#Swordfighter Sparkla

[stormvanari]

10 Little Theets Sparkling On Stage, One---

[whitefuzzykitty]

Look, if I see silly little creatures, I’m gonna draw them it’s what I do ok?

Really enjoyed playing through Princess peach showtime, so I drew my favourite Sparklas!

[yaaloo]

continuing MM x Princess peach showtime AU

I'm really tired.. ju

[lefty-of-the-day]

Today's Lefty of the Day is Swordfighter Sparkla (and Peach in costume at least) from Princess Peach Showtime

[kokouro]

For some reasons, the Patissiere X Swordfighter Sparklas Ship makes me daydreaming happily.

So here what I could imagine so far:

Swordfighter Sparkla thinks that Patissiere Sparkla is cute and obv loves her cakes while Patissiere admires her sword skills and thinks she's cool and awesome.

Both of them are afraid to make the first move about confessing their feelings because of their shyness in their own way: Patissiere is extravert but is intimidated by Swordfighter's awesomeness while Swordfighter isn't expressive about her emotions except when it's about fighting and is oblivious about Patissiere's obvious signs that she loves her. At the end, they both think that they aren't interesting for their crush :(

... But one day or another, the Theets start to make new plays, a crossover-like where Patissiere goes to Swordfighter's world for being the Personal Patissiere of the King while Swordfighter in Patissiere's world is slicing cakes and cookies in specific shapes before offering to people, I tried my best to find her role in ;-;

A reason I can't explain, Sour Bunch minions and bosses come back to make trouble into these new plays. In the both cases of our Sparklas, they do everything to protect each other despite Patissiere not knowing how to fight nor Swordfighter about making delicious food.

After that, even being out of their character roles, they start to hang out more and one of them has the courage to confess their feelings to the other (I leave you choose which one ;) )

Becoming officially a couple, holding hands publicy would be hard to them at first. They just won't show alot their love because of their shyness but they won't never hesitate to encourage loudly each other.

However when they are in private/just two of them for sure, oh boy: There will be ALOT of cuddles!!

What we can imagine easily is that Patissiere loves hugging Swordfighter like it's a plush while Swordfighter does hand-kissing to her. These love gestures make them insidly CRAZY!!

Patissiere makes her favorite cakes while Swordfighter improvises or writes romantic poems. Swordfighter never did that so it's quite a challenge to her but Patissiere's heart is very touched.

And now last one and bonus: They are french! Or at least, they can speak french. That's up to you!

Aaaand that's all! Thank you for reading until the end! 🗡️🥮

[mavis-the-apple-pie]

What are the favourite desserts of each Sparklas?

Sworfighter: Fraisier

Ninja: Hanami Dongo

Cow-girl: Cookies with a glass of milk

Patissiere: A LOT

Dashing Thief: Anything related to cherries

Detective: Usually black chocolate related desserts

Mighty: Donuts

Mermaid: Desserts in general, she has a sweet tooth

Kung fu: Sesame seed balls

[heloflor]

Ranking the 10 Showtime transformations because why not

Note that this is based on gameplay. If it was based on design, this list would be widely different. Mild spoilers as I mention the number of levels + a few elements in some of them.

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10. Swordfighter Peach: The more trailers I saw the more I expected this one to be rather dull and repetitive, and yeah it was. All you do is run and press a button, sometimes having to wait before pressing it. It probably doesn’t help that I’m not into beat 'em ups. The design and aesthetic are really cool, but the gameplay really gets dull.

9. Mermaid Peach: Ok so while I absolutely adore this game and would buy a sequel/DLC in a heartbeat if Nintendo released one tomorrow, there are two big issues I have with it. You can’t skip the in-level cutscenes and dialogues (which makes going back to collect everything very tedious) and the game is way too short.

Tbh I would’ve loved to have at least eight levels per transformations, but regardless I do think we should have had at least five, that way not only would the game be longer but we could also have had more game mechanics for each transformation, as there was a lot of potential here and it feels like the game only scratched the surface of what could be done with them (ngl I’m very curious about the scrapped content of this game).

The way I see it, the first and second levels stay the same, third you start in the transformation and it introduces a new mechanic, fourth is the Sparklas rescue level, and fifth is a play done fully with the Sparkla by your side, as I feel like having one long/full level with each Sparkla would have made one specific cutscene more effective since we would’ve seen more of them as a result.

Going back to the topic of Mermaid Peach, thing is, while each transformation had more potential, I’m still very satisfied with what we ended up having for all of them, including Swordfighter. Mermaid is the exception tho, as unlike the others it feels like an actual waste of potential, not helped by the first level being a complete slug in its first half and the Sparkla level being ridiculously short.

