Editing Bowser's Lava Lair

{{course infobox
|image=[[File:Bowser's_Lava_Lair.png|250px]]
|area=[[World 2 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 2]]
|boss=[[Bowser#Size|Giant Bowser]]
|comets=[[Prankster Comet#Speedy Comet|Speedy Comet]]<br>[[Prankster Comet#Green Comet|Green Comet]]
|missions=[[Bowser's Big Lava Power Party]]<br>[[Lava Lair 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 16 [[Power Star]]s, including one from [[Wild Glide Galaxy]], [[Honeybloom Galaxy]] or [[Cosmic Cove Galaxy]]
|icon=A large castle on top of a [[lava]] lake with jumping fireballs
|more=[[Honeybloom Galaxy|<<]] [[Tall Trunk Galaxy|>>]]
}}
{{quote|Bwahahaha! [[Mario|You]] showed up! Look at you, running around like a flea on a puny planetoid. Know what isn't puny? My massive new power... The power to flatten you like a space pancake!|Bowser|Super Mario Galaxy 2}}
'''Bowser's Lava Lair''' is a [[galaxy]] appearing in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', being the final galaxy of [[World 2 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 2]]. It is abundant in lava, hence its name. [[Whomp]]s are also present in this galaxy. [[Bowser#Size|Giant Bowser]] is fought here for the first time, and upon defeat, awards a [[Grand Star]].

==Planets==
'''NOTE''': Unless otherwise noted, all names are unofficial.
===Starting Planet===
[[File:SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Starting Planet.png|thumb|left|200px|{{conjectural|Starting Planet|planet}}]]
A simple planet with a few columns on the sides and a [[Magikoopa]] that spawns [[Li'l Cinder]]s; when it is defeated, Mario can use a [[Pull Star]] to get to the first Cylindrical Planet. There is also a [[Luma]] that tells Mario that it senses a Grand Star ahead. It also warns Mario that there is danger ahead; the Luma is absent in the [[Prankster Comet|Speedy Comet]] mission, [[Lava Lair Speed Run]].
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===Cylindrical Planet===
[[File:SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Cylindrical Planet.png|thumb|200px]]
This planet contains lava in the middle, with rotating platforms on it. The planet also contains several [[Lava Bubble]]s. On one side of it is a springboard and a [[Luma]].
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===Fireball Planet===
[[File:SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Fireball Planet.png|thumb|left|200px]]
Very similar to the {{conjectural|Cylindrical Planet|planet}}, but with differently moving platforms and several fireballs spinning rapidly on the sides of it. A [[1-Up Mushroom]] and a [[Life Mushroom]] can be found on this planet. At the top is a [[Crystal (Super Mario Galaxy)|Crystal]] with a [[Launch Star]] inside that leads to the first Lava Planet.
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===Whomp Lava Planet===
[[File:SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Whomp Screenshot.png|thumb|200px|Mario encountering Whomps.]]
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|image1=SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Flipping Panels.png
|caption1=Some Flomps at the start of the planet
|image2=SMG2 Lava Lair Hammer Bro.png
|caption2=Mario encountering a Hammer Bro.
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A very large planet with surrounded by lava. The [[Toad Brigade]] and a [[Tip Network]] is found here.  Mario will also encounter some [[Flomp]]s that spin to throw Mario backwards. After defeating a few [[Hammer Bro]]s. on a circular platform a [[Sling Star]] will appear. That leads to a short tower with a platform next to it. The platform has a [[ground-pound switch]] and leads to the lower lever of the planet. The player will encounter more Flomps. Whomps and [[Dry Bones]] are also found here. He will also find a door with a big stone lock which he must break by knocking [[meteorite]]s into it with a [[Ground Pound]]; he can also get instructions on how to do so from a nearby Luma (who is absent in [[Lava Lair Speed Run]] as is the Luma on the Starting Planet). Upon unlocking the door, a [[Gravity spotlight]] will appear which Mario can use to get to the Lava Cube Planet.
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===Lava Cube Planet===
[[File:SMG2 Lava Lair Mattermouths.png|thumb|left|200px|Mario near Mattermouths]] 
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|image1=SMG2 Lava Lair Life Mushroom.png
|caption1=Mario near the Life Mushroom
|image2=SMG2 Lava Lair Meteorite.png
|caption2=Mario about to ground-pound a meteorite
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A rather small planet compared to the last one. Mario makes his way here via Gravity spotlight upon unlocking the giant door on the Whomp Lava Planet. Also surrounded by lava, there are some [[Mattermouth]]s. There is a black hole inside this planet. Near the [[Checkpoint Flag]] at the beginning one of the members of the Toad Brigade trying to find a 1-Up for Mario gives him some [[Star Bit]]s. There is a [[Snake Block]] that Mario has to stay on in order to get across the lava. Another Life Mushroom can be found above the [[Fire Bar]]s. Then there is a another, smaller, Snake Block. This time Mario has to avoid electricity-shooting Bowser statues, somewhat similar to the ones in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Before the final Checkpoint Flag are three Hammer Bros. After getting past that part, the player must break three stone locks to open the door to go battle Bowser. There is yet another Life Mushroom above one of the flagpoles. If playing the mission "[[Lava Lair Speed Run]]", the player has to make it behind the giant door to get the Power Star. Mario cannot visit the cube's sixth face; if he tries to do so, he will burn to death in lava.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcdpmAHUkWw</ref>
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===Throne Planets===
[[File:Bigbowser.png|200px|thumb|Bowser on his throne.]]
A small planet shaped like a star. In front of it is another planet shaped like Bowser's throne. After talking to Bowser, Mario will be sent to the Bowser Battle Planet. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] cannot lose a life on the star-shaped planet, rather, if they jumped off the side of it, they would be surrounded by energy and carried back onto the planet, like they would when falling off the [[Comet Observatory]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.

