Editing The Sinking Lava Spire

{{mission infobox
|name=The Sinking Lava Spire
|image=[[File:SMG Sinking Lava Spire.png|200px]]
|game=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|location=[[Melty Molten Galaxy]]
|number=1
|boss=
|before=
|after=[[Through the Meteor Storm|>>]]
}}
'''The Sinking Lava Spire''' is the first mission of the [[Melty Molten Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.

==Layout==
[[File:SMG Melty Molten Sinking Platforms.png|thumb|left|200px|Mario on the starting planet.]]
[[Mario]] starts on the [[Melty Molten Galaxy#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]] at the base of a volcano. While avoiding [[lava]] geysers, lava plumes and [[Li'l Cinder]]s, Mario has to make his way around the volcano, then cross a series of sinking platforms while avoiding [[fireball]]s coming out of the lava. Afterward, Mario has to [[Ground Pound]] a switch and [[Wall Jump]] up to reach a series of [[Sling Star]]s and a [[Launch Star]] that will take Mario to the next group of planets. Moving to the top of the large glass planets, Mario then has to use [[Pull Star]]s to navigate around floating orbs of lava and avoid fireballs. At the end of which are two Launch Stars that will send Mario to the next area.

The next planet is a saucer with a Sling Star that will send Mario to a lava rock where he has to collect five [[Star Chip]]s to form a Launch Star that will send Mario to a series of moving platforms. Afterward is the titular [[Melty Molten Galaxy#Lava Spire|Lava Spire]], that will begin sinking once Mario steps on it. The player has to reach the top of the Lava Spire by jumping over obstacles and dodging enemies, then breaking the large [[Crystal (Super Mario Galaxy)|Crystal]] at the top to collect the [[Power Star]].

==Enemies==
<gallery>
Li'l Cinder Artwork.png|[[Li'l Cinder]]s
SMG Steam Jet.png|[[Steam jet]]s
SMG Asset Model Lava Geyser.png|[[Lava Geyser]]s
Ring Planet Lava.png|[[Fireball (obstacle)|Fireballs]]
SMG2 Boulder Artwork.png|[[Boulder]]s
</gallery>

==Planets visited==
<gallery>
SMG Melty Molten Starting.png|[[Melty Molten Galaxy#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]]
SMG Melty Molten Glass and Lava Planets.png|[[Melty Molten Galaxy#Small Glass and Lava Planets|Small Glass and Lava Planets]]
SMG Melty Molten Spinning Hardening Lava Planet.png|[[Melty Molten Galaxy#Hardening Lava Planets|Hardening Lava Planets]] 
SMG Sinking Lava Spire.png|[[Melty Molten Galaxy#Lava Spire|Lava Spire]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=地獄の釜をかけぬけて
|JapR=Jigoku no kama o kakenukete
|JapM=Run through the Infernal Jar
|SpaA=El Caldero de Lava
|SpaAM=The Lava Cauldron
|SpaE=El caldero del averno
|SpaEM=The cauldron of the underworld
|FraA=Parcours Infernal
|FraAM=Hellish Journey
|FraE=Course dans la marmite infernale
|FraEM=Race in the infernal pot 
|Ger=Überwinde den Feuerkessel!
|GerM=Overcome the Fire Boiler!
|Ita=Fuga dall'Ascia Infernale
|ItaM=Escape from Hell's Axe
|Chi=冲出熔岩深渊
|ChiR=Chōngchū róngyán shēnyuān 
|ChiM=Rush out of the Lava Abyss
|Kor=지옥 껍질을 통과하라
|KorR=Jiok kkeopjireul tonggwahara
|KorM=Pass through the Lava Spire
}}

==Trivia==
*This mission and [[Sunbaked Sand Castle]] are the only two non-comet missions in the game to use the [[Prankster Comet|Speedy/Daredevil Comet]] theme.

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[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy missions]]