Comet Medal
- Not to be confused withStar Medal.
| Comet Medal | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
| Effect | Makes aPrankster Comet appear in agalaxy (Galaxy 2); raises the Skill levels of characters (Puzzle & Dragons) | ||
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- “Collect many
?Cometarrive!First time ingalaxy... Alwaysone somewhere! Look hard. Find!” - —Whittle,Super Mario Galaxy 2
Comet Medals are items that appear inSuper Mario Galaxy 2. They are white octagonalcoins with a golden lining and a picture of a golden comet imprinted on them. Collecting enough Comet Medals makesPrankster Comets appear, like the Prankster Comets inthe first game. They are found in the first mission of every galaxy, usually in hard to reach places or requiring the use of a power-up. Once collected, if the player re-enters the level, the Medal appears to be a clear blue silhouette of the original. It can still be collected, and by doing so, it is temporarily added to the total until exiting the level by any means.
There are 49 Comet Medals total, but not every galaxy has a Prankster Comet, even after every Comet Medal has been collected. The counter can temporarily increase up to 50 if a previously-collected Comet Medal is picked up again on a repeat visit to the stage after collecting all the other medals.
Comet Medals also appear inPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. They raise the Skill levels of both forms ofRosalina and all types/forms ofCheep Cheeps andBloopers from levels 1-4, whileGrand Comet Medals raise from levels 5-7.
Comet Medal locations[edit]
| World 1 | |
|---|---|
Galaxy | Comet Medal Location |
High above the cylindrical planet with gray platforms rotating around it. It opensPeewee Piranha's Speed Run. | |
On a small green hill in the area where the player first obtainsYoshi. It opensSpiny Rainbow Romp. | |
Next to the right-most pillar on the Drill Zone Planet. It opensDigga-Leg's Daredevil Run. | |
Above a column of coins on the Pond Planet.Cloud Mario is needed, or a triple jump or back-flip and spin at the apex of the jump, Fluffy Bluff has no Prankster Comet of its own until the Green Stars are unlocked. | |
On a blue platform near the lastChomp. It opensPurple Coin Flip 'n' Sprint. | |
Between twoThwomps in an upside down section, just after theChomps, Rightside Down has no Prankster Comet of its own until the Green Stars are unlocked. | |
Above the Thwomp near the beginning of the stage. It unlocksFiery Flotilla Speed Run. | |
| World 2 | |
Galaxy | Comet Medal Location |
Off to the side of a wooden platform, just before two Grinders cut off a vertical wall, which creates an area that Mario must wall-kick up. It unlocksPurple Coin Shadow Vault. | |
Near the end of the level right after theHungry Luma. It unlocksHightail Falls Speed Run. | |
Right at the beginning of the level inside the purple crystal.Rock Mario is needed. It unlocksRolling Crabber Romp. | |
Inside a large shell-shaped structure underwater, near the button that freezes the entire area, Cosmic Cove has no Prankster Comet of its own until the Green Stars are unlocked. | |
Obtained after going through the fivegates, Wild Glide has no Prankster Comet of its own until the Green Stars are unlocked. | |
On a small platform guarded by aChoppah, Honeybloom has no Prankster Comet of its own until the Green Stars are unlocked. | |
Reached by wall-jumping or Backflipping off aWhomp. It unlocksLava Lair Speed Run. | |
| World 3 | |
Galaxy | Comet Medal Location |
On the Log Planet. It unlocksTall Trunk's Purple Coin Slide. | |
Near the end of the level inside the crushing wall. It unlocksThe Shadow Lining. | |
Over a large gap, just after a green pipe. It unlocksSpooky Cosmic Clone Chase. | |
Hidden beneath some Brick Block-shaped snow, on the third planet after the slide, Freezy Flake has no Prankster Comet of its own until the Green Stars are unlocked. | |
Near the end on a platform about to be cut byGrinders. It unlocksMasterpiece Speed Run. | |
Near the beginning on top of an orange Beat Block. It unlocksSilver Stars in Double Time. | |
On the Airship with the Hammer Bros, just before Mario fightsMegahammer. It unlocksMegahammer's Daredevil Bash. | |
| World 4 | |
Galaxy | Comet Medal Location |
At the start of the level, over a large gap in the middle of an arc of coins, near the large spinning coin and aBig Goomba. It unlocksBig Wigglers Speed Run. | |
On the first planet on the underside of it. It unlocksPurple Coin Spin Speed Run. | |
Only in the underwater area of the mission "Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars", between twoGringills. It unlocksPurple Coin Beach Dash. | |
At the beginning of the level, over theChomps. It unlocksCosmic Clones in the Chompworks. | |
In a secret platform that appears withBulb Yoshi. It unlocksBulb Berry's Purple Coin Glow. | |