===Bowser Battle Planet===
[[File:SMG2 Bowser's Lava Lair Battle Planet.png|200px|left|thumb|{{conjectural|Bowser Battle Planet|planet}}.]]
It is a small planet resembling a castle made of black bricks and a few rocks that Mario can break to get coins. Here, he will battle Bowser by ground-pounding meteorites at him.
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==Enemies==
<gallery widths="80px" heights="80px">
Magikoopa Artwork - Super Mario Galaxy.png|[[Magikoopa]]s
Li'l Cinder Artwork.png|[[Li'l Cinder]]s
SMG2 Fire Chains.png|[[Fire Chain]]s
PodobooSMG2.png|[[Lava Bubble]]s
SMG2 Flomp.png|[[Flomp]]s
SMG2 Hammer Bro Artwork.png|[[Hammer Bro]]s
SMG2 Fire Bar.png|[[Fire Bar]]s
SMG Dry Bones Artwork.png|[[Dry Bones]]
SMG2 Whomp.png|[[Whomp]]s
SMG2 Electric Fence Close Up.png|[[Electric rail]]s
Mattermouth art SMG2.png|[[Mattermouth]]s
SMG2 Bowser Statue.png|[[Bowser Statue]]s
Bowsersmg2.png|[[Bowser]] (boss)
</gallery>

==Missions==
{{SMG missions table|sortable=yes
|mission1=[[Bowser's Big Lava Power Party]]
|image1=[[File:SMG2 Bowser's Lava Lair Battle Planet.png|200px]]
|summary1=This mission's objective is to defeat [[Bowser]].
|mission2=[[Lava Lair Speed Run]]
|image2=[[File:Time Limit.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:Lava Lair Green Star 1.png|thumb|200px|Mario jumping to the first Green Star.]]
This Green Star is located on the Lava Planet. To get it, Mario must go to the platform with a stone switch on it. Then, long jump to the left by a rock and grab the [[Green Star]] behind it.

