Characters / The Legendary Starfy

Characters that appear in the The Legendary Starfy series.

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Main Characters

Starfy

Starfy (Stafy)

Debut: Densetsu no Stafy

The seven year old prince of Pufftop. Cute as he may be, he’s a very capable fighter and has defeated many powerful foes—though he can be quite scatterbrained to the point of occasionally forgetting how to use his skills. His trademark ability is his Star Spin (and its upgraded variants), and he can also equip vehicles and costumes to use other skills.

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• Alliterative Family: Starfy's sister is named Starly.
• Badass Adorable: Pretty cute & badass, isn't he?
• Barely-Changed Dub Name: The only difference between "Stafy" and "Starfy" is an "R" in the middle.
• Blush Sticker: He has prominent blush stickers, which only emphasize his cuteness.
• Cartoon Creature: He's apparently not a starfish or a star, despite looking like one. The official explanation is that he's somewhere in-between the two species (as in, part starfish, part celestial star), with an Oregon Coast Aquarium event advertising the fifth game having a poster that describes his species as Starfius celestialus.
• Chronic Hero Syndrome: He's very prone to helping others, in some cases insisting to deviate from his primary goal to help someone else in need.
• Eyes Are Mental: All of Bunston's transformations with Starfy possess his blue eyes.
• Family Theme Naming: Him and his sister Starly both have names that start with "star". This also extends into their parents, who are called Papa Star and Mama Star.
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: He doesn't think before he leaps and generally isn't the wisest, while Starly is much more responsible.
• Fusion Dance: In the fifth game, he can fuse with Bunston to transform into various creatures.
• Heroic Mime: He doesn't speak much, mostly relegating it to squeaky noises and dialogue choices, though most of the cast can still understand him just fine.
• Innocent Blue Eyes: He has prominent blue eyes, which are even present when he transforms.
• Kid Hero: A heroic young boy of seven.
• Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: The reason Ogura was freed in the first two games was because Starfy accidentally tripped on his jar, freeing him in the process.
• Precocious Crush: He has one for Mattel in Densetsu no Stafy 4.
• Ridiculously Cute Critter: He's tiny, soft looking, and oh-so adorable.
• Sleepyhead: Napping is a favorite pastime of his, and he is prone to dozing off during long conversations. He'll even fall asleep if you don't move him for a certain amount of time while in a stage (even pulling out a bed in the DS games).
• Spin Attack: His default (and most notable) method of attack, the Star Spin, literally called the Spin Attack in Japan. It also has two stronger variants, the Mighty Star Spin and the Ultra Star Spin (Spin Attack levels 2 and 3 in Japan), that propel Starfy forward, but can only be used in water.
• Stellar Name: Starfy.
• Warrior Prince: He's a prince who is always out fighting bad guys.

Moe

Moe (Kyorosuke)

Debut: Densetsu no Stafy

A clam who is Starfy's best friend, and who often tags along on Starfy's adventures, even if he doesn't do much (or any) fighting himself. Though he acts rough and arrogant, he always has good intentions at heart.

