Star Piece (Paper Mario series): Difference between revisions

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|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])

|description=''"It's a glowing Star Piece! Wait and see what this is for."'' <!--this quotation is from paper mario-->

'''Star Pieces''' are collectible items in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|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 [[badge]]s. 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.

[[File:PM Star Piece ToadTownDock.png|right|250px|thumb|[[Mario]] revealing a Star Piece with his [[Ultra Hammer]] in [[Toad Town]].]]

In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Star Pieces are scattered throughout the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], and collected by characters and used for trading too. Characters also give them 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!"), which implies that characters collect them because they look good. [[Kolorado]] also mentions that when he found a Star Piece when searching [[Dry Dry Ruins (Paper Mario)|Dry Dry Ruins]] he immediately picked it up. [[Mario]] can also collect them, but the only practical use in the game is to trade [[badge]]s from [[Merlow]]. There are just enough collectible Star Pieces to buy all the badges Merlow offers. The player can check the numbers of Star Pieces collected so far on a board in [[Mario Bros.' House|Mario's House]], and the number in possession on the pause menu. The in-game description is: ''"It's a glowing Star Piece! Wait and see what this is for."''

Some of the overworld Star Pieces are underground. These need at least Super Boots or [[Ultra Hammer]] to get. When performing a [[Spin Jump]], [[Tornado Jump (move)|Tornado Jump]], or an Ultra Hammer smash around it, a square panel from the ground flips, and the Star Piece pops out. However, if jumped or smashed right above, the panel will only shake without popping out the Piece. These Star Pieces' existence is hinted by a [[Boo]] that appears in the room where Mario gets the Super Boots. They can be detected by the [[I Spy]] Badge.  

[[Merluvlee]], who lives in a house near [[Shooting Star Summit]], can give predictions of the whereabouts of the Star Pieces. She can predict only the overworld 63.

[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece RogueSquareEast.png|right|250px|thumb|[[Mario]] collecting a Star Piece behind a set of crates in [[Rogueport]]'s plaza.]]

The number of Star Pieces [[Mario]] has collected is displayed on a notice board near the entrance of the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]. The in-game description is: ''"A lovely piece of a star."''

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