Super Star
| Super Star | |
|---|---|
.png)  Artwork fromNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. | |
| Universe | Mario |
| Appears in | SSB Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate |
| Item class | Duration/Attachment |
| Article on Super Mario Wiki | Super Star |
| “ | The character who grabs the Star becomes INVINCIBLE! ...but only for a short while. | ” |
| —Description from theSuper Smash Bros. instruction booklet | ||
TheSuper Star (スーパースター,Super Star), known as theStarman prior to the PAL release ofSuper Smash Bros. Brawl and the NTSC release ofSuper Smash Bros. 4, is an item from theMario series.
Origin[edit]
The Super Star made its debut inSuper Mario Bros. and has become a recurring item in laterMario games. The Super Star allowed the player to become temporary invincible and easily defeat enemies simply by touching them, giving them a multicolored, sparkling appearance. It is also accompanied by a special musical theme that plays over the level's theme music.
The Super Star has become a recurring item in theMario Kart series and serves as the logo for theStar Cup. When used, it allows the player to become temporarily invincible, increase their speed, and knock over any opponents they drive into.
Similar in appearance to the Super Star is thePower Star, a collectable object throughout theMario series.
InSuper Smash Bros.[edit]
The Starman debuts as a duration and attachment item.
The Super Star bounces on the field and off platforms or walls in large arcs, and can fall off the stage if not grabbed in time, mimicking its behavior in theMario games. The player's fighter will become invincible for ten seconds, but it doesn't damage the opponents when touched. Also, the player's fighter will be given a bright, sparkling appearance and is accompanied by the special music theme which completely replaces the stage music, causing it to reset after the Super Star's effect wears off. The music theme is given a slight remix.
InSuper Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
The Starman returns as an item, reprising its behavior fromSuper Smash Bros.
Unlike in the previous game, the Starman's theme music lowers the stage music's volume to the point that it becomes extremely difficult to hear over the layered theme.
Trophy[edit]
- Starman
- This item makes you invulnerable to all attacks for a short period of time. The Starman bounces around and eventually tumbles out of the stage, but all you need to do is touch it to power up. It possessed similar powers in Super Mario Bros., except you could also harm enemies just by touching them while under its influence.
- Super Mario Bros. (10/85)
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
The Starman returns as an item, reprising its behavior from the previous games.
Unlike the previous games, the player's fighter who grabs the Starman is accompanied by the original theme music fromSuper Mario Bros. Also, the player's fighter under the Starman's effect can be hit with theTeam Healer.
Trophy[edit]
Starman
Super Star- An erratically bouncing item that is hard to catch. If you can grab it, though, you'll be invulnerable to all attacks for a short time. In addition, no one will be able to grab or throw you, either. Make the effort to grab the Starman when it appears--watching your opponents turn and run from you makes it all worthwhile.
- An erratically bouncing item that is hard to catch. If you can grab it, though, you'll be invulnerable to all attacks for a short time. In addition, no one will be able to grab or throw you, either. Make the effort to grab the Super Star when it appears--watching your opponents turn and run from you makes it all worthwhile.
:Super Mario Bros.
:Super Mario World
Sticker[edit]
| Name | Game | Effect | Fighter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starman | New Super Mario Bros. | AttackAura+006 Attack +6 | Lucario |
.png) Starman (New Super Mario Bros.) |
InSuper Smash Bros. 4[edit]
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The Super Star returns as an item, reprising its behavior from the previous games.
InSmash Tour[edit]
The Super Star appears as a blue trophy item. When used, it makes the player's fighter invincible and twice as fast.
Trophy[edit]
The Super Star appears as a trophy in both versions.
- Super Star
- You may recognize these star-shaped items as they bounce across the stage. Picking one up will grant you a short period of invincibility. You can't wipe out enemies just by walking into them—like in Mario games—but you can still attack without fear. Your foes will be running scared!
- :Super Mario Bros. (10/1985)
- :Super Mario World (08/1991)
- You'll see one of these little stars bouncing along the stage from time to time. Touch it to become invincible! (Well, for a while, at least.) Unfortunately, they don't work exactly the same way as they do in the Mario series, so you won't damage anyone just by walking into them – you'll still need to put some effort in.
- :Super Mario Bros. (05/1987)
- :Super Mario World (04/1992)
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
The Super Star returns as an item, reprising its behavior from the previous games.
Spirit[edit]
The Super Star also appears as an Ace-classsupport spirit.
InAdventure Mode: World of Light, the Super Star is presumably one of the countless spirits captured byGaleem during his takeover of the universe. The Super Star spirit is located in the eastern cloud area ofThe Light Realm and serves as the penultimate battle before battling Galeem.
The Super Star Spirit Battle uses aRosalina & Luma puppet fighter and is fought on thePeach's Castle stage, which is based on the main hub area ofSuper Mario 64 where the game's goal item, the Power Star, highly resembles the Super Star. During the battle, the Super Star appears as an item, while Rosalina & Luma becomes temporarily invincible when they reach high damage, referencing the invincibility effect of the Super Star. Also, all fighters become easy to launch, referencing the Super Star's ability to allow the player to easily defeat enemies by knocking them off-screen.
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Cost | Ability | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |  | Super Star |  | ★★★ | 2 | First-Strike Advantage | Super Mario Series |
Gallery[edit]
The jingle that plays when the Starman is obtained in the originalSuper Mario Bros.
