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|image=[[File:Star Rod Brawl artwork.png|175px]]
|image=[[File:Star Rod Brawl artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
|first_appearance=''[[wikirby:Kirby's Adventure|Kirby's Adventure]]'' (1993, ''Kirby'' series)<br>''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 7|Volume 7]] (1993, [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]])
|first_appearance=''[[wikirby:Kirby's Adventure|Kirby's Adventure]]'' (1993, {{iw|wikirby|Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series}})<br>''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 7|Volume 7]] (1993, [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]])
|latest_appearance=''[[wikirby:Kirby Star Allies|Kirby Star Allies]]'' (cameo) (2018, ''Kirby'' series)<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]], ''Super Mario''-related media)
|latest_appearance=''[[wikirby:Kirby Star Allies|Kirby Star Allies]]'' (cameo) (2018, ''Kirby'' series)<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]], ''Super Mario''-related media)
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The '''Star Rod''', also referred to as the '''Star Wand'''<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19991127081403/http://www.smashbros.com/enter.html|title=''Super Smash Bros.'' website|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=September 19, 2024}}</ref> or '''Wand''',<ref>{{cite|publisher=EMAP|language=en-gb|date=March 1999|title=''Official UK Nintendo Magazine'' Issue 78|page=11}}</ref> is an item from the ''{{iw|wikirby|Kirby (series)|Kirby}}'' series. It has appeared in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' a few times: In [[Super Mario-kun Volume 7|volume 7]], the Star Rod is one of the items stolen by the [[collector]], and in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 9|volume 9]], a Star Rod is used by Mario to defeat [[No.48]]; he created it earlier on by combining a [[Super Star]] with a rod.
[[File:Star Rod Wii U.jpg|thumb|left|The Star Rod in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'']]
The '''Star Rod''', also referred to as the '''Star Wand'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19991127081403/http://www.smashbros.com/enter.html Official American ''Super Smash Bros.'' website (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)]. Retrieved May 17, 2018.</ref> or '''Wand''',<ref>''Official UK Nintendo Magazine'' Issue 78, page 11. "'''''Wand'''''"</ref> is a major item appearing in ''[[wikirby:Kirby's Adventure|Kirby's Adventure]]'' and its [[wikirby:Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land|remake]], powering the [[Fountain of Dreams]] to send dreams to everyone in Dream Land. The Star Rod also appears as an item in every ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' game. It can be used as a battering item, or by using as a Smash Attack, the player can shoot out a star at opponents. The Star Rod can shoot twenty stars. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'', two characters swing their Star Rods in a different manner than the rest: [[Sheik]] shoots two stars one after another, while [[Captain Falcon]] shoots one, then four stars at once.


In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the Star Rod appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]. In order to obtain the spirit, the player must fight four [[Kirby]]s that use Star Rods.
The Star Rod is an item in every game of the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. It is a battering item that shoots up to twenty stars at opponents.
 
==Profiles==
The Star Rod's first ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-related appearance is in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 7|volume 7]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', where it appears among the items stolen by the [[collector]] that gets taken back by Kirby. While exploring the [[Space Zone]] in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 9|volume 9]], [[Mario]] creates a Star Rod by fusing a [[Super Star]] with a rod given to him by the [[Hippo]] and uses it to defeat [[No. 48]].
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==Trophy information==
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
{|border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
{{SSBM trophy
|-
|name=Star Rod
!width=100px|Name!!width=100px|Image!!width=150px|Game!!|Description
|image=[[File:Trophy93.png|100px]]
|-
|game=''Kirby's Adventure''<br>5/93
!Star Rod
|desc=This magic wand holds 16 star shots and sends foes flying at a low angle when thrown. It's most powerful when Captain Falcon or Sheik performs a Smash Attack while holding it. In Kirby's Adventure, the Star Rod is the secret power behind the Fountain of Dreams. King Dedede steals the Star Rod in order to seal away the nasty Cloaked Nightmare.
|[[File:Trophy93.png|100px]]
}}
|align=center|''Kirby's Adventure''<br>5/93
|''This magic wand holds 16 star shots and sends foes flying at a low angle when thrown. It's most powerful when Captain Falcon or Sheik performs a Smash Attack while holding it. In Kirby's Adventure, the Star Rod is the secret power behind the Fountain of Dreams. King Dedede steals the Star Rod in order to seal away the nasty Cloaked Nightmare.''
|}


===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
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{{SSBB trophy
|-
|name=Star Rod
!width=100px|Name!!width=100px|Image!!width=200px|Game!!|Description
|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy505.png|100px]]
|-
|appears_in='''NES''' ''Kirby's Adventure''<br>'''SNES''' ''Kirby Super Star''
!rowspan=2|Star Rod
|desc=A magic wand. Perform a standard attack with it, and it's a battering weapon. Perform a strong or smash attack, and it fires a barrage of star shots. Throw it at a foe, and that opponent will get sent flying sideways. In the Kirby series, the Star Rod is the power source of the Fountain of Dreams. King Dedede once stole it to imprison the Cloaked Nightmare.
|rowspan=2|[[File:BrawlTrophy505.png|100px]]
}}
|align=center|'''NES''' ''Kirby's Adventure''
|rowspan=2|''A magic wand. Perform a standard attack with it, and it's a battering weapon. Perform a strong or smash attack, and it fires a barrage of star shots. Throw it at a foe, and that opponent will get sent flying sideways. In the Kirby series, the Star Rod is the power source of the Fountain of Dreams. King Dedede once stole it to imprison the Cloaked Nightmare.''
|-
|align=center|'''SNES''' ''Kirby Super Star''
|}


