Editing Star Rod

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| caption      = [[Kirby]] holds the Star Rod.

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{{cquote|With the A Button and the Control Stick, you can shoot 20 stars at your opponents. This can also be used as a Clobbering Item.|cite=''Super Smash Bros.'' instruction manual}}

The '''Star Rod''' ({{ja|スターロッド}}, ''Sutā Roddo'') is an item that has appeared in all four ''Super Smash Bros.'' games. Originating from the [[Kirby (universe)|''Kirby'' universe]], the Star Rod acts as an unusual combination of both battering and projectile items.

[[File:StarRodNES.png|thumb|150px|The Star Rod seen on top of the Fountain of Dreams in ''Kirby's Adventure'']]

The Star Rod has so far only appeared in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' and its remake ''[[WiKirby:Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land|Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'', though it did make a brief cameo in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''. In its original appearance, the Star Rod acts as the primary power source of the [[Fountain of Dreams]], and without it, people are unable to properly sleep or dream. Although initially broken into seven shards by [[King Dedede]], Kirby restores the Star Rod, only to discover that Dedede had shattered the Star Rod in order to prevent the main villain of the game, [[Nightmare Wizard|Nightmare]], from taking over the Fountain of Dreams; directly after this, Kirby is then tasked with using the Star Rod in order to defeat Nightmare, which he successfully performs.

As a weapon in ''Kirby's Adventure'', Kirby is officially stated to have the "Star Rod" copy ability, though Kirby does not need to actually [[Inhale|swallow]] the object to gain the ability. While wielding the Star Rod, Kirby is not only able to utilise the Star Rod as a battering item not unlike Sword Kirby, but also as a projectile weapon that shoots stars, similar to Laser Kirby.

As a battering item, combatants can use the Star Rod to directly hit opponents up close. Using either [[smash attack]]s or [[tilt]]s, however, cause the Star Rod to shoot out long-range stars that can hit opponents from a distance; in close ranges, a direct hit from the Star Rod can potentially hit opponents directly into the resultant star. Particularly powerful variants are found with the forward smashes of [[Captain Falcon]] and [[Sheik]]; due to their non-standard forward smash animations with items, the two can fire off more than one shot at a time with a single smash attack, with Falcon's attacks shooting off 5 stars and Sheik's firing off 2 stars. The item, however, has only sixteen stars, and using either of the two aforementioned characters can cause the item to quickly deplete its ammunition.

If the Star Rod runs out of stars to shoot, combatants can still use it to directly hit opponents. A more practical option, however, is to throw the item towards enemies; the Star Rod, when thrown, produces a powerful [[semi-spike]], which can potentially [[gimp]] recoveries or act as a general KO move.

==Damage Table==

!''[[Melee]]''  

!Forward tilt ([[Pit (SSBB)|Pit]])

!Forward smash ([[Ike (SSBB)|Ike]])

===''Melee'' trophy ===

''This magic wand holds 16 star shots and sends foes flying at a low angle when thrown. It's most powerful when Captain Falcon or Sheik performs a Smash Attack while holding it. In Kirby's Adventure, the Star Rod is the secret power behind the Fountain of Dreams. King Dedede steals the Star Rod in order to seal away the nasty Cloaked Nightmare.''

*''Kirby's Adventure, 05/93''

''A magic wand. Perform a standard attack with it, and it's a battering weapon. Perform a strong or smash attack, and it fires a barrage of star shots. Throw it at a foe, and that opponent will get sent flying sideways. In the Kirby series, the Star Rod is the power source of the Fountain of Dreams. King Dedede once stole it to imprison the Nightmare Wizard.''

{{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Kirby's Adventure|console2=SNES|game2=Kirby Super Star}}

File:StarrodSSB.JPG|Star Rod in ''[[Super Smash Bros.|SSB]]''

File:Ssbmitemsstarrod.jpg|Star Rod in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee|Melee]]''

File:FalconStarRod.jpg|Captain Falcon's unusual Star Rod swing, from ''Melee''

File:StarrodSSBB.jpg|Star Rod artwork from ''Brawl''

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