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|title=Sentry Beam
|image=[[File:LaserRobot.png|140px]]<br>Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|image=[[File:Sentry Beam.png|140px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|related=[[Ring Burner]]
|relatives=[[Pulse Beam]]
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'''Sentry Beams'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' Official [[Prima Games]] eGuide, page 29.</ref> are metallic robots that appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and its sequel ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are enemies that will try to defeat [[Mario]] by firing circular emanating lasers at him.  
'''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]].


==History==
==History==
[[File:Sentry Beam Robot.png|left|thumb|An idle Sentry Beam]]
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
Sentry Beams made their debut in the [[Flipswitch Galaxy]] (where one guards the [[Power Star]]) and then reappear later in the [[Battlerock Galaxy]], [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]], the [[Toy Time Galaxy]], the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], the [[Buoy Base Galaxy]], and the [[Dreadnought Galaxy]].
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====
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="Hide appearances">
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
*[[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"
!Domes
!Galaxies
!colspan=7|Missions
|-
|[[Fountain]]
|[[Battlerock Galaxy]]
|[[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]]
|-
|[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]
|[[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]]
|[[File:Smg icon grandstar.png|link=Sinking the Airships]]
|-
|[[Engine Room]]
|[[Toy Time Galaxy]]
|[[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]]
|}
</div>


===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', they only appear in a few galaxies, namely the [[Space Storm Galaxy]], the [[Mario Squared Galaxy]], the [[Shiverburn Galaxy]], and the [[Grandmaster Galaxy]], among others.
Sentry Beams reappear in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', and they are encountered only in [[World S]]. They behave identically to their first appearance.


==Traits and Abilities==
====Appearances====
Sentry Beams constantly remain stationary and attack by firing lasers in a circular shock wave formation. If the shock waves touch [[Mario]], he will be electrocuted and lose one section of his [[Health Meter]]. Sentry Beams will only fire these lasers when Mario gets near enough to them, and there is a limit as to how far they can go before they disappear. On the [[Dreadnought Galaxy#Landing Platform|Landing Platform]] in the [[Dreadnought Galaxy]], these boundaries are clearly defined by large white circles on the ground around the Sentry Beams, which the shock waves cannot go past.
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="Hide appearances">
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
*[[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"
!Worlds
!Galaxies
!colspan=3|Missions
|-
|rowspan=2|[[World S]]
|[[Mario Squared Galaxy]]
|[[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]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=The Ultimate Test]]||[[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=The Perfect Run]]
|}
</div>
{{br}}


Sentry Beams cannot be destroyed by any means. However, Mario can stun them and temporarily stop them from attacking by either jumping on top of the robot or firing a [[Star Bit]] at it, stunning it for several seconds. If Mario jumps on the top of the robot twice, the spring beneath its head becomes exposed and Mario can then use it like a [[trampoline]]. Some Sentry Beams do not fire lasers at all, but still have a springy neck nevertheless.  
==Naming==
===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
}}


There are also two very rare variants of the normal Sentry Beam; one has a nut on top of it, while the other has a bolt. They are both yellow in color instead of purple. They can both be found in the [[Buoy Base Galaxy]] on the [[Buoy Base Galaxy#Water Sphere Planet|Water Sphere Planet]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', 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 very much like the original Sentry Beam robot, though with no springy neck. Once Mario or [[Luigi]] [[spin]]s the bolt of the bolt-like Sentry Beam, it will disappear and the planet will open up to reveal the [[Power Star]]. Nut-like Sentry Beams also appear on the [[Deep Dark Galaxy#Watermelon Planet|Watermelon Planet]] in the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]].
===Names in other languages===
 
{{foreign names
There is also another even more rare Sentry Beam on the top of the tower in the Buoy Base Galaxy. It is green in color and closely resembles a [[Spring Topman]]. It does not fire laser beams, but rather unleashes three [[Topmini]]s on Mario. It still has the spring on its head, however.
|Jpn=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>
 
|JpnR=Rēzā Poddo
Sentry Beams also have a spiked yellow variant which attacks in the same way as its purple counterpart, though Mario cannot stun it due to its spikes. They also lack eyes.
|JpnM=Laser Pod
 
|Fre=Laserpod<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 31</ref>
The final Sentry Beam variant is a gray, mobile unit with sinister-looking eyes, which hovers around with the aid of a propeller on its bottom. This variant is able to shoot a straight laser beam at Mario from its mouth. The laser beam is very fast and very hard to avoid. Though it cannot be defeated, if Mario stands on its head, it will cease all action. However, once Mario starts moving again it will continue to attack.
|FreM=Laser-Pod
 
|Ger=Laser-Roboter
All Sentry Beams are invincible, and they cannot be defeated by any of Mario's attacks. Mario can throw [[Bob-omb]]s at the robots to delay their attacks, but this still will not destroy them.
|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>
{{br}}
|ItaM=Sentry Laser
 
|SpaE=Unidad Láser
==Gallery==
|SpaEN=''Super Mario Galaxy''
<gallery>
|SpaE2=Láser Centinela
LaserRobot.png|A mobile Sentry Beam from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' that fires a laser from its mouth.
|SpaE2N=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
SpikedStunnerRobot.png|A spiked Sentry Beam.
|SpaEM=Laser Unit
SMG Battlerock Galaxy Laser Robot.png|A stationary Sentry Beam.
|SpaE2M=Sentinel Laser
NutLaserRobot.png|The nut-like Sentry Beam at the bottom of the [[Deep Dark Galaxy#Watermelon Planet|Watermelon Planet]].
}}
NutBoltLaserRobot.png|The bolt-like Sentry Beam at the top of the [[Buoy Base Galaxy#Water Sphere Planet|Water Sphere Planet]].
SpringedLaserRobot.png|A Sentry Beam being used as a spring.
Sentry Beam Robot.PNG|A Sentry Beam lurking in the [[Toy Time Galaxy]].
</gallery>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:34, 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.