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| |image=[[File:ZtarMP5.png|201px]]
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| |name=Ztarman
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| |description=A black star with angry white eyes.
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| |first_appearance=''[[Mario Party]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1998|1998]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2013|2013]])
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| |effect=Subtracts one star from the player's star count.
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| '''Ztars''', also known as '''Shadow Stars''' in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', '''Dark Stars''' in the North American version of ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', and '''Z-Stars''' in the PAL versions of ''Mario Party 7'', are black counterparts to [[Star]]s found mostly within the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. They serve various functions from game to game, but usually take away one Star from the player's possession. Its name comes from a corruption of "Star," and is spelled with a 'z' instead of an 's.' 'Z' can be interpreted as a backwards 's,' referencing how Ztars are meant to be the opposite of Stars.
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| ==History==
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| ===''Mario Party series''===
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| ====''Mario Party''====
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| [[File:MP Bowserztar.jpg|thumb|Bowser giving a Ztar to Mario.]]
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| The first appearance of Ztars was in the first installment of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], ''[[Mario Party]]'', where they are the [[Bowser's Bogus Items|bogus item]] for [[Mario's Rainbow Castle]]. Their appearance in this game was changed to a black star with white eyes. [[Bowser]] will sell the player a Ztar for 40 coins, and it does not have an effect on the player's star count.
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| ====''Mario Party 2''====
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| In ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', if the player lands on a Bowser space and gets the event called "Bowser's Multiplying Toads," Bowser will create two Toads. One of them is real and one of them is [[Koopa Kid]] in disguise. If the player runs into one it will offer a "Star" for 20 coins and, once paid, will either make a Star or Ztar will appear. If a Ztar appears, it won't count to the amount of Stars the player has, so twenty coins are wasted. However, the other Toad will still offer a real Star.
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| ====''Mario Party 3''====
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| Ztars make a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' in the minigame [[Cosmic Coaster]]. The star on the goal looks like a Ztar until a team reaches it. If a team was close to the goal, but lost the minigame, the Ztar makes a falling animation.
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| ====''Mario Party 4''====
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| ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' features a Ztar hosting the volleyball game in [[Thwomp's Backroom Ball]].
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| ====''Mario Party 5''====
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| In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', if a player lands on a [[Bowser Space]] and has at least one star, Bowser will occasionally give the player a Ztar, which will subtract one star from the player's current total. In [[Card Party]], players' star counts can go below zero if the Ztar Star card is revealed. Ztar Star cards are hidden within Star cards, so it is based purely on chance to receive a Ztar rather than a Star. Additionally, some Stars transform into Ztars and the other way around.
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| In [[Super Duel Mode]], a Ztar can be seen as the power source for the Ztar Engine engine part.
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| ====''Mario Party 6''====
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| [[File:Tricky Tiers 6.png|thumb|left|The Ztar's appearance in [[Tricky Tires]].]]
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| Ztars were renamed to Shadow Stars during the events of ''[[Mario Party 6]]''. In [[Clockwork Castle]], if [[Bowser]] encounters a player, he will give the player a Shadow Star given that the player has one or more Stars. They serve the same purpose as in Mario Party 5. If the player has no Stars, Bowser will give them a Special Shadow Star, which takes away Coins instead. Bowser will also give the player a Shadow Star if they land on [[Bowser's Battle Yacht]] in [[Castaway Bay]].
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| Shadow Stars also make minor cameos in the comparison quiz section of [[Speak Up]] and in [[Tricky Tires]].
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| ====''Mario Party 7''====
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| In ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', they were again renamed to Dark Stars (or Z-Stars in PAL versions). At one of the [[Green Space]]s in [[Grand Canal]], the player must choose a chest from a group after the chests have been randomized by a [[Blooper]]. One of the chests holds a Dark Star. If the player chooses this chest, they must take it. In [[Neon Heights]], at [[Bowser Time]], [[Bowser]] sometimes puts a Dark Star in one of the chests. If the player pays [[Koopa Kid]] for this chest, they will be forced to take the Dark Star inside.
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| ====''Mario Party DS''====
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| In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', they were renamed Ztars again, and occasionally appear in [[Hidden Block]]s. If any players are unfortunate enough to get one, they will lose one Star. Also, a figure called Ztar appears at the same time the Star figure appears.
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| ====''Mario Party 9''====
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| [[File:MP9 +3MiniZtars Space.png|thumb|A 3 Mini Ztars space.]]
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| Although Ztars don't appear in ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', [[Mini Ztar]]s do make an appearance, where they deduct the current amount of [[Mini Star]]s a character has.
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| ====''Mario Party: Island Tour''====
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| As with ''Mario Party 9'', Ztars do not appear in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''. However, Mini Ztars return. They are found exclusively on the [[Star-Crossed Skyway]] board and have the same function as before, deducting Mini Stars when collected.
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| ==Trivia==
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| *There is an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H7K6Xo8py0 unused music clip] from ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' which is a variation on the "You Got a Star!" jingle, seeming to suggest that Ztars were originally going to appear in the game.
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jap=ズター
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| |JapR=Zutā
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| |JapM=Ztar, スター (Sutā) with a Dakuten (2 dots) beside the first letter, changing it from ス (Su) to ズ (Zu).
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| |SpaA=Ztar
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| |SpaE=Eztrella<br/>O. Paca
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| |SpaEM=Ztar; "Estrella" (Star) with a "z" Replacing the "s".<br/>From the word "Opaca" (Opaque).
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| |Ita=Fosca<br/>Allets
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| |ItaM="Fosca" is a not-so-frequently-used name for woman. It is correlated to "dark", "foggy".<br/>"Allets" is "Stella" (Italian for [[Star]]) spelled in reverse.
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| |Fra=Etoile Z
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| |FraM=Z Star
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| |Ger=Z-Stern
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| |GerM=Z-Star}}
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