Cosmic Spirit

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“Are you in need of a helping hand? Would you like me to guide you to the Power Star?”
Cosmic Spirit, Super Mario Galaxy 2

The Cosmic Spirit[1] is a character in the game Super Mario Galaxy 2 that resembles Rosalina and appears when Mario loses too many lives in a level. She acts much like the Super Guide, taking control of Mario to help the player complete the level. Accepting the Cosmic Spirit's help degrades the Power Star at the end of the level to a Bronze Star. Should the player wish to collect the true Power Star at the end, they must complete the level without the Cosmic Spirit's help. The Cosmic Spirit only appears in 19 galaxies, up to 20 Power Stars in total.

When Mario talks to her, she asks if he needs to be shown the way to get to a Power Star. If the player agrees to do so, the Cosmic Spirit transforms into a blue orb and encircle Mario's body, gaining control of him and activating Cosmic Guide mode. Unlike the Super Guide, the Cosmic Spirit does not disappear, even when the level is completed without her. The Cosmic Spirit leads Mario to the Power Star without collecting coins or Star Bits not on the path it takes along the way, but it does not take too much effort in avoiding them. If the player feels that they can take care of the rest, they can press Plus Button on the Wii Remote to regain control of Mario.

The Cosmic Spirit has some similarities to Cosmic Mario and Cosmic Luigi, they are all cosmic counterparts to actual characters. However, the main difference between them is that Cosmic Mario and Cosmic Luigi antagonize the player, instead of helping the player. Also unlike Cosmic Mario and Luigi, the Cosmic Spirit's voice is not a distorted version of Rosalina's, whereas the other Cosmic characters have distorted voices of their respective counterparts.

Cosmic Spirit locations

Galaxy Level Area
Sky Station Galaxy Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum Just before the final Launch Star.
Flip-Swap Galaxy Think Before You Shake Roughly in the middle of the galaxy.
Fluffy Bluff Galaxy Search for the Toad Brigade Captain Near the Checkpoint Flag of the planetoid where the Toad Brigade captain is located.
Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla Gobblegut's Aching Belly Next to the Launch Star that leads to Gobblegut's planet.
Hightail Falls Galaxy Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper Just after the Checkpoint Flag following the collapsing platform section.
Tall Trunk Galaxy Tall Trunk's Big Slide Right before the start of the giant slide.
Haunty Halls Galaxy A Glimmer of Bulb Berry Roughly in the middle of the area with the Bulb Berries.
Supermassive Galaxy Huge Trouble with Big Wigglers At the starting platform of the planetoid with the giant Wigglers.
Flipsville Galaxy Flip-Flopping in Flipsville On the Starshroom right before Glamdozer's planet.
Chompworks Galaxy Where the Chomps Are Made of Gold Right next to the area where the Golden Chomp appears.
Slipsand Galaxy Squizzard's Sandy Sinkhole After the sand slide next to the Checkpoint Flag.
Melty Monster Galaxy A Stroll Down Rolling Lane On the platform at the start of the bowling section of the level.
Battle Belt Galaxy Snacktime for Gobblegut Right before the pink Launch Star.
Mario Squared Galaxy Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos At the starting platform.
Rolling Coaster Galaxy Purple Coins on the Rainbow Road At the start of the level.
Twisty Trials Galaxy Spinning and Spinning and Spinning Right before the Rotating Gears Area.
Stone Cyclone Galaxy Tox Box Speed Run At the start of the level.
Boss Blitz Galaxy Throwback Throwdown Speed Run On the Meteor planet.
Flip-Out Galaxy Wicked Wall Jumps Near the second Checkpoint Flag.
Flip-Out Galaxy Cosmic Clone Wall Jumpers Near the second Checkpoint Flag.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese おたすけウィッチ[2]
Otasuke Wicchi
Helper Witch
Chinese 守護女巫[3]
Shǒuhù nǚwū
Protector Witch
German Kosmo-Assistent[?] Cosmic Assistant
Italian Spirito Cosmico[?] Cosmic Spirit
Korean 도움마법사[?]
Doum Mabeopsa
Helper Wizard
Spanish (NOA) Espíritu Cósmico[?] Cosmic Spirit

Trivia

  • The coloration of the Cosmic Spirit is very similar to the coloration of the inside of Count Bleck's shadowy cape, as both feature dark blue starry sky-like colorations which remain stationary independent of the movements of the character. Its appearance is also very similar to Cosmic Mario/Luigi, right down to the coloration and lack of visible eyes.
  • Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla is the only boss galaxy in which the Cosmic Spirit appears, and therefore the only galaxy where one can potentially get a bronze Grand Star if she was used.
  • In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the underside of Rosalina's dress is colored black/dark blue and has a glittery star pattern like the Cosmic Spirit, as opposed to being white or blue like in her other appearances in the Mario games.
  • The Cosmic Spirit never appears for Luigi, no matter how many times the player dies. If she was already seen in a certain level, she will reappear when the player switches back to Mario.

References

  1. ^ "In some galaxies, if you lose enough lives, the Cosmic Spirit will appear somewhere. Speak to her and ask for her help to activate Cosmic Guide. It will show you the way to the Power Star. But remember, any Power Stars you earn this way will be Bronze Stars." - Super Mario Galaxy 2 instruction booklet, page 22.
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section, page 158.
  3. ^ Official Hong Kong Super Mario Galaxy 2 website