Galaxy - Super Mario Wiki, The Mario Encyclopedia

This article is about galaxies in general. For the Wii games, see Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. For the Nintendo Switch game, see Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2. Mario about to fly to the Gold Leaf Galaxy with the use of a Launch Star Mario flying to the Cosmic Cove Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2 “Now, go and explore the universe! There are lots and lots of galaxies for you to discover!” —Luma, Super Mario Galaxy

A galaxy is a system consisting of gases, stars, planets, and comets. Mario or Luigi visits many galaxies in their adventures through Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2. There is a total of 91 different galaxies between the two games: 42 in Super Mario Galaxy and 49 in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

The galaxies in Super Mario Galaxy and its Nintendo Switch port are notably much smaller than real galaxies, often being composed of nothing more than a few small planetoids, which come in many different shapes and sizes. Smaller galaxies in the games are more comparable to systems such as the Solar System. Many of them are more akin to the size of a star cluster at their largest.

However, in Super Mario Galaxy 2 and its Nintendo Switch port, a galaxy proportionate to a real galaxy appears in the background of World 4, while in World 5, there is a galaxy supercluster. There are solar systems that can be seen to make up other galaxies that determine whether it is a large or small one.

In Super Mario Galaxy, there is clearly a size difference between galaxies. The fifteen major galaxies, which are larger, contain six (seven in Battlerock Galaxy and Dusty Dune Galaxy) Power Stars, while the twenty-seven minor galaxies, usually with just one or two planetoids, possess only one (two in the Buoy Base Galaxy and the Gateway Galaxy). In Super Mario Galaxy 2, however, this difference is not as prevalent, as each galaxy contains either two or three regular Power Stars; respectively, there are twenty-five and twenty-four of each.

In Super Mario Galaxy, most galaxies are observed from six different domes onboard the Comet Observatory. These domes show the player up to five galaxies and give them the option to fly to those galaxies in order to search for Power Stars. Just outside of each dome is a Hungry Luma, which transforms into an additional galaxy after the player feeds it a certain number of Star Bits. The remaining galaxies in the game are accessed via other areas on or around the Comet Observatory, including the Planet of Trials and the Gate. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, galaxies are grouped into seven different Worlds, each of which contains a total of seven galaxies. One Hungry Luma is encountered in each World, which transforms into a new galaxy when called to Starship Mario and fed the required number of Star Bits.

Many galaxies in both games contain black holes, which Mario and Luigi run the risk of getting sucked into if they fall off the edge of some planets or areas.

Prankster Comets can orbit certain galaxies. Each one makes a new Power Star available under altered gameplay conditions.

Contents

• 1 List of galaxies
  • 1.1 Super Mario Galaxy
  • 1.2 Super Mario Galaxy 2
• 2 Names in other languages
• 3 Notes
• 4 References