Grand Star

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Not to be confused with Giant Star.
“Oh, thank you for saving the Grand Star. These star people are my family...they mean so much to me.”
Rosalina, Super Mario Galaxy
Grand Star
Artwork of a Grand Star from Super Mario Galaxy.

Grand Stars are very large and powerful Power Stars in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. There are seven in the first game and six in the second game for a grand total of thirteen. Grand Stars in Super Mario Galaxy serve the same function as they do in Super Mario Galaxy 2, though in a slightly different way. For instance, in Super Mario Galaxy, Grand Stars are used to provide power to the six domes onboard the Comet Observatory, thereby allowing the player to reach more and more galaxies as the events of the game progress. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Grand Stars still allow the player to reach more and more galaxies, but they now provide direct access to the next World via their transformation into a Portal instead.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Galaxy

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Mario holding a Grand Star.
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A Grand Star after Mario has already collected it.

Super Mario Galaxy is the game in which Grand Stars make their first appearance. Bowser has taken all of the Grand Stars and is using them for his own evil intentions. As Mario recovers them, he gradually gains access to different parts of Rosalina's Comet Observatory, as the Grand Stars are the power source of the Comet Observatory's Beacon, which in turn sustains all life onboard the observatory. As each Grand Star is found, a path to the next dome is created.

Grand Stars
Dome Galaxy Boss
Gate Gateway Galaxy None
Terrace Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor Megaleg
Fountain Bowser's Star Reactor Bowser
Kitchen Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada Bowser Jr.
Bedroom Bowser's Dark Matter Plant Bowser
Engine Room Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor King Kaliente
None Bowser's Galaxy Reactor Bowser

Super Mario Galaxy 2

A Grand Star that appears after Mario has defeated Giant Bowser in Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet.
A Grand Star that has just transformed into a Portal in World 3.

Grand Stars make another appearance in Super Mario Galaxy 2, the 2010 sequel to Super Mario Galaxy. In this game, the Grand Stars are once again under the control of Bowser and Bowser Jr. This time around, Grand Stars restore power to Starship Mario, and also create the Portals leading from one World to the next. In addition to this, the Grand Stars in this game are apparently responsible for Bowser's huge size, as he has eaten them to make himself considerably larger. After Mario defeats one of Bowser Jr.'s machines or henchmen, it will explode and release a Grand Star. After Mario defeats Bowser, he'll cough up a Grand Star. During the final battle in Bowser's Galaxy Generator, he is actually able to swallow the Grand Star again, making himself a great deal larger than he had been, and leading to one final segment of the battle. The Grand Stars seem to have an interesting side effect when misused, one that causes Bowser to become extremely tiny after the final battle, as seen in the end credits of the game.

Grand Stars
World Galaxy Boss
World 1 Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla Gobblegut
World 2 Bowser's Lava Lair Bowser
World 3 Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet Megahammer
World 4 Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet Bowser
World 5 Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker Boomsday Machine
World 6 Bowser's Galaxy Generator Bowser

Super Mario 3D World

Like in the Mario Kart series, a Grand Star appears as Rosalina's emblem. It can be seen whenever she grabs a flagpole.

Mario Kart series

In Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8, a Grand Star appears as Rosalina's emblem. In Mario Kart 8, Grand Star also replaces the star icon in N64 Rainbow Road, which has been confirmed as a Retro Course.

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