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[[File:Gravity Wall.png|thumb|Gravity fields in four directions in [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]]]]
A '''Gravity Wall''' are, practically a wall signs [[Mario]] the direcction of the gravity. Appears in '''''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''''', in galaxies like [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]]. Some walls can be changed (and therefore, the gravity) by a [[Gravity Arrow]].
{{quote|The [[gravity]] here is all out of whack! Check out the arrows!|[[Luma]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy]]}}
A '''gravity field'''<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=51 and 200|date=November 9, 2007|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-7615-5643-5}}</ref><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=64, 66, 67, 198, and 231|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6}}</ref> is a special area that first appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. It controls and indicates the direction of [[gravity]] inside.


'''Types of Walls'''
In 2D sections, the back wall of a gravity field has arrows pointing along the direction of gravity, and is color-coded: blue for down, red for up, green for right, and gray or purple for left. Some [[gravity switch]]es are connected to them; they can also change direction with the music, like [[Blinking Block|Beat Block]]s. Gravity fields are the main mechanic of [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', and [[Rightside Down Galaxy]] and [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They usually point in cardinal directions, with an exception in [[Battle Belt Galaxy]].
[[image:GWall photo.jpg|thumb|left|A green '''Gravity Wall''']]
*Blue Wall
A Blue wall means Mario will drop down


*Purple Wall
A type of gravity field navigated in 3D appears in [[Toy Time Galaxy]]. It is a hexagon-textured, usually pink surface that pulls gravity toward it. These gravity fields are green on [[Toy Time Galaxy#Mecha-Bowser|Mecha-Bowser]]. Occasionally, nearby arrows help indicate the gravity direction of a field.
A Purple Wall means Mario will fall upward


*Green Wall
In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', the background of [[Flipsville Galaxy]] has similar arrows to a 2D gravity field. However, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] changes their direction by flipping between sides of a planetoid, by [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ing [[grate]]s or [[Spin Drill|drill]]ing through dirt patches. Unlike true gravity fields, they do not affect all of the objects they encompass, only indicating the player character's gravity.
[[image:GrWall photo.jpg|thumb|left|''Gravity Walls'' in Bowser's Dark Matter Plant.]]
A Green Wall means Mario will fall toward the right side


*Gray Wall
Gravity fields return in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where they appear in some of the 2D sections accessed by [[8-bit pipe]]s. Inside the [[Inverted Pyramid]], the arrows on the gravity fields are designed after the pyramid itself.
A Gray Wall means Mario will fall toward the left side
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==Locations==
{{Stub|section=y|Missing ''Super Mario Odyssey'' locations}}
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Galaxy<br>Mission
!colspan=2|Area
!Colors<br>(down / up / right / left)
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Good Egg Galaxy]]'''<br>[[A Snack of Cosmic Proportions]]
|Many sections of the inside of the [[Good Egg Galaxy#Pill Planet|Pill Planet]] feature gravity fields.
|[[File:Pillplanet.png|200px]]
|<span style="color:royalblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:orangered;">Orange</span>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Battlerock Galaxy]]'''<br>[[Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe]]
|The inside of the [[Battlerock Galaxy#Gravity Planet|Gravity Planet]] has many gravity fields, but their direction is inverted, with blue going up and red going down.
|[[File:SMG Battlerock Gravity Corridor.png|200px]]
|<span style="color:red;">Red</span> / <span style="color:blue;">Blue</span>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Bowser's Star Reactor]]'''<br>[[The Fiery Stronghold]]
|Roughly in the middle of the level is [[Bowser's Star Reactor#Gravity Planet|a short section of gravity fields]].
|[[File:SMG Bowser Star Reactor Gravity Area.png|200px]]
|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:deeppink;">Pink</span>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]]'''<br>[[Darkness on the Horizon]]
|Almost the entire level consists of many different sections of gravity fields surrounded by [[dark matter]].
|[[File:SMG Dark Matter Plant Gravity Wall.png|200px]]
|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:deeppink;">Pink</span> / <span style="color:seagreen;">Green</span> / <span style="color:gray;">Gray</span>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]]'''<br>[[The Fate of the Universe]]
|A short section of gravity fields appears behind the [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor#Cosmic Blocks|Cosmic Blocks]].
|[[File:Bowser Galaxy Reactor Space Junk Area.png|200px]]
|<span style="color:royalblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:deeppink;">Pink</span>
|}
{{br}}


