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'''Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada''' is a galaxy found in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. This galaxy consists of a large group of airships, including one piloted by [[Bowser Jr.]] which Mario must attack and sink.
|image=[[File:Bowser Jr. Airship Armada.png|250px]]
|area=[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]
|stars={{icon|SMG-StarGrand}}
|missions=[[Sinking the Airships]]
|boss=[[Bowser Jr.]]
|unlock=23 [[Power Star]]s
|icon=Bowser's head (before completion)<br>Two [[airship]]s on either side of [[Bowser Jr.]]'s personal airship (after completion)
}}
{{quote|[[Mario|You]] just don't give up! Fine, then. I guess I'll just whup you myself! You want this [[Grand Star]] so bad? You're gonna have to take it from me!|Bowser Jr.|Super Mario Galaxy}}
'''Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada''' is a Bowser Jr. [[galaxy]] found in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. This galaxy is actually a very large group of [[Airship]]s, including a flagship piloted by [[Bowser Jr.]] which [[Mario]] must attack and sink. Also, Mario will be attacked by many enemies while trying to get to Bowser Jr. to get the [[Grand Star]]. Several languages, including the original Japanese, refer to the galaxy as a factory that manufactures the airships. The music of this galaxy is the same arrangement of the [[Airship Theme]] that is heard when [[Bowser]] attacks [[Peach's Castle]] at the beginning of both ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.


==Missions==
==Planets/Areas==
===Sinking the Airships===
===Airships===
The first airship has a [[Cannon]] on the stern, so dodge or kill the foes and jump in. Aim the cannon at the flagpole on the right to reach the next airship or carefully aim at the leftmost flagpole to skip a few steps. After battling his way across the airships, Mario will reach a Luma Shop and a wooden platform docked against the last airship. Jump on the platform, which begins to move, and carefully dodge the cannonballs and spiders to reach the final airship where Bowser Jr. waits. Bowser Jr. shoots fireballs from his airship at Mario, so Mario must jump on one of the [[Koopa Troopa]]s, grab the shell, and throw it at Bowser Jr's airship. Hit Bowser Jr.'s airship three times to make him turn and face you; two more hits will defeat him and gain Mario the [[Grand Star]]. Each hit will cause more mayhem to erupt on Mario's airship, as Bowser Jr. begins to fire [[Bullet Bill]]s and summon [[Magikoopa]]s.
[[File:SMG Welcome To Airship Armada.png|thumb|left|200px|The Airships guarding Mario's path to Bowser Jr.]]
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|image1=SMG Airship Armada Switch.png
|caption1=The propeller platform found beside the third Airship.
|image2=SMG Airship Armada Bowser Jr Star Bits.png
|caption2=The Star Bit Easter egg during Mario's bout with Bowser Jr.
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When Mario arrives on the first Airship, he will find several Electrogoombas on board the ship. Past the enemies is a cannon, which Mario can use to fire himself to the second airship. Here, the player should avoid several [[Sentry Beam]]s and a [[Magikoopa]], and make way to the next cannon, proceeding to the third Airship, avoiding some [[Bullet Bill]]s. However, at the first airship, by aiming towards the left, the player should be able to shoot to the third airship and grab the pull star, skipping the second airship. The third Airship marks a [[checkpoint]] and contains [[Wiggler]]s, a [[Mandibug]], [[Lumalee]] and [[Captain Toad]]. When Mario hits a switch on a platform, it will start to move. Once Mario avoids the [[Cannonball]]s fired from several unreachable galleon-class airships and makes it to the other side, the player will arrive at the fourth and final Airship. Here, Mario must battle Bowser Jr. and his flagship. If [[Bowser Jr.]] is hit with a [[Star Bit]] or [[Koopa Shell]] during the battle, he falls over and releases 20 Star Bits. This only happens once. When Bowser Jr. is taken down, Mario will receive a Grand Star, unlocking The [[Bedroom (Super Mario Galaxy)|Bedroom]].
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{{galaxies}}
===Trampoline Planet===
{{conjecture|section=yes}}
[[File:SMG Airship Armada Trampoline Planet.png|thumb|200px|{{conjectural|Trampoline Planet|planet}}]]
If Mario aims to the right on the first Airship's cannon, he will spot a tiny green planet with several Goombas on it. The planet is very bouncy, allowing Mario to easily squish the [[Goomba]]s. If he destroys them all, a [[1-Up Mushroom]] will appear. A sling star will take [[Mario]] to the second airship.
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[[Category: Places]]
===Invisible Box===
[[Category: Galaxies]]
[[File:SMG Invisible Box.png|thumb|left|200px|The area of the invisible box]]
[[Category: Outer Space Locations]]
Just beyond the boss area, there is a large invisible box<ref>SwankyZone (January 19, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1sfEFXUALM&t=3s The MASSIVE Invisible Box in Space! (''Super Mario Galaxy'')]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved May 6, 2018.</ref> in the asteroid field. This box does not let Mario in, but objects like the [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] [[Green Shell|shells]] and [[Bullet Bill|Bullet Bills]] can pass through it with no problem. The purpose of the box is to stop the player from boarding Bowser Jr.'s ship, despite the fact that it is impossible to access normally.
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==Enemies==
<gallery widths="80px"heights="80px">
Octoguysmg.png|[[Octoguy]]s
Electrogoomba.png|[[Octoomba|Electrogoomba]]
SMG Goomba Model.png|[[Goomba]]s
SMG2 Floating Mine Render.png|[[Mikey Mine|Space Mine]]s
LaserRobot.png|[[Sentry Beam]]s
Magikoopa Artwork - Super Mario Galaxy.png|[[Magikoopa]]s
SMG Bullet Bill.png|[[Bullet Bill]]s
SMG Wiggler Artwork.png|[[Wiggler]]s
Mandibug.png|[[Mandibug]]
SMG Asset Model Cannonball.png|[[Cannonball]]s
SMG Sprangler.png|[[Spangler]]s
GalaxyKoopa.png|[[Koopa Troopa]]s
SMG BowserJr.png|[[Bowser Jr.]] (boss)
</gallery>
 