===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''===
===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''===
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{{SSB4 trophy
|-
|name=Star Rod
!width="10%"|Name
|image=[[File:SSB4TrophyStarRod.png|100px]]
!Image
|games=Both
!width="20%"|Appears in
|category=Item
!American English description
|appears_in='''NES''' ''Kirby's Adventure'' (05/1993)<br>'''GBA''' ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' (12/2002)
!British English description
|trophy_box=34: Kirby's Adventure
|-
|unlock=
!Star Rod
|desc=Swung normally, this item will deal a regular physical attack. But if you charge up the blow, it becomes a magic wand that launches stars! The Star Rod is the source of power for the Fountain of Dreams in Kirby's Adventure. Using the rod, Kirby was able to defeat Nightmare.
|[[File:SSB4TrophyStarRod.png|100px]]
|desc2=Attack normally and you may as well just be swinging any old stick around, but if you deliver a hefty blow with it, this magic wand will launch a shooting star! The Star Rod powers the Fountain of Dreams, and Kirby once used it to defeat the evil Nightmare when he appeared from the fountain in Kirby's Adventure.
|align=center style="background:lightblue"|'''NES''' ''Kirby's Adventure'' (05/1993)<br>'''GBA''' ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' (12/2002)
}}
|''Swung normally, this item will deal a regular physical attack. But if you charge up the blow, it becomes a magic wand that launches stars! The Star Rod is the source of power for the Fountain of Dreams in Kirby's Adventure. Using the rod, Kirby was able to defeat Nightmare.''
 
|''Attack normally and you may as well just be swinging any old stick around, but if you deliver a hefty blow with it, this magic wand will launch a shooting star! The Star Rod powers the Fountain of Dreams, and Kirby once used it to defeat the evil Nightmare when he appeared from the fountain in Kirby's Adventure.''
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
|}
{{spirit
<small>Blue indicates exclusive to the Wii U version.</small>
|no=327
|name=Star Rod
|image=[[File:SSBU Star Rod Spirit.png|100px]]
|series=''Kirby'' Series
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Support spirit|Support}}
|slots=2
|class=Ace
|effects=First-Strike Advantage
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light}} ({{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm}}); {{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
|opponents={{iw|smashwiki|Kirby (SSBU)|Kirby}} ×4
|conditions=<nowiki/>
*The enemy starts the battle with a Star Rod
|stage={{iw|smashwiki|Fountain of Dreams}}
|song=Gourmet Race (Melee)
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Star Rod Wii U.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

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Star Rod
Artwork of a Star Rod from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Artwork from Super Smash Bros. Brawl
First appearance Kirby's Adventure (1993, Kirby series)
Super Mario-kun Volume 7 (1993, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Kirby Star Allies (cameo) (2018, Kirby series)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Super Mario-related media)

The Star Rod, also referred to as the Star Wand[1] or Wand,[2] is an item from the Kirby series. It has appeared in Super Mario-kun a few times: In volume 7, the Star Rod is one of the items stolen by the collector, and in volume 9, a Star Rod is used by Mario to defeat No.48; he created it earlier on by combining a Super Star with a rod.

The Star Rod is an item in every game of the Super Smash Bros. series. It is a battering item that shoots up to twenty stars at opponents.

Profiles[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Trophy
Star Rod
Star Rod
Game/move:
Kirby's Adventure
5/93
This magic wand holds 16 star shots and sends foes flying at a low angle when thrown. It's most powerful when Captain Falcon or Sheik performs a Smash Attack while holding it. In Kirby's Adventure, the Star Rod is the secret power behind the Fountain of Dreams. King Dedede steals the Star Rod in order to seal away the nasty Cloaked Nightmare.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Trophy
Star Rod
BrawlTrophy505.png
Appears in:
NES Kirby's Adventure
SNES Kirby Super Star
A magic wand. Perform a standard attack with it, and it's a battering weapon. Perform a strong or smash attack, and it fires a barrage of star shots. Throw it at a foe, and that opponent will get sent flying sideways. In the Kirby series, the Star Rod is the power source of the Fountain of Dreams. King Dedede once stole it to imprison the Cloaked Nightmare.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]

Trophy
Star Rod
Star Rod's trophy render from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Game(s): Both
Category: Item
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
NES Kirby's Adventure (05/1993)
GBA Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (12/2002)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 34: Kirby's Adventure
Swung normally, this item will deal a regular physical attack. But if you charge up the blow, it becomes a magic wand that launches stars! The Star Rod is the source of power for the Fountain of Dreams in Kirby's Adventure. Using the rod, Kirby was able to defeat Nightmare. (American English)
Attack normally and you may as well just be swinging any old stick around, but if you deliver a hefty blow with it, this magic wand will launch a shooting star! The Star Rod powers the Fountain of Dreams, and Kirby once used it to defeat the evil Nightmare when he appeared from the fountain in Kirby's Adventure. (British English)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit
#327 Star Rod
Star Rod spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Series/game Kirby Series
Type Support
Slots 2
Class Ace
Strength / effect(s) First-Strike Advantage
How to obtain World of Light (The Light Realm); Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Kirby ×4
Conditions

  • The enemy starts the battle with a Star Rod
Stage Fountain of Dreams
Song Gourmet Race (Melee)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Star Rod coverage on other NIWA wikis:
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スターロッド[?]
Sutā Roddo 		Star Rod
French Bâton Etoile[?] Star Staff
German Sternenzepter[?] Star Scepter
Italian Scettro Stella[?] Star Scepter
Korean 스타 로드[?]
Seuta Rodeu 		Star Rod
Russian Звездный жезл[?]
Zvyozdnyy jezl 		Star Staff
Spanish Varita estelar[?] Stellar Rod

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Smash Bros. website. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived November 27, 1999, 08:14:03 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  2. ^ March 1999. Official UK Nintendo Magazine Issue 78. EMAP (British English). Page 11.
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