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• Big Eater: He's capable of devouring huge piles of dumplings in the fifth game's minigame Dumpling Master.
• Casanova Wannabe: Has shades of being one. Apart from his failed attempts to confess to Ruby, he also unsuccessfully tries to flirt with Savako and Hirara in Densetsu no Stafy 3.
• Catchphrase: "Sheesh!" Bunston apparently picks up on it after the events of the fifth game, to the point that Modo had to prevent him from trying to put "Sheesh power" on the Bunneran flag.
• Dub Name Change: Kyorosuke -> Moe.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Arrogant and greedy, but is firmly a good guy. In contrast to Starfy, Moe's often more interested in finding treasure than helping people while on adventures, but that doesn't mean he won't help out or even just give advice when Starfy's exploring, fighting, or helping someone out.
• Miles Gloriosus: Tends to hide when it gets dangerous and never does any fighting himself (aside from assisting Starfy in the Powerful Spin), but won't miss an opportunity to boast about how tough he is, especially if Ruby happens to be around.
• Ocular Gushers: Cries this way when he gets emotional.
• Promotion to Parent: His parents were divorced when he was young, and his mother died soon after, leaving him to raise his three younger siblings by himself.
• Shy Shelled Animal: He is a clam, and while more a Jerk with a Heart of Gold than anything else, Moe does have some cowardly tendencies, such as when he tries to stop Starfy from jumping into the ocean to save Bunston (and dragging Moe himself along) because he's afraid of Big Squiddy, a Giant Squid that lives there.
• Small Name, Big Ego: Practically to the point of parody; in the first game he seems to delude himself as the real hero of the story, talking himself up to everyone he meets and referring to Starfy as his sidekick as well as unashamedly taking credit for the defeat of every boss that Starfy deals with (which everyone seems to believe, aside from Dolfy, who isn't fooled). He even assumes that the hero of the prophecy Old Man Lobber reads must refer to him. Particularly ludicrous since for the most part, Moe's biggest role in gameplay is merely to provide occasional hints; unlike Starfy and Starly, he's not playable and never participates in battles explicitly (the main exception being his and Starfy's dual attack of the Powerful Spin). Moe does get humbler as the series progresses, though he never quite loses this edge of his personality.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: With Starly. Given their personalities, their relationship consists mostly of ribbing on each other.
• Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: He's terrified of ghosts, to the point of sobbing in terror during a sidequest in the fifth game where you have to count ghosts outside a window.

Starly

Starly (Stapy)

Debut: Densetsu no Stafy 3

Starfy's younger sister. She tends to tag along on adventures with her big bro, and has her own specific skillset on top of most of Starfy's moves. Personality-wise, she's very different from her brother, being more hot-headed and willing to fight, but also being more responsible despite her younger age.

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• Alliterative Family: Starly's brother is named Starfy.
• Ambidextrous Sprite: In the fifth game, her bow switches sides whenever she turns around. This is averted in the third and fourth games, as her bow always appears on the right side of her head.
• Blush Sticker: She has blush stickers, just like Starfy does.
• Boisterous Bruiser: A rare female example. She's tough, boastful, and is often willing to throw down around bad guys, though she's generally pretty friendly as long as you're nice to her.
• Cartoon Creature: Like her brother, she's a vague starfish-looking thing.
• Dub Name Change: Stapy -> Starly.
• Family Theme Naming: Her and her other family members all have names with "star" in them.
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: She is the more responsible and level-headed sibling. Incidentally, she is younger than Starfy.
• Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak: Cute, pink, and the more responsible one between her and her brother. That being said, she's quite hot-blooded and loves action, especially compared to Starfy and Moe. She can also be quite crass at times, often rivaling Moe.
• Precocious Crush: She has one for Prince Coral in Densetsu no Stafy 4.
• Pretty Princess Powerhouse: She's a proactive princess.
• Princesses Prefer Pink: She's a princess, and she and her bow are both pink.
• Remember the New Guy?: Despite being the main character's sister, she isn't actually introduced until the third game, with even Moe, Starfy's best friend, not knowing who she is at first.
• Spin Attack: Just like Starfy, she can use the Star Spin move, though she can't use its upgraded versions. She also can use a variant, the Low Star Spin, that can propel her low across the ground and break blocks in tight spaces.
• Stellar Name: Starly.
• Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: She's Starfy but pinker. She also has eyelashes and wears a bow.
• This Looks Like a Job for Aquaman: In contrast to Starfy's character-specific abilities which are more versatile in use, Starly's Wall Jump and Crawl are really only useful in situations where the terrain requires them to be used to proceed. Averted with her Low Star Spin, which in addition to breaking blocks in tight gaps, is also useful as a Star Spin that propels you forward on land.
• Vague Age: She is younger than her seven-year-old brother. That's all that's mentioned.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: Both with her brother Starfy and Moe, but especially with Moe. They often can't have a conversation without teasing each other in some way.
• Wall Jump: One of her abilities, originally taught by Kittana.
• We Cannot Go On Without You: Getting killed when playing as her nets you a Game Over as much the same way if Starfy himself dies.
• Women Are Wiser: Starly is more responsible than her big brother, though even she isn't immune to slip-ups.

Allies and Supporting Characters

Mermaid

Mermaid

Debut: Densetsu no Stafy

A friendly mermaid who resides in a purple clam shell. She allows Starfy and Starly to save the game and fully restore their health by touching or interacting with the shell while in a stage, as well as hosting the save function on the map.

