History Main / SparkFairy

* The fairy in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' is shown on screen as a ball of golden light. When you get a closer look, though...

* The Pyreflies in Disney's ''Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' are depicted this way, more or less.
* The Blue Fairy from ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'' first appears as a bright light that looks like a star before [[BallOfLightTransformation taking the form of]] a beautiful woman. Then she departs in the same way.

* In the 1999 film version of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', the fairy characters have this form at the beginning of the movie, when they arrive, and at the end, when they leave.
* The ghosts/angels in the opening of ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' are seen as celestial bodies that flicker when they speak.
* Done with the tail-end UFO in ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind''.
* Bit from ''Film/{{Tron}}'' is the personification of an on-off bit. It is basically a Disney sidekick fairy [[InSpace in Cyberspace]].

* Some of the smaller [[ElementalEmbodiment spren]] in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' are described as this such as lifespren (small green sparks) and rotspren (tiny red points of light).

* ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' has the Sidhe depicted as blue points of light, but due to Merlin's magic powers, we get some lovely FX shots of them in all their scary magical glory.
* On ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', the microscopic [[SiliconBasedLife crystalline aliens]] referred to humans as "[[HumansAreUgly ugly bags of mostly water]]."

* Tinkerbell in ''Theatre/{{Peter Pan|1904}}'' and adaptations is commonly depicted as a glowing ball of light (dragonfly wings optional), based on the original medium using a small light reflected from a mirror and a tinkling bell.

* A magical spell in ''VideoGame/{{Nox}}'' summons a small swarm of fairies that circle Jack until an enemy approaches, at which point they go kamikaze on the enemy. The fairies never appear as anything more than yellow sparks.
* The fairies in the first ''VideoGame/QuestForGlory'' game are little balls of light of various colors. The ones in the fourth game, however, are far more detailed.

* Flying points of light (presumably insects) are an important plot element in one Are of ''VideoGame/{{Uru}}''. They're attracted to your character, but dislike crossing water or getting rained on.
* The Lums from ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}'' are literal spark fairies, in the sense that they're actual balls of light with faces and small wings.

* In ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', any game from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' onward (unless it's ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'') depicts fairies as a ball of glowing light with butterfly wings. Additionally in ''Ocarina of Time'', the air of the Kokiri forest is full of small, flying dots of light.

* The Lums from ''Franchise/{{Rayman}}'' are literal spark fairies, in the sense that they're actual balls of light with faces and small wings.

* In the 1999 film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the fairy characters have this form at the beginning of the movie, when they arrive, and at the end, when they leave.

* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Harry summons a tiny glowing pixie named [[PunnyName Elidee]] to serve as a guide in ''Literature/SummerKnight''. She has a body, but you have to look very closely.

* In the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "Fear, Itself," Willow summons a fairy like this to guide her out of the haunted house. However, the spell is warped by the demon haunting the place and her own lack of focus, leading to her being chased around by a swarm of little floating lights.
* ''Series/DoctorWho''
** The nanogenes in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E10TheDoctorDances The Doctor Dances]]" are floating pinpricks of light, much larger than "nanogenes" would imply.
** The Megara from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E3TheStonesOfBlood The Stones of Blood]]."

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* Tinkerbell in ''Theatre/PeterPan'' and adaptations is commonly depicted as a glowing ball of light (dragonfly wings optional), based on the original medium using a small light reflected from a mirror and a tinkling bell.

* In the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "Fear, Itself", Willow summons a fairy like this to guide her out of the haunted house. However, the spell is warped by the demon haunting the place and her own lack of focus, leading to her being chased around by a swarm of little floating lights.

** The Megara from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E3TheStonesOfBlood The Stones of Blood]]".

--> '''Dean:''' ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny ...Nipples?]]''

* In ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', any game ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' or later (unless it's ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'') depicts fairies as a ball of glowing light with butterfly wings. Additionally in ''Ocarina of Time'', the air of the Kokiri forest is full of small, flying dots of light.

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* In ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', any game ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' or later (unless it's ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'') depicts fairies as a ball of glowing light with dragonfly wings. Additionally in ''Ocarina of Time'', the air of the Kokiri forest is full of small, flying dots of light.

