HELLO YELLO! - STARLOW, MARIO & LUIGI BOWSER 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.
In Mario & Luigi series[]
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.
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 an supportive role in the Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser 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: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey/Bowser Jr.'s Journey[]
Starlow makes an minor appearance with Mario and Luigi in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey campaign, where she tells Bowser Jr. that Bowser has been working very hard.
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".
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).
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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.
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| Characters | Protagonists | Mario • Luigi • Paper Mario |
| Antagonists | Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopalings | |
| Other | ? Card Toad • Crinkle Goomba • Delivery Toad • Flutter • Kamek • Know-It-All Toads • Lakitu • Monologue Toad • Nabbit • Paper Bowser • Paper Bowser Jr. • Paper Kamek • Paper Luigi • Paper Peach • Paper Toads • Princess Peach • Scaredy Rat • Starlow • Toad • Toadette • Yoshi | |
| Papercraft | Papercraft Mario • Papercraft Luigi • Papercraft Yoshi • Papercraft Peach • Papercraft Fire Mario | |
| Enemies | Normal | Ant Trooper • Big Tail Goomba • Biddybud • Boomerang Bro • Broozer • Bully • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fly Guy • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Horned Ant Trooper • Koopa Troopa • Mechakoopa • Monty Mole • Ninji • Pokey • Sandmaargh • Shy Guy • Spike • Spiny • Urchin |
| Paper | Paper Bob-omb • Paper Boo • Paper Boomerang Bro • Paper Broozer • Paper Chain Chomp • Paper Dry Bones • Paper Fire Bro • Paper Fire Piranha Plant • Paper Fuzzy • Paper Goomba • Paper Hammer Bro • Paper Koopa Troopa • Paper Ninji • Paper Paragoomba • Paper Paratroopa • Paper Scaredy Rat • Paper Shy Guy • Paper Sombrero Guy • Paper Spear Guy • Paper Spike • Paper Spiny • Paper Swoop | |
| Papercraft | Airship • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Dry Bones • Goomba • Koopa Shell • Mechakoopa • Pokey • Spike • Spike Ball • Whomp | |
| Bosses | Mario & Luigi | Petey Piranha • Big Pokey • Roy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Wiggler • Chargin' Chuck Corps • Larry Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Bowser Jr. • King Boo • King Bob-omb • Kamek • Iggy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Bowser • Shiny RoboBowser • Dry Bowser |
| Paper Mario | Paper Tower Power Pokey • Paper Petey Piranha • Paper Kamek • Paper Bowser Jr. • Paper Bowser | |
| Papercraft | Papercraft Megacrinkle Goomba • Papercraft Kamek • Papercraft Bowser Jr. • Papercraft King Boo • Papercraft Bowser | |
| Items | Collectibles | 1-Up DX • 1-Up Mushroom • 100-Coin • ? Block • Battle Card • Bean • Bomb Bud • Boo Biscuit • Candy • Clothing • Coin • Command Block • Double 1-Up Mushroom • L Block • Lakitea • M Block • Max Mushroom • Max Nut • Max Candy • Max Syrup Jar • Mushroom • Nut • P Block • Refreshing Herb • Spinny Flower • Super Mushroom • Super Nut • Super Candy • Supersyrup Jar • Syrup Jar • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Nut • Ultra Candy • Ultrasyrup Jar |
| Key items | Berry • Copy Block • Dash Socks • Fire Ore • Key • Melon • Paper Mario book • Paper trampoline • Red medallion | |
| Locations | Locations | Peach's Castle • Sunbeam Plains • Doop Doop Dunes • Doop Doop Dunes Grotto • Twinsy Tropics Dungeon • Twinsy Tropics • Gloomy Woods • Mount Brrr • Bowser's Castle • Neo Bowser Castle |
| Special attacks | Trio Attack | Trio Racquet • Trio Kite • Trio Whirligig • Trio Shuriken • Trio Meteor |
| Mario Bros. Attack | 3D Red Shell • Rocket Blast • Bomb Derby • Cannonball Chuck • Toad Trail | |
| Luigi Bros. Attack | Fire Flower • Drill Shell • Dropchopper • Balloon Blast • Mega Thwonk | |
| Miscellaneous | Stats | Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Power • Rank • Special Point • Speed • Stache |
| Moves | Dash • Hammer • Jump • Slide • Team Jump • Trio Drill • Trio Glider • Trio Grab • Trio Hammer | |
| Status effects | Burn • Creased • Crumpled • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Fury • Invisible • Mini • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • SPD-Down • SPD-Up | |
| Miscellaneous | Gallery | |