Spark (Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope)
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Spark | |
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Artwork of Starburst from Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope | |
First appearance | Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022) |
Variant of | Luma Rabbid |
Sparks (originally dubbed Rabbid Lumas by Beep-0 before the heroes decided on their final name) are a hybrid species of Lumas and Rabbids that appear in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. They resemble Lumas, but with a Rabbid's face and ears. They come in a variety of colors and designs, with some being larger than others, and each has their own powers. During the game's story, Cursa sends her army to capture the Sparks in order to absorb their energy, among which a special group of minions called the Spark Hunters, and Mario and his team set out to rescue them.
Prior to the events of the game, Sparks were created as fusions between Lumas and Rabbids caused by an energy blast at the Comet Observatory as Rosalina was fending off Cursa.
Gameplay
Sparks are used to assist the Heroes, whether in battle or by helping the player navigate through the environments in the game. They are recruited by clearing battles during the game's story plot within Main Quests, and some can also be recruited after clearing special sidequests called "Spark Quests".
Sparks used in battle
Each Spark that is used in battle has two abilities that are bestowed on the Hero that equips it: an active ability called a Power that a Hero can use in battle as a menu selection, and a passive ability called a Bonus. Powers are unique to each Spark and can be used to either augment the Heroes' weapons and abilities, healing the Heroes, attacking enemies, and other abilities. Bonuses can enhance the Hero's attack power, increase defenses from damage taken, and other abilities. Some Bonuses are shared by other Sparks. The player can improve both of a Spark's abilities at once by raising its levels with Star Bits from the Sparks menu.
Initially, each Hero can only use one Spark, but can be allowed to use two after clearing the Cold Mouth of the Mountain Quest in the game's second world Pristine Peaks.
Each Spark joins the party at LVL 1, and has a maximum LVL of 5. Initially, the player can only raise their levels to 2: only after the Heroes' LVL reaches a certain number can the player unlock the next: LVL 9 for LVL 3; LVL 15 for LVL 4; and LVL 21 for LVL 5. In The Tower of Doooom DLC, the Hero LVL requirements for reach LVLs 3-5 are LVLs 4, 7, and 10. In The Last Spark Hunter DLC, all Sparks available for the player are at LVL 4, including those that join the party, and can be upgraded to LVL 5 at any time.
All Sparks require the same amount of XP upon level up. Each button press with to feed Star Bits to a Spark uses 10 Star Bits for 10 XP. Using a Star Potion for a Spark automatically raises its LVL.
LVL | XP | XP required | Heroes LVL requirement | ||
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Main game | Tower of Doooom | The Last Spark Hunter | |||
1 | 0 | 100 | — | — | — |
2 | 100 | 200 | — | — | — |
3 | 300 | 350 | 9 | 4 | — |
4 | 650 | 550 | 15 | 7 | — |
5 | 1,200 | — | 21 | 10 | — |
Sparks can also be enhanced by unlocking the Spark branch of a Hero's Skill Tree with Gold Prisms, obtainable by defeating Giant boss enemies. In The Last Spark Hunter DLC, the Spark branch in already unlocked for every Hero's Skill Tree.
Beep-0 Power Sparks
Some Sparks do not assist in battle, but instead bestow Beep-0 powers that allow the player to discover hidden areas and items on the field. As they are not used in battle, they cannot be enhanced from the Sparks menu.
List of Sparks
Up to thirty different Sparks can be recruited in the game, although Decibel, Twinkle, and Drizzle are not counted. Recruiting Sparks counts towards 100% completion on a save file.
In The Last Spark Hunter DLC, five more Sparks are introduced: Berserk, Vampgeddon, Electroquake, Cryodash, and Mayhem.
