Editing Star Point

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{{quote|Yeah, I bet you know, but you get these things called Star Points when you win battles.|Goombella|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
'''Star Points''' are special points that can be accumulated by [[Mario]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. They are earned for battling and defeating enemies. When Mario collects 100 Star Points, he [[level up|levels up]] and gets to increase his [[Heart Point|HP]], [[Flower Point|FP]], or [[Badge Point|BP]]. Mario cannot get more than 100 Star Points per battle. Essentially, Star Points function as [[Experience Point]]s. The number of Star Points yielded after a battle will vary depending on Mario's current level: the higher Mario's level is, the less Points there will be.

In ''Paper Mario'', Mario can level up enough so that weak enemies do not give him Star Points upon their defeat, and once he reaches level 27, he cannot receive any more Star Points. He does, however, still receive the usual coin rewards as well as hearts and flowers. For a listing of how many Star Points an enemy drops in the game, see: [[List of Star Point amounts in Paper Mario|List of Star Point amounts in ''Paper Mario'']].

In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', in contrast with the previous game, Mario is awarded a minimum of one Star Point at the end of a battle, no matter how weak the enemies are compared to his level. Additionally, Mario can automatically defeat enemies who no longer give more than one Star Point by using certain [[badge]]s, though he does not receive any Star Points or coins if he defeats them in this way, and these badges do not work in the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]. Mario cannot level up beyond level 99 in this game under any circumstance. Interestingly, Mario — regardless of his level — is awarded only a single Star Point for defeating the [[Shadow Queen]] and [[Bonetail]]. The foes that yield the most Star Points are [[Amazy Dayzee]]s, provided Mario can manage to defeat one before it flees. For a listing of how many Star Points an enemy drops in the game, see: [[List of Star Point amounts in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|List of Star Point amounts in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'']].

In both games, while Mario is under [[Merlee]]'s spell, she may randomly appear at the end of a battle and double the number of Star Points he earns.

Star Points also appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', serving a different purpose.  They are now used for [[Battle Card (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)|Battle Cards]] and are earned by getting high ratings on attacks. The maximum amount of Star Points is 20, but a [[Rank|Rank-Up Bonus]] can increase this number to 30.

==Profiles==
===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
*'''Instruction manual bio:''' ''"You'll need these points to use battle cards. You can earn them by successfully attacking enemies."''

==Gallery==
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PMStarPoint.png|''Paper Mario''
PM Level Up.png|Mario leveling up in ''Paper Mario''
TTYDStarPoint.png|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
Starpoint.gif|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
PMTTYD Goombella Star Points.png|[[Goombella]] mentioning Star Points
Levelup PM2.png|Mario leveling up in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スターポイント
|JapR=Sutā pointo
|JapM=Star Point
|Dut=Sterrenpunt
|DutM=Star point
|Spa=Punto Estrella<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/gnQpvG6Hs2A?t=1802|timestamp=30:02|title="Paper Mario {{!}} Walkthrough Español {{!}}Part 1"|date=May 25, 2015|author=FatalRagnarok|language=es-es|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/dhkjsqeNNc4?t=528|title="Paper Mario: La Puerta Milenaria (GC)"|language=es-es|publisher=YouTube|author=DSimphony|date=July 20, 2022|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>
|Spa2=Punto estrella (''The Thousand-Year Door'' remake)
|SpaM=Star Point
|Spa2M=Star point
|Fre=Point Étoile
|FreM=Star Point
|Ger=Sternenpunkt
|GerM=Star Point
|ChiS=星星点数<ref>{{cite|title=纸片马力欧 (''Zhǐpiàn Mǎlì'ōu'') instruction booklet|date=2003|language=zh-hans|publisher=[[iQue]]|page=23}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Xīngxīng Diǎnshù
|ChiSM=Star Point
|Kor=스타포인트
|KorR=Seuta Pointeu
|KorM=Star Point
}}

==Trivia==
*In the first three ''Paper Mario'' games, each game's incarnation of [[Merlon]] bears a pendant that resembles a Star Point.

==See also==
*[[Flower Point]]
*[[Badge Point]]
*[[Heart Point]]

==References==
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