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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:CosmicCloneSMG2.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])
|variants=[[Big Cosmic Clone]]<br>[[Small Cosmic Clone]]
|comparable=[[Mummy-Me]]<br>[[Rift Mario]]
}}
{{quote|Watch out for {{color|red|Cosmic Clones}} ahead! If they come after you, [[dash|RUN]]!|[[Sign|Signboard]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]}}
'''Cosmic Clones''' are shadowy duplicates of [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They copy Mario or Luigi's every move, even his defeat animation if he loses a life. They appear to be a successor to [[Cosmic Mario]]; they are strikingly similar to it, sharing the same voice as it, and their theme is the [[Prankster Comet#Cosmic Comet|Cosmic Comet]] theme from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' (with a {{wp|semitone|half step}} higher pitch and an edited opening section), which in turn is a cover of the [[Ground BGM (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] and [[Underground BGM|Underground Theme]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' The only difference is the Cosmic Clones' color and their glowing yellow eyes.


[[Image:SMG2 dark mario.jpg|thumb|Mario surrounded by '''Cosmic Clones'''.]]
==History==
'''Cosmic Clones''' are shadowy duplicates of [[Mario]] that appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Cosmic Clones are created once a certain point is reached in a [[galaxy]] and will follow behind Mario, performing every movement Mario makes. Once a certain task is met, such as collecting all five [[Star Chip]]s, they will disappear.
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', Cosmic Clones are created once a certain point is reached in a [[galaxy]] and follow behind Mario or Luigi, mimicking every movement he makes. [[Boards (characters)|Boards]] usually warn Mario and Luigi that Cosmic Clones are present in the area, although they also appear when a [[Prankster Comet#Clone Comet|Clone Comet]] orbits a galaxy.  


==Known Locations==
Cosmic Clones mimic whatever Mario or Luigi does, even if the landscape has recently been changed. For example, they can [[jump]] on a [[platform]] where Mario or Luigi was standing, even if it has disappeared or moved. If Mario or Luigi gets hit by a clone, he receives damage and the clone vanishes, with the rest of the clones then mimicking the player character taking damage. Once the way forward is revealed, the clones scream, disappear, and release three [[Star Bit]]s each.
*[[Fluffy Bluff Galaxy]] - They appear on the [[Fluffy Bluff Galaxy#Pond Planet|Pond Planet]] following Mario until he collects all five of the [[Star Chip]]s.
*Unknown galaxy involving a [[Purple Coin]] challenge (seen above).
*[[Sky Station Galaxy]] on a planet with [[Flip Switch]]es.<ref>http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-world-super-mario/65196</ref>
*[[Cloudy Court Galaxy]] on a planet with clouds and [[Poison Water|poisonous water]]<ref>http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-world-super-mario/65198</ref>
*Unknown [[Bowser]] or [[Bowser Jr.]] Galaxy, in a [[Purple Coin]] challenge.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zGNdUOTRSU</ref>


[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2]]
The following table provides information on Cosmic Clones in each of their locations.
 
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|-
!width=15%|Galaxy
!width=17%|Mission(s)
!width=17%|Planet(s)
!width=68%|Duration of chase
|-
![[Sky Station Galaxy]]
|[[Storming the Sky Fleet]]
|[[Sky Station Galaxy#Flipswitch Fleet Planet|Flipswitch Fleet Planet]]
|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi flips all the [[Flipswitch Panel]]s.
|-
![[Spin-Dig Galaxy]]
|[[Silver Stars Down Deep]]
|[[Spin-Dig_Galaxy#Starting Planet|Starting Planet]]
|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi shatters the [[Crystal (Super Mario Galaxy)|crystal]] containing the [[Sling Star]].
|-
![[Fluffy Bluff Galaxy]]
|[[Search for the Toad Brigade Captain]]
|[[Fluffy Bluff Galaxy#Pond Planet|Pond Planet]]
|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi collects all the [[Star Chip]]s.
|-
![[Puzzle Plank Galaxy]]
|[[Purple Coin Shadow Vault]]
|[[Puzzle Plank Galaxy#Pound Pillars Planet|Pound Pillars Planet]] (Inside)
|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi collects all the [[Purple Coin]]s.
|-
![[Cloudy Court Galaxy]]
|[[Silver Stars in the Purple Pond]],<br>[[The Shadow Lining]]
|[[Cloudy Court Galaxy#Purple Pond Planet|Purple Pond Planet]]<br>[[Cloudy Court Galaxy#Starting Planets|Starting Planets]]<br>[[Cloudy Court Galaxy#Castle Wall Planet|Castle Wall Planet]]
|align=left|''Silver Stars in the Purple Pond'' – Until all of the Silver Stars are collected.<br>
''The Shadow Lining'' – Until Mario or Luigi collects all the Star Chips for the first wave, takes the Sling Star after the Castle Wall Planet for the second wave, and shatters the crystal containing the [[Power Star]] for the third wave.
|-
![[Haunty Halls Galaxy]]
|[[Spooky Cosmic Clone Chase]]
|[[Haunty Halls Galaxy#Disappearing Paths Planet|Disappearing Paths Planet]]
|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi shatters the crystal containing the Power Star.
|-
![[Chompworks Galaxy]]
|[[Cosmic Clones in the Chompworks]]
|[[Chompworks Galaxy#Lava Chomp Planet|Lava Chomp Planet]]
|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi guides the [[Gold Chomp]] into the hole.
|-
![[Mario Squared Galaxy]]
|[[Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos]]
|[[Mario Squared Galaxy#Starting Planet (Luigi)|Starting Planet (Luigi)]]
|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi collects 100 Purple Coins.
|-
![[Flip-Out Galaxy]]
|[[Cosmic Clone Wall Jumpers]],<br>[[Flip-Out Galaxy#Green Star 2|Green Star 2]]
|[[Flip-Out Galaxy#Flip Wall Planet|Flip Wall Planet]]
|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi shatters the crystal containing the Power Star or gets a [[Green Star]].
|}
 
