Falling Star
BP/SP/CP needed	20
BP/SP/CP needed (remake)	28/30 (Normal/Easy)
Location	Peach's Castle
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)
Bowser's Inside Story description	Aim with. Throw at the star with if the light is red, if it's green! Target: Single Bonus effect: DEF down
Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey description	transforms into a that you can move with to follow the big star moving on the top screen. Use if the big star is and if it's to throw small stars that will stick to it. Throw the stars when the flashes to make it easier to hit. The more small stars you stick to the big star, the more damage you'll deal to the enemy. So tap those buttons and keep sticking!

A demonstration of the Falling Star attack.

Falling Star is the finalBros. Attack learned byMario andLuigi inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story andMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. It costs 20SP to use (ten if reduced) in the original game, and 28 BP (30 BP on Easy) to use in the remake. It is one of the most powerfulspecial attacks in the game, while the other isBroggy Bonker,Bowser's strongestBrawl Attack. Its name comes from an alternate term for "meteor", but can also be a pun on "shooting star."

Obtainment[edit]

Falling Star is found inthe garden ofPeach's Castle. The first sevenAttack Pieces are found in a singleblock, which must be obtained usingShell Mario. Once these are collected, theKoopa Paratroopa Trio who explained the Shell Mario technique back inToad Town will appear. For 300coins, they mark the approximate locations of the last three Attack Pieces, which are hidden ininvisible blocks on the map.

Procedure[edit]

When this attack is activated,Mario andLuigi toss an orange star with eyes to the top screen, with it growing large in size. Smaller stars appear next to each brother, andStarlow flies up to the top screen, transforming into an aiming crosshair. The large star switches between red and green, and the player must hit the button of the corresponding brother ( for Mario, for Luigi) repeatedly to throw the smaller stars at the larger star. The player must also use the control pad to keep Starlow focused on the star, as it moves around the screen for the duration of the attack. If the wrong Bro. throws his star toward the large star, that Bro.'s star is rejected and the large star makes a sad face. When the action command is finished, the large star, along with the smaller stars, will fly upwards off-screen and come back down to crash into a single enemy, followed by each of the smaller stars. Groups of seven small stars fall first, followed by individual stars, which do less damage. This attack canlower an enemy's defense. In order for an "Excellent" to occur, the large star must have accumulated at least two star clumps and two lone stars. In the remake, however, the large star takes a little longer time to change color, allowing the player to throw more stars for extra damage.

Gallery[edit]

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  Icon of Falling Star in the menus ofMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

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  Falling Star's sprite after being thrown in the air by Mario or Luigi inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

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  Icon of Falling Star in the menus ofMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

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  Mario and Luigi using Falling Star inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Names in other languages[edit]

• Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story attacks

• Articles with unsourced foreign names