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The Comet Observatory is the home of Rosalina and the Lumas. It plays the role of the “hub" area in Super Mario Galaxy, the only game in which it is accessible so far. From this location, Mario is able to access the many galaxies in the game via a number of domes, of which only one is initially open. Others are opened as progress is made through the game and Grand Stars are returned to the Comet Observatory. As each Grand Star is collected, they charge the sun-like sphere of energy in the middle of the observatory, also known as the beacon, lighting up a new section of the hub.
The observatories in the Comet Observatory are the Terrace, Fountain, Kitchen, Bedroom, Engine Room and Garden. Situated between the Engine Room and the Garden is the Gate, which allows access to the Gateway Galaxy, which was the first galaxy featured in the game.
In Super Mario series[]
Super Mario Galaxy[]
A general view of the Comet Observatory in Super Mario Galaxy
The Comet Observatory was made by Rosalina and the Luma whom she went on a journey with to find the Luma's mother. Since the newly built home became too big for just the two of them, dozens of more Lumas came to live with them and Rosalina's Luma subsequently transformed into a beacon which gives the observatory the necessary power to travel across the universe.
The Comet Observatory stations itself in the skies the Mushroom World every 100 years, which the people of the Mushroom Kingdom came to believe to be comet, later establishing the Star Festival in order to celebrate it. During the events of the Star Festival in Super Mario Galaxy, the Comet Observatory is attacked by Bowser who steals the observatory’s Power Stars and Grand Stars, causing it to go into hibernation, and scatters the Power Stars and Grand Stars across various galaxies. Bowser later attacks the Mushroom Kingdom and kidnaps Princess Peach along with her castle and takes her to the center of the universe. When Mario has recovered five out of the seven Grand Stars, the Comet Observatory finally has enough power to travel to the center of the universe to save Princess Peach and stop Bowser from creating his own galaxy.
After saving the universe, Mario rescues Princess Peach as she and Bowser Jr. fall from Bowser Jr.'s Airship. They then fly around until the get to the portal inside Peach's castle. Suddenly, Bowser's sun explodes and causes a black hole to form which sucks everything in. As a result, the observatory is destroyed after colliding with Peach’s castle.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[]
After Mario saves Peach once again, the observatory appears once more by Starship Mario. Rosalina says she was looking for the Luma that gave Mario his Star Spin ability. Reuniting with her child, Rosalina and the Luma (with Mario’s hat) bid farewell and take off into the stars on the observatory.
Domes[]
Domes are locations within the Comet Observatory in Super Mario Galaxy. Their purpose is as a means by which Mario can access the game's galaxies. Each one allows the player to launch to a number of different galaxies, and all but one include a galaxy with a Grand Star, obtained through a boss battle, which must be collected for access to the next observatory.
Terrace[]
The Terrace
The Terrace is the first observatory in Super Mario Galaxy.
Galaxies in the Terrace[]
- Good Egg Galaxy
- Honeyhive Galaxy
- Loopdeeloop Galaxy
- Flipswitch Galaxy
- Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor
- Sweet Sweet Galaxy
Fountain[]
The Fountain
The Fountain is the second observatory in Super Mario Galaxy.
Galaxies in the Fountain[]
- Space Junk Galaxy
- Rolling Green Galaxy
- Battlerock Galaxy
- Hurry-Scurry Galaxy
- Bowser's Star Reactor
- Sling Pod Galaxy
Kitchen[]
The Kitchen is the third observatory in Super Mario Galaxy.
Galaxies in the Kitchen[]
- Beach Bowl Galaxy
- Bubble Breeze Galaxy
- Ghostly Galaxy
- Buoy Base Galaxy
- Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada
- Drip Drop Galaxy
Bedroom[]
The Bedroom is the fourth observatory in Super Mario Galaxy.
Galaxies in the Bedroom[]
- Gusty Garden Galaxy
- Freezeflame Galaxy
- Dusty Dune Galaxy
- Honeyclimb Galaxy
- Bowser's Dark Matter Plant
- Bigmouth Galaxy
Engine Room[]
The Engine Room is the fifth observatory in Super Mario Galaxy.
Galaxies in the Engine Room[]
- Gold Leaf Galaxy
- Sea Slide Galaxy
- Toy Time Galaxy
- Bonefin Galaxy
- Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor
- Sand Spiral Galaxy
Garden[]
The Garden is the sixth observatory in Super Mario Galaxy. It is an optional dome and does not contain a Grand Star galaxy.
