Editing Cobalt Star

[[File:CobaltStarOpening.png|thumb|250px|The Cobalt Star in one piece]]
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{{quote|The [[Prof. E. Gadd's time machine|machine's]] energy source? This amazing Cobalt Star!|In-game text|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''}}
The '''Cobalt Star''' is the power source for [[Prof. E. Gadd's time machine]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. The Cobalt Star is shattered into multiple shards by [[Princess Peach]] after she uses it to trap the [[Elder Princess Shroob]], the leader of the [[Shroob]]s that are invading the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] of the past. However, her sister, the younger [[Princess Shroob]], kidnaps Peach in the castle of the past, which is later turned into [[Shroob Castle]]. Destroying the star also causes [[time hole]]s to appear between the past and present. Meanwhile, [[Baby Bowser]] collects the shards of the Cobalt Star as his personal treasure, going great lengths to protect it. With the help of their infant selves, [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] go about retrieving the shards and reassembling the Cobalt Star to fix the fabric of time and save Peach from the Shroobs. They find the first one in [[Bowser's Castle]], although this causes Baby Bowser to pursue them. After finding the second shard in the [[Vim Factory]], Baby Bowser steals the shards and flees to [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]], where the Mario Bros. give chase and retrieve the shards from him after defeating [[Sunnycide]]. Later in the game, at [[Star Hill]], the "spirit of the Cobalt Star," which is actually the Elder Princess Shroob in disguise, sends the heroes to the [[Star Shrine]], where there is another Cobalt Star shard.

[[File:Cobaltstarspirit.png|frame|left|The "spirit" of the Cobalt Star]]
[[Baby Luigi]] and [[Kylie Koopa]] both realize something is suspicious about the Cobalt Star, with the former crying after he noticed something inside, but the whole truth is not revealed until it is too late: All of the shards are assembled at Shroob Castle when Baby Bowser steals the last one from Peach. Baby Bowser is transformed into a [[Shroob mushroom]], and the Elder Princess Shroob then uses her regained power to break free of her prison and attack the heroes.

It appears that the Cobalt Star does not exist anymore in the ''Mario'' universe, as the Elder Princess Shroob states that the star "is no more". 

When the Cobalt Star shard goes near the [[Junior Shrooboid]], the sound that a [[Shroob saucer]] makes is heard.
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==Cobalt Star shard locations==
[[File:M&LPiT Cobalt Star Shard.png|thumb|A Cobalt Star shard]]
Below is a list of where the six shards of the Cobalt Star are located.
*In the [[treasure chest#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Treasure Chest Block]] of the past [[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Bowser's Castle]]. Until meeting with [[Professor E. Gadd]], this is treated as a normal key item with the name '''Sparkling Shard'''.
*In the possession of [[Swiggler]] in the [[Vim Factory]].
*Inside [[Petey Piranha]] in the [[Gritzy Caves]].
*At the [[Star Shrine]].
*In the possession of [[Toadbert]] and then [[Elder Shrooboid]] at the Star Shrine. 
*In the possession of [[Princess Peach]] at [[Shroob Castle]].

==Names in other languages==
===Cobalt Star===
{{foreign names
|Jap=コバルトスター
|JapR=Kobaruto sutā
|JapM=Cobalt Star
|Spa=Estrella Cobalto
|SpaM=Cobalt Star
|Fre=Étoile cobalt
|FreM=Cobalt star
|Ger=Kobaltstern
|GerM=Cobalt star
|Ita=Stella Cobalto
|ItaM=Cobalt Star
|Kor=코발트스타
|KorR=Kobalteu seuta
|KorM=Cobalt Star
}}

===Cobalt Star shard===
{{foreign names
|Jap=コバルトスターのカケラ
|JapR=Kobaruto sutā no kakera
|JapM=Cobalt Star Piece
|Fre=Fragment stellaire
|FreM=Starry shard
|Spa=Fragmento de la Estrella Cobalto
|SpaM=Cobalt Star's fragment
|Ger=Kobalt-Sternsplitter
|GerM=Cobalt Star Shard
|Ita=Frammento luccicante
|ItaN=first piece
|Ita2=Pezzo di Stella Cobalto 
|ItaM=Shining shard
|Ita2M=Piece of Cobalt Star
|Kor=코발트스타 조각
|KorR=Kobalteu seuta jogag
|KorM=Cobalt Star Piece
}}
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