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''This article is about the character, '''Starfy'''. For the video game series, see [[The Legendary Starfy (series)]]''.
{{Characters
|name = Starfy
|image = [[File:Starfy5.png|170px]]
|kana = スタフィー, ''Stafy''
|species = Mysterious starfish like creature with traits of a celestial star
|family = [[Papa Star]] (father), [[Mama Star]] (mother), [[Starly]] (sister)
|affiliates = [[Starly]], [[Moe]], [[Bunston]], [[Mattel]]
|homeland = [[Pufftop Kingdom]]
|residence = [[Pufftop Palace]]
|firstgame = ''[[Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)]]''
|latestgame = ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''
}}

'''Starfy''' (known in Japan as '''Sutafī''', officially romanized as '''Stafy''', also appearing as '''Stafi''' on the [http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/cpyrghts/dsplySrch.do?lang=eng Canadian Copyrights Database]) is the main protagonist of [[The Legendary Starfy (series)|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]]. He is the prince of the [[Pufftop|Pufftop Kingdom]], along with his best friend, [[Moe]] the clam, and his younger sister, [[Starly]]. They all live in the [[Pufftop|Pufftop Palace]] but Moe also has a house of his own.

Only Starfy can perform the [[Air Jump]], the [[Powerful Spin]] (which involves spinning with Moe, though it can be used when Moe isn't present, suggesting that the ability doesn't necessarily involve the real Moe), the [[Star Spin#Mighty Star Spin|Mighty Star Spin]] and the [[Star Spin#Ultra Star Spin|Ultra Star Spin]].

According to the lyrics of all versions of the series [[Title Song (music)|Title Song]] except for [[Perfume]]'s, he is 36 cm tall and 7 years old. He is voiced by [[Satomi Kōrogi]] in Japanese commercials and ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''. His hobbies include collecting [[sunglasses]] and making pretend transformations.

==Species==
According to [[Hitoshi Yamagami]] of [[Nintendo]], Starfy is a "kind of mysterious creature that is somewhere between a starfish and a real celestial star"<ref>[[Nintendo Power]], Volume 244 (August 2009), [http://i2.minus.com/jJM8mSopmpPyk.jpg pp. 74]</ref>, even though he is called a starfish in ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''.

In Starfy's Japanese ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' [[Starfy#Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS|trophy description]], he is referred to as a creature like a star who looks like a starfish. In {{alttext|an official translation|EU English version from England}}, of the trophy description, it says that nobody knows what species Starfy really is.

==Personality==
Starfy is a nice and friendly character who likes to solve other people's problems. Starfy smiles almost all of the time, and this may portray him as a content and relaxed person. Although Starfy shows negative emotions such as sadness and fear, these are shown often only for a short time. His best friend Moe gave him emotional support to stop crying in ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' after his mother [[Mama Star]] was kidnapped by Ogura, and Moe tried to raise Starfy's spirits in his room when it was revealed that [[Mattel]]; Starfy's crush was engaged to [[Coral]]. In ''The Legendary Starfy'', Starfy may come over as childish in the way that he makes high pitched squeals when he is happy.

Starfy is apparently very forgetful in the way that he forgets most of his [[abilities]] for each game and has to relearn them. Starfy is also very lazy, even though according to his ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' [[smashwiki:trophy|trophy]] he tries his hardest when he sets his mind to something. In ''The Legendary Starfy'', according to a [[Pufftop Guard]], he gets up to eat a late breakfast, takes a nap before he goes out to play, takes a second nap, eats lunch and then has another nap. Starfy likes to use the [[Story]] option to look back at his adventures.

According to Starly's trophy from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Starfy is sometimes spineless, and this may be supported by how Starfy ran around freaked out and hid inside of Moe's shell when debris started to fall during the opening of ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'', after Ogura had escaped from the jar with the help of the [[Puchi Ogura]]. Starfy occasionally shows to be brave though, through being persistent in his efforts and through fighting [[boss]]es.

In the ''[[Densetsu no Starfy R]]'' manga, a good example of how Starfy can come across brave is in the final chapter, "[[DSR13|For Those Whom I Must Protect......]]" where Starfy went into the sky to puncture a hole in a meteor and pushed it off course, but it is possible that Starfy's desire to help Mattel by saving the [[Amiy Kingdom]] influenced Starfy.

Though Starfy likes adventure, he acted against starting an adventure in ''Densetsu no Starfy 3''. In the beginning of ''Densetsu no Starfy 3'', Starly was the first one to take action and do something about the problem surrounding how the jar was destroyed and the fact that Ogura's personage ([[Evil]]) was around. She forced Starfy and Moe into their third adventure by pushing them into the ocean while they resisted.

In ''The Legendary Starfy'', Starfy was eager to help [[Bunston]] from the start after he crashed through Starfy's room and ran away. Starfy went off the edge of Pufftop even though Moe grabbed Starfy and tried to stop him. In a 2009 teleconference between [[Nintendo]]/[[TOSE]] and [http://www.nintendolife.com/ Nintendo Life], [[Kazuki Yoshihara]] states that Starfy has grown to be "less of a crybaby" than in the first game, and states that he's "a bit more grown up in the way that he helps out the other characters in the game". <ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews Nintendo TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life]</ref>. In an unofficial manga based on ''The Legendary Starfy'' called [[Defeat the Enemy!]] though, Starfy was too scared to fight a group of fish resembling [[Fwip]]s, and Starly had to step and spin him around so he could defeat them.

Starfy is described in the lyrics of the series' [[Title Song (music)|Title Song]] and his ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy as being a "little spacey and clumsy", and this can be supported by the fact that in the beginning of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' Starfy walked around Pufftop Palace and carelessly knocked over the [[jar]], apparently being unaware of his surroundings. Additionally, after Starfy successfully defeated [[Ogura]], trapped him back inside the jar and returned to Pufftop, he knocked over forty five [[treasure|treasure chests]] while wandering around, so this caused Moe to chase Starfy and this lead to Starfy knocking over the jar again. Starfy proved to be persistent however by collecting all forty five [[Treasure Items]], trapping Ogura in the jar again, and temporarily bringing peace back to Pufftop.

Starfy has a liking for [[treasure]], but not as much as [[Moe]] or [[Wario]]. Starfy's hobbies include collecting [[sunglasses]], and according to [[℃-ute]]'s version of the series' Title Song, making pretend transformations (either referring to wearing [[Stuff]]; as the video shows Starfy wearing Stuff after this line, or the transformations/vehicles Starfy uses in the game. Starfy's other hobby could also be both).

Starfy may come across as eccentric in some cases. In [[DSR01|chapter one of the ''Densetsu no Starfy R'' manga]] ("Starfy's Love Attack"), Starfy wore spiral glasses, a "hissho" [[wikipedia:hachimaki|hachimaki]] headband and a thick tattered suit in Pufftop Palace after he developed a crush on Mattel. In [[DSR02|chapter two]] ("Super Difficult! Love of a Young Girl") and [[DSR05|chapter five]] ("Holy Place of Otaku, Viva! Akiba!!"), Starfy wore a peculiar suit with spiral glasses, a 'head handkerchief', a striped jacket and a shirt with a character on it. In chapter five, Starfy thought that the Fii remotes in a shop were used for knitting rather than hitting a ball on the screen with rackets and knitted a cloth.

Starfy shows respect for his younger sister Starly as well as Moe. In ''Densetsu no Starfy 3'', in area 2 of [[Misty Town]] Starfy [[Duck & Slide|duck and slided]] into some falling knives and chairs so that he would take the 'attack' instead of Starly. Starfy was on the receiving end of [[wikipedia:physical humor|physical humor]] in this case, as after Starly blew up the chairs and knives with a [[bomb]] it turned out that he was fast asleep the whole time.

According to [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/ Smash Bros. DOJO!!], the fact that Starfy came to ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is "part of his charm"<ref>[http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/items/assist/assist13.html Smash Bros. DOJO!! - Stafy]</ref>, but it is not clear exactly what the writer means.

Starfy is never shown to be angry or aggressive in the games, though rarely he may pull a face of dissatisfaction, including when Moe ran away in ''Densetsu no Starfy 4'' before [[Arasoinomon]] revealed itself. Starfy may be angry or aggressive in other media including [[manga]] and commercials, but not always and he has good intentions at heart.

In [[DSM04|chapter 4 of the ''Densetsu no Starfy'' Yumiko Sudō manga]] ("I Hate Old Man Lobber Fii!"), Starfy was mad at [[Old Man Lobber]] for giving him a coconut (it is assumable that he did not like it), and tipped up his table, but after Starfy and Old Man Lobber became separated after being swallowed by [[The Whale|the whale]], Starfy cried when he saw the coconut with teeth marks on it, thinking of all the good things Old Man Lobber had done for him.

In [[DSR07|chapter 7 of the ''Densetsu no Starfy R'' manga]] ("Pufftop Kingdom, Game King Playoff"), Starfy and Starly both pulled an angry face near the end of the story when debating on what the best games console is but Moe came to calm them down and let them agree that both the [[Nintendo DS|FS]] and [[Wii|Tenkaido Fii]] are equally good.

[http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=3829 In a commercial] for ''Densetsu no Starfy 4'', Starfy was shown to be angry when Mattel called out for help, raising his arms to show muscles and pulling an angry face with his teeth together on the way to the Amiy Kingdom. In [http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=3839 another commercial], after [[Degil]] raised the [[Monamool Stone]], this made Starfy angry, having him raise his arms to show muscles and be surrounded by a red spiky glow.

== Biography ==
=== ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' ===
Starfy goes on his first adventure during the events of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. Starfy was moving things around his home, until he dropped a [[jar]] that sealed [[Ogura]], which fell into the ocean. After the jar fell, thunderstorms and tornadoes blew Starfy into the ocean. Many new friends, such as [[Moe]] and [[Old Man Lobber]], helped Starfy to get back to [[Pufftop Kingdom]] and told him about Ogura, and Starfy and his friends fought and sealed Ogura back into the jar.

===''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]''===
Starfy starts out on yet his second adventure, as he falls from Pufftop once again, along with his best friend, [[Moe]]. Also, his mom, [[Mama Star]] gets kidnapped by Ogura.

=== ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'' ===
Yet again, Starfy falls to a exciting adventure, this time along with [[Moe]] and his sister, [[Starly]], who Moe calls a "pink powder keg".

=== ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'' ===
The [[Amiy Kingdom]] is in trouble and Starfy and friends have to help the citizens of Amiy Kingdom.

=== ''The Legendary Starfy'' ===
Starfy meets and helps a mysterious [[Bunston|bunny]] during the events of ''The Legendary Starfy''. One day, Starfy was having a peaceful nap, then a strange bunny crashed through the roof and landed on Starfy. Starfy stared and tried to make the unexpected visitor talk, until [[The Terrible Trio|three shadowy goons]] crashed through the walls and tried to kidnap the bunny. Starfy became angry and used his [[Star Spin]] move on the goons, which made them run away. [[Moe]] entered Starfy's room and told him that the strange bunny figure jumped into the ocean, so Starfy and Moe went after him.

Once Starfy and Moe entered the ocean, they found the bunny, who was called Bunston. He had amnesia and the only way to gain his memory back was by finding [[Shard|shards]]. Starfy, Moe, and Bunston (sometimes Starly too) had to travel to [[Gluglug Lagoon]] and many other places to find every shards. Along the way, the shadowy goons, which was revealed to be a team of [[Snips]], [[Ronk]], and [[Papes]], tried to kidnap Bunston and stop Starfy and Moe from getting all of the shards.

Bunston's memory returned and remembered that he was a prince and his planet [[Planet Bunnera|Bunnera]] was in danger by the evil [[Mashtooth]], so he used the shards to fix his rocket ship and he, Starfy, and Moe traveled to Bunnera. When Starfy, Bunston, and Moe entered the Bunnera Castle, Starfy dueled with Mashtooth and won, until Mashtooth absorbed Bunston's power and transformed into [[Mashtooth#Second Form - Mega Mashtooth|Mega Mashtooth]]. Starfy and Moe got beaten up by Mega Mashtooth until the Terrible Trio came and helped Starfy. Many of Starfy's friends cheered Starfy on, which gave him the strength to face Mega Mashtooth. Starfy pushed the Bunnera [[The Moon|moon]] at Mega Mashtooth, which defeated him, gave the Bunnerans their powers back, and made Bunnera back in peace.

==== [[The Moe Show]] Interview ====
===== Starfy's First Interview =====

* Moe: It's the Moe Show...with me, Moe! And yowza, have we got a show tonight! Tonight's guest is the prince of Pufftop himself! Starf, come on out here. Starfy, how're you feelin' about this adventure? Lay it on us. Whoa, whoa. What's with the sunglasses? Heyyyy, pretty fancy. Brand-new? A fashion designer made 'em for ya? Sheesh. You some kinda movie star now? I bet you can't even go outside without getting mobbed by your fans! Heh, just ribbin' ya, Starf!

===== Starfy's Second Interview =====

* Moe: It's the Moe Show...with me, Moe! Our guest today is Starfy. How you doin'? Whaddaya mean, I'm not acting like my usual self? It's weirding you out?! This is showbiz! I'm the host...I'm supposed to razzle and dazzle 'em!...Sheesh. What, a clam can't have his own talk show now? Is that it? Oh, I get it. You're thinkin' you'd make a better host than me...

==== [[Toys|Toy]] description ====
"It's everybody's favorite lovable, clumsy prince of Pufftop! Not many people know Starfy collects sunglasses. Have you seen him wearing 'em?" (#096)

==Starfy's name==
Before the announcement of ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' for North America, there was no official localization for Starfy's name. When romanized, "スタフィー" can be represented as Sutafī (Sutafii), but an official romanization of his name as seen in the URLs of the official [[List of official The Legendary Starfy series websites#Densetsu no Starfy / Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)|Nintendo Space World webpages]], the [[Staff Credits|''Densetsu no Starfy'' Staff Credits]], the ROM headers of the games, a [[mariowiki:Yoshi Theater|Yoshi Theater]] poster in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', three of the [[stuff]] [[Densetsu no Starfy 2/Stuff|in ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'']] ("Stafy" is written on the following items: "Uniform", "Wrestler Clothes" and "Baseball Cap") and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' is "Stafy". Likewise, Starfy's younger sister [[Starly]] is referred to in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' as "Stapy".

Regardless of the official romanization, Starfy was referred to as other names, including "Sutafi", "Stafi"<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/videos/densetsu-no-stafi-4-gameplay-movie-3/2300-6147853/ Densetsu no Stafi 4 Gameplay Movie 3 - GameSpot]</ref> (also appearing like this on the Canadian Copyrights Database) and "Starfi"<ref>[http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/starfi-too-cute-for-western-consumption.60936017/ Starfi - Too cute for Western consumption - IGN boards]</ref> and sometimes still is after the localization of his name to "Starfy".

On February 26, 2009, ''Densetsu no Starfy: Taiketsu Daiiru Kaizokudan'' was announced to be released overseas on June 8 2009, via a list of upcoming video games on the [http://press.nintendo.com/loginSplash.jsp Nintendo's Online Press Room] website as ''The Legendary Starfy''. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090303215207/http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=17588 NINTENDO'S VIDEO GAME LINEUP DEMONSTRATES GAMING DIVERSITY - Archived version from March 3rd, 2009 on Wayback Machine]</ref> This new title as well as a section on the page talking about the gameplay confirmed Stafy's North American name as Starfy.

==In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]==
Starfy appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', where his primary appearance is as an [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophy]]. Starfy reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'' as an Assist Trophy in both versions.

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
[[File:Starfy SSBB.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Starfy as an Assist Trophy on the [[smashwiki:Final Destination|Final Destination]] stage]]
Starfy ("Stafy")'s primary appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is as an [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophy]]. An Assist Trophy is item that allows players to have another character help them in battle.

Starfy is known as one of the weakest Assist Trophies. Playable characters can attack and push him off the stage, unlike other Assist Trophies. Starfy's only method of attacking is using [[Star Spin]]s. When Starfy appears, the sound effect heard at the beginning of the tune [[Confrontation with the Boss (music)|Confrontation with the Boss]] in the first four [[The Legendary Starfy (series)|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]] games plays.

Additionally, both Starfy and his younger sister [[Starly]] (called Stafy and Stapy respectively) appear as regular trophies, and Starfy, Starly, [[Moe]] (Kyorosuke), [[Chonmagyo]], [[Mattel]] (Materu), [[Seiuchi-kun]] and [[Herman]] (Yadokarita) appear as [[smashwiki:Sticker|stickers]]. There are two Starfy stickers. The first sticker depicts the official artwork of Starfy [[swim]]ming from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. The second sticker depicts the official artwork of Starfy wearing one of the [[Stuff]] (possibly the [[Densetsu no Starfy 2/Stuff#Clothes|Aloha Shirt]]) from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]''.

The Starfy trophy is obtainable by clearing [[smashwiki:Target Smash!!|Target Smash!!]] Level 1 with at least 10 different characters. The Starly trophy can be unlocked randomly.
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!rowspan="2"|Stafy
|rowspan="2"|[[Image:StafyTrophy.jpg|100px]]
|align="center"|'''GBA '''
''Densetsu no Stafy''
|rowspan="2"|''The prince of the kingdom of [[Pufftop|Tenkai]]. He's a bit spacey and clumsy, but when he sets his mind to something, he gives it his all. Stafy gets help from his friends [[Moe|Kyorosuke]] the clam and the wizened [[Old Man Lobber|Lobjii-san]]. Stafy sometimes dons a [[Kigurumi (ability)|pig suit]] and throws pork cutlets. In [[Densetsu no Stafy 3]], Stafy meets [[Wario]] and goes with him to steal the treasures of the deep.''
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|align="center"|'''DS'''
''Densetsu no Stafy 4''
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===Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U===
[[File:Starfy SSB 3DS.png|thumb|right|250px|Starfy Assist Trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.]]
Starfy is an [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophy]] in both Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, as he is in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Like ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Starfy walks around the stage and performs [[Star Spin]]s before disappearing or falling off the stage. He can be attacked and can receive [[smashwiki:knockback|knockback]] in both the Nintendo 3DS version and the Wii U version. If defeated, he may tumble in the air while turning around clockwise with his back facing the screen, but the melody that normally plays in the ''Legendary Starfy'' series when Starfy or Starly is defeated does not play.

The melody based on the beginning of [[Confrontation with the Boss (music)|Confrontation with the Boss]] from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' also plays when Starfy appears in both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U version.

Starfy re-appears as a regular trophy in at least ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', as originally seen in a pre-release screenshot of [[smashwiki:All-Star Mode|All-Star Mode]] that was posted by game director [[smashwiki:Masahiro Sakurai|Masahiro Sakurai]] on Miiverse.<ref>[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADMUKl_p3bbig Miiverse - Sakurai's post | Nintendo]</ref> Among the places the Starfy trophy can be obtained include [[smashwiki:Classic Mode|Classic Mode]], the [[smashwiki:trophy shop|trophy shop]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/little_y17/status/515490739120132096 りとるY's Tweet - Twitter]</ref>, and possibly on the ground, as seen in the previously mentioned screenshot.