Spark | Description | Location | Power | Bonus | How to unlock |
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Starburst |
A yellow Spark that can increase the attack strength of nearby teammates with his ability Turbocharge, in a similar way to the M-Power technique used by Mario in the previous game. | Darkmess Manta | Turbocharge | Physical Protector | At the start of the Headlong into the Unknown battle. |
Reflector |
A plump, blue Spark that uses a mirror-like object. He has the ability to reflect some damage back at enemies. | Beacon Beach | Reflect | Attack Master | Arrive at Beacon Beach. |
Pyrostar |
A red-orange, fire-based Spark. His ability charges all weapon-based attacks with the Burn Super Effect, making them deal extra damage. | Beacon Beach | Burn Attack | Burn Protector | Clear Crossing the Battleground battle. |
Exosphere |
A plump, black Spark with three shields behind it. Using his ability Fortify, he can increase the defense of nearby teammates, causing them to take less damage. | Beacon Beach | Fortify | Athlete | At the start of Driven to the Edge battle. |
Twinkle |
A cream-colored Spark that resembles Baby Luma also referred to as the "Spark of Light". Mario and his team meet Twinkle on Beacon Beach before he is captured by Darkmess. He gives Beep-0 the Scan Power, which allows him to reveal invisible objects. | Beacon Beach / Palette Prime | Scan Power1 | — | Enter the Spellbound Woods or the secret passage under Woodrow's house in Palette Prime. |
Aquanox |
A turquoise Spark made of water that possesses water powers. His ability, Splash Attack, inflicts the Splash Super Effect, which is similar to Bounce from the previous game. | Beacon Beach | Splash Attack | Splash Protector | Clear Light Your Fire battle. |
Toxiquake |
A plump, green Spark with green slime dripping from the bottom half of his body. He can use an ability known as Shockwave Ooze that poisons nearby enemies with the Ooze Super Effect. | Beacon Beach | Shockwave Ooze | Ooze Protector | Clear A Light in the Darkmess battle. |
Electrodash |
A yellow Spark that rides a grey leaf. His ability is Shock Dash, which inflicts the user's dash with the Shock Super Effect. | Beacon Beach | Shock Dash | Shock Protector | Clear From Bad to Worse Spark quest. |
Aquadash |
A blue Spark that rides a leaf. His ability is Splash Dash, which inflicts the user's dash with the Splash Super Effect. | Beacon Beach | Splash Dash | Splash Protector | Clear Cheep Beats and Bleepstreets Spark quest. |
Screech |
A white Spark that wields a megaphone. His ability is Whoopsgottago, which repels enemies from the user's position similar to Rabbid Yoshi's Scaredy Rabbid technique. | Beacon Beach | Whoopsgottago | Critical Buddy | Clear Beacon Beach Secret Zone. |
Decibel |
A magenta Spark. She gives Beep-0 the Wave Power. | Pristine Peaks | Wave Power1 | — | Shake a tree near the WM ARC. |
Cryobolide |
An ice Spark. His ability charges all weapon-based attacks with the Frostbite Super Effect. | Pristine Peaks | Frostbite Attack | Frostbite Protector | Clear Freeze in Your Tracks battle. |
Ethering |
A light-blue Spark with a blue, fiery aura surrounding it. His ability is Unseen, which makes the user invisible for one or two turns. | Pristine Peaks | Unseen | Athlete | Clear Wolf at the Door battle. |
Electroid |
A yellow Spark with electrical powers. His ability charges all weapon-based attacks with the Shock Super Effect. | Pristine Peaks | Shock Attack | Shock Protector | Clear Icy Breath of Winter battle. |
Pyrogeddon |
A red Spark with pyrokinetic powers that rides a fiery cloud, possibly in reference to Sun Wukong (also known as the Monkey King), a character from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West who was known for riding on a cloud. His ability, Skyrain Burn, rains a meteor storm on enemies, inflicting the Burn Super Effect. | Pristine Peaks | Skyrain Burn | Burn Protector | Clear A Cold Greeting battle. |
