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Super Launch Star

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For Rosalina's up special, see Launch Star.
Super Launch Star
LaunchStar.png
MarioSymbol.svg
The Super Launch Star in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Universe Mario
Appears in Ultimate
Item class Throwing/Trap
Article on Mario Wiki Launch Star
If you touch the star, your fighter will be launched at high speed. Clever placement can lead to an easy KO!
Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

The Super Launch Star (スーパースターリング, Super Star Ring) is an item from the Super Smash Bros. series, based on the Launch Star from the Mario series.

Origin[edit]

A Launch Star in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Launch Star made their debut in Super Mario Galaxy and has become a recurring item in the Super Mario Galaxy series. It allows the player to jump inside one and launch them, either to a new galaxy, or along a set path to another galaxy. Launch Stars may be found broken up into five Star Chips, after defeating a set number of enemies, or after a Luma transforms into one. A smaller variant known as a Sling Star exists.

Overview[edit]

Ness being launched by the Super Launch Star.

As an item[edit]

The Super Launch Star debuted as a throwing/trapping item in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It will appear small when appearing on a stage, but when picked up and thrown, they will become larger, float in the air, and aim in the direction it was thrown. It will stay in place for around 10 seconds after being thrown before disappearing.

When a fighter touches the Super Launch Star hovering in the air, it will launch them, doing no damage but dealing heavy knockback. The knockback will scale up with damage (with a limit of 50%) and is usually well enough to rocket characters over blast lines, especially if it was pointing upwards, making it a significant hazard on all but the largest stages.

Spirits[edit]

Equipping the Luma, Warp Star, Gracie, Ouendan Cheerleaders, Elite Beat Divas, or Shop Assistant support spirits will give the player a Super Launch Star at a start of their stock.

No. Image Name Type Class Cost Ability Series
71
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Luma
Support
★★ 1 Super Launch Star Equipped Super Mario Series
326
SSBU spirit Warp Star.png
Warp Star
Support
★★ 1 Super Launch Star Equipped Kirby Series
837
Artwork used for Gracie's Spirit. Ripped from Game Files
Gracie
Support
★★ 1 Super Launch Star Equipped Animal Crossing Series
1,218
from the game's files
Ouendan Cheerleaders
Support
★★ 1 Super Launch Star Equipped Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan Series
1,220
Image used for the Elite Beat Divas Spirit. Ripped from Game Files
Elite Beat Divas
Support
★★ 1 Super Launch Star Equipped Elite Beat Agents Series
1,236
protagonist
Shop Assistant
Support
★★ 1 Super Launch Star Equipped Style Savvy Series

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese スーパースターリング Super Star Ring
UK English Super Launch Star
France French Super anneau étoile Super Star Ring
Germany German Super-Sternenring Super Star Ring
Spain Spanish Superanillo estelar Super Star Ring
Italy Italian Maxistella Lancio Launch Star
China Chinese (Simplified) 超级弹射星 Super Catapult Star
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional) 超級彈射星環 Super Catapult Star Ring
South Korea Korean 슈퍼스타링 Super Star Ring
Netherlands Dutch Superspringster Super Jump Star
Russia Russian Суперпусковая звезда Super Launch Star