Star Temple gate
- Not to be confused with Star Barrier.
| Star Temple gate | |
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| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005) |
- “Incredible... All of you... You are truly... ...AMAZING. You are the best siblings ever.”
- —Star Temple gate, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
The Star Temple gate,[1] or Stargate,[1] is a character in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, being the gateway to the Star Shrine. The Mario Bros. (both younger and older counterparts) go to the Star Shrine to search for one of the Cobalt Star shards. However, the path is blocked by the Star Temple gate, which tells the Mario Bros. that they must be worthy enough to pass through—Mario's heart is read and classified pure, while the Star Temple gate does not have to read Baby Mario's and Baby Luigi's hearts, as it knows that they are already pure as well. However, the Star Temple gate claims Luigi is not pure enough and therefore denies the group entry. Nevertheless, the gate offers the group three options: give up, continue without Luigi, or find the Aurora Block, which can tell how pure one's heart is after one hits it. After the group finds the block, Luigi is told to hit it, but it keeps moving away when he tries. After this, the Star Temple gate asks who is responsible, the three options being:
- "1. Mario!"
- "2. The babies!"
- "3. Me, me, ME!"
After the player chooses all three answers in any order but to no avail, the Star Temple gate angrily roars out that the correct answer was "4. Everyone!" and wrongfully accuses Luigi of lying after the latter claims there were only three answers. The gate then continues to insult Luigi until he starts crying, at which point an angered Mario objects and Baby Mario hammers the gate. After this, the Star Temple gate dubs them "the best siblings ever" and confesses that it was actually testing them to see how strong their brotherly bond is. The gate finally allows Luigi to hit the Aurora Block, and it flattens him after growing to match the size of his heart. The Star Temple gate deems all four brothers worthy to enter the Star Shrine, including Luigi.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スターゲート[citation needed] Sutāgēto |
Stargate | |
| Italian | Portale del Santuario Stella[2] | Star Shrine portal | |
| Portale[3] | Portal |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hoffman, Chris (November 18, 2005). Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-006-9. Page 76.
- ^ "Questo dev'essere il portale del Santuario Stella di cui ci ha parlato la Stella Cobalto..." – Stuffwell. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
- ^ "Ma che cosa avrà visto il portale nel cuore di Luigi?!" – Summaries. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