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• A Dog Named "Dog": A mermaid who's only called "the mermaid".
• Healing Checkpoint: Saving with her while in a stage will also fully restore Starfy or Starly's health.
• Justified Save Point: Saving at her shell is explained as Starfy telling her about what happened on his adventure so that she can remember it.
• Like Is, Like, a Comma: Talks like this in the English version.
• Super-Deformed: Her appearance in The Legendary Starfy's artwork, as well as in the dialogue and Mermaid Gossip screens, is way more chibiesque than in earlier games and in the levels proper for The Legendary Starfy, where she has a more realistic humanoid build.
• Valley Girl: She's fashionable, popular, and somewhat gossipy. In the English translation of The Legendary Starfy, this was dialed up significantly by giving her the appropriate diction as well as translating her touch screen feature "Mermaid Hints" to "Mermaid Gossip".

Old Man Lobber

Old Man Lobber (Lobjii-san)

Debut: Densetsu no Stafy

A wise old lobster who lives in Lobber’s Cave. He serves as Starfy's mentor, often teaching (and reteaching) him his skills. In his youth, he and Starfy’s father defeated Ogura by sealing him up in a magic jar…until Starfy accidentally breaks it, setting Ogura loose again.

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• Catchphrase: "Clakkity" in the English version.
• Dub Name Change: Lobjii-san -> Old Man Lobber.
• The Mentor: To Starfy. He often serves as a tutorial, teaching Starfy his basic abilities in Lobber's Cave, as well as giving him advice and hints.
• One-Hit Kill: As the fifth game's Superboss, he can use a special attack while at low health where he turns gold and charges at Starfy. Getting hit by this move at all is an instant K.O.
• Retired Badass: He, along with Starfy's father, sealed Ogura away in a magic jar when they were younger. Lobber isn't much of an action guy nowadays, but he's still more than capable of dishing it out when he feels like it—especially as the bonus boss of The Legendary Starfy.
• Superboss: Of the fifth game. Beating all the levels in stage 10 under a specific time limit allows you to face him at the end.

Ruby

Ruby (HadeHirari)

Debut: Densetsu no Stafy

A lionfish who has a taste for the finer things in life. Moe has a huge crush on her.

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• Beauty Equals Goodness: Acknowledged as being very beautiful, and is kind enough to help out the bad guys Ronk and Papes when they're injured.
  Moe: Oh, man! You've got beauty AND a heart of gold! This is almost too much to take!
• Damsel in Distress:
  • She's kidnapped by Konk in the first game due to him having a crush on her, requiring Starfy to rescue her.
  • In the fourth game, Akureima hides Ruby in Cupid Village and disguises himself as her, so that the heroes are distracted looking for her while he plots to steal the Cupid Bow for Degil.
  • In the fifth game, Snips captures her to be used as a bargaining chip to get Bunston.
• Dude Magnet: Besides Moe's interest in her, Konk and possibly Bunston have also crushed on Ruby.
• Dub Name Change: HadeHirari -> Ruby.
• Graceful Ladies Like Purple: Ruby is purple! She's also definitely feminine, being kind, cheerful and having a love of fashion.
• Oblivious to Love: Anyone can see that Moe is head over heels for her, and yet she doesn't seem to notice. Moe hasn't even worked up the courage to tell her. Though it's possible that she's well aware of his interest in her, and simply doesn't comment on it—her dialogue in-game could imply either way.

Shurikit

Shurikit (Nyanja)

Debut: Densetsu no Stafy 2

A ninja cat who teaches Starfy the Air Jump ability. Kittana is her rival.

