Tall Trunk Galaxy

Tall Trunk Galaxy
The Tall Trunk Galaxy
Galaxy Information
First appearance	Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Area	World 3
How to unlock	Complete Bowser's Lava Lair
Number of Stars	6
Missions	The Floatacious Blimp Fruit Tall Trunk's Big Slide Tall Trunk's Purple Coin Slide Green Star 1 Green Star 2 Green Star 3
Enemies	Goombas Piranha Plants Wigglers
Cosmic Spirit	Yes
Planets	Big Tree Planet (starting planet) Log Planet Trunk Wheel Planet Trunk Slide Planet

The Tall Trunk Galaxy is a galaxy of World 3 in Super Mario Galaxy 2. It is one of two to be immediately available, and is unlocked when Mario defeats Bowser in the latter's Lava Lair, having at least 17 Power Stars in his possession as a result. Completing its first mission leads to the Haunty Halls Galaxy, unless the player completed the first mission of the Freezy Flake Galaxy beforehand. Its icon depicts the starting planet with a wooden slide spiraling around it.

Missions

• The Floatacious Blimp Fruit: This mission involves using the Blimp Fruit to power up Yoshi into Blimp Yoshi, to float up to the star at the top of the galaxy.
• Tall Trunk's Big Slide: Mario must slide down a long wooden slide, avoiding spiky plants and falling into pits. The slide is challenging and has many sharp turns and obstacles. If Mario makes it to the end, he will be awarded a star.
• Purple Comet: Tall Trunk's Purple Coin Slide: This mission is a Purple Coin mission, and it is only accessible if already completed or if a Purple Comet is in orbit. It uses the same slide as the previous mission, but Mario must collect at least 100 out of 140 Purple Coins or a wooden character will take away one of his lives when he reaches the bottom of the slide.

Green Stars

1. The player will redo The Flotacious Blimp Fruit mission. However, instead of going for the Launch Star, the player should make their way to the area with the Life Shroom. Directly above it is the Green Star, which can be easily be obtained by the use of Yoshi.
2. The player will redo the The Flotacious Blimp Fruit mission again. This time, they should make their way over to the Wood Drum Planet. To get to the Green Star, the player will simply need to fall down the area they are standing on until they see the star in the upper left-hand corner of the log. The player will need to use Yoshi's Flutter Jump though.
3. The player will redo the Tall Trunk's Big Slide mission. They will need to take the slide in order to reach the star located near the end. When the player gets close to the area with the angry Wigglers, they must go upside-down on the slide and jump to the Green Star.

Layout

Starting Planet (Big Tree Planet)

The Big Tree Planet is the starting planet in the galaxy. Here, the player will land on the base of an enormous tree. During the The Flotacious Blimp Fruit mission, Yoshi can be found on the bottom of the planet as well as numerous Crystals with Star Bits and coins. Spoings and Spranglers appear on the tree during the said mission and only a single Whittle appears. The use of Blimp Yoshi is required to reach the Launch Star. During the Tall Trunk's Big Slide mission, Yoshi is not found nor Spoings and Spranglers. The player will need to use the flowers and swings to get to the top of the tree and to the Launch Star. A significant amount of Whittles can be found here during the said mission. It is possible to climb up the big tree without Yoshi by using different jumps, wall jumps and spins.

• Gravity: Standard (main body), Downward (branches)

Log Planet

The Log Planet is a large log and is the next site for the player to arrive from the Big Tree Planet during The Flotacious Blimp Fruit mission. Here, the player and Yoshi will move around the planet in side-scrolling effect to collect five yellow Star Chips and create another Launch Star. A Checkpoint Flag, a Comet Medal and some Blimp Fruit are also found on the planet. Prickly plants can prove to be a nuisance when collecting the Star Chips. This planet has an up and down rotational gravity field, so Mario cannot fall off this planet.

• Gravity: Toroidal

Wood Circle Cut Planet

The Wood Circle Cut Planet is a huge section of a trunk with a passage in it where the player arrives. Here, the heroes find another Midway Flag, Star Bits and Blimp Berries. Just like the Wood Drum Planet, the exploration in this planet is in a side-scrolling manner. In The Flotacious Blimp Fruit mission, there is a Power Star that Mario must get by going up in the passage with the help of Yoshi eating the Blimp Fruits, while evading some obstacles such as the Paragoombas and prickly plants.

• Gravity: Toroidal

Tube Slider Course Planet

The Tube Slider Course is a long, winding hollow trunk. Wigglers and prickly plants can be found here. There are a few Spinies in the beginning and many gaps in the slide as well as many balloons scattered throughout. This planet is first visited in the galaxy's second mission, Tall Trunk's Big Slide. At the end of the slide, the player will land on the Tube Slider Goal Planet and be rewarded with a Power Star, depending on the mission's requirements.

• Gravity: Downward (Landing platform), Outward (Slide)

Goal Planet

The Tube Slider Goal Planet is found directly at the end of the Tube Slider Course Planet, and has nothing more than three Whittles and a few giant trees. When Mario lands here, a Whittle (or a Gearmo, during the purple coin mission) will reward him with the Power Star for that mission. This planet also appears in the credits and once one has gained 120 Power Stars or more, a Bee Mushroom will appear on it too, alongside four Whittles.

• Gravity: Downward

Trivia

• The music that plays when entering the slide in this galaxy is a remix of the music The Princess's Secret Slide in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS.
• This Galaxy is one of the few instances where Luigi shows up in a Comet Mission.