Star (species)

Stars are a race of celestial beings who have played major roles throughout the Mario series. They live high above Mushroom World and are ruled by the Star Spirits.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Geno is a Star being from Star Road who was sent by a "higher authority" to aid the Mushroom Kingdom in its hour of need against the Smithy Gang. He decided to join Mario on his quest to save the kingdom when he realized he could not do it alone. Although Geno is a type of Star being, it is unknown if he is directly related to the Star species.

Paper Mario
In Paper Mario, Stars are known to live in a city above Shooting Star Summit, called Star Haven where they are led by the Star Spirits. Stars begin their lives as Star Kids in Starborn Valley under the care of Merle and some Ninjis. Twink, a notable Star Kid aided Princess Peach while she was kidnapped by Bowser.

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy features star-shaped beings, which are called Lumas. Lumas are protected and led by Princess Rosalina and reside on her Comet Observatory. Many Power Stars and Grand Stars are shown in the game and act as the source of power for the Comet Observatory and allow it to travel across the universe.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, a species of Star known as Star Sprites appear. Unlike regular stars, Star Sprites have spherical yellow bodies with small feet and have stars perched on their heads. Only four members of this species are shown, the first being Starlow, who appears in the present time-line of the game, and the other three are elderly Star Sprites, who were shown in a flashback and were responsible for sealing away the evil Dark Star.

Notable Stars

 * ♥♪!? – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Dark Star – Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
 * The Star Spirits – ''Paper Mario
 * Eldstar – ''Paper Mario
 * Kalmar – ''Paper Mario
 * Klevar – ''Paper Mario
 * Mamar – ''Paper Mario
 * Misstar – ''Paper Mario
 * Muskular – ''Paper Mario
 * Skolar – ''Paper Mario
 * Polari – ''Super Mario Galaxy
 * Twink – ''Paper Mario
 * Millennium Star – ''Mario Party 3
 * Starlow – Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Trivia

 * Starfy, a character from his own series who makes cameos in some Mario games, could be considered a star, although he is actually more of a starfish (which might make him a Starslap, Zeostar, or Starkiss if he is a Mario species at all). It is actually unknown exactly what Starfy is, and it actually may be that he is a Star, as he once lived in the sky before venturing underwater (where he was assumed by the people who lived there to be a starfish).
 * In the Spanish version of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Peach names the Star Sprites as "espíritus de la Estrella Cobalto" (Cobalt Star spirits), the one from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. As it is implied that the star is destroyed during the events of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, it is not known if this is canon.