Ruby Rock
| Ruby Rock | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork fromSuper Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
| Variant of | Boulder | ||
| |||
Ruby Rocks[1][2] are enemies that appear inSuper Mario Galaxy andSuper Mario Galaxy 2. They are rocks, each with a red ruby embedded, that roll along predetermined paths. InSuper Mario Galaxy, Ruby Rocks are somewhat common and appear in severalgalaxies, while inSuper Mario Galaxy 2, Ruby Rocks' role is highly reduced compared to them in the predecessor, appearing in only one galaxy.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
InSuper Mario Galaxy and itsNintendo Switchport, Ruby Rocks appear in several galaxies all throughout the game coming in two distinct sizes. Ruby Rocks roll on open or closed circuits, coming out of tunnels infinitely in the former case and falling into an abyss afterwards. IfMario (orLuigi) touches a Ruby Rock, it knocks him backward and takes away a wedge of hislife meter, but hitting the red area of a Ruby Rock defeats it. Ruby Rocks can also be destroyed ifRainbow Mario collides with them, arubbery bulb is knocked into them, or they collide with another Ruby Rock. In the underground section of theDusty Dune Galaxy, an especially large variant known asBig Ruby Rock appears.
One ofBowser's attacks in the first part of his final battle involves surrounding himself with rock fragments and rolling around the planet much like a Ruby Rock in an attempt to squash Mario. Bowser's head sticks out of the rock in the same area where the red spot would be on an actual Ruby Rock. Mario must spin Bowser's head to break him out of his rock shell.
Ruby Rocks appear in the following list of galaxies and missions. If no mission is stated, Ruby Rocks appear during all missions:
- Larger variant:
- Good Egg Galaxy ("Dino Piranha," "A Snack of Cosmic Proportions," "Purple Coin Omelet")
- Honeyhive Galaxy ("Bee Mario Takes Flight," "Trouble on the Tower," "Big Bad Bugaboom," "Luigi in the Honeyhive Kingdom")
- Gusty Garden Galaxy ("The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows," "Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble," "The Golden Chomp")
- Freezeflame Galaxy ("The Frozen Peak of Baron Brrr," "Freezeflame's Blistering Core," "Conquering the Summit")
- Dusty Dune Galaxy ("Blasting through the Sand," "Sandblast Speed Run," "Treasure of the Pyramid")
- Gold Leaf Galaxy ("Cataquack to the Skies," "The Bell on the Big Tree")
- Smaller variant:
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
InSuper Mario Galaxy 2 and its Nintendo Switchport, Ruby Rocks appear only in theBoulder Bowl Galaxy. They can be destroyed byRock Mario, a form that gives Mario or Luigi a similar shape to a Ruby Rock, except with his head poking out in place of the red spot. Rock Mario rolls around like a Ruby Rock but with more movement control. A boss calledSorbetti includes mechanics very similar to those of Ruby Rocks, as in order to damage it, it must be attacked with aspin on its nose, which shares similarities with how Ruby Rocks are defeated.
Gallery[edit]
Model fromSuper Mario Galaxy
Texture from one of Luigi's letters inSuper Mario Galaxy, showing a cave that releases Ruby Rocks
Screenshot fromSuper Mario Galaxy
A small Ruby Rock inSuper Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Switch)
Screenshot of Bowser resembling a Ruby Rock fromSuper Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Switch)
Screenshot fromSuper Mario Galaxy 2
Screenshot ofBoulder Bowl Galaxy from the world map inSuper Mario Galaxy 2
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due toconcerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゴロゴロ岩[3][4][5] Gorogoro Iwa | Rolling Rock; shared withboulder | |
| French | Rocher qui roule[6] | Rolling rock | |
| Rocher[7] | Rock | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Herumrollender Felsbrocken[8] | Rolling Boulder | |
| Kuller-Fels[9] | Rolling Rock | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Macigno[10] | Boulder | |
| Massoruota[11] | Rockwheel | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Rocarrueda[12] | Fromroca ("rock") andrueda ("rolling") |
References[edit]
- ^EnglishSuper Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal.nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today[deprecated link].)
- ^EnglishSuper Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal.nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today[deprecated link].)
- ^Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Geasen Ueno, Kiyotaka Iwaya, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Kensaku Tanaka, Mizuho Nitta, Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama, editors (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-227115-9. Page 401.
- ^Tachibana, Tadashi, Isamu Horie, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Kimihara Hongo, and Toshimune Suzuki (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』. Tokyo:ambit (Japanese). ISBN978-4-8399-3630-3. Page 19.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『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). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 127, 159.
- ^Black, Fletcher (2007).Super Mario Galaxy Le Guide Officiel (French Edition). Translated by Mathieu Daujam and Calude-Olivier Eliçabe. Roseville:Prima Games (French). ISBN978-1-906064-02-0. Page 42.
- ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018).Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 127, 159.
- ^Black, Fletcher (2007).Super Mario Galaxy Der offizielle Spieleberater (German Edition). Translated by Klaus-Dieter Hartwig and Babel Media Limited. Roseville:Prima Games (German). ISBN978-1-906064-01-3. Page 42.
- ^Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg:Tokyopop (German). ISBN978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 127.
- ^Black, Fletcher (2007).Super Mario Galaxy - la Guida Ufficiale (Premiere Edition). Roseville:Prima Games (Italian). ISBN978-1-906064-03-7. Page 42.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018).Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 127, 159.
- ^Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg:Tokyopop (German). ISBN978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 127.
