Star Temple gate
The Star Gate is a character in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. It is the gateway to the Star Shrine, and only allows the pure of heart to pass. Those who are deemed unworthy, or without purpose will not be allowed to pass. The Mario Bros. and Baby Mario Bros. had to go to the Star Shrine, as the Star Sprite told them that there is a Cobalt Star Shard. However, the path was blocked by the Star Gate. It told the four that they must be deemed worthy to pass. It read Mario's heart, and stated that Mario is a brave, honorable hero, and that he cares for his brother very much. Although it recommended Mario watch his diet. It then reads Luigi's heart, and all it said was "Good Luck out there". Luigi did not like the sounds of this, and wanted to hear more. But, the Star Gate sayed that if it was to tell Luigi his secrets, then everyone will hear. Luigi then decided not to be told out loud. The Star Gate did not have to read the Babies' heart, as it knows that they are already pure. But, Luigi was not worthy to pass. Nevertheless, it offered them three choices (1) go home to a healthy bowl of Puttanesca (2) leave Luigi behind or (3) find the Aurora Block. The group had no choice but to choose the third option. Once they found the Aurora Block, Luigi was told to hit, but it kept moving away from him (it's been rumored that the gate was taunting Luigi with it). The Star Gate then told Luigi to stand before him. It asks who was responsible for Luigi's success:
- 1) Mario
- 2) The Babies
- 3) Me, me, ME!
After choosing, the Star Gate, furious, roars out that it was (4) Everyone. It says that he has never seen such insincerity. Luigi then tries to tell the Star Gate that there wasn't a fourth choice, but calls him a liar and thinks he was "making it up". Luigi is not convinced, and annoys the Star Gate so much, that it threatened to send Luigi to eternal loneliness. Luigi cannot hold back his tears. Eventually, Mario, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi protest that the Star Gate, instead of Luigi, was the liar. After this the Star Gate dubs them "THE GREATEST BROTHERS EVER!", and confesses that this was all just a test to see if their brotherly bond is tight and was far greater than he had imagined. He apologizes for everything he caused and finally allowed Luigi to strike the Aurora Block. It forgot to tell Luigi that the Aurora Block takes on the size of the heart of the one who hit it. It then turns giant, and squashes Luigi. The Star Gate finally allows them to pass. It isn't heard of any time later on in the game.
