Star Piece (Paper Mario series)

Star Pieces are collectible items in the Paper Mario series. They are found in hidden locations throughout the games, and some are even found underground, in which case a Spin Jump or Mario's Ultra Hammer is used to collect them. Star Pieces can be used to trade for various badges. There are 160 in Paper Mario and 100 in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. In Paper Mario, they are used for trading with Merlow for badges. 64 of the 160 pieces in this game are held by Chuck Quizmo. In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, they are used for trading with Dazzle in Rogueport Sewers. The fortune teller Merluvlee can tell Mario where the star pieces are.

Star Pieces make a cameo appearance in the minigame Frozen Frenzy in Mario Party 5. The player who collects the most wins the minigame.

Paper Mario
In Paper Mario, there are 160 Star Pieces, of which 63 are scattered throughout the world (some underground) and 96 are owned by characters. They are usually used for characters to give to each other as thank-you gifts, usually for returning or giving an item wanted. Goombaria mentions that they are good-looking. ("Look at the pretty glitter!') They are also used as a reward for delivering letters, and winning prizes for Chuck Quizmo's quizzes. The only practical use in the game is to trade badges from Merlow. There are just enough Star Pieces to buy all the badges Merlow has.

Here are some statistics information about the Star Pieces in Paper Mario.

Trivia

 * Star Pieces resemble Revives from the Pokémon series. There is also a valuable item called Star Piece.