Galaxies in the Garden[]
Gate[]
The Gate is a dome between the engine room and the garden. It contains the first level on the game
The Library[]
The Library is a room inside the observatory by the Kitchen. This is where Rosalina reads a story (inferred to be her backstory) to a group of Lumas.
The Trial Galaxies[]
The Trial Galaxies are a group of 3(4) special galaxies. the first three are unlocked after getting all 3 green power stars. The 4th is unlocked after getting all 120 stars as Mario & Luigi.
Center of the Universe[]
The Center of the Universe is the final level, which can be accessed by talking to Rosalina after getting a certain amount of Power Stars and Grand Stars.
Music[]
Trivia[]
- The Comet Observatory can be seen in the background of the Super Mario 3D World's expanded key artwork, the final scene after the credits, and World Star-2: Super Galaxy.
- If you collect enough stars through comets and the Trial Galaxy, you can completely skip the Engine Room.
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| Characters | Main protagonists | Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Rosalina • Luma |
| Antagonists | Bowser • Bowser Jr. | |
| Non-playable | Coach • Cosmic Luigi • Cosmic Mario • Guppy • Lumacomète • Lumalee • Penguin Racers • Penguru • Polari • Princess Peach • Rosalina • Queen Bee • Ray • Seagull • Spooky Speedster • Toad Brigade (Banktoad · Blue Toad · Mailtoad · Toad Brigade Captain · Yellow Toad) • Worm | |
| Species | Species | Big Green Caterpillar • Board • Butterfly • Cataquack • Gearmo • Honeybee • Hungry Luma • Luma • Ocean Small Turtle • Penguin • Star Bunny • Toad |
| Enemies | Enemies | Amp • Astro Goomba • Ball Beamer • Banzai Bill • Bat • Big Amp • Bolt Beam • Bonefin • Black Hole • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Boo • Brrr Bit • Burn Bit • Bullet Bill • Burner • Cataquack • Cheep Cheep • Chomp Pup • Chomp • Clam • Cluckboom • Crab • Dry Bones • Electricity Shooter • Electrogoomba • Eye Beamer • Fire Arm • Fire Shooter • Flipbug • Giant Gringill • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Gringill • Ground Urchin • Ice Bat • Jammyfish • Jump Guarder • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bouncer • Lava Plume • Li'l Springy • Magikoopa • Mandibug • Mecha Bowser • Mikey Mine • Mini Topman • Mobile Sentry Beam • Monty • Octopus • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pokey Head • Ring Beam • Pink Electrogoomba • Preying Mantas • Prickly Plant • Puffer Fish • Pumpkinhead Goomba • Purple Piranha Plant • Red Pokey • Ring Beamer • Sentry Beam • Sliding Stone • Spangler • Spiky Topman • Spoing • Spring Robot • Spring Topman • Starbag • Swoopin' Poink • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Tox Box • Tweester • Undergrunt • Urchin • Water Shooter • Wiggler |
| Obstacles | Obstacles | Banzai Bill Cannon • Bars / Crystal • Bill Blaster • Black hole • Bramble • Bumper • Burner • Cannon • Chomp box • Current • Dark matter • Electric rail • Fire Bar • Fire geyser • Fire Shooter • Fireball • Floating Mine • Freezing water • Giant Prickly Plant • Gravity field • Honey • Lava • Lava Geyser • Lava tide • Meat • Meteor • Moving sand • Mud • Poison swamp • Prickly Plant • Pulse Beam • Quicksand • Sand tide • Skull Box • Space Mine • Spike • Spring • Torpedo tube • Water Shooter • Water tide • Whirlpool • Wind |
| Bosses | Bosses | Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Mandibug Stack • Bugaboom • Megaleg • Kamella • Tarantox • Topmaniac • Bouldergeist • Major Burrows • Baron Brrr • Undergrunt Gunner • Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser • Kingfin • Fiery Dino Piranha • Bowser Jr. • Bowser |
| Galaxies | Gate | Gateway Galaxy • Boo's Boneyard Galaxy |
| Terrace | Good Egg Galaxy • Honeyhive Galaxy • Loopdeeloop Galaxy • Flipswitch Galaxy • Sweet Sweet Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor | |
| Fountain | Space Junk Galaxy • Battlerock Galaxy • Rolling Green Galaxy • Hurry-Scurry Galaxy • Sling Pod Galaxy • Bowser's Star Reactor | |
| Kitchen | Beach Bowl Galaxy • Ghostly Galaxy • Bubble Breeze Galaxy • Buoy Base Galaxy • Drip Drop Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada | |
| Bedroom | Gusty Garden Galaxy • Freezeflame Galaxy • Dusty Dune Galaxy • Honeyclimb Galaxy • Bigmouth Galaxy • Bowser's Dark Matter Plant | |
| Engine Room | Gold Leaf Galaxy • Sea Slide Galaxy • Toy Time Galaxy • Bonefin Galaxy • Sand Spiral Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor | |
| Garden | Deep Dark Galaxy • Dreadnought Galaxy • Melty Molten Galaxy • Matter Splatter Galaxy • Snow Cap Galaxy | |
| Comet Observatory | Bowser's Galaxy Reactor | |
| Planet of Trials | Rolling Gizmo Galaxy • Bubble Blast Galaxy • Loopdeeswoop Galaxy • Grand Finale Galaxy | |
| Items | Items | 1-Up Mushroom • ? Coin • Bee Mushroom • Boo Mushroom • Coin • Fire Flower • Grand Star • Green Power Star • Ice Flower • Life Mushroom • Note • Power Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Star • Red Power Star • Red Star • Silver Star • Spring Mushroom • Star Bit • Star Chip |
| Objects | Objects | ? Block • Airship • Arrow Sign • Assembly Block • Banandelion • Bar • Beacon • Blue switch • Bob-omb Dispenser • Bolt (object) • Bolt (platform) • Bowser Statue • Brick Block • Bubble • Bubbler • Cage • Cannon • Cloud • Coconut • Coin Block • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Dome • Empty Block • Flip Tile • Flipswitch Panel • Fluff • Flower (platform) • Flowerbed • Glass case • Gold Shell • Gold Treasure Box • Gravity spotlight • Gravity switch • Green Shell • Ground-Pound Switch • Hole • Honey wall • Honeycomb • Item Crystal • Key Door • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Lever Switch • Lift • Matter • Nail • Ocean Small Turtle • Pole • Portrait • Pull Star • Ring (Rolling Ball) • Ring (underwater) • Rock spire • Rolling Ball • Semisolid Platform • Shock Wave Generator • Shrinking platform • Sign • Sliding block • Sling Pod • Sling Star • Snow sculpture • Snowman • Springboard • Sproutle Vine • Stalagmite • Star Piece Cluster • Starshroom • Stone block • Stone circle • Stone Wheel • Stretch Plant • Swing • Tiny lamp • Torch • Tornado • Trash • Treasure chest • UFO • Underwater ring • Valve • Vine • Warp Pad • Warp Pipe • Watermelon • Water spout |
| Moves | Moves | Backward Somersault • Co-Star Super Jump • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Double kick • Double Jump • Ground Pound • Long Jump • Jump • Side Somersault • Star Spin • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump |
| Missions | Gateway Galaxy | Grand Star Rescue • Gateway's Purple Coins |
| Boo's Boneyard Galaxy | Racing the Spooky Speedster | |
| Good Egg Galaxy | Dino Piranha • A Snack of Cosmic Proportions • King Kaliente's Battle Fleet • Dino Piranha Speed Run* • Purple Coin Omelet* • Luigi on the Roof | |
| Honeyhive Galaxy | Bee Mario/Luigi Takes Flight • Trouble on the Tower • Big Bad Bugaboom • Honeyhive Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race* • The Honeyhive's Purple Coins* • Luigi in the Honeyhive Kingdom | |
| Loopdeeloop Galaxy | Surfing 101 | |
| Flipswitch Galaxy | Painting the Planet Yellow | |
| Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor | Megaleg's Moon | |
| Sweet Sweet Galaxy | Rocky Road | |
| Space Junk Galaxy | Pull Star Path • Kamella's Airship Attack • Tarantox's Tangled Web • Pull Star Path Speed Run* • Purple Coin Spacewalk* • Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance | |
| Rolling Green Galaxy | Rolling in the Clouds | |