Only the first Cosmic Clone uses voice clips when jumping. If the player is hurt by the first clone, the other ones only play sound effects.
 
===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
[[File:Cosmicmariosm3dl.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
Two variants of Cosmic Clones, called [[Small Cosmic Clone]]s and [[Big Cosmic Clone]]s, appear in the special worlds of ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. Unlike the normal Cosmic Clones, only one appears in a course at any one time and they do not dissipate when touched. Both variants resemble [[Small Mario]], even while the player is controlling [[Luigi]].
 
==Gallery==
===Models===
<gallery>
Cosmic Clone.png|''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
SMG2 Cosmic Clone Chase.png|[[Sky Station Galaxy]]
SpinDigCosmicClones.png|[[Spin-Dig Galaxy]]
SMG2 Fluffy Bluff Pond Planet.png|[[Fluffy Bluff Galaxy]]
SMG2 Puzzle Plank Purple Coin Vault.png|[[Puzzle Plank Galaxy]]
SMG2 Cloudy Court Silver Stars in the Purple Pond.png|[[Cloudy Court Galaxy]]
SMG2 Haunty Halls Spooky Cosmic Clone Chase.png|[[Haunty Halls Galaxy]]
SMG2 Chompworks Cosmic Clones in the Chompworks.png|[[Chompworks Galaxy]]
SMG2 Mario Squared Luigis Purple Coin Chaos.png|[[Mario Squared Galaxy]]
SMG2 Flip Out Cosmic Clone Wall Jumpers.png|[[Flip-Out Galaxy]]
</gallery>
 
==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/MarioShadow.arc</tt><br><tt>ObjectData/LuigiShadow.arc</tt>
|name1=MarioShadow<br>LuigiShadow
|meaning1=[[Cosmic Mario#Names in other languages|Cosmic Mario]]<br>[[Cosmic Mario|Cosmic Luigi]]}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=マネック
|JpnR=Manekku
|JpnM=From「真似」(''mane'', imitation) and possibly「ミミック」(''mimikku'', mimic)
|ChiS=模仿客<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hans|url=www.ique.com/3ds/arej/course/index.html|title=超级马力欧 3D乐园:关卡介绍|publisher=[[iQue]]|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Mófǎng Kè
|ChiSM=Literally "Imitate Outsider", while「客」is a transliteration of the Japanese name
|ChiT=黑影子
|ChiTR=Hēi Yǐngzi
|ChiTM=Black Shadow
|FreE=Clone chaotique
|FreEM=Chaotic clone
|Ger=Schattenmario
|GerM=Shadow Mario
|Ita=Duplimario
|ItaM=From "Mario" and ''duplicare'' ("to duplicate") or its derivatives
|Ita2=Ombra Scura
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Ita2M=Dark Shadow
|Kor=검은그림자
|KorR=Geomeun geurimja
|KorM=Black Shadow
|Kor2=따라클
|Kor2R=Ttarakeul
|Kor2M=From "따라하다" (''ttarahada'', "to imitate")
|SpaA=Sombras de Mario
|SpaAM=Mario's Shadows
|SpaE=Sombra de Mario
|SpaEM=Mario's Shadow
}}


==References==
==References==
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[[de:Schatten-Mario]]
[[it:Duplimario]]
[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Luigi lookalikes]]
[[Category:Mario lookalikes]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 enemies]]

Latest revision as of 21:31, March 25, 2025

Not to be confused with Cosmic Mario or Shadow Mario.
Cosmic Clone
Artwork of Cosmic Clone from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Variants
Comparable
“Watch out for Cosmic Clones ahead! If they come after you, RUN!”
—Signboard, Super Mario Galaxy 2

Cosmic Clones are shadowy duplicates of Mario or Luigi that first appeared in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They copy Mario or Luigi's every move, even his defeat animation if he loses a life. They appear to be a successor to Cosmic Mario; they are strikingly similar to it, sharing the same voice as it, and their theme is the Cosmic Comet theme from Super Mario Galaxy (with a half step higher pitch and an edited opening section), which in turn is a cover of the Ground Theme and Underground Theme from Super Mario Bros. The only difference is the Cosmic Clones' color and their glowing yellow eyes.

