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.

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
|Jpn=コバルトスター
|JpnR=Kobaruto sutā
|JpnM=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
|Jpn=コバルトスターのカケラ
|JpnR=Kobaruto sutā no kakera
|JpnM=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 <small>(first piece)</small>
|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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