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- "HELLO YELLO!"
- —Starlow, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Starlow (known as Chippy by Bowser) is the deuteragonist of the Mario & Luigi series, making her debut appearance in the game Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story as a Star Sprite who helps Mario and Luigi by giving tips and carrying items, as well as possessing special powers. She has a very similar role and personality to Stuffwell from the previous game Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, and her name is a portmanteau of "star" and "yellow." She has appeared in four games so far. Starlow appears as a yellow ball that appears to have two brown feet, a face similar to that of Kirby and a pale-yellow star on top.
Profile
Personality traits
Main article: Starlow/Relationships
Starlow has a very upbeat personality, since she always seems to be in a good mood. However, she mainly gets annoyed whenever Bowser is acting pushy, or when Luigi is acting scared and cowardly. She is also very sarcastic. Her relationship with Luigi starts out far colder in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, with her often expressing annoyance at his cowardice and focusing her attention on Mario. Even so, she acknowledges that he is a hero like his brother, and in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, she is much more open with him, saying he looks cute when he sleeps and expressing genuine concern when his dreams seem to be troubling him. Starlow claims she is jealous of Luigi's ability to sleep. Her attitude towards Luigi remains similar in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam and Mario & Luigi: Brothership, as she treats Luigi with more respect while still occasionally making fun of him.
Starlow shares a very good friendship with Peach, with the two being very like-minded and even being able to produce powerful combo attacks together. Starlow holds a high amount of respect for the Princess, and puts her safety before anything else.
Mario & Luigi series
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Starlow first appeared in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, where she is sent to the meeting of Princess Peach's Castle as a representative of the Star Sprites to discuss the recent case of Blorbs (although the castle's huge size made her late). She believes that the cause is from the residents consuming Blorb Mushrooms sold by a man in a cloak. Unfortunately, the group is encountered by Bowser, who is defeated by Mario after being weakened by the powers of Starlow. Starlow tells Peach to "clean up the mess", and they fling Bowser out of this castle together.
Later, she is inhaled into Bowser along with Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, the Toads, Toadsworth, and Toadbert after he eats a "Lucky Shroom" that gives him a vacuum ability. When Mario finds her in Bowser's body, she is trapped inside an amoeba who is holding her inside, remarking about how severely she is being tickled until she is freed. Starlow thanks Mario, and joins him and Luigi for the remainder of the game, serving the same purpose as Stuffwell from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: helping Mario and Luigi by holding their items and equipment. Additionally, unlike Starlow, she has a demo version of all the abilities learned throughout the game. Later on, when the trio recovers Bowser, she uses a different name, Chippy, not wanting Bowser to know she is helping the Mario brothers. Starlow also serves a respectful use in some battles such as Bowser, the Dark Star and the Dark Star Core by allowing Mario and Luigi to jump onto her legs so that she can fly to the top screen, avoiding enemy attacks from below.
At the end of the game, when Starlow and the other characters are ejected out of Bowser's body, Bowser almost immediately recognizes her voice as "Chippy" and gets furious, deciding to engage a fight with her and the two brothers. When Bowser and Peach's castles are remodeled, Starlow and Birdley deliver a present to an injured Bowser as thanks for all he did, they have a long chat, resulting in Starlow insulting him and Bowser demanding she gets out, which she does.
Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Starlow makes a minor appearance alongside Mario and Luigi in Bowser Jr.'s Journey side story campaign, where she tells Bowser Jr. that Bowser has been working very hard.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Starlow makes her second appearance in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, having the same role as the previous game. This time, Starlow says she has been invited to represent the Star Sprite on a visit to Pi'illo Island. She along with Dreambert helps Mario and Luigi in the later aspects of battles, accessories and other important things inside the game.
This time around, she serves another purpose rather than just keep Mario and Luigi's supplies safe. She is in charge of taking care of Luigi when he is asleep and also makes numerous amount of changes to happen in the dream world in order to help Mario when he is inside of it.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Starlow makes her third appearance in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. She serves the same purpose she does in the last games. She accompanies the trio(Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario) during the entire game and provides them with tips and bits of advice. In contrast with the last games she has been in, Starlow doesn't have any other purpose in this one rather than being the group's guide and doing the talking.
Mario & Luigi: Super Star Saga + Bowser's Minions
Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
She only appears as a supportive role in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser side story campaign, where she competes in a cutie battle contest hosted by Wendy O. Koopa. During the Gwarhar Lagoon segment and gets kidnapped at one point by Hermie III. She also claims that she wants to enter the "cute contest," which she, Spangle, and two Starkisses end up winning by default thanks largely to Wendy O. Koopa abdicating the title after being freed from being brainwashed. She is also a secret Flying unit in Minion Quest, unlocked by completing Showdown Time!!, starting off at level 34. Starlow's special skill, Dive Attack, allows her to dive into an opponent from the air. She has a high amount of speed, and is strong against Mecha-Fawfuls as well as Mechakoopas and Bob-ombs. This has been the only game where she appears not working alongside Mario and Luigi.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Starlow appears in Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Unlike her first three appearances, she does not join Mario and Luigi on their adventure, as that role is replaced by Snoutlet. She instead accompanies Peach, and later, the IDLE group. She is first discovered on Concordia on Shipshape Island's beach by a group of Concordians who mistake her for a star. Later, she meets Bowser on Wayaway Island, where he refers to her as Chippy, the alias she used in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. She also mentions that her current appearance is only temporary and she is actually an "eight-headed beauty".
Powers and abilities
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Crossover appearances
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Starlow appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a support spirit. Her spirit can be obtained by battling in World of Light or battling at the Spirit Board. Starlow's spirit is purchasable from the Vault Shop for 1000G. In World of Light, her spirit can be found at the Dark Realm in the Mysterious Dimension sub-area, her spirit can be found in the quiz, "Which of these is a Nopon?" (as a wrong answer).
Timeline
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Role | Year | Console | Notes |
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| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | Non-playable character | 2009 | Nintendo DS | |
| Mario & Luigi: Dream Team | Playable | 2013 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam | Non-playable character | 2015 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions | Playable character only in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser | 2017 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser | Playable character | 2017 | Nintendo 3DS | Unlocked by completing Showdown Time!! |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Featured as a spirit | 2018 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | Non-playable character | 2018 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Bowser Jr.'s Journey | Non-playable character | 2018 | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Mario & Luigi: Brothership | Non-playable character | 2024 | Nintendo Switch |
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Gallery
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Trivia
- At one point in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Starlow refers to herself as a Star Spirit. This is incorrect, as Starlow is a Star Sprite not a Star Spirit.
