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 Stars that first appear in Super Mario 64 DS, and return in 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 of these 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

Super Mario 64 DS

A Silver Star

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 location of these Stars. Silver Stars can be collected only if the Silver Stars mission is chosen from the menu.

Similar physics are used in the multiplayer mode of Super Mario 64 DS, and the missions may have been the inspiration of the multiplayer mode or the other way around. However, in multiplayer mode, the Silver Stars are replaced by Power Stars.

Silver Star levels

Course	Level
Bob-omb Battlefield	5 Silver Stars!
Lethal Lava Land	Flaming Silver Stars
Shifting Sand Land	Pyramid Puzzle
Snowman's Land	Snowman's Silver Star
Wet-Dry World	Soaked Silver Stars
Tick Tock Clock	Tick Tock Silver Stars
The Secret of Battle Fort	Secret Star
Sunshine Isles	Secret Star

Super Mario Galaxy

Mario, with two Silver Stars, at the Dusty Dune Galaxy.

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 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. Dusty Dune Galaxy's Silver Stars are the only set that form a Green Star instead of a regular Power Star.

Silver Star levels

Galaxy	Mission
Space Junk Galaxy	Pull Star Path, Pull Star Path Speed Run
Dusty Dune Galaxy	Treasure of the Pyramid
Sea Slide Galaxy	The Silver Stars of Sea Slide
Toy Time Galaxy	Mario Meets Mario
Melty Molten Galaxy	Burning Tide

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Silver Stars appear again in Super Mario Galaxy 2, holding the same role as they did in the first game.

Silver Star levels

Galaxy	Mission
Spin-Dig Galaxy	Silver Stars Down Deep
Hightail Falls Galaxy	Silver Stars in Hightail Falls
Cloudy Court Galaxy	Silver Stars in the Purple Pond
Beat Block Galaxy	Step to the Beep, Silver Stars in Double Time
Flipsville Galaxy	Flipsville's New Digs
Starshine Beach Galaxy	Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars
Honeyhop Galaxy	The Sweetest Silver Stars
Boo Moon Galaxy	Silver Stars Pop-Up
Throwback Galaxy	Silver Stars in the Whomp Fortress, Whomp Silver Star Speed Run
Flash Black Galaxy	Jumping Around in the Dark
Stone Cyclone Galaxy	Silver Stars on the Cyclone

Gallery

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  A Silver Star from Super Mario 64 DS

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  A Silver Star's in-game model from Super Mario 64 DS

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  A Silver Star inside a Bubble, from Super Mario Galaxy.

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  A collected Silver Star in Sea Slide Galaxy, from Super Mario Galaxy.

See also

• Moon Shard
• Crown Chip
• Cat Shine Shard

Names in other languages

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

• 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 would make.