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Red Wisp
A Red Wisp, from the Nintendo DS version of Sonic Colors.
Appearances
First appearance	Sonic Colors (Wii) (cameo)
Game appearances	Sonic Colors (Wii) (cameo) Sonic Colors (Nintendo DS) Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS) Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS) Sonic Forces: Speed Battle Sonic Forces Team Sonic Racing Sonic the Hedgehog (Minecraft) (cameo) Sonic Colors: Ultimate (cameo) Sonic Speed Simulator
Appearances in other media	Archie Comics IDW Publishing Team Sonic Racing One-shot
Biographical overview
Habitat	Planet Wisp Earth
Status	Active
Species-related traits
Skills	Flight Hyper-go-on usage and bestowment
Features	Diminutive Wisp anatomy Three light blue eyes Bright red and bright orange skin coloration Flame-shaped head

Red Wisps are lively, but slightly scatterbrained Wisps that have the power of the Red Burst.

— Description, Sonic Colors

The Red Wisp (レッドウィスプ, Reddo Wisupu^?) is a creature that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a breed of Wisp that grants the Red Burst Color Power.

Description

Anatomy

The Red Wisps have heads that each looks like a flaming teardrop with two small spikes at the top. They also have three blue eyes that form a triangular pattern on their heads. They also have three flame-like tentacles that stem from their bottom.

Characteristics and culture

Being Wisps, the Red Wisps are halcyon, social, bright, energetic, and pure of heart. They are likewise peaceful, playful, non-hostile and friendly of nature, and enjoy spending most of their time playing with others. Due to their overall good nature, they easily get along with everybody, except bad guys. Also, rather than aliens, with their floaty movements, they are more like fairies. Additionally, while they are not necessarily fighters, they are nonetheless brave and very helpful towards their friends and allies.

The Red Wisps are a lively and energetic type of Wisps, but come off as slightly scatterbrained.

Powers and abilities

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

The Red Wisps are able to generate and store their own unique variant of a powerful energy known as Hyper-go-on inside their own bodies, which is their life source. It is unclear to what extent they can use their own Hyper-go-on, through they have been shown being able to restrain black holes made of Hyper-go-on.

The Red Wisps are able to pass on a fraction of their Hyper-go by phasing into the recipient. When organic beings or robots receive their Hyper-go-on, they can transform into the Red Burst which can induce powerful explosions.

Game appearances

Sonic Colors

The Red Wisps made their first appearance in the Wii version and Nintendo DS version of Sonic Colors, though they only appear during cutscenes on the Wii version. When their homeworld was moved to earth by Dr. Eggman in order to create Egg Planet Park, the Red Wisps and the rest of their race were threatened to be enslaved by the scientist, who wanted their Hyper-go-on to control the minds of everyone on Sonic's world using a weapon. Fortunately, the Red Wisps and the rest of their race were all freed thanks to the efforts of Sonic the Hedgehog. After Egg Planet Park imploded into a black hole, the Red Wisps worked together with the rest of their race to stop the black hole and succeeded, before returning their homeworlds to their original places in the universe.

In gameplay on the Nintendo DS version of the game, the Red Wisps appear as Wisp Capsule power-ups that enable the Red Burst. The player encounters the Red Wisps in Tropical Resort and Sweet Mountain.

Sonic Generations

In the Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Generations, the Red Wisps appear in Tropical Resort Act 1 as Wisp Capsule power-ups that enable the Red Burst.

Sonic Lost World

In the Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Lost World, the Red Wisps appear as Item Box power-ups that enable the Red Burst. The player encounters the Red Wisps in Windy Hill, Sky Road, Silent Forest (Extra Zone only), and Lava Mountain (where they are first unlocked). They also hold the distinction of being the only Wisp to appear in more than one Extra Zone.

Sonic Forces

In Sonic Forces, the Red Wisps returned as Wisp Capsule power-ups for the Avatar's Burst Wispon, which is the only Wispon that will accept them. With the Red Wisp, the Burst Wispon is able to perform its special action for a limited time. The player encounters the Red Wisps in Spaceport, Prison Hall, Arsenal Pyramid, Park Avenue, Aqua Road, Capital City, Guardian Rock, Null Space and Imperial Tower.