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• Arms and Armor Theme Naming: Her English name is partially a pun on "shuriken".
• Badass in Distress: While in Glitzem Grotto, she falls into a trap and has to be set free by Starfy. Granted, she was weakened due to being in an area with so much water.
• Big Damn Heroes: When Starfy, Moe, and Bunston get cornered by Snips, Ronk, and Papes in Sogwood Forest, Shurkit arrives and uses her mirror image technique to ward off the former two, leaving Papes to Starfy.
• Cats Hate Water: She doesn't do too well in Glitzem Grotto due to its abundance of water compared to Sogwood Forest, even mentioning in one of her notes that water "isn't her element".
• Doppelgänger Attack: Her mirror image technique splits her into two bodies, which, according to her scroll, also divides her strength proportionately. She uses it in-game to attack the Terrible Trio in Sogwood Forest.
• Dub Name Change: Nyanja -> Shurikit.
• Funny Animal: She's designed as an anthropomorphic cat.
• Ninja Cat: She's a bipedal cat who is also a ninja.
• Pronoun Trouble: While she's generally referred to as female, Moe's interview with Kittana in the fifth game has him refer to her as "he", "him", and "his".
• Punny Name: Her name references both shurikens and the fact she's a cat, while her Japanese name is a play on "nyan", the japanese onomatopoeia for the sound a cat makes, and "ninja".
• The Rival: Kittana is her rival, though she doesn't take their rivalry nearly as seriously.

Kittana

Kittana (Nyanzo)

Debut: Densetsu no Stafy 3

A ninja cat who is Shurikit's rival. He's the one who originally taught Starly the Wall Jump ability.

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• Arms and Armor Theme Naming: His English name is partially a pun on "katana".
• Dub Name Change: Nyanzo -> Kittana.
• Funny Animal: He's designed as an anthropomorphic cat.
• Ninja Cat: He's a bipedal cat who is also a ninja.
• Punny Name: His English name references both katanas and the fact that he's a cat, while his Japanese name is a play on "nyan" (Japanese version of "meow") and Hattori Hanzō, the historical first ninja.
• The Rival: Shurikit is his rival, though he's more serious about it than she is.
• Wall Jump: One of his special skills, which he teaches to Starly in the third game.

Bunston

Bunston (Rampa)

Debut: The Legendary Starfy

A mysterious spacesuit-wearing rabbit who falls through Starfy's roof at the start of the fifth game. Though he initially can't remember who he is or where he comes from, Starfy and Moe help him slowly recover his memory by collecting strange crystal shards. He has the power to fuse with Starfy to transform into various creatures with different abilities. He's being pursued by the Terrible Trio, who want to capture him for their boss, Mashtooth.

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• A Child Shall Lead Them: He's the prince and pretty much the sole ruler of Bunnera, due to his parents passing away not long after he was born. He declares his intentions to truly earn his place as ruler as he takes off to his home planet.
• Distressed Dude: Not long after he falls into the ocean, he's captured by Big Squiddy. Starfy has to chase after them to set Bunston free.
• Dub Name Change: Rampa -> Bunston.
• Funny Animal: He's a bipedal bunny.
• Fusion Dance: He can fuse with Starfy to transform. It's never exactly explained how (other than such transformations being a natural ability of Bunston's species), but Bunston describes the fusion as being empathetic of sorts.
  Bunston: In my heart, I just feel whatever Starfy's feeling and then it all just happens somehow. Heh. It sounds weird...But does that make sense?
• Honor Before Reason: Bunston has a tendency to make decisions that seem to be more in the name of chivalry than what would actually be the best thing to do in the situation. He is often called out on this when it happens.
  • He at first refuses to escape from Mashtooth and his army when they invade, considering it cowardly to "just run and hide", though he comes around quickly when a Bunneran soldier snaps at him to move it.
  • When Snips offers to trade a kidnapped and tied up Ruby for Bunston, Bunston almost immediately complies, saying that he couldn't live with himself if Ruby was hurt. This is despite Moe telling him that just giving himself up is a terrible idea, especially since he has no actual plan for what to do afterward.
• Land, Sea, Sky: Bunston's first three transformations (Monstar, Starpedo, and Roostar).
• Laser-Guided Amnesia: Falling into Pufftop makes him lose his memory, and he slowly regains it over the course of the game by collecting crystal shards.
• Leitmotif: Bunston's Theme, an atmospheric but determined theme that plays in certain Bunston-centric cutscenes as well as when you look at his shard collection in Moe's Case.
• Preppy Name: His preppy-sounding name foreshadows his royal status.
• Punny Name: He's a rabbit named "Bunston".
• Swiss-Army Hero: With Starfy's help, he can transform into a fire-breathing dragon, a seal, a chicken, and a ghost. Each form has specific abilities (Monstar's fire can burn through plants blocking the way, Starpedo's ice spike can shatter ice, etc.). Each form also has one upgrade to it that can be found in the secret levels.
• Warrior Prince: He's a prince that fights alongside Starfy, mostly in terms of transformations. He was also shown taking on several members of Mashtooth's army singlehandedly before getting knocked into his ship.

