Star Spirits

"When you look at the night sky, you'll know that the glittering stars are praising you for your courage."

- Skolar

The Star Spirits are a group of seven powerful stars that first appear in Paper Mario. Consisting of Eldstar, Mamar, Skolar, Muskular, Misstar, Klevar and Kalmar, the Star Spirits are led by Eldstar.

They are seven of the few original Paper Mario series characters to reappear in other Super Mario games, along with Whacka, Tweesters, Koopatrols, and Goomboss.

Paper Mario
In Paper Mario, the Star Spirits are being held captive by Bowser's followers after he and Kammy Koopa stole their precious Star Rod and turned them into playing cards, in retaliation for their ignoring Bowser's selfish wishes.

After Mario and his new friends rescue all of them, they give him a special power called Star Beam, which is used to neutralize the effects of the Star Rod, and a ship that they can use to travel to Bowser's Castle. During the final battle with Bowser, due to the effects of Bowser's Power Platform, their Star Beam does not work against him, triggering a side battle with Princess Peach and Twink against Kammy Koopa. After Peach and Twink have defeated Kammy, the Star Beam is upgraded to Peach Beam, giving Mario a second chance at a victory against Bowser and to recover the Star Rod.

The following list of Star Spirits are as follows:

Super Mario-kun
The Star Spirits appear in Super Mario-kun.

Mario Party 5
The Star Spirits reappear in Mario Party 5, where they are known as Star Guards, and guard the Dream Depot and all of its dreams. They guide the players throughout the game as well. Like their artwork in Paper Mario, they lack mouths. Each Star Guard host one duty:

Mario Party: The Top 100
The Star Spirits return as a collectible for Mario Party 5 in Mario Party: The Top 100 under their name in Paper Mario.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Eldstar, as seen in Mario Party 5, also appears as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Profile from Mario Party: The Top 100

 * Dream Depot Star Spirits: "Star Spirits from Star Haven that guard the Dream Depot, a dreamy world found far away in the starry sky."

Trivia

 * In the American English version of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Starlow erroneously refers to herself as a representative of the Star Spirits, when she is actually a member of the Star Sprites.