Editing Lil Sparky

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Li'l Sparky Perfect.png]]<br>A Lil Sparky from the ''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
|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]])
|variants=[[Hothead]]
|comparable=[[Amp]]<br>[[Guriguri]]<br>[[Spark]]<br>[[Sparky (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)|Sparky (''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'')]]
|notable=[[Watt]]<br>[[List of implied characters#Watt's mother|Watt's mother]]
}}
'''Lil Sparkies''', also called '''Sparkies''',<ref>M. Arakawa. 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.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:Li'lSparky_SMW.png|frame|left]]
Lil Sparkies first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They quickly move around platforms and can be defeated by [[Invincible Mario]] or [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]]'s Body Press. They are found in [[6 Wendy's Castle|#6 Wendy's Castle]] and [[Front Door]], specifically in rooms with [[Hothead]]s. 
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====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:LilSparkySMA4.png|thumb|left|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 [[hammer]]s thrown by [[Hammer Mario]].
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====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
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[[File:SMBWColorSwitchDungeon.jpg|thumb|A Lil Sparky in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'']]
After a 20-year absence from the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], Lil Sparkies reappear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' alongside [[Hothead]]s. This time, they can be defeated either with bubbles while the player is in [[Bubble Mario|Bubble form]] or by being crushed by a platform.
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===''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''===
[[File:LilSparkySS.gif|frame]]
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', Lil Sparkies, referred to as '''sparks''',<ref>Thomason, Steve. ''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.

===''Super Princess Peach''===
[[File:SPPLilSparky.png|frame|left]]
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 [[Princess Peach|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.

===Other appearances===
A neon sign reading "Sparky" appears in [[Koopa Square]] in the 1993 [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]]. 
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==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>ケセラン</big><br>
'''{{ruby|種族|しゅぞく}}'''　ゴースト{{ruby|族|ぞく}}<br>
'''{{ruby|性格|せいかく}}'''　まじめ<br>
'''{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　ワールド<br>
'''<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>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/ZswEyiq.jpeg page 78].</ref>

'''''<big>Lil Sparky</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Ghost clan''<br>
''Disposition: Serious''<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.''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW Artwork Li'l Sparky.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMWGroupPoster.jpg|''Super Mario World''
SPP Lil Sparky Shriek Mansion.png|A Lil' Sparky in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
LilSparkySS+BM.png|A spark in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
Mario Puzzle Artwork.png|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' puzzle.
Mario Puzzle Artwork 2.png|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' puzzle.
Mario Christmas Puzzle Artwork 2.jpg|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' Christmas-themed puzzle
Mario Christmas Puzzle Artwork 3.jpg|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' Christmas-themed puzzle
1996 NCM sizechartC.png|A size chart for a 1996 ''Nintendo Character Manual''
Lil' Sparky SMBW.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
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|game1=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
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|name1=bsoul
|meaning1=B. Soul
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===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ケセラン
|JapR=Keseran
|JapM=Both this and [[Hothead#Names in other languages|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 {{wp|Japanese mythology}}
|Chi=电火球<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|url=tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606|title=神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|language= zh-hans|accessdate=February 2, 2017|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170227153847/https://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606|deadlink=y}}</ref>
|ChiR=Diànhuǒqiú
|ChiM=Electric Fireball
|Ger=Kleinschein
|GerM=Small Shine
|Fre=Sparky
|Fre2=Titebraise<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' end credits</ref>
|Fre2M=From ''petite braise'' ("small ember")
|Ita=Luccico
|ItaM=From ''luccicare'' ("to sparkle"); shared with [[Twinkle]]
}}

==References==
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