Ruby Star
| Ruby Star | |
|---|---|
| |
| Description | |
| "The thing you got by beating Doopliss, the body thief." (GCN)
"The object you got by beating Doopliss, the body thief." (Switch) | |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “This is for you!”
- —Vivian, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
The Ruby Star is the fourth of the Crystal Stars Mario collects in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, obtained upon finishing Chapter 4: For Pigs the Bell Tolls.
According to the legend of the Crystal Stars as told by Grifty, the Boo heroine placed the Ruby Star in the Creepy Steeple in an effort to keep it safe.[1] Eventually, Doopliss finds the Ruby Star and starts residing in the Creepy Steeple. After Mario defeats Doopliss for the first time, he seemingly collects the Ruby Star, though Doopliss and Mario are soon revealed to have swapped places, with Doopliss acting as Mario and Mario becoming a shadow. Joining up with Vivian, Mario defeats Doopliss again and recovers the Ruby Star for real, and Mario learns the move Art Attack to use in battles.
During the final battle with the Shadow Queen, when the Crystal Stars spread out to the locations in which they were found, the Ruby Star retreats to Twilight Town, where its residents root for Mario and his team before the final round against the Shadow Queen begins.
Gallery
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN)
Doopliss (as Mario) gets the Ruby Star
The Ruby Star in Twilight Town during the final battle in the remake
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ルビースター[?] Rubī Sutā |
Ruby Star | |
| Dutch | Robijnen ster[?] | Ruby Star | |
| French | Étoile de rubis[?] | Ruby Star | |
| German | Rubinstern[?] | Ruby Star | |
| Italian | Stella Rubino (original)[?] | Ruby Star | |
| Stella rubino (remake)[?] | Ruby star | ||
| Korean | 루비스타[?] Lubi Seuta |
Ruby Star | |
| Spanish | Estrella Rubí[?] | Ruby Star |
References
- ^ "Once the Boo heroine hid her star in a steeple, she was trapped in the nearby town. Some say the Crystal Star lies in that steeple still." – Grifty.
