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{{Infobox-Character
{{Infobox-Character
|image= [[File:KPR Mr Star Sticker.png]]
|image=[[File:KSSS Mr. Star artwork.jpg|250px]]
|caption=Sticker of '''Mr. Star''' from ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''.
|caption=Artwork of '''Mr. Star''' from ''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)]]''.
|game1=''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy)]]'' (1997)
|game1=''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy)]]'' (1997)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (2022, reference)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (2022, reference)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' (reference)</small>
|game=<small>''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' (reference)</small>
|similar=[[Elfilin]], [[Elline]], [[Ribbon]]
}}
}}
{{quote|Alright then... we'll let a game decide who can keep it!|Mr. Star in the SNES version of ''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' (unofficial translation)}}
{{quote|Alright then... we'll let a game decide who can keep it!|Mr. Star in the Super Famicom version of ''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' (unofficial translation)}}
[[File:KSSGB Mr Star sprite.png]]
'''Mr. Star''' is a character who appears in both versions of ''Kirby's Star Stacker''. He is a sentient five-pointed star with a sphere in each of his flanks, and is capable of flight and interstellar travel.  
'''Mr. Star''' is a character who appears in both versions of ''Kirby's Star Stacker''. He is a sentient five-pointed star with a sphere in each of his flanks, and is capable of flight and interstellar travel.  


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[[File:KSSS Intro cutscene 5.png|thumb|Mr. Star gets hurt from King Dedede's cannon shot.]]
[[File:KSSS Intro cutscene 5.png|thumb|Mr. Star gets hurt from King Dedede's cannon shot.]]
===''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Game Boy)===
===''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Game Boy)===
Mr. Star's debut role in ''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' for [[Game Boy]] is a fairly minor one. He appears in place of [[King Dedede]]'s face in the Challenge Mode of the game, and does little else.
[[File:KSSGB Mr Star sprite.png]] Mr. Star's debut role in ''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' for the [[Game Boy]] is a fairly minor one. He appears in place of [[King Dedede]]'s face in the Challenge Mode of the game, and does little else.


===''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (SNES)===
===''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Super Famicom)===
[[File:KSSS Mr Star sprite.png]] Mr. Star has an expanded role in ''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' for [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]'s story mode. While traveling through space, he passed [[Popstar|Pop Star]]. Spotting him, [[King Dedede]] shot him down using a cannon, causing him to split into several pieces. After landing on [[Kirby]], the pink puffball agreed to help him get back together again so he can fly once more, with Kirby's [[Animal Friend]]s [[Rick]], [[Kine]] and [[Coo]] joining in the search for the pieces. After trouncing every opponent who had grabbed a piece, including King Dedede at his castle, Mr. Star was able to return to his normal self, and flew back off into space.
[[File:KSSS Mr Star sprite.png]] Mr. Star has an expanded role in ''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]'s story mode. While traveling through space, he passed [[Popstar|Pop Star]]. Spotting him, [[King Dedede]] shot him down using a cannon, causing him to split into several pieces. After landing on [[Kirby]], the pink puffball agreed to help him get back together again so he can fly once more, with Kirby's [[Animal Friend]]s [[Rick]], [[Kine]] and [[Coo]] joining in the search for the pieces. After trouncing every opponent who had grabbed a piece, including King Dedede at his castle, Mr. Star was able to return to his normal self, and flew back off into space.


