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[[Image:Floating_fortress.jpg|thumb|right|The Floating Fortress in Buoy Base Galaxy.]]
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The '''Buoy Base Galaxy''' is a [[galaxy]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. The galaxy contains a large fortress floating atop a large, spherical pool of water.  Mario has to climb this fortress in order to get the main [[Power Star]] in this galaxy.
|image=[[File:Buoy Base Galaxy.png|280px]]
|area=[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]
|missions=[[The Floating Fortress]]<br>[[The Secret of Buoy Base]]
|stars={{icon|SMG-Mission}}{{icon|SMG-StarGreen}}
|unlock=Get 30 stars and complete [[Beach Bowl Galaxy#Sunken Treasure|Sunken Treasure]]
|icon=The [[#Buoy Base (Starting Planet)|Buoy Base]] and the [[#Water Sphere Planet|Water Sphere Planet]]
}}
{{quote|This here's a floating fortress. We call it Buoy Base. But nobody's using it now, so we're just here for upkeep.|Gearmo|Super Mario Galaxy}}
The '''Buoy Base Galaxy''' is a [[galaxy]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. The galaxy contains a large fortress floating atop a large, semispherical pool of water.  Mario has to climb this fortress in order to get the main [[Power Star]] in this galaxy. The galaxy is one of two galaxies (the other one being the [[Gateway Galaxy]]) to only feature two [[Power Star]]s. It is also the only bonus galaxy to have more than one Power Star.


== Levels ==
An arrangement of this galaxy's music appears as one of the selectable songs that can be played in events in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''.
===The Floating Fortress===
==Planets/Areas==
===Buoy Base (Starting Planet)===
[[File:SMG Buoy Base Planet.png|200px|thumb|left|The '''Buoy Base'''.]]
[[File:SMG Underwater Buoy Base.png|200px|thumb|The underwater part of '''Buoy Base'''.]]
The '''Buoy Base''' is the main part of the Buoy Base Galaxy that consists of a large pool of water and an area above it which contains many obstacles, including [[Topman|Topmen]], [[Thwomp]]s, and [[Amp]]s. The main objective of this part of the planet is to collect five blue [[Star Chip]]s to form a [[Pull Star]] leading to a sphere planet filled with water. Submerged in the large pool of water at the bottom of the planet are multiple [[Bill Blaster]]s and [[Torpedo Ted]]s. A secret caged [[Warp Pipe]] in the pool of water leads to the underside of the planet, where more Bill Blasters and a cage containing a [[Green Power Star]] can be found.
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In this level, the objective is to scale the fortress and receive the Power Star, located on a planetoid above the fortress. In order to do this, the player must first enter the pool of water and release the weight from within by directing the attacking [[Torpedo Ted]]s towards the weight. Then Mario must begin his ascent, surviving the various traps that have been put in place to stop Mario, collecting the five [[Star Chip|blue star chips]], to eventually lay out a path of [[Pull Star]]s towards the next planet.
===Water Sphere Planet===
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[[File:Aquatic Dome.png|200px|thumb|left|The '''{{conjectural|Water Sphere Planet|planet}}''']]
The '''Water Sphere Planet''' is a giant sphere filled with water above the Buoy Base. It has a screw on it that Mario must Star Spin to open the planet and retrieve a power star inside of it and also two pulse-wave generating machines, one of which is actually the screw. It is remarkably small in comparison to the Buoy Base and is similar (or a possible reference) to a ''{{wp|gashapon}}'' capsule. It also bears resemblance to a [[List of Super Smash Bros. series items#Poké Ball|Poké Ball]] from the [[bulbapedia:Pokémon|''Pokémon'' franchise]] as mentioned in the [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide.
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On this planet, Mario has to head to the top of the planet, where it is opened by spinning on a gold screw. The player then dives in to retrieve the [[Power Star]].
==Missions==
{{SMG missions table|sortable=yes
|mission1={{sort|Floating Fortress, The|[[The Floating Fortress]]}}
|image1=[[File:SMG Buoy Base Water Sphere.png|200px]]
|summary1=This mission's objective is to reach the top of the fortress.
|mission2={{sort|Secret of Buoy Base, The|[[The Secret of Buoy Base]]}}
|image2=[[File:SMG Buoy Base Green Star.png|200px]]
|summary2=This mission's objective is to find the [[Green Power Star]].
}}


