History Main / StarPower

** In ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal'', every known resident of the Barian World (except Rei) is loosely named after one of the stars of the Big Dipper: Durbe after Dubhe, Alit after Alioth, Misael after Mizar, Gilag after Merak and Vector after Phecda.

* In the manga version of ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal'', Kaiser's monsters are all named after stars, specifically those of the constellation Draco.

* Jellal's Celestial Body Magic in FairyTail is FullContactMagic fueled by the stars.

* The ''{{DCU}}'' has had several characters powered by the stars, in about the same way {{Superman}} is powered by the Sun: Comicbook/{{Starman}} (in the golden age), Hawkman (at some period in silver/bronze age), and Dr. Regulus (LSH villain).

** StarPower is also revealed to be the source of Mario and Luigi's abilities in YoshisIslandDS.
* Star Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan5''. He was followed by Astro Man in ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' (as well as ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass'').
** Ironically, ''BobAndGeorge'' literally gave Star Man [[PopularityPower Star Power]]; during the First Annual Robot Tournament (the events of ''VideoGame/MegaMan6''), Star Man could only be [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere intimidated]] by a more popular Robot Master (i.e. Shadow Man) and he was only defeated during the retelling of ''5'' when [[OriginalGeneration Ran]] threatened him with the taint of [[DirtyCommunists Communism]].

* Lucifer means "Morning Star".

* In ''{{Touhou}}'', Marisa Kirisame uses spells themed around stars (and to a lesser extent, galaxies, comets, and so on). Likewise for Mima (who is [[{{Fanon}} widely assumed to be]] Marisa's teacher). And the fairy Star Sapphire is literally powered by starlight, as well as having a star-based spellcard theme.

* One of the eight magic schools in ''[[{{Warhammer}} Warhammer Fantasy]]'' is the Classical (fate plus meteors) type.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' pilot, there's a prophecy regarding the return of [[BigBad Night Mare Moon]] that states, "The stars will aid in her escape," and [[PropheciesAreAlwaysRight sure enough]], every time Twilight Sparkle checks out the moon, four stars appear to be approaching it.

Generally comes in one of two forms, "Classical" and "Lovecraftian". "Classical" star power, derived from the traditional use of the stars and the motions of the planets to predict the future, is concerned primarily with fate and divination. "Lovecraftian" star power takes its cues from HPLovecraft (of course) and evokes the unfathomable otherness and distance of the stars and whatever inhabitants they may have.

* Pamoon, one of the Millennium Mamodos from ZatchBell, has spells revolved around this.
* The Sailor Stars from ''SailorMoon''.

* The Sidereal {{Exalted}} get a variant on this, especially in the form of Astrology, where they can weave alternate fates that grant them benefits to certain tasks based on the constellation they're using.

* ''{{Disgaea}}'' has "star magic" and mages as its most powerful offensive spell element.

* Those with [[RealityWarper First Guardian]] [[GameBreaker powers]] in ''{{Homestuck}}''. They get it from the Green Sun, a giant star that's twice the mass of the universe.

* The "Astral" magic of ''{{Dominions}}''. Among the heaviest users of Astral magic is the Illithids of R'lyeh.
* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Olan/Orran]] from ''FinalFantasyTactics'', whose class is "Astrologist" and whose only skill prevents most enemies from acting.

* The Starburst spell from the ''MightAndMagic'' series.

* Otani Yoshitsugu from ''SengokuBasara'' is astrology-obsessed (his title is "Sky Watcher") and believes in a red comet that is a harbinger of human misery [[MisanthropeSupreme and that he will invoke it]]. All his powers are astrology-themed, named after constellations, stars, planets, or mythological beings associated with stars.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' 1 and 2 both have you collecting stars to have the ship/observatory you're on become powerful enough to go to new areas.

* Star Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan 5''. He was followed by Astro Man in ''8'' (as well as ''Mega Man & Bass'').
** Ironically, ''BobAndGeorge'' literally gave Star Man [[PopularityPower Star Power]]; during the First Annual Robot Tournament (the events of ''Mega Man 6''), Star Man could only be [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere intimidated]] by a more popular Robot Master (i.e. Shadow Man) and he was only defeated during the retelling of ''5'' when [[OriginalGeneration Ran]] threatened him with the taint of [[DirtyCommunists Communism]].

* In a {{Hellboy}} / {{Batman}} / Comicbook/{{Starman}} crossover comic, a group of neo-Nazis build a machine to collect power from the stars in order to awaken an EldritchAbomination.

* In ''CardcaptorSakura'', the whole second series was about her having to transfer the Clow Cards from their old energy source (The Sun and the Moon, which her predecessor used) over to ''her'' power source - the power of her star.

Causing meteors to fall from the sky to strike your opponents is not out of the question for either type. On the [[UpToEleven opposite side of the scale]], this may extend itself to power that comes from galaxies or even the entire frakken ''[[BeyondTheImpossible universe]]'' (well, the stars in them at least).

* Appearently, stars fall under [[ExtraOreDinaire Metal]] in the [[ElementalPowers Wuxing]] system.

* Star Man from ''Game/MegaMan 5''. He was followed by Astro Man in ''8'' (as well as ''Mega Man & Bass'').

* ''StarOceanTheSecondStory'', among its overload of [[ElementalRockPaperScissors elements]], had "Star" as distinct from both "Light" and "Vacuum" (which itself was distinct from "Void"). Most of the Star-elemental spells were cast by Celine.

* In the ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' pilot, there's a prophecy regarding the return of [[BigBad Night Mare Moon]] that states, "The stars will aid in her escape," and [[PropheciesAreAlwaysRight sure enough]], every time Twilight Sparkle checks out the moon, four stars appear to be approaching it.