Additionally, Starfy appears as a profile icon among other Assist Trophies.
[[File:SSB3DS Starfy profile icon.png|frame|left|Starfy profile icon]]
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====Trophy description====
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!{{white|English description (NA version)}}
!{{white|English description (PAL version)}}
!{{white|Japanese description}}
!{{white|Literal translation}}
!{{white|Kaphotics' text dump translation}}
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!rowspan="2"|{{white|Starfy}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Image:SSB3DS Starfy trophy EU.png|250px]]
|Starfy is the absentminded prince of the [[Pufftop Kingdom]], and the hero of [[The Legendary Starfy]]. Is he a star? A starfish? His commitment to helping you when summoned is obvious, even if his species isn't. He'll use a [[Star Spin]] attack, which isn't all that powerful. It's the thought that counts!
|Starfy is [[Pufftop|Pufftop Kingdom]]'s scatterbrained prince and the hero of [[The Legendary Starfy]]. He looks like a star, or maybe a starfish - no one knows what he really is. When released, he'll boldly attack enemies with his [[Star Spin]]. It's not a very powerful attack, but at least he's trying!
|rowspan="2"|{{white|『[[Densetsu no Starfy|伝説のスタフィー]]』にとうじょう{{alttext|登場|とうじょう}}した、{{alttext|空|そら}}に{{alttext|浮|う}}かぶ{{alttext|王国|おうこく}}[[Pufftop|テンカイ]]の{{alttext|王子|おうじ}}。ドジでおっちょこちょいとちょっぴり{{alttext|頼|たよ}}りないところももあるが、がんばり{{alttext|屋|や}}。お{{alttext|星|ほし}}さまのような、ヒトテのような{{alttext|姿|すがた}}の{{alttext|生|い}}き{{alttext|物|もの}}。{{alttext|呼|よ}}び{{alttext|出|だ}}すと、{{alttext|近|ちか}}くにいるファイターに{{alttext|向|む}}かって{{alttext|果敢|かかん}}に[[Star Spin|スピンアッタック]]{{alttext|攻撃|こうげき}}してくれる。{{alttext|威力|いりょく}}は{{alttext|高|たか}}くはないが{{alttext|体|からだ}}を{{alttext|張|は}}ってがんばってくれるのだ。}}<ref>[[:File:SSB3DS Starfy trophy JP.png|Japanese screenshot by Golderzoa333]]</ref>
|Debuting in "''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''", he is the prince of the kingdom [[Pufftop|Tenkai]] that floats in the sky. He is a little careless and clumsy, but he does his best. He is a creature like a star appearing as a starfish. When called, he will [[Star Spin|Spin Attack]] boldly towards the fighters who are nearby. His power is not high, but he tries hard to give his body a stretch.(?)
|Starfy is the absentminded prince of the [[Pufftop|Pufftop Kingdom]], and the hero of [[The Legendary Starfy]]. Is he a star? A starfish? His commitment to helping you when summoned is obvious, even if his species isn't. He'll use a [[Star Spin]] attack, which isn't all that powerful. It's the thought that counts!<ref>[http://pastebin.com/vJZ2TX8u Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy descriptions - text dump by Kaphotics]</ref>.
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====History====
On December 25, 2013, it was first revealed that Starfy would appear in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' via a picture of the day on the [http://www.smashbros.com/ official ''Smash Bros.'' website], showing Starfy, a yellow [[mariowiki:Luma (species)|Luma]] and [[smashwiki:Pikachu (SSB4)|Pikachu]]. <ref>[http://archive.is/HHv4e Official Site - Super Smash. Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (UK archived version)]</ref> The picture of the day was also posted on Miiverse with the text "Pic of the day. Yellow characters." (Japanese: きょうの一枚。
黄色いいきものたち。, ''{{alttext|Picture|The actual text is 枚; a counter for flat objects}} of the Day. Yellow Creatures'').<ref>[http://archive.is/vn0q2 English Miiverse post by Masahiro Sakurai] (archived from [https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADRUqFmm46qiQ the original]).</ref><ref>[http://archive.is/KesIU Japanese Miiverse post by Masahiro Sakurai] (archived from [https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADRUqFmm7ezrw the original]).</ref>

Starfy's status in the game remained unconfirmed for a while, as the picture of the day did not confirm he was an [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophy]], and there was no page for Starfy as a new character on the site.

Later, two screenshots of Starfy appeared on the [[smashwiki:Mario Galaxy|Mario Galaxy]] and [[smashwiki:Town and City|Town and City]] stages, apparently as part of a press package release. Screenshots from it were uploaded to Flickr by 'Endless' in the first quarter of 2014.<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/48280274@N02/sets/72157643678092364/ Images from the Super Smash Bros. press package release]</ref>

Starfy was confirmed as an Assist Trophy appeared during [[E3#E3 2014|E3 2014]] demo footage on the 10th of June, including the [[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. Invitational|Super Smash Bros. Invitational]] tournament, where he appeared in matches.
[[File:Starfy SSBWiiU.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Starfy with a yellow [[mariowiki:Luma|Luma]] and [[bulbapedia:Pikachu (Pokémon)|Pikachu]] in the Wii U version]]
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== Gallery ==

<center><gallery position="center" widths="150">
File:StarfyGBC.gif|''Early artwork from [[Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)|''Densetsu no Starfy'' when it was under development for the Game Boy Color]]
File:Starfy early.jpg|''Early artwork from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''
File:Starfy1.gif|[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] series artwork
File:Starfy2OA A.png|''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'' and ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'' artwork of Starfy with his right hand up
File:Starfy2OA B.png|''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' and ''Densetsu no Starfy 3'' artwork of Starfy winking his right eye
File:MoeStarfy2OA.png|''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' artwork of Starfy hiding in [[Moe]]'s shell
File:Starfy2OA C.png|''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' artwork of Starfy crying
File:Starfy YS1.png|Artwork from the tankōbon of volume 1 of the [[Densetsu no Starfy (Yumiko Sudō)|''Densetsu no Starfy'' manga by Yumiko Sudō]]
File:Starfy YS2.png|Artwork from the tankōbon of volume 2 of the ''Densetsu no Starfy'' manga by Yumiko Sudō
File:Starfy4.jpg|''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'' artwork
File:Starfy4.gif|''Densetsu no Starfy 4'' artwork
File:StafyBrawlArtwork.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' artwork
File:Starfy5.png|''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' artwork
File:Starfy5OA.png|''The Legendary Starfy'' artwork
File:Star_Spin.png|''The Legendary Starfy'' artwork of Starfy using his [[Star Spin]]
File:Star_Spin2.png|''The Legendary Starfy'' artwork of Starfy using his Star Spin
File:Starfy DSR.png|Artwork from the tankōbon of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy R]]''
File:Starfy DtE.png|Starfy from [[Defeat the Enemy!]] ([[Video Game Magazine]])

{{OA|Starfy|Video Game Magazine}}
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== Trivia ==
*Satomi Kōrogi, the voice actress for Starfy is also known across [[Nintendo]] for providing the voices of several [[bulbapedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]] and characters in the [[bulbapedia:Pokémon anime|''Pokémon'' anime]] and [[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] including [[bulbapedia:Togepi (Pokémon)|Togepi]], [[bulbapedia:Pichu (Pokémon)|Pichu]] and [[bulbapedia:Mew (Pokémon)|Mew]].
*In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the trophy of Starfy ("Stafy")'s sister Starly ("Stapy") is indexed under the "Fighter Related" category even though Starfy is not a playable character in this game. Furthermore, no ''[[nwiki:Custom Robo (series)|Custom Robo]]'' or ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]]'' trophies appear in the "Fighter Related" category even though Stafy, Ray MK III and [[nookipedia:Mr. Resetti|Mr. Resetti]] all appear as [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophies]].
**This has lead to speculation that Starfy may have once been planned as a playable character in the development of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
*Starfy's name in [[wikipedia:South Korea|South Korea]] is '스타피' (revised romanization: Seautapi).
*In ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'', [[Herbert]] refers to Starfy as a "Starfy look-alike" when Starfy first meets him.

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Starfy

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{{Quote|Hiya! Are you Starfy? Like, THE legendary Starfy?! No WAY! I can't believe it!|Mermaid|The Legendary Starfy}}
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''This article is about the character, '''Starfy'''. For the video game series, see [[The Legendary Starfy (series)]]''.
{{Characters
|name = Starfy
|image = [[File:Starfy5.png|170px]]
|kana = スタフィー, ''Stafy''
|species = Mysterious starfish like creature with traits of a celestial star
|family = [[Papa Star]] (father), [[Mama Star]] (mother), [[Starly]] (sister)
|affiliates = [[Starly]], [[Moe]], [[Bunston]], [[Mattel]]
|homeland = [[Pufftop Kingdom]]
|residence = [[Pufftop Palace]]
|firstgame = ''[[Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)]]''
|latestgame = ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''
}}

'''Starfy''' (known in Japan as '''Sutafī''', officially romanized as '''Stafy''', also appearing as '''Stafi''' on the [http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/cpyrghts/dsplySrch.do?lang=eng Canadian Copyrights Database]) is the main protagonist of [[The Legendary Starfy (series)|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]]. He is the prince of the [[Pufftop|Pufftop Kingdom]], along with his best friend, [[Moe]] the clam, and his younger sister, [[Starly]]. They all live in the [[Pufftop|Pufftop Palace]] but Moe also has a house of his own.

Only Starfy can perform the [[Air Jump]], the [[Powerful Spin]] (which involves spinning with Moe, though it can be used when Moe isn't present, suggesting that the ability doesn't necessarily involve the real Moe), the [[Star Spin#Mighty Star Spin|Mighty Star Spin]] and the [[Star Spin#Ultra Star Spin|Ultra Star Spin]].

According to the lyrics of all versions of the series [[Title Song (music)|Title Song]] except for [[Perfume]]'s, he is 36 cm tall and 7 years old. He is voiced by [[Satomi Kōrogi]] in Japanese commercials and ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''. His hobbies include collecting [[sunglasses]] and making pretend transformations.

==Species==
According to [[Hitoshi Yamagami]] of [[Nintendo]], Starfy is a "kind of mysterious creature that is somewhere between a starfish and a real celestial star"<ref>[[Nintendo Power]], Volume 244 (August 2009), [http://i2.minus.com/jJM8mSopmpPyk.jpg pp. 74]</ref>, even though he is called a starfish in ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''.

In Starfy's Japanese ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' [[Starfy#Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS|trophy description]], he is referred to as a creature like a star who looks like a starfish. In {{alttext|an official translation|EU English version from England}}, of the trophy description, it says that nobody knows what species Starfy really is.

==Personality==
Starfy is a nice and friendly character who likes to solve other people's problems. Starfy smiles almost all of the time, and this may portray him as a content and relaxed person. Although Starfy shows negative emotions such as sadness and fear, these are shown often only for a short time. His best friend Moe gave him emotional support to stop crying in ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' after his mother [[Mama Star]] was kidnapped by Ogura, and Moe tried to raise Starfy's spirits in his room when it was revealed that [[Mattel]]; Starfy's crush was engaged to [[Coral]]. In ''The Legendary Starfy'', Starfy may come over as childish in the way that he makes high pitched squeals when he is happy.

Starfy is apparently very forgetful in the way that he forgets most of his [[abilities]] for each game and has to relearn them. Starfy is also very lazy, even though according to his ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' [[smashwiki:trophy|trophy]] he tries his hardest when he sets his mind to something. In ''The Legendary Starfy'', according to a [[Pufftop Guard]], he gets up to eat a late breakfast, takes a nap before he goes out to play, takes a second nap, eats lunch and then has another nap. Starfy likes to use the [[Story]] option to look back at his adventures.

