Cosmic Mario
- Not to be confused with Shadow Mario or Cosmic Clone.
| Cosmic Mario | |
|---|---|
 Cosmic Mario, as he appears in Super Mario Galaxy | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
Cosmic Mario is a character that appears in Super Mario Galaxy. He is a galactic clone of Mario and thus copies his physical appearance, though he is colored blue with multiple stars and has a higher-pitched voice than his normal counterpart.
Cosmic Mario appears when a Cosmic Comet is orbiting a galaxy. Upon the player entering, Cosmic Mario appears at the beginning of the mission and challenges the player to a race. In order to complete the mission, the player must reach the Power Star before Cosmic Mario does. If Cosmic Mario reaches the Power Star first, the player loses a life and must restart the race. Colliding with Cosmic Mario during the race causes him to release Star Bits.
Luigi also has a cosmic clone, Cosmic Luigi, who replaces Cosmic Mario if the player is playing as Luigi. Unlike Cosmic Mario, Cosmic Luigi takes advantage of shortcuts more often and uses a large number of long jumps, making him more difficult to beat.
At the start of a race, if the player holds 
up, then 
when the timer reaches "2," and then hits 
just as the race starts, Mario or Luigi gets a Start Dash, shown by a yellow color appearing on Mario or Luigi, shrinking gradually as a marker at the end of this effect.
Gallery[edit]
Cosmic Luigi
Luigi and Cosmic Luigi during the countdown
See also[edit]
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy | ObjectData/GhostMario.arc ObjectData/GhostLuigi.arc |
GhostMario GhostLuigi |
Ghost Mario Ghost Luigi |
| Super Mario Galaxy | StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | GhostPlayer | Ghost Player |
| Super Mario Galaxy | StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ゴーストマリオ (Gōsuto Mario) | Ghost Mario |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シャドウマリオ[?] Shadō Mario |
Shadow Mario | |
| シャドウ[1] Shadō |
Shadow | ||
| French (NOE) | Mario Cosmique[?] | Cosmic Mario | |
| German | Schatten-Mario[?] | Shadow Mario | |
| Italian | Mario Cosmico[?] | Cosmic Mario | |
| Korean | 그림자 마리오[?] Geurimja Mario |
Shadow Mario | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Mario Fantasma[?] | Ghost Mario | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Mario Sombra[?] | Shadow Mario |
Trivia[edit]
- An unused Cosmic Mario race in the Space Junk Galaxy is found in the game files. When players start a race, they start at the coordinate 0,0,0, which is the air on which they land on the starting planet. Cosmic Mario does not use voice clips in this variant.[2]
- Cosmic Mario/Cosmic Luigi's theme uses a similar arrangement to Shadow Mario's theme of the same music, the Underground Theme from Super Mario Bros.
- On the covers for the Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack and Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack, Mario's silhouette is dark blue covered in stars, resembling Cosmic Mario.
- Prior to Cosmic Mario's debut, Metal Mario had an alternate color scheme where he could be selected into blue in Mario Golf for the Nintendo 64.
- The Cosmic Mario/Cosmic Luigi races are the only races in the game that do not have placement markers for what place Mario/Luigi is in.
References[edit]
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 126.
- ^ SPG64 (August 20, 2021). Unused Space Junk Cosmic Race in Super Mario Galaxy. YouTube. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
