Editing Flipswitch Panel

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A '''Flipswitch Panel'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' American instruction booklet, page 18.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' American instruction booklet, page 20.</ref> is a type of switch that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They start off as blue panels with a question mark on them. The panel turns yellow with an exclamation mark when it is stepped on, but 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 a "?" or "!"). However, a Flipswitch Panel will not change if [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] jumps 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 them. After this has happened, they will no longer change. After this, an event will occur within the immediate area. A galaxy called the [[Flipswitch Galaxy]] has a planet made completely out of Flipswitch Panels. Sometimes Mario or Luigi will be chased by [[Cosmic Clones]] on Flipswitch Panel planets.

[[File:SMG Gateway Flipswitches.png|thumb|left|200px|Some Flipswitch Panels in Gateway Galaxy of ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
[[File:SMG2 Cosmic Clone Chase.png|thumb|left|200px|Some Flipswitch Panels in the [[Sky Station Galaxy]] of ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
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 instead produces 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 appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', where they are known as '''Switch Panels'''.<ref>Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett. 2013. ''Super Mario 3D World'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide, page 20.</ref> They act as they did in the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' series, except this time a Switch Panel can be changed between yellow and blue even if the player jumps off and back on it without completely leaving the switch. When all Switch Panels in a series are activated, they turn into green "!" Switch Panels.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5UKysyDZEI</ref> Making the last Switch Panel yellow gives the player 2000 points. The {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} on the Wii U or the {{button|ns|r}} button on the Nintendo Switch can also be used to activate them.
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==Flipswitch Panel 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]] will be released.
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|[[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.
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|[[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.
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|[[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 will appear.
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|[[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.
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|[[Dreadnought Galaxy]]
|[[Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons]]
|Located at various intervals separated by electric fences on the [[Dreadnought Galaxy#Mini Wanwan Path|Mini Wanwan path]].
|First set will deactivate the electric fence leading to the next set; the next set will deactivate all electric fences and make any remaining [[Mini Wanwan]] disappear.
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|[[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 will open and reveal a [[Fire Flower]].
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===''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 will reveal the next set, which will make a [[Launch Star]] appear when activated.
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|[[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 will appear. 
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|[[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 will appear.
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|[[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]] will appear back on the starting platform.
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|[[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]] will appear on the starting platform.
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===''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.
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|'''World 4-5'''
|[[Spike's Lost City]]
|In a secret room with [[Spike]]s.
|When all switches are flipped, a [[Green Star]] appears.
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|'''{{world|6|mysterybox2}}'''
|[[Mystery House Throwdown]]
|The final room has 3 Switch Panels behind [[Thwomp]]s.
|When all switches are flipped, the last Green Star appears.
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|'''{{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.
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|'''{{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.
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|'''{{world|crown|mysterybox2}}'''
|[[Mystery House Marathon]]
|A room has 3 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.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=フリップパネル<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 21.</ref>
|JapR=Furippu Paneru
|JapM=Flip Panel
|SpaE=Panel alterno<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' American instruction booklet, page 64.</ref>
|SpaEM=Alternate panel
|Fra=Tuile réversible<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' American instruction booklet, page 42.</ref>
|FraM=Reversible tile
|Ger=Umdrehboden
|GerM=Reverse Ground
|Kor=플립패널
|KorR=Peullip Paeneol
|KorM=Flip Panel
|Ita=Interruttore a pannello ('''O''' variants)<br>Pannello Alternato ('''?'''/'''!''' variants)
|ItaM=Swtich-panel<br>Alternate Panel
}}

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