Editing Moon (Super Mario Maker 2)

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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMM2-NSMBU-Moon.png|125px]]<br>The Moon in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style
|first_appearance= ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|variant_of=[[Angry Sun]]
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{{quote|We've also got a new [[Level|course]] part that makes these course themes even more fun; the Moon! Tap this icon here and [[Angry Sun|day]] becomes night!|Narrator|''Super Mario Maker 2'' Direct 5.15.2019}}
The '''Moon''' is a course part introduced in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. It is a crescent moon with a face, which serves as an alternate form of the [[Angry Sun]].

When the Moon is placed in a course in the editor mode, the current theme switches to a "night" variant with different properties from the normal daytime one. However, after it has been placed once, the night variant of every theme becomes selectable from the menu, and the Moon does not need to be placed again to trigger night mode from that point onward. In addition to unique level effects, nighttime levels have a starry background, with the exception of [[Ghost House]], [[Airship]], and Underwater levels, which have darker versions of their respective backgrounds; a music-box version of the level's music plays instead of the standard one. An 8-bit drum beat, differing slightly depending on whether the game style is ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' or ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', plays while the player walks in a [[Goomba's Shoe|Goomba's Stiletto]] (in the Sky theme, only half this beat plays), and the laughing sound that plays while the player [[Flutter Jump|flutter-jumps]] in a winged Stiletto is bit-crushed. The baby sound effect also varies in pitch and may sometimes play the sound of a screaming baby.

In gameplay, unlike the Angry Sun, the Moon does not harm the playable characters upon contact; when touched, it instead defeats every enemy on the screen, similar to a [[POW Block]] or a [[Lucky Star (Super Mario Bros. Special)|Lucky Star]].

The Moon, along with the Angry Sun, is absent in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' game style. As such, the night theme is not present in it.

==Level effects==
===Themes===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Theme !! Nighttime effect
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| Ground || Causes many different behavior changes in certain items and enemies (see below).
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| Underground || Level is flipped upside-down. Also inverts the player's vertical controls: pressing {{button|switch|Up}} causes them to [[crouch]], [[Ground Pound]], slide down slopes, and enter upright pipes; pressing {{button|switch|Down}} makes enter doors and downward-facing pipes; and the directions of climbing [[vine]]s and flying with a [[Lakitu's Cloud]] or [[Koopa Clown Car]] are reversed.
|-
| Underwater || rowspan=2|Level is completely dark except for a small radius around the player and certain objects; the radius changes based on the status of the [[ON/OFF Switch]]. The entire screen lights up while the player is under the effect of [[Super Star]] or when certain [[List of sound effects in Super Mario Maker 2|sound effects]] are activated.
|-
| Ghost House
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| Airship || Cosmetic thunder and rain effects (except in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' style); all enemies behave as if underwater but [[Spiny|Spinies]], which act in low gravity.
|-
| Castle || Characters swim in the air; everything else behaves as normal.
|-
| Desert|| Strong [[wind]]s blow (direction and frequency depend on game style, see below).
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| Snow || All walkable surfaces (including ridable enemies as [[SMB2 Mario]]) have reduced traction, akin to [[Ice Block]]s.
|-
| Forest || Water is turned into [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]]. [[Cheep Cheep]]s (except for the ability to thaw [[Frozen Coin]]s) and [[Lava Bubble]]s behave as they do with lava in castle levels; eating a poisoned Cheep Cheep with a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] causes it to spit balls of poison like fireballs.
|-
| Sky || Low gravity for all players and Spinies; all other enemies behave as if underwater. In the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style, repeatedly performing [[Midair Spin]]s allows the player to float in the air for much longer.
|-
|}

===Nighttime Ground theme effects===
====Items====
{| class="wikitable"
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! Item !! Nighttime Ground theme effect
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| [[Super Mushroom]]/[[Big Mushroom]] || Continuously bounces while trying to avoid the player, not unlike a [[Super Star]]. 
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|[[Fire Flower]] || Travels along the ground while trying to avoid the player and bouncing if it hits a wall or is about to change direction, like a [[Rotten Mushroom]] while the player is under the effects of a [[Super Star]].
|-
|[[Super Leaf]] || Floats upwards. 
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|[[Cape Feather]] || Descends more slowly and in a wider motion. 
|-
|[[Propeller Mushroom]] || Moves around in bursts, erratically changing its direction. 
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|[[1-Up Mushroom]] || Usually replaced by [[Rotten Mushroom]]s. If brought through a [[Warp Pipe|Pipe]] from a [[sub-area]] that contains [[1-Up Mushroom]]s using [[Yoshi]], it will behave as normal.
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|[[Link]]'s bomb || Grows legs and walks in the direction it was thrown. It stops once it is jumped on or touches a wall.
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|[[SMB2 Mushroom]] || Bounces whenever the player jumps.
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|[[Frog Suit]] || Bounces back and forth.
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|[[Power Balloon]] || Flies around in a circular motion before disappearing.
|-
|[[Super Acorn]] || Bounces forwards at various heights and speeds.
|-
|}

====Enemies==== 
{| class="wikitable"
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! Item !! Nighttime Ground theme effect
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|[[Goomba]]/[[Wiggler]] || Floats in the air, behaving as if it is underwater.
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|[[Chain Chomp]] || Has longer chains.
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|[[Boo]] || Exhibits opposite behavior than normal, chasing the player only while being looked at, similar to [[Mad Boo]]s from ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''.
|-
|[[Boo Buddies]] || Chase the player (while still spinning) if not looked at and stop (both moving and rotating) if looked at.
|- 
|[[Thwomp]] || Slowly moves perpendicularly to its direction so it can hit the player, though only while not being looked at, similar to Boos. 
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|[[Stretch]] || Stops moving (and does not disappear) if the player is facing them.
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|[[Spike Ball]] || Targets the player while rolling. The ones thrown by Spikes in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' styles will also follow the player in the air. 
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|[[Pokey]] || Floats through the air in a wave-like pattern, and chases the player if winged.
|-
|[[Mechakoopa]] || Periodically flies into the air using jet boosters on its feet.
|}

===Nighttime Desert theme effects===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Styles !! Wind direction and frequency
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|{{SMM style|SMB}} || Blows left periodically
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|{{SMM style|SMB3}} || Blows right periodically
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|{{SMM style|SMW}} || Blows periodically, alternating directions each time
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|{{SMM style|NSMBU}} || Blows right constantly
|}

==Gallery==
===Sprites===
<gallery>
SMM2-SMB-Moon.png|The Moon in the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' game style
SMM2-SMB-Moon.gif|The Moon in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' game style
SMM2 SMB3 Moon.png|The Moon in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' game style
SMM2 SMW Moon.png|The Moon in the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' game style
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
SMM2 Moon Night.png|Screenshot of the Moon in an overworld ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' course
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=月
|JpnR=Tsuki
|JpnM=Moon
|Chi=月亮
|ChiR=Yuèliang
|ChiM=Moon
|Spa=Luna
|SpaM=Moon
|Ita=Luna
|ItaM=Moon
|Ger=Mond
|GerM=Moon
|Fre=Lune
|FreM=Moon
|Kor=달<ref>한국닌텐도 공식 채널 (May 16, 2019). [https://youtu.be/GPn-xZbmZ2Q  슈퍼 마리오 메이커 2 Direct 2019.5.16]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 11, 2022.</ref>
|KorR=Dal
|KorM=Moon
|Por=Lua<ref>Nintendo Portugal (May 15, 2019). [https://youtu.be/uG5PwoP3Ch8 Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 11, 2022.</ref>
|PorM=Moon
}}

==References==
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