Like that transformation is just a whole lot of nothing. You either move some fishes or do a not-actually-a-rhythm-game concert, both of which aren’t the most interesting thing. Tbh I should probably put it below Swordfighter but I do like controlling the fishes, especially in the second level, so it gets some points for that. But it’s still a very “nothing” transformation.

I think the issue is that they didn’t fully commit to their ideas for it. Like we get a few puzzles but they’re way too short and easy, same with the concert that isn’t much of a minigame. I feel like had they pushed for longer or more complex puzzles and done something different for the concert, it would have been a better transformation. Or at least make the puzzles of the first level better, as I do like the way they handled the second level’s fight-oriented section.

And unrelated but huge props to whoever did the opera singing bc some of the notes they hit are high!

8. Mighty Peach: It’s basically the same issue as Swordfighter. You run around and attack, rinse and repeat. But this time it’s more satisfying and there’s more gameplay variety. Also the boss of the second stage had so much effort put into them and I can’t help but love it for it. Still all about running and punching, but it’s more fun.

7. Kung-Fu Peach: Same deal as Swordfighter and Mighty. Now I’m putting it above the other two bc they do try to give you different ways of fighting on top of some platforming, and going down the polls is very satisfying when there are tons of enemies. I also find the bosses to be better than Swordfighter, even if in both cases it’s just “press the attack button at the right time”. I think it’s the animations, it’s just more fun. The boss for the Sparkla rescue is especially enjoyable. But yeah ultimately it’s still a lot of running and punching.

6. Figure Skater Peach: This one was weird to rank bc I do really like the gameplay, they did a really good job at mixing up minigame with fighting, plus the boss is fun. But at the same time the levels themselves aren’t all that good imo.

I think this transformation might suffer the most from only having three levels. Like I wish we had more exploring/"platforming" the likes of the first level (the section after the performance but before the boss), but at the same time I like the parade float idea of the second level. The first level also has a fairly long “tutorial” (the performance section) but at the same time I get why it’s there. So yeah, I guess the issue is moreso how little levels they are, making the flaws of what we have stand out more.

On that note, I found the controls to be a bit janky at times, especially when it comes to turning around, but I’m willing to forgive some of it since it’s ice physics + gives some more difficulty (even though I’m not the biggest fan of when the difficulty comes from jankiness rather than lack of skill)

The sparkla level is amazing tho!

5. Patissiere Peach: The transformation I expected the least of and ended up genuinely surprised by how enjoyable it is. You don’t even do that much, there’s only two minigames that are played out three times, but for some reason I still love it. And I like how tight the timing on the cookies is on the second level, in general they don’t leave you much room to mess it up which I like.

4. Cowgirl Peach: It’s basically the opposite of Figure Skater. I don’t find the gameplay itself all that interesting but the levels are so good and manage to use said gameplay very well, which really makes up for it! The second and Sparkla level in particular are really good, I really enjoyed them!

3. Dashing Thief Peach: Look I grew up playing Mario games, of course I’m going to enjoy the 2D platforming levels. But yeah those are really fun! Love the vibes, cool levels, and I especially like the Sparkla one as it really feels like they’re testing you on every ability with the four different rooms + the escape. Really enjoyable transformation!

2. Detective Peach: I had no idea what to expect of this one and am still surprised by how much I love it. I don’t know if this is the mystery angle, the fact you can skip dialogues and even go straight to the answer if you want to without needing any clue (which makes replaying the levels way less tedious), the Junior detective that I can’t help but love, the fact you can check on everything which makes my monkey brain happy, Peach’s “I’m smarter than everyone else” face when getting the answer that I find hilarious, or level 2 as a whole (especially the very beginning and “cutscene” at the end), but yeah I adore this one!

The only negative I can say is that there’s little replayability once you know the answer, which I’m assuming is an issue with the genre in general so it’s not like the game could have done this differently, and the Sparkla level which is way too short and easy. Other than that, love it!

1. Ninja Peach: Like I said for Dashing Thief, I’m a big fan of platforming. And this level is all platforming on top of really fun infiltration. They also somehow managed to make auto-scrolling sections fun, which I really like (I think it’s the speed that makes them enjoyable).

Speaking of infiltration I’m also a big fan of all the silly animations Peach has when sneaking around (the two branches clearly not made of grass, the wall disguise that doesn’t hide her hair, the bamboo, the shoes when walking on water, the log with hair when spotted, trying to walk sneakily in that one section from the second level), you can tell the people working on the game had fun with those!

Also the “scroll usage” sections are incredibly satisfying, especially the one from the second level. The Sparkla level is also very fun, tho not my favorite. But yeah, it’s just a very fun and satisfying transformation!

(Note that I’m aware of how dumb it is to complain about some transformations “not having much going on gameplay wise” or “only being two buttons to push” when literally every single one of them is just pushing two buttons, but the difference lies in how much variety they were able to get out of each transformation on top of the genre for each, both of which make for a more or less enjoyable experience depending on the transformation.

