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'''Star Crusters''' are a stronger variant of [[Crusty]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. Their name is a pun on "{{wp|star cluster}}." They appear in [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Keep]] the second time it is visited, alongside much weaker creatures. Like Crusties, Star Crusters have extremely high physical attack and defense but low magic stats. In battle, a Star Cruster uses  its normal attack on its own turns; if hit with a normal attack, however, the Star Cruster immediately counters with a projectile that puts the attacker to [[sleep]]. In the original game, Star Crusters deny being crabs in their [[Thought Peek|thought]], which appears to be a misunderstood reference to the 1987 [[Family Computer|Famicom]] game ''Sanma no Meitantei'', joking about the game's use of a crab for its cursor.<ref>Clyde Mandelin (June 29, 2020). [https://legendsoflocalization.com/the-pop-culture-obsessed-monsters-in-japanese-super-mario-rpg/ The Pop Culture-Obsessed Monsters in Japanese Super Mario RPG]. ''Legends of Localization''. Retrieved July 31, 2021.</ref>
'''Star Crusters''' are a stronger variant of [[Crusty]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. Their name is a pun on "{{wp|star cluster}}." They appear in [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Keep]] the second time it is visited, alongside much weaker creatures. Like Crusties, Star Crusters have extremely high physical attack and defense but low magic stats. In battle, a Star Cruster uses  its normal attack on its own turns; if hit with a normal attack, however, the Star Cruster immediately counters with a projectile that puts the attacker to [[sleep]]. In the original game, Star Crusters deny being crabs in their Psychopath quote, which appears to be a mistranslation.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
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Star Cruster
Image of a Star Cruster from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
A Star Cruster in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variant of Crusty

Star Crusters are a stronger variant of Crusty in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. Their name is a pun on "star cluster." They appear in Bowser's Keep the second time it is visited, alongside much weaker creatures. Like Crusties, Star Crusters have extremely high physical attack and defense but low magic stats. In battle, a Star Cruster uses its normal attack on its own turns; if hit with a normal attack, however, the Star Cruster immediately counters with a projectile that puts the attacker to sleep. In the original game, Star Crusters deny being crabs in their thought, which appears to be a misunderstood reference to the 1987 Famicom game Sanma no Meitantei, joking about the game's use of a crab for its cursor.[1]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Star Cruster
Battle idle animation of a Star Cruster from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 72 FP 100 Speed 11
Location(s) Bowser's Keep (second visit), The Trial Course Attack 135 Magic attack 16
Role Common Defense 145 Magic defense 53
Bonus Flower Attack Up! (30%) Yoshi Cookie Crystalline Morph rate 25%
Evade 0% Magic evade 10% Spells None
Weak Ice Strong Jump Sp. attacks Mini Light Beam (CP)
Coins 30 Exp. points 36 Items Crystalline (5%)
Psychopath "I'M NOT A CRAB!!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Super Mario RPG enemy
Star Cruster
Image of a Star Cruster from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 72 Weak Elements Ice Drops N/A
Exp. 36 Weak Statuses FearPoisonSleepMute Rare Drops N/A
Found in Bowser's Keep
Monster List profile The "star" part has nothing to do with the Star Road or Star Pieces. We just thought it was a nice-sounding name. Is that so wrong?
Thought Peek "Where's the crustacean station?"
Animations

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スターカーニィ[?]
Sutā Kānī
Star Crusty
Chinese (simplified) 星星硬壳蟹[?]
Xīngxīng Yìngké Xiè
Star Crusty
Chinese (traditional) 星星硬殼蟹[?]
Xīngxīng Yìngké Xiè
Star Crusty
Dutch Sterscharia[?] Star Crusty
French Crustelle[?] From crustacé ("crustacean") and female given name ending -stelle, derived from the Latin word stella ("star")
German Brachizwack[?] From Brachizang ("Crusty") and the German surname "Zwack"
Italian Crustella[?] Portmanteau of Crustavo ("Crusty") and stella ("star")
Korean 스타투구게[?]
Seuta Tuguge
Star Crusty
Spanish Crustrella[?] From "Crusty" and estrella ("star")

References[edit]

  1. ^ Clyde Mandelin (June 29, 2020). The Pop Culture-Obsessed Monsters in Japanese Super Mario RPG. Legends of Localization. Retrieved July 31, 2021.