Talk:Ganondorf VS Dracula/@comment-37674567-20191016211833/@comment-14017325-20191017033203

Being a "Star" wouldn't exactly be considered a holy weapon. Being Holy has something to blessed by deities and while the stars in the mario universe like the star spirits could be considered the closest thing to Gods. They still wouldn't be considered deities.

Their composition is more to do with wishes and powers up with reality making. Not the exact same as having something that could neutralise darkness, which is what blessed with holiness is all about.

If you consider Paper Bowser in the Paper Mario games the same as normal bowser, outside Paper Jam. Then him stealing the Star Rod would indicate that his star child status doesn't help him in taking over the mushroom kingdom and can't stand up to the Star Spirits on its own, let alone other Star Children like Mario.

And putting that aside if Stars in the Marioverse are considered the exact same as in real life. Then they are really very minsucule balls of hydrogen gas burning at well over thousands of degress celsius and when Mario gets a power up it could be that it increses his body temperature to  that same amount which would explain the glowing and his durability gets put on max that prevents anything from touching him without destroying themselves.