Ztar: Difference between revisions

The first appearance of Ztars was in the first installment of the ''Mario Party'' series, ''[[Mario Party]]'', where they are the [[Bowser's bogus items|bogus item]] for [[Mario's Rainbow Castle]]. They appear as black stars with white eyes. [[Bowser]] forces the player to buy a Ztar for 40 [[Coin]]s, but it does not have an effect on the player's Star count. Upon the player purchasing it, the usual Star acquisition fanfare plays but becomes darker-toned at the end. Moreover, this is Bowser's most expensive bogus items in this game.

Ztars next appear in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' during the "Bowser's Multiplying Toads" event. If a player lands on a [[Bowser Space]] and triggers this event, Bowser makes two [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s appear on the board: One is real, and the other is really a [[Koopa Kid|Baby Bowser]] in disguise. Each Toad offers to sell the player a Star for 20 Coins. While the real Toad sells the player a genuine Star, the fake Toad actually sells the player a Ztar, then reveals himself as Baby Bowser. Like in the first game, Ztars do not affect the player's Star total, and they serve only to waste their Coins. To find the real Toad, the player needs to either get lucky or use one of two items: the first is a [[Magic Lamp]] which will always bring them to the real Toad. The second one is [[Bowser Bomb]], and when used at the end of the turn, fake Toad will reveal himself into [[Koopa Kid|Baby Bowser]], and then [[Bowser]].