Major Villains and Other Antagonists

Konk

Konk (Bonboon)

Debut: Densetsu no Stafy

A sea snail bully who considers himself Starfy's rival, and is fought as the first boss in each Starfy game aside from the fifth. His KONK! speech pattern is KONK! recognizable KONK! for sprinkling an excess of KONKs in his dialogue KONK!

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• Dub Name Change: Bonboon -> Konk.
• Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: He's generally encountered early on in every game, and always loses against Starfy no matter how his tactics change. In the fifth game, he challenges—and loses to—Starly instead, several times in Pufftop (and even then, the first time is needed, all other times, you have to go out of your way to find him). Ultimately Konk's more of an annoyance than a real threat, which is even stated by the narration introducing him in the fifth game.
• Legacy Boss Battle: He shows up in every game, usually as the first boss. He's also fought as a Recurring Boss in Pufftop in the fifth game.
• Lone Wolf Boss: Konk's not directly associated with any of the series' villains, and is generally fought for reasons completely unrelated to the games' main plots (aside from the second game, where Puchi Ogura #1 allies with him, and the fourth game, where he's apparently been powered up by the Mon Amour Stone by Degil for his fight).
• Punny Name: He's a critter that lives in a shell, or, in other words, a "konk" (conch) shell.
• Recurring Boss: In the fifth game, Starly can fight him multiple times in Pufftop (though only the first time is actually required; subsequent encounters are all optional).
• The Rival: He sees himself as Starfy's rival.
• Verbal Tic: KONK! In the original Japanese, he instead ends all his sentences with "Bon".
• Villainous Crush: Konk has a crush on Ruby, which doesn't exactly put him in Moe's good graces. This also drives him to kidnap her in the first game.

Ogura

Ogura

Debut: Densetsu no Stafy

An evil monster and sorcerer that resembles a giant eel, and a major villain of the first three titles of the series. He's initially imprisoned within a jar, which Starfy accidentally breaks in the first game, setting him loose. His master, Evil, instructed him to conquer Pufftop long ago, hence his repeated schemes to take over the floating kingdom.

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• Adaptational Villainy: While Ogura is always a villain, the games portray him sympathetically. In the manga he is much more cruel and sinister, and lacks completely the sympathetic traits of his game counterpart.

• Berserk Button: Due to being imprisoned inside a jar for so long, Ogura hates the sight of them. In the third game, he destroys all of Burako's jars out of fury when he happens upon them in the jungle.
• Big Bad: Of the first two games. The third would see his master Evil usurp that role from him.
• Call a Smeerp a "Rabbit": He looks rather deformed and strange for what's supposed to be an eel.
• Characterization Marches On: In the first game he is rather one note Generic Doomsday Villain who doesn't really have personality beyond being the evil eel sorcerer that was sealed into a jar. Starting from the second game onwards, he is portrayed as a more complex and sympathetic character.
• Demoted to Dragon: In the third game.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Genuinely cares for his ten children. He's reminded of their deaths at Starfy's hands during the third game, and swears revenge against him for it.

• Joker Immunity: Referenced within the prophecy that Old Man Lobber reads and during Ogura's boss battle in the first game; no matter how many times Ogura is defeated, he'll keep coming back. Tragically, however, this is subverted in the third game, where he sacrifices himself in order to help Starfy defeat Evil, marking him as dead for real.
• Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: He's a demonic eel sorcerer genie...thing.

• Sealed Evil in a Can: A jar in this case. It gets destroyed by Evil in the beginning of the third game.
• Slippery as an Eel: Well, as much as you can call a weird toothpaste looking creature an eel.

• Vacuum Mouth: Used against Starfy during his boss fight in the third game.
• Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: His manga counterpart definitely counts. See Adaptational Villainy above.
• Villain Respect: Has genuine respect for Starfy and his friends. By the end of third game, he genuinely wishes he could've been their friend and laments of such not happening.

