Editing Prankster Comet

[[Image:Galaxy.jpg|thumb|250px|Mario approaching a [[Galaxy]] currently orbited by a '''Speedy''' comet.]]

'''Prankster Comets''' are comets that appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They will appear from time to time in the orbits of the fifteen main galaxies, starting at the point when [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] collect their thirteenth [[Power Star]].

If the [[player]] travels to a galaxy when a Prankster Comet is in orbit, a special event will be triggered, which will usually change the gameplay of the level. Prankster Comets will only appear in galaxies after a specific Power Star in any given galaxy is collected. Also, when a Prankster Comet is in orbit, the player is forced to choose its level. No option is given to choose "normal" levels. However, there is a purple [[Luma (species)|Luma]] near the [[Terrace]] who will shuffle the comets between available galaxies if fed twenty [[Star Bit]]s.

By completing the event, the player will receive a Power Star. While a Prankster Comet is in orbit of a galaxy, players will need to completely restart the level each time they lose a life, instead of coming back at the last check point. Once a Prankster Comet's [[Power Star|star]] has been collected, its star will become a selectable mission, only causing the comet to return to the corresponding galaxy at the player's request. All of the Prankster Comets also have their own music that plays during their missions.

Prankster Comets re-appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Here, Prankster Comets only appear once the player has collected a [[Comet Medal]] in a certain galaxy, and has collected a certain number of other comet medals from other galaxies. There is a minor change - the comets are now yellow for Power Stars, while green for [[Green Power Star]] missions, which are only available after Mario collects 120 Regular Power Stars and defeats Bowser in his Galaxy Generator once again. Galaxies under the influence of a Prankster Comet are given a generic symbol. This opens up the comet Star mission, although the player may have the option to select the mission, as opposed to the first game. As comet missions are no longer categorized by color clues, the next list names them in regards to the missions' titles.

There are five different types of Prankster Comets in the first game, each one a different color: red, white, blue, yellow or purple.

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!Episode Title

!Time Limit

![[Good Egg Galaxy#Dino Piranha Speed Run .28Speedy Comet.29|Dino Piranha Speed Run]]

![[Good Egg Galaxy#Dino Piranha|Dino Piranha]]

!4:00

![[Space Junk Galaxy#Pull Star Path Speed Run|Pull Star Path Speed Run]]

![[Space Junk Galaxy#Pull Star Path|Pull Star Path]]

!4:00

![[Dusty Dune Galaxy#Sandblast Speed Run|Sandblast Speed Run]]

![[Dusty Dune Galaxy#Blasting Through the Sand|Blasting Through the Sand]]

!4:30

![[Dreadnought Galaxy#Topman Tribe Speed Run|Topman Tribe Speed Run]]

![[Dreadnought Galaxy#Revenge of the Topman Tribe|Revenge of the Topman Tribe]]

!6:00

This comet also reappears in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. An informal list of galaxies visited by it includes the [[Sky Station Galaxy]], [[Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla]], [[Hightail Falls Galaxy]], [[Bowser's Lava Lair]], [[Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy]], [[Supermassive Galaxy]], [[Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet]], [[Throwback Galaxy]], [[Bowser's Galaxy Generator]], the [[Stone Cyclone Galaxy]], and the [[Boss Blitz Galaxy]].

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!Episode Title

!Time Limit

![[Sky Station Galaxy#Peewee Piranha's Speed Run .28Speedy Comet.29|Peewee Piranha's Speed Run]]

![[Sky Station Galaxy#Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum|Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum]]

!0:20*

![[Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla#Fiery Flotilla Speed Run|Fiery Flotilla Speed Run]]

![[Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla#Gobblegut's Aching Belly|Gobblegut's Aching Belly]]

!2:00

![[Hightail Falls Galaxy#Hightail Falls Speed Run|Hightail Falls Speed Run]]

![[Hightail Falls Galaxy#Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper|Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper]]

!3:00

![[Bowser's Lava Lair#Lava Lair Speed Run|Lava Lair Speed Run]]

