Editing Flipswitch Panel

{{redirect|Flipswitch|the galaxy named for them|[[Flipswitch Galaxy]]}}
{{redirect|Switch Panel|the orange P Switches also known as Switch Panels|[[P Panel]]}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:Switch Panel SM3DW Prima.jpg|200px]]<br>A Flipswitch Panel from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[list of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[list of games by date#2021|2021]])
}}
A '''Flipswitch Panel'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2007|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' American instruction booklet|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' American instruction booklet|page=20}}</ref> is an object in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. It is a type of switch appearing in several [[Galaxy|galaxies]] throughout the series. Each Flipswitch Panel starts off as a blue panel with a question mark on its face and a nut in each corner, turning yellow with an exclamation mark when [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] steps on it, but it turns back to a blue question mark if it is stepped on again. (The only exception is the Flipswitch Panels in the [[Gateway Galaxy]], which all have circles on them rather than question marks or exclamation marks.) However, a Flipswitch Panel does not change if Mario or Luigi [[jump]]s and lands on it again before walking off it; Mario or Luigi must step onto another Flipswitch Panel or a regular platform in order to change the color of the Flipswitch Panel. When all of the Flipswitch Panels are stepped on in a specific area, they turn green and display a square on each of them. After this has happened, they no longer change. After this, an event occurs within the immediate area. A galaxy called the [[Flipswitch Galaxy]] has a planet made completely out of Flipswitch Panels. Sometimes Mario or Luigi is chased by [[Cosmic Clone]]s on Flipswitch Panel planets. When Flipswitch Panels are stepped on, a tone is heard. The only exception is the panels in the [[Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', where no distinct tone can be heard and they instead produce a strange atonal sound when rolled on. The tones always remain in harmony with the background music and its chord structure, though they are detached.

Flipswitch Panels reappear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', where they are known as '''Switch Panels'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=20|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4}}</ref> They act as they did in the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' series, except this time Switch Panels can be found on walls (and are activated by being brushed up against) and their color can be changed between yellow and blue even if the player jumps off and back on them without completely leaving them. When all Switch Panels in a series are activated, they turn into green "!" Switch Panels.<ref>{{cite|author=VideoGamerTV|date=October 25, 2013|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20140114102355/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5UKysyDZEI|title=SUPA MAZZA BRAZZAS: "I want to be a cat" (Videogamer.com)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=July 6, 2024}}</ref> Making the last Switch Panel yellow gives the player 2,000 [[point]]s. The GamePad ({{button|wiiu|GamePad}}) on the [[Wii U]] or the {{button|switch|r}} button on the [[Nintendo Switch]] can also be used to activate the Switch Panels.

==Locations==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===

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|[[Gateway Galaxy]]
|[[Grand Star Rescue]]
|Located inside the second of the two [[Gateway Galaxy#Flipswitch Area|metal planets]] in the galaxy.
|When all of the Flipswitch Panels have been deactivated, the first [[Grand Star]] is released.
|-
|[[Good Egg Galaxy]]
|[[Dino Piranha (mission)|Dino Piranha]], [[Dino Piranha Speed Run]]
|Optional planet of Flipswitch Panels found between the [[Good Egg Galaxy#Bitten Apple Planet|Bitten Apple Planet]] and the [[Good Egg Galaxy#Block-Climb Planet|Block-Climb Planet]].
|First set of Flipswitch Panels makes the next set appear, and the second set makes a [[Launch Star]] appear.
|-
|[[Flipswitch Galaxy]]
|[[Painting the Planet Yellow]]
|The entire main planet in the galaxy is composed of multiple Flipswitch Panels.
|The player must activate all of the Flipswitch Panels on the planet to make the [[Power Star]] appear.
|-
|[[Dusty Dune Galaxy]]
|[[Soaring on the Desert Winds]]
|Found under a [[Thwomp]] in a secret tunnel accessed via a [[Warp Pipe]] to the right of the Starting Planet.
|When the player activates the two Flipswitch Panels, a large number of [[Star Bit]]s appear.
|-
|[[Toy Time Galaxy]]
|[[The Flipswitch Chain]]
|Found at various points on the [[Toy Time Galaxy#Chain Planets|Chain Planets]] near the end of the galaxy.
|The player must activate all of the Flipswitch Panels on these planets to make the Power Star appear.
|-
|[[Dreadnought Galaxy]]
|[[Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons]]
|Located at various intervals separated by [[electric rail|electric fence]]s on the [[Dreadnought Galaxy#Mini Chomp Path|Mini Chomp path]].
|The first set deactivates the electric fence leading to the next set; the next set deactivates all electric fences and makes any remaining [[Small Chomp|Mini Chomp]]s disappear.
|-
|[[Snow Cap Galaxy]]
|[[Star Bunnies in the Snow]]
|Scattered at different points around the small planetoid, some hidden under snow.
|After all five Flipswitch Panels have been pressed, a small hatch on the top of the planetoid opens and reveals a [[Fire Flower]].
|}

