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* GoldenSuperMode: In ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', if the player collects all seven Keys to the Seals, Sparkster's armor will become the Legendary Armor, and the true ending will be shown after the BigBad, King Gedol is defeated. Gold Sparkster charges his jet pack faster and his attacks do more damage, but unlike [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Super Sonic]], he can still take damage.
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* GoldenSuperMode: In ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', if the player collects all seven Keys to the Seals, Sparkster's armor will become the Legendary Armor, and the true ending will be shown after the BigBad, King Gedol is defeated. Gold Sparkster charges his jet pack faster and his attacks do more damage, but unlike [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Super Sonic]], he can still take damage.
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* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Unlike Devligus, he uses magic and isn't a robot.
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* DeathThrows: When you can finally cut him down directly, he falls off the screen upon defeat.
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: The red gem on his head is his second form's weak point.
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* TheComicallySerious: In the SNES version of ''Sparkster'', his general disposition is much more serious and far less cheerful than in the Megadrive series. He is still prone to spurts of comical slapstick or panic however. He also still looks adorably content when dangling by his tail, seems to be a possum thing.
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* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: He does this in the original game whenever he gets scared or surprised.
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* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: He does this in the original game whenever he gets scared or surprised. In the SNES version of ''Sparkster'', he even lets out a few chipmunk-ish squeals.
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* HeelFaceMole: In ''Rocket Knight'', Axel Gear formed a truce with the kingdom of Zebulos so that he could become the new leader of the Rocket Knights during Sparkster's absence. This is all part of his plan to rule the kingdom with the help of the Devotindos Empire.
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* TheCameo: Sparkster appeared as a cameo in several Creator/{{Konami}} games, such as ''VideoGame/{{Snatcher}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}: Shattered Soldier'', ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'', ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon 2'', and ''New International VideoGame/TrackAndField''. Most oddly of all, a human version of Sparkster appears in Konami's ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Wrestling '96: MAX VOLTAGE'', where he bears a passing resemblance to Wrestling/HulkHogan.
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* TheCameo: Sparkster appeared as a cameo in several Creator/{{Konami}} games, such as ''VideoGame/{{Snatcher}}'', ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}: Shattered Soldier'', ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'', ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon 2'', and ''New International VideoGame/TrackAndField''. Most oddly of all, a human version of Sparkster appears in Konami's ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Wrestling '96: MAX VOLTAGE'', where he bears a passing resemblance to Wrestling/HulkHogan.
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* SinisterSwine: He's the leader of the pig-like Devotindos Empire in the original game.
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** In the original game, they want to wield the power of the Pig Star to rule the planet.
** In ''Rocket Knight'', they help Sparkster's people to push back the Wolf Army, as a ploy to gain their trust so they could invade them once the Wolves were pushed back.
** In the original game, they want to wield the power of the Pig Star to rule the planet.
** In ''Rocket Knight'', they help Sparkster's people to push back the Wolf Army, as a ploy to gain their trust so they could invade them once the Wolves were pushed back.
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* SinisterSwine: He's the leader of the Devotindos Empire in ''Rocket Knight''.
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* MightyGlacier: In lower difficulties, Sparkster is as resilient as he is slow and cumbersome, relying on his JetPack for agility. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in higher difficulties, which reduce his durability to add to the difficulty, going as far as making him a OneHitPointWonder.
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* MightyGlacier: In lower difficulties, Sparkster is as resilient as he is slow and cumbersome, relying on his JetPack for agility. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in higher difficulties, which reduce reduces his durability to add to the difficulty, going as far as making him a OneHitPointWonder.OneHitPointWonder.
* OneManArmy: He's able to take on entire armies singlehandedly. In fact, he seems to be the only Knight in his entire Kingdom despite being the Leader of the Rocket Knights.
* OneManArmy: He's able to take on entire armies singlehandedly. In fact, he seems to be the only Knight in his entire Kingdom despite being the Leader of the Rocket Knights.
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* NiceHat: He sports a wicked CommissarCap.
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* TheCameo: Sparkster appeared as a cameo in several Creator/{{Konami}} games, such as ''VideoGame/{{Snatcher}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}: Shattered Soldier'', ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'', ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon 2'', and ''New International VideoGame/TrackAndField''. Most oddly of all, a human version of Sparkster appears in Konami's ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Wrestling '96 : MAX VOLTAGE'', where he bears a passing resemblance to Wrestling/HulkHogan.
