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Super Stars (also parsed as Superstars and alternatively referred to as Starmen, Star Bonuses[2], Invincible Starmen, Invincibility Stars, Stars, or Star-Man) are items used in many Mario games, including the Super Mario series and the Mario Kart series. It generally appears as a five-pointed star with eyes, most consistently yellow in color. If the player gets a Star, they will become invincible. The user becomes temporarily invulnerable to all damage, being able to defeat any enemy. However, hazards that would be fatal regardless of power-ups (lava, pits, time running out, getting crushed, etc.) will still defeat the user, even with the Super Star. In addition, the black goo in the Bowser's Fury mode in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury will cause the player to lose their invincibility if touched while also taking damage, as if they took damage without the power-up. The projectiles or enemies that come into contact with the user of the Star while it is activated are destro...

Crash Bandicoot   is the   title character   and main   protagonist   of the   Crash Bandicoot   series. Introduced in the 1996 video game   Crash Bandicoot , Crash is a   mutant   eastern barred bandicoot   who was genetically enhanced by the series' main antagonist   Doctor Neo Cortex   and soon escaped from Cortex's castle after a failed experiment in the "Cortex Vortex". Throughout the series, Crash acts as the opposition against Cortex and his schemes for world domination. While Crash has a number of offensive maneuvers at his disposal, his most distinctive technique is one in which he spins like a tornado at high speeds and knocks away almost anything that he strikes. Crash was created by  Andy Gavin  and  Jason Rubin , and was originally designed by  Charles Zembillas . Crash was intended to be a  mascot  character for  Sony  to use to compete against  Nintendo 's  M...

Lumière is the Beast's kindhearted but rebellious maître d' and Cogsworth's counterpart and rival. Because of the curse placed by the Enchantress, he was transformed into a candelabra . He allows Maurice to come into the castle to stay. Later, he and Cogsworth lure Belle to Maurice in hopes that she will break the spell. He suggests that the Beast try and move her to a better room. Lumière tries to help the Beast become more civil for Belle, and sometimes rebels against the Beast if it suits the other characters' needs (like allowing Belle to have dinner despite Beast's refusal to let them feed her). Later, after the Beast rescues Belle from more wolves, and Belle nurses the Beast back to health, earning his affections in the process, Lumière, aware of what would impress such a voracious reader, astutely suggests that the Beast give Belle the castle's immense library as a gift, which has the desired effect. He also tries to help the Beast learn how to do the w...

Cyborg   is a fictional   superhero   appearing in   American comic books   published by   DC Comics . The character was created by writer   Marv Wolfman   and artist   George Pérez   and first appears in a   special insert   in   DC Comics Presents   #26 (October 1980). Originally known as a member of the   Teen Titans , Cyborg was established as a founding member of the   Justice League   in DC's   2011 reboot   of its comic book titles and subsequently in the   2016 relaunch   of its continuity. The character appears in the  DC Extended Universe , where he is played by actor  Ray Fisher . This adaptation of Cyborg had a cameo appearance in the 2016 film  Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice  and a main role in the 2017 film  Justice League , and is set to appear in a standalone Cyborg film in 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg_(comics)#Live-action_2 ...