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| {{course infobox | | {{galaxybox |
| |image=[[File:SMG Screenshot Buoy Base Galaxy (The Floating Fortress).png|280px]] | | |image=[[Image:Buoy_Base_Galaxy.PNG|280px]] |
| |area=[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]] | | |area=[[Kitchen (Dome)|The Kitchen]] |
| |missions=[[The Floating Fortress]]<br>[[The Secret of Buoy Base]] | | |level=[[#The Floating Fortress|The Floating Fortress]]<br>[[#The Secret of Buoy Base|The Secret of Buoy Base]] |
| |stars={{icon|SMG-Mission}}{{icon|SMG-StarGreen}} | | |stars=[[Image:Smg icon powerstar.png|Star|20px]][[Image:Smg icon greenstar.png|Green Star|20px]] |
| |unlock=Get 30 stars and complete [[Beach Bowl Galaxy#Sunken Treasure|Sunken Treasure]] | | |unlock=Get 30 stars and complete [[Beach Bowl Galaxy#Sunken Treasure|Sunken Treasure]] |
| |icon=Buoy Base and the spherical planetoid
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| {{quote|This here's a floating fortress. We call it Buoy Base. But nobody's using it now, so we're just here for upkeep.|Gearmo|Super Mario Galaxy}}
| | The '''Buoy Base Galaxy''' is a [[galaxy]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. The galaxy contains a large fortress floating atop a large, spherical pool of water. Mario has to climb this fortress in order to get the main [[Power Star]] in this galaxy. |
| The '''Buoy Base Galaxy''' is a [[galaxy]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. The galaxy contains a large fortress floating atop a large, semispherical pool of water. Mario has to climb this fortress in order to get the main [[Power Star]] in this galaxy. The galaxy is one of two galaxies (the other one being the [[Gateway Galaxy]]) to only feature two [[Power Star]]s. It is also the only bonus galaxy to have more than one Power Star. | |
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| A planet very similar to the Buoy Base Galaxy appears in the [[To the Top of Topman's Tower|second mission]] of the [[Space Storm Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. An arrangement of this galaxy's music appears as one of the selectable songs that can be played in events in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''.
| | ==Planets/Areas== |
| | ===Buoy Base=== |
| | [[Image:Floating_fortress.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The '''Buoy Base''']] |
| | The '''Buoy Base''' is the main part of the galaxy that is made of a large water area and an area above it which contains many obstacles along with a lower portion. The obstacles include [[Thwomp]]s and [[Topman|Topmen]]. The main goal of this portion of the planet is to collect [[Star Chip]]s to build a [[Pull Star]] that leads to the Aquatic Dome Planet. The bottom portion has [[Bill Blaster]]s and a cage containing a [[Green Star]]. |
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| ==Layout== | | ===Poké Ball Planet=== |
| [[File:SMG Underwater Buoy Base.png|200px|thumb|left|The water beneath Buoy Base.]] | | [[Image:Aquatic_Dome.PNG|200px|thumb|The '''Poké Ball Planet''']] |
| The titular '''Buoy Base''' is a metal fortress floating in a hemisphere of water similar to the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy|Beach Bowl]]. The fortress is covered in many obstacles and enemies, including [[Topman|Topmen]], [[Thwomp]]s, and [[Amp]]s. The main objective of this part of the planet is to collect five blue [[Star Chip]]s to form a [[Pull Star]] leading to a sphere planet filled with water. The hemisphere underneath Buoy Base contains [[torpedo tube]]s that launch [[Torpedo Ted]]s. A secret caged [[Warp Pipe]] in the pool of water leads to the opposing side of the hemisphere, where [[Bill Blaster]]s and a [[glass case|cage]] containing a [[Green Star|Green Power Star]] can be found. | | The '''Poké Ball Planet''' is a giant sphere filled with water above the Buoy Base. It has a screw on it that Mario must Star Spin to open the planet and retrieve a power star inside of it and also two pulse-wave generating machines, one of which is actually the screw. It is remarkably small in comparison to the Buoy Base, and is remarkably easier as well. It looks like a giant [[Poké Ball]]. |
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| [[File:Aquatic Dome.png|200px|thumb|The spherical planet.]] | | ==Levels== |
| Suspended above Buoy Base is a smaller, spherical planetoid filled with water. When initially visited, the water is concealed by a metal covering and [[Ball Beamer]]s occur at opposing ends of the planetoid. One of the Ball Beamers has a [[Screwtop|bolt]] embedded in its top. [[Spin]]ning the bolt causes the covering to fold away, revealing the water within, and exposing a collectible yellow [[Power Star]] in its core. The way the sphere looks once opened up has been likened to a [[List of Super Smash Bros. series items#Poké Ball|Poké Ball]] from the ''{{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon}}'' franchise, as noted in the [[Prima Games]] guidebook.<ref>{{cite|quote=Psst! That planetoid over the tower looks familiar. The top housing is made of two red panels, and the bottom half is definitely lighter than the red panels. The screws on the planetoid's sides also seem familiar. Wait a second. Mario's on a Pokeball!{{sic}}|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Collector's Edition|location=Roseville|publisher=Prima Games|date=2007|isbn=978-0-7615-5713-5|page=160}}</ref>
| | ===The Floating Fortress=== |
| | [[Image:Camera_View_Chasing.png|227px|thumb|right|[[Mario]] being chased by Torpedo Teds.]] |
