Editing Cosmic Clone

|comparable=[[Mummy-Me]]<br>[[Rift Mario]]

{{quote|Watch out for {{color|red|Cosmic Clones}} ahead! If they come after you, [[dash|RUN]]!|[[Sign|Signboard]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]}}

'''Cosmic Clones''' are shadowy duplicates of [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They copy Mario or Luigi's every move, even his death animation if he loses a life. They appear to be a successor to [[Cosmic Mario]]: They are strikingly similar to it, sharing the same voice as it, and their theme is the [[Prankster Comet#Cosmic Comet|Cosmic Comet]] theme from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' (a {{wp|semitone|half step}} higher pitch and an edited opening section), which in turn is a cover version of the [[Ground BGM (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] and [[Underground Theme]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' The only difference is the Cosmic Clones' color and their glowing yellow eyes.

In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', Cosmic Clones are created once a certain point is reached in a [[galaxy]] and follow behind Mario or Luigi, mimicking every movement he makes. [[Boards (characters)|Boards]] usually warn Mario and Luigi that Cosmic Clones are present in the area, although they also appear when a [[Prankster Comet#Clone Comet|Clone Comet]] orbits a galaxy.  

Cosmic Clones mimic whatever Mario or Luigi does, even if the landscape has recently been changed. For example, they can [[jump]] on a [[platform]] where Mario or Luigi was standing, even if it has disappeared or moved. If Mario or Luigi gets hit by a clone, he receives damage and the clone vanishes, with the rest of the clones then mimicking the player character taking damage. Once the way forward is revealed, the clones scream, disappear, and release three [[Star Bit]]s each.

The following table provides information on Cosmic Clones in each of their locations.

{|class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align:center"

!width=68%|Duration of chase

|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi shatters the [[Crystal (Super Mario Galaxy)|crystal]] containing the [[Sling Star]].

|align=left|''Silver Stars in the Purple Pond'' – Until all of the Silver Stars are collected.<br>

''The Shadow Lining'' – Until Mario or Luigi collects all the Star Chips for the first wave, takes the Sling Star after the Castle Wall Planet for the second wave, and shatters the crystal containing the [[Power Star]] for the third wave.

|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi shatters the crystal containing the Power Star.

|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi collects 100 Purple Coins.

|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi shatters the crystal containing the Power Star or gets a [[Green Star]].

*{{world link|s7|castle|Special 7-Castle}} (Big)

*{{world link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}} (appears at the part with [[Burner]]s) (Big)

===Models===

Cosmic Clone.png|''Super Mario Galaxy 2''

 

===Screenshots===

Special7Castle.png|{{world link|s7|castle|Special 7-Castle}}  

SM3DL S8-Crown.png|{{world link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}}

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|name1=MarioShadow<br>LuigiShadow

|meaning1=[[Cosmic Mario#Names in other languages|Cosmic Mario]]<br>[[Cosmic Mario|Cosmic Luigi]]

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|Jpn=マネック

|JpnR=Manekku

|JpnM=From「真似」(''mane'', imitation) and possibly「ミミック」(''mimikku'', mimic)

|Jpn2=ちびマネック<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section|page=180|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>

|Jpn2R=Chibi Manekku

|Jpn2M=Small Cosmic Clone (''Super Mario 3D Land'')

|ChiS=模仿客<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hans|url=www.ique.com/3ds/arej/course/index.html|title=超级马力欧 3D乐园:关卡介绍|publisher=[[iQue]]|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>