Editing Crystal (Super Mario Galaxy)

{{italic title|Crystal (''Super Mario Galaxy'')}}
{{item-infobox
|title=Crystal
|image=[[File:Galaxy Crystal.png|90px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[‎List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|effect=Releases [[coin]]s, [[Star Bit]]s, [[Luma (species)|Luma]]s, [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[power-up]]s, [[enemies]], [[Launch Star]]s, or [[Power Stars]] when broken
}}

A '''Crystal'''<ref>Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). ''Super Mario Galaxy 2: Prima Official Game Guide'', page 4.</ref> is an object found in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are quartz-like objects that can be found in multiple areas of the levels in the two games, and typically hold objects or items.

Inside them are items such as [[coin]]s, [[1-Up Mushroom]]s, and the occasional [[Launch Star]] or [[Life Mushroom]]. There are also octahedron crystals which contain only power-ups. Most of these crystals contain [[Star Bit]]s; however, some may even contain [[Luma (species)|Luma]]s or [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, who help the player out once they are freed. Crystals sometimes contain enemies, namely [[Goomba]]s. The quantity of Star Bits obtained averages from three to ten, and most of the Crystals found throughout the game contain four to six.

Crystals have fairly weak structures and can be shattered in both ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games by a variety of attacks, including [[Mario]]'s standard [[spin]], [[fireball]]s, [[Green Shell]]s and [[Red Shell]]s, and [[Rock Mario]]'s boulder attack.

There are also large, rare Crystals that contain [[Power Star]]s. Large Crystals require two spins to be shattered.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:SMG Castle Spin.png|left|200px|thumb|Mario destroys some crystals]]

Crystals are first introduced in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They first appear during the introductory cut-scene, where the [[Airship]]s are shown shooting crystal bits at [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s. 

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2 Cloudy Court The Shadow Lining.png|thumb|200px|right|Crystalized Power Star]]

Crystals reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', retaining their appearance and behavior from the previous game. In the opening of this game, they are seen dropping from the sky during Bowser's attack on the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Anything hit by the crystal bits is trapped in a Crystal, unable to move. Some crystals are also opaque, hiding whatever is inside until they are broken.

===''Mario Party 10''===
In ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', three Crystal-like recipients appear on different sides of the [[Rosalina Board]], containing Star Bits. When the player lands on an [[Event Space]], the Crystal associated with it opens and empties itself of the Star Bits, commencing a short minigame where the player has to collect as many Star Bits as possible within a time limit.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Pull Star Path Crystal.png|Mario near some Crystals in the [[Space Junk Galaxy]]
SMG2 Yoshi Star Earth Planet.png|Luigi and Yoshi near some Crystals in the [[Yoshi Star Galaxy]]
SMG2 Crystal.png|A [[Goomba]] trapped in a Crystal
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=クリスタル
|JapR=Kurisutaru
|JapM=Crystal
|Ger=Kristall
|GerM=Crystal
|Ita=Cristallo
|ItaM=Crystal}}

==See also==
*[[Star Piece Cluster]]
*[[Balloon (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|Balloon (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')]]

==References==
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[[Category:Crystals]]
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