Spark

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This article is about the enemies debuting in Donkey Kong Jr.. For other uses of the word Spark, see Spark (disambiguation).
Spark
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First appearance Donkey Kong Jr. (1982)
Latest appearance Ultimate NES Remix (2014)
Variants
Magnet Sparky
Wire Trap
Comparable
Amp
Guriguri
Li'l Sparky
Piro Dangle
Sparky (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)

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 Li'l Sparkies and Amps.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr.[edit]

NES

Sparks first appear in Stage 3 of Donkey Kong Jr. Yellow Sparks (also known as Globes[1]) continue to circle their own platform, but blue ones can travel to other platforms through static particles. These Sparks are generated by Mario in order to shock Donkey Kong Jr., preventing him from saving his father. Sparks are the rarest enemies in the game, only appearing in one stage (Stage 3), while the other enemies all appear in two stages.

Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

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Sparks also appear in Super Mario Bros. 2 as uncommon enemies, usually encountered underground or in buildings. They circle platforms, though some can hover in the air if a Mushroom Block is pulled out from beneath them. Sparks can be defeated by throwing an object at them or using a POW Block near them. Sparks can't be jumped on and can hurt the player's character by simply touching them. In the NES version, Sparks have red outlines around their eyes; in the SNES version and other subsequent remakes, they have yellow outlines as well as an orange outer body outline.

Sparks changed slightly in Super Mario Advance. If the player is hit by one, they would be knocked back and the screen would flash. In addition, an item called the Spark Chaser can be used to expel them from new jar interiors.

Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

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 appear to radiate any electricity.

Nintendo Comics System[edit]

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". Like most enemies featured in the stories, they are shown to be intelligent and fully capable of speech.

Gallery[edit]

Artworks[edit]

Sprites[edit]

  • Donkey Kong Jr. (arcade, red)

  • Donkey Kong Jr. (arcade, blue)

  • Donkey Kong Jr. (NES, red)

Screenshots[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スパーク[2][3][4]
Supāku
スパック[2][3]
Supakku		 Spark

Spark (alternate spelling)
German Spark -
Italian Sfavillo
Favilla (Super Mario Advance's booklet)		 From sfavillare (to sparkle)
Spark
Chinese 火花[5]
Huǒhuā		 Spark

References[edit]

