Matter

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Matter
Squared screenshot of matter in Super Mario Galaxy.
Screenshot fromSuper Mario Galaxy
First appearanceSuper Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearanceSuper Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025)

Matter is an environmental element inSuper Mario Galaxy and itsNintendo Switchport. In theGhostly Galaxy andMatter Splatter Galaxy, matter functions like a spotlight that makesplatforms and terrain manifest in the space it occupies. When the matter shifts through space, the terrain disappears behind it. IfMario (orLuigi) does not keep up, he will fall through theempty space below and lose a life. There are parts of thesegalaxies where matter appears as bouncing droplets that briefly make terrain appear in the spots they strike. A hazard calleddark matter appears inSuper Mario Galaxy too, but their attributes are not related.

A similar concept is incorporated intoHaunty Halls Galaxy andSweet Mystery Galaxy inSuper Mario Galaxy 2, where some platforms appear only under the shine ofBulb Yoshi's light. The enemyMattermouth inverts this concept by eating through terrain and leaving empty space in its wake.

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Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseコシギライト[1]
Koshigi Raito
Ancient-styled Light
ItalianLuce misteriosa[2]Mysterious light

References[edit]

  1. ^Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors.『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』[Japanese source]. Tokyo, Shogakukan, 2015, p. 137.
  2. ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 137.
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