Evil

Evil

Debut: Densetsu no Stafy 3

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• Bad Boss: Ogura's boss, and outright abusive towards him.
• Big Bad: Of Starfy 3.
• Greater-Scope Villain: Of the GBA games as whole, as he's the one who ordered Ogura to try to conquer Pufftop in the first place.

• Names to Run Away from Really Fast: You can't get much clearer than him being named Evil.

• Shock and Awe: Has command over lightning. He specifically uses a lightning bolt to destroy Ogura's jar at the beginning of the third game.
• Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: By far the nastiest villain in the entire franchise.

Degil

Degil

Debut: Densetsu no Stafy 4

An evil eel-like sorceress who is the Big Bad of the fourth game of the series. She had a crush on Prince Coral of the Ami Kingdom, but he didn’t reciprocate her feelings due to seeing the evil in her heart. Believing that he didn't love her due to her appearance, she steals the Mon Amour Stone from the kingdom in order to make herself beautiful. She also uses the stone to take over the kingdom, and power up herself and her servants. Throughout the game, Degil watches over Starfy and Starly’s progress through the kingdom, sending her lackeys after them to stop them.

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• Big Bad: Of the fourth game.
• A Glass of Chianti: During her interludes in between stages, she's seen holding a wine glass full of red liquid.
• Gonk: She's…not particularly pretty-looking, especially compared to the rest of the cast. It's because of this that she believes her looks are the reason Prince Coral rejected her.
• Green-Eyed Monster: Part of the reason that she was rejected by Prince Coral was because he already loved someone else. Ultimately, Degil declares that if she can't have him, then no one can, and attempts to destroy the kingdom.
• Green Thumb: One of her attacks during her first phase involves her spitting out an array of roses and thorns.
• Light Is Not Good: Has a pale white body and a prominent heart motif, as well as using roses and kisses as attacks in her battles.
• Love Makes You Evil: Degil was in love with Prince Coral, but he didn't love her back. She became obsessed with making him love her, to the point of stealing the Mon Amour Stone so that she could use it to make herself more beautiful.
• Noblewoman's Laugh: Sometimes uses this to cap off her dialogues. She also laughs often during her boss battle.
• Slippery as an Eel: It's hard to discern what species she's supposed to be exactly, but she resembles an eel or snake and definitely fits the stereotypes associated with such creatures.
• Surveillance as the Plot Demands: Unlike the other villains, she is the only villain we see who overlooks Starfy and Starly’s Progress in the Ami Kigdom with the Mon Amor Stone, and she sends her strongest and most loyal minions to try to assassinate them. As Starfy and Starly defeat the bosses that have been sent to murder them, Degil gets visibly and verbally more frustrated that Starfy and Starly are still alive and getting ever so closer to reaching her lair.
• Villainous Crush: On Prince Coral, which is the driving force behind all of her villainous actions in the story.
• Wicked Heart Symbol: Degil's main motif. The heart decals everywhere in her castle are a prominent example of this. Even the Mon Amour Stone becomes one when she adorns her outfit with it just before the battle with her. It's likely to symbolize the unrequited love she’s motivated by.

The Terrible Trio

The Terrible Trio: Snips, Ronk, and Papes (Jan, Ken, and Pon)

Debut: The Legendary Starfy

From left to right, that's Ronk, Snips, and Papes.

An aptly-named team of villains from the fifth game in the series. First introduced as a gang of shadowy goons who suddenly burst in and try to capture Bunston after he falls into Pufftop, they are properly introduced as Snips, Ronk, and Papes during the Sogwood Forest stage. The three work for Mashtooth, and want to capture Bunston as part of his master plan.

