Starman

The Starman, sometimes also referred to as Super Stars or simply Stars, is a powerup that renders a character invincible for a short set amount of time. It can either be found hidden in blocks or by gathering 10 Cherries. Characters who have a normally slow running speed, such as Wario or Simon Belmont, will receive a speed boost to Mario's top speed while it is active.

Any weak enemy will be defeated instantly upon contact with the Starman. If a character defeats enough enemies during the length of the Starman, then the character will gain one extra life for every ninth enemy defeated until the Starman fades.

Below is a table of what the Starman gives:

Enemies Defeated	Points Awarded
1 enemy	100 points
2 enemies	200 points
3 enemies	400 points
4 enemies	800 points
5 enemies	1000 points
6 enemies	2000 points
7 enemies	4000 points
8 enemies	8000 points
9 enemies	1 extra life

Certain obstacles, such as Spike Traps, can be touched without taking damage while under the effects of a Starman. However, not all enemies or bosses can be defeated with the Starman. Also, the player can still lose a life if he or she falls into a bottomless pit, lava, or gets crushed by a wall or other obstacle.

Below is a table of what the character's theme is while under the Starman:

Character	Theme
Mario	The "Powerful Mario" theme (such as when Mario has the Wing powerup) from Super Mario 64.
Luigi	The "Invincible" music from Super Mario World.
Sonic	The "Invincibility" music from both Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles.
Tails	The "Invincibility" music from both Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Wario	A remix of the final boss theme from Super Mario Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Waluigi	A remix of Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix called Destruction Dance (Club Mix) from SiIvaGunner: King for a Day Tournament.
Arthur	A Namco x Capcom remix of the "Graveyard" theme from Ghosts 'N' Goblins plays.
Roll	An 8-bit remix of her theme "Kaze Yo Tsutaete" from 1997 PS1 game Mega Man: Battle & Chase plays. This remix is called Kaze Yo Tsutaete (Buster Core Meltdown Mix) from Chibi-Tech.
Link	A Super Smash Bros. Brawl remix of "Tal Tal Heights" theme from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
Simon Belmont	The music "Vampire Killer" from the Castlevania series, specifically remix from Castlevania Chronicles when playing Arranged Mode.
Mega Man	The title screen from Mega Man 2 plays.
Proto Man	A MIDI remix of the Proto Man Fortress theme from Mega Man 5.
Firebrand	An Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 remix of the title screen from Gargoyle's Quest.
Kirby	Invincibility Theme from Kirby's Dream Land 3.
Meta Knight	Invincibility Theme from Kirby's Dream Land 3.
Zero	Zero's Theme from Mega Man X2.
Vile	Vile's Theme from Mega Man X3.
Legacy Link	A Super Smash Bros. Brawl remix of "Tal Tal Heights" theme from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
Gameboy Mario	A remix of "Galop infernal" from Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach, which was used in Super Mario Land.

Trivia

• Before v0.9, when the player uses the Starman in either Birabuto Bash, Muda Madness or Eastoned Kingdom. the music playing is always a remix of "Galop infernal" from Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach (which was also used in Super Mario Land instead of the usual Mario invincible theme) instead of the character-specific invincible theme.
• Early in MKF's development, there was a bug that existed in the Goombas where there was skipping in the points awarded but that issue has long been resolved.
• Starting with the v0.875 update, the chain effect of defeated enemies with the Starman resets back to 1 after the ninth enemy is defeated, meaning it is no longer possible to collect multiple 1ups after defeating more than nine enemies in one go.
• Before their removal from the game, the Classic Mario Bros.' music was the "Invincible" theme from the original NES version of Super Mario Bros.
• Gameboy Mario's Starman theme is the same as the invincibility theme used in levels based on Super Mario Land regardless of the player's character when playing those levels.

Powerups in Mushroom Kingdom Fusion