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* TheCameo: Sparkster appeared as a cameo in several Creator/{{Konami}} games, such as ''VideoGame/{{Snatcher}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}: Shattered Soldier'', ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'', ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon 2'', and ''New International VideoGame/TrackAndField''. Most oddly of all, a human version of Sparkster appears in Konami's ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Wrestling '96 : '96: MAX VOLTAGE'', where he bears a passing resemblance to Wrestling/HulkHogan.
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* MightyGlacier: In lower difficulties, Saprkster is as resilient as he is slow and cumbersome, relying on his JetPack for agility. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in higher difficulties, which reduce his durability to add to the difficulty, going as far as making him a OneHitPointWonder.
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* MightyGlacier: In lower difficulties, Saprkster Sparkster is as resilient as he is slow and cumbersome, relying on his JetPack for agility. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in higher difficulties, which reduce his durability to add to the difficulty, going as far as making him a OneHitPointWonder.
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* YoungerThanHeLooks: [[https://youtu.be/-SdCz_fUoQY Abiding by this commercial]], Sparkster is a young boy who's voice hasn't even dropped.
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* YoungerThanHeLooks: [[https://youtu.be/-SdCz_fUoQY Abiding by this commercial]], Sparkster is a young boy who's whose voice hasn't even dropped.
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* MirrorBoss: Like Sparkster, he uses a jet pack and a sword to battle. However, it should be noted that Axel is always ''stronger'' than Sparkster as he can rocket boost without losing control and even fly freely whereas Sparkster has to deal with the wild recoil of his rocket boosts and cannot fly or even hover.
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* KilledOffForReal: Although he dies at the end of the game, how he dies depends on which mode you play. If you play on Normal, he dies before he can launch a warhead to destroy planet Eginasem, but if you play on Hard, he dies just after he launches the warhead.
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* KilledOffForReal: Although he dies at the end of the game, how he dies depends on which mode you play. If you play on Normal, he dies before he can launch a warhead to destroy planet Eginasem, but if you play on Hard, he dies just after ''after'' he launches the warhead.
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* OneWingedAngel: After the first phase of the battle against him, King Gedol grows to an enormous size and shoots lasers from his eyes. Sparkster has to attack the jewel in the center of his head to damage him. This phase of the battle is skipped on the easiest difficulty.
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* BigWhat: Does this a lot in ''Sparkster'' (SNES), most notably at the end of the first stage when Axel Gear steals Princess Flora.
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* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: He does this in ''Sparkster'' (SNES) whenever he gets scared or surprised.
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* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: He does this in ''Sparkster'' (SNES) the original game whenever he gets scared or surprised.
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* LizardFolk: He and his minions are all anthropomorphic lizards.
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* LizardFolk: They're all anthropomorphic lizards.
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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Sparkster delivers the final hit to him by splitting him in half down the middle.
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* DeadHatShot: After his battle mech explodes in Stage 4, his hat's all that's left.
* NiceHat: He sports a wicked CommissarCap.
* NiceHat: He sports a wicked CommissarCap.
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* SavageWolvesSavageWolves: These lupine solders are in service to a tyrant.
* CoolCrown: He wears one to indicate his status as king.
* DeathThrows: Sweinhart's finishing blow drops him off the screen.
* DeathThrows: Sweinhart's finishing blow drops him off the screen.
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* SavageWolvesGreatWhiteBeast: He has snowy fur, befitting the mighty leader of a northern tribe of barbarians.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: He waves the white flag after Sparkster defeats him. Sadly, General Sweinhart isn't one to take prisoners...
* LargeAndInCharge: He's one of the tallest characters in the game, and leader of his people.
* MadeOfIron: Sparkster can't harm him with direct attacks. The only way to do damage is to hit his own bombs back at him, or trick him into charging into stone blocks.
* SavageWolves: He's the leader of such a tribe.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: He waves the white flag after Sparkster defeats him. Sadly, General Sweinhart isn't one to take prisoners...
* LargeAndInCharge: He's one of the tallest characters in the game, and leader of his people.
