Spryte
Spryte is a character in The Legend of Zelda TV series and The Legend of Zelda comics by Valiant Comics. A small fairy with a pink dress, she lives in North Castle and is friends with Link and Princess Zelda. In the episode of "Kiss'n Tell", it is revealed that Spryte is the princess of Fairies, with her dad being King Oberon, the fairy king.[1]
Biography
The Legend of Zelda (TV series)
Spryte is portrayed as an eccentric, blunt, smart-mouthed fairy who is not afraid to voice her opinions.[2][3] Working as an assistant to Princess Zelda and King Harkinian, she often helps out with the chores around the castle.[4][5] Spryte also has an obvious crush on Link, as she is sometimes seen flirting with him and telling him to forget about Zelda so that the young hero will stick with her instead.[3][6][7] However, Spryte's attempts are in vain, as Link usually disregards her comments and only thinks of her as a friend. As such, her jealousy causes for her to use her magic to disrupt Link and Zelda whenever the young hero is close to kissing the princess.[8]
Despite her size, Spryte proves to be of invaluable help to Link and Zelda whenever trouble arises. In "Stinging a Stinger", when Link's Crissword gets stolen, Spryte helps the group decipher the Triforce of Wisdom's riddle.[9] Moreover, in "Kiss'n Tell", Spryte helps Link find the Witch of Walls and later kisses the young hero to make him become human again.[10]
The Legend of Zelda (Valiant Comics)
Spryte makes a physical appearance in the Issue 4 story, "It's Good to be the King". After Link informs Captain Krin that Ganon's forces have surrounded North Palace, Spryte then arrives to inform Link that Impa has requested to see him. Upon seeing Impa's weakened state, she informs Link that Impa's casting of a spell of protection around the palace has greatly weakened her in the process. Spryte accompanies Link the next day when he goes to overthrow King Harkinian in order to fulfill his destiny and save Hyrule, and she is confronted by and is accused of being a traitor by Miff before being ordered out of the throne room along with Miff and Zelda by King Harkinian. After Ganon's forces retreat, she appears alongside the recovered Impa and announces her recovery.
Trivia
- Spryte seems to be modeled after the fairies that appear in the original The Legend of Zelda.
- According to the overworld map included with the first issue of Valiant's The Legend of Zelda comics by Valiant Comics, Spryte was the fairy residing in Hyrule's eastern spring from the first game.
- Spryte could be considered Link's first fairy companion in the Legend of Zelda franchise.
Nomenclature
Spryte's name is a variation of the word sprite, which means "elf" or "fairy". In computer graphics, a sprite is "a two dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, which is usually pixelated". Sprite is also a term for "a faint flash, usually red, shown in the upper part of the atmosphere over a thunderstorm".
Gallery
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Spryte with Link in "The Ringer"
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Spryte in "The White Knight"
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Spryte in "Cold Spells"
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