Editing Star Piece (Super Mario RPG)

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[[File:SMRPG All Star Pieces.png|100px|frame|left|The seven Star Pieces]]
[[File:Star Pieces in slots SMRPG_NS.png|thumb|The seven Star Pieces in the ''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' remake]]
{{quote|No one's [[wish]]es will come true until the Star Pieces are found and the [[Star Road (Super Mario RPG)|Star Road]] repaired. Which is why I have chosen to join these two in order to find the missing Star Pieces.|Geno|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
'''Star Pieces''' are a set of seven star-shaped pieces that make up the [[Star Road (Super Mario RPG)|Star Road]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its Switch remake]]. The Star Pieces play a pivotal role in the game, as they are needed in order to restore the broken Star Road and restore [[Mario's world|the world]] to normal. When the Star Pieces are first seen falling from the sky at the beginning of the original game, they are shown to be gold. However, all later appearances of the Star Pieces depict them with rainbow colors, presumably to differentiate them from each other.

[[File:StarPieces.png|thumb|The seven Star Pieces, having just been separated by Exor]]
Near the beginning of the game, [[Exor]] destroys the Star Road prior to landing in the center of [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Keep]], thus shattering the road into the seven Star Pieces. The Star Pieces fall from the sky and land in various spots across the world. [[Mario]]'s quest, in which he is aided by [[Mallow]], [[Geno]], [[Bowser]], and [[Princess Peach]], revolves around finding the seven Star Pieces to repair the Star Road, thus allowing [[wish]]es to continue coming true. At the same time, the [[Smithy Gang]] is on the hunt for them as well, hoping to prevent the power of wishes from returning, allowing the gang to fill the world with weapons.
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==Light-blue Star Piece==
[[File:Light Blue Star Piece SMRPG.png|thumb|Mario collects the first Star Piece inside the Mushroom Castle.]] 
The first Star Piece lands somewhere near the [[Toad Town|Mushroom Kingdom]], and it comes into the possession of [[Claymorton]] while Mario and Mallow are pursuing [[Croco]] through [[Bandit's Way]]. Claymorton's group attacks the Mushroom Kingdom while hoarding the Star Piece in the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] throne room until Mario and Mallow arrive and defeat the group. Mario then claims the Star Piece.
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==Green Star Piece==
[[File:Green Star Piece SMRPG.png|thumb|Mario collects the second Star Piece in the Forest Maze.]] 
The second Star Piece lands within the [[Forest Maze]]. Geno learns of its location, and he arrives at [[Rose Town]] to begin his search, possessing a doll belonging to [[Gaz]]. Mario and Mallow choose to follow the doll into the Forest Maze, and eventually they discover [[Bowyer]], just as one of his [[Aero]] minions shows him the Star Piece. Mario and Mallow aid Geno in defeating Bowyer and agree to join forces, collecting the second Star Piece in the process. An Aero witnesses the fight and goes to tell [[Smithy]]. Geno then joins Mario in his quest to find the remaining Star Pieces.
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==Orange Star Piece==
[[File:OrangeStarPiece.png|thumb|Mario collects the third Star Piece in the Mole Mines.]] 
The third Star Piece crashes into the [[Mole Mines]], triggering a cave-in. The cave-in traps [[Dyna and Mite]], who are playing in the mines at the time, which causes the [[Mole (Super Mario RPG)|citizens]] of [[Moleville]] to attempt to rescue them. After Mario and his group venture into the mines, Mario's group is able to reach the room where the Star Piece had crashed into the rafters. It is unknowingly guarded by [[Punchinello]], who accidentally frees the Star Piece by setting off a [[King Bomb]], which crushes him upon summoning it. With the third Star Piece acquired, Mario's group finds Dyna and Mite, and they escape through the minecart.
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==Purple Star Piece==
[[File:PurpleStarPiece.png|thumb|Mario collects the fourth Star Piece upon Star Hill.]]
The fourth Star Piece lands atop [[Star Hill]]. After Mario's group traverses [[Booster Tower]] and [[Marrymore]], the group finally rescues Peach from a forced marriage with [[Booster]]. After returning Peach to the Mushroom Kingdom, Mallow suggests that the group should head to [[Tadpole Pond]] and ask if the [[Frog Sage]] might know. The Frog Sage hears of the next Star Piece's whereabouts and sends the group to Star Hill to search for it. Mario and his allies eventually find the fourth Star Piece after exploring Star Hill, where it is unguarded and easily recovered.
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==Blue Star Piece / Pink Star Piece==
[[File:BlueStarPiece.png|thumb|Mario collects the fifth Star Piece.]]
The fifth Star Piece plunges into the [[sea]], where it is claimed by [[Johnny|Jonathan "Johnny" Jones]]. The citizens of [[Seaside Town]] tell Mario's group of the Star Piece's whereabouts, and the group sets off to Johnny's [[Sunken Ship]] to find it. After traversing the ship, Mario's group finds the Star Piece in the possession of Johnny, who makes the group fight him for it.

