Theory: Origin of the Starburst Symbol

By: Seán D. Walsh (High consensus reached September 2020)

Abstract

The Starburst Symbol that’s commonly found on Mario’s Planet is originally from space, and was brought to Mario’s Planet when the Mandibugs settled in the Lost Kingdom.

Arguments

• Argument 1: the Starburst Symbol is found imprinted on many species that are commonly found in space across the Super Mario Galaxy games, such as the Pupdozers of Flipsville Galaxy, the Whomps and the Mandibugs of Puzzle Plank Galaxy. They are also found on the heads of Octopuses found on the Moon in Super Mario Odyssey. As discussed in another theory, Octopuses are from outer space.

• Argument 2: The Honeybees and the Mandibugs are unfriendly neighbors according to Honey Queen. In the later missions of the Honeyhive Galaxy, the Honeybees are practicing ground pounds (the most effective way to defeat Mandibugs) on springs with starburst symbols.

• Argument 3: Rocks with the starburst symbol are stated to have just recently fallen from the sky in “Trouble on the Tower”, around when the Mandibugs arrived, implying that this level depicts a coordinated Mandibug attack. This leads to the full-scale Mandibug attack in the stage “Big Bad Bugaboom”.

• Argument 4: the Starburst symbol is said to have originated in the Lost Kingdom according to Super Mario Odyssey’s brochure. These brochures are written from the perspective of a person on Mario’s Planet however, who would have no idea if the symbol had appeared in space before it came to the Lost Kingdom.