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* The Pyreflies in Disney's ''Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' were depicted this way, more or less.

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** The nanogenes in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E10TheDoctorDances "The Doctor Dances"]] are floating pinpricks of light, much larger than "nanogenes" would imply.
** The Megara from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E3TheStonesOfBlood "The Stones of Blood"]].
* ''{{Series/Merlin}}'' has the Sidhe depicted as blue points of light, but due to Merlin's magic powers, we get some lovely FX shots of them in all their scary magical glory.

--> '''Dean:''' ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny "...Nipples?"]]''

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* The Blue Fairy from ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'' first appears as a bright light that looks like a star before taking the form of a beautiful woman. Then she departs in the same way.

* ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': The scenes with Ray's family have ''both'' detailed fireflies in the foreground and points of light in the background. Because the stars look like fireflies that are just further away, one of the fireflies has [[StarCrossedLovers tragically (and ironically) fallen in love with a star.]]

* ''{{Series/Merlin}}'' has the Sidhe depicted as blue points of light, but due to Merlin's magic powers, we get some lovely FX shots of them in all their scary magical glory.

* In the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "Fear, Itself", Willow summons a fairy like this to guide her out of the haunted house. However, the spell is warped by the demon haunting the place and her own lack of focus, leading to her being chased around by a swarm of little floating lights.

* All the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' games have fireflies shown as points of light, until you catch one of them.
* A magical spell in ''VideoGame/{{Nox}}'' summons a small swarm of fairies that circle Jack until an enemy approaches, at which point they go kamikaze on the enemy. The fairies never appear as anything more than yellow sparks.

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* Tinkerbell in ''PeterPan'' is commonly depicted as this, based on the theatrical practice of using a small light reflected from a mirror and a tinkling bell.

* ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': The scenes with Ray's family have ''both'' detailed fireflies and points of light....maybe fireflies that are farther away?

* Bit from ''{{Tron}}'' is the personification of an on-off bit. It is basically a Disney sidekick fairy [[InSpace in Cyberspace]].

* ''{{Series/Merlin}}'' has this regard to the Sidhe. They are depicted as blue points of light, but due to Merlin's magic powers, we get some lovely FX shots of them in all their scary magical glory.

** The nanogenes in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E10TheDoctorDances "The Doctor Dances"]].

* In ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', any game ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' or later (unless it's ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'') depicts fairies as a ball of glowing light with dragonfly wings.
** Additionally in ''Ocarina of Time'', the air of the Kokiri forest is full of small, flying dots of light.

Do not confuse with ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes; this trope is about EnergyBeings or FacelessMasses that may or may not [[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles sparkle]]. See also WillOTheWisp and GhostLights.

* The ghosts/angels in the opening of ''ItsAWonderfulLife'' are seen as celestial bodies that flicker when they speak.

** The nanogenes in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E10TheDoctorDances "The Doctor Dances"]].

Do not confuse with ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes; this trope is about EnergyBeings or FacelessMasses that may or may not [[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles sparkle]]. See also GhostLights.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', Navi is depicted as a ball of glowing light with dragonfly wings sticking out.
** The same is used for fairies in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass''.
*** The Healing Fairies in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' are also the same way.
*** And again in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors''. Essentially, if the game is ''VideoGame/OcarinaOfTime'' or later and it isn't ''VideoGame/TheWindWaker'', the fairies will be these.
** Also in Ocarina of Time, the air of the Kokiri forest is full of small, flying dots of light.

* All the ''AnimalCrossing'' games have fireflies shown as points of light, until you catch one of them.

* In the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "Fear, Itself", Willow summons a fairy like this to guide her out of the haunted house. However, the spell is warped by the demon haunting the place.

* ''ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': The scenes with Ray's family have ''both'' detailed fireflies and points of light....maybe fireflies that are farther away?
* The Pyreflies in Disney's ''AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' were depicted this way, more or less.

* Flying points of light (presumably insects) are an important plot element in one Are of ''[[{{Myst}} Uru]]''. They're attracted to your character, but dislike crossing water or getting rained on.

* ''TheDresdenFiles'': Harry summons a tiny glowing pixie named [[PunnyName Elidee]] to serve as a guide in ''SummerKnight''. She has a body, but you have to look very closely.