;Planets Visited
<gallery widths="80px" heights="80px">
SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Starting Planet.png|[[Bowser's Lava Lair#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]]
SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Cylindrical Planet.png|[[Bowser's Lava Lair#Cylindrical Planet|Cylindrical Planet]]
SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Fireball Planet.png|[[Bowser's Lava Lair#Fireball Planet|Fireball Planet]]
SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Whomp Screenshot.png|[[Bowser's Lava Lair#Whomp Lava Planet|Whomp Lava Planet]]
</gallery>

;Enemies
<gallery widths="80px" heights="80px">
Magikoopa Artwork - Super Mario Galaxy.png|[[Magikoopa]]s
Li'l Cinder Artwork.png|[[Li'l Cinder]]s
SMG2 Fire Chains.png|[[Fire Chain]]s
PodobooSMG2.png|[[Lava Bubble]]s
SMG2 Flomp.png|[[Flomp]]s
SMG2 Hammer Bro Artwork.png|[[Hammer Bro]]
SMG2 Fire Bar.png|[[Fire Bar]]s
SMG Dry Bones Artwork.png|[[Dry Bones]]
SMG2 Whomp.png|[[Whomp]]s
SMG2 Electric Fence Close Up.png|[[Electric rail]]s
</gallery>

====Green Star 2====
[[File:Lava Lair Green Star 2.png|thumb|200px|Mario about to grab the second Green Star.]]
This star is located on the second Lava Planet, under the stone area. Mario must wait until a [[Mattermouth]] eats a part of the platform under which the star is.  He must fall carefully to grab it.

;Planets Visited
<gallery widths="80px" heights="80px">
SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Starting Planet.png|[[Bowser's Lava Lair#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]]
SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Cylindrical Planet.png|[[Bowser's Lava Lair#Cylindrical Planet|Cylindrical Planet]]
SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Fireball Planet.png|[[Bowser's Lava Lair#Fireball Planet|Fireball Planet]]
SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Whomp Screenshot.png|[[Bowser's Lava Lair#Whomp Lava Planet|Whomp Lava Planet]]
SMG2 Lava Lair Meteorite.png|[[Bowser's Lava Lair#Lava Cube Planet|Lava Cube Planet]]
</gallery>

;Enemies
<gallery widths="80px" heights="80px">
Magikoopa Artwork - Super Mario Galaxy.png|[[Magikoopa]]s
Li'l Cinder Artwork.png|[[Li'l Cinder]]s
SMG2 Fire Chains.png|[[Fire Chain]]s
PodobooSMG2.png|[[Lava Bubble]]s
SMG2 Flomp.png|[[Flomp]]s
SMG2 Hammer Bro Artwork.png|[[Hammer Bro]]
SMG2 Fire Bar.png|[[Fire Bar]]s
SMG Dry Bones Artwork.png|[[Dry Bones]]
SMG2 Whomp.png|[[Whomp]]s
SMG2 Electric Fence Close Up.png|[[Electric rail]]s
Mattermouth art SMG2.png|[[Mattermouth]]s
</gallery>
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==Music==
{{media table
|file1=Bowsers Lava Lair Super Mario Galaxy 2.oga
|title1=Bowser's Lava Lair
|description1=The music for Bowser's Lava Lair, as well as [[Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet]]. 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==
*"''The [[Bowser|Koopa King]] has set up his front line of defenses at the edge of this galaxy. Beyond lakes of lava, Bowser plots his next move. You must hurry through his trap-filled kingdom and challenge him for the second [[Grand Star]]. Without it, you cannot explore deeper into the cosmos and discover new worlds.''"

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=クッパの溶岩帝国
|JapR=Kuppa no Yōgan Teikoku
|JapM=Bowser's Lava Empire
|Spa=Ciudadela Caldera de Bowser
|SpaM=Bowser's Boiler Citadel
|Ita=Regno di Lava di Bowser
|ItaM=Bowser's Lava Reign
|Ger=Bowsers Lavaimperium
|GerM=Bowser's Lava Empire
|Fre=Citadelle sinistre de Bowser
|FreM=Bowser's sinister citadel
|Chi=庫巴的溶岩帝國
|ChiR=Kùbā de Róngyán Dìguó
|ChiM=Bowser's Lava Empire
|Kor=쿠파의 용암 제국
|KorR=Kupa-ui Yong'am Jeguk
|KorM=Bowser's Lava Empire
}}

==References==
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