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{{about|a collectible item|the [[Gaddget]] from [[Mario Party Advance]]|[[Power Star (Gaddget)]]|a collectible essential to winning in the [[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]] games|[[Star (Mario Party series)]]|[[Rosalina]]'s [[Final Smash]] in [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]] series originally named "Power Star"|[[Grand Star (Final Smash)]]}}
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|image=[[File:Captain toad powerstar.png|150px]]<br>Artwork of a Power Star from ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''.
|name=Power Star
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]] / [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
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{{quote2|We got a Power Star!|[[Yellow Toad (Toad Brigade)|Yellow Toad]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy]]}}

'''Power Stars''' are collectible items that can grant Mario access to more levels in-game (like [[Goal Pole]]s from the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series), unlike the similar-looking [[Super Star]]s, which only give brief invincibility. 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 translucent version of itself (similar to how [[Star Coin]]s work). This Star can be collected, but it will not add to the player's total Star count.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:SM64 Shoot to the Island in the Sky.png|thumb|left|Mario getting a Power Star in [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] in ''Super Mario 64''.]]
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Power Stars in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' are scattered throughout the different courses. The Power Stars are usually found in the open or will appear after completing a certain task. Boss enemies will have a Power Star, and collecting eight [[Red Coin]]s will cause a Power Star to appear at a [[Star Marker]]. Collecting one hundred [[Coin]]s in a course will cause a secret Power Star to appear.

[[File:SM64DS Power Star.png|thumb|200px|left|Mario getting a Power Star in [[Whomp's Fortress]] in ''Super Mario 64 DS''.]]
In ''Super Mario 64'', there are a total of seven Power Stars in each course: six are found by completing the specified objective and the seventh is the 100 Coin Star. Fifteen Power Stars are also found in secret courses or are held by Toad. Seventy Power Stars are necessary to reach [[Bowser]], with one hundred twenty Power Stars in the game total. In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', there are a total of eight Power Stars in each course: seven are found by completing the specified objective and the eighth is the 100 Coin Star. Thirty Power Stars are also found in secret courses or are held by Toad. Eighty Power Stars are necessary to reach Bowser, with one hundred fifty Power Stars in the game total, thirty more than in the original game. The [[Jumbo Star]] collected after beating Bowser at the end of the game does not count toward the star total.

''Super Mario 64 DS'' also introduces [[Silver Star]]s, which are not as powerful as regular Power Stars; five Silver Stars are equal to one Power Star, and they combine to form one once they are all collected. In the multiplayer mode of ''Super Mario 64 DS'', stray Power Stars can bounce non-stop, similar to dropped Silver Stars in the same game, a trait that is shown only in this game.
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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). They have a more metallic and rounded appearance than before.

There are four types of Power Stars: First, there are regular Power Stars which serve the same purpose in other 3D ''Mario'' games. The second kind is the three [[Green Star]]s 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 in the game; 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. Silver Stars also return from ''Super Mario 64 DS'', working in the same way, though they float alongside Mario once collected, and can't be lost by taking damage.

In [[Hurry-Scurry Galaxy]], as well as the planet that appears in [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] when the [[Hungry Luma]] transforms in the third mission, collecting [[note]]s turns the [[black hole]] into a Power Star.

In the games file system, there is an unused blue texture in the Power Stars data folder suggesting that Blue Power Stars were originally going to be collectibles but were scrapped during development. <ref>https://www.models-resource.com/wii/supermariogalaxy/model/1248/</ref>

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:Mario Yoshi Power Star SMG2.png|thumb|left|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, 6 [[Grand Star]]s, and 120 [[Green Star]]s). If the [[Super Guide#Super Mario Galaxy 2|Cosmic Spirit]] is used to complete a mission, the star collected will be a [[Bronze Star]] instead of a gold one.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:Tail_Tree.png|right|220px|thumb|Mario standing next to the [[Tail Tree]] and a Mushroom Kingdom Power Moon]]
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''{{'}}s [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]], [[Power Moon]]s resemble Power Stars, even playing the jingle that plays upon collecting a Power Star in ''Super Mario 64'' when they are collected, which replaces the standard Power Moon jingle in this kingdom. [[Cappy]], when Mario collects his first Mushroom Kingdom Power Moon, suggests that Power Moons come in different shapes. When loaded into the [[Odyssey]], they appear as regular Power Moons, even if loaded into the ship in the Mushroom Kingdom.

