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[[Image:starkiss.gif|right|thumb|100px|A '''Starkiss'''.]]
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'''Starkisses''' are a type of [[starfish]] fought in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. They are orange and are capable of standing upright. Starkisses are found in the [[Oho Ocean Seabed]], and attack by blowing a kiss at [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]. The kiss takes the form of a small heart. The heart will travel slowly toward either brother, its path curving along the way. Mario and Luigi must [[Jump]] on it to counter. If hit, the brother will take minimal damage, but there is a small chance the kiss will affect the target's [[ATK-Down|attack power]], [[DEF-Down|defense]], or [[SPD-Down|speed]]. It has a total of 35 HP, so it is easily defeated.
|image=[[File:MLSSBMStarkiss.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|notable=[[Spangle]]
}}
'''Starkisses''' are a type of [[starfish]] which are fought during ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. They are orange and are capable of standing upright. Starkisses are found in the [[Seabed]]. They attack by blowing a kiss at [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], which takes the form of a small heart. If a Starkiss folds its arms and head inward before performing this attack, it is targeting Luigi; if it instead tilts its body back and forth, the target is Mario. The heart travels slowly toward either brother, its path curving along the way. Mario and Luigi must [[Jump]] on it to counter the attack. If hit, the brother takes minimal damage, but there is a small chance the kiss will poison the target or affect his [[POW-Down|attack power]], [[DEF-Down|defense]], or [[SPD-Down|speed]].


== Trivia ==
In [[Gwarhar Lagoon]], after Mario and Luigi defeat [[Hermie III]] and take the [[Beanstar]], they encounter a friendly pink (red in the remake) Starkiss named [[Spangle]]. Spangle requests them to find him a stage to perform on. Mario and Luigi give Spangle to Hermie III in place of the Beanstar they have taken, and Hermie III, grateful, rewards them with a Soulful Bros. [[badge]].
*Littered among other remnants of sea creatures (such as the bones of fish and empty shells), the Mario Bros. can find what would appear to be [[star]]-shaped skulls lying on the ground of [[Teehee Valley]]. As Teehee Valley was once a part of Oho Ocean, it is possible that these are the strange skeletons of Starkisses.
*In [[Gwarhar Lagoon]], a purple Starkiss named [[Spangle]] requested the Mario Bros. to find him a stage to perform on. The ornately-decorated shell of [[Hermie III]] served this purpose, and the latter rewarded them with a Soulful Bros. [[Badge]].
*For some reason, it is healed by [[Thunderhand|thunder]].


== Foreign Names ==
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', Starkisses appear as enemies in ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser''. They are ranged troopers, and they attack by spitting hearts at the minions. Their special skill, Spitfire Fury, allows them to spit multiple hearts at an enemy. They are light enemies, causing them to have high speed. Two Starkisses appear as part of the Star Angels group during [[Wendy]]'s cutie battle contest, along with Spangle and [[Starlow]].
{{Foreignname|
{{br}}
|Fra=Bisestar
==Profiles and statistics==
|FraM= Portmanteau of "bise" (kiss) and "star"
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
|Spa=Estrellita Amo
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Starkiss|align=horizontal|image=[[File:MLSSStarkiss.gif]]}}
|SpaM= "Li'l Love Star"}}
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=Starkiss|align=horizontal}}
*'''''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' profile:''' ''Love hurts, and so do those hearts they spit out! Their bodies are among the lightest in the kingdom.''
{{br}}


[[Category: Enemies]]
==Names in other languages==
[[Category: Species]]
{{foreign names
[[Category: Underwater Creatures]]
|Jap=スタちゅー
[[Category: Stars]]
|JapR=Sutachū
[[Category: Mario & Luigi Series Enemies]]
|JapM=From "star" and「ちゅう」(''chū'', onomatopoeia for kissing)
|Fre=Bisestar
|FreM=Portmanteau of "bise" (kiss) and "star"
|Spa=Estrellita Amó
|SpaM=From "estrella" (star) and the diminutive suffix "-ita" + corruption of "amor" (love)
|Ger=Bussi
|GerM=A dialectal word meaning "kiss"
|Ita=Cuorstella
|ItaM=Portmanteau of "cuore" (heart) and "stella" (star)
|Chi=星之吻
|ChiR=Xīng zhī Wěn
|ChiM=Star's Kiss
|Kor=스타쪽쪽
|KorR=Seutajjokjjok
|KorM=From "star" and "쪽쪽" (''jjok-jjok'', onomatopoeia for kissing)
}}
{{M&LSS}}
[[Category:Echinoderms]]
[[Category:Poisonous creatures]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemies]]
[[Category:Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser enemies]]
[[de:Bussi]]
[[it:Cuorstella]]

Latest revision as of 20:35, October 4, 2024

Starkiss
Sprite of a Starkiss from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Notable members

Starkisses are a type of starfish which are fought during Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. They are orange and are capable of standing upright. Starkisses are found in the Seabed. They attack by blowing a kiss at Mario and Luigi, which takes the form of a small heart. If a Starkiss folds its arms and head inward before performing this attack, it is targeting Luigi; if it instead tilts its body back and forth, the target is Mario. The heart travels slowly toward either brother, its path curving along the way. Mario and Luigi must Jump on it to counter the attack. If hit, the brother takes minimal damage, but there is a small chance the kiss will poison the target or affect his attack power, defense, or speed.

In Gwarhar Lagoon, after Mario and Luigi defeat Hermie III and take the Beanstar, they encounter a friendly pink (red in the remake) Starkiss named Spangle. Spangle requests them to find him a stage to perform on. Mario and Luigi give Spangle to Hermie III in place of the Beanstar they have taken, and Hermie III, grateful, rewards them with a Soulful Bros. badge.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Starkisses appear as enemies in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser. They are ranged troopers, and they attack by spitting hearts at the minions. Their special skill, Spitfire Fury, allows them to spit multiple hearts at an enemy. They are light enemies, causing them to have high speed. Two Starkisses appear as part of the Star Angels group during Wendy's cutie battle contest, along with Spangle and Starlow.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Starkiss
A Starkiss from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. HP 30 POW 76 Defense 70 (50)
Speed 100 Experience 58 (50) Coins 1 (6)
Location Seabed, Gwarhar Lagoon Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Heal
Stat down? 100% Stun? 0% Burn? 30%
Level 26 (23) Role Common Item drop None – 0%
Hand Aura – 25.81% (32.26%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Starkiss
Sprite of a Starkiss from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. HP 58 POW 85 DEF 72 SPEED 90 Experience 60
Fire Critical Thunder Heal Jump Normal Hammer Weak Coins 15
Stat down 0% Dizzy 0% Burn 30% Speed down 0% Item drop Super Syrup (18%)
Hand Aura (11%)
Hand Aura (20%)
Level           23 Location(s) Seabed, Gwarhar Lagoon
  • Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser profile: Love hurts, and so do those hearts they spit out! Their bodies are among the lightest in the kingdom.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スタちゅー[?]
Sutachū
From "star" and「ちゅう」(chū, onomatopoeia for kissing)
Chinese 星之吻[?]
Xīng zhī Wěn
Star's Kiss
French Bisestar[?] Portmanteau of "bise" (kiss) and "star"
German Bussi[?] A dialectal word meaning "kiss"
Italian Cuorstella[?] Portmanteau of "cuore" (heart) and "stella" (star)
Korean 스타쪽쪽[?]
Seutajjokjjok
From "star" and "쪽쪽" (jjok-jjok, onomatopoeia for kissing)
Spanish Estrellita Amó[?] From "estrella" (star) and the diminutive suffix "-ita" + corruption of "amor" (love)