Grandmaster Galaxy

Grandmaster Galaxy
Galaxy Information
First appearance	Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) (Only appearance)
Appears in	Super Mario Galaxy 2
Area	World S
How to unlock	120 Power Stars (without Bronze Stars) and 120 Green Power Stars
Number of Stars	2
Missions	The Ultimate Test The Perfect Run

The Grandmaster Galaxy is a galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2. It is located in World S and is the last galaxy to be unlocked.

Description

The Grandmaster Galaxy is intended to be the most challenging galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2, just as Grand Finale Galaxy is in Super Mario Galaxy. The player can unlock the Grandmaster Galaxy when Mario gets all 120 Power Stars, without any Bronze Stars, and all 120 secret Green Power Stars; for this reason, the Grandmaster Galaxy is the only galaxy without any Green Power Stars.

The first and main mission is The Ultimate Test. After Mario or Luigi complete it and have collected the Comet Medal, they unlock the second mission, The Perfect Run, which is essentially a Daredevil Comet variation of The Ultimate Test.

At the end of The Perfect Run, Mario gets the Star from Rosalina, in a location that greatly resemble the Gate Planet in Super Mario Galaxy, then she comes aboard Starship Mario. Furthermore, the player also gets a message on their Wii Message Board that congratulates them for completing the game.

Layout

Both missions are both divided into six sections, each presenting a different challenge to the player.

• The first section is where you swing from flower to flower with Yoshi's tongue while avoiding mines, Bullet Bills, and Paragoombas. Choppahs replace the Paragoombas in the galaxy's comet mission.
• The second section is a square of Flipswitch Panels. The player must activate them all before the Launch Star appears while avoiding Sentry Beam attacks.
• The third section is a maze of electric bolts that the player must maneuver around via Cloud Flower. The player will have to let go of Yoshi in this part if he/she has not already done so.
• The fourth section you will have to navigate through a path of Flip-Swap Platforms while dodging laser waves and coconuts and flaming coconuts from the Octopuses.
• The fifth one contains pull stars which you will have to use to navigate through electrical fences, Paragoombas, and mines.
• The sixth and final one if it is the non-daredevil run will have a bunch of Hammer Bros. and you will have to defeat them in order to earn the star or move on.
• the seventh section is only playable if you are playing the daredevil run. Here there is nothing else to do but talk to Rosalina and get the star.

Locations

Planet/Area	Description	Visited	Gravity
Starting Planet	This is a small platform made from three blocks with wood on the sides and grass on top. Yoshi appears on the last block. The background displayed is a blue sky.	All	Downward
Swing Hook Area	Yoshi must use his tongue to swing across the Flower Grapples to get to the Pole Planet. The background is shared with the Starting Planet. In The Ultimate Test, Paragoombas can be found here. In The Perfect Run, the Paragoombas fail to show with their spots filled by Choppahs.	All	Downward (Shared with Starting Planet)
Pole Planet	This planet, made from the same blocks that comprise the Starting Planet, concludes the Swing Hook Area. When they get here, Mario has to abandon Yoshi and climb a pole to the Launch Star which leads to a planet made of Flipswitch Panels. The background is shared with the Starting Planet.	All	Downward (Shared with Starting Planet)
Flipswitch Planet	Mario has to activate all of the Flipswitch Panels on this planet, arranged in a 5x5 grid with four gaps that have Sentry Beam robots in them. This done, he can leave the planet via the Launch Star that appears here.	All	Downward
Fan Planet	This planet is a small platform made from two of the same blocks that comprise the Starting Planet with an upwards-blowing fan at the end. Due to the grate, Mario cannot take damage from the fan blades. The wind gust also blows the cloud platforms that he can create upon getting the Cloud suit upwards. The Windmill Planet is right in front. A Cloud Flower appears here so Mario can get the Cloud suit; if he somehow brought Yoshi here, Mario will be forced to ditch him upon getting the Cloud suit.	All	Downward
Windmill Planet	A floating windmill ahead of the Fan Planet. With the Cloud suit, Mario has to use his clouds to ride the wind created by this windmill to get through the Cloud Mario Electric Maze area.	All	Downward (Shared with Fan Planet)
Cloud Mario Electric Maze	This area is a series of beams of electricity that must be avoided (due to them functioning like Electric rails) as Mario rides on the Windmill Planet's winds with his clouds. There are more Cloud Flowers in this section.	All	Downward (Shared with Fan Planet)
Flip-Swap Planets	These planets are made from the same blocks that comprise the Flip-Swap Galaxy's planets, with the gaps in their layout being filled by Flip-Swap Platforms and Shrinking Tiles. Octopuses and Ring Beamers can be found here.	All	Downward
Pull Star Planets	These are square blocks with Electric rails, bridged by a series of Pull Stars. These are necessary for Mario to get through the area, avoiding Space Mines, more Electric rails, and Paragoombas.	All	Downward
Hammer Bro Planets	These planets resemble some of the platforms in Bowser's Lava Lair, and have Hammer Bros.	All	Downward
Purple Planets	These planets are constructed from the same purple blocks that comprise the planets in the Beat Block Galaxy, arranged in 2x2 squares. Their distances are usually small, but some of the gaps are larger, being crossed using Flomps. A Comet Medal can be found to the right, and some Boomerang Bros can be found on the final planet and must be taken down.	All	Downward
Gate Planet	This planet is a replica of the Gate of the Comet Observatory in the first Super Mario Galaxy. A 1-Up Mushroom can be found behind the house.	The Perfect Run	Downward

Trivia

• This is the only galaxy whose Daredevil Comet mission has upbeat music. In this case, music from Super Mario Galaxy is played throughout the Daredevil level, such as the themes of Gusty Garden Galaxy, Good Egg Galaxy, Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, and the Comet Observatory.
• The Grandmaster Galaxy is only galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2 that requires the player to collect Star Bits in addition to collecting the Comet Medal for a Prankster Comet to appear.
• This is one of two galaxies to be placed after a Hungry Luma galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2, with the other being the Slimy Spring Galaxy.
• The three figures from the Shiverburn Galaxy can be seen in the Pull Star Area.