Star Rod
Star Rod | |
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Kirby holds the Star Rod. | |
Universe | Kirby |
Appears in | SSB SSBM SSBB SSB4 |
Item class | Weapon/Projectile |
Article on Wikirby | Star Rod |
“ | 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. | ” |
—Super Smash Bros. instruction manual |
The Star Rod (スターロッド, Sutā Roddo) is an item that has appeared in the first three Smash Bros. games. Originating from the Kirby universe, the Star Rod acts as an unusual combination of both battering and projectile items.
Origin
The Star Rod has so far only appeared in Kirby's Adventure and its remake 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, 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 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.
Operation
As a battering item, combatants can use the Star Rod to directly hit opponents up close. Using either smash attacks or tilts, 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.
As the stars are considered projectiles by the game, they can be reflected by a variety of moves; in addition, they can also be absorbed.
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
In Brawl, the momentum of a projectile will affect the damage a character will receive; these are recorded in bounces.
Action | SSB | Melee | Brawl | Bounce | 2nd Bounce |
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Star projectile | 8% | 8% | 8% | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash star projectile | 12% | 12% | 8% | N/A | N/A |
Standard attack | 10% | 10% | 10% | N/A | N/A |
Standard attack (Ice Climbers one Star Rod) | N/A | 10% | 12%(10%+2%) | N/A | N/A |
Standard attack (Ice Climbers two Star Rods) | N/A | 19% | 20%(10%+10%) | N/A | N/A |
Forward tilt | 15% | 20% | 13% | N/A | N/A |
Forward tilt (Pit) | N/A | N/A | 17%(4%+13%) | N/A | N/A |
Forward tilt (Ice Climbers one Star Rod) | N/A | 21% | 20%(13%+7%) | N/A | N/A |
Forward tilt (Ice Climbers two Star Rods) | N/A | 40% | 26%(13%+13%) | N/A | N/A |
Dash attack | 16% | 16% | 15% | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash | 22% | 30% | 18% | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (charged) | N/A | 36% | 25% | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (Marth) | N/A | 28% | 23%(5%+18%) | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (Marth charged) | N/A | 34% | 32%(7%+25% | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (Captain Falcon) | 30% | 20%(10%+10%) | N/A | N/A | |
Forward smash (Captain Falcon charged) | N/A | 29% | 28%(14%+14%) | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (Sheik) | N/A | 39% | 36%(18%+18%) | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (Sheik charged) | N/A | 45% | 50%(25%+25%) | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (Pit) | N/A | N/A | 25%(7%+18%) | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (Pit charged) | N/A | N/A | 35%(9%+26%) | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (Ike) | N/A | N/A | 26%(18%+8%) | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (Ike charged) | N/A | N/A | 36%(25%+11% | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (Ice Climbers one Star Rod) | N/A | 30% | 27%(18%+9%) | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (Ice Climbers one Star Rod charged) | N/A | 36% | 39%(25%+14%) | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (Ice Climbers two Star Rods) | N/A | 57% | 36%(18%+18%) | N/A | N/A |
Forward smash (Ice Climbers two Star Rods charged) | N/A | 69% | 50%(25%+25%) | N/A | N/A |
Drop | 3% | 8% | 8%-14% | 6% | 5% |
Forward tilt throw | 11% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 8% |
Up tilt throw | 12% | 9% | 12%-14% | 9% | 6% |
Down tilt throw | 9% | 15% | 14% | 10% | 6% |
Dash throw | 15% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 9% |
Forward smash throw | 15% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 10% |
Up smash throw | 15% | 12% | 17% | 12% | 10% |
Down smash throw | 9% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 6% |
Aerial drop | 5% | 13% | 12% | 7% | 6% |
Aerial forward tilt throw | 13% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 8% |
Aerial up tilt throw | 15% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 6% |
Aerial down tilt throw | 14% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 4% |
Aerial forward smash throw | 16% | 14% | 13%-15% | 10% | 7% |
Aerial up smash throw | 16% | 12% | 12%-14% | 8% | 4% |
Aerial down smash throw | 16% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 7% |
- Note Captain Falcon's smash attacks with the Star Rod are only 10% instead of 18% in Brawl.
Trophies
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
Brawl trophy
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 Cloaked Nightmare.
- : Kirby's Adventure
- : Kirby Super Star
Gallery
Trivia
- When shooting a star (whether charged on not) into a small upward slope (like the slight slopes on Battleship Halberd's main platform) the star will hit the slope, spin in place for a second, and then disappear.
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