Editing Star Block

{{Infobox-Object
|image=[[File:KPR Star Block artwork.png|200px]]
|caption=Artwork of a '''Star Block''' from ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|type=[[Device]]
|function=Use as breakable terrain in stages, use as ammunition.
|found=Generally in gameplay
|game=[[#Game appearances|(click to navigate)]]
|similar=[[Block]]
}}
A '''Star Block''',<ref>{{cite manual|quote=Star Block. Attack or swallow these to get them out of your way|game=Kirby Super Star Ultra|page=20}}</ref> called '''Star Box''' in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', and '''Inhale Block''' in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''{{'}}s manual, is a yellow-orange square [[block]] with a bordered white star insignia inset which is commonly found in most [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' games]] as part of the environment, whether it be used as a barricade, to build platforms, or just tucked away in the corner of an area. Star Blocks are typically about [[Kirby]]'s size (though some are larger) and can be easily inhaled by the pink puffball and used to spit out [[Star Bullet]]s. They can also be destroyed in a single hit by any attack, including [[Air Bullet]]s, [[Slide]] attacks, [[Water Gun]] shots, or [[Headbutt]]s. In some games, such as ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'', they can also be destroyed (albeit sometimes inadvertently) using a [[Dive Attack]]. In many cases, Star Blocks will reveal other items or even hidden [[Door]]s when broken.

Star Blocks are typically involved in puzzles or other environmental challenges which utilize their various properties. Sometimes they are simply meant to be used as ammunition against enemies or to hit [[switch]]es and other objects, while other times they serve as a fragile set of platforms that Kirby may want to keep intact so he or another character can traverse a chasm with a [[Key]] or other item. In rarer cases, Star Block formations may be tied more esoterically to other triggers, such as in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', where Kirby has to selectively break certain blocks in a formation to make one of the [[Crystal Shard]]s appear. Due to their ubiquitous nature, some enemies (like [[Blockin]]) will disguise themselves as Star Blocks in order to get the jump on Kirby.

== Game appearances ==
Star Blocks appear in a majority of ''Kirby'' games, including all of the main-series titles. The following table goes over every game that Star Blocks appear in, with more notable game appearances in the sections below:
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!colspan=3|Star Block video game appearances &nbsp;
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!Game
!Appears as
!Notes
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!colspan=3|''Kirby'' series
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]''
|Device
|Known as "Score Block" in this game. "Star Block" refers to a different type of block.
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' for [[Game Boy]]
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' for [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]
|Device
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|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
|Device
|Reprises its function from ''Kirby's Adventure''.
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|''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
|Device
|Reprises its function from ''Kirby Super Star''.
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|''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''
|Device
|Appears as a special form of Cloth block.
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|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]''
|Device
|Appears in [[New Challenge Stages]] as well as in the Classic Titles.
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|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''
|Device
|Reprises its role from ''Kirby's Epic Yarn''.
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|''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''
|Device
|Also has its own [[figure]].
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|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
|Device
|Reprises its function from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''.
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!colspan=3|''Super Smash Bros.'' series
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Device
|Appears on the Green Greens stage.
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Device
|Appears on the Green Greens stage.
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Device
|Appears on the Green Greens stage.
|}

== Notable appearances ==
[[File:KRtDL Cookie Country Stage 3-1.jpg|thumb|250px|Star Blocks are often seen packed in tight formations that can be more quickly cleared with certain abilities, as is the case here in this image from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''.]]
Star Blocks look and behave roughly the same way in nearly every game they appear in. In the following games, however, Star Blocks have peculiar properties:

=== ''Kirby's Block Ball'' ===
In ''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]'', Star Blocks are referred to formally as "Score Blocks", and can be hit multiple times before they disappear, with each subsequent hit yielding more points than the last. It is possible for these blocks to start out invisible until they are hit the first time.

There is another variety of block in this game that ''is'' referred to as a Star Block, but this does not resemble a traditional Star Block, instead being much narrower and darker with rounded edges. These are collected in the Target Shooting rounds and then cover the [[spike]]s during boss fights.

