Wisp


 * For the Badnik, see Whisp.

Wisps (小束, Shōtaba) are aliens in Sonic Colors (entitled Sonic Colours outside of the U.S. and Japan) that were stolen from their home planet by Dr. Eggman to power an interstellar amusement park. They can give Sonic special powers to help him in the game's levels. The wisp power can be used once Sonic hits a "Wisp Capsule".

DS and Wii version
It is revealed that the power of the Wisps will vary between the DS and the Wii versions of Sonic Colors. The DS version having more variety of attacks. The Wii version has a number of 8 Wisps and the DS version has a number of 6 Wisps. In the DS version, each Wisp will be able to do two attacks (two types of "Color Power"), whereas in the Wii version, each of the 8 can only grant one form of Color Power.

The role of the Wisps in the DS version is different from the role with the Wii version. The Violet Wisp seems to replace the purple in the DS version

Yacker
There is a specific White Wisp, which is different from all of the other Wisps; he has a huge curl on his head. His name is Yacker and he will take a huge part in the storyline of Sonic Colors. He cannot speak, but makes an audible chittering noise.

Trivia

 * The Wisps seem similar to Flickies. However, one could also say they resemble Chao.
 * The red and the violet wisps are not shown in the announcement trailer. This is most likely due to the fact that those two wisps are only exclusive to the DS version.
 * Wisps and Flickies are both released from capsules.
 * The Wisps look very similar to cephalopods: i.e Squids, Octopi, and Cuttlefish.
 * On the cover of the Wii version of Sonic Colors The Blue, Green, Purple, and Pink Wisps are shown. On the DS cover they are replaced with the version exculsive Red Wisp and Violet Wisp.
 * When 2 Robo-Sonics use a Wisp in Co-Op mode at the same time an 8-bit version of Reach For The Stars is played.