Starman
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| Starman | |
| Type | Power-Up |
| Debut | Super Mario Bros. |
The Starman (also known as the Super Star) is a special invincibility-granting star appearing throughout the Mario series.
Information
The Starman is a glowing star that usually has eyes. When grabbed, it will make its user temporarily invincible for a duration of time, as well as making them flash or sparkle during the process. It is usually very rare, but it will defeat nearly every enemy that the user touches while using it. They can also cause Mario (or whoever touches it) to temporarily move faster, and in later games they can perform flips while invincible.
Traditional Starmen appear in Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, The Lost Levels, Super Mario Land, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. It also appears in Super Mario Galaxy, where it is actually a Rainbow Star, although it essentially has the same effects. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island also featured a type without eyes that was found bouncing in some levels. This Super Star temporarily empowered Baby Mario, giving him a cape that he could glide with, and he would be temporarily invincible as well as capable of running up walls, while Yoshi was trapped in a giant egg until the star's effects wore off.
Starmen also appeared in several areas of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, and when used the player could defeat enemies by running through them in order to quickly rack up experience. They also appeared in some of the sports spin-offs, such as Super Mario Kart and all of the following Mario Kart games, in which it once again grants the user temporary invincibility for use in knocking competitors off the road. It also appears in Mario Superstar Baseball and Super Mario Sluggers.
Other Appearances
Video Games
- The Starman appears as an item in Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It once more grants temporary invincibility to the user. An accompanying trophy appears in the latter two games, as well as a sticker in Brawl.
- The Starman appears as an unlockable item in Animal Crossing.
Other Media
- The Starman appeared in the Mario cartoons. In "Super Mario Bros. Super Show!", Mario and Luigi used it to become Super Mario and Super Luigi, which was more similar to the Fire Flower's effects from the games. The two follow-up cartoons used the starmen with their original effects, however.