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|image=[[File:Coachsmg.PNG|190px]]<br>'''Coach''', as seen in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.
|image=[[File:Coachsmg.PNG|190px]]<br>'''Coach''', as seen in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.
|full_name=Coach
|full_name=Coach
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[2007]])
|first_appearance=''Super Mario Galaxy'' ([[2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[2010]])  
|latest_appearance=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' ([[2010]])  
|species=[[Penguin]]
|species=Penguin
|affiliation =[[Mario]], Penguins
|affiliation =Mario, Penguins
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'''Coach''' is a tall black [[penguin]] similar to [[Penguru]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. He is a swimming instructor from the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', who gives advice as to the location of one of the Power Stars in that area. He can be found teaching the other penguins how to use a shell to improve their swimming.  
[[File:Coach.jpg|thumb|left|Coach in the Loopdeeloop Galaxy in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
The '''Coach''' is a tall black [[penguin]] that appears in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. He is a swimming instructor in the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', who gives advice as to the location of one of the [[Power Star]]s in that area. He can be found teaching the other penguins how to use a shell to improve their swimming.
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy===
===''Super Mario Galaxy===
[[File:Coach.jpg|thumb|left|Coach in the Loopdeeloop Galaxy in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
[[File:Coachp.PNG|thumb|left|Game model of the Coach.]]
[[File:Coachp.PNG|thumb|Game model of the Coach.]]
The Coach first appeared in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. He can be found  in the [[Loopdeeloop Galaxy|Loopdeeloop]], Beach Bowl and [[Loopdeeswoop Galaxy|Loopdeeswoop]] galaxies.
The Coach first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' in the [[Loopdeeloop Galaxy]]. He later appeared in [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]] and [[Loopdeeswoop Galaxy]].


Coach is the instructor of his own swimming class in the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]]. He appears in all of the missions, though his roles are more or less minimal. In the first mission, he tells [[Mario]] that his students are being distracted by sparkly things ([[Star Chip]]s). In the second mission, he offers Mario a chance to get a [[Power Star]] if he collects a [[Gold Shell]] and brings it to him. In the third mission, the Penguins have no swimming classes and the Coach tells Mario not to break the wall to the undersea cavern.
The Coach is the instructor of his own swimming class in the Beach Bowl Galaxy. He appears in all of the missions, though his roles are more or less minimal. In the "[[Beach Bowl Galaxy#Sunken Treasure|Sunken Treasure]]" mission, he tells [[Mario]] that his students are being distracted by [[Star Chip|sparkly things]], and sends Mario to collect them. In the second mission, "[[Beach Bowl Galaxy#Passing the Swim Test|Passing the Swim Test]]", the Coach offers Mario a chance to get a Power Star if he collects a [[Gold Shell]] and brings it to him. His role is greatly diminished for the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy#The Secret Undersea Cavern|third mission]], where he only tells Mario not to break the wall to the undersea cavern.


The Coach is also the instructor of [[Manta Ray Surfing]] in the [[Loopdeeloop Galaxy]] and [[Loopdeeswoop Galaxy]]. If Mario manages to surf on [[Ray]] to the end of the water course, he is then awarded with a Power Star.
The Coach is also the instructor of [[Manta Ray Surfing]] in the [[Loopdeeloop Galaxy]] and [[Loopdeeswoop Galaxy]]. If Mario manages to surf on [[Ray]] to the end of the water course, he is then awarded with a Power Star.


Interestingly, one of the [[Toad]]s in the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] calls the red [[Penguin]] "Coach"; it is unknown if this is a mistake or if the red Penguin really is the Coach of Sea Slide Galaxy.
One of the [[Toad]]s in the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] calls the red penguin "Coach"; it is unknown if this is a mistake or if the red Penguin is the Coach of Sea Slide Galaxy.
 
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===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
[[File:SMG2 CC Coach.png|thumb|x100px|left]]
[[File:SMG2 CC Coach.png|thumb|x100px|right]]
Coach appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', in [[Cosmic Cove Galaxy]]. This time, however, the bands on his arms are blue, not red. Other than that, he looks the same. During the two missions he appears in, "[[Cosmic Cove Galaxy#Twin Falls Hideaway|Twin Falls Hideaway]]" and "[[Cosmic Cove Galaxy#Exploring the Cosmic Cavern|Exploring the Cosmic Cavern]]", Coach would tell Mario that he is the swimming coach and that his students are all out in the water doing swimming lessons in the first mission and informing him that there is a [[Luma (species)|Luma]] trapped in a cage and that everyone is out looking for the key to open it in the second mission. Once again, his role is minimal in the game.
The Coach appears in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', in the [[Cosmic Cove Galaxy]]. The only difference in his physical appearance is that the bands on his arms are blue, rather than red. In this game, the Coach only appears in two missions, "[[Cosmic Cove Galaxy#Twin Falls Hideaway|Twin Falls Hideaway]]" and "[[Cosmic Cove Galaxy#Exploring the Cosmic Cavern|Exploring the Cosmic Cavern]]". In the former, the Coach would tell Mario that he is the swimming coach and that his students are all out in the water swimming; while in the latter, he informs Mario that there is a [[Luma (species)|Luma]] trapped in a cage and that everyone is out looking for the key to open it. Once again, his role is minimal in the game.
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Revision as of 15:40, April 19, 2012

“Nice job on the test! But...are you even one of my students?”
Coach, Super Mario Galaxy

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File:Coach.jpg
Coach in the Loopdeeloop Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy.

The Coach is a tall black penguin that appears in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. He is a swimming instructor in the Beach Bowl Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy, who gives advice as to the location of one of the Power Stars in that area. He can be found teaching the other penguins how to use a shell to improve their swimming.

History

Super Mario Galaxy

File:Coachp.PNG
Game model of the Coach.

The Coach first appeared in Super Mario Galaxy. He can be found in the Loopdeeloop, Beach Bowl and Loopdeeswoop galaxies.

The Coach is the instructor of his own swimming class in the Beach Bowl Galaxy. He appears in all of the missions, though his roles are more or less minimal. In the "Sunken Treasure" mission, he tells Mario that his students are being distracted by sparkly things, and sends Mario to collect them. In the second mission, "Passing the Swim Test", the Coach offers Mario a chance to get a Power Star if he collects a Gold Shell and brings it to him. His role is greatly diminished for the third mission, where he only tells Mario not to break the wall to the undersea cavern.

The Coach is also the instructor of Manta Ray Surfing in the Loopdeeloop Galaxy and Loopdeeswoop Galaxy. If Mario manages to surf on Ray to the end of the water course, he is then awarded with a Power Star.

One of the Toads in the Sea Slide Galaxy calls the red penguin "Coach"; it is unknown if this is a mistake or if the red Penguin is the Coach of Sea Slide Galaxy.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

The Coach appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2, in the Cosmic Cove Galaxy. The only difference in his physical appearance is that the bands on his arms are blue, rather than red. In this game, the Coach only appears in two missions, "Twin Falls Hideaway" and "Exploring the Cosmic Cavern". In the former, the Coach would tell Mario that he is the swimming coach and that his students are all out in the water swimming; while in the latter, he informs Mario that there is a Luma trapped in a cage and that everyone is out looking for the key to open it. Once again, his role is minimal in the game.