According to Starly's trophy from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Starfy is sometimes spineless, and this may be supported by how Starfy ran around freaked out and hid inside of Moe's shell when debris started to fall during the opening of ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'', after Ogura had escaped from the jar with the help of the [[Puchi Ogura]]. Starfy occasionally shows to be brave though, through being persistent in his efforts and through fighting [[boss]]es.

In the ''[[Densetsu no Starfy R]]'' manga, a good example of how Starfy can come across brave is in the final chapter, "[[DSR13|For Those Whom I Must Protect......]]" where Starfy went into the sky to puncture a hole in a meteor and pushed it off course, but it is possible that Starfy's desire to help Mattel by saving the [[Amiy Kingdom]] influenced Starfy.

Though Starfy likes adventure, he acted against starting an adventure in ''Densetsu no Starfy 3''. In the beginning of ''Densetsu no Starfy 3'', Starly was the first one to take action and do something about the problem surrounding how the jar was destroyed and the fact that Ogura's personage ([[Evil]]) was around. She forced Starfy and Moe into their third adventure by pushing them into the ocean while they resisted.

In ''The Legendary Starfy'', Starfy was eager to help [[Bunston]] from the start after he crashed through Starfy's room and ran away. Starfy went off the edge of Pufftop even though Moe grabbed Starfy and tried to stop him. In a 2009 teleconference between [[Nintendo]]/[[TOSE]] and [http://www.nintendolife.com/ Nintendo Life], [[Kazuki Yoshihara]] states that Starfy has grown to be "less of a crybaby" than in the first game, and states that he's "a bit more grown up in the way that he helps out the other characters in the game". <ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews Nintendo TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life]</ref>. In an unofficial manga based on ''The Legendary Starfy'' called [[Defeat the Enemy!]] though, Starfy was too scared to fight a group of fish resembling [[Fwip]]s, and Starly had to step and spin him around so he could defeat them.

Starfy is described in the lyrics of the series' [[Title Song (music)|Title Song]] and his ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy as being a "little spacey and clumsy", and this can be supported by the fact that in the beginning of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' Starfy walked around Pufftop Palace and carelessly knocked over the [[jar]], apparently being unaware of his surroundings. Additionally, after Starfy successfully defeated [[Ogura]], trapped him back inside the jar and returned to Pufftop, he knocked over forty five [[treasure|treasure chests]] while wandering around, so this caused Moe to chase Starfy and this lead to Starfy knocking over the jar again. Starfy proved to be persistent however by collecting all forty five [[Treasure Items]], trapping Ogura in the jar again, and temporarily bringing peace back to Pufftop.

Starfy has a liking for [[treasure]], but not as much as [[Moe]] or [[Wario]]. Starfy's hobbies include collecting [[sunglasses]], and according to [[℃-ute]]'s version of the series' Title Song, making pretend transformations (either referring to wearing [[Stuff]]; as the video shows Starfy wearing Stuff after this line, or the transformations/vehicles Starfy uses in the game. Starfy's other hobby could also be both).

Starfy may come across as eccentric in some cases. In [[DSR01|chapter one of the ''Densetsu no Starfy R'' manga]] ("Starfy's Love Attack"), Starfy wore spiral glasses, a "hissho" [[wikipedia:hachimaki|hachimaki]] headband and a thick tattered suit in Pufftop Palace after he developed a crush on Mattel. In [[DSR02|chapter two]] ("Super Difficult! Love of a Young Girl") and [[DSR05|chapter five]] ("Holy Place of Otaku, Viva! Akiba!!"), Starfy wore a peculiar suit with spiral glasses, a 'head handkerchief', a striped jacket and a shirt with a character on it. In chapter five, Starfy thought that the Fii remotes in a shop were used for knitting rather than hitting a ball on the screen with rackets and knitted a cloth.

Starfy shows respect for his younger sister Starly as well as Moe. In ''Densetsu no Starfy 3'', in area 2 of [[Misty Town]] Starfy [[Duck & Slide|duck and slided]] into some falling knives and chairs so that he would take the 'attack' instead of Starly. Starfy was on the receiving end of [[wikipedia:physical humor|physical humor]] in this case, as after Starly blew up the chairs and knives with a [[bomb]] it turned out that he was fast asleep the whole time.

According to [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/ Smash Bros. DOJO!!], the fact that Starfy came to ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is "part of his charm"<ref>[http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/items/assist/assist13.html Smash Bros. DOJO!! - Stafy]</ref>, but it is not clear exactly what the writer means.

Starfy is never shown to be angry or aggressive in the games, though rarely he may pull a face of dissatisfaction, including when Moe ran away in ''Densetsu no Starfy 4'' before [[Arasoinomon]] revealed itself. Starfy may be angry or aggressive in other media including [[manga]] and commercials, but not always and he has good intentions at heart.

In [[DSM04|chapter 4 of the ''Densetsu no Starfy'' Yumiko Sudō manga]] ("I Hate Old Man Lobber Fii!"), Starfy was mad at [[Old Man Lobber]] for giving him a coconut (it is assumable that he did not like it), and tipped up his table, but after Starfy and Old Man Lobber became separated after being swallowed by [[The Whale|the whale]], Starfy cried when he saw the coconut with teeth marks on it, thinking of all the good things Old Man Lobber had done for him.

In [[DSR07|chapter 7 of the ''Densetsu no Starfy R'' manga]] ("Pufftop Kingdom, Game King Playoff"), Starfy and Starly both pulled an angry face near the end of the story when debating on what the best games console is but Moe came to calm them down and let them agree that both the [[Nintendo DS|FS]] and [[Wii|Tenkaido Fii]] are equally good.

[http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=3829 In a commercial] for ''Densetsu no Starfy 4'', Starfy was shown to be angry when Mattel called out for help, raising his arms to show muscles and pulling an angry face with his teeth together on the way to the Amiy Kingdom. In [http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=3839 another commercial], after [[Degil]] raised the [[Monamool Stone]], this made Starfy angry, having him raise his arms to show muscles and be surrounded by a red spiky glow.

== Biography ==
=== ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' ===
Starfy goes on his first adventure during the events of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. Starfy was moving things around his home, until he dropped a [[jar]] that sealed [[Ogura]], which fell into the ocean. After the jar fell, thunderstorms and tornadoes blew Starfy into the ocean. Many new friends, such as [[Moe]] and [[Old Man Lobber]], helped Starfy to get back to [[Pufftop Kingdom]] and told him about Ogura, and Starfy and his friends fought and sealed Ogura back into the jar.

===''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]''===
Starfy starts out on yet his second adventure, as he falls from Pufftop once again, along with his best friend, [[Moe]]. Also, his mom, [[Mama Star]] gets kidnapped by Ogura.

=== ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'' ===
Yet again, Starfy falls to a exciting adventure, this time along with [[Moe]] and his sister, [[Starly]], who Moe calls a "pink powder keg".

=== ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'' ===
The [[Amiy Kingdom]] is in trouble and Starfy and friends have to help the citizens of Amiy Kingdom.

=== ''The Legendary Starfy'' ===
Starfy meets and helps a mysterious [[Bunston|bunny]] during the events of ''The Legendary Starfy''. One day, Starfy was having a peaceful nap, then a strange bunny crashed through the roof and landed on Starfy. Starfy stared and tried to make the unexpected visitor talk, until [[The Terrible Trio|three shadowy goons]] crashed through the walls and tried to kidnap the bunny. Starfy became angry and used his [[Star Spin]] move on the goons, which made them run away. [[Moe]] entered Starfy's room and told him that the strange bunny figure jumped into the ocean, so Starfy and Moe went after him.

Once Starfy and Moe entered the ocean, they found the bunny, who was called Bunston. He had amnesia and the only way to gain his memory back was by finding [[Shard|shards]]. Starfy, Moe, and Bunston (sometimes Starly too) had to travel to [[Gluglug Lagoon]] and many other places to find every shards. Along the way, the shadowy goons, which was revealed to be a team of [[Snips]], [[Ronk]], and [[Papes]], tried to kidnap Bunston and stop Starfy and Moe from getting all of the shards.

Bunston's memory returned and remembered that he was a prince and his planet [[Planet Bunnera|Bunnera]] was in danger by the evil [[Mashtooth]], so he used the shards to fix his rocket ship and he, Starfy, and Moe traveled to Bunnera. When Starfy, Bunston, and Moe entered the Bunnera Castle, Starfy dueled with Mashtooth and won, until Mashtooth absorbed Bunston's power and transformed into [[Mashtooth#Second Form - Mega Mashtooth|Mega Mashtooth]]. Starfy and Moe got beaten up by Mega Mashtooth until the Terrible Trio came and helped Starfy. Many of Starfy's friends cheered Starfy on, which gave him the strength to face Mega Mashtooth. Starfy pushed the Bunnera [[The Moon|moon]] at Mega Mashtooth, which defeated him, gave the Bunnerans their powers back, and made Bunnera back in peace.

==== [[The Moe Show]] Interview ====
===== Starfy's First Interview =====

* Moe: It's the Moe Show...with me, Moe! And yowza, have we got a show tonight! Tonight's guest is the prince of Pufftop himself! Starf, come on out here. Starfy, how're you feelin' about this adventure? Lay it on us. Whoa, whoa. What's with the sunglasses? Heyyyy, pretty fancy. Brand-new? A fashion designer made 'em for ya? Sheesh. You some kinda movie star now? I bet you can't even go outside without getting mobbed by your fans! Heh, just ribbin' ya, Starf!

===== Starfy's Second Interview =====

* Moe: It's the Moe Show...with me, Moe! Our guest today is Starfy. How you doin'? Whaddaya mean, I'm not acting like my usual self? It's weirding you out?! This is showbiz! I'm the host...I'm supposed to razzle and dazzle 'em!...Sheesh. What, a clam can't have his own talk show now? Is that it? Oh, I get it. You're thinkin' you'd make a better host than me...

