Editing Power Star

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{{quote|Hey, you have 77 Power Stars! How lucky! ♪|Lubba|Super Mario Galaxy 2}}

'''Power Stars''' are mystical artifacts with great power. Unlike the regular [[Star]]s, which only give limited invincibility, Power Stars grant the player great strength, power, and energy.

In ''Super Mario 64'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'', and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' when the star for any given level has been collected, playing the level again will turn the Star into a transparent version of itself. This Star can be collected, but it will not add to the player's total Star count. In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', they are replaced by [[Shine Sprite]]s. In all, there are 754 Power Stars in these four games combined.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:Powerstar.png|thumb|left|Mario getting a Power Star in [[Dire, Dire Docks]] in ''Super Mario 64''.]]
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In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Power Stars are spread throughout the worlds, and [[Mario]] ([[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]] in the [[Nintendo DS]] remake) is sent to go find them all. There are six Power Stars (seven in the DS remake) to collect in each world, and after finding 70 of them (80 in the DS remake), the final boss, [[Bowser]], can be defeated. There are 120 Power Stars in all in ''Super Mario 64''; this was increased to 150, due to Secret Stars, in the DS version. After a long quest, Mario manages to find all the Power Stars and restore them to [[Princess Peach's Castle|Peach's Castle]], freeing [[Princess Peach]] and the [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s.
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====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:Powerstarsmg.png|thumb|200px|Mario getting a Power Star in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
Power Stars make a return in the [[Wii]] game ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', where there are a total of 121 stars to collect for each Mario and Luigi (for a total of 242).

There are four types of Power Stars: First, there are regular Power Stars, the bread and butter of the 3-D Mario Games. The second kind is the three [[Green Power Stars]] that, in addition to acting as normal Power Stars, unlock the Green [[Launch Star]] in the [[Comet Observatory]] which leads to the [[Trial Galaxies]]. The third type is the [[Red Power Star]]. There is only one; it appears in the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' mission "Gateway's Purple Coins". Last are the seven [[Grand Star]]s, the first of which, and the only one obtained without a boss fight, is the first star in [[Gateway Galaxy]]. Subsequently, the other six Grand Stars are each collected by beating [[Bowser]] or [[Bowser Jr.]]. These power up the Comet Observatory and unlock new [[Dome]]s to explore.

There are also [[Silver Star]]s, which aren't as powerful as the regular Power Stars. Five Silver Stars are equal to one Power Star. They can combine to form a Power Star.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2 Screenshot Yoshi Mario Star.jpg|thumb|200px|Mario and Yoshi getting a Power Star in [[Yoshi Star Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Power Stars play the same role as in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. There are 242 Power Stars in total (116 normal Power Stars, six [[Grand Star]]s, and 120 [[Green Power Star|Green Star]]s). If the [[Super Guide#Super Mario Galaxy 2|Cosmic Guide]] is used, the star will be a [[Bronze Star]] instead of a gold one.
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===''Mario Party'' series===
Stars have since been a recurring theme in ''Mario'' games, but in particular Power Stars are used often in the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series of games. They are most often found at a certain spot on the board, waiting for characters to grab them. Traditionally, twenty [[coin]]s are required to pay for these Stars, but some of the more recent titles in the series feature more unique ways for acquiring these precious items. All of these games allow an option to retrieve Bonus Stars to increase the chances of becoming the [[Super Star]].
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==See Also==
*[[Green Power Star]]
*[[Red Power Star]]
*[[Bronze Star]]
*[[Silver Star]]
*[[Grand Star]]
*[[Bonus Star (Mario Party)|Bonus Star]]
*[[Shine Sprite]]
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==Trivia==
*It is interesting to note that, in both ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', the shadows of Power Stars when they hover over the ground are shaped like a circle, while the shadows of [[Grand Star]]s are shaped like a Grand Star viewed from the top down. 
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==Names in Other Languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=パワースター
|JapR=pawā sutā
|JapM=Power Star
|SpaA=Superestrella (SMG 1 & 2 in-game)<br>Estrella del Poder
|SpaAM=Superstar<br>Power Star
|SpaE=Cosmoestrella (SMG manual)
|SpaEM=Cosmicstar
|Fra=Étoile de Puissance
|FraM=Star of Power
|Ita=Superstella
|ItaM=Superstar
|Ger=Power Stern
|GerM=Power Star
|Dut=Krachtster
|DutM=Power Star}}
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[[Category:Stars]]
[[Category:Artifacts]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy Items]]
[[Category:Collectibles]]