* MadeOfIron: Sparkster can't harm him with direct attacks. The only way to do damage is to hit his own bombs back at him, or trick him into charging into stone blocks.
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The new leader of the Devotindos Empire, and the main antagonist of the second half of ''Rocket Knight''.
Knight''.
* BigBad: The real main antagonist of ''Rocket Knight.''
* EvilAllAlong: Though he presents himself as a friend to the kingdom of Zephyrus, his real agenda for over a decade was to deceive his way into power, then take the kingdom for himself.
* FlunkyBoss: Not content to just fight you with a huge robot, General Sweinhart will call in minions to help kill Sparkster.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He ends up being defeated by having his hover-capsule knocked out of the air and onto the electrified hands of his own mecha.
* HumongousMecha: Not being a skilled fighter like Axel Gear, the General fights from the cockpit of a giant robot [[RobotMe built in his own image]].
* BigBad: The real main antagonist of ''Rocket Knight.''
* EvilAllAlong: Though he presents himself as a friend to the kingdom of Zephyrus, his real agenda for over a decade was to deceive his way into power, then take the kingdom for himself.
* FlunkyBoss: Not content to just fight you with a huge robot, General Sweinhart will call in minions to help kill Sparkster.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He ends up being defeated by having his hover-capsule knocked out of the air and onto the electrified hands of his own mecha.
* HumongousMecha: Not being a skilled fighter like Axel Gear, the General fights from the cockpit of a giant robot [[RobotMe built in his own image]].
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* PuzzleBoss: First, you have to [[AttackItsWeakPoint hammer his giant robot's snout several times]]. Then, as Sweinhart deploys in his hover-capsule and flies around shooting at you, you have to hit him so that when he topples out of the air, he lands on top of his mech's electrified hands.
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* ArmoredButFrail: The higher the difficulty, the less his armor will protect him from enemy attacks, to the LogicalExtreme of becoming a OneHitPointWonder.
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* PreFinalBoss:
** In the original game, Sparkster fights him a third time in the Pig Star before facing off against the Pig Star Computer.
** In ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', Sparkster fights him in the heart of King Gedol's castle before facing off against King Gedol himself.
** In the original game, Sparkster fights him a third time in the Pig Star before facing off against the Pig Star Computer.
** In ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', Sparkster fights him in the heart of King Gedol's castle before facing off against King Gedol himself.
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* MightyGlacier: In lower difficulties, Saprkster is as resilient as he is slow and cumbersome, relying on his JetPack [[JumpJetPack for agility]]. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in higher difficulties, which reduce his durability to add to the difficulty, going as far as making him a OneHitPointWonder.
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* MightyGlacier: In lower difficulties, Saprkster is as resilient as he is slow and cumbersome, and relies on his jetpack for agility. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in higher difficulties, which reduce his durability to add to the difficulty, going as far as making him a OneHitPointWonder.
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* KingKoopaCopy: He is a large pig with sharp teeth and claws, and wears a black cape and pants and spiked shoulder pads, while his minions usually have green armor and vehicles. He also hires Axel Gear to kidnap Princess Sherry and retireve the key to the seal to unseal the Pig Star.
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* KingKoopaCopy: He is a large pig with sharp teeth and claws, and wears a black cape and pants and spiked shoulder pads, while his minions usually have green armor and vehicles. He also hires Axel Gear to kidnap Princess Sherry and retireve retrieve the key to the seal to unseal the Pig Star.
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[[folder:Ulfgar the Merciless]]
The leader of the Wolf Army, and the main antagonist of the first half of ''Rocket Knight''.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Once he is defeated, General Sweinheart takes over as the game's BigBad.
* SavageWolves
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[[folder:General Sweinhart]]
The leader of the Devotindos Empire, and the main antagonist of the second half of ''Rocket Knight''.
* TheNapoleon: Like Captain Fleagle from the original game, he dresses like the TropeNamer.
* PigMan: Like his minions, he is an anthropomorphic pig.
[[folder:Ulfgar the Merciless]]
The leader of the Wolf Army, and the main antagonist of the first half of ''Rocket Knight''.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Once he is defeated, General Sweinheart takes over as the game's BigBad.
* SavageWolves
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[[folder:General Sweinhart]]
The leader of the Devotindos Empire, and the main antagonist of the second half of ''Rocket Knight''.
