Editing Star Bit

{{item-infobox
|image=[[File:StarBits.png]]
|description=Small and shiny star-shaped items.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party 10]]'' ([[List of games by date#2015|2015]])
|effect=Grants an extra life every 50 (in ''Super Mario Galaxy'') or 100 (in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'') collected, spawns a [[Launch Star]] if fed to a [[Hungry Luma]], able to shoot at enemies to temporarily stun them.
}}
{{quote|Hey, you! Yeah, you! Got any tasty Star Bits?|Hungry Luma|Super Mario Galaxy}}

'''Star Bits''' are common collectible items in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. For every 50 (''Super Mario Galaxy'') or 100 (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'') [[Mario]] collects, he receives an [[extra life]]. Mario will keep collected Star Bits after losing a life in a [[Level|stage]], but he will lose his [[coin]]s. After completing a mission, Mario's Star Bits are added to his total amount. The stored Star Bits are then used to feed the [[Hungry Luma]]s found in the [[Comet Observatory]] and several galaxies to unlock galaxies and planets. In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', they are also used at various points in the different [[World#Super Mario Galaxy 2|World]]s and to spin [[Chance Cube]]s on [[Starship Mario]]. They can also be used to feed other [[Luma (species)|Luma]]s, without any gain.

Star Bits come in many colors (red, yellow, green, blue, purple, and white), and are quite shiny. They are first introduced in the form of small rocks from space, landing when Mario arrives at [[Princess Peach's Castle]] at the beginning of the game. To collect them, the player can move the [[Star Cursor]] over them or simply run into them.

[[File:Starshard.png|left|thumb|200px|Rows of Star Bits in an [[airship]]'s secret area in the [[Space Junk Galaxy]].]]
When Mario flies through space using a [[Launch Star]] and hits a [[Star Crystal]], Star Bits appear around him. To get them, the player must act quickly and touch each of them with the Star Cursor before Mario lands on the next planet.

Star Bits are the [[Luma (species)|Luma]]s' favorite food. When fed a certain number of them, a Hungry Luma will transform into a new planet or small [[galaxy]] and it will leave behind a pink [[Launch Star]].

Pressing the {{button|wii|B}} button will shoot a Star Bit at location of the [[Star Cursor]]. This can be used to stun or defeat some [[List of enemies|enemies]]. If a player holds the {{button|wii|B}} button, Star Bits will be shot continuously. Fired Star Bits cannot be recovered.

The average enemy, such as a [[Goomba]], will release three Star Bits when defeated. However, that will only happen if the [[Star Spin]] is used, as simply jumping on one produces a single Coin. This holds true for most, but not all enemies. For example, [[Magikoopa]]s only release Coins no matter what method they are defeated by.

Mario can also make Star Bits appear by [[Ground Pound]]ing certain buttons or activating [[Flipswitch Panel]]s in various galaxies. Note that this will not always happen, as each button or Flipswitch Panel performs a different function depending on its galaxy and location.

There is a larger object thought to be somewhat related to Star Bits called the [[Star Crystal]], many of which are normally seen in Launch Star paths. They are broken upon impact and produce at least six Star Bits that Mario must collect quickly before they fly away.

==Other game appearances==
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
Star Bits appear in [[Rainbow Road (Wii)|Rainbow Road]], on various parts of the track. They are absent in split-screen mode, most likely to preserve frame-rate.

===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
Star Bits also appear in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', in the [[Dream Ski Jumping]] event, which takes place in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]]. They add points to the player's score.

===''Super Mario 3D World''===
Star Bits also appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. Here, they appear in the background of all special worlds ([[World Star (Super Mario 3D World)|Star]], [[World Mushroom (Super Mario 3D World)|Mushroom]], [[World Flower (Super Mario 3D World)|Flower]], and [[World Crown|Crown]]), serving no real purpose.

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''===
[[File:Star Bits SSB4 Wii U.jpg|thumb|right|'''Star Bits''', in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.]]
Star Bits are used as [[Rosalina]]'s side special move in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'', which is called '''Star Bits'''. When used, Rosalina commands the Luma to shoot a small number of Star Bits. It is a long-ranged attack that cannot be absorbed or reflected, thus not making it a projectile attack. Nothing will happen if a Luma is not present when Rosalina uses this move.

The move has two variations that can be swapped out once the player unlocks them. '''Floaty Star Bit''' is a large Star Bit that is slow and gets in the way of fighters. '''Shooting Star Bit''' shoots only one Star Bit, but has longer range and more power. Unlike the default variation, these two variations are considered projectiles, and can be reflected or absorbed.
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====Gallery====
<gallery widths=170px>
File:Rosalina-StarBits-SSB3DS.jpg|3DS version of '''Star Bits'''.
File:Rosalina-FloatyStarBit-SSBU.jpg|'''Floaty Star Bit'''
File:Rosalina-FloatyStarBit-SSB3DS.jpg|3DS version of '''Floaty Star Bit'''.
File:Rosalina-ShootingStarBit-SSBU.jpg|'''Shooting Star Bit'''
File:Rosalina-ShootingStarBit-SSB3DS.jpg|3DS version of '''Shooting Star Bit'''.
</gallery>

===''Mario Party 10''===
Star Bits make their first appearance in a [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' game]] in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. They appear in amiibo Party in the [[Rosalina Board]]. They act like regular [[Coin]]s, in which they must be collected to get coins.

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=スターピース
|JapR=Stāpīsu
|JapM=Star Piece
|Fra=Éclat d'Étoile/Fragment d'étoile
|FraM=Luster of Star/Fragment of Star
|Ita=Astroscheggia
|ItaM=Star Bit
|Spa=Trozos de Estrella/Polvo de estrellas
|SpaM=Star Bits/Star dust
|Kor=스타구슬
|KorR=seuta-guseul
|KorM=Star Marble
|Ger=Sternenstaub
|GerM=Literally meaning Stardust}}

==Trivia==
[[File:SMG2 Starbit.png|frame]]
*In ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', if 9,999 Star Bits are collected, all [[coconut]]s in the games will become [[watermelon]]s permanently, even if the Star Bit total drops below 9,999 again.
*If the player has 777 or 7,777 Star Bits on hand while on Starship Mario, Lubba will remark on how lucky that is, which is a reference to the saying, "Lucky 7." He also has messages for having 9,999 and multiples of 1,000 of them on hand as well.
*Star Bits are modeled after the Japanese centuries-old candy ''Konpeitō'', which is primarily made from sugar.
*In [[Rosalina's Storybook]], Star Bits are said to taste like honey.

==See Also==
*[[Star Crystal]]
*[[Hungry Luma]]
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