=== ''Kirby's Star Stacker'' ===
In both the [[Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy)|Game Boy]] and [[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|Super Famicom]] versions of ''Kirby's Star Stacker'', Star Blocks are the main elements of each puzzle round that need to be cleared (or "stacked") in order to earn points and progress through the game. This is done by lining up [[Animal Friend]]s between the blocks to make them disappear, or by using [[Bomb Block]]s. Star Blocks can appear in new rows from the bottom or be deposited from the top depending on various circumstances.

=== ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' ===
In ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', Star Blocks can be destroyed by tapping them with the [[Nintendo DS]] stylus, in addition to more normal methods. Principally, they come in two distinct sizes in this game, with the larger ones taking up a 2x2 area as compared to the standard ones.

=== ''Kirby Mass Attack'' ===
In ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'', larger Star Blocks take several hits to destroy, and visibly crack as they are damaged.

=== ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' / ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' ===
''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' marked the first time in the series that multiple Star Blocks could be inhaled at once, using the Super Inhale technique. This aspect of Star Blocks would carry over into future games in the series that feature both inhaling and Star Blocks.

=== ''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'' ===
In ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'', Star Blocks can appear in extra wide varieties which block off hallways and take several hits to destroy, visibly cracking as they are damaged. Star Blocks in this game are distinct from the softer Clay Blocks in the fact that Kirby cannot simply power through them without using a [[Star Dash]] or other special technique.

=== ''Kirby's Blowout Blast'' ===
In ''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]'', larger Star Blocks can individually provide Kirby with a Blaster Bullet when inhaled. Additionally, when Kirby has a full belly, he will automatically break through Star Blocks that he touches.

==Profiles==
===''Kirby Super Star''===
*'''Wii U Virtual Console manual bio:''' ''"You can inhale it or attack to destroy it."''

=== ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' ===
*'''Instruction manual bio (page 21):''' "''Attack or swallow these to get them out of your way''"

== Trivia ==
*Star Blocks are typically the main building block for the formations of letters seen in [[HAL Room]]s in various games where that Easter egg is present.

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Balloon Kirby KCC group art.png|Artwork of [[Balloon]] Kirby from ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' that also features Star Blocks
KatFL Star Block figure.png|[[Figure]] of a Star Block from ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''
Kirby no Copy-toru Kirby Slide artwork.jpg|Artwork from ''Kirby no Copy-toru!'', featuring Kirby [[slide|sliding]] onto two Star Blocks, breaking one in the process.
Twitter commemorative - Star Block cakes.jpg|Illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring characters eating Star Block cakes
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
KDL Superspicy Curry used on Star Blocks.png|Kirby using [[Superspicy Curry]] to clear away a line of Star Blocks in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''
KA Ice Cream Island Stage 1 screenshot 02.png|Coming across an [[Energy Drink]] encased by Star Blocks in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
KDL2 Grass Land 2-4.png|Busting through a Star Block barricade in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''
KBBa Stage 1-1.png|A Star Block (called a "Score Block" in-game) can be seen tucked inside this block formation in ''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]''.
KSS Green Greens screenshot 05.png|A bridge of Star Blocks in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
KSSGB gameplay.png|Star Blocks are among the main puzzle elements in ''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]''.
KDL3 Grass Land Stage 4 screenshot 06.png|Preparing to blast through a thick Star Block barricade using a [[Zebon]] in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
K64 Star Block.png|A Star Block in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
KNiDL Rainbow Resort Stage 1.png|A winding tunnel filled with Star Blocks in ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
KaTAM Cabbage Cavern Room 9.png|Passing by a tall stack of Star Blocks in ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
KCC Contrast Cave 15.png|Entering a room absolutely filled with Star Blocks in ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''
KSqS Gamble Galaxy - Stage 2, Chest 3.png|Traversing an area made almost entirely of Star Blocks in ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
Cocoa Cave KSSU blocks.png|Traversing a room full of Star Blocks in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
KEY Whispy's Forest screenshot 1.jpg|Walking over a Star Block bridge in [[Whispy's Forest]], from ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''
Green Grounds Stage 9 KMA.png|Kirbys busting through Star Blocks using [[Jumbo Candy]] in ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
KRtDL Stone Star Block.png|[[Stone]] sculpture from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
KTD Hypernova Kirby Eat Blocks.jpg|Kirby eating multiple blocks at once using [[Hypernova]], from ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
KTD Stone2.png|Stone sculpture from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KatRC Challenge Room 3-4.png|A [[Challenge Mode]] room from ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'' which contains both regular and wide Star Blocks.
KPR Star Block.png|A Star Block in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
KPR Stone2.png|Stone sculpture from ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
KBBl Stage 5-2 EX 2.png|Kirby standing on some Star Blocks in a stage in ''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]''
KSA Star Block.jpg|A Star Block in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
KSA Big Star Block.jpg|A big Star Block in ''Kirby Star Allies''
KSA Stone Star Block.jpg|Stone sculpture from ''Kirby Star Allies''
KRtDLD Stone Star Block.png|Stone sculpture from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''
KRtDL Beta 1.jpg|Screenshot from the second build of ''[[Kirby for Nintendo GameCube]]'', where several Star Blocks can be seen on the horizon.
KRtDL Beta 2.jpg|Screenshot from the third build of ''Kirby for Nintendo GameCube'', featuring Kirby and a [[Waddle Dee]] on top of some Star Blocks.
SSBU-Green Greens.png|Star Block formations appear in the Green Greens stage from the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.
</gallery>