* TheNapoleon: Like Captain Fleagle from the original game, he dresses like the TropeNamer.
* PigMan: Like his minions, he is an anthropomorphic pig.
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* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: In US ''Rocket Knight Adventures'', Sparkster was edited to have a grimace. A rare case of it actually slipping into the original Japanese version since in ''all'' versions of ''Sparkster'' he is conveyed as less cartoonish and happy.
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* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: In On the boxart for US ''Rocket Knight Adventures'', Sparkster was edited to have a grimace. A rare case of it actually slipping into the original Japanese version since in ''all'' versions of ''Sparkster'' he is conveyed as less cartoonish and happy.
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* TheCameo: Sparkster appeared as a cameo in several Creator/{{Konami}} games, such as ''VideoGame/{{Snatcher}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}: Shattered Soldier'', ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'', ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon 2'', and ''New International VideoGame/TrackAndField''. Most oddly of all, a human version of Sparkster appears in Konami's ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Wrestling '96 : MAX VOLTAGE'', where he bears a passing resemblance to HulkHogan.
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* GoldenSuperMode: In ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', if the player collects all seven Keys to the Seals, Sparkster's armor will become the Legendary Armor, and the true ending will be shown after the BigBad, King Gedol is defeated. Gold Sparkster charges his jet pack faster and his attacks do more damage, but unlike [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Super Sonic]], he can still take damage.
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[[folder:Sparkster]]
The leader of the Rocket Knights.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He is seen as this to Axel Gear, especially since Sparkster was chosen to be the new leader of the Rocket Knights, which led to Axel's path of villainy.
* AnimeHair: He has some under his helmet.
* BadassAdorable: Especially his end-of-level victory animations.
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: It can't even be handwaved in the original game because the Pig Soldiers and Axel Gear wear spacesuits when fought in space. For all it's worth, Sparkster did have some kind of spell cast on him by the princess...
* BlueIsHeroic: He wears a suit of light blue armor.
* CallToAgriculture: In between the events of ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'' and ''Rocket Knight'', Sparkster took up farming, got married, and had a son.
* TheCameo: Sparkster appeared as a cameo in several Creator/{{Konami}} games, such as ''VideoGame/{{Snatcher}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}: Shattered Soldier'', ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'', ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon 2'', and ''New International VideoGame/TrackAndField''. Most oddly of all, a human version of Sparkster appears in Konami's ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Wrestling '96 : MAX VOLTAGE'', where he bears a passing resemblance to HulkHogan.
* FlyingBrick: Sparkster is this when he uses his jet pack, and it is even capable of flight in certain levels.
* GoldenSuperMode: In ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', if the player collects all seven Keys to the Seals, Sparkster's armor will become the Legendary Armor, and the true ending will be shown after the BigBad, King Gedol is defeated. Gold Sparkster charges his jet pack faster and his attacks do more damage, but unlike [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Super Sonic]], he can still take damage.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A male example; Sparkster has blonde hair and is the series' hero.
* ImmuneToMindControl: In the "Last of the Rocket Knights" comic from ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', he is immune to King Gedol's mind-control spell due to his enchanted armor protecting him.
* JetPack: Sparkster's primary method of transport.
** JumpJetPack: This is Sparkster's jet pack's primary function. Only in a select number of levels does it grant real flight.
* MascotWithAttitude: Though much more-down-to earth than others of his time.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: He does this in ''Sparkster'' (SNES) whenever he gets scared or surprised.
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[[folder:Princess Sherry]]
The daughter of King El Zebulos.
* DamselInDistress: She is captured by Axel Gear in the original game.
* DemotedToExtra: While she appears in the opening and ending cutscenes in ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', her DamselInDistress role is taken by her cousin, Princess Cherry, and her appearance in ''Rocket Knight'' is a cameo in the ending cutscene.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In the cutscene before Stage 6, when Emperor Devligus Devotindos escapes to the Pig Star, after Sparkster rescues her, she casts a spell on him that allows him to fly through space.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has pink hair.
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[[folder:King El Zebulos]]
The king of Zebulos.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', he only appears in the ending cutscene, and in ''Rocket Knight'', he is only mentioned in the story.