History[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Cosmic Clones are created once a certain point is reached in a galaxy and follow behind Mario or Luigi, mimicking every movement he makes. Boards usually warn Mario and Luigi that Cosmic Clones are present in the area, although they also appear when a Clone Comet orbits a galaxy.

Cosmic Clones mimic whatever Mario or Luigi does, even if the landscape has recently been changed. For example, they can jump on a platform where Mario or Luigi was standing, even if it has disappeared or moved. If Mario or Luigi gets hit by a clone, he receives damage and the clone vanishes, with the rest of the clones then mimicking the player character taking damage. Once the way forward is revealed, the clones scream, disappear, and release three Star Bits each.

The following table provides information on Cosmic Clones in each of their locations.

Galaxy Mission(s) Planet(s) Duration of chase
Sky Station Galaxy Storming the Sky Fleet Flipswitch Fleet Planet Until Mario or Luigi flips all the Flipswitch Panels.
Spin-Dig Galaxy Silver Stars Down Deep Starting Planet Until Mario or Luigi shatters the crystal containing the Sling Star.
Fluffy Bluff Galaxy Search for the Toad Brigade Captain Pond Planet Until Mario or Luigi collects all the Star Chips.
Puzzle Plank Galaxy Purple Coin Shadow Vault Pound Pillars Planet (Inside) Until Mario or Luigi collects all the Purple Coins.
Cloudy Court Galaxy Silver Stars in the Purple Pond,
The Shadow Lining 		Purple Pond Planet
Starting Planets
Castle Wall Planet 		Silver Stars in the Purple Pond – Until all of the Silver Stars are collected.

The Shadow Lining – Until Mario or Luigi collects all the Star Chips for the first wave, takes the Sling Star after the Castle Wall Planet for the second wave, and shatters the crystal containing the Power Star for the third wave.

Haunty Halls Galaxy Spooky Cosmic Clone Chase Disappearing Paths Planet Until Mario or Luigi shatters the crystal containing the Power Star.
Chompworks Galaxy Cosmic Clones in the Chompworks Lava Chomp Planet Until Mario or Luigi guides the Gold Chomp into the hole.
Mario Squared Galaxy Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos Starting Planet (Luigi) Until Mario or Luigi collects 100 Purple Coins.
Flip-Out Galaxy Cosmic Clone Wall Jumpers,
Green Star 2 		Flip Wall Planet Until Mario or Luigi shatters the crystal containing the Power Star or gets a Green Star.

Only the first Cosmic Clone uses voice clips when jumping. If the player is hurt by the first clone, the other ones only play sound effects.

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

Screenshot from Super Mario 3D Land

Two variants of Cosmic Clones, called Small Cosmic Clones and Big Cosmic Clones, appear in the special worlds of Super Mario 3D Land. Unlike the normal Cosmic Clones, only one appears in a course at any one time and they do not dissipate when touched. Both variants resemble Small Mario, even while the player is controlling Luigi.

Gallery[edit]

Models[edit]

  • Super Mario Galaxy 2

    Super Mario Galaxy 2

Screenshots[edit]

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy 2 ObjectData/MarioShadow.arc
ObjectData/LuigiShadow.arc 		MarioShadow
LuigiShadow 		Cosmic Mario
Cosmic Luigi

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マネック[?]
Manekku 		From「真似」(mane, imitation) and possibly「ミミック」(mimikku, mimic)
Chinese (simplified) 模仿客[1]
Mófǎng Kè 		Literally "Imitate Outsider", while「客」is a transliteration of the Japanese name
Chinese (traditional) 黑影子[?]
Hēi Yǐngzi 		Black Shadow
French (NOE) Clone chaotique[?] Chaotic clone
German Schattenmario[?] Shadow Mario
Italian Duplimario[?] From "Mario" and duplicare ("to duplicate") or its derivatives
Ombra Scura[?] Dark Shadow Super Mario Galaxy 2
Korean 검은그림자[?]
Geomeun geurimja 		Black Shadow
따라클[?]
Ttarakeul 		From "따라하다" (ttarahada, "to imitate")
Spanish (NOA) Sombras de Mario[?] Mario's Shadows
Spanish (NOE) Sombra de Mario[?] Mario's Shadow

References[edit]

  1. ^ 超级马力欧 3D乐园:关卡介绍. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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