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• Acrofatic: Despite being a huge, round guy with stubby legs, Ronk's capable of charging at pretty fast speeds during his boss battles.
• Because You Were Nice to Me: They betray Mashtooth in favor of helping the heroes since Starfy and Ruby went out of their way to heal them after they were injured earlier in the game.
• Big Damn Heroes: Right after Mashtooth has swallowed Bunston to absorb his power and declares himself invincible, Starfy and Moe almost give up...until Snips, Ronk, and Papes rush in to attack Mashtooth with their Paper-Cut Crusher technique, freeing Bunston and kickstarting Starfy's Heroic Second Wind.
• Big, Thin, Short Trio: Snips (thin), Papes (short), and Ronk (big).
• Bruiser with a Soft Center: Ronk. He may be working for the bad guys, but he does really care for his friends. His toy description states that "his heart is as big as his fists".
• Dark Action Girl: Snips. At least until she comes around to Starfy’s side.
• Dub Name Change: Jan to Snips, Ken to Ronk, and Pon to Papes.
• Dumb Muscle: Ronk's strong, but a bit behind the other two in terms of mental capabilities.
  Ronk: When I get nervous, I like to pound things. Snips tells me what to pound so I don't hurt nobody...
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: For all their ribbing, they do genuinely care about each other. Following her defeat at Starfy's hands, Snips at first berates Ronk and Papes back in their ship, before genuinely asking if they're hurt.
• Even Evil Has Standards: They are thoroughly unnerved by their master's cruelty. It helps lead to their Heel–Face Turn.
• Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Ronk and Papes are both touched and somewhat baffled that Starfy and his friends would help heal their injuries after they crashed in Skydye Heights, especially after all they’ve done as villains. This leads to the start of their Heel–Face Turn.
  Papes' diary entry: Wow! They patched us all up!? I feel so much better. And after we were so mean to them?! Why'd they do that? You know who would NEVER, and I mean NEVER, do that? Me and all my friends!
  Ronk's diary entry: Those pointy dudes healed me and Papes! What's that all about? Wow. I've never had anyone be so nice to me before!
• Go-Karting with Bowser: All three of them can get invited onto The Moe Show for interviews. Or rather, get dragged on forcibly by Moe. Only Papes refuses to cooperate, and the other two actually participate to some extent, Snips being the most cooperative when told she's on the air and even answers Moe's question calmly.
• Heel Realization: After Starfy and his friends heal Ronk and Papes in Skydye Heights, they start to rethink their villainous ways, to the point of foiling Snips' attempt to trade a captured Ruby for Bunston. Afterwards, even Snips starts to become conflicted over the situation, and she goes as far as to call Mashtooth and tell him that they've become disillusioned with his plan.
  Snips: Look at us…beating up on those innocent weaklings, just 'cause the boss told us to.
• Hypocritical Heartwarming: Snips' reaction when she finds out that Starfy defeated Ronk and Papes in Glitzem Grotto is to declare that nobody messes with them but her.
• Idea Bulb: Snips gets one of these before pulling off a trick on Starly.
• Leitmotif: Snips, Papes, and Ronk, a goofy theme that often plays when the trio are present in cutscenes.
• Quirky Miniboss Squad: They're underlings to Mashtooth, who assigns them to capture Bunston. They're also much goofier than their boss (though they're still capable of putting up a fight).
• Running Gag: Whenever they need to make an exit, expect Snips and Ronk to go first by leaping away, and Papes to fall flat on his face attempting to follow them.
• Sinister Silhouettes: They're only seen as silhouettes until the cutscene Don't Mess with Starly, despite being physically present in most appearances before that point.
• Stone Wall: Ironically enough, Papes. He uses a shield during all his battles to protect him from attacks to the front, so you have to push him backwards into hazards to damage him.
• Tennis Boss: Snips can't be damaged by Star Spins, so in order to hurt her you need to deflect the bombs she throws back at her.
• Terrible Trio: They're one of these. They're even referred to as "The Terrible Trio" at some points.
• Theme Naming: Their English names fit a Rock–Paper–Scissors theme; Snips (scissors), Ronk (rock), and Papes (paper). Their Japanese names reference the Japanese version of the concept.
• Verbal Tic: Snips tends to say "see?" after finishing sentences.
• Women Are Wiser: Snips, the only female member of the Terrible Trio, is also both the leader and the cleverest one.
• Would Hurt a Child: Snips, Ronk, and Papes aren't above using force when dealing with the seven-year-old Starfy. They also ambush Bunston when trying to capture him, as well as shooting down his ship when he tries to escape.

Mashtooth

Mashtooth (Dairu)

Debut: The Legendary Starfy

^{Click here to see his powered-up form} 

A red sword-wielding reptilian monster who is the Big Bad of The Legendary Starfy. Upon learning of the Bunnerans' powers, he and his underlings (including the Terrible Trio) invaded their planet to steal their power for himself. He wishes to absorb the power of the strongest of them all, Prince Bunston, to conquer the galaxy.

