Bronze Star
| Bronze Star | |
|---|---|
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| Appears in | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
| Variant of | Power Star |
- “What you will get is a
Bronze Star. If a 
Power Star is what you seek, you must reach it by yourself.” - —Cosmic Spirit, Super Mario Galaxy 2
Bronze Stars are items similar to Power Stars that Mario can get only in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are almost exactly the same as normal Power Stars, except that they are bronze instead of gold and are depicted as being dull and rusty. They appear only if Mario asks the Cosmic Spirit to activate the Cosmic Guide mode. If this happens, all of the level's Power Stars immediately become Bronze Stars. On rare occasions, the player can cancel the Cosmic Guide and collect an alternate star as a Bronze Star instead, making additional Bronze Stars possible.
Bronze Stars still add to the player's Power Star count, but if they wish to collect a regular Power Star, they have to play through the level without the help of the Cosmic Spirit. However, even though Bronze Stars are counted as part of the player's Star total, they must not have any Bronze Stars in order to unlock Grandmaster Galaxy. Bronze Prankster Comet Stars can be found only in World S, while only one Bronze Grand Star exists in the entire game, in Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla.
| Bronze Star icons | |
|---|---|
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Bronze Power Star |
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Bronze Prankster Comet Star |
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Bronze Grand Star |
Possible locations[edit]
| World | Galaxy | Mission | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| World 1 | Sky Station Galaxy | Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum | Use the Cosmic Spirit just before the final Launch Star. |
| Flip-Swap Galaxy | Think Before You Shake | Use the Cosmic Spirit roughly in the middle of the galaxy. | |
| Fluffy Bluff Galaxy | Search for the Toad Brigade Captain | Use the Cosmic Spirit near the Checkpoint Flag of the planetoid where the Toad Brigade captain is located. | |
| Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla | Gobblegut's Aching Belly | Use the Cosmic Spirit next to the Launch Star that leads to Gobblegut's planet. | |
| World 2 | Hightail Falls Galaxy | Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper | Use the Cosmic Spirit just after the Checkpoint Flag following the collapsing platform section. |
| Silver Stars in Hightail Falls | Cancel the Cosmic Spirit's Guide for Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper and take the pink Launch Star instead. The player may need to feed the Hungry Luma in advance. | ||
| Boulder Bowl Galaxy | Rock and Rollodillo | Use the Cosmic Spirit next to the Checkpoint Flag, the Lumalee, and the Launch Star that leads to Rollodillo's planet. | |
| C'mere, Goomba | Quickly cancel the Cosmic Spirit's Guide for Rock and Rollodillo before it uses the Launch Star. Triple Jump and Spin from the bottom of the Orange Crystal Planet to return to the Boulder Planet, and complete C'mere, Goomba normally. | ||
| World 3 | Tall Trunk Galaxy | Tall Trunk's Big Slide | Use the Cosmic Spirit right before the start of the giant slide. |
| Haunty Halls Galaxy | A Glimmer of Bulb Berry | Use the Cosmic Spirit roughly in the middle of the area with the Bulb Berries. | |
| World 4 | Supermassive Galaxy | Huge Trouble with Big Wigglers | Use the Cosmic Spirit at the starting platform of the planetoid with the Big Wigglers. |
| Flipsville Galaxy | Flip-Flopping in Flipsville | Use the Cosmic Spirit on the Starshroom right before Glamdozer's planet. | |
| Chompworks Galaxy | Where the Chomps Are Made of Gold | Use the Cosmic Spirit right next to the area where the Gold Chomp appears. | |
| World 5 | Slipsand Galaxy | Squizzard's Sandy Sinkhole | Use the Cosmic Spirit after the sand slide next to the Checkpoint Flag. |
| World 6 | Melty Monster Galaxy | A Stroll Down Rolling Lane | Use the Cosmic Spirit on the platform at the start of the bowling section of the level. |
| Battle Belt Galaxy | Mini-Planet Mega-Run | Quickly cancel the Cosmic Spirit's Guide for Snacktime for Gobblegut before it uses the pink Launch Star, and complete the level normally instead. | |
| Snacktime for Gobblegut | Use the Cosmic Spirit right before the pink Launch Star. | ||
| World S | Mario Squared Galaxy | Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos | Use the Cosmic Spirit at the starting platform. |
| Rolling Coaster Galaxy | Purple Coins on the Rainbow Road | Use the Cosmic Spirit at the start of the level. | |
| Twisty Trials Galaxy | Spinning and Spinning and Spinning | Use the Cosmic Spirit right before the Rotating Gears Area. | |
| Stone Cyclone Galaxy | Tox Box Speed Run | Use the Cosmic Spirit at the start of the level. | |
| Boss Blitz Galaxy | Throwback Throwdown Speed Run | Use the Cosmic Spirit on the Meteor planet. | |
| Flip-Out Galaxy | Wicked Wall Jumps | Use the Cosmic Spirit near the second Checkpoint Flag. | |
| Cosmic Clone Wall Jumpers | Use the Cosmic Spirit near the second Checkpoint Flag. |
Gallery[edit]
Mario near a Bronze Star in the Flip-Swap Galaxy
Mario getting a Bronze Star
A Bronze Grand Star
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ブロンズスター[?] Buronzu Sutā |
Bronze Star | |
| Dutch | Bronzen ster[?] | Bronze Star | |
| French | Étoile de bronze[?] | Bronze Star | |
| German | Bronzestern[?] | Bronze Star | |
| Italian | Stella Bronzo[?] | Bronze Star | |
| Korean | 브론즈스타[?] Beuronjeu Seuta |
Bronze Star | |
| Spanish | Estrella de Bronce[?] | Bronze Star |
