Mini Ztar

Mini Ztars are miniature stars that are predominately dark purple in color. Making their debut appearance in Mario Party 9, Mini Ztars serves as the opposing counterpart to Mini Stars as they will causes the players to lose a certain amount of Mini Stars after coming into contact with them.

History
Mini Ztars make their debut in Mario Party 9 as the negative counterparts to the Mini Stars. As Mini Ztars are found in groups around the boards around certain spaces, they will immediately display their effects if the player runs into them while presuming the role as the captain. Mini Ztars are rarely found alone, and are often found in groups of either three, five, or ten.

Mini Ztars can also be obtained in the "Unlucky" pipes as these miniature stars will be given out in a number depending on the unfortunate Player's dice roll. Unlucky routes may also lead to the player collecting Mini Ztars.

On DK's Jungle Ruins, Mini Ztars are replaced by dark purple bananas called Z-Bananas, though they have the same effect in that they cause the player to lose Bananas when coming into contact with them. They can be found as singular bananas or in bunches.