Comet Luma
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| Comet Luma | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| Species | Hungry Luma |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
- “Hey! Ho! If you need to know anything about Prankster Comets, I'm your Luma!”
- —Comet Luma, Super Mario Galaxy
Comet Luma is a unique Luma found in Super Mario Galaxy. Its appearance is that of a purple Hungry Luma and a Lumalee that holds up two sticks with stars on the ends in each hand, similar to a Hungry Luma's sticks, which have color-changing Star Bits on the ends. It is located just outside the Terrace on the Comet Observatory, and it appears only after Mario has collected a total of thirteen Power Stars, which causes various types of Prankster Comets to begin appearing. When Mario talks to Comet Luma, it gives him two options to choose from: "Tell me more!" and "Move it!"
If the player chooses "Tell me more!" Comet Luma gives Mario information about the different types of Prankster Comets, which mainly entails the various effects that each type of Prankster Comet has on a galaxy's normal operation. Originally, Comet Luma gives Mario information only about Speedy Comets, Daredevil Comets, Cosmic Comets, and Fast-Foe Comets, but once Mario has defeated Bowser at the center of the universe, Comet Luma also tells Mario about the fifth type of comet, the Purple Comet. Asking Comet Luma for information about the Prankster Comets does not require the player to relinquish any Star Bits.
The player should choose "Move it!" when they want the current position of the Prankster Comets orbiting a particular galaxy or galaxies to be moved. Each time the player asks Comet Luma to shuffle around the positions of the Prankster Comets, Mario must pay it 20 Star Bits, after which it flashes white like a transforming Hungry Luma. A second later, the map of the Comet Observatory is displayed, indicating the new positions of the Prankster Comets. If Mario has completed only a few Prankster Comet missions when he asks Comet Luma to move the comets, it usually moves different Prankster Comets to new galaxies and takes away the existing Prankster Comets from the old galaxies. When Mario has completed many of the Prankster Comet missions, Comet Luma occasionally does away with all of the existing Prankster Comets, leaving none available. When Mario uses this same option a second time, or completes a mission in any various galaxy, the Prankster Comets all return to their previous positions. In rare cases, Comet Luma does not do anything, even if there are still Prankster Comets available.
Comet Luma is one of the few characters in Super Mario Galaxy to not have a published official name for English releases of the game, nor in any official paratext for Super Mario Galaxy like the instruction booklet or Prima Games guidebook. In dialogue, Rosalina refers to them as "the Luma who knows about such things [about Prankster Comets]" and Polari does not mention their name in the English localization.
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Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy | ObjectData/TicoComet.arc | TicoComet | Comet Luma |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コメットチコ[1] Kometto Chiko |
Comet Luma | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 彗星琪琪[3] Huìxīng Qíqi |
Comet Luma | |
| French | Lumacomète[2] | Luma Comet | |
| German | Schabernack-Luma[?] | Prank Luma | |
| Italian | Sfavillotto Cometa[?] | Comet Luma | |
| Spanish | Destello Cohete[?] | Rocket Luma |
References[edit]
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 126.
- ^ "Si quelque chose t'échappe à propos des comètes farceuses, va demander à Lumacomète, là-bas." – Chocosta (12 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo (screenshot). Redmond: Nintendo of America (French).
- ^ Gameplay video of the official Nvidia Shield Chinese version of Super Mario Galaxy (4:58)