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: He is notably shorter than Princess Sherry and Sparkster.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In the cutscene before Stage 4, he catches up to Sparkster at a canyon and provides a cannon as a means of transport to the Big Barone.
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[[folder:Princess Cherry]]
Princess Sherry's cousin and King El Zebulos' niece, who appears in ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2''.
* DamselInDistress: She is kidnapped by Axel Gear, and the goal of the game is to rescue her.
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[[folder:Princess Flora]]
The daughter of King Eginasem, who appears in ''Sparkster'' (SNES).
* DamselInDistress: She is kidnapped by Axel Gear, and the goal of the game is to rescue her.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: As ''Sparkster'' (SNES) has a separate continuity from ''Rocket Knight Adventures'' and ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', she fulfills the roles of Princess Sherry from the former game and Princess Cherry from the latter game.
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!The Bad Guys
[[folder:Axel Gear]]
The leader of the Black Knights, and Sparkster's rival.
* ArchEnemy: He serves as this to Sparkster.
* BlackKnight: He is the leader of a squadron of Rocket Knights who have gone rogue.
* TheDragon: Axel Gear serves as this to whoever the game's BigBad is.
* DrivenByEnvy: Sparkster's promotion to leader of the Rocket Knights is what fuels Axel Gear's jealousy.
* EnemyMine: In ''Rocket Knight'', he and the Pig Soldiers team up with Sparkster to stop the Wolf army.
* EvilCounterpart: To Sparkster, having similar abilities, plus a jet pack and a sword.
* HeelFaceMole: In ''Rocket Knight'', Axel Gear formed a truce with the kingdom of Zebulos so that he could become the new leader of the Rocket Knights during Sparkster's absence. This is all part of his plan to rule the kingdom with the help of the Devotindos Empire.
* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Axel Gear is the archenemy and TheDragon to each game's BigBad.
* JokerImmunity: Even though Sparkster always kills the BigBad, Axel Gear always survives every battle he loses against Sparkster.
* MirrorBoss: Like Sparkster, he uses a jet pack and a sword to battle. However, it should be noted that Axel is always ''stronger'' than Sparkster as he can rocket boost without losing control and even fly freely whereas Sparkster has to deal with the wild recoil of his rocket boosts and cannot fly or even hover.
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: When Sparkster is chosen by their master instead of Axel Gear to lead the others, Axel Gear retaliates by killing his master.
* PurpleIsPowerful: In the first three games, he wore dark purple armor.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: In ''Rocket Knight'', he dons a suit of red and black armor and also has black hair.
* TheRival: He serves as this to Sparkster.
* TerribleTrio: He forms one with Emperor Devligus Devotindos and Captain Fleagle in the original game, one with King Gedol and Paeli in ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', and one with Generalissimo Lioness and Colonel Wolfhiem in ''Sparkster'' (SNES).
* VillainExitStageLeft: An odd example; Axel Gear always lives to fight another day, while the BigBad always dies.
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[[folder:Emperor Devligus Devotindos]]
The leader of the Devotindos Empire, and the BigBad of the original game.
* FatBastard: He is notably stouter than his minions.
* KilledOffForReal: He is destroyed by Sparkster at the end of the original game.
* KingKoopaCopy: He is a large pig with sharp teeth and claws, and wears a black cape and pants and spiked shoulder pads, while his minions usually have green armor and vehicles. He also hires Axel Gear to kidnap Princess Sherry and retireve the key to the seal to unseal the Pig Star.
* LargeAndInCharge: He is much bigger than his minions.
* PigMan: He and his minions are all pig-like creatures.
* RoboticReveal: In the battle against him, Emperor Devligus is revealed to be a robot, and one of many such robots stocked aboard the Pig Star.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Captain Fleagle]]
The boss of the Big Barone.
* ButtMonkey: He gets progressively more beat-up looking as the stage goes on.
* GreenAndMean: Like most of the other Pig Soldiers, he wears a green uniform.
* TheNapoleon: He even dresses like the TropeNamer.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Fleagle is fairly goofy and incompetent throughout most of Stage 4, but he does prove he can be fairly formidable when he takes control of the stage's boss, a giant robot in his likeness.
* TennisBoss: In the first battle against him, he tosses explosives at you. You can't reach him with your normal attacks due to a laser blocking your path, so you have to hit the bombs back at him to damage him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pig Soldiers]]
The minions of Emperor Devligus Devotindos.
