Lubba
- Not to be confused with Wubba.
| Lubba | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| Species | Luma |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) |
| Portrayed by | Scott Burns (2010) |
- “Hear me out, now… Your special someone got kidnapped and now you gotta save her, am I right?”
- —Lubba, Super Mario Galaxy 2
Lubba is a character in Super Mario Galaxy 2. He is a large purple Luma and the leader of the species in this appearance. Lubba has an orb on his head and wears blue trousers with darker and lighter squares divided by diagonal borders. Like the other Lumas, Lubba can also be fed by shooting Star Bits at him. Lubba often makes remarks about the guests on his ship; as an example, he claims to be allergic to honeybees, has an aversion to Gearmos, and considers Whittles to be good friends.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
In the story of Super Mario Galaxy 2, Lubba is first seen after Mario completes Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum, the first mission of Sky Station Galaxy. Prior to the game's events, Bowser destroyed Lubba's first spaceship by firing several meteors at it, causing most of the Lumas on the ship to fall down to the Mushroom Kingdom. After Mario brings back the "young master Luma," Lubba thanks him and creates Starship Mario with the former's fellow Lumas, promptly appointing Mario the captain afterward. Lubba aids and accompanies Mario in his quest to defeat Bowser, making a deal with him that, in return for Mario recovering the Power Stars, he helps Mario rescue Princess Peach. As the captain of the mobile hub of the game and the leader of the Lumas, he more or less replaces Rosalina and Polari from Super Mario Galaxy in this respect. Lubba mostly stands by Starship Mario's wheel and informs Mario of different things to help him out. However, Lubba can also be found in some other places on the ship. Whenever a new item or passenger comes aboard the ship, Lubba appears somewhere else on the ship and tells Mario something about the new object or creature and/or says a joke about it/them. Whenever Mario enters a new world, Lubba flies off Starship Mario and says something about Mario's progress. After Bowser is defeated and the final Power Star of the Grandmaster Galaxy is collected and Rosalina boards Starship Mario, Lubba is revealed to have met her before, though the exact place is unclear. Lubba thanks Mario for his hard work bringing whom the former calls "The Lady of the Shooting Stars" on board the ship.
Lubba has various lines that appear during certain scenarios only. When the game is played early in the morning, Lubba's field speech bubble says, "So...sleepy..." When spoken to, he says, "Geez. It's kinda early, isn't it? I feel so sleepy..." When the Wii Remote's batteries are low, Lubba tells Mario to replace them and warns that it will be bad if the batteries die in a dangerous place. When Mario has 77 Power Stars or 777 or 7,777 Star Bits, Lubba says, "Hey, you have [number and object]! How lucky! ♪" Similarly, if the player has exactly 1,000 Star Bits, he says, "You have 1,000 Star Bits! That must feel pretty good!" Additionally, when Mario has 9,999 Star Bits, Lubba says, "What happens when you get 9,999 Star Bits? Something nice, I bet!"
Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]
Lubba appears in Rosalina's eagle, albatross, and hole-in-one animations in Mario Golf: World Tour.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Lubba makes a background appearance piloting Starship Mario above Mario Galaxy in both Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
A few collectible items of Lubba appear in the Super Smash Bros. series. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, there is a trophy of Lubba, and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, there is a support spirit of Lubba that grants the fighter immunity from reversed left-and-right controls when equipped. The Lubba spirit battle pits players against a giant Kirby, who starts the battle holding a Super Launch Star. There is decreased gravity for the duration of the battle (unless a spirit that counters this is equipped), and the battle takes place on the Mario Galaxy stage with the music "The Starship Sails" from Super Mario Galaxy 2 playing.
Mario Sports Superstars[edit]
Due to Mario Sports Superstars reusing Rosalina's golf animations from Mario Golf: World Tour, Lubba reappears in this game in the same capacity.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
- Website description:
- English (American):
This spirited spaceship mechanic wants nothing more than to help Mario catch Bowser™. With his world class engineering skills he's built Starship Mario in our hero's image, for the sole purpose of chasing Bowser through the stars.[1]
- English (American):
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
Lubba is a spirited spaceship mechanic who travels the cosmos. After Bowser™ kidnapped Peach™, Lubba built Starship Mario to help Mario chase down the big villain.
- English:
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Trophy Lubba | ||
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| Category: Series Related | ||
( ) Appears in:Wii Super Mario Galaxy 2 (05/2010) | ||
| () Trophy Box: 12: Super Mario Galaxy 2
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| How to unlock: Clear the A Situation of some Gravity event. | ||
| This Luma offers Mario all kinds of spacefaring support aboard Starship Mario. And who better to do it? With his feet always floating a little bit off the ground, you know he's got his space legs! Lubba's cheerfully casual way with words makes him the perfect space buddy you didn't even know you needed. (American English) | ||
| This Luma offers Mario all kinds of spacefaring support aboard Starship Mario. And who better to do it? With his feet always floating a little bit off the ground, you know he's got his space legs! Lubba's cheerfully casual way with words makes him seem like the friendly space-buddy you always wish you had. (British English) | ||
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Spirit #74 Lubba | ||
|---|---|---|
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Series/game | Super Mario Series |
| Type | Support | |
| Slots | 2 | |
| Class | Advanced | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Irreversible Controls | |
| How to obtain | Spirit Board | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | Giant Kirby |
| Conditions |
Hazard: Low Gravity
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| Stage | Mario Galaxy | |
| Song | The Starship Sails |
Gallery[edit]
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2 (ending)
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2 (morning speech)
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Screenshot from Mario Golf: World Tour
Mario Golf: World Tour
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/Meister.arc | Meister | Transliteration of below |
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | マイスター (Maisutā) | Possibly a pun on meister ("master" in German) and "star" |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ルーバ[?] Rūba |
Lubba | |
| Chinese | 路叭[?] Lùbā |
Lubba | |
| Dutch | Lubba[?] | - | |
| French | Lubba[?] | - | |
| German | Lubba[?] | - | |
| Italian | Sfavillotto Lume[?] | Light Luma | |
| Korean | 루바[?] Luba |
Lubba | |
| Portuguese | Lubba[?] | - | |
| Russian | Лубба[?] Lubba |
Lubba | |
| Spanish | Destrella[?] | Pun on Destello ("Luma") and estrella ("star") |
Trivia[edit]
- In the German manual of Super Mario Galaxy 2, Lubba is referred to as a female Luma, and the Toad Brigade also called him a "she" once in the game. The game's official German website identifies him as a male.
