mario Bros. 2

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Sparks also appear in Super Mario Bros. 2 as uncommon enemies, usually encountered underground or in buildings, circling platforms though some can hover in the air. Sparks can be defeated by throwing an object at them. Sparks can't be jumped on and can hurt the player's character by simply touching them.

Sparks changed slightly in Super Mario Advance. If the player hit one, they would be knocked back and the screen would flash.

Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

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A Spark from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.

A Spark makes only one appearance on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, in the episode "On Her Majesty's Sewer Service". Having been dumped into the Tunnel of Doom, Mario and Luigi, while running from a Goomba, encounter a Spark that is quickly approaching. Mario and Luigi manage to avoid this Spark and the Goomba by creating a grappling hook out of a super spy hose nozzle and mini plunger; apparently unable to stop moving, the Spark and Goomba subsequently crash into one another, causing an explosion. In this appearance, the Spark featured does not radiate any electricity at all.

Nintendo Comics System

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Three Sparks from "Bedtime for Drain-Head".

Sparks are featured quite prominently in issues of Nintendo Comics System, appearing in such stories as "The Legend", "Bedtime for Drain-Head" and "A Mouser in the Houser". Unlike other versions of Sparks, the comic book versions of Sparks are shown to be fully capable of speaking.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong series

Mario vs. Donkey Kong

The blue faceless variety appears in Mario vs. Donkey Kong as it travels through wires. Template:Sectionstub

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

Though absent from a game for some time, the yellow Sparks have recently made a comeback in the game Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, in levels taking place in the Magnet Mania area. In Japan, they are called Magnet Sparkies (マグネットスパーキー).

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!

The yellow ones reappear once more in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!. They walk around the magnet, with a faster movement than the minis.

Names in other languages

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Trivia

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet, page 26.

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Donkey Kong Jr.
Characters Donkey Kong Jr. • Donkey Kong • Mario
Enemies Snapjaw • Nitpicker • Spark • Drop* • Bird
Items Fruit • Key
Objects Chain • Jump Board • Pole
Rounds Vine Scene • Jump Board Scene • Mario's Hideout • Chain Scene
Other Gallery • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
* Only appears in the Coleco Adam version
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Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Advance
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Toad • Princess Toadstool • Subcon
Bosses Birdo • Mouser • Tryclyde • Robirdoa • Fryguy • Clawgrip • Mask Gate • Wart
Items and objects 1-Up Mushroom • Ace Coina • Bomb • Brick wall • Cherry • Chain • Coin • Crystal Ball • Dream Machine • Egg • Elevator Platforma • Flying carpet • Grass • Hidden Item Containera • Jar • Key • Key Door • Magical Potion • Mushroom • Mushroom Block • POW • Rocket • Small heart • Soft sand • Spark Chasera • Starman • Stop Watch • Turtle Shell • Vegetable • Yoshi Egga
Subcon World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • Subspace
8 bits Albatoss • Autobomb • Beezo • Big Shy Guya • Big Ninjia • Bob-Omb • Bouncing bladea • Cobrat • Flurry • Hoopster • Ninji • Ostro • Panser • Phanto • Pidgit • Pokey • Porcupo • Shyguy • Small Fry Guy • Snifit • Spark • Trouter • Tweeter • Whale
Other Bonus Chance • Gallery (Advance) • Glitches (Advance) • Life Meter • Mario Bros.a • Media (Advance) • Pre-release and unused content (Advance) • Staff (Advance) • Yoshi Challengea

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Donkey Kong (arcade) / Donkey Kong (GB)
Characters Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr.* • Mario • Pauline
Arcade levels 25m • 50m • 75m • 100m
Game Boy levels* Construction Site Stage 0-1 • Stage 0-2 • Stage 0-3 • Stage 0-4
Big-City Stage 1-1 • Stage 1-2 • Stage 1-3 • Stage 1-4 • Stage 1-5 • Stage 1-6 • Stage 1-7 • Stage 1-8
Forest Stage 2-1 • Stage 2-2 • Stage 2-3 • Stage 2-4 • Stage 2-5 • Stage 2-6 • Stage 2-7 • Stage 2-8 • Stage 2-9 • Stage 2-10 • Stage 2-11 • Stage 2-12
Ship Stage 3-1 • Stage 3-2 • Stage 3-3 • Stage 3-4 • Stage 3-5 • Stage 3-6 • Stage 3-7 • Stage 3-8
Jungle Stage 4-1 • Stage 4-2 • Stage 4-3 • Stage 4-4 • Stage 4-5 • Stage 4-6 • Stage 4-7 • Stage 4-8 • Stage 4-9 • Stage 4-10 • Stage 4-11 • Stage 4-12
Desert Stage 5-1 • Stage 5-2 • Stage 5-3 • Stage 5-4 • Stage 5-5 • Stage 5-6 • Stage 5-7 • Stage 5-8 • Stage 5-9 • Stage 5-10 • Stage 5-11 • Stage 5-12
Airplane Stage 6-1 • Stage 6-2 • Stage 6-3 • Stage 6-4 • Stage 6-5 • Stage 6-6 • Stage 6-7 • Stage 6-8
Iceberg Stage 7-1 • Stage 7-2 • Stage 7-3 • Stage 7-4 • Stage 7-5 • Stage 7-6 • Stage 7-7 • Stage 7-8 • Stage 7-9 • Stage 7-10 • Stage 7-11 • Stage 7-12
Rocky-Valley Stage 8-1 • Stage 8-2 • Stage 8-3 • Stage 8-4 • Stage 8-5 • Stage 8-6 • Stage 8-7 • Stage 8-8 • Stage 8-9 • Stage 8-10 • Stage 8-11 • Stage 8-12 • Stage 8-13 • Stage 8-14 • Stage 8-15 • Stage 8-16
Tower Stage 9-1 • Stage 9-2 • Stage 9-3 • Stage 9-4 • Stage 9-5 • Stage 9-6 • Stage 9-7 • Stage 9-8 • Stage 9-9
Allies* Jumper • Monchee
Abilities* Crouch • Handstand / Handstand Jump • Backflip • Wire Spin • Roll
Items and objects 1 UP Heart* • Bird Nest • Bolt • Conveyor Belt • Door* • Hammer • Ice Block* • Jump Stand* • Key* • Ladder • Lift • Parasol, Hat & Bag • Road* • Rope* • Rope (wire)* • Super Hammer* • Switch* • Trash Can*
Enemies and obstacles Aqua Man* • Arumajiron* • Barrel • Bird* • Bowbow* • Bukubuku* • Cannon* • Cement tub • Chikuchiku* • Dorakyū* • Dōryī* • Dotty* • Dust Man • Faiachū* • Fire • Fireball • Furafurawā* • Gessori* • Giant Donkey Kong* • Golem* • Gyātoru* • Hawks* • Icicle* • Jack • Kaibādo* • Kānyī* • Miira* • Ottō* • Oil* • Oil drum • Penpen* • Purupuru* • Rappy* • Robo NO.1* • Rokkun* • Sairesu* • Sir Shovalot* • Skeleton* • Snapjaw* • Sniper* • Spark* • Sukōpī* • Thwomp Platform* • Tododesu* • Tsutan'ōmen* • Walking Block* • Wire Trap*
Other 25m Theme • Gallery (Game Boy) • Media (Game Boy) • Opening • Staff (Game Boy)
* Only in Donkey Kong (GB)

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