After Mario's group defeats Johnny and returns to Seaside Town, [[Speardovich]] reveals himself as having impersonated the village's [[elder]], and he demands for Mario to hand over the newly claimed Star Piece, threatening to torture the real elder if Mario refuses. After giving up the Star Piece, Mario's group confronts Speardovich before he can make his getaway, as Johnny blocks Speardovich's escape. After Mario's group defeats Speardovich, Mario regains the Star Piece.
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==Red Star Piece==
[[File:RedStarPiece.png|thumb|Mario initially collects the sixth Star Piece inside Barrel Volcano.]]
The sixth Star Piece lands inside [[Barrel Volcano]]. The [[Nimbus]] of [[Nimbus Land]] initially witnesses the Star Piece falling into the crater. After Mario's group rescues [[King Nimbus]] and [[Queen Nimbus]], the group is informed of the Star Piece's whereabouts and goes into Barrel Volcano to search for it. After defeating the [[Czar Dragon]] and [[Zombone]], Mario's group finds the Star Piece. Right before Mario gets hold of the Star Piece, the [[Axem Rangers]] steal it. Mario and his allies chase the Axem Rangers out of the volcano in their attempt to get back the Star Piece. Eventually, Mario's group defeats the Axem Rangers atop [[the Blade]], and Mario's group is able to finally claim the sixth Star Piece.
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==Yellow Star Piece==
[[File:YellowStarPiece.png|thumb|Mario collects the seventh and final Star Piece inside Smithy's Factory.]]
The seventh Star Piece lands in Bowser's Keep, where it is quickly claimed by the Smithy Gang. After the second Star Piece is recovered by Mario's group, the Aero who witnessed the event informs other members of the Smithy Gang of the Star Pieces and their true potential. The seventh Star Piece is then seemingly worn by Smithy himself. Upon encountering Smithy, Mario's group demands for him to hand over his Star Piece, but he refuses, instead asking the same of the group's Star Pieces. Ultimately, the two sides engage in a fight, with Mario's side eventually winning. With Smithy defeated, the seventh Star Piece is free from his grasp, and Geno, now in possession of all seven Star Pieces, is able to repair the Star Road.
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==Gallery==
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SMRPG NS Pink Star Piece.jpg|Mario getting the pink Star Piece in the remake
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スターピース
|JapR=Sutā Pīsu
|JapM=Star Piece
|Chi=星之碎片<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hant|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/smashbros/dlc.html|title=大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ for Nintendo 3DS 付費新增內容公開下載|publisher=Nintendo of HK|accessdate=October 22, 2020}}</ref>
|ChiN=''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' website
|ChiR=Xīng zhī Suìpiàn
|Chi2=星星碎片<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hant|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/2Xvp5hpuIsDarWuKU4f4OZ|title=《超級瑪利歐RPG》的最新資訊公開！ {{!}} TOPICS {{!}} 任天堂(香港)有限公司網站|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=June 21, 2023}}</ref>
|Chi2N=''Super Mario RPG''
|Chi2R=XīngXing Suìpiàn
|ChiM=Star Fragment
|Dut=sterrenstuk
|DutM=star piece
|FreE=fragment d'étoile
|FreEM=star fragment
|FreA=Fragment d'étoile
|FreAM=Star fragment
|Ger=Sternstück
|GerM=Star Piece
|Ita=Scheggiastella<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' e-manual|language=it|publisher=Nintendo|page=6}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''
|ItaM=Star-shard; same as [[Star Piece]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|Ita2=frammento stellare
|Ita2N=''Super Mario RPG''
|Ita2M=stellar shard
|Kor=스타피스
|KorR=Seuta Piseu
|KorM=Star Piece
|Spa=Estrella fragmento
|SpaM=Star shard
}}

==Trivia==
*In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', a [[Sammer Guy]] called [[List of Sammer Guys#Star of Seven Shards|Star of Seven Shards]] is a reference to the Star Pieces.

==References==
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