![[Bowser's Lava Lair#Bowser's Big Lava Power Party|Bowser's Big Lava Power Party]]

!0:30*

![[Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy#Masterpiece Speed Run|Masterpiece Speed Run]]

![[Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy#Silver Chomp Grudge Match|Silver Chomp Grudge Match]]

!2:00

![[Supermassive Galaxy#Big Wigglers Speed Run|Big Wigglers Speed Run]]

![[Supermassive Galaxy#Huge Trouble with Big Wigglers|Huge Trouble with Big Wigglers]]

!2:30

![[Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet#Gravity Star Speed Run|Gravity Star Speed Run]]

![[Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet#Breaking into Bowser's Castle|Breaking into Bowser's Castle]]

!0:30*

![[Throwback Galaxy#Whomp Silver Star Speed Run|Whomp Silver Star Speed Run]]

![[Throwback Galaxy#Silver Stars in the Whomp Fortress|Silver Stars in the Whomp Fortress]]

!2:00

![[Bowser's Galaxy Generator#Bowser's Big Bad Speed Run|Bowser's Big Bad Speed Run]]

![[Bowser's Galaxy Generator#Bowser's Fortified Fortress|Bowser's Fortified Fortress]]

!0:30*

![[Stone Cyclone Galaxy#Tox Box Speed Run|Tox Box Speed Run]]

![[Stone Cyclone Galaxy#Silver Stars on the Cyclone|Silver Stars on the Cyclone]]

!0:20*

![[Boss Blitz Galaxy#Throwback Throwdown Speed Run|Throwback Throwdown Speed Run]]

![[Boss Blitz Galaxy#Throwback Throwdown|Throwback Throwdown]]

!5:00

The galaxies with a * next to their time limits have [[Timer]]s scattered throughout the mission; collecting one adds 10 seconds to the player's time limit.

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!Episode Title

![[Battlerock Galaxy]]

!Topmaniac's Daredevil Run

!Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe

![[Ghostly Galaxy]]

!Bouldergeist's Daredevil Run

!Beware of Bouldergeist

![[Gusty Garden Galaxy]]

!Major Burrows's Daredevil Run

!The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows

![[Deep Dark Galaxy]]

!Ghost Ship Daredevil Run

!The Underground Ghost Ship

![[Melty Molten Galaxy]]

!Lava Spire Daredevil Run

!The Sinking Lava Spire

The Daredevil Comet is also in Super Mario Galaxy 2 in [[Spin Dig Galaxy]], [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]], the [[Slipsand Galaxy]], [[Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker]], the [[Battle Belt Galaxy]], and the [[Grandmaster Galaxy]].

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!Episode Title

![[Spin-Dig Galaxy]]

!Digga-Leg's Daredevil Run

!Digga-Leg's Planet

![[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]]

!Megahammer's Daredevil Bash

!Bowser Jr.'s Mighty Megahammer

![[Slipsand Galaxy]]

!Squizzard's Daredevil Run

!Squizzard's Sandy Sinkhole

![[Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker]]

!Boomsday Machine Daredevil Run

!Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine

![[Battle Belt Galaxy]]

!Mini-Planet Daredevil Run

!Mini-Planet Mega-Run

![[Grandmaster Galaxy]]

!The Perfect Run

!The Ultimate Test

===[[File:Smg icon cosmiccomet.png]] Cosmic Comet===

[[Image:Cosmicclone.jpg|thumb|right|Mario racing '''[[Cosmic Mario]]''' in [[Sea Slide Galaxy]].]]

'''The <font color=#008>Cosmic Comet (シャドウコメット Shadow Comet)</font>''' pits Mario in a race against [[Cosmic Mario]] in a predetermined course with a [[Power Star|star]] at the end. Mario must beat his duplicate to the Star. Four galaxies are visited by the Cosmic Comet: the [[Honeyhive Galaxy]], [[Freezeflame Galaxy]], [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]], and [[Sea Slide Galaxy]]. If the player is playing as [[Luigi]], they will be racing against [[Cosmic Luigi]] instead. Unlike Cosmic Mario, Cosmic Luigi is more intelligent, and will take advantage of any shortcuts that are available.

