Editing Rainbow Star

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{{item infobox
|image=[[File:SMG_RainbowStar.jpg|200px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|effect=Turns [[Mario]]/[[Luigi]] into [[Rainbow Mario|Rainbow Mario/Rainbow Luigi]].
}}
[[File:Rainbow Mario - Super Mario Galaxy.png|thumb|left|200px|Artwork of [[Rainbow Mario]] after collecting the Rainbow Star]]
The '''Rainbow Star''' is an [[List of items|item]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''; it is the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' equivalent of the [[Super Star]], used to prevent confusion between Super Stars and [[Power Star]]s. When collected, it transforms [[Mario]] into [[Rainbow Mario]] (or [[Luigi]] into Rainbow Luigi), causing him to become rainbow-colored and leave a trail of light behind him whenever he runs. In this form, he is invincible, releases [[Star Bit]]s from damaging enemies, can break through certain objects and obstacles (such as [[Chain Chomp|Chomp]]s and [[Boulder]]s), can run faster, and can jump both farther and higher. Falling, either into space or a black hole, can still cause the player to lose a life. As the [[List of power-ups|power-up]] begins to wear off, the music, along with Mario's running speed, will get faster and faster until it wears off completely. The only mission in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' where a Rainbow Star is required is [[The Golden Chomp]].
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==Missions==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
*[[Good Egg Galaxy]]: [[King Kaliente's Battle Fleet]]
*[[Honeyhive Galaxy]]: [[Bee Mario Takes Flight]], [[Trouble on the Tower]], [[Big Bad Bugaboom]]
*[[Battlerock Galaxy]]: [[Breaking into the Battlerock]]
*[[Ghostly Galaxy]]: [[Luigi and the Haunted Mansion]], [[A Very Spooky Sprint]], [[Beware of Bouldergeist]]
*[[Gusty Garden Galaxy]]: [[The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows]], [[Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble]], [[The Golden Chomp]]
*[[Dusty Dune Galaxy]]: [[Blasting through the Sand]]
*[[Gold Leaf Galaxy]]: [[Star Bunnies on the Hunt]], [[Cataquack to the Skies]], [[When It Rains, It Pours]]
*[[Deep Dark Galaxy]]: [[The Underground Ghost Ship]], [[Bubble Blastoff]]
*[[Sand Spiral Galaxy]]: [[Choosing a Favorite Snack]]

===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
[[File:SMG2 Mario and Rainbow Star.png|thumb|Mario near a Rainbow Star in the [[Sky Station Galaxy]]]]
*[[Sky Station Galaxy]]: [[Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum]], [[Storming the Sky Fleet]]
*[[Yoshi Star Galaxy]]: [[Spiny Rainbow Romp]]
*[[Spin-Dig Galaxy]]: [[Digga-Leg's Planet]]
*[[Shiverburn Galaxy]]: [[Octo-Army Icy Rainbow Romp]]
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==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card===
{{content description
|image=[[File:RainbowStarTradingCard.png|150px]]
|name=Rainbow Star
|description=''These rainbow-colored stars are just what Mario needs to transform into Rainbow Mario! While in his Rainbow form, Mario becomes invincible and leaves a trail of rainbow light behind him.''
}}

===''Super Mario 3D All-Stars''===	
*'''North American website bio:''' "''For a short time, Mario pulses with all the colors of the rainbow and runs at superspeed, knocking down any enemies in his path.''"

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Rainbow Star.gif|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Asset Model Rainbow Star.png|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=レインボースター
|JapR=Reinbō Sutā
|JapM=Rainbow Star
|Chi=彩虹星
|ChiR=Cǎihóng Xīng
|ChiM=Rainbow Star
|Kor=레인보우스타와
|KorR=Reinbou Seutawa
|KorM=Rainbow Star
|Dut=Regenboogster
|DutM=Rainbow Star
|Fre=Étoile arc-en-ciel<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210330155221/https://supermario3dallstars.nintendo.com/fr/super-mario-galaxy/]</ref><ref>''Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 107</ref>
|FreM=Rainbow Star
|Ger=Regenbogen-Stern
|GerM=Rainbow Star
|Ita=Stella Iride
|ItaM=Iris Star
|Por=Estrela Arco-Íris<ref>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', Rainbow Mario trophy description (European Portuguese).</ref>
|PorM=Rainbow Star
|Rus=звезда радуги
|RusR=Zvezda radugi
|RusM=Rainbow Star
|Spa=Estrella Arco iris
|SpaM=Rainbow Star
}}

==Trivia==
*The Rainbow Star is the only power-up in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' that does not appear as a souvenir in the engine room of [[Starship Mario]].
*If the player touches another power-up while invincible in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', it flies high into the air. It comes back after a while, however.
*The music associated with the Rainbow Star is a remix of the music played when [[Baby Mario]] acquires a [[Super Star]] from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.
*The [[Rainbow Starchute]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' is reminiscent to the Rainbow Star, although it has eyes.

==References==
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[[Category:Invincibility power-ups]]
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[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 items]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy trading cards]]
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