Editing Star Block

{{Infobox-Object
|image=[[File:KPR Star Block artwork.png|200px]]
|caption=Artwork of a '''Star Block''' from ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|type=[[Device]]
|function=Use as breakable terrain in stages, use as ammunition.
|found=Generally in gameplay
|game=[[#Game appearances|(click to navigate)]]
|similar=[[Block]]
}}
A '''Star Block''',<ref>{{cite manual|quote=Star Block. Attack or swallow these to get them out of your way|game=Kirby Super Star Ultra|page=20}}</ref> called '''Star Box''' in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', and '''Inhale Block''' in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''{{'}}s manual, is a yellow-orange square [[block]] with a bordered white star insignia inset which is commonly found in most [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' games]] as part of the environment, whether it be used as a barricade, to build platforms, or just tucked away in the corner of an area. Star Blocks are typically about [[Kirby]]'s size (though some are larger) and can be easily inhaled by the pink puffball and used to spit out [[Star Bullet]]s. They can also be destroyed in a single hit by any attack, including [[Air Bullet]]s, [[Slide]] attacks, [[Water Gun]] shots, or [[Headbutt]]s. In some games, such as ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'', they can also be destroyed (albeit sometimes inadvertently) using a [[Dive Attack]]. In many cases, Star Blocks will reveal other items or even hidden [[Door]]s when broken.

Star Blocks are typically involved in puzzles or other environmental challenges which utilize their various properties. Sometimes they are simply meant to be used as ammunition against enemies or to hit [[switch]]es and other objects, while other times they serve as a fragile set of platforms that Kirby may want to keep intact so he or another character can traverse a chasm with a [[Key]] or other item. In rarer cases, Star Block formations may be tied more esoterically to other triggers, such as in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', where Kirby has to selectively break certain blocks in a formation to make one of the [[Crystal Shard]]s appear. Due to their ubiquitous nature, some enemies (like [[Blockin]]) will disguise themselves as Star Blocks in order to get the jump on Kirby.

== Game appearances ==
Star Blocks appear in a majority of ''Kirby'' games, including all of the main-series titles. The following table goes over every game that Star Blocks appear in, with more notable game appearances in the sections below:
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!colspan=3|Star Block video game appearances &nbsp;
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!Game
!Appears as
!Notes
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!colspan=3|''Kirby'' series
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]''
|Device
|Known as "Score Block" in this game. "Star Block" refers to a different type of block.
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' for [[Game Boy]]
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' for [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]
|Device
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|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
|Device
|Reprises its function from ''Kirby's Adventure''.
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|''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
|Device
|Reprises its function from ''Kirby Super Star''.
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|''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''
|Device
|Appears as a special form of Cloth block.
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|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]''
|Device
|Appears in [[New Challenge Stages]] as well as in the Classic Titles.
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|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
|Device
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|''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''
|Device
|Reprises its role from ''Kirby's Epic Yarn''.
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|''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''
|Device
|Also has its own [[figure]].
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|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
|Device
|Reprises its function from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''.
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!colspan=3|''Super Smash Bros.'' series
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Device
|Appears on the Green Greens stage.
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Device
|Appears on the Green Greens stage.
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Device
|Appears on the Green Greens stage.
|}

== Notable appearances ==
[[File:KRtDL Cookie Country Stage 3-1.jpg|thumb|250px|Star Blocks are often seen packed in tight formations that can be more quickly cleared with certain abilities, as is the case here in this image from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''.]]
Star Blocks look and behave roughly the same way in nearly every game they appear in. In the following games, however, Star Blocks have peculiar properties:

=== ''Kirby's Block Ball'' ===
In ''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]'', Star Blocks are referred to formally as "Score Blocks", and can be hit multiple times before they disappear, with each subsequent hit yielding more points than the last. It is possible for these blocks to start out invisible until they are hit the first time.

There is another variety of block in this game that ''is'' referred to as a Star Block, but this does not resemble a traditional Star Block, instead being much narrower and darker with rounded edges. These are collected in the Target Shooting rounds and then cover the [[spike]]s during boss fights.

=== ''Kirby's Star Stacker'' ===
In both the [[Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy)|Game Boy]] and [[Kirby's Star Stacker (SNES)|Super Famicom]] versions of ''Kirby's Star Stacker'', Star Blocks are the main elements of each puzzle round that need to be cleared (or "stacked") in order to earn points and progress through the game. This is done by lining up [[Animal Friend]]s between the blocks to make them disappear, or by using [[Bomb Block]]s. Star Blocks can appear in new rows from the bottom or be deposited from the top depending on various circumstances.

=== ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' ===
In ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', Star Blocks can be destroyed by tapping them with the [[Nintendo DS]] stylus, in addition to more normal methods. Principally, they come in two distinct sizes in this game, with the larger ones taking up a 2x2 area as compared to the standard ones.

=== ''Kirby Mass Attack'' ===
In ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'', larger Star Blocks take several hits to destroy, and visibly crack as they are damaged.

=== ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' / ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' ===
''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' marked the first time in the series that multiple Star Blocks could be inhaled at once, using the Super Inhale technique. This aspect of Star Blocks would carry over into future games in the series that feature both inhaling and Star Blocks.

=== ''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'' ===
In ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'', Star Blocks can appear in extra wide varieties which block off hallways and take several hits to destroy, visibly cracking as they are damaged. Star Blocks in this game are distinct from the softer Clay Blocks in the fact that Kirby cannot simply power through them without using a [[Star Dash]] or other special technique.

=== ''Kirby's Blowout Blast'' ===
In ''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]'', larger Star Blocks can individually provide Kirby with a Blaster Bullet when inhaled. Additionally, when Kirby has a full belly, he will automatically break through Star Blocks that he touches.

==Profiles==
===''Kirby Super Star''===
*'''Wii U Virtual Console manual bio:''' ''"You can inhale it or attack to destroy it."''

=== ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' ===
*'''Instruction manual bio (page 21):''' "''Attack or swallow these to get them out of your way''"

== Trivia ==
*Star Blocks are typically the main building block for the formations of letters seen in [[HAL Room]]s in various games where that Easter egg is present.

==Gallery==
{{main|Star Block/gallery}}
<gallery>
K64 Star Block.png|A Star Block in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
Balloon Kirby KCC group art.png|Artwork of [[Balloon]] Kirby from ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'' that also features Star Blocks
KRtDL Stone Star Block.png|[[Stone]] sculpture from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
KPR Star Block.png|A Star Block in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
KSA Star Block.jpg|A Star Block in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
KatFL Star Block figure.png|[[Figure]] from ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''
SSBB Star Block model.png|Model from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
Kirby no Copy-toru Kirby Slide artwork.jpg|Artwork from ''Kirby no Copy-toru!'', featuring Kirby [[slide|sliding]] onto two Star Blocks, breaking one in the process.
Twitter commemorative - Star Block cakes.jpg|Illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring characters eating Star Block cakes
Poyotto Collection Stage Clear! Figure.jpg|"Stage Clear!" figure from the "Poyotto Collection Kirby 30th Anniversary" merchandise line, manufactured by Re-ment
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{names
|ja=星ブロック
|jaR=Hoshi Burokku
|jaM=Star Block
|fr=Bloc étoile
|frM=Star block
|de=Sternenblock
|deM=Star block
|ko=스타 블록
|koR=Seuta Beullok
|koM=Star Block
|nl=Sterrenblok
|nlM=Star block
|esA=Bloque estrella
|esAM=Star block
|esE=Bloque Estrella<ref>''[[Kirby: The Strange Sweets Island]]''</ref>
|esEM=Star Block
}}

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[[Category:Blocks]]