Sling Pod
- “Help! I'm stuck! Aim your
Star Cursor at me, and press 
to red!” - —Mailtoad, Super Mario Galaxy
A Sling Pod is an alternative to a Launch Star that gets Mario around in some areas of Super Mario Galaxy. Sling Pods are sticky, rubbery, white wobbly balls of web that can easily entrap Mario, Luigi, and Toads. Sling Pods are first seen in the pathway to Tarantox in the Space Junk Galaxy, and their most prominent appearance is in the Sling Pod Galaxy.
To use a Sling Pod, Mario must jump into or be nearby the sticky orb on the top and get stuck in it. Then with the Star Cursor, the player must grab on to the top part and hold the button down, dragging it far to the side of the area. After the player lets it go, the Sling Pod sends Mario flying out of it in the direction it was aimed. A noise begins sounding if the player ends up pointing offscreen while holding on to the Sling Pod.
Sling Pods do not appear in the sequel.
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy | StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | SpaceCocoon | Space Cocoon |
| Super Mario Galaxy | StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | 宇宙まゆ (Uchū Mayu) | Space Cocoon |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ひっぱりマユ[?] Hippari Mayu |
Stretching Cocoon | |
| Chinese | 拉力茧[?] Lālì Jiǎn |
Elastic Cocoon | |
| German | Klebe-Kokon[?] | Sticky-Cocoon | |
| Italian | Larva Elastica[?] | Elastic Larva | |
| Korean | 당기는고치[?] Danggineun Gochi |
Pulling Cocoon | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Larva Elástica[?] | Elastic Larva |
Trivia
- During development, Sling Pods were originally known as Wobble Launchers, presumably due to the wobbling noise that can be heard.[1][better source needed]
