Editing Cosmic Spirit

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|image=[[File:SMG2 Cosmic Spirit Artwork.png|200px]]<br>The Cosmic Spirit from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''

|species= Spirit

{{quote|Are [[Mario|you]] in need of a helping hand? Would you like me to guide you to the [[Power Star]]?|Cosmic Spirit|Super Mario Galaxy 2}}

The '''Cosmic Spirit'''<ref>"''In some galaxies, if you lose enough lives, the Cosmic Spirit will appear somewhere. Speak to her and ask for her help to activate Cosmic Guide. It will show you the way to the Power Star. But remember, any Power Stars you earn this way will be Bronze Stars.''" - ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' instruction booklet, page 22.</ref> is a character in the game ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' that resembles [[Rosalina]] and appears when Mario loses too many lives in a level. She acts much like the [[Super Guide]], taking control of Mario to help the player complete the level. Accepting the Cosmic Spirit's help degrades the [[Power Star]] at the end of the level to a [[Bronze Star]]. Should the player wish to collect the true Power Star at the end, they must complete the level without the Cosmic Spirit's help. The Cosmic Spirit only appears in 20 galaxies, up to 22 Power Stars in total.

When [[Mario]] talks to her, she asks if he needs to be shown the way to get to a Power Star. If the player agrees to do so, the Cosmic Spirit transforms into a blue orb and encircle Mario's body, gaining control of him and activating Cosmic Guide mode. Unlike the Super Guide, the Cosmic Spirit does not disappear, even when the level is completed without her. The Cosmic Spirit leads Mario to the Power Star without collecting [[coin]]s or [[Star Bit]]s not on the path it takes along the way, but it does not take too much effort in avoiding them. If the player feels that they can take care of the rest, they can press {{button|wii|+}} on the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] to regain control of Mario.

 

The Cosmic Spirit has some similarities to [[Cosmic Mario|Cosmic Mario and Cosmic Luigi]], they are all cosmic counterparts to actual characters. However, the main difference between them is that Cosmic Mario and Cosmic Luigi antagonize the player, instead of helping the player. Also unlike Cosmic Mario and Luigi, the Cosmic Spirit's voice is not a distorted version of Rosalina's, whereas the other Cosmic characters have distorted voices of their respective counterparts.

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!width="1%"|Galaxy

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|Near the [[Checkpoint Flag]] of the planetoid where the [[Toad Brigade]] captain is located.

|Next to the Launch Star that leads to Gobblegut's planet.

|[[Hightail Falls Galaxy]]

|Next to the Checkpoint Flag, [[Lumalee]] and the Launch Star that leads to [[Rollodillo]]'s planet.

|At the starting platform of the planetoid with the giant [[Wiggler]]s.

|[[Flip-Out Galaxy]]

CosmicSpirit-Message-SMG2.png|The Cosmic Spirit asks Mario if he needs her help

SMG2 Cosmicmario.png|The Cosmic Spirit turning into an orb to help [[Mario]]

SMG2 Mario Squared Luigis Purple Coins.png|The Cosmic Spirit waits at [[Mario Squared Galaxy]]

SMG2 Tall Trunk Slide.png|The Cosmic Spirit waits at [[Tall Trunk Galaxy]]

|FraE=Guide Cosmique

|FraEM=Cosmic Guide

|FraA=Esprit Cosmique

|FraAM=Cosmic Spirit

*The coloration of the Cosmic Spirit is very similar to the coloration of the inside of [[Count Bleck]]'s shadowy cape, as both feature dark blue starry sky-like colorations which remain stationary independent of the movements of the character. Its appearance is also very similar to [[Cosmic Mario|Cosmic Mario/Luigi]], right down to the coloration and lack of visible eyes.

*Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla is the only boss galaxy in which the Cosmic Spirit appears, and therefore the only galaxy where one can potentially get a bronze Grand Star if she was used.

*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the underside of Rosalina's dress is colored black/dark blue and has a glittery star pattern like the Cosmic Spirit, as opposed to being white or blue like in her other appearances in the ''Mario'' games.

*The Cosmic Spirit appears only for Mario, no matter how many times the player dies. If she was already seen in a certain level, she won't appear when the player switches to Luigi.