Violet Wisp (IDW)

The Violet Wisp is a creature that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing. It is a type of Wisp.

Appearance
The Violet Wisps have a more menacing look than other Wisps. Their heads are round with five curved-back tentacles around them, making them look like swirls. They lack eyes, unlike normal Wisps, and instead have a serrated mouth that look like a menacing grin. They also have three wide tentacles that stem from their heads and end in jagged points.

Past
At some point in the past, the Violet Wisps and their planet came under the threat of Dr. Eggman. Fortunately, they were saved by Sonic the Hedgehog. Afterward, a bunch of Violet Wisps settled down on Sonic's world where they would return Sonic's favor by helping out the residents of Sonic’s world whenever they could.

Shortly before the war between the Resistance and the Eggman Empire ended, several Violet Wisps in a town got hoarded by the mercenaries Rough and Tumble, who imprisoned them in their Deployment Pods and Wispons when they took over the town.

Fallout
In the town Rough and Tumble had taken over, the Violet Wisps found salvation when Sonic and Knuckles arrived to stop the two mercenaries. During the heroes' subsequent fight with Rough and Tumble, the Violet Wisps and their fellow Wisps were convinced by Sonic to not let the two villains boss them around. As such, the Wisps in Rough and Tumble's Wispons left them, leaving their arsenal powerless and allowing Sonic and Knuckles to defeat them. Afterward, the now-liberated Violet Wisps decided to stick around and help the villagers defend their town by powering their Wispons.

Personality
The Violet Wisps are not much for fighting. However, they are nonetheless brave and do not stand for amoral behavior.

Powers and abilities
The Violet Wisps are able to levitate in midair at will, which serves as their main method of transportation.

The Violet Wisps are able to generate and store their own unique variant of a powerful energy inside their own bodies. The Violet Wisps can as well pass on a fraction of this energy by phasing into the recipient.

Trivia

 * The Violet Wisps are based on the creatures of the same name from the Sonic the Hedgehog video games.