===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
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===''Kirby's Dream Buffet''===
===''Kirby's Dream Buffet''===
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Mr. Star appears on a [[Character Treat]], depicting his artwork from ''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Super Famicom).
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Mr. Star appears on a [[Character Treat]], depicting his artwork from the Super Famicom version of ''Kirby's Star Stacker''.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery style="image-rendering:pixelated;">
<gallery style="image-rendering:pixelated;">
KSSS Mr Star icon.png|Icon from ''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (SNES)
KSSS Mr Star icon.png|Icon from ''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Super Famicom)
KSSS_Mr_Star_icon_2.png|Icon from ''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (SNES)
KSSS_Mr_Star_icon_2.png|Icon from ''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Super Famicom)
</gallery>
</gallery>
<gallery widths="200">
<gallery widths="200">
KPR Mr Star Sticker.png|[[Sticker]] from ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
KDB Mr Star character treat.png|[[Character Treat]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
HAL 40th Anniversary Artwork.png|Artwork made to celebrate the 40th anniversary of [[HAL Laboratory, Inc.]]
HAL 40th Anniversary Artwork.png|Artwork made to celebrate the 40th anniversary of [[HAL Laboratory, Inc.]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Names
{{Names
|ja=星くん
|ja={{furi|星|ほし}}くん
|jaR=Hoshi-kun
|jaR=Hoshi-kun
|jaM=Roughly "Mr. Star". -kun is an informal Japanese honorific; in this case it is used to describe a young person or male.
|jaM=Roughly "Mr. Star". -kun is an informal Japanese honorific; in this case it is used to describe a young person or male.
|frE=Astro
|zh=星仔
|frEM=From "Astre", a noun given to celestial bodies, generally stars.
|zhR=Xīng zǎi
|zhM=Star Boy
|ko=미스터 스타
|koR=Miseuteo seuta
|koM=Mr. Star
|fr=Astro
|frM=From "Astre", a noun given to celestial bodies, generally stars.
|de=Glitzerstern
|de=Glitzerstern
|deM=Glitter Star
|deM=Glitter Star
|it=Mr. Star
|itM=-
|pt=Sr. Astro
|pt=Sr. Astro
|ptM=Mr. Star
|ptM=Mr. Star
|es=Sr. Astro
|esM=Mr. Star
|nl=Mr. Star
|nlM=-
}}
}}



Latest revision as of 18:45, 24 September 2023

Mr. Star
KSSS Mr. Star artwork.jpg
Artwork of Mr. Star from Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom).
Details
First appearance Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy) (1997)
Latest appearance Kirby's Dream Buffet (2022, reference)
Other appearance(s) Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)
Kirby: Planet Robobot (reference)
Similar Elfilin, Elline, Ribbon
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Alright then... we'll let a game decide who can keep it!
— Mr. Star in the Super Famicom version of Kirby's Star Stacker (unofficial translation)

Mr. Star is a character who appears in both versions of Kirby's Star Stacker. He is a sentient five-pointed star with a sphere in each of his flanks, and is capable of flight and interstellar travel.

Game appearances[edit]

Mr. Star gets hurt from King Dedede's cannon shot.

Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy)[edit]

KSSGB Mr Star sprite.png Mr. Star's debut role in Kirby's Star Stacker for the Game Boy is a fairly minor one. He appears in place of King Dedede's face in the Challenge Mode of the game, and does little else.

Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)[edit]

KSSS Mr Star sprite.png Mr. Star has an expanded role in Kirby's Star Stacker for the Super Famicom's story mode. While traveling through space, he passed Pop Star. Spotting him, King Dedede shot him down using a cannon, causing him to split into several pieces. After landing on Kirby, the pink puffball agreed to help him get back together again so he can fly once more, with Kirby's Animal Friends Rick, Kine and Coo joining in the search for the pieces. After trouncing every opponent who had grabbed a piece, including King Dedede at his castle, Mr. Star was able to return to his normal self, and flew back off into space.

Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]

Mr. Star makes a cameo as a sticker in Kirby: Planet Robobot.

Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]

In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Mr. Star appears on a Character Treat, depicting his artwork from the Super Famicom version of Kirby's Star Stacker.

Trivia[edit]

  • Mr. Star looks somewhat like Starfy, from The Legendary Starfy series, which caused some initial confusion when his sticker was revealed in international releases of Kirby: Planet Robobot.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ほしくん
Hoshi-kun
Roughly "Mr. Star". -kun is an informal Japanese honorific; in this case it is used to describe a young person or male.
Chinese 星仔
Xīng zǎi
Star Boy
Dutch Mr. Star -
French Astro From "Astre", a noun given to celestial bodies, generally stars.
German Glitzerstern Glitter Star
Italian Mr. Star -
Korean 미스터 스타
Miseuteo seuta
Mr. Star
Portuguese Sr. Astro Mr. Star
Spanish Sr. Astro Mr. Star