===Secret of Buoy Base===
==Enemies==
This time, when Mario dives into the surrounding pool of water, where he must seek out a caged green pipe, open it by luring the Torpedo Teds into it. The pipe takes Mario to the outside of the planet, where Mario must this time lure [[Bullet Bill]]s to a cage. Within the cage is the [[Green Power Star]].
<gallery widths="80px"heights="80px">
SMG Asset Model Torpedo Ted.png|[[Torpedo Ted]]s
Galaxy Urchin.jpg|[[Urchin]]s
BlooperSMG.png|[[Blooper]]s
Watershooter.png|[[Water Shooter]]s
SMG Asset Model Bomp.png|[[Bomp]]
Octoguysmg.png|[[Octoguy]]s 
SMG Thwomp Artwork.png|[[Thwomp]]s
SMG Asset Model Topman (Spring).png|[[Spring Topman|Spring Topmen]]
Topmini.png|[[Topmini]]s
AmpSMG.png|[[Amp]]s
SMG Goomba Model.png|[[Goomba]]s
SMG Sentry Garage model.png|[[Sentry Garage]]
SMG Bolt Beam model bolt.png|[[Ball Beamer]] ([[Screwtop|bolt]])
SMG Bolt Beam model nut.png|Ball Beamer (nut)
SMG Bullet Bill.png|[[Bullet Bill]]s
SMG Goombeetle Artwork.png|[[Goombeetle]]
SMG Asset Model Big Amp.png|[[Big Amp|Zap Ball]]s
</gallery>


==Enemies==  
==Gallery==
*[[Goomba]]s
<gallery>
*[[Torpedo Ted]]s
SMG Asset Sprite Preview (Buoy Base Galaxy).png|Galaxy preview banner
*[[Electrogoomba]]s 
SMG Concept Art 4.png|Concept art
*[[Blooper]]s
</gallery>
*[[Thwomp]]s
 
*[[Amp]]s
==Names in other languages==
*[[Topman|Topmen]]
{{foreign names
*[[Bullet Bill]]s
|Jap=フローターランドギャラクシー
*rock spitting [[Electrogoomba]]s
|JapR=Furōtā Rando Gyarakushī
*[[Astro Goomba]]s
|JapM=Floater Land Galaxy
|FreA=Île Flottante
|FreAM=Floating Island
|FreE=Ile flottante
|FreEM=Floating Island
|Ger=Schwimmland-Galaxie
|GerM=Swimming Land Galaxy
|SpaA=Galaxia de Tierras Flotantes
|SpaAM=Floating Lands Galaxy
|SpaE=Galaxia Tierras Flotantes
|SpaEM=Floating Lands Galaxy
|Ita=Galassia Piattaforma
|ItaM=Platform Galaxy
|Kor=부이 베이스 갤럭시
|KorR=Bui Beiseu Gaelleoksi
|KorM=Buoy Base Galaxy
|Chi=漂浮要塞银河
|ChiR=Piāofú yàosài yínhé
|ChiM=Floating Fortress Galaxy
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The sphere containing the Power Star that hangs above the Buoy Base resembles a [[Poké Ball]] and opens like one too.
*The second mission in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' appears to be partially based on the first mission in the Buoy Base Galaxy, even utilizing the same background music and [[Space Storm Galaxy#Topman's Tower|a similar-looking tower]], which features many of the same obstacles and enemies, such as [[Thwomp]]s and [[Amp]]s, and has an overall similar appearance (excluding of course the wide portion towards the bottom of the tower on the Topman Tower Planet).
*This is the only galaxy outside of the 15 main galaxies and the [[Gateway Galaxy]] to contain multiple Power Stars.
**Unlike Gateway Galaxy as well as the two-star galaxies in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', the mission select screen shows the two Power Stars on top of each other rather than side-by-side.
 
