Editing Flying Mario

{{form infobox
|image=[[File:SMG Artwork Flying Mario.png|200px]]
|item=[[Red Star]]
|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]])
|powers=[[Fly]], attract [[coin]]s and [[Star Bit]]s
|applies_to=[[Mario]], [[Luigi]]
}}
'''Flying Mario''' and '''Flying Luigi''' are forms taken by [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Activated by collecting a [[Red Star]], it temporarily gives the characters the ability to [[fly]] in any direction, hover above the ground, and attract nearby collectibles by [[spin]]ning.

==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
[[File:FlyingMario.png|200px|thumb|left|Flying Mario, collecting Purple Coins at the Gateway Galaxy]]
The form is first used when Mario returns to the [[Gateway Galaxy]] to collect 100 [[Purple Coin]]s. 

Mario can obtain this form only when he grabs a [[Red Star]]. In this form, [[Mario Cap|Mario's cap]] and overalls become black, while his overall buttons and shoes turn red, but his shirt remains the same (Luigi undergoes the same changes except with dark green instead of black and with green instead of red). While Mario is in this form, spinning while [[jump]]ing allows him to fly. This is similar to the [[Wing Cap]] ability from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', except the player has much more control and Mario can fly the whole time, rather than having to gain momentum first. This form also allows Mario to attract nearby [[coin]]s and [[Star Bit]]s by spinning. After a limited amount of time, Flying Mario reverts to normal Mario.

This form has many different controls. While Mario flies, the player can hold the {{button|wii|A}} button to hover in midair. The player can then change his direction by tilting around, and the light streaks he leaves behind go in front of him as a guide to where he will go. Pressing {{Button|wii|Z}} once while flying causes Mario to stop flying, do a somersault in the air, and fall to the ground slowly. The player can then press {{button|wii|Z}} again to make Mario do a [[Ground Pound]].

This power-up's uses are quite minimal since it can be used only at the [[Comet Observatory]] and the Gateway Galaxy. Within the Comet Observatory, if Mario talks to the Pink [[Luma]]s beside the [[dome]]s and causes the [[Launch Star]] to appear, Flying Mario can reach the warp to the [[galaxy]] without using the Launch Star. However, this works only with the Pink Lumas next to the [[Terrace (Super Mario Galaxy)|Terrace]] and the [[Engine Room]]. Attempting to fly to the planet containing the [[Trial Galaxies]] results in Flying Mario hitting an invisible wall and falling back down to the Comet Observatory. This was most likely done to prevent the player from using Flying Mario to get to the Trial Galaxies before getting the three [[Green Star]]s.

On the Comet Observatory, the power-up can be used to get hidden [[1-Up Mushroom]]s scattered around the area. One is at the very top of the spire, another one is under the [[Gate (Super Mario Galaxy)|Gate]], and one is under the [[Library (Super Mario Galaxy)|Library]].

Flying Mario, [[Boo Mario]], and [[Spring Mario]] are the only power-ups in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' that can be worn off and deactivated by a Launch Star. Flying Mario, however, can be deactivated only by the ones in the Comet Observatory, due to there being no Launch Stars in [[Gateway's Purple Coins]].

===Unused appearances===
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
While the power-up does not return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', it is still present in the game's data.<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Super Mario Galaxy 2#Leftover Super Mario Galaxy Content|Super Mario Galaxy 2 § Leftover ''Super Mario Galaxy'' Content]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=December 24, 2024}}</ref>

==Profiles==
*'''Japanese ''Super Mario Galaxy'' website description:<br>トピックス7：もう１つの変身アクション、自由に宙を舞うフライングマリオ。'''<br>マリオの変身アクションがもう１つ。<br>チコたちの力の詰まったレッドスターを取ると、フライングマリオに変身。ジャンプした時にスピンをすると、そのまま空を飛ぶことができます。冒険の終盤でしか楽しむことができないのでご注意を。<ref name="SMG site JA">{{cite|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' Japanese website|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/rmgj/topics/topics07.html|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=ja|accessdate=December 24, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20071228185844/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/rmgj/topics/topics07.html}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG-Flying Mario Art.png|Artwork of Flying Mario
SMG Asset Model Flying Mario.png|Model of Flying Mario
SMG Asset Model Flying Luigi.png|Model of Flying Luigi
SMG Flying Luigi.png|Screenshot of Flying Luigi
SMG Flying Luigi Purple Coins.png|Screenshot of Flying Luigi
SM3DAS SMG Loading Screen 6.png|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' loading screen
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=フライングマリオ
|JapR=Furaingu Mario
|JapM=Flying Mario
|JapC=<ref name="SMG site JA"/>
|Chi=飞翔马力欧
|ChiR=Fēixiáng Mǎlìōu
|ChiM=Flying Mario
|Fre=Mario Volant
|FreM=Flying Mario
|Ger=Flug-Mario
|GerM=Flying Mario
|Ita=Mario Plano
|ItaM=Plane Mario
|Kor=플라잉마리오
|KorR=Peullaing Mario
|KorM=Flying Mario
|Spa=Mario Volador
|SpaM=Flying Mario
}}

==References==
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