When mounted your character holds sits on one of the sides and holds onto the top corner of the star. Benefits include possible Battery regeneration or mana if they implement that. If you drive past or into an enemy it deals damage, to land you "crash" it into the ground, two of the corners are lodged into the ground until you remount it. It has Smaller stars and stardust as a trail left behind. Also after thinking for a while, why not be able to ride a meteor as well? In comparison to the star the meteor would deal more damage, have more health. But not regenerate any of your battery. Mechanic where this originates: http://community.playstarbound.com/...g-stars-falling-debris-suggested-before.7829/
The stars remind me of something like Kirby. Annnnnnnd meteor reminds me of Laharls meteor impact ability... any inspiration from those?