Matter Splatter Galaxy

Matter Splatter Galaxy
Close-up of the Galaxy.
Galaxy Information
First appearance	Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Appears in	Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Area	Garden
How to unlock	Get 50 power stars including the Toy Time Galaxy's first mission.
Number of Stars	1
Missions	Watch Your Step
Enemies	Magikoopas
Planets	4 (Dark Hopper Planets)

The Matter Splatter Galaxy is a galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy. It can be accessed from the Garden, and is unlocked when Mario has at least 50 Power Stars in his possession, including the first mission of the Toy Time Galaxy and the Grand Stars from all of the Reactors except Bowser's Galaxy Reactor. The Galaxy revolves around Matter Splatter, which consists of droplets of matter that act as disappearing and reappearing platforms that Mario can land on. If Mario is not careful, or he makes one single mistake, he will fall into the cosmos and you'll have to try again. This is a really hard mission if the player doesn't know what he or she is doing. The Matter Splatter Galaxy has a circultar section of its Starting Planet as its icon, with a lime green haze surrounding it.

Missions

Watch Your Step

Mario must use the Spring Mushroom to transform into Spring Mario to complete a part of this mission. One wrong move, and he'll be tumbling into the cosmos. The player has to be very careful because this is a really hard mission and the droplets of matter don't last long. Not only that, but it also moves. One second it's there, the next it's gone. So the player must time his or her jumps right, and he or she will get the star.

Planets

Dark Hopper Planets

These planets owe their design to Greco-Roman settings in the past, unlike most missions with the Space Fantasy theme. All four planets are called "Dark Hopper Planets."

Starting Planet (Dark Hopper Planet 1)

This is the first 3-D area in the level. It contains what seems to be a large room, however, players can stand only on the parts of the room they can see. There are tiny droplets of matter, and players must jump in the puddles of matter they make. Players must also avoid Magikoopas to get to the end of the planet at the North so they can reach the next Dark Hopper Planet. Mario starts his trek at the South, on a platform that is permanently visible.

This planet appears on the Galaxy icon.

Dark Hopper Planet 2: 2-D-ish

This area seems 2-D, though players can fall off the edge towards the camera. It is a dark area with more matter droplets that players must follow to get to the pipe. There are also more Magikoopas trying to stop players. There are only two static platforms: the platform Mario lands on, a small platform between the first wall-jumping section and the final platform.

There is no skybox around this planet.

Dark Hopper Planet 3: Spring Mario

This is a 2-D area in the level. In this part, players must grab a Spring Mushroom and climb a wall to reach a Launch Star at the top. There is an ascending spotlight of matter that players must follow or they fall off the planet.

Dark Hopper Planet 4: Maze

This is the second 3-D area in the level. It slightly resembles the Ending Planet of Super Mario Galaxy 2's Flashblack Galaxy. In this part of the level, a small network of walkways lead to the power star, but are hidden until shone upon by the spotlight of matter, which players must again follow. Once players reach the Power Star at the end, however, there is a Magikoopa that tries to prevent them from getting the Power Star.

There is no skybox around this planet.

Debris

Pillars and other stony debris orbit the Starting Planet of the Galaxy. They cannot be reached via normal means, and their random angles make them hard to stand on due to their lack of gravity. They appear on the Galaxy icon.

Trivia

• This is the only galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy whose mission has the Power Star's light always visible in the background, but this may be because the camera is always facing the Maze Dark Hopper Planet.
• It is also the only Galaxy in the Garden that only has Downward Gravity. The Deep Dark Galaxy has two planets with a Standard Gravity field, The Dreadnought Galaxy's planets tend to have Standard Gravity, the Melty Molten Galaxy's only Downward Gravity area is the Ball Area, both planets in the Snow Cap Galaxy have standard gravity, and Bowser's Galaxy Reactor's Elemental Planets and Bowser Battle Planets have standard gravity (including the reactor itself).
• This is the only galaxy that has an incomplete skybox. At the 2D-ish and Maze Dark Hopper Planets, you only see a black void. Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor does not count, since it has no skybox at all.
• The concept of Matter Splatter was actually introduced in the Ghostly Galaxy when you take the Secret Star.
• In Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, there is a weapon named after Matter Splatter Galaxy called Matter Splatter.

Names in other languages

Most translations of the Galaxy's name yield "Mysterious Circles Galaxy" or "Mysterious Circle Galaxy".

• Español: La Galáxia Circuloro Misteriosoro
• Portugués: A Galáxia Circulorom Misteriosorom
• Italiano: La Galássia Cherchís Misteriosis
• Français: La Galaxie des Cercles Mystérieux
• Latin: Ille Galaxiās Circulī Mysteriōsī

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Trivia

• The Matter Splatter weapon that Mario can get his hands on in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is named after this Galaxy.