Cupid Bow and Arrow

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Cupid's Bow and Arrow (Japanese: キューピットのゆみや) is an item in Densetsu no Starfy 4, found in Cupid Village. In the story, it is parted from Anju twice.

The first time it is stolen by Moe's siblings. Starfy, Starly and Moe have to locate all three of them in Stage 3-1. After finding Moe's siblings, when Starfy and others return to Anju, Moe's siblings reveal Cupid's Bow and Arrow and they apologize for stealing it, stating that they only meant to borrow the item before being scared off by bad guys. When Starly asks why they stole it, Moe's siblings reply that they heard that the bow and arrow had the power to make those struck by it fall in love, intending to make Ruby fall in love with their big brother. After a stern talking to from Moe, and his speech impressing Anju, she rewards Starfy and others with the Angel Wings (Japanese: てんしのはね) Accessory.

The second time the bow is stolen is after the events of Stage 3-3. Earlier in story, the shapeshifter Akureima had kidnapped Ruby and left her at the end of Stage 3-2. Once the trio save Ruby, they hear Anju scream, only to find her face to face with Akureima. They claim that they have stolen the bow and arrow, and leaves to receive his reward from Dejeel. Worried that they may not be lying (in spite of her doubts), Anju asks Starfy and others to confirm whether the bow and arrow have truly been stolen, offering a reward for their efforts. After returning with the bow and arrow, Akureima thanks the group for finding Cupid Village's sacred treasure for him before absconding with it. Anju begins to panic, wondering what they should do now that Cupid's Bow and Arrow actually has been stolen. Moe tells her to calm down, demanding their reward for helping, resulting in Anju giving the three the Gym Clothes (Japanese: たいそうふく) Stuff Item.

After stealing the bow, Akureima attempts to hide as a fake Harisen-san in groups of them in three rooms of Stage 3-4.

To reveal Akureima, Starfy must use his Star Spin on a cannon to fire a cannonball into a crown-wearing cloud in each room. This makes an angry Kumo Ojisan appear with a bump on its head; startling the Harisen-san and causing them to reveal their spikes. Akureima can be recognized because the fake Harisen-san reveals tentacles instead of spikes.

After Starfy reveals Akureima's disguise three times, he flees into the boss room where Starfy must defeat him to retrieve Cupid's Bow and Arrow and progress to the Spring of Love.

Trivia

• The photos of Moe's three siblings were placed on a wanted board with 3,000 (baby brother), 10,000 (younger brother) and 8,000 (sister) Pearl rewards. The player never receives these rewards in the actual game.
  • Additionally, these bounties total higher than the maximum pearls the player can hold in any Starfy game. (It exceeds the 9,999 cap by 11,001 pearls)