  1. ^ Instruction manual for Atari 8-bit and Atari 7800 conversions
  2. ^ a b Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 96.
  3. ^ a b Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 225.
  4. ^ Shogakukan. 「スーパーマリオコレクション任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Collection Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Page 142.
  5. ^ From the ending scenes of Super Mario Advance as localized by iQue. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译. Baidu Tieba. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Characters Donkey Kong Jr. • Donkey Kong • Mario
Enemies Snapjaw • Nitpicker • Spark • Bird
Stages Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4
Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Advance
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Toad • Princess Toadstool • Subcon
Bosses Birdo • Mouser • Tryclyde • Robirdo* • Fryguy • Clawgrip • Mask Gate • Wart
Items 1-Up Mushroom • Ace Coin* • Bomb • Carrot* • Cherry • Coin • Crystal Ball • Dream Machine • Egg • Flying carpet • Grass • Hidden Item Container* • Jar • Key • Key Door • Magical Potion • Mushroom • Mushroom Block • POW • Rocket • Small heart • Spark Chaser* • Starman • Stop Watch • Turtle Shell • Vegetable • Yoshi Egg*
Subcon World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • Subspace
8 bits Albatoss • Autobomb • Beezo • Big Shy Guy* • Big Ninji* • Bob-Omb • Cobrat • Flurry • Hoopster • Ninji • Ostro • Panser • Phanto • Pidgit • Pokey • Porcupo • Shyguy • Small Fry Guy • Snifit • Spark • Trouter • Tweeter • Whale
Other Bonus Chance • Gallery • Glitches (Advance) • Bouncing blade* • Life Meter • Media • Pre-release and unused content (Advance) • Staff (Advance) • Yoshi Challenge*
*Only in Super Mario Advance
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (animated episodes)
Characters Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Toad
Major antagonists King Koopa (alter egos) • Mouser • Tryclyde
Minor antagonists Beetle • Big bad wolf • Crocodiles • Hildy • King Koopa's mother • Queen Rotunda • Sergeant Kooperman • Sultan Pasbah • Vampa White
Koopa Pack minions Albatoss • Autobomb • Beezo • Birdo • Birdoroo • Black Pit Bob-Omb • Bloober • Bob-Omb • Bomb Net • Bullet Bill • Clawgrip • Cobrat • Flaky • Flurry • Fryguy • Goomba • Goomba (zombie) • Goomba Biker Gang • Goomba Mummy • Grunt • Hammer Brother • Hoopster • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mousersaurus Rex • Ninji • Ostro • Phanto • Pidgit • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupo • Robo Shyguy • Robo Koopa • Shyguy • Shyguy Lion • Snifit • Space Troopa • Spark • Spider • Spiny • Spiny Egg • State Troopa • Stormtroopa • Super Troopa • Thunder Birdo • Trouter • Tweeter • Tweeter Bat • Wereturtle
Other characters Bingo • Brutius Maximus Grouchimus • Bunsen • Butterfingers • Calamity Clam • Captain Abidab • Captain Clump • Cave People • Cheepy • Cowazaurus • Dealin' Delbert • Dr. Nerdnick • Dr. Sheldon • Dr. T. Garden • Elves • Elvin Parsley • Fire God • Flab Boys • Genie (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) • George Washingtoad • Giant Birdo • Goosey • Gramma Toadstool • Gramps • Harry • Hercufleas • Herlock Solmes • Hooded Robin • Indiana Joe • James Blonde • Joliet • Joliet's father • June and Ward • Killer Kitty of the Caskervilles • King James • King Neptune • Mark Twang • Mayor Fettuccine • Mermushrooms • Mervin • Misaki • Mouth of the River • Mr. President • Mr. Mayor • Mugga • Murphy • Mushroom People • Mushroom Rebel • Obi-Wan Toadi • Outback mayor • Patches • Pine • Prince Pompadour • Pronto • Quirks • Romano • Romano's father • Royal Cow • Salvador Drainado • Sam Shalam • Santa Claus • Scooter • Secret Agent N • Slammer • Stool Pigeon • The Three Mushrooms • Waldo the Wizard • Whale • Zero
Locations Regions Amazon Jungle • Aqua Land • Brooklyn • Brooklyn Bridge • Car Land • Caveman Land • Cloud Land • Coney Island • Cramalot • Crime Land • Desert Kingdom • Down Under Land • El Desert Land • Flatbush • Grand Koopa Canyon • Happy Harbor • Jungle Land • Kingdom of Youth • Land of Ice • Land of Romance • Lava Land • Linguini Empire • Lonesome Mushroom • Mushridge • Mushroom Colonists' Planet • Mushroom Kingdom • Mythis • North Pole • Oceanworld • Pasta Land • Pirate's Port • Pirate Waters • Pirate World • Pyramid Land • Quirk • Rap Land • River World • Robo Land • Rotunda Land • Sayonara • Shamrock Kingdom • Sharewood Forest • Sharewood Village • Snow World • Sockhop Land • Spy Land • Sudden Death Valley • Swiss Cheese Alps • Trouter Bay • Turtlevania • Victoria • Winterland • Waki-Waki • Warp Zone • Wild West
Landmarks Bonkers Street • Brooklyn Plumbers Academy • Chateau Koopula • Cramalot Castle • Double Cross Ranch • First Mushroom Bank • Forest of Perpetual Night and Terrible Dangers • Fort Hard Knox • Fountain of Youth • George's Gorge • King Koopa's Castle • Koopacropolis • Koopa Klub • Koopatraz State Prison • Linguini Empire Colosseum • Mushroom Colony • Pasta Pit • Quirk Factory • Rebel Fort • Rotunda Castle • Santa's workshop • Shamrock Inn • Super Spy Headquarters • Temple of Koopa • Tower of Victoria • Tunnel of Doom
Items, objects,
vehicles, and misc. 		All Purpose Portable Plumber's Helper • Aladdin's Lamp • Beanstalk • Birdo Ray • Blackbeard Koopa's Ship • Bomb Plant • Ding Bell • Excalibur • Fireball • Fire Flower • Fireproof Lava Boat • Flagpole • Flying Pizza • Freeze Gun • Garbage Pod • Gold Coin • Golden Plumber's Helper • Golden Plunger • Great Balls of Fire • Heat Gun • Industrial Strength Itching Potion • Intergalactic InSinkErator • Koopa-Kola • Koop Star • Koopa Scepter • Koopa Strength Itching Powder • Koopa Surprise • Koopa's rocket • Koopilus • Lava Machine • Lightplunger • Lost Mushroom • Magic carpet • Magic doodad • Magic Growing Potion • Magic Shrink Potion • Magic Statue • Magical Potion • Mushroom Starfighter • Passion Potion • Peapod • Plumb Fu • Plumber's Log • Plumbinator • Pot of Gold Coins • Power block • Red-Hot Pepper Detector • Retro Router • Robot Monster Troopa • Royal Plug • Sacred Sink of Cramalot • Shrinking Sukiyaki • Sinister Star • Space Raft • Spaghetti • Spymobile • Starman • Stereo Gun • Stormtroopa Starfighter • Super Sushi • Super Sushi Shrinker • Unzappable Hat • Vegetable • Yellow spaceship
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