=== ''Mario Pinball Land'' ===
Power Stars reappear in the game ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', working just like they do in ''Super Mario 64'', obtained after completing certain trials, such as defeating a boss or a certain number of enemies in time, and their use is to make Mario's way to [[Bowser]]. At the end, the number of Power Stars obtained determines how much the point bonus is worth.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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A Power Star appears in [[Rosalina]]'s [[Final Smash]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', it is replaced with a Grand Star.

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
Power Stars reappear in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', appearing at the end of each stage. However, unlike in previous 3D platformers, which has the Power Stars counted when collected, the game does not count Power Stars, treating them more as [[Goal Pole]]s in that they only serve to be the end of the level.

===''Super Mario Maker''===
{{multiframe|[[File:Captain Toad pose SMM.png]][[File:Toadette pose SMM.png]]}}
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', both the [[Captain Toad]] and [[Toadette]] [[Mystery Mushroom]] [[Costume Mario|costumes]] hold up a Power Star in their poses when the player presses {{button|wiiu|padup}}.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Powerstar64.png|''Super Mario 64''
PowerStarModelSM64.png|''Super Mario 64'' (in-game)
PowerstarSMG.png|''Super Mario Galaxy''
Power Star Rosalina Wii U.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
SMO Power Moon Star.png|''Super Mario Odyssey''
NU_Power.png|''[[Nintendo UNO]]''
JPStar.gif|[[Camelot Software Planning]] website image
</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[Jumbo Star]]
*[[Green Star]]
*[[Red Power Star]]
*[[Bronze Star]]
*[[Silver Star]]
*[[Grand Star]]
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*[[Shine Sprite]]
*[[Power Moon]]
*[[Multi Moon]]
*[[Bonus Star]]
*[[Star (Mario Party series)|Star (''Mario Party'' series)]]
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=パワースター
|JapR=Pawā Sutā
|JapM=Power Star
|Spa=Superestrella (''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')<br>Cosmoestrella (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' instruction booklet)<br>Estrella de Poder (''Super Mario 64 DS'')<br>Hiperestrella (''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'')
|SpaM=Super-Star<br>Cosmic-Star<br>Power Star<br>Hyper-Star
|Fra=Étoile de Puissance<br>Super Étoile (''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')
|FraM=Power Star<br>Super Star
|Ita=Stella (''Super Mario 64 DS'')<br>Superstella (''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')<br>Iper Stella (''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' / ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'')
|ItaM=Star<br>Super-Star<br>Hyper Star
|Ger=Power-Stern
|GerM=Power Star
|Dut=Krachtster
|DutM=Power Star
|Rus=Звезда силы
|RusR=Zvezda sily
|RusM=Power Star
|Chi=力量之星 (''Super Mario Galaxy'')<ref>[https://twitter.com/chinesenintendo/status/977417086124269568 ''Super Mario Galaxy'' Nvidia Shield screenshot thread]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved March 27, 2018.</ref><br>''Lìliàng zhī Xīng''<br>能量之星<br>''Néngliàng zhī Xīng''
|ChiM=Power Star
|Kor=파워 스타
|KorR=Fawer Sta
|KorM=Power Star
}}

==Trivia==
*While Power Stars themselves do not appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', the [[Green Star]]s work similarly, unlocking levels should enough be collected.
*In the ''Super Mario'' Mash-Up Pack in ''[[Minecraft]]'', a Power Star makes a small appearance on a painting of a Star Door.
*The jingle that plays when collecting a Power Star in ''Super Mario 64'' was arranged in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' as the jingle that plays when collecting a [[Power Moon]]. The original jingle itself plays in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]].
*The music that plays in the [[Moon Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' shares similarities with the ambient music heard in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and its sequel before Mario/Luigi collects a Power/Grand Star in certain missions.

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