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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Sentry Beam
|image=[[File:LaserRobot.png|140px]]
|image=[[Image:Sentry Beam.png|140px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|sub_species=Mobile Sentry Beam<br>Spiked Sentry Beam<br>Bolt Sentry Beam<br>Nut Sentry Beam
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|affiliation=[[Koopa Troop]]
|relatives=[[Pulse Beam]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[2010]])
}}
}}
 
'''Sentry Beams'''<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Random House Inc|date=May 23, 2010|page=29|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=127}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. These invulnerable metallic robots attack by firing lasers from their mouths at [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]].
'''Sentry Beams''' are metallic robots that make their only appearance in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and its sequel ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' as enemies who try to defeat [[Mario]] by firing circular emanating lasers at him.  


==History==
==History==
[[File:Sentry Beam Robot.png|left|thumb|An idle Sentry Beam]]
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
Sentry Beams first appear in [[Flipswitch Galaxy]] and re-appear in [[Battlerock Galaxy]], [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]], [[Toy Time Galaxy]] and [[Dreadnought Galaxy]].
Sentry Beams debut in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', first appearing in the [[Battlerock Galaxy]]. They also appear in [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]] and the [[Toy Time Galaxy]]. Sentry Beams are stationary robots that hover in place, firing a laser at Mario or Luigi if he approaches them. They cannot be destroyed by any means, but if Mario or Luigi stands on top of them, they cease all motion until he gets off and starts to move again.


===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', they appear in a few galaxies, namely [[Space Storm Galaxy]], [[Mario Squared Galaxy]] and [[Grandmaster Galaxy]].
Sentry Beams reappear in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', and they are encountered only in the [[Mario Squared Galaxy]] and the [[Grandmaster Galaxy]]. They behave identically to their first appearance.
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==Traits and Abilities==
==Additional names==
Sentry Beams are purple in appearance and somewhat resemble [[Topman|Topmen]], they constantly remain stationary and attack by firing lasers in a circular ray-like shock wave and if they hit Mario he will lose one health. Sentry Beams constantly fire out circular ray-lasers whether Mario is near or not and the lasers have a limit as to how far they can go before they disappear. They cannot be destroyed under any circumstance, however there is a way to stun the beams, impairing them for several seconds and giving Mario refuge from their barrage of attacks. If Mario either jumps on top of the robot or fires a [[Star Bit]] at it then the robot will become stunned and the spring beneath its head becomes exposed and Mario can then use them like a [[trampoline]]. Some of these purple robots do not fire laser, but still have a springy neck.
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/SearchBeamer.arc</tt>
|name1=SearchBeamer
|meaning1=Transliteration of below
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''<br>''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt><br><tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=サーチビーマー (''Sāchi Bīmā'')
|meaning2=Search Beamer
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There are also very rare types of Sentry Beam, one has a nut on top of it, while one has a bolt. They're both found in [[Buoy Base Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' on the [[Buoy Base Galaxy#Poké Ball Planet|Poké Ball Planet]], with the nut-like robot on the bottom of the planet and the bolt-like robot on the top. The Sentry Beam with the nut is like the original purple robot with no springy neck, but once Mario or Luigi spins on the bolt of the bolt Sentry Beam, the planet opens up to reveal the [[Power Star]].
===Names in other languages===
 
{{foreign names
Sentry Beams also have a spiked yellow variant which attacks in the same way as its purple counterpart, but due to its spikes Mario cannot stun it, they also lack eyes.
|Jap=レーザーポッド<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors.|location=Tokyo|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|page=128 and 161|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
 
|JapR=Rēzā Poddo
The final variant of Sentry Beam is a gray, undefeatable, mobile unit with sinister-looking eyes, which hovers around with the aid of a propeller at its bottom. This variant can shoot a straight laser beam at Mario from its mouth that is very fast and very hard to dodge. If Mario stands on its head it will cease all action but once Mario starts moving again it will continue with its attack.
|JapM=Laser Pod
|Fre=Laserpod<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 31</ref>
|FreM=Laser-Pod
|Ger=Laser-Roboter
|GerM=Laser Robot
|Ita=Laser Sentinella<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=128 and 161}}</ref>
|ItaM=Sentry Laser
|SpaE=Unidad Láser
|SpaEN=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|SpaE2=Láser Centinela
|SpaE2N=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|SpaEM=Laser Unit
|SpaE2M=Sentinel Laser
}}


All Sentry Beams are invincible, they cannot be defeated by anything less than [[Rainbow Mario]] himself. Mario can throw [[Bob-omb]]s at the robots but they will still not be destroyed and will resume their attack momentarily.
==References==
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==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:LaserRobot.png|A mobile Sentry Beam that spits laser from ''Super Mario Galaxy''.
File:SpikedStunnerRobot.png|A spiked Sentry Beam.
File:Laserrobot.jpg|A stationary Sentry Beam.
File:NutLaserRobot.png|The nut-like Sentry Beam from the bottom of the [[Buoy Base Galaxy#Poké Ball Planet|Poké Ball Planet]].
File:NutBoltLaserRobot.png|The bolt-like Sentry Beam from the top of the [[Buoy Base Galaxy#Poké Ball Planet|Poké Ball Planet]].
File:SpringedLaserRobot.png|A Sentry Beam that can be used as a spring.
</gallery></center>
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Latest revision as of 04:51, September 28, 2024

Sentry Beam
LaserRobot.png
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Relatives

Sentry Beams[1][2] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. These invulnerable metallic robots attack by firing lasers from their mouths at Mario or Luigi.

History[edit]

A Sentry Beam from Super Mario Galaxy.
An idle Sentry Beam

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Sentry Beams debut in Super Mario Galaxy, first appearing in the Battlerock Galaxy. They also appear in Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada and the Toy Time Galaxy. Sentry Beams are stationary robots that hover in place, firing a laser at Mario or Luigi if he approaches them. They cannot be destroyed by any means, but if Mario or Luigi stands on top of them, they cease all motion until he gets off and starts to move again.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Sentry Beams reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2, and they are encountered only in the Mario Squared Galaxy and the Grandmaster Galaxy. They behave identically to their first appearance.

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/SearchBeamer.arc SearchBeamer Transliteration of below
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
サーチビーマー (Sāchi Bīmā) Search Beamer

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese レーザーポッド[3]
Rēzā Poddo
Laser Pod
French Laserpod[4] Laser-Pod
German Laser-Roboter[?] Laser Robot
Italian Laser Sentinella[5] Sentry Laser
Spanish (NOE) Unidad Láser[?] Laser Unit Super Mario Galaxy
Láser Centinela[?] Sentinel Laser Super Mario Galaxy 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 29.
  2. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 127.
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 128 and 161.
  4. ^ Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 31
  5. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128 and 161.