History Main / SentientStars

* ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'': The stars (including our Sun) are the gods of the universe, where they are also known as Judgements. They use their light to impose their own laws, the very laws of physics, upon everything they shine upon. [[AlternateContinuity In the timeline where]] ''Sunless Skies'' takes place, they are slowly being killed off.

* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''
** In ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' the star spirits are living beings who are held captive by Bowser.

** In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' Geno is a sentient star sent to collect the star pieces. He possesses a doll to fight with the rest of the party.
* The stars (including our Sun) are the gods of the ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' universe (including ''VideoGame/SunlessSea'' and ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies''), where they are also known as Judgements. They use their light to impose their own laws, the very laws of physics, upon everything they shine upon. [[AlternateContinuity In the timeline where]] ''Sunless Skies'' takes place, they are slowly being killed off.
* The protagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}'' is an anthropomorphic star creature.
* ''VideoGame/Dota2's'' Phoenix only looks like the fiery bird that is its namesake; it's actually a living star taking AFormYouAreComfortableWith. This is made more apparent by its ultimate, which has Phoenix going supernova and, true to [[ThePhoenix the creature it embodies]], being reborn in the explosion.

* The stars (including our Sun) are the gods of the ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' universe (including ''VideoGame/SunlessSea'' and ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies''), where they are also known as Judgements. They use their light to impose their own laws, the very laws of physics, upon everything they shine upon. [[AlternateContinuity In the timeline]] where ''Sunless Skies'' takes place, they are slowly being killed off.

* The stars (including our Sun) are the gods of the ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' universe (including ''VideoGame/SunlessSea'' and ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies''), where they are also known as Judgements. They use their light to impose their own laws, the very laws of physics, upon everything they shine upon. As of ''Sunless Skies'', though, they are being slowly killed off.

* The stars (including our Sun) are the gods of the ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' universe (including ''VideoGame/SunlessSea'' and ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies''), where they are also known as Judgements. They use their lights to impose their own laws, the very laws of physics, upon everything they shine upon. As of ''Sunless Skies'', though, they are being slowly killed off.

* The protagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}'' is an anthropmorphic star creature.

* The sun often depicted as a god in different religions around the world (Ra, Helios, Sol etc.)

* The stars (including our Sun) are the gods of the ''[[VideoGame/FallenLondon Fallen]] [[VideoGame/SunlessSea London]]'' [[VideoGame/SunlessSkies settings]], where they are also known as Judgements. They use their lights to impose their own laws, the very laws of physics, upon everything they shine upon. As of ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies'', though, they are all slowly killed off.

* The Wiki/SCPFoundation's SCP-1548, also known as "The Hateful Star", is a sentient star that intends to destroy all of humanity, and it's currently headed our way.

* The stars (including our Sun) are the gods of the ''[[VideoGame/FallenLondon Fallen]] [[VideoGame/SunlessSea London]]'' [[VideoGame/SunlessSkies settings]], where they are also known as Judgements. They use their lights to impose their own laws upon everything they shine upon. As of ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies'', though, they are all slowly killed off.

[[folder:Comics]]

** The ComicBook/{{Guardians Of The Galaxy}}'s Star-Lord's origin story involves "the Master of the Sun", the ruler of our own system's star. Eventually, though, that was revealed to be a ploy; he was just some kind of evil lizard alien thing.

* In the ''Series/{{Doctor Who}}'' episode "42", a living star tries to take revenge on the crew of a mining ship after they use an illegal solar mining device to extract fuel from its core.

* All stars in ''Webcomic/{{Nebula}}'' are sentient, and the sun is one of the main cast members. He's depicted as an enormous humanoid being with skin made of fire and his head the physical sun itself. He has a fiery temper and a domineering personality, though he sees it as his duty to look after the rest of the solar system and does his best to protect it from outside threats.

See also CelestialBody (where a character visibly resembles a constellation), StarsAreSouls, TheFaceOfTheSun, and possibly GeniusLoci.