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• Bad Boss: His lackeys are absolutely terrified of him, and for good reason; he's liable to punish them severely for failure, betrayal, or even questioning his worldviews. He's first shown snapping orders at some of his Mooks, and then punching one of them into orbit when they question his plan.
• Big Bad: He's the villain of the fifth game.
• Blood Knight: Relishes in power and strength, and delights in the havok he'll be able to wreck once he gains enough power.
• Breath Weapon: In his powered-up form, Mashtooth is able to shoot a beam of energy from his mouth that he uses to blast Bunnera's moon at Starfy at the fight's climax.
• Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: Whereas the previous games' main antagonists (barring Evil) are somewhat sympathetic in their motivations—Ogura was controlled by his master Evil and Degil was motivated by envy over someone she loved being in love with someone else—Mashtooth has no such pathos and is only motivated by hunger for power.
• Dub Name Change: Dairu -> Mashtooth.
• Establishing Character Moment: His first proper scene takes place in the Bunnerans' conquered castle, where Mashtooth snaps at some of his terrified underlings, punches one into space for daring to question his plan, and then declares to the rest that power and strength are all that matters.
• Killed Off for Real: When Starfy shoves Bunnera's moon back at him. The moon hits Mashtooth and there's a massive explosion and the Bunneran's stolen power is returned to them.
• Knight of Cerebus: Compared to the more cartoonish bosses in the game's initial stages and the Terrible Trio, Mashtooth stands out as being a genuine threat, feared by even his own minions, and plans to become powerful enough to take over the galaxy by absorbing the energy from Bunston. Once his presence is known, the story takes a noticeably more serious turn, with the heroes, especially Bunston, having to acknowledge the stakes of saving Bunnera.
• Leitmotif: Mashtooth's Theme, a threatening tune that generally plays in cutscenes when Mashtooth is present.
• One-Winged Angel: After he's defeated by Starfy, he declares that it's not over yet, and attempts to inhale Bunston's power right then and there. When Bunston resists, Mashtooth decides to pick him up and swallow him instead, transforming Mashtooth into a huge dragon-like creature. In this form, Mashtooth takes less damage from direct hits, can fly, uses more powerful lightning attacks, and caps off the battle by blasting Bunnera's moon at Starfy.
• Oh, Crap!: An absolutely glorious one in "Starfy's Ending" and "Starly's Ending" when he sees Bunnera's moon flying at him. He's killed when it slams into him.
• Orcus on His Throne: He doesn't bother seeking out Bunston personally, mostly just waiting in Bunnera's castle for him and Starfy to arrive. He does initially send out Snips, Ronk, and Papes to capture Bunston, but even after he's disposed of them, he doesn't even try to come after the heroes himself.
• Power Gives You Wings: Swallowing Bunston transforms Mashtooth into an even more powerful form, complete with huge dragon wings.
• Reptiles Are Abhorrent: He's an evil crocodile-like creature.
• Shock and Awe: He has lightning powers that he uses both in his boss battle and to teach his lackeys a lesson on occasion.
• Sinister Silhouettes: Like the Terrible Trio, he's only ever seen in silhouette until he becomes a more present force in the story.
• The Social Darwinist: Declares to his minions that strength is everything, and wants to steal the power of the Bunnerans, namely Bunston, in order to become invincible.
• Tennis Boss: In his second form, he can move into the background and shoot boulders at Starfy to attack. You can damage him by spinning into the boulders to reflect them back at him.
• Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: Who would have guessed the main villain of an incredibly lighthearted and goofy game would be an utterly relentless Blood Knight who believes only the strong should survive?
• Would Hurt a Child: Plans to steal the power from Bunston, the young prince of Bunnera. Between his second and third fights, he straight up swallows Bunston to get his power. And of course, he knocks around Starfy quite a bit during his fights, at one point specifically to show off how strong he's become after swallowing Bunston.
• You Have Failed Me: Near the end of the S.S. Logwater, Mashtooth contacts the Terrible Trio, only for them to take a stand against him. He responds by striking them with lightning.