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In the first of three rounds of the final battle against Bowser, the Koopa King uses the Star Rod to power himself up. In this state, Bowser's attack powers are doubled. Mario can use [[Star Beam]], bestowed upon him after having rescued all seven Star Spirits, to counter the effects of the Star Rod. In the final two rounds, Bowser is aided by [[Kammy Koopa]], who activates the [[Power Platform]] to enhance his power so that when Bowser again uses the Star Rod to power himself up, Star Beam is unable to negate its effects anymore. With help from the Star Spirits, [[Princess Peach]], and [[Twink]], Star Beam is upgraded to [[Peach Beam]], which is powerful enough to cancel the effects of the Star Rod once again. During the final battle, Bowser uses the Star Rod for the following moves:
In the first of three rounds of the final battle against Bowser, the Koopa King uses the Star Rod to power himself up. In this state, Bowser's attack powers are doubled. Mario can use [[Star Beam]], bestowed upon him after having rescued all seven Star Spirits, to counter the effects of the Star Rod. In the final two rounds, Bowser is aided by [[Kammy Koopa]], who activates the [[Power Platform]] to enhance his power so that when Bowser again uses the Star Rod to power himself up, Star Beam is unable to negate its effects anymore. With help from the Star Spirits, [[Princess Peach]], and [[Twink]], Star Beam is upgraded to [[Peach Beam]], which is powerful enough to cancel the effects of the Star Rod once again. During the final battle, Bowser uses the Star Rod for the following moves:
*Shockwave Drain (Boost loss for Mario and his partner)
*Shockwave Drain (Boost loss for Mario and his partner, [[injured|injures]] Mario's partner)
*Lightning Blast
*Lightning Blast
*Power Up (Doubles Bowser's attack powers; can be negated by Star Beam in the first round, Peach Beam in the third round)
*Power Up (Doubles Bowser's attack powers; can be negated by Star Beam in the first round, Peach Beam in the third round)
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After Mario finally defeats Bowser, he takes back the Star Rod and subsequently returns it to the Star Spirits. The Star Spirits then use the Star Rod to bring peace to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].
After Mario finally defeats Bowser, he takes back the Star Rod and subsequently returns it to the Star Spirits. The Star Spirits then use the Star Rod to bring peace to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].


[[File:Star Rod TTYD unused.png|thumb|The unused Star Rod in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'']]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', a Toad who appears in the [[Excess Express]] after Chapter 6 asks Mario, "What did Bowser steal in the first ''Paper Mario''?" to which the answer is "Star Rod". In addition, unused graphics for the Star Rod are present, with an updated design.<ref>[[tcrf:Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door#Star Rod]]</ref>
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', a Toad who appears in the [[Excess Express]] after Chapter 6 asks Mario, "What did Bowser steal in the first ''Paper Mario''?" to which the answer is "Star Rod". In addition, unused graphics for the Star Rod are present, with an updated design.<ref>[[tcrf:Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door#Star Rod]]</ref>


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Star Rod Retrieved.png|Mario takes back the Star Rod
Star Rod Retrieved.png|Mario takes back the Star Rod
Star Rod returned to Star Spirits.png|Mario returns the Star Rod to the [[Star Spirits]]
Star Rod returned to Star Spirits.png|Mario returns the Star Rod to the [[Star Spirits]]
Star Rod TTYD unused.png|The unused Star Rod in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
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