==== [[Toys|Toy]] description ====
"It's everybody's favorite lovable, clumsy prince of Pufftop! Not many people know Starfy collects sunglasses. Have you seen him wearing 'em?" (#096)

==Starfy's name==
Before the announcement of ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' for North America, there was no official localization for Starfy's name. When romanized, "スタフィー" can be represented as Sutafī (Sutafii), but an official romanization of his name as seen in the URLs of the official [[List of official The Legendary Starfy series websites#Densetsu no Starfy / Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)|Nintendo Space World webpages]], the [[Staff Credits|''Densetsu no Starfy'' Staff Credits]], the ROM headers of the games, a [[mariowiki:Yoshi Theater|Yoshi Theater]] poster in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', three of the [[stuff]] [[Densetsu no Starfy 2/Stuff|in ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'']] ("Stafy" is written on the following items: "Uniform", "Wrestler Clothes" and "Baseball Cap") and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' is "Stafy". Likewise, Starfy's younger sister [[Starly]] is referred to in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' as "Stapy".

Regardless of the official romanization, Starfy was referred to as other names, including "Sutafi", "Stafi"<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/videos/densetsu-no-stafi-4-gameplay-movie-3/2300-6147853/ Densetsu no Stafi 4 Gameplay Movie 3 - GameSpot]</ref> (also appearing like this on the Canadian Copyrights Database) and "Starfi"<ref>[http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/starfi-too-cute-for-western-consumption.60936017/ Starfi - Too cute for Western consumption - IGN boards]</ref> and sometimes still is after the localization of his name to "Starfy".

On February 26, 2009, ''Densetsu no Starfy: Taiketsu Daiiru Kaizokudan'' was announced to be released overseas on June 8 2009, via a list of upcoming video games on the [http://press.nintendo.com/loginSplash.jsp Nintendo's Online Press Room] website as ''The Legendary Starfy''. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090303215207/http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=17588 NINTENDO'S VIDEO GAME LINEUP DEMONSTRATES GAMING DIVERSITY - Archived version from March 3rd, 2009 on Wayback Machine]</ref> This new title as well as a section on the page talking about the gameplay confirmed Stafy's North American name as Starfy.

==In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]==
Starfy appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', where his primary appearance is as an [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophy]]. Starfy reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'' as an Assist Trophy in both versions.

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
[[File:Starfy SSBB.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Starfy as an Assist Trophy on the [[smashwiki:Final Destination|Final Destination]] stage]]
Starfy ("Stafy")'s primary appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is as an [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophy]]. An Assist Trophy is item that allows players to have another character help them in battle.

Starfy is known as one of the weakest Assist Trophies. Playable characters can attack and push him off the stage, unlike other Assist Trophies. Starfy's only method of attacking is using [[Star Spin]]s. When Starfy appears, the sound effect heard at the beginning of the tune [[Confrontation with the Boss (music)|Confrontation with the Boss]] in the first four [[The Legendary Starfy (series)|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]] games plays.

Additionally, both Starfy and his younger sister [[Starly]] (called Stafy and Stapy respectively) appear as regular trophies, and Starfy, Starly, [[Moe]] (Kyorosuke), [[Chonmagyo]], [[Mattel]] (Materu), [[Seiuchi-kun]] and [[Herman]] (Yadokarita) appear as [[smashwiki:Sticker|stickers]]. There are two Starfy stickers. The first sticker depicts the official artwork of Starfy [[swim]]ming from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. The second sticker depicts the official artwork of Starfy wearing one of the [[Stuff]] (possibly the [[Densetsu no Starfy 2/Stuff#Clothes|Aloha Shirt]]) from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]''.

The Starfy trophy is obtainable by clearing [[smashwiki:Target Smash!!|Target Smash!!]] Level 1 with at least 10 different characters. The Starly trophy can be unlocked randomly.
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''Densetsu no Stafy''
|rowspan="2"|''The prince of the kingdom of [[Pufftop|Tenkai]]. He's a bit spacey and clumsy, but when he sets his mind to something, he gives it his all. Stafy gets help from his friends [[Moe|Kyorosuke]] the clam and the wizened [[Old Man Lobber|Lobjii-san]]. Stafy sometimes dons a [[Kigurumi (ability)|pig suit]] and throws pork cutlets. In [[Densetsu no Stafy 3]], Stafy meets [[Wario]] and goes with him to steal the treasures of the deep.''
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''Densetsu no Stafy 4''
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===Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS===
[[File:Starfy SSB 3DS.png|thumb|right|250px|Starfy Assist Trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.]]
Starfy is an [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophy]] in both Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, as he is in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Like ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Starfy walks around the stage and performs [[Star Spin]]s before disappearing or falling off the stage. He can be attacked and can receive [[smashwiki:knockback|knockback]] in both the Nintendo 3DS version and the Wii U version. If defeated, he may tumble in the air while turning around clockwise with his back facing the screen, but the melody that normally plays in the ''Legendary Starfy'' series when Starfy or Starly is defeated does not play.

The melody based on the beginning of [[Confrontation with the Boss (music)|Confrontation with the Boss]] from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' also plays when Starfy appears in both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U version.

Starfy re-appears as a regular trophy in at least ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', as originally seen in a pre-release screenshot of [[smashwiki:All-Star Mode|All-Star Mode]] that was posted by game director [[smashwiki:Masahiro Sakurai|Masahiro Sakurai]] on Miiverse.<ref>[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADMUKl_p3bbig Miiverse - Sakurai's post | Nintendo]</ref> Among the places the Starfy trophy can be obtained include [[smashwiki:Classic Mode|Classic Mode]], the [[smashwiki:trophy shop|trophy shop]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/little_y17/status/515490739120132096 りとるY's Tweet - Twitter]</ref>, and possibly on the ground, as seen in the previously mentioned screenshot.

Additionally, Starfy appears as a profile icon among other Assist Trophies.
[[File:SSB3DS Starfy profile icon.png|frame|left|Starfy profile icon]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[Image:SSB3DS Starfy trophy EU.png|250px]]
|Starfy is the absentminded prince of the [[Pufftop Kingdom]], and the hero of [[The Legendary Starfy]]. Is he a star? A starfish? His commitment to helping you when summoned is obvious, even if his species isn't. He'll use a [[Star Spin]] attack, which isn't all that powerful. It's the thought that counts!
|Starfy is [[Pufftop|Pufftop Kingdom]]'s scatterbrained prince and the hero of [[The Legendary Starfy]]. He looks like a star, or maybe a starfish - no one knows what he really is. When released, he'll boldly attack enemies with his [[Star Spin]]. It's not a very powerful attack, but at least he's trying!
|rowspan="2"|{{white|『[[Densetsu no Starfy|伝説のスタフィー]]』にとうじょう{{alttext|登場|とうじょう}}した、{{alttext|空|そら}}に{{alttext|浮|う}}かぶ{{alttext|王国|おうこく}}[[Pufftop|テンカイ]]の{{alttext|王子|おうじ}}。ドジでおっちょこちょいとちょっぴり{{alttext|頼|たよ}}りないところももあるが、がんばり{{alttext|屋|や}}。お{{alttext|星|ほし}}さまのような、ヒトテのような{{alttext|姿|すがた}}の{{alttext|生|い}}き{{alttext|物|もの}}。{{alttext|呼|よ}}び{{alttext|出|だ}}すと、{{alttext|近|ちか}}くにいるファイターに{{alttext|向|む}}かって{{alttext|果敢|かかん}}に[[Star Spin|スピンアッタック]]{{alttext|攻撃|こうげき}}してくれる。{{alttext|威力|いりょく}}は{{alttext|高|たか}}くはないが{{alttext|体|からだ}}を{{alttext|張|は}}ってがんばってくれるのだ。}}<ref>[[:File:SSB3DS Starfy trophy JP.png|Japanese screenshot by Golderzoa333]]</ref>
|Debuting in "''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''", he is the prince of the kingdom [[Pufftop|Tenkai]] that floats in the sky. He is a little careless and clumsy, but he does his best. He is a creature like a star appearing as a starfish. When called, he will [[Star Spin|Spin Attack]] boldly towards the fighters who are nearby. His power is not high, but he tries hard to give his body a stretch.(?)
|Starfy is the absentminded prince of the [[Pufftop|Pufftop Kingdom]], and the hero of [[The Legendary Starfy]]. Is he a star? A starfish? His commitment to helping you when summoned is obvious, even if his species isn't. He'll use a [[Star Spin]] attack, which isn't all that powerful. It's the thought that counts!<ref>[http://pastebin.com/vJZ2TX8u Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy descriptions - text dump by Kaphotics]</ref>.
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Starfy is an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, as he is in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. He works like he does in the Nintendo 3DS version. He can be attacked and can receive [[smashwiki:knockback|knockback]]. The melody that plays in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' based on the beginning of Confrontation with the Boss also plays. If defeated, he may tumble in the air while turning around clockwise with his back facing the screen, but the melody that normally plays in the ''Legendary Starfy'' series when Starfy or Starly is defeated does not play.

====History====
On December 25, 2013, it was first revealed that Starfy would appear in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' via a picture of the day on the [http://www.smashbros.com/ official ''Smash Bros.'' website], showing Starfy, a yellow [[mariowiki:Luma (species)|Luma]] and [[smashwiki:Pikachu (SSB4)|Pikachu]]. <ref>[http://archive.is/HHv4e Official Site - Super Smash. Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (UK archived version)]</ref> The picture of the day was also posted on Miiverse with the text "Pic of the day. Yellow characters." (Japanese: きょうの一枚。
黄色いいきものたち。, ''{{alttext|Picture|The actual text is 枚; a counter for flat objects}} of the Day. Yellow Creatures'').<ref>[http://archive.is/vn0q2 English Miiverse post by Masahiro Sakurai] (archived from [https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADRUqFmm46qiQ the original]).</ref><ref>[http://archive.is/KesIU Japanese Miiverse post by Masahiro Sakurai] (archived from [https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADRUqFmm7ezrw the original]).</ref>

Starfy's status in the game remained unconfirmed for a while, as the picture of the day did not confirm he was an [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophy]], and there was no page for Starfy as a new character on the site.