Team Sonic Racing

In Team Sonic Racing, the Red Wisps appear as Item Box power-ups on the game's race tracks. They are exclusively picked up by Speed-Type racers, but can be transferred to other character types via Item Box Transfer. In gameplay, the Red Wisp power-ups allow the user to leave a flaming trail from the Red Burst behind them to damage rival racers.

In the comic tie-in, during one of the early races in Dodon Pa's Grand Prix, a Red Wisp was used by Blaze as a part of a collaboration attack on Dr. Eggman, who had intruded on Team Sonic and Team Dark's race.

Sonic Forces: Speed Battle

In Sonic Forces: Speed Battle, Red Wisps can be spotted along the sides of the racetracks on Planet Wisp.

In other media

Archie Comics

A Red Wisp in the Archie Comics.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, the Red Wisps made an appearance. In the comics, some Red Wisps and a few other Wisps were chased by Orbot, Cubot and a pack of Egg Pawns, but one Red Wisp was saved by Sonic. After Sonic destroyed the Egg Pawns in a flash and send Orbot and Cubot running. A Red Wisp then joined Sonic, Tails, Yacker and some other Wisps, as Sonic ventured out to save the Wisp race from Eggman.

IDW Publishing

After the events of Sonic Colors, a bunch of Red Wisps and other fellow Wisps settled down on Sonic's world where they would help out the residents of Sonic’s world whenever they could.

Near the end of the Eggman War, Barricade Town, which served as a hub for Wispon distribution, was saved and subsequently conquered by mercenary duo Rough and Tumble. Additionally, a Red Wisp was used to power the Burst Wispon that Rough wielded while saving the town. As a result of the duo taking over, many Wisps, including several Red Wisps, were hoarded in Deployment Pods and Wispons by the two skunk brothers.

Fallout!

The Red Wisps and multiple other Wisps surrounding Rough, Sonic, Knuckles and Tumble, from Sonic the Hedgehog #3.

In Barricade Town, the Red Wisps found salvation when Sonic and Knuckles arrived to stop Rough and Tumble. During the heroes' subsequent fight with Rough and Tumble, the Red 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 Red Wisps decided to stick around and help the villagers defend their town by powering their Wispons.

Trial by Fire

A Red Wisp named Red Hot and its friend, Ashe, would one time cause mischef for Ashe's father by sneaking into a booth on the Forest Ridge Zone Campground and then have Red Hot burn a map Ashe's father was showing to some visitors. Red Hot and Ashe then ran away from the latter's furious father. Red Hot and Ashe later got trapped at night when the forest caught fire, but were soon found by Tangle the Lemur and Belle the Tinkerer. After Ashe explained how Red Hot was not responsible for the forest fire, the two followed Tangle and Belle, only to be forced to the edge of a ravine by a falling tree. Red Hot attempted to grab Ashe, but he, Belle, Tangle and Ashe soon fell careening towards the river below when the cliff crumbled. Landing in the river, the group found a log to hang onto. Once secure, the group would make it to the campgrounds via the river, where Red Hot joined Ashe as he was reunited with his father.

References

Wisps

• Wisp types
• Nega-Wisps
• Misc.
• Wispons

Black Wisp (Black Bomb)

Blue Wisp (Blue Cube)

Crimson Wisp (Crimson Eagle)

Cyan Wisp (Cyan Laser)

Gray Wisp (Gray Quake)

Green Wisp (Green Hover)

Indigo Wisp (Indigo Asteroid)

Ivory Wisp (Ivory Lightning)

Jade Wisp (Jade Ghost)

Magenta Wisp (Magenta Rhythm)

Orange Wisp (Orange Rocket)

Pink Wisp (Pink Spikes)

Red Wisp (Red Burst)

White Wisp (Boost)

Yellow Wisp (Yellow Drill)

Purple Wisp (Purple Frenzy)

Violet Wisp (Violet Void)

Nega-Mother Wisp

Jade

Maggie

Mother Wisp

Red Hot

Rebel Wisp Blue

Rebel Wisp Cyan

Rebel Wisp Green

Rebel Wisp Orange

Rebel Wisp Pink

Rebel Wisp Yellow

Yacker

Asteroid Wispon

Burst Wispon

Cube Wispon

Drill Wispon

Hover Wispon

Laser Wispon

Lightning Wispon

Rocket Wispon

Spike Wispon

Variable Wispon

Void Wispon

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