===Other===
<gallery>
KMA Block Waddle Dee sprite.png|Sprite of [[Block Waddle Dee]] - a Big Waddle Dee that wears a Star Block as armor - from ''Kirby Mass Attack''
SSBB Star Block model.png|Model from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
PITATTO Kirby Right Back at the Stars magnets.jpg|Magnets from the "PITATTO" merchandise line, featuring Star Blocks
Kirby's Happy Room Collection Mirror Figure.jpg|"Mirror" figure from the "Kirby's Happy Room Collection" merchandise line, featuring a Star Block flowerpot with [[Lovely]] in it.
Kirby Cafe Time Honey Toast Figure.jpg|"Honey Toast" figure from the "Kirby Cafe Time" merchandise line, featuring a Star Block [[wikipedia:Honey toast|honey toast]]
Kirby Cafe Time Pancake Figure.jpg|"Pancake" figure from the "Kirby Cafe Time" merchandise line, featuring a Star Block stool
Kirby Garden Afternoon Tea Welcome Figure.jpg|"Welcome" figure from the "Kirby Garden Afternoon Tea" merchandise line, featuring a Star Block candy apple
Kirby Garden Afternoon Tea Sandwich Figure.jpg|"Sandwich" figure from the "Kirby Garden Afternoon Tea" merchandise line, featuring Star Block-shaped sandwiches
Kirby Garden Afternoon Tea Cookie Figure.jpg|"Cookie" figure from the "Kirby Garden Afternoon Tea" merchandise line, featuring a Star Block-shaped cookie
Kirby Japanese Tea House Rolled Sushi Figure.jpg|"Rolled Sushi" figure from the "Kirby Japanese Tea House" merchandise line, featuring a Star Block chopstick rest 
Kirby Japanese Tea House Candy Stick Figure.jpg|"Candy Stick" figure from the "Kirby Japanese Tea House" merchandise line, featuring a Star Block tea mat 
Kirby Japanese Tea House Shaved Ice Figure.jpg|"Shaved Ice" figure from the "Kirby Japanese Tea House" merchandise line, featuring a Star Block cookie
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{names
|ja=星ブロック
|jaR=Hoshi Burokku
|jaM=Star Block
|fr=Bloc étoile
|frM=Star block
|de=Sternenblock
|deM=Star block
|ko=스타 블록
|koR=Seuta Beullok
|koM=Star Block
}}

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[[Category:Blocks]]