===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
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|[[Sky Station Galaxy]]
|[[Storming the Sky Fleet]]
|The [[Sky Station Galaxy#Flipswitch Fleet Planet|Flipswitch Fleet Planet]] in this galaxy consists mainly of multiple Flipswitch Panels.
|When the first set has been activated, it reveals the next set, which makes a [[Launch Star]] appear when activated.
|-
|[[Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy]]
|[[Silver Chomp Grudge Match]]
|Just after the [[Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy#Palette Planet|Palette Planet]] is an elevator leading to six Flipswitch Panels in a triangular formation.
|When the Flipswitch Panels have been activated, the ruler bridge leading to the next planet appears. 
|-
|[[Sweet Mystery Galaxy]]
|[[Bulb Berry's Mysterious Glow]]
|Just before the [[Sweet Mystery Galaxy#Present Planet|Present Planet]] are five Flipswitch Panels located on various small planetoids.
|After all five are pressed, a Launch Star leading to the next planet appears.
|-
|[[Mario Squared Galaxy]]
|[[Make Mario a Star]]
|The hands, face, and overall buttons on the [[Mario Squared Galaxy#8-Bit Mario Planet Half (Starting Planet)|8-Bit Mario Planet]] all consist of Flipswitch Panels.
|Once every Flipswitch Panel has been activated, the [[Power Star]] appears back on the starting platform.
|-
|[[Grandmaster Galaxy]]
|[[The Ultimate Test]], [[The Perfect Run]]
|Just beyond the [[Grandmaster Galaxy#Starting Planet|Flower Grapple Area]] are 21 Flipswitch Panels in a square-like formation.
|When every switch has been flipped, the Launch Star appears on the starting platform.
|}

===''Super Mario 3D World''===
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|'''World 1-5'''
|[[Switch Scramble Circus]]
|Almost the whole level consists of multiple sets of Switch Panels.
|When every switch of one set has been flipped, a path gets opened, often leading into another set of Switch Panels.
|-
|'''World 4-5'''
|[[Spike's Lost City]]
|In a room with [[Spike]]s.
|When all switches are flipped, a [[Green Star]] appears.
|-
|'''{{world|6|mysterybox2}}'''
|[[Mystery House Throwdown]]
|The final room has three Switch Panels behind [[Thwomp]]s.
|When all switches are flipped, the last Green Star appears.
|-
|'''{{world|castle|2}}'''
|[[Switchblack Ruins]]
|Several rooms have sets of Switch Panels.
|When every switch of one set has been flipped, the room gets lit up and a path opens.
|-
|'''{{world|flower2|1}}'''
|[[Switch Shock Circus]]
|Almost the whole level consists of multiple sets of Switch Panels (and [[Fizzlit]]s). There is also a set in a [[Mystery Box]].
|When every switch of one set has been flipped, a path gets opened, often leading into another set of Switch Panels or a Green Star.
|-
|'''{{world|crown|mysterybox2}}'''
|[[Mystery House Marathon]]
|A room has three Switch Panels, which are on walls behind Thwomps and [[Rock Block]]s, similar to the room in 6-Mystery House.
|When all switches are flipped, a Green Star appears.
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Flipswitch Panel.jpg|Artwork of a Flipswitch Panel from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Gateway Flipswitches.png|Some Flipswitch Panels in the Gateway Galaxy in ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Cosmic Clone Chase.png|Some Flipswitch Panels in [[Sky Station Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=フリップパネル<ref>{{cite|date=2007|title=スーパーマリオギャラクシー (''Sūpā Mario Gyarakushī'') instruction booklet|page=26|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>
|JpnR=Furippu Paneru
|JpnM=Flip Panel
|ChiS=翻转板
|ChiSR=Fānzhuǎn Bǎn
|ChiSM=Flip Panel
|ChiT=反轉面板<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hant|title=超級瑪利歐銀河２ (''Chāojí Mǎlìōu Yínhé Èr'') manual|page=26|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Fǎnzhuǎn Miànbǎn
|ChiTM=Reverse Panel
|Spa=Panel alterno<ref>{{cite|language=es-419|date=2010|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' American instruction booklet|page=64|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>
|SpaM=Alternate panel
|FreA=Tuile réversible<ref>{{cite|language=fr|date=2010|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' American instruction booklet|page=42|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>
|FreAM=Reversible tile
|FreE=Dalle réversibles<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 78</ref>
|FreEM=Reversible tile
|Ger=Umdrehboden
|GerM=Reverse Ground
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=2007|title=''Super Mario Galaxy Spielanleitung''|language=de|location=Frankfurt|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|page=21}}</ref>
|Kor=플립패널
|KorR=Peullip Paeneol
|KorM=Flip Panel
|Ita=Interruttore a pannello ('''O''' variants)
|Ita2=Pannello Alternato ('''?'''/'''!''' variants)
|ItaM=Switch-panel
|Ita2M=Alternate Panel
}}

==References==
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