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A '''wish''' is a strong hope or desire in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. Wish-granting is tied to Stars, with ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' even revealing that wishes turn into physical [[Wish Star]]s when they reach the [[Star Road (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Star Road]], which then fall back to the earth as shooting stars after they are granted. ''[[Paper Mario]]'' reveals that the [[Star Spirit]]s choose which wishes to grant based on the integrity of the wisher, with selfish wishes never being granted. Wishes have also been shown to have a direct effect on the world during some of [[Mario]]'s adventures, such as counteracting and weakening the powers of the [[Shadow Queen]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. It was also speculated by the Star being [[Geno]] that without the power of wishes and the Star Road, Mario might be unable to rescue [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] from [[Bowser]].

 

During the events of ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', the [[Star Road (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Star Road]] is shattered into seven [[Star Piece (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Star Pieces]] by the giant sword [[Exor]] as part of the invasion by the [[Smithy Gang]] from another dimension. As a result, no wishes can be granted: no new wishes are made into Wish Stars, and existing Wish Stars fall down to [[Star Hill]] despite not being granted. The situation was so dire, the stars sent one of their own, Geno, to assist Mario in collecting the pieces of the Star Road. As explained by Geno, without the Star Road granting wishes, peace could not return to [[Mario World|the world]] so long as theirs was "a world where wishes can't come true anymore."

Along with Toadstool, Bowser, and [[Mallow]], Mario and Geno collect six of the Star Pieces and confront [[Smithy]], who has the last piece. Upon learning of the power of the Star Road, Smithy resolves to keep the piece for himself, and replace wishes with weapons as the dominant force in the world. In the end, however, Smithy was destroyed in battle and the Star Road was repaired, and the power of wishes was restored to the world.

====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''====

The [[Beanstar]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' has the power to grant wishes to the one awakening it with a pure, sweet voice. [[Cackletta]] plans to use Peach's voice to awaken it and grant her wish of ruling the kingdom, but due to her plans being foiled beforehand the Beanstar shatters into pieces instead. Its power is never demonstrated in-game.

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''====

The [[Sundream Stone]] that the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] guard in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' is able to grant wishes as long as it is equipped with all the [[Dream Gem]]s. [[Baby Bowser]] and [[Kamek]] plot to steal it, causing the Dream Gems to scatter across the world in the struggle.