Later, two screenshots of Starfy appeared on the [[smashwiki:Mario Galaxy|Mario Galaxy]] and [[smashwiki:Town and City|Town and City]] stages, apparently as part of a press package release. Screenshots from it were uploaded to Flickr by 'Endless' in the first quarter of 2014.<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/48280274@N02/sets/72157643678092364/ Images from the Super Smash Bros. press package release]</ref>

Starfy was confirmed as an Assist Trophy appeared during [[E3#E3 2014|E3 2014]] demo footage on the 10th of June, including the [[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. Invitational|Super Smash Bros. Invitational]] tournament, where he appeared in matches.
[[File:Starfy SSBWiiU.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Starfy with a yellow [[mariowiki:Luma|Luma]] and [[bulbapedia:Pikachu (Pokémon)|Pikachu]] in the Wii U version]]
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== Gallery ==

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File:StarfyGBC.gif|''Early artwork from [[Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)|''Densetsu no Starfy'' when it was under development for the Game Boy Color]]
File:Starfy early.jpg|''Early artwork from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''
File:Starfy1.gif|[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] series artwork
File:Starfy2OA A.png|''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'' and ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'' artwork of Starfy with his right hand up
File:Starfy2OA B.png|''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' and ''Densetsu no Starfy 3'' artwork of Starfy winking his right eye
File:MoeStarfy2OA.png|''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' artwork of Starfy hiding in [[Moe]]'s shell
File:Starfy2OA C.png|''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' artwork of Starfy crying
File:Starfy YS1.png|Artwork from the tankōbon of volume 1 of the [[Densetsu no Starfy (Yumiko Sudō)|''Densetsu no Starfy'' manga by Yumiko Sudō]]
File:Starfy YS2.png|Artwork from the tankōbon of volume 2 of the ''Densetsu no Starfy'' manga by Yumiko Sudō
File:Starfy4.jpg|''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'' artwork
File:Starfy4.gif|''Densetsu no Starfy 4'' artwork
File:StafyBrawlArtwork.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' artwork
File:Starfy5.png|''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' artwork
File:Starfy5OA.png|''The Legendary Starfy'' artwork
File:Star_Spin.png|''The Legendary Starfy'' artwork of Starfy using his [[Star Spin]]
File:Star_Spin2.png|''The Legendary Starfy'' artwork of Starfy using his Star Spin
File:Starfy DSR.png|Artwork from the tankōbon of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy R]]''
File:Starfy DtE.png|Starfy from [[Defeat the Enemy!]] ([[Video Game Magazine]])

{{OA|Starfy|Video Game Magazine}}
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== Trivia ==
*Satomi Kōrogi, the voice actress for Starfy is also known across [[Nintendo]] for providing the voices of several [[bulbapedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]] and characters in the [[bulbapedia:Pokémon anime|''Pokémon'' anime]] and [[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] including [[bulbapedia:Togepi (Pokémon)|Togepi]], [[bulbapedia:Pichu (Pokémon)|Pichu]] and [[bulbapedia:Mew (Pokémon)|Mew]].
*In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the trophy of Starfy ("Stafy")'s sister Starly ("Stapy") is indexed under the "Fighter Related" category even though Starfy is not a playable character in this game. Furthermore, no ''[[nwiki:Custom Robo (series)|Custom Robo]]'' or ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]]'' trophies appear in the "Fighter Related" category even though Stafy, Ray MK III and [[nookipedia:Mr. Resetti|Mr. Resetti]] all appear as [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophies]].
**This has lead to speculation that Starfy may have once been planned as a playable character in the development of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
*Starfy's name in [[wikipedia:South Korea|South Korea]] is '스타피' (revised romanization: Seautapi).
*In ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'', [[Herbert]] refers to Starfy as a "Starfy look-alike" when Starfy first meets him.

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Starfy

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{{Quote|Hiya! Are you Starfy? Like, THE legendary Starfy?! No WAY! I can't believe it!|Mermaid|The Legendary Starfy}}
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''This article is about the character, '''Starfy'''. For the video game series, see [[The Legendary Starfy (series)]]''.
{{Characters
|name = Starfy
|image = [[File:Starfy5.png|170px]]
|kana = スタフィー, ''Stafy''
|species = Mysterious starfish like creature with traits of a celestial star
|family = [[Papa Star]] (father), [[Mama Star]] (mother), [[Starly]] (sister)
|affiliates = [[Starly]], [[Moe]], [[Bunston]], [[Mattel]]
|homeland = [[Pufftop Kingdom]]
|residence = [[Pufftop Palace]]
|firstgame = ''[[Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)]]''
|latestgame = ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''
}}

'''Starfy''' (known in Japan as '''Sutafī''', officially romanized as '''Stafy''', also appearing as '''Stafi''' on the [http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/cpyrghts/dsplySrch.do?lang=eng Canadian Copyrights Database]) is the main protagonist of [[The Legendary Starfy (series)|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]]. He is the prince of the [[Pufftop|Pufftop Kingdom]], along with his best friend, [[Moe]] the clam, and his younger sister, [[Starly]]. They all live in the [[Pufftop|Pufftop Palace]] but Moe also has a house of his own.

Only Starfy can perform the [[Air Jump]], the [[Powerful Spin]] (which involves spinning with Moe, though it can be used when Moe isn't present, suggesting that the ability doesn't necessarily involve the real Moe), the [[Star Spin#Mighty Star Spin|Mighty Star Spin]] and the [[Star Spin#Ultra Star Spin|Ultra Star Spin]].

According to the lyrics of all versions of the series [[Title Song (music)|Title Song]] except for [[Perfume]]'s, he is 36 cm tall and 7 years old. He is voiced by [[Satomi Kōrogi]] in Japanese commercials and ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''. His hobbies include collecting [[sunglasses]] and making pretend transformations.

==Species==
According to [[Hitoshi Yamagami]] of [[Nintendo]], Starfy is a "kind of mysterious creature that is somewhere between a starfish and a real celestial star"<ref>[[Nintendo Power]], Volume 244 (August 2009), [http://i2.minus.com/jJM8mSopmpPyk.jpg pp. 74]</ref>, even though he is called a starfish in ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''.

In Starfy's Japanese ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' [[Starfy#Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS|trophy description]], he is referred to as a creature like a star who looks like a starfish. In {{alttext|an official translation|EU English version from England}}, of the trophy description, it says that nobody knows what species Starfy really is.

==Personality==
Starfy is a nice and friendly character who likes to solve other people's problems. Starfy smiles almost all of the time, and this may portray him as a content and relaxed person. Although Starfy shows negative emotions such as sadness and fear, these are shown often only for a short time. His best friend Moe gave him emotional support to stop crying in ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' after his mother [[Mama Star]] was kidnapped by Ogura, and Moe tried to raise Starfy's spirits in his room when it was revealed that [[Mattel]]; Starfy's crush was engaged to [[Coral]]. In ''The Legendary Starfy'', Starfy may come over as childish in the way that he makes high pitched squeals when he is happy.

Starfy is apparently very forgetful in the way that he forgets most of his [[abilities]] for each game and has to relearn them. Starfy is also very lazy, even though according to his ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' [[smashwiki:trophy|trophy]] he tries his hardest when he sets his mind to something. In ''The Legendary Starfy'', according to a [[Pufftop Guard]], he gets up to eat a late breakfast, takes a nap before he goes out to play, takes a second nap, eats lunch and then has another nap. Starfy likes to use the [[Story]] option to look back at his adventures.

According to Starly's trophy from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Starfy is sometimes spineless, and this may be supported by how Starfy ran around freaked out and hid inside of Moe's shell when debris started to fall during the opening of ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'', after Ogura had escaped from the jar with the help of the [[Puchi Ogura]]. Starfy occasionally shows to be brave though, through being persistent in his efforts and through fighting [[boss]]es.

In the ''[[Densetsu no Starfy R]]'' manga, a good example of how Starfy can come across brave is in the final chapter, "[[DSR13|For Those Whom I Must Protect......]]" where Starfy went into the sky to puncture a hole in a meteor and pushed it off course, but it is possible that Starfy's desire to help Mattel by saving the [[Amiy Kingdom]] influenced Starfy.

Though Starfy likes adventure, he acted against starting an adventure in ''Densetsu no Starfy 3''. In the beginning of ''Densetsu no Starfy 3'', Starly was the first one to take action and do something about the problem surrounding how the jar was destroyed and the fact that Ogura's personage ([[Evil]]) was around. She forced Starfy and Moe into their third adventure by pushing them into the ocean while they resisted.

In ''The Legendary Starfy'', Starfy was eager to help [[Bunston]] from the start after he crashed through Starfy's room and ran away. Starfy went off the edge of Pufftop even though Moe grabbed Starfy and tried to stop him. In a 2009 teleconference between [[Nintendo]]/[[TOSE]] and [http://www.nintendolife.com/ Nintendo Life], [[Kazuki Yoshihara]] states that Starfy has grown to be "less of a crybaby" than in the first game, and states that he's "a bit more grown up in the way that he helps out the other characters in the game". <ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews Nintendo TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life]</ref>. In an unofficial manga based on ''The Legendary Starfy'' called [[Defeat the Enemy!]] though, Starfy was too scared to fight a group of fish resembling [[Fwip]]s, and Starly had to step and spin him around so he could defeat them.

Starfy is described in the lyrics of the series' [[Title Song (music)|Title Song]] and his ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy as being a "little spacey and clumsy", and this can be supported by the fact that in the beginning of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' Starfy walked around Pufftop Palace and carelessly knocked over the [[jar]], apparently being unaware of his surroundings. Additionally, after Starfy successfully defeated [[Ogura]], trapped him back inside the jar and returned to Pufftop, he knocked over forty five [[treasure|treasure chests]] while wandering around, so this caused Moe to chase Starfy and this lead to Starfy knocking over the jar again. Starfy proved to be persistent however by collecting all forty five [[Treasure Items]], trapping Ogura in the jar again, and temporarily bringing peace back to Pufftop.

Starfy has a liking for [[treasure]], but not as much as [[Moe]] or [[Wario]]. Starfy's hobbies include collecting [[sunglasses]], and according to [[℃-ute]]'s version of the series' Title Song, making pretend transformations (either referring to wearing [[Stuff]]; as the video shows Starfy wearing Stuff after this line, or the transformations/vehicles Starfy uses in the game. Starfy's other hobby could also be both).

