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|comparable=[[Spark]]<br>[[Bowser Stunner]]<br>[[Lil Sparky]]

'''Amps''' are small electrified metal balls that have appeared as enemies throughout the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. Their name stems from "{{wp|ampere}}" (often shortened to "amp"), the standard unit of measurement for the flow of electrical currents. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', though they resemble the earlier [[Spark]] enemy, having a similar appearance and behavior to its ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' rendition.

 

Exclusively in the [[Nintendo 64]] version, in the pyramid of [[Shifting Sand Land]], there are two Amps that, instead of circling around objects, grow from thin air while rotating in place, eventually pursuing Mario slowly if he stays nearby and then disappearing after a brief period. These are made into standard circling Amps in the DS version.

Amps reappear as uncommon enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', in {{World-link|3|tower|World 3-Tower (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, {{World-link|4|tower|World 4-Tower (New Super Mario Bros.)}} and {{World-link|7|castle|World 7-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}}. In this game, they appear mostly in groups, and if Mario comes in contact with one, he will be shocked. They retain their design from ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. They can only be defeated with a [[Mega Mushroom]] or [[Super Star|Starman]]. Amps lose their electricity for a moment if they shock Mario or [[Luigi]], except for ones on fences, which disappear after shocking the player.

[[File:AmpSMG.png|thumb|Artwork of an Amp from ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]

Amps also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' as very rare enemies, behaving as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Only six of them appear in the first half of {{world-link|3|tower|World 3-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, where they must be dodged in order to reach [[Red Coin]]s. They can be defeated by freezing them with [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s from an [[Ice Flower]] or [[Penguin Suit]] and then [[Ground Pound]]ing them, touching them with a character using a [[Super Star]], or by having a frozen enemy thrown at them.

[[File:Yoshi Electrocuted 5.png|200px|thumb|Amps in the ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' minigame [[Shock Absorbers (Mario Party 5)|Shock Absorbers]].]]

Amp appears in [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]] mode in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', gambling in [[Town Game Room B]]. He has a habit of speaking in electricity-based puns, such as saying "Shocking!" after saying that a lot can be won at the room. According to his description, he loves to play games, though he angers easily. When said Game Room is entered, Amp notices the player and asks for help. If the player accepts, he explains that he has been trying to play the games at the game room for a long time, but he cannot win a single game. He hopes that if the player wins in his stead, he might start being luckier. In exchange, the player gets to keep the game that he has been losing in, [[Match 'Em]]. If the player wins more [[coin]]s than what is started with, Amp excitedly says that his luck's finally going to change and wonders if the player is the [[Kamek|Game Mage]] before saying goodbye. The end of the game states that the Amp is able to "hit a hot streak".

 

Amps also appear in the minigames [[Amplifried]], [[Cloud Climb]], and [[Broom Zoom]] as hazards, where they continuously emit electricity that harms the player. In Amplifried, they serve as the main obstacles, where the main goal of the game is to avoid them. Their attack pattern in this minigame is somewhat similar to their appearance in Shock Absorbers from ''Mario Party 5'', where they can move around and form electrical currents. As the minigame goes on, they move faster and form more electrical lines. In Cloud Climb and Broom Zoom, Amps are stationary obstacles, and touching them impedes the players' progress rather than defeats the players.

In ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', an Amp is one of the nine enemies that must be found in the minigame, [[Specter Inspector]]. It is found under a cover on the table.

Amps originally sported white {{wp|Manga iconography#Head and face|"cross-popping" veins}}, joyful red eyes, and rounded white lips with a pure red mouth. This appearance was last used in ''Mario Party Advance''. Since ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', their usual appearance has been changed a bit. They now have wider yellow eyes and a larger mouth. They now have a red tongue and dark red interior being visible inside the mouth. They also became black rather than grayish and sport no angry veins. In ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', they have an appearance similar to their debut, but with a black body, larger features, and no veins or lips. Since ''Dr. Mario World'', they have become silver again, but keep all other updates to their design from ''Super Mario 64 DS'', albeit slightly tweaked.

|JapM=From「ビリビリ」(''biribiri'', onomatopoeia for electric shocking) and「球」(''kyū'', sphere)

|SpaAM=From "chispa" (spark) and "payaso" (clown)

|Fre=Amp

|Ita2=Amperetto<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 146, ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' section-only</ref>

|ItaM=From "ampere" and the diminutive suffix "-ino"

|Ita2M=From "ampere" and the diminutive suffix "-etto"

|KorR=Gamjeon Bol