Editing Buoy Base Galaxy

{{course infobox
|image=[[File:SMG Screenshot Buoy Base Galaxy (The Floating Fortress).png|280px]]
|area=[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]
|missions=[[The Floating Fortress]]<br>[[The Secret of Buoy Base]]
|stars={{icon|SMG-Mission}}{{icon|SMG-StarGreen}}
|unlock=Get 30 stars and complete [[Beach Bowl Galaxy#Sunken Treasure|Sunken Treasure]]
|icon=Buoy Base and the spherical planetoid
}}
{{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, 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.

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]]''.

==Layout==
[[File:SMG Underwater Buoy Base.png|200px|thumb|left|The water beneath Buoy Base.]]
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.

[[File:Aquatic Dome.png|200px|thumb|The spherical planet.]]
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>

==Missions==
{|width=100% class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!Name
!Image
!width=70%|Description
|-
|[[The Floating Fortress]]
|[[File:SMG Buoy Base Water Sphere.png|200px]]
|align=left|This mission's objective is to reach the top of the fortress.
|-
|[[The Secret of Buoy Base]]
|[[File:SMG Buoy Base Green Star.png|200px]]
|align=left|This mission's objective is to find the [[Green Power Star]].
|}

==Enemies==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;border-collapse:separate"
!class=unsortable|Image
!Name
!Count
|-
|[[File:SMG Asset Model Torpedo Ted.png|50px]]
|[[Torpedo Ted]]s
|(infinitely spawned)
|-
|[[File:Galaxy Urchin.jpg|50px]]
|[[Urchin]]s
|3
|-
|[[File:BlooperSMG.png|50px]]
|[[Blooper]]s
|6
|-
|[[File:Water Shooter SMG.png|50px]]
|[[Water Shooter]]s
|5
|-
|[[File:SMG Asset Model Bomp.png|50px]]
|[[Bomp]]
|1
|-
|[[File:Octoguysmg.png|50px]]
|[[Octoguy]]s
|2
|-
|[[File:SMG Thwomp Artwork.png|50px]]
|[[Thwomp]]s
|3
|-
|[[File:SMG Asset Model Topman (Spring).png|50px]]
|[[Spring Topman]]
|1 (appears after a [[valve]] is spun)
|-
|[[File:Topmini.png|50px]]
|[[Topmini]]s
|(infinitely spawned)
|-
|[[File:AmpSMG.png|50px]]
|[[Amp]]s
|2
|-
|[[File:SMG Goomba Model.png|50px]]
|[[Goomba]]
|1
|-
|[[File:SMG Sentry Garage model.png|50px]]
|[[Sentry Garage]]
|1
|-
|[[File:SMG Bolt Beam model nut.png|50px]]
|[[Ball Beamer]]s
|2
|-
|[[File:SMG Bullet Bill.png|50px]]
|[[Bullet Bill]]s
|(infinitely spawned)
|-
|[[File:SMG Goombeetle Artwork.png|50px]]
|[[Goombeetle]]s
|2
|-
|[[File:SMG Asset Model Big Amp.png|50px]]
|[[Big Amp|Zap Ball]]s
|4
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Buoy Base Galaxy.png|Screenshot from the view in the kitchen
SMG E3 2007 Buoy Base Galaxy.png|E3 2007 screenshot of the area beneath Buoy Base
SMG Buoy Base Planet.png|Screenshot of the top of Buoy Base
SMG Asset Sprite Preview (Buoy Base Galaxy).png|Galaxy preview banner
SMG Concept Art 4.png|Concept art
</gallery>

==Music==
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|title1=Buoy Base Galaxy
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|file2=Buoy Base Galaxy Undersea Super Mario Galaxy.oga
|title2=Buoy Base Galaxy (Undersea)
|length2=0:30
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=フローターランドギャラクシー
|JpnR=Furōtā Rando Gyarakushī
|JpnM=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>
|Chi=漂浮要塞银河
|ChiR=Piāofú yàosài yínhé 
|ChiM=Floating Fortress Galaxy
|FreA=Île Flottante
|FreAM=Floating Island
|FreE=Ile flottante
|FreEM=Floating Island
|Ger=Schwimmland-Galaxie
|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>
|Kor=부이 베이스 갤럭시
|KorR=Bui Beiseu Gaelleoksi
|KorM=Buoy Base Galaxy
|Ita=Galassia Piattaforma
|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>
|SpaA=Galaxia de Tierras Flotantes
|SpaAM=Floating Lands Galaxy
|SpaAC=<ref>In-game name. {{cite|archive=youtu.be/KRDNsxD3sh8?si=XRqknG085LAaDX-V|archivedate=10 Dec. 2020|archiver=''YouTube'' by Games Revolution Inc}}</ref>
|SpaE=Galaxia Tierras Flotantes
|SpaEM=Floating Lands Galaxy
|SpaEC=<ref>In-game name. {{cite|archive=youtu.be/rRy3WN549QY?si=k84BEZnHxS9PEzHJ|archivedate=9 Sept. 2018|archiver=''YouTube'' by Josh Cell Gameplays}}</ref>
}}

==Trivia==
*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.

==References==
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