A Shine Sprite is an object that debuted in Super Mario Sunshine, but has since had many appearances in other Nintendo games. Shine Sprites bear a close resemblance to the sun and emit a strong yellow light that is said to act as a power source.
History
Super Mario Sunshine
Shine Sprites make their first appearance in the 3D game, Super Mario Sunshine. In the game, Shine Sprites power the island of Isle Delfino, and bathe the island in sunlight. After Shadow Mario graffitied the island with his magic paintbrush, all the Shine Sprites left the island. After Mario was blamed for Shadow Mario's crimes, he had to travel all over Isle Delfino to find and retrieve them. The game has a total of 120 Shine Sprites, but only 50 are needed to beat the game, similar to Super Mario Galaxy's Power Stars, though an alternative ending becomes present with the collection of 120 Shine Sprites.
Mario Kart series
Shine Sprites make their first appearance in the Mario Kart series in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Here, they have their own minigame, Shine Thief, in which up to four racers compete to find and hold onto a Shine Sprite until the timer reaches zero. Players can use weapons to remove the Shine Sprite from the other player's control.
Shine Sprites play a similar role in Mario Kart DS, appearing in a multiplayer minigame. The only difference is that there are multiple Shine Sprites to collect, rather than just one.
Shine Sprites appear again in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the battle mode Shine Runners, however the mode has again been limited to one Shine Sprite.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Shine Sprites play a more minor role in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Shine Sprites are scattered across the game in little boxes, and if Mario collects three, he can get one of his partners to learn a new move. If the player finds the second orb in Hooktail's Castle, they can power up their partner a second time. There are a total of forty-two shine sprites in the game, enough to power Mario's partners up twice.
Official Profiles and Statistics
The revered symbols of Isle Delfino normally gather at the Shine Gate. Their collective power sustains the island.
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| Characters | Major | Mario • Princess Peach • Toad • Toadsworth |
| Minor | Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing • Buckies • Cannon Pianta • Captain • Chomp Keeper • Chuckster • Coin Fish • Crate guy • Doot-Doot Sisters • Duck-ring riders • FLUDD • Great Sunflower • Hotel Delfino manager • Il Piantissimo • Isle Delfino Police • Mushroom dealer Pianta • Noki Elder • Noki Elder's grandson • Park director • Pianta judge • Pianta mayor • Pianta prosecutor • Sand Bird • Sunglasses vendor | |
| Species | Species | Bird • Blooper Racer • Dune Bud • Noki • Pianta • Raccoon • Sunflower Kid • Toad • Yoshi |
| Locations | Hub areas | Delfino Airstrip • Delfino Plaza • Isle Delfino |
| Levels | Bianco Hills • Ricco Harbor • Gelato Beach • Pinna Park • Sirena Beach • Noki Bay • Pianta Village • Corona Mountain | |
| Secret courses | Lily Pad Ride • Pachinko Game • Red Coin Field • Super Slide • Turbo Track | |
| Other | Bianco Square • Boathouse • Casino Delfino • Cliff Spring Cave • Grand Pianta Statue • Hotel Delfino • Lighthouse • Pianta Hot Spring • Sand Cabana • Shine Gate • Shine Tower • Surf Cabana • Windmill Village | |
| Bosses | Main bosses | Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Shadow Mario • Petey Piranha • Gooper Blooper • Phantamanta • King Boo • Mecha Bowser • Eely Mouth • Wiggler |
