Editing Wire Trap

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Sunshine Wire Trap art.jpg]]<br>Artwork of two Wire Traps from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Game Boy]]) ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Spark]]
}}
A '''Wire Trap'''<ref>Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' BradyGames Official Strategy Guide. Page 7.</ref><ref>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide.  Page 18.</ref> is an indestructible faceless type of [[Spark]] that moves on [[wire]]s and [[rope]]s rather than [[platform]]s.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong''===
[[File:DKGB Spark.png|thumb|left]]
Wire Traps are introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' on the [[Game Boy]], where they are first seen in [[Stage 1-3]] of the [[Big-City]]. They travel from the left to the right of their [[wire]], disappearing once they reach the end, and spawn at regular intervals. Upon contact, Wire Traps can shock [[Mario]] and cause him to lose a life. They resemble balls with four diagonal needle-like protrusions that constantly emit electricity between them in a pattern resembling that of a {{wp|Electric arc#Visual entertainment|Jacob's ladder}}.
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===''Super Mario Sunshine''===
[[File:Spiky Ring.png|thumb]]
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Wire Traps are found in [[Bianco Hills]] and [[Noki Bay]]. They are either red or blue in color and resemble spiral-shaped seashells that are covered in spikes. Glowing sparks of electricity emit from their centers as they cling to a wire and move along it by spinning themselves. Red ones are the most common, and they normally grow from a funnel on one side, travel to the other, and then disappear. However, ones found in Noki Bay instead slowly follow Mario along the rope. Blue Wire Traps, also exclusive to Noki Bay, are bigger and much slower than their red counterparts, and they constantly go back and forth between ends of the rope without disappearing. If Mario touches a Wire Trap, he will get burned and may fall off the rope. The player can slightly hinder the Wire Traps' progress by spraying water on them with [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]]. The only way to avoid them is to [[jump]] over them. As they move, they make a low chirping noise, similar to that of a real-life hermit crab.

===''Super Mario-kun''===
A Wire Trap appears in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', where Mario gets shocked by the obstacle.

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
[[File:MvsDK WireTrap.png|thumb|left]]
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', Wire Traps periodically travel through wires just as they did in the Game Boy game ''Donkey Kong'', and they retain their ability to shock Mario upon contact, which causes him to lose a life. They are first encountered in [[Level 1-4 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Level 1-4]].
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===''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
In ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', Wire Traps appear starting in [[Desert Oasis (level)|Desert Oasis]], where they are blue with small eyes. They travel along floating noninteractive rails of various shapes, with lines containing circular points to end their path. The ones with points on their rails are faster, though most pause before traveling to the other point. Rectangular rails contain more than one on them. They make a technological beeping sound when nearby, similar to the background of [[Mario's Hideout]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''

==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
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'''''<big>Wire Trap</big><br>
''Tribe: Weapon clan''<br>
''Disposition: Straight line''<br>
''Game appearances: Jr., GB Donkey''<br>
'''''<big>A lump of electricity that emits sparks</big><br>
''In JR, they are running around on the floor, so you have to run past them at once when you see a chance; in GB, they are moving over the ropes, so avoid them at all costs. In both cases, you will be electrocuted if you touch them.''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
DKGB Spark wire.gif|''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Game Boy]])
SMSunshine TheShell.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
Super Mario-Kun Wire Trap.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|file1=<tt>wiretrap/wire_trap</tt><ref>''Super Mario Sunshine'', internal filename <tt>root/data/scene/bianco2.szs/scene/wiretrap/wire_trap.bmd</tt></ref>
|name1=wire_trap
|meaning1=Wire Trap
|game2=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
|file2=string in ROM (<tt>SPARKY_LOOP</tt>)
|name2=SPARKY_LOOP
|meaning2=Sparky
|game3=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''
|file3=<tt>1 Data/ObjectData/Biribiri.arc</tt>
|name3=Biribiri
|meaning3=Onomatopoeia for electric shocking
|game4=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
|file4=<tt>Pack/Actor/Sparky.pack.zs</tt>
|name4=Sparky
|meaning4=-
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=スパーク<ref name=Daijiten/><ref>Shogakukan. 「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). [https://imgur.com/cR55rqr Page 19.]</ref>
|JapR=Supāku
|JapM=Spark (''Donkey Kong'' and ''Super Mario Sunshine'')
|Jap2=スパーキー<ref>[[Media:Mvsdk book ii.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book]]</ref>
|Jap2R=Supākī
|Jap2M=Sparky (''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'')
|Fre=Spark<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''; pag. 99</ref>
|FreM=Spark
|Ger=Spark
|GerM=Spark
|Ita=Trappole di corda<ref>''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' PRIMA guide, pag. 18</ref><br>Wire Trap<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 99</ref><br>Sfavillo<ref>''[[Super Mario Manga Mania|Super Mario Mangamania]]''; pag. 26</ref>
|ItaM=Wire trap<br>-<br>From "sfavillare" (to spark) in masculine form; shared with [[Hothead]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Electrical creatures]]
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