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: When they are attacked, they will lose their armor and run away in their underwear.
* TheGoomba: They are the most common enemies in the original game.
* GreenAndMean: Many of them have green armor and vehicles.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:King Gedol]]
The BigBad of ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2''.
* FreakyFridayFlip: One of his attacks is a spell where he can swap bodies with Sparkster, and the player can briefly control Sparkster in Gedol's body.
* GreenAndMean: He has green skin.
* InterspeciesRomance: In the "Last of the Rocket Knights" comic from ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', he attempts to marry Princess Sherry in order to unite the kingdom under his empire.
* KilledOffForReal: He is killed by Sparkster at the end of the game.
* KingKoopaCopy: He is a large green lizard who has long horns, sharp teeth and claws, uses spells and summons during the battle against him, and his minions wear purple armor, like Axel Gear. He has also hired Axel Gear to capture Princess Sherry's cousin, Princess Cherry, and seek out the seven Keys to the Seal.
* LargeAndInCharge: He is much bigger than his minions.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: He and his minions all serve as the game's enemies.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Paeli]]
The boss of Stage 3.
* GreenAndMean: He has green skin like King Gedol and the rest of the Lizard soldiers.
* ShrinkRay: He can use this on Sparkster, rendering him harmless for a few seconds.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lizard Soldiers]]
The minions of King Gedol.
* TheGoomba: They are the most common enemies in the game.
* GreenAndMean: Like King Gedol, they all have green skin.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Like Axel Gear, they all wear purple armor.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Generalissimo Lioness]]
The BigBad of ''Sparkster'' (SNES) and the leader of the Yellow Dogs.
* GenderBlenderName: He is actually a male lion.
* KilledOffForReal: Although he dies at the end of the game, how he dies depends on which mode you play. If you play on Normal, he dies before he can launch a warhead to destroy planet Eginasem, but if you play on Hard, he dies just after he launches the warhead.
* RoboticReveal: When you defeat him, he is revealed to be a robot. He uses his last ounce of strength to get Princess Flora's key to the seal, but whether he dies before or after he launches the warhead depends on which difficulty of the game you play.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: As ''Sparkster'' (SNES) has a separate continuity from ''Rocket Knight Adventures'' and ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', he serves as this to Emperor Devligus Devotindos from the original game, due to being the game's BigBad and being revealed to be a robot in his defeat.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Colonel Wolfhiem]]
The mini-boss of Stage 3, and the boss of Stage 4.
* SavageWolves
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Wolf Soldiers]]
The minions of Generalissimo Lioness.
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: Like the pigs in the original game, when they are attacked, they will lose their armor and run away in their underwear.
* TheGoomba: They are the most common enemies in the game.
* SavageWolves
[[/folder]]
[[foldercontrol]]
!The Good Guys
[[folder:Sparkster]]
The leader of the Rocket Knights.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He is seen as this to Axel Gear, especially since Sparkster was chosen to be the new leader of the Rocket Knights, which led to Axel's path of villainy.
* AnimeHair: He has some under his helmet.
* BadassAdorable: Especially his end-of-level victory animations.
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: It can't even be handwaved in the original game because the Pig Soldiers and Axel Gear wear spacesuits when fought in space. For all it's worth, Sparkster did have some kind of spell cast on him by the princess...
* BlueIsHeroic: He wears a suit of light blue armor.
* CallToAgriculture: In between the events of ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'' and ''Rocket Knight'', Sparkster took up farming, got married, and had a son.
* TheCameo: Sparkster appeared as a cameo in several Creator/{{Konami}} games, such as ''VideoGame/{{Snatcher}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}: Shattered Soldier'', ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'', ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon 2'', and ''New International VideoGame/TrackAndField''. Most oddly of all, a human version of Sparkster appears in Konami's ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Wrestling '96 : MAX VOLTAGE'', where he bears a passing resemblance to HulkHogan.
* FlyingBrick: Sparkster is this when he uses his jet pack, and it is even capable of flight in certain levels.
