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{{quote|Hey! Ho! If you need to know anything about {{color|Prankster Comets|red}}, I'm your Luma!|Comet Tico|Super Mario Galaxy}}
{{quote|Hey! Ho! If you need to know anything about {{color|Prankster Comets|red}}, I'm your Luma!|Comet Tico|Super Mario Galaxy}}

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Comet Tico
SMG Comet Tico.png
Artwork of Comet Tico
Species Hungry Luma
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
“Hey! Ho! If you need to know anything about red, I'm your Luma!”
Comet Tico, Super Mario Galaxy

Comet Tico[1] is a unique Luma found in Super Mario Galaxy. Its appearance is that of a purple Hungry Luma and a Lumalee that holds up two sticks with stars on the ends in each hand, similar to a Hungry Luma's sticks, which have color-changing Star Bits on the ends. It is located just outside the Terrace on the Comet Observatory, and appears only after Mario has collected a total of thirteen Power Stars, which causes various types of Prankster Comets to begin appearing. When Mario talks to Comet Tico, it will give Mario two options to choose from: "Tell Me More!" or "Move It!".

The Comet Tico onboard the Comet Observatory

If the player chooses the "Tell Me More!" option, Comet Tico will give Mario information about the different types of Prankster Comets, which mainly entails the various effects that each type of Prankster Comet has on a galaxy's normal operation. Originally, Comet Tico will only give Mario information about Speedy Comets, Daredevil Comets, Cosmic Comets, and Fast Foe Comets, but once Mario has defeated Bowser at the center of the universe, Comet Tico will also tell Mario about the fifth type of comet, the Purple Comet. Asking Comet Tico for information about the Prankster Comets does not require the player to relinquish any Star Bits.

The player should choose the "Move It!" option when they want the current position of the Prankster Comets orbiting a particular galaxy or galaxies to be moved. Each time the player asks Comet Tico to shuffle around the positions of the Prankster Comets, Mario must pay it 20 Star Bits, after which it will flash white like a transforming Hungry Luma. A second later, the map of the Comet Observatory will be displayed, indicating the new positions of the Prankster Comets. If Mario has only completed a few Prankster Comet missions when he asks Comet Tico to move the comets, it will usually move different Prankster Comets to new galaxies and take away the existing Prankster Comets from the old galaxies. When Mario has completed many of the Prankster Comet missions, Comet Tico will occasionally do away with all of the existing Prankster Comets, leaving none available. When Mario uses this same option a second time, or completes a mission in any various galaxy, the Prankster Comets will all return to their previous positions. In rare cases, Comet Tico will not do anything, even if there are still Prankster Comets available.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese コメットチコ[?]
Kometto Chiko
Comet Luma
Chinese (simplified) 彗星琪琪[3]
Huìxīng Qíqi
Comet Luma
German Schabernack-Luma[?] Prank Luma
Italian Sfavillotto Cometa[?] Comet Luma
Spanish Destello Cohete[?] Rocket Luma

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Galaxy internal filename (ObjectData/TicoComet.arc)
  2. ^ Polari's dialogue: "Si quelque chose t'échappe à propos des comètes farceuses, va demander à red, là-bas" can be translated as "If there is something you don't get about Prankster Comets, go ask red, there."
  3. ^ Gameplay video of the official Nvidia Shield Chinese version of Super Mario Galaxy (4:58)