==Mission==
This galaxy consists of only the following mission.
{{SMG missions table
|mission1=[[Sinking the Airships]]
|image1=[[File:SMG Airship Armada Bowser Jr Battle.png|200px]]
|summary1=This mission's objective is to navigate the [[Airship]]s and defeat [[Bowser Jr.]]
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Sprite Preview (Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada).png|Galaxy preview banner
SMG Staff roll 18.png|Staff Roll image
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=クッパJr.シッププラント
|JapR=Kuppa Jr. Shippu Puranto
|JapM=Bowser Jr.'s Ship Plant
|FreA=Usine de Vaisseaux
|FreAM=Ship Factory
|FreE=Usine de vaisseaux
|FreEM=Ship Factory
|Ger=Bowser Jr.s Schiffsfabrik
|GerM=Bowser Jr.'s Ship Factory
|SpaA=Dimensión Nave de Bowser Jr.
|SpaAM=Bowser Jr.'s Ship Dimension
|SpaE=Dimensión Nave de Bowsy
|SpaEM=Bowser Jr.'s Ship Dimension
|Ita=Flotta Navale di Bowser Jr.
|ItaM=Bowser Jr.'s Naval Fleet
|Kor=쿠파주니어 에어십 플랜트
|KorR=Kupa Junieo Eeosip Peullaenteu
|KorM=Bowser Jr.'s Airship Plant
|Chi=酷霸王Jr.飞船工厂
|ChiR=Kùbàwáng Jr. fēichuán gōngchǎng
|ChiM=Bowser Jr.'s Airship Plant
}}
 
==Trivia==
*The battle with [[Bowser Jr.]] in this galaxy and the battle with [[Megahammer]] in [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]] are similar in that each features the use of a [[Sling Star]] during the battle. Incidentally, these two battles are the only situations between the two games in which a Sling Star may be used in a battle with either [[Bowser]] or Bowser Jr.
*This galaxy is the only boss galaxy where [[Lumalee]] appears in the original game, as well as one of two boss galaxies between both ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games where one is present, the other being [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]].
 
==References==
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[[Category:Boss galaxies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy locations]]
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Latest revision as of 12:14, October 31, 2024

Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada
Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada in the game Super Mario Galaxy.
Area Kitchen
How to unlock 23 Power Stars
Boss(es) Bowser Jr.
Mission(s) Sinking the Airships
Stars Grand Star
Galaxy icon Bowser's head (before completion)
Two airships on either side of Bowser Jr.'s personal airship (after completion)
You just don't give up! Fine, then. I guess I'll just whup you myself! You want this Grand Star so bad? You're gonna have to take it from me!”
Bowser Jr., Super Mario Galaxy

Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada is a Bowser Jr. galaxy found in Super Mario Galaxy. This galaxy is actually a very large group of Airships, including a flagship piloted by Bowser Jr. which Mario must attack and sink. Also, Mario will be attacked by many enemies while trying to get to Bowser Jr. to get the Grand Star. Several languages, including the original Japanese, refer to the galaxy as a factory that manufactures the airships. The music of this galaxy is the same arrangement of the Airship Theme that is heard when Bowser attacks Peach's Castle at the beginning of both Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Planets/Areas[edit]

Airships[edit]

Screenshot from the introductory cinematic sequence to Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada.
The Airships guarding Mario's path to Bowser Jr.
Mario on the third Airship in Bowser Jr's Airship Armada.
The propeller platform found beside the third Airship.
Mario fights Bowser Jr.
The Star Bit Easter egg during Mario's bout with Bowser Jr.

When Mario arrives on the first Airship, he will find several Electrogoombas on board the ship. Past the enemies is a cannon, which Mario can use to fire himself to the second airship. Here, the player should avoid several Sentry Beams and a Magikoopa, and make way to the next cannon, proceeding to the third Airship, avoiding some Bullet Bills. However, at the first airship, by aiming towards the left, the player should be able to shoot to the third airship and grab the pull star, skipping the second airship. The third Airship marks a checkpoint and contains Wigglers, a Mandibug, Lumalee and Captain Toad. When Mario hits a switch on a platform, it will start to move. Once Mario avoids the Cannonballs fired from several unreachable galleon-class airships and makes it to the other side, the player will arrive at the fourth and final Airship. Here, Mario must battle Bowser Jr. and his flagship. If Bowser Jr. is hit with a Star Bit or Koopa Shell during the battle, he falls over and releases 20 Star Bits. This only happens once. When Bowser Jr. is taken down, Mario will receive a Grand Star, unlocking The Bedroom.

Trampoline Planet[edit]

The title of this section is conjectural; an official name for the section's subject has not been found, so it has been given a fitting title by the editors. If an official name is found, then the section should be changed to its appropriate title.

Trampoline Planet

If Mario aims to the right on the first Airship's cannon, he will spot a tiny green planet with several Goombas on it. The planet is very bouncy, allowing Mario to easily squish the Goombas. If he destroys them all, a 1-Up Mushroom will appear. A sling star will take Mario to the second airship.

Invisible Box[edit]

Mario before Bowser Jr.'s spawn in Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada
The area of the invisible box

Just beyond the boss area, there is a large invisible box[1] in the asteroid field. This box does not let Mario in, but objects like the Koopa shells and Bullet Bills can pass through it with no problem. The purpose of the box is to stop the player from boarding Bowser Jr.'s ship, despite the fact that it is impossible to access normally.

Enemies[edit]

Mission[edit]

This galaxy consists of only the following mission.

Mission Image Summary

Sinking the Airships Mario on board an Airship. This mission's objective is to navigate the Airships and defeat Bowser Jr.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッパJr.シッププラント[?]
Kuppa Jr. Shippu Puranto
Bowser Jr.'s Ship Plant
Chinese 酷霸王Jr.飞船工厂[?]
Kùbàwáng Jr. fēichuán gōngchǎng
Bowser Jr.'s Airship Plant
French (NOA) Usine de Vaisseaux[?] Ship Factory
French (NOE) Usine de vaisseaux[?] Ship Factory
German Bowser Jr.s Schiffsfabrik[?] Bowser Jr.'s Ship Factory
Italian Flotta Navale di Bowser Jr.[?] Bowser Jr.'s Naval Fleet
Korean 쿠파주니어 에어십 플랜트[?]
Kupa Junieo Eeosip Peullaenteu
Bowser Jr.'s Airship Plant
Spanish (NOA) Dimensión Nave de Bowser Jr.[?] Bowser Jr.'s Ship Dimension
Spanish (NOE) Dimensión Nave de Bowsy[?] Bowser Jr.'s Ship Dimension

Trivia[edit]

  • The battle with Bowser Jr. in this galaxy and the battle with Megahammer in Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet are similar in that each features the use of a Sling Star during the battle. Incidentally, these two battles are the only situations between the two games in which a Sling Star may be used in a battle with either Bowser or Bowser Jr.
  • This galaxy is the only boss galaxy where Lumalee appears in the original game, as well as one of two boss galaxies between both Super Mario Galaxy games where one is present, the other being Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet.

References[edit]

  1. ^ SwankyZone (January 19, 2018). The MASSIVE Invisible Box in Space! (Super Mario Galaxy). YouTube. Retrieved May 6, 2018.