* GoldenSuperMode: In ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', if the player collects all seven Keys to the Seals, Sparkster's armor will become the Legendary Armor, and the true ending will be shown after the BigBad, King Gedol is defeated. Gold Sparkster charges his jet pack faster and his attacks do more damage, but unlike [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Super Sonic]], he can still take damage.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A male example; Sparkster has blonde hair and is the series' hero.
* ImmuneToMindControl: In the "Last of the Rocket Knights" comic from ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', he is immune to King Gedol's mind-control spell due to his enchanted armor protecting him.
* JetPack: Sparkster's primary method of transport.
** JumpJetPack: This is Sparkster's jet pack's primary function. Only in a select number of levels does it grant real flight.
* MascotWithAttitude: Though much more-down-to earth than others of his time.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: He does this in ''Sparkster'' (SNES) whenever he gets scared or surprised.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Princess Sherry]]
The daughter of King El Zebulos.
* DamselInDistress: She is captured by Axel Gear in the original game.
* DemotedToExtra: While she appears in the opening and ending cutscenes in ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', her DamselInDistress role is taken by her cousin, Princess Cherry, and her appearance in ''Rocket Knight'' is a cameo in the ending cutscene.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In the cutscene before Stage 6, when Emperor Devligus Devotindos escapes to the Pig Star, after Sparkster rescues her, she casts a spell on him that allows him to fly through space.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has pink hair.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:King El Zebulos]]
The king of Zebulos.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', he only appears in the ending cutscene, and in ''Rocket Knight'', he is only mentioned in the story.
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: He is notably shorter than Princess Sherry and Sparkster.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In the cutscene before Stage 4, he catches up to Sparkster at a canyon and provides a cannon as a means of transport to the Big Barone.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Princess Cherry]]
Princess Sherry's cousin and King El Zebulos' niece, who appears in ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2''.
* DamselInDistress: She is kidnapped by Axel Gear, and the goal of the game is to rescue her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Princess Flora]]
The daughter of King Eginasem, who appears in ''Sparkster'' (SNES).
* DamselInDistress: She is kidnapped by Axel Gear, and the goal of the game is to rescue her.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: As ''Sparkster'' (SNES) has a separate continuity from ''Rocket Knight Adventures'' and ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', she fulfills the roles of Princess Sherry from the former game and Princess Cherry from the latter game.
[[/folder]]
!The Bad Guys
[[folder:Axel Gear]]
The leader of the Black Knights, and Sparkster's rival.
* ArchEnemy: He serves as this to Sparkster.
* BlackKnight: He is the leader of a squadron of Rocket Knights who have gone rogue.
* TheDragon: Axel Gear serves as this to whoever the game's BigBad is.
* DrivenByEnvy: Sparkster's promotion to leader of the Rocket Knights is what fuels Axel Gear's jealousy.
* EnemyMine: In ''Rocket Knight'', he and the Pig Soldiers team up with Sparkster to stop the Wolf army.
* EvilCounterpart: To Sparkster, having similar abilities, plus a jet pack and a sword.
* HeelFaceMole: In ''Rocket Knight'', Axel Gear formed a truce with the kingdom of Zebulos so that he could become the new leader of the Rocket Knights during Sparkster's absence. This is all part of his plan to rule the kingdom with the help of the Devotindos Empire.
* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Axel Gear is the archenemy and TheDragon to each game's BigBad.
* JokerImmunity: Even though Sparkster always kills the BigBad, Axel Gear always survives every battle he loses against Sparkster.
* MirrorBoss: Like Sparkster, he uses a jet pack and a sword to battle. However, it should be noted that Axel is always ''stronger'' than Sparkster as he can rocket boost without losing control and even fly freely whereas Sparkster has to deal with the wild recoil of his rocket boosts and cannot fly or even hover.
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: When Sparkster is chosen by their master instead of Axel Gear to lead the others, Axel Gear retaliates by killing his master.
* PurpleIsPowerful: In the first three games, he wore dark purple armor.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: In ''Rocket Knight'', he dons a suit of red and black armor and also has black hair.
* TheRival: He serves as this to Sparkster.
* TerribleTrio: He forms one with Emperor Devligus Devotindos and Captain Fleagle in the original game, one with King Gedol and Paeli in ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', and one with Generalissimo Lioness and Colonel Wolfhiem in ''Sparkster'' (SNES).
