Wisp


 * For the Badnik, see Whisp.

Wisps are aliens in Sonic Colors (entitled Sonic Colours outside of the U.S.) 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.

Abilities
Each of these Wisps, depending on their color, can give Sonic powers to assist him in the game. The name of the power the Wisps can give to Sonic is called "Color Power".

Yellow
Absorbing this color of Wisp will give Sonic the ability to drill underground. This Wisp can also give Sonic the ability to go through water like a torpedo.

Cyan
Absorbing this color of Wisp will allow Sonic to travel through the stage as a super-fast laser.

Red
Absorbing the color of this wisp, Sonic can turn into a fireball. This wisp is exclusively in the DS version of Sonic Colors

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 7 Wisps and the DS version has a number of 8 Wisps.

The role of the Wisps in the DS version is different from the role with the Wii version.

Trivia

 * The Wisps seem similar to Flickies.
 * One of the light blue Wisps seems to have a curl on top of its head in the announcement trailer of Sonic Colors and the cover of the Nintendo Power Magazine. It could be possible that this particular Wisp is the leader of all the others.
 * The red wisp is not shown in the announcement trailer
 * The red wisp is exclusively in the DS version.