| Minor bosses | Polluted Piranha Plant • Plungelo • Monty Mole | |
| Episodes | Bianco Hills | Road to the Big Windmill • Down with Petey Piranha! • The Hillside Cave Secret • Red Coins of Windmill Village • Petey Piranha Strikes Back • The Secret of the Dirty Lake • Shadow Mario on the Loose • The Red Coins of the Lake |
| Ricco Harbor | Gooper Blooper Breaks Out • Blooper Surfing Safari • The Caged Shine Sprite • The Secret of Ricco Tower • Gooper Blooper Returns • Red Coins on the Water • Shadow Mario Revisited • Yoshi's Fruit Adventure | |
| Gelato Beach | Dune Bud Sand Secret • Mirror Madness! Tilt, Slam, Bam! • Wiggler Ahoy! Full Steam Ahead! • The Sand Bird is Born • II Piantissimo's Sand Sprint • Red Coins on the Coral Reef • It's Shadow Mario! After Him! • The Watermelon Festival | |
| Pinna Park | Mecha Bowser Appears! • The Beach Cannon's Secret • Red Coins of the Pirate Ships • The Wilted Sunflowers • The Runaway Ferris Wheel • The Yoshi-Go-Round's Secret • Shadow Mario in the Park • Roller Coaster Balloons | |
| Sirena Beach | The Manta Storm • The Hotel Lobby's Secret • The Mysterious Hotel Delfino • The Secret of Casino Delfino • King Boo Down Below • Scrubbin' Sirena Beach • Shadow Mario Checks In • Red Coins of the Hotel | |
| Noki Bay | Uncork the Waterfall • The Boss of Tricky Ruins • Red Coins in a Bottle • Eely-Mouth's Dentist • II Piantissimo's Surf Swim • The Shell's Secret • Hold It, Shadow Mario! • The Red Coin Fish | |
| Pianta Village | Chain Chomps Unchained • II Piantissimo's Crazy Climb • The Goopy Inferno • Chain Chomp Takes a Bath • Secret of the Village Underside • Pianta's In Need • Shadow Mario Returns • Fluff Festival Coin Hunt | |
| Corona Mountain | Father and Son Shine! | |
| Delfino Plaza | Shine Sprite in the Sand • Boxing Clever 1 • Boxing Clever 2 • Clean the West Bell • Mario Toss • The Gold Bird • Turbo Dash! • Lighthouse Roof • Clean the East Bell • The Shine Gate Sparkle • Super Slide • Pachinko Game • Lily Pad Ride • Turbo Track • Red Coin Field | |
| Delfino Airstrip | Delfino Airstrip Dilemma • Red Coin Waterworks | |
| Enemies | Enemies | Bee • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Cheep-Cheep • Coo Coo • Dango • Electro-Koopa (blue/red/huge) • Golden Bullet Bill • Guided Bullet Bill • Hatopop • Jumping Blooper • Klamber • Lava Cheep Cheep • Piranha Plant • Piranhabon • Pink Boo • Poink • Pokey • Pokey Sprout • Pondskater • Purple Bullet Bill • Seedy Pod • Sleepy Boo • Smolderin' Stu • Snooza Koopa • Strollin' Stu • Swipin' Stu • Swoopin' Stu • Wind Spirit • Winged Strollin' Stu • Wire Trap |
| Items and objects | Items | 1-Up Mushroom • Blue coin • Coin • Juice • Mario Cap • Nozzle (Spray · Hover · Rocket · Turbo) • Red coin • Shine Sprite |
| Objects | Banana • Barrel • Basket • Beehive • Bramble • Coconut • Durian • Fence • Flip Panel • Floaty Fluff • Flower • Glorpedo • Goop (Burning • Electric) • Graffiti • Hot water • Lily Pad • Mudboat • Nozzle box • Orange Juice Generator • Papaya • Pepper • Pineapple • Pole • Rainbow M • Rope • Rotating Panel • Sand block • Shine Painting • Slimy water • Swing • Toad Express • Trampoline • Turbo-bashable doors • Wall painting • Water Barrel • Water rocket • Watermelon • Yoshi egg • Yoshi Platform | |
| Moves | Moves | Backward Somersault • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Sprinkler Squirt • Super Whirl Jump • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump |
| Events | Events | Fluff Festival • Watermelon Festival |
| Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | Delfino Emergency Broadcast System • Gallery • Guide Book |
