Editing Stella

{{about|the character from [[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]|the Dragon Quest character playable in [[Fortune Street]]|[[Stella (Dragon Quest)]]}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:PPS Stella.png|250px]]
|species=Sparkle sprite
|first_appearance=''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Tetris 99]]'' (39th Maximus Cup, cameo) (2024)
}}
'''Stella''' is the guardian of [[Sparkle Theater]] in ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' She is a Sparkle sprite with a yellow, star-shaped head and a deep turquoise outfit consisting of a dress and a ribbon.

==History==
===''Princess Peach: Showtime!''===
After [[Grape (character)|Grape]] and the [[Sour Bunch]] take over the theater, Stella requests [[Princess Peach]]'s help to reclaim it. The bands of her ribbon can extend to help Peach interact with enemies and elements of scenery, and Stella herself can magically grant Peach new transformations.

Stella's color when flying around and when Sparkle is used corresponds to the ribbon she is wearing, which can be selected in the Wardrobe in the pause menu (while in the Sparkle Theater). Exceptions are during boss fights, where she will always be in her default light teal color, and during Peach's transitions from Sparkle to a transformation, where she is light blue with white gradients.

After [[It's Showtime, Grape!]], Peach can choose to buy a large golden [[statue]] of Stella, more than twice the height of Peach, as a Sparkle Theater decoration, from the green-shirted [[Lobby Shop]] staffer. The statue will then be placed in the center of 1F.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
A Legend-class primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] of Peach and Stella together was added to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' during the "Showtime and Wonder Spirits!" spirit event that began on the same day as ''Princess Peach: Showtime!''{{'}}s release. In their spirit battle, Stella is represented by a tiny, yellow [[Kirby]], and the battle is set in [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]], which represents the Sparkle Theater. Throughout the battle, [[Assist Trophy|Assist Trophies]] representing three transformations from ''Showtime!'' appear: Lyn, representing [[Swordfighter Peach]]; Chef Kawasaki, representing [[Patissiere Peach]]; and Akira, representing [[Kung Fu Peach]]. This is the only spirit battle in the game where multiple different Assist Trophies appear.

===''Super Mario Run''===
A statue of Stella and Peach also appears in ''[[Super Mario Run]]''{{'}}s Kingdom Builder, which was made available during the ''Princess Peach: Showtime!'' event that began an hour after the start of the spirit event in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' (though it was added to the notebook silhouetted alongside the other event items as part of the game's version 3.2.0 update released a week prior on March 15, 2024). The statue is unlocked after completing all nine Princess Peach missions. Stella also appears as the missions icon during the event.

===''Tetris 99''===
Stella also appears in the banner and icon of the ''Princess Peach: Showtime!'' theme in ''[[Tetris 99]]'', which was released during the 39th Maximus Cup.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
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|-
!rowspan=2 width=3%|#
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Name
!rowspan=2 class=unsortable width=10%|Image
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Series / game
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Type
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Class
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|1525
!Peach & Stella
|
|''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' Series
|Primary (2)
|Legend
|'''{{color|Grab|limegreen}}'''<br>Jump ↑
|Spirit Board (version 13.0.2 or later)
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Kirby]]
|'''Rule:''' [[Assist Trophy]] Enemies ''([[Assist Trophy#Lyn|Lyn]], [[Assist Trophy#Chef Kawasaki|Chef Kawasaki]], [[Assist Trophy#Akira|Akira]])''
*Hostile assist trophies will appear
*The enemy favors up smash attacks
|[[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]]
|Fossil Falls
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
PPS New Key Art.jpg|Stella, alongside Princess Peach, in key art for ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]''
Peach Showtime key art logo.jpg|Stella, alongside Princess Peach, in the initial key art for ''Princess Peach: Showtime!''
Untitled Peach game stage start.jpg|Stella and Peach in-game
Untitled Peach game stage platform.jpg|Stella assisting Peach to transform
PPS Peach blue dress transformation.png|Stella's light-blue swirl during a transformation
PPS Stella textbox face 1.png|One of the faces Stella use in dialog textboxes
PPS Stella gold statue 1F.png|Gold statue of Stella in the center of 1F, bought from the green-sweater Lobby Shop staffer in the upper right
NL2024T PPS Official Sticker.png|Stickers from Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO
PPS SegaPrize Stella Plush.jpg|Stella plush manufactured by [[SegaPrize]]
SMR Peach Stella Statue.png|Peach & Stella Statue in ''[[Super Mario Run]]''
SMR Princess Peach Missions.png|Stella on the Princess Peach missions screen in ''Super Mario Run''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ステラ
|JapR=Sutera
|JapM=Stella
|Chi=思忒拉
|ChiR=Sītèlā
|ChiM=Stella
|Dut=Stella
|Fre=Stella
|Ger=Stella
|Ita=Stella
|Kor=스텔라
|KorR=Seutella
|KorM=Stella
|Por=Estela
|PorM=Portuguese equivalent of the name "Stella"
|Rus=Стелла
|RusR=Stella
|RusM=Stella
|Spa=Lucy
|SpaM=Common name; derives from ''luz'' ("light")
}}

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[[Category:Fairies]]
[[Category:Stars]]
[[Category:Princess Peach: Showtime! characters]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits]]
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