Cosmic Spirit

“Are you in need of a helping hand? Would you like me to guide you to the Star?”

—Cosmic Spirit, Super Mario Galaxy 2

A close-up view of the Cosmic Spirit.

The Cosmic Spirit turning into an orb to help Mario.

The Cosmic Spirit asks Mario if he needs her help.

The Cosmic Spirit is a character in the game Super Mario Galaxy 2 and resembles Rosalina from the prequel.

When Mario talks to her, she asks if he needs to be shown the way to get to a Star. If the player agrees to do so, the Cosmic Spirit will transform into a blue orb and encircle Mario's body, gaining control of him and carry out the Cosmic Guide mode (similar to the Super Guide). Unlike the Super Guide, the Cosmic Spirit won't disappear, even when the level is completed without her. The Cosmic Spirit will lead Mario to the Power Star. If the player feels that they can take care of the rest, they can press on the Wii Remote to regain control of Mario. However, upon activating the Cosmic Guide, the Power Star will instantly degrade to a Bronze Star. The player should keep note however that the Cosmic Spirit will not appear unless the player lost too many lives trying to get a certain star, whether being the player's first time through or while revisiting the level. She appears in every galaxy, but not in every mission.

The Cosmic Spirit has some similarities to Cosmic Mario and Cosmic Luigi; they're all cosmic counterparts to actual characters (Cosmic Spirit to Rosalina; Cosmic Mario to Mario; Cosmic Luigi to Luigi). However, the main difference between them is that Cosmic Mario and Cosmic Luigi antagonize the player, instead of helping the player.

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.
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.
Stone Cyclone Galaxy	Tox Box Speed Run	At the start of the level.
Flip-Out Galaxy	Wicked Wall Jumps, Cosmic Clone Wall Jumpers	Near the second Checkpoint Flag.

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.
• After the Cosmic Spirit has taken control of Mario's movements when assisting the player, it will often avoid collecting certain items, such as coins or Star Bits, if at all possible, though it is unknown why.
• The Cosmic Spirit might actually be Rosalina.