Artwork fromBrawl.
Artwork fromSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | スーパースター,Super Star | — |
 English | Super Star  Starman    | — |
 French | Super étoile | Super Star |
 German | Superstern | Super Star |
 Spanish | Superestrella | Super Star |
 Italian | Super stella | Super Star |
 Chinese (Simplified) | 无敌星 | Invincibility Star |
 Chinese (Traditional) | 無敵星 | Invincibility Star |
 Korean | 슈퍼스타,Super Star | — |
 Dutch | Superster | Super Star |
 Russian | Суперзвезда | Super Star |
 Portuguese | Superestrela | Super Star |
Trivia[edit]
- Characters who have grabbed the Super Star can avoid theacid inPlanet Zebes andBrinstar, or thelava onNorfair which will result in aself-destruct sincefighters fall through it to theblast zone.
- InBrawl, ifSnake obtains the Super Star and usesGrenade Launcher, the visual effect of the Super Star will still appear. This happens whenever he uses an item that gives a visual effect, like theSmoke Ball.
- Bulborbs onDistant Planet are still able to trap characters invincible from a Super Star, though they won't be KO'd.
- When the music would normally stop for a moment (i.e. a certain move or event such asKO Uppercut orFinishing Touch hitting somebody) when the Star is in effect, that doesn't happen.
- If a player touches a Super Star while grabbed by an opponent, they will stay grabbed for the normal duration, but will be immune to pummels, and will take no damage from throws. They still take full knockback from throws however.
- InUltimate, the invincible theme doesn't loop correctly, as on every second repeat, the song audibly loops too early.
- InUltimate, if a character is on their last stock in a Stamina Battle and is grabbed, becomes invincible from a Super Star while being grabbed, and then thrown with low enough HP that the throw would KO, they will triggerSpecial Zoom as if they were KO'd, but won't take any damage or be KO'd.
- The Super Star is one of three items that will change the music being played on the stage temporarily, the other two being the normalHammer and theGolden Hammer. Incidentally, all three come from Mario and its sub-universes.
| Items inSuper Smash Bros. (64) | |
|---|---|
| Normal | Beam Sword ·Bob-omb ·Bumper ·Fan ·Fire Flower ·Green Shell ·Hammer ·Heart Container ·Home-Run Bat ·Maxim Tomato ·Motion-Sensor Bomb ·Poké Ball ·Ray Gun ·Red Shell ·Star Rod ·Starman |
| Containers | Barrel ·Capsule ·Crate ·Egg |
| Items inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl | |
|---|---|
| Normal | Assist Trophy ·Banana Peel ·Beam Sword ·Blast Box ·Bob-omb ·Bumper ·Bunny Hood ·Cracker Launcher ·Deku Nut ·Dragoon ·Fan ·Fire Flower ·Food ·Franklin Badge ·Freezie ·Golden Hammer ·Gooey Bomb ·Green Shell ·Hammer ·Heart Container ·Home-Run Bat ·Hothead ·Lightning Bolt ·Lip's Stick ·Maxim Tomato ·Metal Box ·Motion-Sensor Bomb ·Mr. Saturn ·Pitfall ·Poison Mushroom ·Poké Ball ·Ray Gun ·Screw Attack ·Smart Bomb ·Smash Ball ·Smoke Ball ·Soccer Ball ·Spring ·Star Rod ·Starman ·Super Mushroom ·Super Scope ·Superspicy Curry ·Team Healer ·Timer ·Unira ·Warp Star |
| Containers | Barrel ·Capsule ·Crate ·Party Ball ·Sandbag ·Rolling Crates |
| The Subspace Emissary | Key ·Stock Ball ·Trophy Stand |
| Collectibles | CD ·Coins ·Sticker ·Trophy |
| Other | Smash Coins and Bills |
| Smash Tour | |
|---|---|
| Red items | Back Shield ·Black Knight ·Bob-omb ·Boo ·Bunny Hood ·Daisy (Baseball) ·Darkrai ·Dixie Kong ·DK Barrel ·Energy Tank ·Franklin Badge ·Hammer ·Home-Run Bat ·Kat & Ana ·Latias & Latios ·Magnus ·Majora's Mask ·Mecha-Fiora ·Metal Box ·Mr. Resetti ·Mr. Saturn ·Ore Club ·Phosphora ·Plasm Wraith ·Poison Mushroom ·Rocket Belt ·Sidestepper ·Steel Diver ·Super Mushroom ·Super Scope ·Ultimate Chimera ·Wolfen ·X Bomb |
| Blue items | Ashley ·Boss Galaga ·Bus to the City ·Chain Chomp ·Dillon ·Doc Louis ·Excitebike ·Ghosts (Luigi's Mansion) ·Great Fox ·Isabelle ·POW Block ·Riki ·Snorlax ·Super Star ·Tetra ·Timmy & Tommy ·Tingle ·Yellow Wollywog ·Zinger |
| Green items | Porky Minch ·Proto Man ·Substitute Doll |
| Random events | Banzai Bill ·Flying Man ·Iridescent Glint Beetle ·Kamek ·Koffing ·Metal Face ·Metroid ·Nabbit ·Reaper ·Ridley ·Souflee ·Tac ·Yellow Devil |