| | In '''The Floating Fortress''', the objective is to scale the fortress and receive the Power Star, located on a planetoid above the fortress. In order to do this, the player must first enter the pool of water and release the weight from within by directing the attacking [[Torpedo Ted]]s towards the weight. Then Mario must begin his ascent, surviving the various traps that have been put in place to stop him, collecting the five [[Star Chip|blue star chips]], to eventually lay out a path of [[Pull Star]]s towards the next planet. There, Mario has to head to the top of the planet, where it is opened by spinning on a gold screw.Then Mario/Luigi must dives in to retrieve the [[Power Star]]. |
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| ==Missions==
| | ;Enemies |
| {|width=100% class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
| | *[[Goomba]]s |
| !Name
| | *[[Torpedo Ted]]s |
| !Image
| | *[[Electrogoomba]]s |
| !width=70%|Description
| | *[[Blooper]]s |
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| | *[[Thwomp]]s |
| |[[The Floating Fortress]]
| | *[[Amp]]s |
| |[[File:SMG Buoy Base Water Sphere.png|200px]]
| | *[[Topmen]] |
| |align=left|This mission's objective is to reach the top of the fortress.
| | *[[Astro Goomba]]s |
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| | *[[Pushy Wall]]s |
| |[[The Secret of Buoy Base]]
| | *[[Urchin]]s |
| |[[File:SMG Buoy Base Green Star.png|200px]]
| | *[[Water Shooter]]s |
| |align=left|This mission's objective is to find the [[Green Power Star]].
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| ==Enemies==
| | ;Planets Visited |
| {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
| | *[[#Buoy Base|Buoy Base]] |
| !class=unsortable|Image
| | *[[#Poké Ball Planet|Poké Ball Planet]] |
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| |[[File:SMG Asset Model Torpedo Ted.png|50px]]
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| |[[Torpedo Ted]]s
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| |(infinitely spawned)
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| |[[File:Galaxy Urchin.jpg|50px]]
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| |[[Urchin]]s
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| |3
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| |[[File:BlooperSMG.png|50px]]
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| |[[Blooper]]s
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| |6
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| |[[File:Water Shooter SMG.png|50px]]
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| |[[Water Shooter]]s
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| |5
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| |-
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| |[[File:SMG Asset Model Bomp.png|50px]]
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| |[[Bomp]]
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| |1
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| |[[File:Octoguysmg.png|50px]]
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| |[[Octoguy]]s
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| |2
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| |[[File:SMG Thwomp Artwork.png|50px]]
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| |[[Thwomp]]s
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| |3
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| |[[File:SMG Asset Model Topman (Spring).png|50px]]
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| |[[Spring Topman]]
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| |1 (appears after a [[valve]] is spun)
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| |[[File:Topmini.png|50px]]
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| |[[Topmini]]s
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| |(infinitely spawned)
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| |[[File:AmpSMG.png|50px]]
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| |[[Amp]]s
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| |2
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| |[[File:SMG Goomba Model.png|50px]]
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| |[[Goomba]]
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| |1
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| |[[File:SMG Sentry Garage model.png|50px]]
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| |[[Sentry Garage]]
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| |1
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| |[[File:SMG Bolt Beam model nut.png|50px]]
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| |[[Ball Beamer]]s
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| |2
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| |[[File:SMG Bullet Bill.png|50px]]
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| |[[Bullet Bill]]s
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| |(infinitely spawned)
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| |[[File:SMG Goombeetle Artwork.png|50px]]
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| |[[Goombeetle]]s
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| |2
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| |[[File:SMG Asset Model Big Amp.png|50px]]
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| |[[Big Amp|Zap Ball]]s
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| |4
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| ==Gallery== | | ===The Secret of Buoy Base=== |
| <gallery>
