Starman Junior

Starman Junior
Sprites
Origin	Outer space
Relatives	Starmen
Affiliations	Giygas
Appears in	Mother EarthBound
EarthBound Beginnings
Status	Boss
Nom de guerre	Starman Jr.
Hit points	52
Psychic points	16
Offense	32
Defense	52
Fight	35
Speed	35
Wisdom	20
Strength	18
Force	30
Experience reward	30
Wealth	$5
Location	Podunk Zoo

"It's been a long time, Buzz Buzz. You've been successful at foiling Master Giygas' plans. But... Buzz Buzz, you must now surrender. You're no longer a hero, but just a useless insect. I'll stomp you hard!"

— Starman Junior (EarthBound)

Starman Junior is a boss character found in Mother and EarthBound. It is the weakest model among the Starmen.

In Mother

"Strong against heat
Strong against cold
Strong against thunder
It may be small but it's clearly an alien"

— In-battle check

Starman Jr. is the second boss in the game, and is the cause of the animals in the Podunk Zoo going wild and attacking people. It is found within a giant capsule floating in the middle of the zoo superintendent's office. Starman Junior utilizes very strong physical attacks and a variety of PK Beam attacks, although its PK Beam γ will be reflected back at it if Ninten has the Franklin Badge. After the Starman Juinor is defeated, it flies away in the capsule, returning the animals back to normal.

In EarthBound

Starman Junior is revealed to have followed Buzz Buzz, a mysterious survivor of an enslaved Earth ten years in the future, back to Ness's time, and a battle ensues, after which Starman Junior falls. Despite Starman Junior's arsenal of PSI attacks, Buzz Buzz's repeated usage of PSI Shield Σ will neutralize any attempts to harm Ness and co.

Trivia

• It is never explicitly stated whether it is the same Starman Junior appearing in both games. However, it is interesting to note that there is only fought in each game and that it appears to survive despite being defeated in Mother. If they are the same, it is interesting to note that it changes from being pink and half the size of the other Starmen to being colored and the size of the other Starmen.
• Unlike the other types of Starmen, Starman Junior makes no robotic sounds at all.
• The Starman Junior can be defeated by Picky Minch in EarthBound if it only has one or two Hit points left when Picky attacks. It can also only be lost to if Ness manages to use Shield during the battle (learned at level 12), which will override Buzz Buzz's PSI Shields and only weaken physical damage to himself.
• Starman Junior's last line of dialogue "I'll stomp you hard!" is used by one of the Pigmasks during their invasion of Saturn Valley in Mother 3.
• On EarthBound Wiki, the Starman Junior sprite is used for a PSI stub icon.