For example, both Swordfighter and Dashing Thief only have two buttons you can push, but Swordfighter ends up being exclusively about fighting enemies, while Dashing Thief has a few puzzles, some quick action moments, a gliding section and some “rail sliding” (no idea what else to call it). It’s still just pushing two buttons, but they got more variety out of it, hence being more interesting.)

[glittercakes]

Sparklas Incorrect Quotes

(Quotes generated by perchance.org)

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Sherman/Detective to The Squad: None of you know what propaganda is, do you?

Hiro/Mighty: I think it’s when a British person takes a good look at something.

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Kage/Ninja: I scare people a lot because I walk very softly and they don't hear me enter rooms. So when they turn around, I'm just kind of there and their fear fuels me.

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Patty/Patissiere: Forgive me Father, for I have sinny-sin-sinned.

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Hiro: *coughs blood*

Patty: Don't die, Hiro!

Hiro: Don't tell me what to do!

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Austin/Cowgirl: Like, no offense to myself and all, but what the fuck am I actually doing?

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Brenda/Swordfighter: You made enough pasta that you could take it to lunch tomorrow. Put it in a container.

Austin: Shovel the pasta into your face. Do it. Put it in your face. The future is meaningless but the pasta is now.

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Sherman: There is no future. There is no past. Don't you see? Time is simultaneous, an intricately structured jewel that humans insist on viewing one edge at a time, when the whole design is visible in every fact.

Wu Xie/Kung Fu: ...All I asked was if you wanted to cut your birthday cake first.

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Wu Xie: Whatever happened to the concept of less is more?

Austin: But if less is more, then just think of how much more 'more' will be!

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Sherman: This is a very powerful artifact. You’d be messing with some forces we don’t fully understand.

Austin: That sounds like a dare to me.

Sherman: Oh my god.

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Robaire/Dashing Thief: Everyone knows that Santa is an invention designed by the big five corporations to sell tinsel and video games to an unsuspecting public.

Marissa/Mermaid: The whole “childhood wonder” stage just blew right past you, didn’t it?

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Hiro: I have one brain cell and it bounces around in my skull like a windows screen saver.

Hiro: When it hits a corner perfect, I’m allowed one good idea.

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Robaire: Do you support gay rights?

Marissa: I’m literally gay.

Isa/Figure Skater: They’re avoiding the question!

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Hiro: I don’t know, this plan seems complicated.

Isa: You once said that about an orange.

Hiro: They don’t make sense. Apples, you eat their clothes but oranges you don’t.

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Sherman: You're ignoring all your problems.

Wu Xie: I know.

Sherman: You also know it's an unhealthy coping mechanism?

Wu Xie: I'm ignoring that fact as well.

Sherman:

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Marissa: If I run and leap at Wu Xie, they will most certainly catch me in their arms.

Marissa, running towards Wu Xie: Coming in!

Wu Xie: No! I’m holding coffee!

Wu Xie: *Drops coffee and catches Marissa*

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Robaire: Hey, do you know the password to Sherman’s computer?

Hiro: Fuck you, Robaire.

Robaire: Hey!!

Hiro: No, you misunderstood, the password is "fuckyouRobaire".

Robaire: Oh, no numbers? Not very safe.

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Wu Xie: Are they stupid?

Kage: Yes, but they prefer to be called Hiro.

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Wu Xie, on the phone: What’s up, Hiro?

Hiro: I’m sitting in a pool of blood.

Wu Xie: …Um, is it YOUR blood?

Hiro: I think so.

Wu Xie: Do you know where the blood’s coming from?

Hiro: Probably the stab wound.

Wu Xie: YOU’VE BEEN STABBED?!

Hiro: Oh, yeah, definitely.

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Hiro: How do you do that?

Brenda: I'm fearless.

Wu Xie: I saw you run from bees yesterday. You flailed around and tripped over a chair. It was both hysterical and sad.

Brenda: I'm mostly fearless.

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Marissa: You don't think I can fight because of my gender!

Brenda: I don't think you can fight because you're in a wedding dress. For what it's worth, I don't think Wu Xie can fight in that dress either.

Wu Xie: Perhaps not. But I would make a radiant bride.

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[debbyghost13]

Which headcanons do you have about the Sparklas?

• Mighty’s dad is Professor and his mom died and he’s been sick from his powers ever since he was born. But he’s good now

• Mermaid had a voice that could shatter walls but she’s controlled it

•Cow Theet is non-binary! ( @mavis-the-apple-pie were really confused about their gender so we went fuck it, non bi.)

• Detective and Patisserie are happily married and Junior is their son

• Kung Fu is in the ace spectrum

• Swordfighter has daddy issues

• Ninja and Kung Fu are like brothers

[getacluu]

Reviewing *Princess Peach: Showtime*

Time to shine: ✨✨✨✨✨

Encore!: 💐💐💐💐💐

I haven’t seen other Peach’s own games since Super Princess Peach

And who says Princess Peach is just a damsel in distress?