| | This time, when [[Mario]] dives into the surrounding pool of water, he must seek out a caged green pipe, and open it by luring the [[Torpedo Ted]]s into it. The pipe takes Mario to the outside of the planet, where Mario must lure [[Bullet Bill]]s into a cage that contains the [[Green Power Star]]. Falling off the platforms underneath the planet results in Mario ending up back in Buoy Base's water pool. |
| Buoy Base Galaxy.png|Screenshot from the view in the kitchen
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| SMG E3 2007 Buoy Base Galaxy.png|E3 2007 screenshot of the area beneath Buoy Base
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| SMG Buoy Base Planet.png|Screenshot of the top of Buoy Base
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| SMG Asset Sprite Preview (Buoy Base Galaxy).png|Galaxy preview banner
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| SMG Concept Art 4.png|Concept art
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| </gallery>
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| ==Music==
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| {{Media table
| | *[[Torpedo Ted]]s |
| |file1=Buoy Base Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy.oga
| | *[[Electrogoomba]]s |
| |title1=Buoy Base Galaxy | | *[[Blooper]]s |
| |length1=0:30
| | *[[Bullet Bill]]s |
| |file2=Buoy Base Galaxy Undersea Super Mario Galaxy.oga
| | *[[Urchin]]s |
| |title2=Buoy Base Galaxy (Undersea)
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| |length2=0:30
| | ;Planets Visited |
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| | *[[#Buoy Base|Buoy Base]] |
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| | ==Trivia== |
| | *It is one of the two ? Block galaxies to have only two stars, the other being the [[Gateway Galaxy]]. |
| | *The second star of [[Space Storm Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' is partially based on Buoy Base Galaxy, even reusing its background music and utilizing a similar tower, with many of the same obstacles returning including [[Thwomp]]s and [[Amp]]s. |
| | *The large tower in this galaxy is almost identical to Topman's Tower from the [[Space Storm Galaxy]]. It features many of the same obstacles and enemies, as well as having an overall similar appearance (excluding of course the wide portion of Topman's Tower towards the bottom). |
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Names in Other Languages== |
| {{foreign names | | {{foreignname |
| |Jpn=フローターランドギャラクシー | | |Jap=フローターランドギャラクシー |
| |JpnR=Furōtā Rando Gyarakushī | | |JapR=Furōtaa Rando Gyarakushī |
| |JpnM=Floater Land Galaxy | | |JapM=Floater Land Galaxy |
| |JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title="Super Mario Galaxy" in 『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=131|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref> | | |Fra=Île flottante |
| |Chi=漂浮要塞银河
| | |FraM=Floating island |
| |ChiR=Piāofú yàosài yínhé
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| |ChiM=Floating Fortress Galaxy
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| |FreA=Île Flottante
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| |FreAM=Floating Island
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| |FreE=Ile flottante
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| |FreEM=Floating Island | |
| |Ger=Schwimmland-Galaxie | | |Ger=Schwimmland-Galaxie |
| |GerM=Swimming Land Galaxy | | |GerM=Swimming Land Galaxy |
| |GerC=<ref>In-game name. {{cite|archive=www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX39prZK6Uo|archivedate=18 Feb. 2020|archiver=''YouTube'' by Miischi}}</ref> | | |Spa=Galaxia Tierras Flotantes |
| |Kor=부이 베이스 갤럭시
| | |SpaM=Floating Lands Galaxy |
| |KorR=Bui Beiseu Gaelleoksi
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| |KorM=Buoy Base Galaxy | |
| |Ita=Galassia Piattaforma | | |Ita=Galassia Piattaforma |
| |ItaM=Platform Galaxy | | |ItaM=Platform Galaxy}} |
| |ItaC=<ref>In-game name. {{cite|archive=https://youtu.be/CGJ4H0Hch-g?si=yKRt_tBCurkHL7bq|archivedate=22 Feb. 2022|archiver=''YouTube'' by LumaStream}}</ref>
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| |SpaA=Galaxia de Tierras Flotantes
| | {{Galaxy}} |
| |SpaAM=Floating Lands Galaxy
| | [[Category:Places]] |
| |SpaAC=<ref>In-game name. {{cite|archive=youtu.be/KRDNsxD3sh8?si=XRqknG085LAaDX-V|archivedate=10 Dec. 2020|archiver=''YouTube'' by Games Revolution Inc}}</ref>
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| |SpaE=Galaxia Tierras Flotantes
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| |SpaEM=Floating Lands Galaxy
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| |SpaEC=<ref>In-game name. {{cite|archive=youtu.be/rRy3WN549QY?si=k84BEZnHxS9PEzHJ|archivedate=9 Sept. 2018|archiver=''YouTube'' by Josh Cell Gameplays}}</ref>
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| ==Trivia==
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| *There is an [[List of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content#Unused planets|unused low-poly version]] of Buoy Base that has more islands and content under the planet. The low-poly version indicates it was originally going to be part of a larger galaxy.
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| [[Category:Galaxies]] | | [[Category:Galaxies]] |
| [[Category:Fortresses]] | | [[Category:Outer Space Locations]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario Galaxy locations]] | | [[Category:Bodies of Water]] |
| [[it:Galassia Piattaforma]] | | [[Category:Super Mario Galaxy]] |
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