Millennium Star
| Millennium Star | |
|---|---|
| Species | Star |
| Debut | Mario Party 3 |
The Millennium Star is the name given to a wish-granting star capable of speech appearing in Mario Party 3. An impostor posing as the Millennium Star appears as the host and final boss of the game, while the real Millennium Star only appears at the end.
Background[edit]
The Millennium Star is a special star that is only born once every thousand years in the center of the universe and is known for being remarkably bright. Whoever possessed it was said to be the Superstar of the universe. In the intro of Mario Party 3, the birth of the new Millennium Star is shown and it is said to have then fallen due to only being a newborn, seemingly landing in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Impostor Millennium Star[edit]
The impostor was a large silver star with a jagged mustache. His origins and motives in this deception remain unknown. He landed in the Mushroom Kingdom at the beginning of the game and drew everyone into a world within a toy box, where they could compete in Mario Party games to earn seven Star Stamps. He claimed that this was a test to determine if they were worthy of wielding him.
He would often bump into the player's character and scolded them whenever they cheered over earning a Star Stamp, while urging them on to the next test. He became nervous when the player character collected the last Star Stamp, likely as his deception would then be revealed, and so as his final test he challenged the player's character to defeat him in the Stardust Battle minigame.
In that battle, he caused miniature stars to fall down. After the stars cooled down, they could be picked up and tossed at the fake Millennium Star to do damage. After being defeated, he confessed that he was not the real Millennium Star and fled to parts unknown.
Real Millennium Star[edit]
The true Millennium Star was shown as a small glowing white star with eyes. Throughout the game, it was hidden in Tumble's head and only revealed itself after the impostor had fled. The Millennium Star congratulated the player's character and then returned everyone to the real world before leaving, assuring the player's character that they had become the Superstar of the universe.
Trivia[edit]
- A talking star narrates the introduction of Mario Party Advance. It is unsure if that is the true Millennium Star or not.
- In Mario Party: The Top 100, there are character profiles for the Millennium Star (the imposter, though not noting him as such) and Tumble (with mention of the Millennium Star powering him).