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====Appearances====
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'''Note:''' [[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where Sentry Beams are absent.
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
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*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
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|[[Fountain]]
|[[Fountain]]
|[[Battlerock Galaxy]]
|[[Battlerock Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlerock Barrage]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Breaking into the Battlerock]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Topmaniac's Daredevil Run]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coins on the Battlerock]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlerock's Garbage Dump]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi under the Saucer]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlerock Barrage]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Breaking into the Battlerock]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Topmaniac's Daredevil Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coins on the Battlerock]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlerock's Garbage Dump]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi under the Saucer]]
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|[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]
|[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]
|[[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]]
|[[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:Smg icon grandstar.png|link=Sinking the Airships]]
|[[File:Smg icon grandstar.png|link=Sinking the Airships]]
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|-
|[[Engine Room]]
|[[Engine Room]]
|[[Toy Time Galaxy]]
|[[Toy Time Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Mario Meets Mario]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Bouncing Down Cake Lane]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Fast Foes of Toy Time]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi's Purple Coins]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=The Flipswitch Chain]]
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Mario Meets Mario]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Bouncing Down Cake Lane]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Fast Foes of Toy Time]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Luigi's Purple Coins]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=The Flipswitch Chain]]
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====Appearances====
====Appearances====
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'''Note:''' [[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where Sentry Beams are absent.
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:red"
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Worlds
!Worlds
!Galaxies
!Galaxies
!Missions
!colspan=3|Missions
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|rowspan=2|[[World S]]
|rowspan=2|[[World S]]
|[[Mario Squared Galaxy]]
|[[Mario Squared Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Make Mario a Star]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Make Mario a Star]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos]]
|-
|-
|[[Grandmaster Galaxy]]
|[[Grandmaster Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=The Ultimate Test]][[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=The Perfect Run]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=The Ultimate Test]]||[[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=The Perfect Run]]
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==Additional names==
==Naming==
===Internal names===
===Internal names===
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Latest revision as of 14:34, March 6, 2025

Sentry Beam
Rendered model of a Sentry Beam from Super Mario Galaxy.
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
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, where they first appear 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.

Appearances[edit]

  • Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. marks missions where they are completely absent.
  • Galaxy StarP.png marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
Domes Galaxies Missions
Fountain Battlerock Galaxy Battlerock Barrage Breaking into the Battlerock Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe Topmaniac's Daredevil Run Purple Coins on the Battlerock Battlerock's Garbage Dump Luigi under the Saucer
Kitchen Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada Sinking the Airships
Engine Room Toy Time Galaxy Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser Mario Meets Mario Bouncing Down Cake Lane Fast Foes of Toy Time Luigi's Purple Coins The Flipswitch Chain

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

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

Appearances[edit]

  • Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. marks missions where they are completely absent.
  • Galaxy StarP.png marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
Worlds Galaxies Missions
World S Mario Squared Galaxy Make Mario a Star Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos
Grandmaster Galaxy The Ultimate Test The Perfect Run

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/SearchBeamer.arc SearchBeamer Transliteration of below
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.