Zephystar |
A purple Spark. Her ability charges all weapon-based attacks with the Gust Super Effect. | Pristine Peaks | Gust Attack | Gust Protector | Clear Dr. Vent's Frozen Oddity Spark quest. |
Regenesis |
A magenta Spark levitated by a balloon. Her ability is Regen, which restores 30% of a character's maximum HP at the start of their next two turns. | Pristine Peaks | Regen | Healing Booster | Clear Hide N' Squeak Spark quest. |
Vampdash |
A purple Spark that rides a purple leaf. She inflicts the user's dash with the Lifesteal Super Effect, making the damage they take heal the attacker. | Pristine Peaks | Vamp Dash | Athlete | Clear Pristine Peaks Secret Zone. |
Glitter |
A shiny Spark that resembles a disco ball. Using his ability Gather 'Round, he can attract nearby enemies toward itself in a similar way to the Magnet Dance and Magnet Groove techniques used by Rabbid Mario and Donkey Kong in the previous game respectively. | Palette Prime | Gather 'Round | Attack Master | Clear A Bridge Too Fear battle. |
Zephyrquake |
A plump, purple Spark. Her ability is Shockwave Gust, which creates three shockwaves that inflict the Gust Super Effect. | Palette Prime | Shockwave Gust | Gust Protector | Clear A Ghostly Sunset battle. |
Electrogeddon |
A yellow, lightning-based Spark that rides a lightning cloud. His ability is Skyrain Shock, which inflicts the Shock Super Effect. | Palette Prime | Skyrain Shock | Shock Protector | Clear Roots of Corruption battle. |
Vampastra |
A purple Spark. Her ability is Vamp Attack, which inflicts all weapon-based attacks with the Lifesteal Super Effect. | Palette Prime | Vamp Attack | Critical Buddy | Clear Bury the Hatchet Spark quest. |
Zephyrdash |
A purple Spark that rides a leaf. Her ability is Gust Dash, which inflicts the user's dash with the Gust Super Effect. | Palette Prime | Gust Dash | Gust Protector | Clear A Dryad's Dream Spark quest. |
Wildclaw Master |
A blue Spark that sports a leash. His ability is Summon Wildclaw, which can summon a Wildclaw ally. | Palette Prime | Summon Wildclaw | Physical Protector | Clear Palette Prime Secret Zone. |
Drizzle |
A green Spark. He upgrades Beep-0's Wave Power to interact with foliage throughout Terra Flora. | Terra Flora | Wave Power upgrade1 | — | Meet Bea in Everbloom Tree. |
Aquaquake |
A plump, cyan Spark. His ability is Shockwave Splash, which creates three shockwaves that inflict the Splash Super Effect. | Terra Flora | Shockwave Splash | Splash Protector | Clear Ooze Inside the Everbloom battle. |
Pulser |
A thin, quadrupedal, cream-colored Spark with a heart behind it. Her ability is Revive, which revives nearby fallen characters with 30% of their maximum HP. | Terra Flora | Revive | Healing Amplifier | Clear Spout Forth battle. |
Oozer Master |
A white Spark that sports a leash. His ability is Summon Oozer, which can summon a Oozer ally. | Terra Flora | Summon Oozer | Attack Master | Clear Sullivan's Despair Spark quest. |
Toxicomet |
A green Spark. His ability is Ooze Attack, which inflicts all weapon-based attacks with the Ooze Super Effect. | Terra Flora | Ooze Attack | Ooze Protector | Clear The Quest for Courage Spark quest. |
File:MRSoH Ice Spark.png Cryogeddon |
A cyan Spark with ice powers that rides a platform made of ice. His ability, Skyrain Frostbite, rains an ice storm on enemies. | Terra Flora | Skyrain Frostbite | Frostbite Protector | Clear Terra Flora Secret Zone. |
Gargantu-fan |
A white Spark that sports a flag. His ability, Kong Cameo, summons Rabbid Kong to send a wave in all directions. | Barrendale Mesa | Kong Cameo | Healing Booster | Clear Magikoopa Mayhem battle. |
Scoper Master |
A grey Spark that sports a cape. His ability is Summon Scoper, which can summon a Scoper ally. | Barrendale Mesa | Summon Scoper | Critical Buddy | Clear Tortured Artist Spark quest. |
Squashette Master |
