Editing Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet

{{course infobox
|image=[[File:Bowser's_Gravity_Gauntlet.png|250px]]
|area=[[World 4 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 4]]
|boss=[[Bowser#Super Mario Galaxy 2|Giant Bowser]]
|comets=[[Speedy Comet]]<br>[[Green Comet]]
|missions=[[Breaking into Bowser's Castle]]<br>[[Gravity Star Speed Run]]<br>[[#Green Star 1|Green Star 1]]<br>[[#Green Star 2|Green Star 2]]
|stars=[[File:Smg2_icon_grandstar.png|20px]][[File:Smg2_icon_prankstercomet.png|20px]][[File:Smg2_icon_greencomet.png|20px]][[File:Smg2_icon_greencomet.png|20px]]
|unlock=Get 40 [[Power Star]]s, including the first one from either [[Starshine Beach Galaxy]] or [[Chompworks Galaxy]]
|icon=A large castle on top of a [[lava]] lake with jumping fireballs
|more=[[Honeyhop Galaxy|<<]] [[Space Storm Galaxy|>>]]
}}
{{quote|WHAA--?! IT'S YOU?! Well, I'd expect as much from my archnemesis. Your time is up, [[Mario]]! Now it's smooshin' time... And time for my huge fist to meet your puny face!|Bowser|Super Mario Galaxy 2}}
'''Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet''' is a galaxy in the game ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. It is located in [[World 4 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 4]]. The level is based entirely on gravitational forces. Most of the level involves sidescrolling, except for the beginning and the end. The level is covered in lava, but there is one part where Mario will need to swim through water to get through the level. [[Magikoopa]]s are common enemies here and can summon [[Li'l Cinder]]s at will. [[Fire Bar]]s are placed throughout the whole level, even underwater. Fireballs also defy gravity because they can change direction in midair. When Mario reaches the end, [[Bowser]] will challenge Mario to a battle. Bowser battles in the same manner as in World 2, but this time his meteors create shockwaves and the Koopa King leaves a trail of fire when his health runs low.

This is the only [[Bowser]] level throughout both ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games where there is water to swim in.

==Planets==
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===Bowser's Castle===
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|align=right
|direction=horizontal
|width=200
|image1=Bowser's Gravity Comet Medal.png
|caption1=The [[Comet Medal]] in Bowser's Castle.
|image2=SMG2 Cheep Cheep.png
|caption2=The underwater section of Bowser's Castle.
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[[File:SMG2 Gravity Castle.png|200px|left|thumb|The entrance to Bowser's Castle.]]
The level focuses on a large castle where there appears to be almost no normal gravity at all. The castle is surrounded by lava with fireballs jumping out of it.

====Starting Area====
Mario starts his journey through the Galaxy on a walkway with lava surrounding it. There are [[Fire Bar]]s and [[Dry Bones]] found here. The walkway is twisted, with the local gravity pointing towards the lava mass. There is also a [[Magikoopa]] near the end of the section and a platform that sinks under Mario's weight should he step on it.

====Castle Interior====
When Mario enters the castle, he will find more fireballs jumping out of the lava. As he progresses, he will switch to walking on the walls and eventually on the ceilings. The entrance marks a [[Checkpoint]]. A [[Brick Block]] that Mario can surmount with his [[Backward Somersault]] has a [[Comet Medal]] above it.

====Flooded Passageway====
At the end of the second area, there is an upside-down underwater section with [[Fire Bar]]s and [[Cheep Cheep]]s accessed through a hole in the ceiling. Mario has to collect [[Coin]]s to keep up his air supply, lest the [[Water]] suffocates him.

====Whomp's Walkway====
After the Flooded Passageway is a small outdoors section with [[Whomp]]s. There are some [[Black hole]]s nearby. The start of the section marks the second [[Checkpoint]], above which is a [[1-Up Mushroom]] that can be reached via a backward somersault off a [[Mystery Block]] just after the checkpoint.

===Fire Bar Gravity Planet===
This is a small square planetoid on the opposite side of the castle wall to the Whomp's Walkway area. Mario has to navigate this planetoid to get to the next area. The core is a [[Fire Bar]]'s center, with the four ends poking above the surface; the platform that Mario lands on when he arrives here is high enough to avoid the Fire Bar.

