Editing Portal

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{{quote|Through space and time to an unknown [[World#Super Mario Galaxy 2|world]] we go! I'm jiggling just thinking about it! Ready, [[Mario|Captain]]?|Lubba|Super Mario Galaxy 2}}

[[File:SMG2 Portal.png|thumb|300px|A '''Portal''' that has just been created by a [[Grand Star]] in [[World 3 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 3]], following the defeat of [[Megahammer]] in [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]

A '''Portal''' is a powerful cosmic gateway found solely in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Portals are greenish-white in color, round in shape, and allow [[Starship Mario]] to transcend the boundaries between all seven [[World#Super Mario Galaxy 2|world]]s found in the game. From this perspective, completeing the game would not be possible without their presence. A Portal is created via the power of a [[Grand Star]]. When [[Mario]] returns to Starship Mario after having defeated [[Bowser]], [[Bowser Jr.]], or one of Bowser Jr.'s henchmen or machines in one of the six boss [[Galaxy|galaxies]] in the game, the Grand Star that he returns with will immediately shoot out into space directly in front of Starship Mario, and explode into a Portal. Access to the next sequential world in the game will now be granted.  

[[File:SMG2 portal 2.png|thumb|left|255px|A Portal as seen from the World Map of [[World 2 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 2]].]]

Originally, the first time a new Portal appears in the game, a short cutscene will play where [[Lubba]] talks to Mario before he pilots Starship Mario directly into the Portal, thereby advancing to the next world. After each cutscene, the Portals that are created will remain at the beginning and end of each world (with the obvious exception of [[World 1 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 1]] and [[World S (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World S]], which only have Portals at the end and the beginning respectively), allowing the player to freely travel between all unlocked worlds whenever they want. Alternatively, the player could also use the [[Grand World Map]], which, though they are not physically shown when in use, also requires the physical presence of a Portal to allow Starship Mario to travel between worlds quickly.

[[File:SMG2 SM W1 Nearportal.png|thumb|x100px|A Portal as seen from Starship Mario.]]

*If the players go to the Starship Mario while they are in a space before the Portal to the next world, they can see the Portal floating in the sky.

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