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| {{item infobox | | {{distinguish|Gravity Arrow}} |
| |image=[[File:SMG Asset Model Gravity Arrow (Green).png|x200px]][[File:SMG Asset Model Gravity Arrow (Red).png|x200px]]<br>Models from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' | | [[File:SPM Whoa Zone Gravity Switch Rotational.png|thumb|left|[[Mario]] next to a gravity switch that rotates the direction of gravity]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' ([[list of games by date#2005|2005]])
| | [[File:SPM Whoa Zone Gravity Switch Vertical.png|thumb|right|[[Mario]] next to a gravity switch that flips gravity vertically]] |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[list of games by date#2020|2020]]) | | '''Gravity switches''' are objects found in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. They are only found in the [[Whoa Zone]]. These switches can either invert [[gravity]] vertically or rotate the direction of gravity. These switches are required for successful navigation of the Whoa Zone. |
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| '''Gravity switches''' are [[switch]]es with the ability to shift the pull of [[gravity]] from one plane to another. They first appear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''.
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| ==History==
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| ===''Super Princess Peach''===
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| Gravity switches only occur in [[Bowser's Villa 8-1]]. Striking one rotates the room 90°.
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| ===''Super Paper Mario''===
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| They are 2D blocks only found in the [[Whoa Zone]] and are required to successfully navigate the area. When hit from beneath, these switches cause one of two effects depending on the symbol featured:
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| *Double-sided arrow: [[Gravity]] is inverted vertically (180°)
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| *Clockwise arrow: Gravity is rotated (90° clockwise)
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| Gravity is only altered for the playable character; enemies and thrown items are unaffected when hitting a gravity switch. A similar effect occurs when using the doors within the Woah Zone, as the orientation of gravity changes based on the orientation of the exit door.
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| ====Tattles====
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| *"''This is a gravity switch. Hit it to switch gravity from top to bottom...''"
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| *"''This is a gravity switch. Tap it to shift gravity 90 degrees...''"
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| ===''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
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| Gravity switches<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Collector's Edition|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|date=November 9, 2007|page=268-269|isbn=978-0-7615-5713-5}}</ref> also appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They can be found in several [[Galaxy|galaxies]], including the [[Battlerock Galaxy]], [[Dreadnought Galaxy]], and [[Clockwork Ruins Galaxy]]. These arrows point in the current direction of [[gravity]]. When [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) uses his [[spin]] within their vicinity, the arrows change direction and color, along with the direction of gravity. | |
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| Sometimes, by using other techniques, it is possible for Mario to progress without hitting a gravity switch.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| SPM Gravity Switch (Flip).png|Sprite from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
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| SPM Gravity Switch (Rotate).png|Sprite from ''Super Paper Mario''
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| SPM Whoa Zone Gravity Switch Rotational.png|Screenshot from ''Super Paper Mario''
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| SPM Whoa Zone Gravity Switch Vertical.png|Screenshot from ''Super Paper Mario''
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| SMG Battlerock Galaxy Gravity Arrow.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
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| SMG Gravity Arrow.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
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| SMG2 Gravity Arrow.png|Screenshot form ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Additional names==
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| ===Internal names===
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| {{internal names
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| |game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
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| |file1=<tt>ObjectData/ArrowSwitch.arc</tt>
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| |name1=ArrowSwitch
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| |meaning1=Arrow Switch
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| |game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''<br>''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
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| |file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt><br><tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
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| |name2=矢印スイッチ (''Yajirushi Suitchi'')
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| |meaning2=Arrow Switch
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| }}
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| ===Names in other languages===
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jap=じゅうりょくスイッチ
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| |JapR=Jūryoku Suitchi
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| |JapM=Gravity Switch
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| |Jap2=重力スイッチ<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section|page=136 and 170|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
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| |Jap2R=Jūryoku Suitchi
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| |Fre=Interrupteur gravitationnel
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| |FreM=Gravity switch
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| |Ita=Interruttore gravitazionale<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=136 and 170}}</ref>
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| |ItaM=Gravitational switch
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| }}
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Circular tile]]
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| *[[Gravity field]]
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| *[[Gravity spotlight]]
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| {{SMG2}}
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| [[Category:Blocks]] | | [[Category:Blocks]] |
| [[Category:Switches]] | | [[Category:Switches]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario Galaxy objects]]
| | [[Category:Super Paper Mario Objects]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 objects]]
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| [[Category:Super Princess Peach objects]]
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