In a set of two walls. It requires wall-jumping, Honeyhop has no Prankster Comets of its own until the Green Stars are unlocked. | |
Near the checkpoint flag in the castle. On top of theBrick Block. It unlocksGravity Star Speed Run. | |
| World 5 | |
Galaxy | Comet Medal Location |
Between to an electric fence and set of platforms going down, Space Storm has no Prankster Comets of its own until the Green Stars are unlocked. | |
On a small patch of solid ground where the sand river bends. It unlocksSquizzard's Daredevil Run. | |
Hanging over the moving stone platforms of the lava planet. It unlocksOcto-Army Icy Rainbow Romp. | |
In the swamp right next to the launch star, Boo Moon has no Prankster Comets of its own until the Green Stars are unlocked. | |
Under an electrified fence and over a moving platform, Upside Dizzy has no Prankster Comets of its own until the Green Stars are unlocked. | |
Obtained after flying through the fivegates, Fleet Glide has no Prankster Comets of its own until the Green Stars are unlocked. | |
On the mine-lined blue row on the spindly planet. It unlocksBoomsday Machine Daredevil Run. | |
| World 6 | |
Galaxy | Comet Medal Location |
On one of the non-burned planetoids hanging over the Magmaw planet, Melty Monster has no Prankster Comets until the Green Stars are unlocked. | |
Hanging above the cogs rolling down the first slope. It unlocksThe Adventure of the Purple Coins. | |
Found on the overhang under the giant pole, where theShoot into the Wild Blue star fromSuper Mario 64 used to be. It unlocksWhomp Silver Star Speed Run. | |
Right above a lava pool on the burn bit planet. It unlocksMini-Planet Daredevil Run. | |
Found at the top left corner of the planet whereYoshi is found. It unlocksDark Octo-Army Romp. | |
After sliding down the water slide, in the first room withSnoodles, the Comet Medal is located in a small alcove on the left side of the room, just before the next tunnel, Slimy Spring has no Prankster Comet of its own until the Green Stars are unlocked. | |
WithYoshi's assistance, the Comet Medal can be found on the lava on the left moving path, next to two flowers. It unlocksBowser's Big Bad Speed Run. | |
| Special World | |
Galaxy | Description |
This Comet Medal is located on Mario's left foot, on disappearing platforms. It unlocksLuigi's Purple Coin Chaos. | |
This Comet Medal is located on the expert path. After the Toad says "Experts stay right", go down the right path until seeing the Comet Medal and twoBob-ombs. It should be just before the other path crosses back into the course. It unlocksPurple Coins on the Rainbow Road. | |
This Comet Medal is located at the end of the second to last spinning block (Just before the star). It unlocksTurning Turning Double Time. | |
This Comet Medal can be seen right from the start. However, it's right above one of the platforms that move left and right, (closest to the Black Hole). It unlocksTox Box Speed Run. | |
Underneath theKing Kaliente battlefield. It unlocksThrowback Throwdown Speed Run. | |
Above the first blue platform when the player is in the second area of spikes. It unlocksCosmic Clone Wall Jumpers. | |
Next to one of the platforms on the right side, in the area filled withHammer Bros andBoomerang Bros. It unlocksThe Perfect Run. | |
Gallery[edit]
Mario below a Comet Medal fromBowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla inSuper Mario Galaxy 2
Mario beside a Comet Medal fromSpace Storm Galaxy inSuper Mario Galaxy 2
Mario below a Comet Medal fromBoss Blitz Galaxy inSuper Mario Galaxy 2
UI sprite of a Comet Medal fromSuper Mario Galaxy 2
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/TicoCoin.arc | TicoCoin | Luma Coin |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | チココイン (Chiko Koin) |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 彗星メダル[?] Suisei Medaru | Comet Medal | |
| Chinese | 彗星獎章[1] Huìxīng jiǎngzhāng | Comet Medal | |
| Dutch | Komeetmedaille[?] | Comet Medal | |
| Komeetmunt[?] | Comet Coin | ||
| French | Médaille comète[?] | Comet medal | |
| German | Kometenmünze[?] | Comet Coin | |
| Italian | Medaglia Cometa[?] | Comet Medal | |
| Portuguese | Medalha de cometa[2] | Comet medal | |
| Spanish | Medalla de cometa[?] | Comet medal |
Notes[edit]
- When collected, the Comet Medal makes a similar sound effect to that of aRed Coin fromSuper Mario Sunshine, but on a different instrument.
- On the official Nintendo game overview page, Comet Medals are misspelled "Comet Metals."[3]
- TheStar Medals inSuper Mario 3D Land feature a design similar to that of Comet Medals.
References[edit]
- ^Super Mario Galaxy 2Nintendo of Hong Kong. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^In-game name from theNintendo Switch version ofSuper Mario Galaxy 2.
- ^Super Mario Galaxy 2.Nintendo. Retrieved March 9, 2016 via Wayback Machine.
