Big Paint Stars are items in Paper Mario: Color Splash.
Description
These are larger variations of Mini Paint Stars that reside in the Prisma Fountain. They are scattered all over Prism Island, and Mario must find them all to unlock the rainbow road leading to the final boss, Black Bowser. As Mario obtains each Big Paint Star, an area previously unexplorable will be unlocked to further progress the game. Once recovered, they will each offer infinite paint to their appropriate color when smacked with Mario's hammer. If they are all found, they will mix in the Prisma Fountain, giving max life and max paint to Mario when he swims inside.
List of Every Big Paint Star
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Red 
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 The Crimson Tower
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The Red Big Paint Star recolors the gate in Sunglow Ridge.
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Yellow 
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 The Golden Coliseum
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The Yellow Big Paint Star recolors the huge coin in Mondo Woods.
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Blue 
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 Fort Cobalt
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The Blue Big Paint Star recolors the sea in Violet Passage. 
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Purple 
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 Fortune Island
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The Purple Big Paint Star recolors the sinkhole in Mustard Café.
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Orange 
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 Sunset Express
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The Orange Big Paint Star recolors the Draggadon "fossil" in Marmalade Valley.
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Green 
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 The Emerald Circus
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| The Green Big Paint Star recolors Luigi's Standard Kart in an off-map location. | ||
Trivia
- Big Paint Stars are a callback to Shine Sprites from Super Mario Sunshine.
- There is no indigo Big Paint Star. This is likely because only primary and secondary colors of paint are used.
- Each paint star are actually the same color as the koopalings' wand color, depending on which koopaling is guarding which star. For instance, the yellow big paint star is Guarded by Iggy, who has a yellow wand, and Lemmy guards the green paint star, the same green as his wand.
- The order of Big Paint Stars that are needed to be collected is revealed in the opening sequence with the Emergency Recovery Unit. After Mario completes the instructions, the mechanisms block the fountain opening to each Big Paint Star holding area, in order. Starting with Red, Yellow and Blue, and finishing with Purple, Orange and Green. This then reveals Huey, giving symbolism as the solution for recovering the Big Paint Stars.
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| Characters | Protagonists | Mario • Huey • Peach |
| Supporting characters | Action Toad • Barista Toad • Banzai Bill • Bowser • Birdo • Bloo • Bridge Kinopio • Card Connoisseur Toad • Chosen Toads (Justice Toad · Mountain Sage · Surfing Kinopio) • Daffodil Peak park ranger • "Deep Cuts" Toad • Draggadon • Five Fun Guys • Foreman • Fort Cobalt barista • Greenie • Guide Toad • Host Snifit • Informant Snifit • Know-it-All Toad • Legendary captain • Lighthouse keeper • Luigi • Mega Bob-omb • Mega Urchin • Mustard Café chef • Peddler Toad • Pentabros • Piper • Princess • Prof. Kinopio • Purp • Redd • Red Shy Guy • Rescue Squad (Red Rescue Squad Apprentice Toad · Rescue Blue · Rescue Green · Rescue Purple · Rescue Red · Rescue Squad Chief · Rescue Yellow) • Rock Paper Wizard • Ruddy Road Paint Guy • Shai Guyz • Sunset Express conductor • Super Thwomp • Tangerino Grill Chef • Tea Party Toads • Toad • Toadmaster General • Toads • Violet Passage captain • Wringer • Yella • Yoshi • Yoshis | |
| Bosses | Morton Koopa Jr. • Iggy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Larry Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Black Bowser | |
| Mini-Bosses | Big Podoboo • Big Spiny • Kamek • Petea Piranha • Shy Bandit • Steak | |
| Enemies | Enemies | Blooper (10-Stack · Poison) • Bob-omb • Boo (10-Stack) • Buzzy Beetle (Big · Gang · Small (Gang) · Spike Top · Tower) • Cheep Cheep (Small) • Dino Rhino (Wild) • Dry Bones (5-Stack) • Fuzzy (Stack) • Goomba (Accordion · Bone · Mega · Paper-Cone · Para · Small (Gang · Wheel)) • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Chariot · Circus · Fire (8-Stack) · Ice · Juggler · Sledge (Shady) · Small) • Koopa Troopa (6-Stack · Paratroopa (10-Stack)) • Ninji • Piranha Plant (Fire · Ptooie) • Podoboo (Black) • Pokey (Green) • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat (10-Stack) • Shy Guy (4-Stack · 5-Stack · Animal Trainer · Coal · Gold · Laundry · Paint · Pry · Roller · Shield · Shunned · Silver · Slurp · Soggy · Sombrero · Spike · Trampoline · Unicycle) • Snifit (Chariot · Slurp · Spike · Whistle) • Spike • Spiny • Swooper |
| Locations | Red Courses | Ruddy Road • Cherry Lake • Redpepper Volcano • Redpepper Crater • The Crimson Tower |
| Yellow Courses | Daffodil Peak • Sunglow Ridge • Château Chanterelle • Mustard Café • The Golden Coliseum | |
| Blue Courses | Indigo Underground • Bloo Bay Beach • Dark Bloo Inn • Cobalt Base • Fort Cobalt | |
| Purple Courses | Plum Park • Violet Passage • Vortex Island • Lighthouse Island • Fortune Island | |
| Orange Courses | Marmalade Valley • Kiwano Temple • Toad Trainworks • Tangerino Grill • Sunset Express | |
| Green Courses | Mondo Woods • Sacred Forest • Green Energy Plant • Mossrock Theater • The Emerald Circus | |
| Black Course | Black Bowser's Castle | |
| Blue, Red and Yellow Course | Port Prisma (Action Command Dojo • Prisma Cardware • Prisma Fountain • Prisma Museum • Prisma Postal Toad) | |
| Other | Roshambo Temples | |
| Items and objects | Items | Battle Card • Coins • Hearty Latte • Prisma Juice • Roshambo Cards |
| Special items | Birdcage • Blissful Beach Key • Café Key • Caged "Bird" • Excavation Site Permit • Fishing Pole • Fresh Sheets • Hero's Journal • Holo-Peach • It • Journal Entries • Letter from Chest • Magma Burger • Mamma Mia Pizza • Mountain Climbing Permit • Paint Star Pieces • Sharp Spike • Snifit's Card Key • Tea Recipe Book • Toad's Pants • Toad's Shoes • Toad's Vest • Trunk Key | |
| Objects | ? Block • Big Paint Star • Mini Paint Star • Save Block • Science Claw • Super Ludship • Super Ludsub • Starman • Unfurl Block | |
| Miscellaneous | Status effects | Blue • Crumpled • Dizzy • Poison • Rage • Rhythm • Self-conscious • Unmotivated |
| Other | Flip • Gallery • Quotes • Mario Mandate • Snifit or Whiffit • Super Flag • Super Roshambo | |