Silver Star
| Silver Star | |
|---|---|
 Official artwork of a Silver Star from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 DS (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Effect | If the player collects five, they will form a Power Star. |
- “My analysis shows that if you get five Silver Stars, they will merge into a Power Star!”
- —Blue Toad, Super Mario Galaxy 2
Silver Stars are items that appear in Super Mario 64 DS, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario Galaxy 2. In all of the games that they are present, Mario (or any other playable character) must collect five Silver Stars in some levels to form a Power Star. According to a honeybee in Super Mario Galaxy 2, the five Silver Stars fall from the sky.
History[edit]
Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
Silver Stars are introduced in Super Mario 64 DS, being a new feature introduced into the game from the original. In some levels, the player must collect five of them to get a Power Star that will appear inside a Star Sphere. They are found in several courses, including Battle Fort and Sunshine Isles. If a character gets damaged while holding one or more Silver Stars, he will lose one, and it will scatter and bounce around the area nonstop. The player must catch it again to retrieve it. If the player has all five Silver Stars and then drops one, the Star in the sphere will disappear. The Touch Screen shows the locations of these Stars. Silver Stars can be collected only if the Silver Star mission is chosen from the menu.
Similar physics are used in the multiplayer mode of Super Mario 64 DS, and either missions or multiplayer mode may have been the inspiration of the other. However, in multiplayer mode, the Silver Stars are replaced by Power Stars.
- Silver Star levels
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Silver Stars reappear in Super Mario Galaxy, having the same role as in Super Mario 64 DS. This time, they float in bubbles, and the player will not lose one if they take damage. The Silver Stars also float around Mario, unlike in Super Mario 64 DS, where they "disappear" after being collected. When all five Silver Stars are collected, a cutscene shows the five Silver Stars merging into a Power Star. The Dusty Dune Galaxy's Silver Stars are the only set that forms a Green Star instead of a regular Power Star.
- Silver Star levels
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Silver Stars appear again in Super Mario Galaxy 2, holding the same role as they did in the first game.
- Silver Star levels
Gallery[edit]
A Silver Star from Super Mario 64 DS
A Silver Star's in-game model from Super Mario 64 DS
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
A Silver Star inside a bubble from Super Mario Galaxy
A collected Silver Star in the Sea Slide Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy
See also[edit]
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/StrayTico.arc | StrayTico | Stray Luma |
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl |
はぐれチコ (Hagure Chiko) | Stray Luma |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シルバースター Shirubā Sutā |
Silver Star |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 银色星星 Yínsè Xīngxīng |
Silver Star |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 銀星星 Yín Xīngxīng |
Silver Star |
| French | Étoile d'argent | Silver Star |
| German | Silberstern | Silver-Star |
| Italian | Stella argento | Silver Star |
| Korean | 실버스타 Silbeo Seuta |
Silver Star |
| Portuguese | Estrela de prata | Silver Star |
| Romanian | Stea de argint | Silver Star |
| Spanish | Estrella de plata | Silver Star |
Trivia[edit]
- In Super Mario 64, a silver-colored Star appears on the Title Screen in some parts of Mario's face's animations.
- In both Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, when a Silver Star is collected, it makes the same sound that a Luma makes.