⚠️ Warning: In My Opinion may contain spoilers

In my opinion…

One of us Cluus is a sucker for sparkles, and dressup.

The theater looks amazing, as does Peach and Stella. And I love how those sparklas’s noses shine.

We hope to see more Princess Peach games in the future.

So, which of these costume do you like on Peach best?

🌹Swordfighter Peach

Honestly, she should’ve been called “Musketeer Peach”. Oh well.

Love her outfit. She looks so heroic and elegant.

Gotta love her swordplay. And with just the right timing, her agility is magnifique.

🥷Ninja Peach

A costume fit for a ninja.

What’s awesome about Peach’s costume is the swift attack, camouflage technique, wall-jumping, wall-running, and water-skating.

🤠Cowgirl Peach

Move aside, Jessie! There’s a new cowgirl in town.

With that outfit, it should come with a sheriff’s badge.

The lasso was so much fun. To think they should’ve also add an Indiana Jones whip-swing to it.

🍰Patissiere Peach

That outfit is as sweet as Peach herself!

There aren’t any fighting skills to this outfit, but it is fun to bake and decorate.

💎Dashing Thief Peach

Where on earth is Carmen Sandiego now?

Such a dashing costume! Of course, that should be the case for the Dashing Thief.

The ability to grapple and hack. Let’s not forget gliding.

❄️Figure Skater Peach

A graceful skating outfit. Our princess has become a snow queen.

What more elegant way to fight besides dancing on the ice?

🔍Detective Peach

The classic Sherlock Holmes look.

No combat skills. But if you’re into solving mysteries, then all you need is your trusty magnifying glass, notepad, and intuition.

🦸‍♀️Mighty Peach

Every superhero needs an awesome super-suit!

What’s more super than super-punches and super-strength? Let’s not forget flight!

🧜‍♀️Mermaid Peach

I wonder if Ariel and Peach could sing together

What’s not to love about a beautiful mermaid attire?

Nothing like a song to lead your fish friends to hidden treasures and paths. They can also help you with obstacles. So, sing your heart out!

👊Kung Fu Peach

Everybody is king fu fighting! That princess is fast as lightning!

I like the kung fu attire.

Just imagine if you want to have the agility and strength of a kung fu master. And jumping from pole to pole.

✴️Radiant Peach

Oh, it’s definitely time to shine!

The dress is literally so radiant!

All you do is fly as you shoot sparkles at Grape. The final boss is easy, as long as you’re aware of your surroundings.

[stormvanari]

thinking about them

[thegreatpikminzx789]

As we complete the second act for the Swordfighter play, something finally calls from the basement in dire need of help.

[yaaloo]

My headcanon look for these guys!

help me

[petitexmagician]

So I'm about to get into the final fight with boss of Peach Showtime and I wanted to put down my thoughts on the Sparklas and the outfit gimmicks that come with.

I think my least favorite of the combat bunch might have to be the Mighty Peach/Might Theet Sparkla. My reason for the dislike is the 3rd stage because of how the Theets go ahead for no reason knowing full well its a space fight and your the only one to duke the Grape Puppets.

I was never a fan of how you have to save, escort NPCs in games. The Ice Dancer Peach/Ice Dancer Theet Sparkla isn't that bad especially how you have to style on the Grape Ice Dancers with the coolest music ever.

My favorite of the combat theets is actually a tie between Kung Fu Peach/Kung Fu Theet Sparkla and Swordfighter Peach/Swordfighter Theet Sparkla, they are the coolest fights - if only we didn't have to deal with weird timing.

Now for my least fav of the mini game bunch is another tie one is surprising for my sweet fiend side Baker Peach/Baker Theet Sparkla, its the timing for me on the cookies. The next one is actually the Detective Peach/Detective Theet Sparkla mainly because of the "Aha!" it gets old so bad but the puzzles were fun so its a balance.

[pixie-mask]

Princess Peach: Showtime! [Act 11]

So I finished the Cowgirl level in the middle of the night and did the second Swordfighter Level and just finished the third level, rescuing the Swordfighter Sparkla.

[mavis-the-apple-pie]

Which headcanon do you have about Swordfighter Sparkla?

She’s a trans girl

She has a very strict father, who caused her an eye injury on her left eye when they trained. She eventually ran away from him with the help of Dashing Thief Sparkla

She dated Dashing Thief Sparkla and became a trans girl when they were still dating

She gives hand kisses, but she also kisses wounds (she denies it)

Big fashion sense

She speaks french, and she would probably call her significant other "mon amour" or "mon/ma cher/chère"

She doesn’t know if she’s bi or pan, but she does know she likes both boys and girls