| Battlerock Galaxy | Battlerock Barrage • Breaking into the Battlerock • Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe • Topmaniac's Daredevil Run* • Purple Coins on the Battlerock* • Battlerock's Garbage Dump • Luigi under the Saucer | |
| Hurry-Scurry Galaxy | Shrinking Satellite | |
| Bowser's Star Reactor | The Fiery Stronghold | |
| Sling Pod Galaxy | A Very Sticky Situation | |
| Beach Bowl Galaxy | Sunken Treasure • Passing the Swim Test • The Secret Undersea Cavern • Fast Foes on the Cyclone Stone* • Beachcombing for Purple Coins* • Wall Jumping up Waterfalls | |
| Bubble Breeze Galaxy | Through the Poison Swamp | |
| Ghostly Galaxy | Luigi and the Haunted Mansion • A Very Spooky Sprint • Beware of Bouldergeist • Bouldergeist's Daredevil Run* • Purple Coins in the Bone Pen* • Matter Splatter Mansion | |
| Buoy Base Galaxy | The Floating Fortress • The Secret of Buoy Base | |
| Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada | Sinking the Airships | |
| Drip Drop Galaxy | Giant Eel Outbreak | |
| Gusty Garden Galaxy | Bunnies in the Wind • The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows • Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble • Major Burrows's Daredevil Run* • Purple Coins on the Puzzle Cube* • The Golden Chomp | |
| Freezeflame Galaxy | The Frozen Peak of Baron Brrr • Freezeflame's Blistering Core • Hot and Cold Collide • Frosty Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race* •Purple Coins on the Summit* • Conquering the Summit | |
| Dusty Dune Galaxy | Soaring on the Desert Winds • Blasting through the Sand • Sunbaked Sand Castle • Sandblast Speed Run* • Purple Coins in the Desert* • Bullet Bill on Your Back • Treasure of the Pyramid | |
| Honeyclimb Galaxy | Scaling the Sticky Wall | |
| Bowser's Dark Matter Plant | Darkness on the Horizon | |
| Bigmouth Galaxy | Bigmouth's Gold Bait | |
| Gold Leaf Galaxy | Star Bunnies on the Hunt • Cataquack to the Skies • When It Rains, It Pours • Cosmic Mario/Luigi Forest Race* • Purple Coins in the Woods* • The Bell on the Big Tree | |
| Sea Slide Galaxy | Going after Guppy • Faster Than a Speeding Penguin • The Silver Stars of Sea Slide • Underwater Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race* • Purple Coins by the Seaside* • Hurry, He's Hungry | |
| Toy Time Galaxy | Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser • Mario/Luigi Meets Mario • Bouncing Down Cake Lane • Fast Foes of Toy Time* • Luigi's Purple Coins* • The Flipswitch Chain | |
| Bonefin Galaxy | Kingfin's Fearsome Waters | |
| Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor | King Kaliente's Spicy Return | |
| Sand Spiral Galaxy | Choosing a Favorite Snack | |
| Deep Dark Galaxy | The Underground Ghost Ship • Bubble Blastoff • Guppy and the Underground Lake • Ghost Ship Daredevil Run* • Plunder the Purple Coins* • Boo in a Box | |
| Dreadnought Galaxy | Infiltrating the Dreadnought • Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons • Revenge of the Topman Tribe • Topman Tribe Speed Run* • Battlestation's Purple Coins* • Dreadnought's Garbage Dump | |
| Matter Splatter Galaxy | Watch Your Step | |
| Melty Molten Galaxy | The Sinking Lava Spire • Through the Meteor Storm • Fiery Dino Piranha • Lava Spire Daredevil Run* • Red-Hot Purple Coins* • Burning Tide | |
| Snow Cap Galaxy | Star Bunnies in the Snow | |
| Rolling Gizmo Galaxy | Gizmos, Gears, and Gadgets | |
| Loopdeeswoop Galaxy | The Galaxy's Greatest Wave | |
| Bubble Blast Galaxy | The Electric Labyrinth | |
| Grand Finale Galaxy | The Star Festival | |
| Bowser's Galaxy Reactor | The Fate of the Universe | |
| Mini-games | Mini-games | Bob-omb Blasting • Bubble Blowing • Ray surfing • Star Ball Rolling |
| Other | Other | Comet Observatory • Planet of Trials • Starbit Festival • Star Pointer • Super Mario 3D All-Stars |
| Missions marked with an asterisk (*) are only available while a Prankster Comet is in orbit. | ||