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Sparky the Sun Devil, a Common card
Sparky the Sun Devil is the official mascot of Arizona State University.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 54
- DEF
- 33
- Power
- 87
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Power 87 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Sparky the Sun Devil quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Sparky the Sun Devil card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Originally the ASU ______ teams' mascot was an owl, then became a "Normal".
Answer
athletic. Originally the ASU athletic teams' mascot was an owl, then became a "Normal". From the Sparky the Sun Devil article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The State Press, the student newspaper, ran frequent appeals during the fall of ____, urging the Bulldog to be replaced by the new Sun Devil.
Answer
1940s. The State Press, the student newspaper, ran frequent appeals during the fall of 1946, urging the Bulldog to be replaced by the new Sun Devil. From the Sparky the Sun Devil article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Clément Noël. Clément Noël 64 · Nikola Vujčić 60 · Sparky the Sun Devil 54 · King Center for Nonviolent Social Change 51 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Originally the ASU athletic teams' mascot was an owl, then became a "Normal".
- It was later changed to a bulldog in an attempt to make the school – Arizona State Teacher's College at the time – appear more in line with Yale and other universities that held a higher level of respect.
- The State Press, the student newspaper, ran frequent appeals during the fall of 1946, urging the Bulldog to be replaced by the new Sun Devil.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Sparky the Sun Devil article was read about 14,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 54 and blocks with 33: each hit it takes is cut by 13 %.
How to get Sparky the Sun Devil
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Sparky the Sun Devil in the power ranking, all domains together.
- King Center for Nonviolent Social ChangeCommon · Society · ATK 51 DEF 36
- Nikola VujčićCommon · Society · ATK 60 DEF 27
- Renārs UščinsCommon · Society · ATK 52 DEF 35
- Sui GenerisCommon · Arts · ATK 57 DEF 30
- Ödön von HorváthCommon · Arts · ATK 56 DEF 31
- Ehsan HaddadiCommon · Society · ATK 63 DEF 24
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Sparky the Sun Devil (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Russy11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
