Grand Star

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This article is about the giant Power Stars in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. For the giant star that appears at the end of Super Mario 64, see Jumbo Star. For Rosalina's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, see Grand Star (move). Template:Item-infobox
“Oh, thank you for saving the Grand Star, Mario. These star people are my family...they mean so much to me.”
Rosalina, Super Mario Galaxy

Grand Stars are large and powerful Power Stars in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. There are seven in the first game and six in the second game for a grand total of thirteen.

In Super Mario Galaxy, Grand Stars are used to provide power to the six domes onboard the Comet Observatory, thereby allowing the player to reach more galaxies as the events of the game progress. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Grand Stars still allow the player to reach more and more galaxies, but they now provide direct access to the next World via their transformation into a Portal instead.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Galaxy

Grand Star in the Gateway Galaxy
Mario holding the first Grand Star in the game
A Grand Star after Mario has already collected it.

Super Mario Galaxy is the first game in which Grand Stars appear. Bowser has taken all of the Grand Stars and is using them for his own evil intentions. As Mario recovers them, he gradually gains access to different parts of Rosalina's Comet Observatory, as the Grand Stars are the power source of the Comet Observatory's Beacon, which in turn sustains all life onboard the observatory. As each Grand Star is found, a path to the next dome is created. It is possible to only have 5 out of the 7 Grand Stars collected to reach the final battle, since Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, where the final battle is, can be unlocked after completing the fourth dome if the player has 60 or more Power Stars.

Grand Stars
Dome Galaxy Boss
Gate Gateway Galaxy None
Terrace Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor Megaleg
Fountain Bowser's Star Reactor Bowser
Kitchen Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada Bowser Jr.
Bedroom Bowser's Dark Matter Plant Bowser
Engine Room Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor King Kaliente
None Bowser's Galaxy Reactor Bowser

Super Mario Galaxy 2

A Grand Star that appears after Mario has defeated Giant Bowser in Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet
A Grand Star that has just transformed into a Portal in World 3

Grand Stars make another appearance in Super Mario Galaxy 2, the 2010 sequel to Super Mario Galaxy. In this game, the Grand Stars are once again under the control of Bowser and Bowser Jr. This time around, Grand Stars restore power to Starship Mario, and also create the Portals leading from one World to the next. In addition to this, the Grand Stars in this game are apparently responsible for Bowser's huge size, as he has eaten them to make himself considerably larger. After Mario defeats one of Bowser Jr.'s machines or henchmen, it will explode and release a Grand Star. After Mario defeats Bowser, he'll cough up a Grand Star. During the final battle in Bowser's Galaxy Generator, he is actually able to swallow the Grand Star again, making himself a great deal larger than he had been, and leading to one final segment of the battle. The Grand Stars seem to have an interesting side effect when misused, one that causes Bowser to become extremely tiny after the final battle, as seen in the end credits of the game.

Grand Stars
World Galaxy Boss
World 1 Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla Gobblegut
World 2 Bowser's Lava Lair Bowser
World 3 Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet Megahammer
World 4 Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet Bowser
World 5 Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker Boomsday Machine
World 6 Bowser's Galaxy Generator Bowser

Mario Kart series

While Grand Stars have not appeared physically throughout the Mario Kart series, they have been consistently used as Rosalina's emblem, and later, Baby Rosalina's as well. In the latter's case, the emblem features a Grand Star inside blue bonnet frills.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

In Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a floating Grand Star replaces the star icon that can be seen rotating on top of the tower in the city in N64 Rainbow Road.

Mario Kart Tour

Grand Stars appear in Mario Kart Tour as collectibles, earned by attaining a certain score after each race, completing one of the World Tour challenges, Gold Pass challenges, or daily challenges. To unlock more cups and progress further through each tour, a certain number of Grand Stars is required. Each tour gift also requires a certain number of Grand Stars to open. When the player has opened every tour gift, the next Grand Stars earned will each be converted to one hundred coins, and when a new tour begins, the total is reset to zero.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Rosalina's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate utilizes a Grand Star, in place of the Power Star from the previous installments.

Other appearances

Rosalina emblem from Mario Kart 8
Rosalina is usually represented by a Grand Star.

Rosalina's emblem is a Grand Star throughout many of her other appearances, including Super Mario 3D World, Mario Tennis games, other sports games, and the Mario Party series. In Super Mario 3D World, her emblem can be seen whenever she grabs a Goal Pole or touches a Checkpoint Flag, and on Rosalina's Character Switch. In Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, the Grand Star is similarly used to signify Mini Rosalina's levels.

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft, Nether Stars are replaced by Grand Stars.

Profiles

Mario Kart Tour

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter: "Collect Grand Stars by earning points in races or by testing your driving skills in challenges! The more Grand Stars you earn, the more Cups and Tour Gifts you unlock. Try to collect enough Grand Stars to unlock everything in a single tour!"[1]

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See also

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese グランドスター
Gurando sutā
Grand Star

Chinese (simplified) 崇高之星[2]
Chónggāo zhī Xīng
Star of Sublime

Chinese (traditional) 光榮之星
Guāngróng zhī Xīng
Star of Glory

Dutch Superster
Superstar
German Großer Stern
Big Star
Italian Megastella
Megastar
Korean 그랜드스타
Geuraendeu Seuta
Grand Star

Portuguese (NOA) Maxiestrela
Maxi star
Russian Великая звезда
Velikaya zvezda
Grand Star

Spanish Maxiestrella
Maxi star

Trivia

References

  1. ^ mariokarttourEN (October 4, 2019). Twitter. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Super Mario Galaxy Nvidia Shield screenshot thread. Twitter. Retrieved March 27, 2018.