| Superstar Mario | |
|---|---|
| |
| Applies to | Baby Mario |
| Item needed | Super Star |
| Power(s) given | Super speed, invincibility, and the ability to run up walls and float |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (as a spirit) (2018) |
Superstar Mario[1][2][3] (also known as Powerful Mario,[4] Super Baby,[5][6] Super Mario,[7] Super Baby Mario,[8] Super Mario Baby,[9] or Caped Mario[10]) is the form Baby Mario obtains when he comes in contact with a Super Star in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (and its reissue), Yoshi Touch & Go, and Yoshi's Island DS. Baby Mario gets a Super Cape,[11] and the Yoshi turns into a Giant Egg, but once time runs out, the Yoshi emerges with Baby Mario. Superstar Mario gains speed, enough to dash on walls and ceilings, and he can float down slowly using his cape. Superstar Mario is also invincible against enemies, attacks, and even hazards such as spikes and lava but not bottomless pits. During development, the star item was initially conceptualized to turn Baby Mario into the mustachioed adult Mario, but it was pointed out this concept would seem strange. Shigeru Miyamoto joked he still prefers this early idea to the final version.[12] Sprites related to this concept can be found in development assets.[13]
Powerful Mario appears as Baby Mario's power-up in Super Mario-kun's fourteenth volume, the adaption of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. It enables Baby Mario to climb up walls and float as it did in the games, but it also gives him super strength. The strength enables him to beat up enemies and even use boulders to hurt Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi when he gets angry.
Superstar Mario appears as a Legend class spirit with a neutral type in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He is obtained when players level up the Baby Mario spirit to Level 99. His special ability is a First-Strike Immunity, in which the player who uses him gets a brief moment of invincibility if they get the first strike. He also comes with three open slots for support spirits.
The music heard in the background received rearrangements in Super Mario 64, Super Mario 64 DS, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario Galaxy 2.
ProfilesEdit
Super Smash Bros. BrawlEdit
| Sticker Super Baby | ||
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| Artwork from: Yoshi Touch & Go | ||
| Effects in The Subspace Emissary: Launch Resistance +6 | ||
| Usable by: Anyone | ||
GalleryEdit
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yossy Island Jumbo Carddass 6
Artwork used for a puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit
Powerful Mario in Super Mario-kun
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MediaEdit
 パワフル赤ちゃん - Powerful Infant | File info 0:30 |
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | パワフル赤ちゃん[14] Pawafuru Aka-chan |
Powerful Baby | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 无敌宝宝[?] Wúdí Bǎobǎo |
Invincibility Baby | |
| 无敌马力欧宝宝[?] Wúdí Mǎlì'ōu Bǎobǎo |
Invincibility Baby Mario | ||
| Chinese (traditional) | 無敵瑪利歐寶寶[?] Wúdí Mǎlì'ōu Bǎobǎo |
Invincible Baby Mario | |
| Dutch | Superster Mario[?] | Superstar Mario | |
| French | Mario Costaud[?] | Tough Mario | |
| Italian | Mario Potente[15] | Powerful Mario | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island |
| Mario Superstar/superstar[?] | Superstar Mario | Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | |
| Super Baby[?] | - | Yoshi Touch & Go | |
| Baby Mario Superstar[?] | Superstar Baby Mario | Yoshi's Island DS, Super Smash Bros. Brawl | |
| Baby Mario (Super Baby)[?] | - | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
| Russian | Малыш Марио-суперзвезда[?] Malysh Mario-superzvezda |
Superstar Baby Mario |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 2002. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 26.
- ^ 2006. Yoshi's Island DS instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20.
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit
- ^ 1995. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18.
- ^ 2005. Yoshi Touch & Go instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Brawl sticker
- ^ Miller, Kent and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 11.
- ^ Miller, Kent and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 72.
- ^ October 1995. Nintendo Power Volume 77. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
- ^ October 1995. Nintendo Power Volume 77. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
- ^ Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island Characters Tab.
- ^ September 1995 issue interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. Haou Magazine. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Mario. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ 1995. Super Mario: Yossy Island instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 17.
- ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island GIG's manual. Page 10.