*Buoy Base has a [[List of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content#Unused planets|unused low poly version]] that shows much more islands and content under the level. The low poly version indicates it was originally going to be part of a much larger galaxy.
==Foreign Names==
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{{SMG missions}}
Fra=Ile flottante|
[[Category:Galaxies]]
FraM=Floating Isle}}
[[Category:Fortresses]]
 
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy locations]]
 
[[it:Galassia Piattaforma]]
{{Kitchen}}
[[de:Schwimmland-Galaxie]]
{{Galaxy}}
[[Category: Places]]
[[Category: Galaxies]]
[[Category: Outer Space Locations]]
[[Category: Bodies of Water]]

Latest revision as of 12:11, October 31, 2024

Buoy Base Galaxy
Buoy Base Galaxy.png
Area Kitchen
How to unlock Get 30 stars and complete Sunken Treasure
Mission(s) The Floating Fortress
The Secret of Buoy Base
Stars Power StarGreen Star
Galaxy icon The Buoy Base and the Water Sphere Planet
“This here's a floating fortress. We call it Buoy Base. But nobody's using it now, so we're just here for upkeep.”
Gearmo, Super Mario Galaxy

The Buoy Base Galaxy is a galaxy that appears in Super Mario Galaxy. The galaxy contains a large fortress floating atop a large, semispherical pool of water. Mario has to climb this fortress in order to get the main Power Star in this galaxy. The galaxy is one of two galaxies (the other one being the Gateway Galaxy) to only feature two Power Stars. It is also the only bonus galaxy to have more than one Power Star.

An arrangement of this galaxy's music appears as one of the selectable songs that can be played in events in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Planets/Areas[edit]

Buoy Base (Starting Planet)[edit]

The Floating Fortress in Buoy Base Galaxy of Super Mario Galaxy.
The Buoy Base.
Mario under the partially-sunken fortress in the Buoy Base Galaxy
The underwater part of Buoy Base.

The Buoy Base is the main part of the Buoy Base Galaxy that consists of a large pool of water and an area above it which contains many obstacles, including Topmen, Thwomps, and Amps. The main objective of this part of the planet is to collect five blue Star Chips to form a Pull Star leading to a sphere planet filled with water. Submerged in the large pool of water at the bottom of the planet are multiple Bill Blasters and Torpedo Teds. A secret caged Warp Pipe in the pool of water leads to the underside of the planet, where more Bill Blasters and a cage containing a Green Power Star can be found.

Water Sphere 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.

Buoy Base Galaxy
The Water Sphere Planet

The Water Sphere Planet is a giant sphere filled with water above the Buoy Base. It has a screw on it that Mario must Star Spin to open the planet and retrieve a power star inside of it and also two pulse-wave generating machines, one of which is actually the screw. It is remarkably small in comparison to the Buoy Base and is similar (or a possible reference) to a gashapon capsule. It also bears resemblance to a Poké Ball from the Pokémon franchise as mentioned in the Prima guide.

Missions[edit]

Mission Image Summary

The Floating Fortress SMG Buoy Base Water Sphere.png This mission's objective is to reach the top of the fortress.
The Secret of Buoy Base SMG Buoy Base Green Star.png This mission's objective is to find the Green Power Star.

Enemies[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フローターランドギャラクシー[?]
Furōtā Rando Gyarakushī
Floater Land Galaxy
Chinese 漂浮要塞银河[?]
Piāofú yàosài yínhé
Floating Fortress Galaxy
French (NOA) Île Flottante[?] Floating Island
French (NOE) Ile flottante[?] Floating Island
German Schwimmland-Galaxie[?] Swimming Land Galaxy
Italian Galassia Piattaforma[?] Platform Galaxy
Korean 부이 베이스 갤럭시[?]
Bui Beiseu Gaelleoksi
Buoy Base Galaxy
Spanish (NOA) Galaxia de Tierras Flotantes[?] Floating Lands Galaxy
Spanish (NOE) Galaxia Tierras Flotantes[?] Floating Lands Galaxy

Trivia[edit]

  • The second mission in the Space Storm Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2 appears to be partially based on the first mission in the Buoy Base Galaxy, even utilizing the same background music and a similar-looking tower, which features many of the same obstacles and enemies, such as Thwomps and Amps, and has an overall similar appearance (excluding of course the wide portion towards the bottom of the tower on the Topman Tower Planet).
    • Unlike Gateway Galaxy as well as the two-star galaxies in Super Mario Galaxy 2, the mission select screen shows the two Power Stars on top of each other rather than side-by-side.
  • Buoy Base has a unused low poly version that shows much more islands and content under the level. The low poly version indicates it was originally going to be part of a much larger galaxy.