Editing Grand Star

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|image=[[File:Grand Star Artwork - Super Mario Galaxy 2.png|180px]]<br>Artwork of a '''Grand Star''' from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
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{{quote|Oh, thank you for saving the Grand Star. These star people are my family...they mean so much to me.|Rosalina|Super Mario Galaxy}}

'''Grand Stars''' are very large and powerful [[Power Star]]s 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.

[[File:GrandStar.png|thumb|left|130px|Artwork of a '''Grand Star''' from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]].]]
In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', Grand Stars are used to provide power to the six [[dome]]s onboard the [[Comet Observatory]], thereby allowing the player to reach more and 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#Super Mario Galaxy 2|World]] via their transformation into a [[Portal]] instead.
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==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:grandsuperstar.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Mario holding a '''Grand Star'''.]]
[[File:Grandstarcollected.PNG|thumb|Right|200px|A Grand Star after Mario has already collected it.]]
''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' is the game in which Grand Stars make their first appearance. [[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.
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=====Grand Stars=====
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|[[Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor]]
|[[Megaleg]]
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|[[Fountain]]
|[[Bowser's Star Reactor]]
|[[Bowser]]
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|[[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]]
|[[Bowser Jr.]]
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|[[Bedroom]]
|[[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]]
|[[Bowser]]
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|[[Engine Room]]
|[[Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor]]
|[[King Kaliente]]
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|None
|[[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]]
|[[Bowser]]
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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2 Grandstar.png|thumb|left|A Grand Star that appears after [[Mario]] has defeated [[Bowser#Size|Giant Bowser]] in [[Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet]].]]
[[File:SMG2 Portal.png|thumb|right|220px|A Grand Star that has just transformed into a [[Portal]] in [[World 3 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|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 [[Portal]]s leading from one World to the next. In addition to this, the Grand Stars in this game are apparently responsible for [[Bowser#Size|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.
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=====Grand Stars=====
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|[[World 1 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 1]]
|[[Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla]]
|[[Gobblegut]]
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|[[World 2 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 2]]
|[[Bowser's Lava Lair]]
|[[Bowser]]
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|[[World 3 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 3]]
|[[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]]
|[[Megahammer]]
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|[[World 4 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 4]]
|[[Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet]]
|[[Bowser]]
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|[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]]
|[[Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker]]
|[[Boomsday Machine]]
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|[[World 6 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 6]]
|[[Bowser's Galaxy Generator]]
|[[Bowser]]
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====''Super Mario 3D World''====
Like in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], a Grand Star appears as [[Rosalina]]'s [[emblem]]. It can be seen whenever she grabs a [[Goal Pole]], or when she touches a [[Checkpoint Flag]].

===''Mario Kart'' series===
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', a Grand Star appears as Rosalina's emblem. In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', a floating Grand Star replaces the star icon and one can be seen rotating on top of the tower in the city in [[Rainbow Road (N64)|<small>N64</small> Rainbow Road]], and [[Baby Rosalina]]'s emblem features a Grand Star inside blue bonnett frills.

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=グランドスター
|JapR=Gurando sutā
|JapM=Grand Star
|Spa=Maxiestrella
|SpaM=Maximum Star <br/> Max Star
|Fra=Grande étoile
|FraM=Big Star
|Ger=Großer Stern
|GerM=Grand Star
|Dut=Superster
|DutM=Superstar
|Ita=Megastella
|ItaM=Megastar}}

==Trivia== 
*[[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]] is the only galaxy where [[Yoshi]] is able to pose with Mario when the Grand Star is collected. In [[Bowser's Galaxy Generator]], [[Princess Peach]], [[Luma (character)|Luma]] and the [[Co-Star Luma]] (if used) will pose with Mario. If Mario also brings Yoshi to the end of the level with a glitch, they will not pose since there is no special animation that Mario and Yoshi fly with the Grand Star.
*In both ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', while the shadows of Grand Stars when they hover the ground is shaped like the Grand Star viewed from the top down, the shadows of Power Stars are simply shaped like a circle.

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