===Spinning Wheel Planet===
Mario must navigate a small 2D spinning wheel with platforms sliding over it on the same side of the castle as the Fire Bar Gravity Planet to reach the door that takes him to Bowser. As with the Fire Bar Gravity Planet, this wheel has a four-way [[Fire Bar]] centered on the core. In the [[Prankster Comet|Speedy Comet]], [[Gravity Star Speed Run]], the [[Launch Star]] leading to the Large Door Planet is gone and a [[Power Star]] appears on the opposite side of the wall close to the Fire Bar Gravity Planet.
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===Large Door Planet===
[[File:SMG2 Gravity Gauntlet Large Door Planet.png|200px|thumb|Mario on the {{conjectural|Large Door Planet|planet}}.]]
A circular planet where Mario must [[Ground Pound]] three [[meteorite]]s at three large locks in order to open the door leading to the next battle with Bowser. Additional meteorites will rise up from the ground whenever Mario Ground Pounds the previous ones to launch them at the locks on the large door. A [[Checkpoint Flag]] is also found here, along with two [[Crystal (Super Mario Galaxy)|Crystal]]s; one contains a [[Life Mushroom]], the other contains some [[Star Bit]]s. 
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===Throne Planets===
[[File:SMG2 Bowser's Throne.png|left|200px|thumb|Luigi finds Bowser's throne.]]
A small planet shaped like a star, in front of which is another planet that acts as Bowser's throne. When Mario first appears here, Bowser will be absent, unlike at his [[Bowser's Lava Lair|Lava Lair]] and [[Bowser's Galaxy Generator|Galaxy Generator]], but will quickly come crashing down to the planet after the Apricot Luma does some investigating. After talking to Mario, Bowser will send him to the Bowser Battle Planet.
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===Bowser Battle Planet===
[[File:Bowser's_Gravity_Boss.png|200px|thumb|[[Mario]] fighting [[Bowser]].]]
This planet is very similar to the planet that [[Bowser]] is fought on at his [[Bowser's Lava Lair|Lava Lair]], except for the fact that it is more deteriorated. It is a small planet made out of small bricks and a few rocks with coins.
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==Enemies==
<gallery widths="80px" heights="80px">
SMG2 Fire Chains.png|[[Fire Chain]]s
PodobooSMG2.png|[[Lava Bubble]]s
SMG2 Fire Bar.png|[[Fire Bar]]s
SMG Dry Bones Artwork.png|[[Dry Bones]]
SMG2 Whomp.png|[[Whomp]]s
SMG Goomba Model.png|[[Goomba]]s
SMG Cheep Cheep.png|[[Cheep Cheep]]s
Bowsersmg2.png|[[Bowser]] (boss)
</gallery>

==Missions==
{{SMG missions table|sortable=yes
|mission1=[[Breaking into Bowser's Castle]]
|image1=[[File:Bowser's Gravity Boss.png|200px]]
|summary1=This mission's objective is to traverse through the course and defeat [[Bowser]].
|mission2=[[Gravity Star Speed Run]]
|image2=[[File:Bowser's Gravity Speedrun.png|200px]]
|summary2=This mission's objective is to complete a version of the previous mission without the boss battle within thirty seconds by collecting [[+ Clock|clock]]s to extend the time limit.
}}

===Green Stars===
====Green Star 1====
[[File:Gravity Gauntlet Green Star 1.png|thumb|200px|Location of the first Green Star.]]
The first [[Green Star]] in this galaxy is on a sunken pillar in lava near the entrance to the castle. Mario can backward somersault onto the pillar. Also, Mario can jump into the lava to bounce up onto the pillar and grab the Star.

====Green Star 2====
[[File:Gravity Gauntlet Green Star 2.png|thumb|left|200px|Location of the second Green Star.]]
The second Green Star in this galaxy is at the end of the castle above a [[? Block]]. Mario can backward somersault and [[Star Spin|Spin]] to get the star. It is ideal to get the star with [[Luigi]] instead of [[Mario]].
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==Music==
{{media table
|file1=Bowsers Lava Lair Super Mario Galaxy 2.oga
|title1=Bowser's Lava Lair
|description1=Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet shares the same music as [[Bowser's Lava Lair]]. It is a cover of "Koopa's Road" from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', and similar to the cover heard in [[Bowser's Star Reactor]] and [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.
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==Prima Official Game Guide description==
*''"You've finally made it to the edge of World 4. [[Bowser]] lurks here, perfecting his schemes at the heart of his flying castle. Survive his gauntlet of tricks and traps, outsmarting ever-changing gravity fields. If you make it through Bowser's defenses, the Koopa King has no choice but to battle you for possession of a [[Grand Star]]."''

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=クッパの重力帝国
|JpnR=Kuppa no Jūryoku Teikoku
|JpnM=Bowser's Gravity Empire
|Spa=Fortaleza Fulminante de Bowser
|SpaM=Bowser's Fulminating Fortress
|FreE=Forteresse féroce de Bowser
|FreEM=Bowser's fierce fortress
|Ita=Regno Gravitazionale di Bowser
|ItaM=Bowser's Gravitational Reign/Kingdom
|Ger=Bowsers Schwerkraftparcours
|GerM=Bowser's Gravity Parcours
|Kor=쿠파의 중력 제국
|KorR=Kupa-ui Jungnyeok Jeguk
|KorM=Bowser's Gravity Empire
|Chi=庫巴的重力帝國
|ChiR=Kùbā de Zhònglì Dìguó
|ChiM=Bowser's Gravity Empire
}}

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