Starfy may come across as eccentric in some cases. In [[DSR01|chapter one of the ''Densetsu no Starfy R'' manga]] ("Starfy's Love Attack"), Starfy wore spiral glasses, a "hissho" [[wikipedia:hachimaki|hachimaki]] headband and a thick tattered suit in Pufftop Palace after he developed a crush on Mattel. In [[DSR02|chapter two]] ("Super Difficult! Love of a Young Girl") and [[DSR05|chapter five]] ("Holy Place of Otaku, Viva! Akiba!!"), Starfy wore a peculiar suit with spiral glasses, a 'head handkerchief', a striped jacket and a shirt with a character on it. In chapter five, Starfy thought that the Fii remotes in a shop were used for knitting rather than hitting a ball on the screen with rackets and knitted a cloth.

Starfy shows respect for his younger sister Starly as well as Moe. In ''Densetsu no Starfy 3'', in area 2 of [[Misty Town]] Starfy [[Duck & Slide|duck and slided]] into some falling knives and chairs so that he would take the 'attack' instead of Starly. Starfy was on the receiving end of [[wikipedia:physical humor|physical humor]] in this case, as after Starly blew up the chairs and knives with a [[bomb]] it turned out that he was fast asleep the whole time.

According to [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/ Smash Bros. DOJO!!], the fact that Starfy came to ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is "part of his charm"<ref>[http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/items/assist/assist13.html Smash Bros. DOJO!! - Stafy]</ref>, but it is not clear exactly what the writer means.

Starfy is never shown to be angry or aggressive in the games, though rarely he may pull a face of dissatisfaction, including when Moe ran away in ''Densetsu no Starfy 4'' before [[Arasoinomon]] revealed itself. Starfy may be angry or aggressive in other media including [[manga]] and commercials, but not always and he has good intentions at heart.

In [[DSM04|chapter 4 of the ''Densetsu no Starfy'' Yumiko Sudō manga]] ("I Hate Old Man Lobber Fii!"), Starfy was mad at [[Old Man Lobber]] for giving him a coconut (it is assumable that he did not like it), and tipped up his table, but after Starfy and Old Man Lobber became separated after being swallowed by [[The Whale|the whale]], Starfy cried when he saw the coconut with teeth marks on it, thinking of all the good things Old Man Lobber had done for him.

In [[DSR07|chapter 7 of the ''Densetsu no Starfy R'' manga]] ("Pufftop Kingdom, Game King Playoff"), Starfy and Starly both pulled an angry face near the end of the story when debating on what the best games console is but Moe came to calm them down and let them agree that both the [[Nintendo DS|FS]] and [[Wii|Tenkaido Fii]] are equally good.

[http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=3829 In a commercial] for ''Densetsu no Starfy 4'', Starfy was shown to be angry when Mattel called out for help, raising his arms to show muscles and pulling an angry face with his teeth together on the way to the Amiy Kingdom. In [http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=3839 another commercial], after [[Degil]] raised the [[Monamool Stone]], this made Starfy angry, having him raise his arms to show muscles and be surrounded by a red spiky glow.

== Biography ==
=== ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' ===
Starfy goes on his first adventure during the events of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. Starfy was moving things around his home, until he dropped a [[jar]] that sealed [[Ogura]], which fell into the ocean. After the jar fell, thunderstorms and tornadoes blew Starfy into the ocean. Many new friends, such as [[Moe]] and [[Old Man Lobber]], helped Starfy to get back to [[Pufftop Kingdom]] and told him about Ogura, and Starfy and his friends fought and sealed Ogura back into the jar.

===''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]''===
Starfy starts out on yet his second adventure, as he falls from Pufftop once again, along with his best friend, [[Moe]]. Also, his mom, [[Mama Star]] gets kidnapped by Ogura.

=== ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'' ===
Yet again, Starfy falls to a exciting adventure, this time along with [[Moe]] and his sister, [[Starly]], who Moe calls a "pink powder keg".

=== ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'' ===
The [[Amiy Kingdom]] is in trouble and Starfy and friends have to help the citizens of Amiy Kingdom.

=== ''The Legendary Starfy'' ===
Starfy meets and helps a mysterious [[Bunston|bunny]] during the events of ''The Legendary Starfy''. One day, Starfy was having a peaceful nap, then a strange bunny crashed through the roof and landed on Starfy. Starfy stared and tried to make the unexpected visitor talk, until [[The Terrible Trio|three shadowy goons]] crashed through the walls and tried to kidnap the bunny. Starfy became angry and used his [[Star Spin]] move on the goons, which made them run away. [[Moe]] entered Starfy's room and told him that the strange bunny figure jumped into the ocean, so Starfy and Moe went after him.

Once Starfy and Moe entered the ocean, they found the bunny, who was called Bunston. He had amnesia and the only way to gain his memory back was by finding [[Shard|shards]]. Starfy, Moe, and Bunston (sometimes Starly too) had to travel to [[Gluglug Lagoon]] and many other places to find every shards. Along the way, the shadowy goons, which was revealed to be a team of [[Snips]], [[Ronk]], and [[Papes]], tried to kidnap Bunston and stop Starfy and Moe from getting all of the shards.

Bunston's memory returned and remembered that he was a prince and his planet [[Planet Bunnera|Bunnera]] was in danger by the evil [[Mashtooth]], so he used the shards to fix his rocket ship and he, Starfy, and Moe traveled to Bunnera. When Starfy, Bunston, and Moe entered the Bunnera Castle, Starfy dueled with Mashtooth and won, until Mashtooth absorbed Bunston's power and transformed into [[Mashtooth#Second Form - Mega Mashtooth|Mega Mashtooth]]. Starfy and Moe got beaten up by Mega Mashtooth until the Terrible Trio came and helped Starfy. Many of Starfy's friends cheered Starfy on, which gave him the strength to face Mega Mashtooth. Starfy pushed the Bunnera [[The Moon|moon]] at Mega Mashtooth, which defeated him, gave the Bunnerans their powers back, and made Bunnera back in peace.

==== [[The Moe Show]] Interview ====
===== Starfy's First Interview =====

* Moe: It's the Moe Show...with me, Moe! And yowza, have we got a show tonight! Tonight's guest is the prince of Pufftop himself! Starf, come on out here. Starfy, how're you feelin' about this adventure? Lay it on us. Whoa, whoa. What's with the sunglasses? Heyyyy, pretty fancy. Brand-new? A fashion designer made 'em for ya? Sheesh. You some kinda movie star now? I bet you can't even go outside without getting mobbed by your fans! Heh, just ribbin' ya, Starf!

===== Starfy's Second Interview =====

* Moe: It's the Moe Show...with me, Moe! Our guest today is Starfy. How you doin'? Whaddaya mean, I'm not acting like my usual self? It's weirding you out?! This is showbiz! I'm the host...I'm supposed to razzle and dazzle 'em!...Sheesh. What, a clam can't have his own talk show now? Is that it? Oh, I get it. You're thinkin' you'd make a better host than me...

==== [[Toys|Toy]] description ====
"It's everybody's favorite lovable, clumsy prince of Pufftop! Not many people know Starfy collects sunglasses. Have you seen him wearing 'em?" (#096)

==Starfy's name==
Before the announcement of ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' for North America, there was no official localization for Starfy's name. When romanized, "スタフィー" can be represented as Sutafī (Sutafii), but an official romanization of his name as seen in the URLs of the official [[List of official The Legendary Starfy series websites#Densetsu no Starfy / Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)|Nintendo Space World webpages]], the [[Staff Credits|''Densetsu no Starfy'' Staff Credits]], the ROM headers of the games, a [[mariowiki:Yoshi Theater|Yoshi Theater]] poster in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', three of the [[stuff]] [[Densetsu no Starfy 2/Stuff|in ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'']] ("Stafy" is written on the following items: "Uniform", "Wrestler Clothes" and "Baseball Cap") and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' is "Stafy". Likewise, Starfy's younger sister [[Starly]] is referred to in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' as "Stapy".

Regardless of the official romanization, Starfy was referred to as other names, including "Sutafi", "Stafi"<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/videos/densetsu-no-stafi-4-gameplay-movie-3/2300-6147853/ Densetsu no Stafi 4 Gameplay Movie 3 - GameSpot]</ref> (also appearing like this on the Canadian Copyrights Database) and "Starfi"<ref>[http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/starfi-too-cute-for-western-consumption.60936017/ Starfi - Too cute for Western consumption - IGN boards]</ref> and sometimes still is after the localization of his name to "Starfy".

On February 26, 2009, ''Densetsu no Starfy: Taiketsu Daiiru Kaizokudan'' was announced to be released overseas on June 8 2009, via a list of upcoming video games on the [http://press.nintendo.com/loginSplash.jsp Nintendo's Online Press Room] website as ''The Legendary Starfy''. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090303215207/http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=17588 NINTENDO'S VIDEO GAME LINEUP DEMONSTRATES GAMING DIVERSITY - Archived version from March 3rd, 2009 on Wayback Machine]</ref> This new title as well as a section on the page talking about the gameplay confirmed Stafy's North American name as Starfy.

==In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]==
Starfy appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', where his primary appearance is as an [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophy]]. Starfy reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'' as an Assist Trophy in both versions.

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
[[File:Starfy SSBB.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Starfy as an Assist Trophy on the [[smashwiki:Final Destination|Final Destination]] stage]]
Starfy ("Stafy")'s primary appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is as an [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophy]]. An Assist Trophy is item that allows players to have another character help them in battle.

Starfy is known as one of the weakest Assist Trophies. Playable characters can attack and push him off the stage, unlike other Assist Trophies. Starfy's only method of attacking is using [[Star Spin]]s. When Starfy appears, the sound effect heard at the beginning of the tune [[Confrontation with the Boss (music)|Confrontation with the Boss]] in the first four [[The Legendary Starfy (series)|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]] games plays.

Additionally, both Starfy and his younger sister [[Starly]] (called Stafy and Stapy respectively) appear as regular trophies, and Starfy, Starly, [[Moe]] (Kyorosuke), [[Chonmagyo]], [[Mattel]] (Materu), [[Seiuchi-kun]] and [[Herman]] (Yadokarita) appear as [[smashwiki:Sticker|stickers]]. There are two Starfy stickers. The first sticker depicts the official artwork of Starfy [[swim]]ming from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. The second sticker depicts the official artwork of Starfy wearing one of the [[Stuff]] (possibly the [[Densetsu no Starfy 2/Stuff#Clothes|Aloha Shirt]]) from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]''.