See also CelestialBody (where a character visibly resembles a constellations), StarsAreSouls, TheFaceOfTheSun, and possibly GeniusLoci.

* Also in Franchise/TheDCU. Rao, the sun of planet Krypton, contains a giant cosmic entity of the same name who used to be worshipped as a god.

[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* Star Pact Warlocks in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' 4e make Faustian bargains with the stars themselves, which are horrific Lovecraftian nightmares living in "the Far Realm" (where D&D's more bizarre and otherworldly monsters come from).

[[folder:Video Games]]
* In the game ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' the star spirits are living beings who are held captive by Bowser.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' and its [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2 sequel]] feature the Lumas, tiny living stars that expand into entire worlds when fed enough star bits, then collapse into black holes, and then become Lumas again, in an endless cycle of reincarnation.
* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' Geno is a sentient star sent to collect the star pieces. He possesses a doll to fight with the rest of the party.
* The stars (including our Sun) are the gods of the ''[[VideoGame/FallenLondon Fallen]] [[VideoGame/SunlessSea London]]'' [[VideoGame/SunlessSkies settings]], where they are also known as Judgements. They use their lights to impose their own laws upon everything they shine upon. As of ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies'', though, they are all slowly killed off.

[[folder: Web Comics]]
* All stars in ''Webcomic/{{Nebula}}'' are sentient, and the sun is one of the main cast members. He's depicted as an enormous humanoid being with skin made of fire and his head the physical sun itself. He has a fiery temper and a domineering personality, though he sees it as his duty to look after the rest of the solar system and does his best to protect it from outside threats.

* Several characters in the MarvelUniverse are stars, and one theory is that literally all stars in the MU are sentient:

* Also in TheDCU. Rao, the sun of planet Krypton, contains a giant cosmic entity of the same name who used to be worshipped as a god.
* In the ''DoctorWhoTitan'' Twelfth Doctor comics, the Hyperions are an evil race of sentient stars.
* In the first issue of ''IHateFairyland'', Gert slaughters a group of stars, who are shown to be able to speak.

* Almalik, the central node of the massive HiveMind in ''TheStarchildTrilogy''

* Nina from ''RainQuest'' is an anthropomorphic star. Considering that she spent her life drifting through space alone, it's unknown whether or not the other stars are alive too, but considering that the game takes place in a world where all the characters are anthropomorphized objects seen in the sky, it's possible.

* The stars (including our Sun) are the gods of the ''[[VideoGame/FallenLondon Fallen]] [[VideoGame/SunlessSea London]]'' [[VideoGame/SunlessSkies settings]], where they are also known as Judgements. They use their lights to impose their own laws upon everything they shine upon. As of ''SunlessSkies'', though, they are all slowly killed off.

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2 and its sequel]] features the Lumas, tiny living stars that expand into entire worlds when fed enough star bits, then collapse into black holes, and then become Lumas again, in an endless cycle of reincarnation.

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' features the Lumas, tiny living stars that expand into entire worlds when fed enough star bits, then collapse into black holes, and then become Lumas again, in an endless cycle of reincarnation.

See also CelestialBody (where a character visibly resembles a constellations), StarsAreSouls, and possibly GeniusLoci.

* In the game ''PaperMario64'' the star spirits are living beings who are held captive by Bowser.
* ''SuperMarioGalaxy'' features the Lumas, tiny living stars that expand into entire worlds when fed enough star bits, then collapse into black holes, and then become Lumas again, in an endless cycle of reincarnation.
* In ''SuperMarioRPG'' Geno is a sentient star sent to collect the star pieces. He possesses a doll to fight with the rest of the party.
* The stars (including our Sun) are the gods of the ''FallenLondon'' settings, where they are also known as Judgements. They use their lights to impose their own laws upon everything they shine upon. As of ''SunlessSkies'', though, they are all slowly killed off.