Editing Star Piece (Super Mario RPG)

[[File:SMRPG All Star Pieces.png|100px|frame|The seven Star Pieces]]

'''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 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.

Near the beginning of the game, [[Exor]] penetrates 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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==<span style="color:deepskyblue">Light-blue Star Piece</span>==

[[File:Light Blue Star Piece SMRPG.png|thumb|Mario recovers the first Star Piece inside the Mushroom Castle.]]  

The first Star Piece lands somewhere near the [[Toad Town|Mushroom Kingdom]]. Although its discovery is never really explained, it is most likely found by either [[Claymorton]] or a [[Shymore]] while Mario and Mallow are pursuing [[Croco]] through [[Bandit's Way]]. Claymorton's group terrorizes 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, but he is uncertain as to what purpose it serves.

==<span style="color:lime">Green Star Piece</span>==

The second Star Piece lands somewhere in the [[Forest Maze]]. Geno is the first to learn of its whereabouts and arrives at [[Rose Town]] to begin his search, possessing a doll belonging to [[Gaz]] in the process. Mario and Mallow choose to follow the doll into the Forest Maze, not knowing where the Star Piece can be. Eventually, they stumble across [[Bowyer]], just as one of his [[Aero]] flunkies presents him with the Star Piece that he found. Mario and Mallow aid Geno in defeating Bowyer and agree to join forces, collecting the second Star Piece in the process. However, an Aero witnesses the whole event unnoticed and goes to tell [[Smithy]]. Geno then joins Mario in his quest to find the remaining Star Pieces.

==<span style="color:orange">Orange Star Piece</span>==

[[File:OrangeStarPiece.png|thumb|Having beaten Punchinello, Mario collects the third Star Piece in the Mole Mines.]]  

The third Star Piece crashes deep within the [[Mole Mines]], triggering a cave-in. The cave-in causes [[Dyna & Mite]], who are playing in the mines at the time, to be trapped. The [[Mole (Super Mario RPG)|citizens]] of [[Moleville]] attempt to rescue them but fail. Eventually, Mario's group arrives in Moleville and is informed of what happened. After venturing into the mines and receiving a [[Microbomb|Bambino Bomb]] for defeating [[Croco]] a second time, 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. As Mario's group is covered in soot when the King Bomb detonates, the third Star Piece seemingly senses this predicament and restores the trio to its standard appearance after being collected. With the third Star Piece acquired, Mario's group soon finds Dyna & Mite and is able to escape from the mines through the minecart.

==<span style="color:blueviolet">Purple Star Piece</span>==

[[File:PurpleStarPiece.png|thumb|Mario collects the unguarded 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, Mario and his [[party member|allies]] are stumped, as they have no idea where the next Star Piece can be. Mallow then suggests that they 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 has been left unguarded, and it is easily recovered.

 

==<span style="color:royalblue">Blue Star Piece</span> / <span style="color:fuchsia">Pink Star Piece</span>==

[[File:BlueStarPiece.png|thumb|After beating Speardovich in Seaside Town, Mario recollects the fifth Star Piece.]]

The fifth Star Piece plunges into the [[sea]], where it is claimed by [[Jonathan Jones]], if not by his [[Bandana Red]]s or [[Bandana Blue]]s. The eccentric citizens of [[Seaside Town]] tell Mario's group of the Star Piece's whereabouts, and the group sets off to Jonathan Jones's [[Sunken Ship]] to find it. After traversing the ship, Mario's group finds the Star Piece in the possession of Jonathan Jones, who makes the group fight him for it.

 

After Mario's group defeats Jonathan Jones and returns to Seaside Town, the village [[elder]] and the townspeople reveal their true identity of [[Speardovich]], and he demands for Mario to hand over the newly claimed Star Piece, torturing the real elder if Mario refuses. After giving up the Star Piece, Mario's group confronts Speardovich before he can make his getaway. Jonathan Jones, who had taken a liking to Mario after their duel, blocks Speardovich's escape. After Mario's group defeats Speardovich, Mario regains the Star Piece.

In the remake, the color of this Star Piece has been changed to pink.<ref name=website/>

==<span style="color:red">Red Star Piece</span>==

[[File:RedStarPiece.png|thumb|Mario discovers the sixth Star Piece inside Barrel Volcano, but it is not as close as it seems.]]

The sixth Star Piece lands inside [[Barrel Volcano]]. Although it remains untouched for a lengthy period of time, the [[Nimbus]] of [[Nimbus Land]] 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 drops 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, [[Axem Red]] of the [[Axem Rangers]] swipes 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.

==<span style="color:gold">Yellow Star Piece</span>==

[[File:YellowStarPiece.png|thumb|After defeating Smithy within the bowels of his factory, Mario collects the seventh and final Star Piece.]]

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 surviving Aero who witnesses the event informs other members of the Smithy Gang of the Star Pieces and their true potential. Thus, the seventh Star Piece is seemingly branded to the chest of Smithy himself (in the remake, he instead wears it on a necklace). 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 coming out the victor. 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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|ItaM=Star-shard; same as [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|''Paper Mario''{{'}}s Star Pieces]]<br>Stellar shard

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