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!Episode Title

![[Honeyhive Galaxy]]

!Honeyhive Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race

!Bee Mario/Luigi Takes Flight

![[Freezeflame Galaxy]]

!Frosty Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race

!Hot and Cold Collide

![[Gold Leaf Galaxy]]

!Cosmic Mario/Luigi Forest Race

!When It Rains, It Pours

![[Sea Slide Galaxy]]

!Underwater Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race

!Faster Than a Speeding Penguin

===[[File:Smg icon fastfoecomet.png]] Fast Foe Comet===

[[Image:FastFoeComet_photo.jpg|thumb|left|Mario crossing the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy#Cyclone Stone|Cyclone Stone]] in the Beach Bowl Galaxy.]]

'''The <font color=#CC0>Fast-Foe Comet (クイックコメット Quick Comet)'''</font> speeds up all enemies in a stage. Mario must complete the stage while avoiding the accelerated enemies. Only two galaxies are visited by the Fast-Foe Comet: the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]], and [[Toy Time Galaxy]]. [[Tox Boxes]], [[Thwomps]], and moving platforms are the only things affected.

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===[[File:Smg icon purplecomet.png]] Purple Comet===

[[Image:Purplecomet.jpg|thumb|Mario collects purple coins]]

'''The <font color=#C0C>Purple Comet (パープルコメット Purple Comet)'''</font> is only available after the main story is beaten. [[Purple Coin]]s are hidden throughout the galaxy, and Mario must retrieve one hundred, sometimes within a time limit, to retrieve the Star. Some Purple Comet missions have more than one hundred Coins, but Mario still only needs to collect one hundred for the Star. All fifteen "main" galaxies are visited by the Purple Comet. Timed Purple Comet missions, as well as the [[Battlerock Galaxy|Battlerock]] and [[Dreadnought Galaxy]]'s Purple Comet missions have unique background music, which includes a remix of the [[Gusty Garden Galaxy]] music.

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!'''Galaxy'''

!'''Episode Title'''

!'''[[Purple Coin]]s available'''

!'''Time Limit

!Good Egg Galaxy

![[Good Egg Galaxy#Purple Coin Omelet .28Purple Comet.29|Purple Coin Omelet]]

!None

![[Honeyhive Galaxy#The Honeyhive.27s Purple Coins .28Purple Comet.29|The Honeyhive's Purple Coins]]

!None

!Space Junk Galaxy

![[Space Junk Galaxy#Purple Coin Spacewalk|Purple Coin Spacewalk]]

!2:00

!Battlerock Galaxy

![[Battlerock Galaxy#Purple Coins on the Battlerock|Purple Coins on the Battlerock]]

!If Mario leaves a [[Purple Coin|Coin]], he loses a life.

!Beach Bowl Galaxy

![[Beach Bowl Galaxy#Beachcombing for Purple Coins|Beachcombing  for Purple Coins]]

!None

!Ghostly Galaxy

![[Ghostly Galaxy#Purple Coins in the Bone Pen|Purple Coins in the Bone Pen]]

!1:00

!Gusty Garden Galaxy

![[Gusty Garden Galaxy#Purple Coins on the Puzzle Cube|Purple Coins on the Puzzle Cube]]

!100 out of 150

!2:30

!Freezeflame Galaxy

![[Freezeflame Galaxy#Purple Coins on the Summit|Purple Coins on the Summit]]

!None

!Dusty Dune Galaxy

![[Dusty Dune Galaxy#Purple Coins in the Desert|Purple Coins in the Desert]]

!None

!Gold Leaf Galaxy

![[Gold Leaf Galaxy#Purple Coins in the Woods|Purple Coins in the Woods]]

!3:30

!Sea Slide Galaxy

![[Sea Slide Galaxy#Purple Coins by the Seaslide|Purple Coins by the Seaslide]]

!None

![[Toy Time Galaxy#Luigi.27s Purple Coins|Luigi's Purple Coins]]

!100 out of 150

!3:00

!Gateway Galaxy

![[Gateway Galaxy#Gateway.27s Purple Coins|Gateway's Purple Coins]]

!None

!Deep Dark Galaxy

![[Deep Dark Galaxy#Plunder the Purple Coins|Plunder the Purple Coins]]

!Dreadnought Galaxy

![[Dreadnought Galaxy#Battlestation.27s Purple Coins|Battlestation's Purple Coins]]

!If Mario leaves a [[Purple Coin|Coin]], he loses a life.