* VillainExitStageLeft: An odd example; Axel Gear always lives to fight another day, while the BigBad always dies.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Emperor Devligus Devotindos]]
The leader of the Devotindos Empire, and the BigBad of the original game.
* FatBastard: He is notably stouter than his minions.
* KilledOffForReal: He is destroyed by Sparkster at the end of the original game.
* KingKoopaCopy: He is a large pig with sharp teeth and claws, and wears a black cape and pants and spiked shoulder pads, while his minions usually have green armor and vehicles. He also hires Axel Gear to kidnap Princess Sherry and retireve the key to the seal to unseal the Pig Star.
* LargeAndInCharge: He is much bigger than his minions.
* PigMan: He and his minions are all pig-like creatures.
* RoboticReveal: In the battle against him, Emperor Devligus is revealed to be a robot, and one of many such robots stocked aboard the Pig Star.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Captain Fleagle]]
The boss of the Big Barone.
* ButtMonkey: He gets progressively more beat-up looking as the stage goes on.
* GreenAndMean: Like most of the other Pig Soldiers, he wears a green uniform.
* TheNapoleon: He even dresses like the TropeNamer.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Fleagle is fairly goofy and incompetent throughout most of Stage 4, but he does prove he can be fairly formidable when he takes control of the stage's boss, a giant robot in his likeness.
* TennisBoss: In the first battle against him, he tosses explosives at you. You can't reach him with your normal attacks due to a laser blocking your path, so you have to hit the bombs back at him to damage him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pig Soldiers]]
The minions of Emperor Devligus Devotindos.
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: When they are attacked, they will lose their armor and run away in their underwear.
* TheGoomba: They are the most common enemies in the original game.
* GreenAndMean: Many of them have green armor and vehicles.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:King Gedol]]
The BigBad of ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2''.
* FreakyFridayFlip: One of his attacks is a spell where he can swap bodies with Sparkster, and the player can briefly control Sparkster in Gedol's body.
* GreenAndMean: He has green skin.
* InterspeciesRomance: In the "Last of the Rocket Knights" comic from ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', he attempts to marry Princess Sherry in order to unite the kingdom under his empire.
* KilledOffForReal: He is killed by Sparkster at the end of the game.
* KingKoopaCopy: He is a large green lizard who has long horns, sharp teeth and claws, uses spells and summons during the battle against him, and his minions wear purple armor, like Axel Gear. He has also hired Axel Gear to capture Princess Sherry's cousin, Princess Cherry, and seek out the seven Keys to the Seal.
* LargeAndInCharge: He is much bigger than his minions.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: He and his minions all serve as the game's enemies.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Paeli]]
The boss of Stage 3.
* GreenAndMean: He has green skin like King Gedol and the rest of the Lizard soldiers.
* ShrinkRay: He can use this on Sparkster, rendering him harmless for a few seconds.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lizard Soldiers]]
The minions of King Gedol.
* TheGoomba: They are the most common enemies in the game.
* GreenAndMean: Like King Gedol, they all have green skin.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Like Axel Gear, they all wear purple armor.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Generalissimo Lioness]]
The BigBad of ''Sparkster'' (SNES) and the leader of the Yellow Dogs.
* GenderBlenderName: He is actually a male lion.
* KilledOffForReal: Although he dies at the end of the game, how he dies depends on which mode you play. If you play on Normal, he dies before he can launch a warhead to destroy planet Eginasem, but if you play on Hard, he dies just after he launches the warhead.
* RoboticReveal: When you defeat him, he is revealed to be a robot. He uses his last ounce of strength to get Princess Flora's key to the seal, but whether he dies before or after he launches the warhead depends on which difficulty of the game you play.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: As ''Sparkster'' (SNES) has a separate continuity from ''Rocket Knight Adventures'' and ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'', he serves as this to Emperor Devligus Devotindos from the original game, due to being the game's BigBad and being revealed to be a robot in his defeat.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Colonel Wolfhiem]]
The mini-boss of Stage 3, and the boss of Stage 4.
* SavageWolves
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Wolf Soldiers]]
The minions of Generalissimo Lioness.
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: Like the pigs in the original game, when they are attacked, they will lose their armor and run away in their underwear.
* TheGoomba: They are the most common enemies in the game.
* SavageWolves
[[/folder]]
