Baby Luma

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Baby Luma
Artwork fromSuper Mario Galaxy 2
Species	Luma
First appearance	Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Run (version 3.3.0, cameo) (2025)
Latest portrayal	Yuya Takezawa

“My mama!”

—Baby Luma,Super Mario Galaxy

Baby Luma^[1] (also referred to asApricot Luma,^[2]Little Luma,^[3]young master Luma,^[4] or simplyLuma) is a major character inSuper Mario Galaxy andSuper Mario Galaxy 2. He grantsMario andLuigi the ability tospin, the main method of attack in both games.

History[edit]

Background[edit]

As chronicled inRosalina's Storybook, Luma was first met by a youngRosalina near a rusted spaceship; he explained to her that he was awaiting his mother, who was coming for him on a comet. Rosalina promised to wait with him, and the two eventually repaired the spaceship with the intent of using it to search for her themselves. As the pair traveled through the cosmos, they came across a comet made of ice and, though there was no sign of Luma's mother, decided to remain on it as they continued their search. One night, after dreaming of her own mother leaving her, Rosalina took Luma in her arms and adopted him as her own, promising to take care of him herself from then on.

Using materials they found frozen beneath the comet's ice, Rosalina and Luma constructed a house for themselves. Following the arrival of more of his kind from a nearby planet, Luma began to fight with them over Rosalina, who proceeded to welcome them into her new home and give names to them all. Some time later, when reminded of her former home and family, Rosalina became saddened once more - to cheer her up, Luma reminded her that her mother would always be a part of her and transformed into acomet, allowing her to visit her home planet every hundred years.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Princess Peach holding Luma in the Super Mario Galaxy opening sequence.

Peach holding Luma inSuper Mario Galaxy

The Luma makes his debut inSuper Mario Galaxy and returns in theNintendo Switch port. Many centuries after Luma's transformation into a comet,Bowser attacked the Comet Observatory and stole theGrand Stars it requires to function. It is presumed that, during the confrontation, the reborn Luma fell from his home to theMushroom Kingdom below. Luma is then found byPrincess Peach, who invitesMario to her castle during theStar Festival to show him her discovery. After Mario is sent flying off into the cosmos byKamek's attack, Peach sends Luma after him as her castle is towed away by Bowser's forces to the center of the universe.

Luma is formally introduced to Mario when he awakens on a planet within theGateway Galaxy. After giving him a brief tutorial and a game of hide-and-seek with two other lumas transformed intoStar Bunnies, the star child determines Mario may be capable of helping Rosalina and joins him at his mother's request, taking up residence beneath theMario Cap and in the process granting him theSpin maneuver. Together, the two make their way through numerous galaxies and slowly reclaim the lostPower Stars, eventually returning enough power to the observatory'sbeacon to allow themselves access toBowser's Galaxy Reactor, where Mario uses Luma's powers to defeat the Koopa King once and for all.

Following Bowser's defeat and the rescue of the final Grand Star, the star it had already begun to form implodes on itself due to a lack of power. The ensuing black hole begins to rapidly consume the entire universe. Luma then appears from the Mario Cap and, after a wave goodbye, flings himself into the heart of the catastrophe, and is followed by the other Lumas. Their efforts succeed in stabilizing the black hole, destroying it and restoring the cosmos to their former state.

After the player collects all 120 Power Stars and defeats the final boss once more, a secret ending is displayed, in which Rosalina is shown thanking the player and promising to watch over them from beyond the stars before departing from the Gateway Galaxy in the observatory. The scene then shifts to the dilapidated spaceship from her storybook, with Luma peering out from inside; he waves once more at the camera before rising up toward the stars and out of sight.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Mario finds a lost Baby Luma in the opening sequence of Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Mario finding the lost Baby Luma inSuper Mario Galaxy 2

Luma makes his return inSuper Mario Galaxy 2 along with theNintendo Switch remake, where he is renamed to Baby Luma to further distinguish him from the otherLumas. He is found in the prologue of the game lying on the ground and immediately takes a shine toMario. Baby Luma flies into theMario Cap, and Mario's body begins to tingle, giving him the power to spin. Mario later meets two other yellow Lumas, which call Baby Luma "young master Luma" and send Mario off to theSky Station Galaxy. Baby Luma is later reunited withLubba, who thanks Mario for saving him, and together, Mario and Baby Luma travel through many new galaxies to defeatBowser once again.

After Bowser is defeated, Mario returns toStarship Mario withPrincess Peach and theGrand Star, after which Rosalina appears in herComet Observatory. She explains to Mario that she knew all along that she would someday be reunited with Baby Luma, because there is a power even beyond that of the stars that governs the destiny of them all. After promising that he will never ever forget about Mario and taking Mario's cap as a souvenir, Baby Luma rejoins Rosalina and leaves with her.

Super Mario Run[edit]

While Baby Luma does not physically appear inSuper Mario Run, he made an appearance as artwork during theSuper Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 event in the missions list.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Page 66, where Baby Luma first appears. He introduces himself and wants to play with Mario. Mario is reminded of cookies by Baby Luma's appearance, and does not want to play with him and would rather play hisNintendo DS, much to Baby Luma's irritation. Mario does not want to do anything.

Baby Luma, alongside other Lumas, appears in volume 38 ofSuper Mario-kun after Mario lands on a planet after he is swatted away by Bowser. He wants to play with Mario, but Mario does not want to do anything, after Mario loses his confidence. Just after Baby Luma tries to encourage Mario to get up and save Peach, a giant Goomba comes. Baby Luma wants Mario's help, though Mario refuses. Rosalina pops up and encourages Mario to fight the Goomba. Mario then learns the Star Spin technique and defeats the Goomba, who turns out to be just an illusion created by Rosalina to help Mario regain his confidence. They team up and help each other as the adventure progresses.

In this adaption, Baby Luma calls himself "A Star Child." He is also given a mouth, mostly to illustrate facial expressions better. The cover also depicts Baby Luma as a yellow Luma instead of a cream-colored one.

Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]

Baby Luma makes a cameo inMario Golf: World Tour during one of Rosalina's animations, specifically whenever she scores aneagle,albatross, orhole-in-one. He is seen wearing Mario's cap like he does in the ending ofSuper Mario Galaxy 2.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

InSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS,Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Rosalina and aLuma are collectively playable as a singular character. While the first Luma spawned during battle will always be yellow in color, one of the alternate colors for any subsequent Lumas spawned during the match is modeled after Baby Luma. This character is also present inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U in the form of atrophy, which can be obtained when it appears at random in one of the game's single-player modes.

Mario Sports Superstars[edit]

Due toMario Sports Superstars reusing Rosalina's golf animations fromMario Golf: World Tour, Baby Luma reappears in this game in the same capacity.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie[edit]

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Baby Luma makes an appearance inThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie, when Rosalina is reading a book to Lumas in the Library at theComet Observatory. He has a red pacifier in his mouth.