Editing Cosmic Spirit

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SMG2 Cosmic Spirit Artwork.png|200px]]<br>The Cosmic Spirit from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|species= Spirit
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
}}
{{quote|Are [[Mario|you]] in need of a helping hand? Would you like me to guide you to the [[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Power Star|20px]]?|Cosmic Spirit|Super Mario Galaxy 2}}
The '''Cosmic Spirit'''<ref>"''In some galaxies, if you lose enough lives, the Cosmic Spirit will appear somewhere. Speak to her and ask for her help to activate Cosmic Guide. It will show you the way to the Power Star. But remember, any Power Stars you earn this way will be Bronze Stars.''" – ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' instruction booklet, page 22.</ref> is a character in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' that highly resembles [[Rosalina]] and appears when [[Mario]] loses too many lives in a [[level]]. She acts much like the [[Super Guide]], taking control of Mario to help the player complete the level. Accepting the Cosmic Spirit's help degrades the [[Power Star]] at the end of the level to a [[Bronze Star]]. Should the player wish to collect the true Power Star at the end, they must complete the level without the Cosmic Spirit's help. The Cosmic Spirit appears in only 20 [[galaxy|galaxies]], up to 22 Power Stars in total.

When Mario talks to the Cosmic Spirit, she asks if he needs to be shown the way to get to a Power Star. If the player agrees to do so, the Cosmic Spirit transforms into a blue orb and encircles Mario's body, gaining control of him and activating the Cosmic Guide mode. Unlike the Super Guide, the Cosmic Spirit does not disappear, even when the level is completed without her. The Cosmic Spirit leads Mario to the Power Star without collecting [[coin]]s or [[Star Bit]]s on the path she takes along the way, but she does not take too much effort in avoiding them. If the player feels that they can take care of the rest, they can press {{button|wii|+}} on the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] to regain control of Mario. 

The Cosmic Spirit has some similarities to [[Cosmic Mario|Cosmic Mario and Cosmic Luigi]]. They are all cosmic counterparts to actual characters. However, the main difference between them is that Cosmic Mario and Cosmic Luigi antagonize the player, instead of helping the player. Also unlike with Cosmic Mario and Cosmic Luigi, the Cosmic Spirit's voice is not a distorted version of Rosalina's, whereas the other Cosmic characters have distorted voices of their respective counterparts.

