Editing Gravity switch

{{item infobox
|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]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' ([[list of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[list of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
'''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]]''.

==History==
===''Super Princess Peach''===
Gravity switches only occur in [[Bowser's Villa 8-1]]. Striking one rotates the room 90°.
===''Super Paper Mario''===
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:
*Double-sided arrow: [[Gravity]] is inverted vertically (180°)
*Clockwise arrow: Gravity is rotated (90° clockwise)
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.

====Tattles====
*"''This is a gravity switch. Hit it to switch gravity from top to bottom...''"
*"''This is a gravity switch. Tap it to shift gravity 90 degrees...''"

===''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
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. 

Sometimes, by using other techniques, it is possible for Mario to progress without hitting a gravity switch.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SPM Gravity Switch (Flip).png|Sprite from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
SPM Gravity Switch (Rotate).png|Sprite from ''Super Paper Mario''
SPM Whoa Zone Gravity Switch Rotational.png|Screenshot from ''Super Paper Mario''
SPM Whoa Zone Gravity Switch Vertical.png|Screenshot from ''Super Paper Mario''
SMG Battlerock Galaxy Gravity Arrow.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Gravity Arrow.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Gravity Arrow.png|Screenshot form ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/ArrowSwitch.arc</tt>
|name1=ArrowSwitch
|meaning1=Arrow Switch
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''<br>''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt><br><tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=矢印スイッチ (''Yajirushi Suitchi'')
|meaning2=Arrow Switch
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=じゅうりょくスイッチ
|JpnR=Jūryoku Suitchi
|JpnM=Gravity Switch
|Jpn2=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>
|Jpn2R=Jūryoku Suitchi
|Fre=Interrupteur gravitationnel
|FreM=Gravity switch
|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>
|ItaM=Gravitational switch
}}

==See also==
*[[Circular tile]]
*[[Gravity field]]
*[[Gravity spotlight]]

==References==
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[[Category:Blocks]]
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