!Melty Molten Galaxy

![[Melty Molten Galaxy#Red-Hot Purple Coins|Red-Hot Purple Coins]]

!Grand Finale Galaxy

![[Grand Finale Galaxy#The Star Festival|The Star Festival]]

There are also Purple Comets in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are the same as ''Super Mario Galaxy'' but, instead of having to beat the game for Purple Comets to come, only the Galaxy's Comet Medal is required.

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!'''Galaxy'''

!'''Episode Title'''

!'''Time Limit'''

![[Flip-Swap Galaxy]]

![[Flip-Swap Galaxy#Purple Coin Flip 'n' Sprint|Purple Coin Flip 'n' Sprint]]

![[Puzzle Plank Galaxy]]

![[Puzzle Plank Galaxy#Purple Coin Shadow Vault|Purple Coin Shadow Vault]]

![[Tall Trunk Galaxy]]

![[Tall Trunk Galaxy#Tall Trunk's Purple Coin Slide|Tall Trunk's Purple Coin Slide]]

![[Flipsville Galaxy]]

![[Flipsville Galaxy#Purple Coin Spin Speed Run|Purple Coin Spin Speed Run]]

![[Starshine Beach Galaxy]]

![[Starshine Beach Galaxy#Purple Coin Beach Dash|Purple Coin Beach Dash]]

![[Sweet Mystery Galaxy]]

![[Sweet Mystery Galaxy#Bulb Berry's Purple Coin Glow|Bulb Berry's Purple Coin Glow]]

!100

!None

![[Clockwork Ruins Galaxy]]

![[Clockwork Ruins Galaxy#The Adventure Of the Purple Coins|The Adventure of the Purple Coins]]

!5:00

![[Mario Squared Galaxy]]

![[Mario Squared Galaxy#Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos|Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos]]

!2:00

![[Rolling Coaster Galaxy]]

![[Rolling Coaster Galaxy#Purple Coins On The Rainbow Road|Purple Coins on the Rainbow Road]]

!2:00

===[[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png]] Clone Comet===

Multiple [[Cosmic Clone]]s appears on a selected mission. The player needs to redo the whole or part of the mission while there are Cosmic Clones. The comet appears in the [[Cloudy Court Galaxy]], the [[Haunty Halls Galaxy]], the [[Chompworks Galaxy]], and the [[Flip-Out Galaxy]]. It is fused with the missions [[Mario Squared Galaxy#Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos|Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos]] and [[Flip-Out Galaxy#Green Star2|Green Star 2]] for [[Flip-Out Galaxy]], and [[Puzzle Plank Galaxy]]'s [[Puzzle Plank Galaxy#Purple Coin Shadow Vault|Purple Coin Shadow Vault]]

===[[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png]] Romp Comet===

Defeat a certain amount of enemies in a time limit, often with a power-up. The comet appears in the [[Yoshi Star Galaxy]], the [[Boulder Bowl Galaxy]], the [[Flash Black Galaxy]] and the [[Shiverburn Galaxy]].

===[[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png]] Double Time Comet===

Makes the player redo a level, but with the objects moving faster. It appears in [[Beat Block Galaxy]] and [[Twisty Trials Galaxy]].

===[[File:Smg2 icon greencomet.png]] Green Comet===

Makes some [[Green Star]]s appear in all levels, usually in hard to reach places.

==Name in Other Languages==

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|Fra=Comète farceuse

|FraM=Joker comet

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