==Cosmic Spirit locations==
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!width="7%"|World
!width="31%"|Galaxy
!width="31%"|Mission
!width="31%"|Area
|-
|rowspan=4|[[World 1 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 1]]
|[[Sky Station Galaxy]]
|[[Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum]]
|Just before the final [[Launch Star]].
|-
|[[Flip-Swap Galaxy]]
|[[Think Before You Shake]]
|Roughly in the middle of the galaxy.
|-
|[[Fluffy Bluff Galaxy]]
|[[Search for the Toad Brigade Captain]]
|Near the [[Checkpoint Flag]] of the planetoid where the [[Captain Toad|Toad Brigade Captain]] is located.
|-
|[[Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla]]
|[[Gobblegut's Aching Belly]]
|Next to the Launch Star that leads to [[Gobblegut]]'s planet.
|-
|rowspan=3|[[World 2 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 2]]
|rowspan=2|[[Hightail Falls Galaxy]]
|[[Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper]]
|Just after the Checkpoint Flag following the collapsing platform section.
|-
|[[Silver Stars in Hightail Falls]]
|Just after the Checkpoint Flag following the collapsing platform section.
|-
|[[Boulder Bowl Galaxy]]
|[[Rock and Rollodillo]]
|Next to the Checkpoint Flag, the [[Lumalee]], and the Launch Star that leads to [[Rollodillo]]'s planet.
|-
| rowspan=2|[[World 3 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 3]]
|[[Tall Trunk Galaxy]]
|[[Tall Trunk's Big Slide]]
|Right before the start of the giant slide.
|-
|[[Haunty Halls Galaxy]]
|[[A Glimmer of Bulb Berry]]
|Roughly in the middle of the area with the [[Bulb Berry|Bulb Berries]].
|-
| rowspan=3|[[World 4 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 4]]
|[[Supermassive Galaxy]]
|[[Huge Trouble with Big Wigglers]]
|At the starting platform of the planetoid with the [[Big Wiggler]]s.
|-
|[[Flipsville Galaxy]]
|[[Flip-Flopping in Flipsville]]
|On the [[Starshroom]] right before [[Glamdozer]]'s planet.
|-
|[[Chompworks Galaxy]]
|[[Where the Chomps Are Made of Gold]]
|Right next to the area where the [[Gold Chomp]] appears.
|-
|[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]]
|[[Slipsand Galaxy]]
|[[Squizzard's Sandy Sinkhole]]
|After the sand slide next to the Checkpoint Flag.
|-
| rowspan=2|[[World 6 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 6]]
|[[Melty Monster Galaxy]]
|[[A Stroll Down Rolling Lane]]
|On the platform at the start of the bowling section of the level.
|-
|[[Battle Belt Galaxy]]
|[[Snacktime for Gobblegut]]
|Right before the pink Launch Star. 
|-
|rowspan=7|[[World S (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World S]]
|[[Mario Squared Galaxy]]
|[[Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos]]
|At the starting platform.
|-
|[[Rolling Coaster Galaxy]]
|[[Purple Coins on the Rainbow Road]]
|At the start of the level.
|-
|[[Twisty Trials Galaxy]]
|[[Spinning and Spinning and Spinning]]
|Right before the Rotating Gears Area.
|-
|[[Stone Cyclone Galaxy]]
|[[Tox Box Speed Run]]
|At the start of the level.
|-
|[[Boss Blitz Galaxy]]
|[[Throwback Throwdown Speed Run]]
|On the Meteor planet.
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Flip-Out Galaxy]]
|[[Wicked Wall Jumps]]
|Near the second Checkpoint Flag.
|-
|[[Cosmic Clone Wall Jumpers]]
|Near the second Checkpoint Flag.
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
CosmicSpirit-Closeup.png|A close-up view of the Cosmic Spirit
CosmicSpirit-Message-SMG2.png|The Cosmic Spirit asks [[Mario]] if he needs her help.
SMG2 Cosmic Spirit.png|The Cosmic Spirit preparing to help Mario
SMG2 Cosmicmario.png|The Cosmic Spirit turning into an orb to help Mario
SMG2 Mario Squared Luigis Purple Coins.png|The Cosmic Spirit waits at [[Mario Squared Galaxy]].
SMG2 Tall Trunk Slide.png|The Cosmic Spirit waits at [[Tall Trunk Galaxy]].
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=おたすけウィッチ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 158.</ref>
|JapR=Otasuke Wicchi
|JapM=Helper Witch
|SpaA=Espíritu Cósmico
|SpaAM=Cosmic Spirit
|Ita=Spirito Cosmico
|ItaM=Cosmic Spirit
|FreE=Guide Cosmique
|FreEM=Cosmic Guide
|FreA=Esprit Cosmique
|FreAM=Cosmic Spirit
|Ger=Kosmo-Assistent
|GerM=Cosmic Assistant
|Kor=도움마법사
|KorR=Doum Mabeopsa
|KorM=Helper Wizard
|Chi=守護女巫<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.hk/smg2/support/index.html Official Hong Kong ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' website]</ref>
|ChiR=Shǒuhù nǚwū
|ChiM=Protector Witch
}}

==Trivia==
*The coloration of the Cosmic Spirit is very similar to the coloration of the inside of [[Count Bleck]]'s shadowy cape, as both feature dark blue starry sky-like colorations that remain stationary independent of the movements of the character. Her appearance is also very similar to that of [[Cosmic Mario|Cosmic Mario/Luigi]], right down to the coloration and lack of visible eyes.
*Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla is the only boss galaxy in which the Cosmic Spirit appears, and therefore the only galaxy where one can potentially get a bronze [[Grand Star]] if she is used.
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the underside of Rosalina's dress is colored black/dark blue and has a glittery star pattern like the Cosmic Spirit, as opposed to being white or blue like in her other appearances in the games of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].
*The Cosmic Spirit never appears for [[Luigi]], no matter how many times the player loses a life. If she was already seen in a certain level, she will reappear when the player switches back to Mario.

==References==
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