The Starfy trophy is obtainable by clearing [[smashwiki:Target Smash!!|Target Smash!!]] Level 1 with at least 10 different characters. The Starly trophy can be unlocked randomly.
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''Densetsu no Stafy''
|rowspan="2"|''The prince of the kingdom of [[Pufftop|Tenkai]]. He's a bit spacey and clumsy, but when he sets his mind to something, he gives it his all. Stafy gets help from his friends [[Moe|Kyorosuke]] the clam and the wizened [[Old Man Lobber|Lobjii-san]]. Stafy sometimes dons a [[Kigurumi (ability)|pig suit]] and throws pork cutlets. In [[Densetsu no Stafy 3]], Stafy meets [[Wario]] and goes with him to steal the treasures of the deep.''
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===Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS===
[[File:Starfy SSB 3DS.png|thumb|right|250px|Starfy Assist Trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.]]
Starfy is an [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophy]] in both Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, as he is in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Like ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Starfy walks around the stage and performs [[Star Spin]]s before disappearing or falling off the stage. He can be attacked and can receive [[smashwiki:knockback|knockback]] in both the Nintendo 3DS version and the Wii U version. If defeated, he may tumble in the air while turning around clockwise with his back facing the screen, but the melody that normally plays in the ''Legendary Starfy'' series when Starfy or Starly is defeated does not play.

The melody based on the beginning of [[Confrontation with the Boss (music)|Confrontation with the Boss]] from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' also plays when Starfy appears in both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U version.

Starfy re-appears as a regular trophy in at least ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', as originally seen in a pre-release screenshot of [[smashwiki:All-Star Mode|All-Star Mode]] that was posted by game director [[smashwiki:Masahiro Sakurai|Masahiro Sakurai]] on Miiverse.<ref>[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADMUKl_p3bbig Miiverse - Sakurai's post | Nintendo]</ref> Among the places the Starfy trophy can be obtained include [[smashwiki:Classic Mode|Classic Mode]], the [[smashwiki:trophy shop|trophy shop]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/little_y17/status/515490739120132096 りとるY's Tweet - Twitter]</ref>, and possibly on the ground, as seen in the previously mentioned screenshot.

Additionally, Starfy appears as a profile icon among other Assist Trophies.
[[File:SSB3DS Starfy profile icon.png|frame|left|Starfy profile icon]]
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|Starfy is the absentminded prince of the [[Pufftop Kingdom]], and the hero of [[The Legendary Starfy]]. Is he a star? A starfish? His commitment to helping you when summoned is obvious, even if his species isn't. He'll use a [[Star Spin]] attack, which isn't all that powerful. It's the thought that counts!
|Starfy is [[Pufftop|Pufftop Kingdom]]'s scatterbrained prince and the hero of [[The Legendary Starfy]]. He looks like a star, or maybe a starfish - no one knows what he really is. When released, he'll boldly attack enemies with his [[Star Spin]]. It's not a very powerful attack, but at least he's trying!
|rowspan="2"|{{white|『[[Densetsu no Starfy|伝説のスタフィー]]』にとうじょう{{alttext|登場|とうじょう}}した、{{alttext|空|そら}}に{{alttext|浮|う}}かぶ{{alttext|王国|おうこく}}[[Pufftop|テンカイ]]の{{alttext|王子|おうじ}}。ドジでおっちょこちょいとちょっぴり{{alttext|頼|たよ}}りないところももあるが、がんばり{{alttext|屋|や}}。お{{alttext|星|ほし}}さまのような、ヒトテのような{{alttext|姿|すがた}}の{{alttext|生|い}}き{{alttext|物|もの}}。{{alttext|呼|よ}}び{{alttext|出|だ}}すと、{{alttext|近|ちか}}くにいるファイターに{{alttext|向|む}}かって{{alttext|果敢|かかん}}に[[Star Spin|スピンアッタック]]{{alttext|攻撃|こうげき}}してくれる。{{alttext|威力|いりょく}}は{{alttext|高|たか}}くはないが{{alttext|体|からだ}}を{{alttext|張|は}}ってがんばってくれるのだ。}}<ref>[[:File:SSB3DS Starfy trophy JP.png|Japanese screenshot by Golderzoa333]]</ref>
|Debuting in "''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''", he is the prince of the kingdom [[Pufftop|Tenkai]] that floats in the sky. He is a little careless and clumsy, but he does his best. He is a creature like a star appearing as a starfish. When called, he will [[Star Spin|Spin Attack]] boldly towards the fighters who are nearby. His power is not high, but he tries hard to give his body a stretch.(?)
|Starfy is the absentminded prince of the [[Pufftop|Pufftop Kingdom]], and the hero of [[The Legendary Starfy]]. Is he a star? A starfish? His commitment to helping you when summoned is obvious, even if his species isn't. He'll use a [[Star Spin]] attack, which isn't all that powerful. It's the thought that counts!<ref>[http://pastebin.com/vJZ2TX8u Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy descriptions - text dump by Kaphotics]</ref>.
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===Super Smash Bros. for Wii U===
Starfy is an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, as he is in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. He works like he does in the Nintendo 3DS version. He can be attacked and can receive [[smashwiki:knockback|knockback]]. The melody that plays in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' based on the beginning of Confrontation with the Boss also plays. If defeated, he may tumble in the air while turning around clockwise with his back facing the screen, but the melody that normally plays in the ''Legendary Starfy'' series when Starfy or Starly is defeated does not play.

====History====
On December 25, 2013, it was first revealed that Starfy would appear in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' via a picture of the day on the [http://www.smashbros.com/ official ''Smash Bros.'' website], showing Starfy, a yellow [[mariowiki:Luma (species)|Luma]] and [[smashwiki:Pikachu (SSB4)|Pikachu]]. <ref>[http://archive.is/HHv4e Official Site - Super Smash. Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (UK archived version)]</ref> The picture of the day was also posted on Miiverse with the text "Pic of the day. Yellow characters." (Japanese: きょうの一枚。
黄色いいきものたち。, ''{{alttext|Picture|The actual text is 枚; a counter for flat objects}} of the Day. Yellow Creatures'').<ref>[http://archive.is/vn0q2 English Miiverse post by Masahiro Sakurai] (archived from [https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADRUqFmm46qiQ the original]).</ref><ref>[http://archive.is/KesIU Japanese Miiverse post by Masahiro Sakurai] (archived from [https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADRUqFmm7ezrw the original]).</ref>

Starfy's status in the game remained unconfirmed for a while, as the picture of the day did not confirm he was an [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophy]], and there was no page for Starfy as a new character on the site.

Later, two screenshots of Starfy appeared on the [[smashwiki:Mario Galaxy|Mario Galaxy]] and [[smashwiki:Town and City|Town and City]] stages, apparently as part of a press package release. Screenshots from it were uploaded to Flickr by 'Endless' in the first quarter of 2014.<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/48280274@N02/sets/72157643678092364/ Images from the Super Smash Bros. press package release]</ref>

Starfy was confirmed as an Assist Trophy appeared during [[E3#E3 2014|E3 2014]] demo footage on the 10th of June, including the [[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. Invitational|Super Smash Bros. Invitational]] tournament, where he appeared in matches.
[[File:Starfy SSBWiiU.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Starfy with a yellow [[mariowiki:Luma|Luma]] and [[bulbapedia:Pikachu (Pokémon)|Pikachu]] in the Wii U version]]
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== Gallery ==

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File:StarfyGBC.gif|''Early artwork from [[Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)|''Densetsu no Starfy'' when it was under development for the Game Boy Color]]
File:Starfy early.jpg|''Early artwork from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''
File:Starfy1.gif|[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] series artwork
File:Starfy2OA A.png|''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'' and ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'' artwork of Starfy with his right hand up
File:Starfy2OA B.png|''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' and ''Densetsu no Starfy 3'' artwork of Starfy winking his right eye
File:MoeStarfy2OA.png|''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' artwork of Starfy hiding in [[Moe]]'s shell
File:Starfy2OA C.png|''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' artwork of Starfy crying
File:Starfy YS1.png|Artwork from the tankōbon of volume 1 of the [[Densetsu no Starfy (Yumiko Sudō)|''Densetsu no Starfy'' manga by Yumiko Sudō]]
File:Starfy YS2.png|Artwork from the tankōbon of volume 2 of the ''Densetsu no Starfy'' manga by Yumiko Sudō
File:Starfy4.jpg|''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'' artwork
File:Starfy4.gif|''Densetsu no Starfy 4'' artwork
File:StafyBrawlArtwork.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' artwork
File:Starfy5.png|''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' artwork
File:Starfy5OA.png|''The Legendary Starfy'' artwork
File:Star_Spin.png|''The Legendary Starfy'' artwork of Starfy using his [[Star Spin]]
File:Star_Spin2.png|''The Legendary Starfy'' artwork of Starfy using his Star Spin
File:Starfy DSR.png|Artwork from the tankōbon of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy R]]''
File:Starfy DtE.png|Starfy from [[Defeat the Enemy!]] ([[Video Game Magazine]])

{{OA|Starfy|Video Game Magazine}}
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== Trivia ==
*Satomi Kōrogi, the voice actress for Starfy is also known across [[Nintendo]] for providing the voices of several [[bulbapedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]] and characters in the [[bulbapedia:Pokémon anime|''Pokémon'' anime]] and [[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] including [[bulbapedia:Togepi (Pokémon)|Togepi]], [[bulbapedia:Pichu (Pokémon)|Pichu]] and [[bulbapedia:Mew (Pokémon)|Mew]].
*In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the trophy of Starfy ("Stafy")'s sister Starly ("Stapy") is indexed under the "Fighter Related" category even though Starfy is not a playable character in this game. Furthermore, no ''[[nwiki:Custom Robo (series)|Custom Robo]]'' or ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]]'' trophies appear in the "Fighter Related" category even though Stafy, Ray MK III and [[nookipedia:Mr. Resetti|Mr. Resetti]] all appear as [[smashwiki:Assist Trophy|Assist Trophies]].
**This has lead to speculation that Starfy may have once been planned as a playable character in the development of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
*Starfy's name in [[wikipedia:South Korea|South Korea]] is '스타피' (revised romanization: Seautapi).
*In ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'', [[Herbert]] refers to Starfy as a "Starfy look-alike" when Starfy first meets him.

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