[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy]]
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
[[Category:Traps and Obstacles]]
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Galaxy<br>Missions
!colspan=2|Area
!Colors<br>(down / up / right / left)
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Rightside Down Galaxy]]'''<br>[[Breaking the Laws of Gravity]], [[The Great Crate Incinerator]], [[Rightside Down Galaxy#Green Star 1|Green Star 1]], [[Rightside Down Galaxy#Green Star 2|Green Star 2]]
|The entire galaxy is composed of [[Rightside Down Galaxy#Starting Planet|many sections of gravity fields]].
|[[File:SMG2 Rightside Down Four Way Gravity Fields.png|200px]]
|<span style="color:royalblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:palevioletred;">Red</span> / <span style="color:seagreen;">Green</span> / <span style="color:mediumpurple;">Lavender</span>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Flipsville Galaxy]]'''<br>[[Flipsville's New Digs]], [[Purple Coin Spin Speed Run]]
|Inside the [[Flipsville Galaxy#Dirt Tower Planet|Dirt Tower Planet]] is [[Flipsville Galaxy#Underground Gravity Area|an area]] with nine separate sections of gravity fields, which alternate in time with the music.
|[[File:SMG2 Flipsville Underground Gravity Area.png|200px]]
|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:palevioletred;">Red</span> / <span style="color:seagreen;">Green</span> / <span style="color:gray;">White</span>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Upside Dizzy Galaxy]]'''<br>[[A Walk on the Weird Side]], [[Burning Upside Dizzy]], [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy#Green Star 1|Green Star 1]], [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy#Green Star 2|Green Star 2]]
|The entire galaxy is composed of [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy#Starting Planet|many sections of gravity fields]].
|[[File:SMG2 Upside Dizzy 1.png|200px]]
|<span style="color:royalblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:palevioletred;">Red</span>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Battle Belt Galaxy]]'''<br>[[Mini-Planet Mega-Run]], [[Mini-Planet Daredevil Run]]
|Inside the [[Battle Belt Galaxy#Undergrunt Planet|Undergrunt Planet]] is a circular gravity field, which alternates in time with the music.
|[[File:SMG2 Battle Belt Inside the Undergrunt Planet.png|200px]]
|<span style="color:royalblue;">Blue</span> (in) / <span style="color:palevioletred;">Red</span> (out)
|}
{{br}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Train Planet.png|The pink variation in [[Toy Time Galaxy]]
Big Mecha Bowser.png|The green variation at the Mega-Bowser planet in Toy Time Galaxy
SMG2 Screenshot Gravity Field.png|''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
Gravity Wall SMO.jpg|''Super Mario Odyssey''
</gallery>
 
==See also==
*[[Gravity spotlight]]
*[[Gravity switch]]
 
==References==
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[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Odyssey objects]]

Latest revision as of 19:09, March 3, 2025

Gravity field from Super Mario Galaxy
Gravity fields in four directions in Bowser's Dark Matter Plant
“The gravity here is all out of whack! Check out the arrows!”
Luma, Super Mario Galaxy

A gravity field[1][2] is a special area that first appears in Super Mario Galaxy. It controls and indicates the direction of gravity inside.

In 2D sections, the back wall of a gravity field has arrows pointing along the direction of gravity, and is color-coded: blue for down, red for up, green for right, and gray or purple for left. Some gravity switches are connected to them; they can also change direction with the music, like Beat Blocks. Gravity fields are the main mechanic of Bowser's Dark Matter Plant in Super Mario Galaxy, and Rightside Down Galaxy and Upside Dizzy Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They usually point in cardinal directions, with an exception in Battle Belt Galaxy.

A type of gravity field navigated in 3D appears in Toy Time Galaxy. It is a hexagon-textured, usually pink surface that pulls gravity toward it. These gravity fields are green on Mecha-Bowser. Occasionally, nearby arrows help indicate the gravity direction of a field.

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the background of Flipsville Galaxy has similar arrows to a 2D gravity field. However, Mario or Luigi changes their direction by flipping between sides of a planetoid, by ground-pounding grates or drilling through dirt patches. Unlike true gravity fields, they do not affect all of the objects they encompass, only indicating the player character's gravity.

Gravity fields return in Super Mario Odyssey, where they appear in some of the 2D sections accessed by 8-bit pipes. Inside the Inverted Pyramid, the arrows on the gravity fields are designed after the pyramid itself.

Locations[edit]

This section is a stub. Please consider expanding it to include any missing information. Specifics: Missing Super Mario Odyssey locations

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Galaxy
Mission
Area Colors
(down / up / right / left)
Good Egg Galaxy
A Snack of Cosmic Proportions
Many sections of the inside of the Pill Planet feature gravity fields. The Pill Planet's middle area from Super Mario Galaxy. Blue / Orange
Battlerock Galaxy
Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe
The inside of the Gravity Planet has many gravity fields, but their direction is inverted, with blue going up and red going down. Screenshot of Battlerock Galaxy Red / Blue
Bowser's Star Reactor
The Fiery Stronghold
Roughly in the middle of the level is a short section of gravity fields. SMG Bowser Star Reactor Gravity Area.png Blue / Pink
Bowser's Dark Matter Plant
Darkness on the Horizon
Almost the entire level consists of many different sections of gravity fields surrounded by dark matter. The gravity is pulling Mario to the dark matter Blue / Pink / Green / Gray
Bowser's Galaxy Reactor
The Fate of the Universe
A short section of gravity fields appears behind the Cosmic Blocks. Cosmic blocks from Bowser's Galaxy Reactor. Blue / Pink

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Galaxy
Missions
Area Colors
(down / up / right / left)
Rightside Down Galaxy
Breaking the Laws of Gravity, The Great Crate Incinerator, Green Star 1, Green Star 2
The entire galaxy is composed of many sections of gravity fields. SMG2 Rightside Down Four Way Gravity Fields.png Blue / Red / Green / Lavender
Flipsville Galaxy
Flipsville's New Digs, Purple Coin Spin Speed Run
Inside the Dirt Tower Planet is an area with nine separate sections of gravity fields, which alternate in time with the music. SMG2 Flipsville Underground Gravity Area.png Blue / Red / Green / White
Upside Dizzy Galaxy
A Walk on the Weird Side, Burning Upside Dizzy, Green Star 1, Green Star 2
The entire galaxy is composed of many sections of gravity fields. Mario near the beginning of the stage in the Upside Dizzy Galaxy Blue / Red
Battle Belt Galaxy
Mini-Planet Mega-Run, Mini-Planet Daredevil Run
Inside the Undergrunt Planet is a circular gravity field, which alternates in time with the music. A screenshot of Mario in an underground area of the Battle Belt Galaxy. Blue (in) / Red (out)

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5643-5. Page 51 and 200.
  2. ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 64, 66, 67, 198, and 231.