A cyan Spark that sports a leash and a dress. Her ability is Summon Squashette, which can summon a Squashette ally. | Barrendale Mesa | Summon Squashette | Healing Amplifier | Clear Barrendale Mesa Secret Zone. |
Berserk |
A plump, red Spark that has a shield with a sword through it above. His ability is Frenzy, which increases the attack power and damage resistance of a hero by 8% for each enemy in range for one turn. | Melodic Gardens | Frenzy | Healing Booster | Clear the The March of the Golems battle. |
Vampgeddon |
A purple Spark riding a purple cloud. Her ability is Skyrain Lifesteal, which causes meteors with the Lifesteal Super Effect to rain down upon enemies, healing the hero by 30% of the total damage dealt. | Melodic Gardens | Skyrain Lifesteal | Healing Amplifier | Clear the Missing Musicians battle. |
Electroquake |
A plump, yellow Spark with a lightning bolt around his body. His ability is Shockwave Shock, which causes three shockwaves around the hero, damaging and giving enemies in range the Shock Super Effect. | Melodic Gardens | Shockwave Shock | Shock Protector | Clear the Embuscade! battle. |
Cryodash |
A cyan Spark riding a leaf covered in snow. His ability is Frostbite Dash, which applies the Frostbite Super Effect to the hero's dashes, as well as increasing the dash damage for a turn. | Melodic Gardens | Frostbite Dash | Frostbite Protector | Clear the Coup in Kanya's HQ Spark Quest. |
Mayhem |
An orange Spark wearing purple and green swirly glasses. His ability is Hypnotize, which hypnotizes a random enemy in range, making them fight for the heroes for a turn. There is a chance for more than one enemy to be affected. | Melodic Gardens | Hypnotize | Athlete | Clear the Treasure Hunter Spark Quest. |
1 - Granted to Beep-0; not usable in battle.
Profiles and statistics
- Main article: List of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Spark statistics
Memory bio
- MYSTERY OF THE SPARKS
After an exhaustive analysis of our brave Spark allies, I can confirm that they are what they appear to be - a fusion of Luma and Rabbid. The Sparks' memories as to how exactly this came to be are lost to them, yet two instincts remain - their affection to their "mama" - Rosalina - and their deep fear of Cursa, who pursues them relentlessly throughout the galaxy in hopes of seizing their tremendous power for itself.
Gallery
Mario and Starburst
Luigi and Aquanox
Princess Peach and Reflector
Bowser and Exosphere
Rabbid Mario and Glitter
Rabbid Luigi and Toxiquake
Rabbid Peach and Pyrogeddon
Rabbid Rosalina and Ethering
Edge and Vampdash
Promotional artwork for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope from Rabbid Peach's Instagram account featuring Starburst
Starburst hashflag used to promote Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope on Twitter
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Names in other languages
Spark
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | スパークス[1] Supākusu |
Sparks | |
Chinese (simplified) | 星耀[2] Xīngyào |
Starshine | |
Chinese (traditional) | 星可[3] Xīngkě |
Portmanteau of「星」(xīng, star) and「奇可」(Qíkě, Luma) | |
Dutch | Spark[?] | ? | |
French | Spark[?] | ? | |
German | Spark[?] | ? | |
Italian | Spark[?] | ? | |
Korean | 스파키[?] Seupaki |
Sparky | |
Portuguese (NOA) | Spark[?] | ? | |
Russian | Искра[?] Iskra |
Spark | |
Spanish | Spark[?] | ? |
Power
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | Nōryoku |
Ability | |
Italian | Potere[?] | Power | |
Portuguese (NOA) | Poder[?] | Power |
Bonus
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | ボーナス Bōnasu Kōka |
Bonus Effect | |
Italian | Abilità[?] | Ability | |
Portuguese (NOA) | Bônus[?] | Bonus |
References
- ^ (June 28, 2022). 宇宙を舞台にマリオとラビッツが戦略バトル『マリオ+ラビッツ ギャラクシーバトル』は今冬発売。 Nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ 《马力欧+疯狂兔子® 星耀之愿》邀你踏上宇宙冒险. Ubisoft China. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ Official Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Taiwanese website