Comet Medal
- “Collect many Comet Medals? Comet arrive. First time in galaxy... Always one Comet Medal somewhere! Look hard. Find!”
- —Whittle, Super Mario Galaxy 2
Comet Medals[1] are a type of item that appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are white octagonal coins with a golden lining and a picture of a golden comet imprinted on them. Collecting enough Comet Medals will make Prankster Comets appear, like the Prankster Comets in the 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 will appear to be a clear blue silhouette of the original. It can still be collected, however. It will temporarily be added to the total, but as soon as the level is completed, the total will revert back to its previous value.
There are 49 Comet Medals total, but not every galaxy will encounter a Prankster Comet, even after every Comet Medal has been collected.
Comet Medal Locations
| World 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Galaxy |
Comet Medal Location |
Mission |
Unlocks |
|
High above the cylindrical planet with gray platforms rotating around it. |
Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum | Peewee Piranha's Speed Run | |
|
On a small green hill in the area where the player first obtains Yoshi. |
Saddle Up with Yoshi | Spiny Rainbow Romp | |
|
Next to the right-most pillar on the Drill Zone Planet. |
Digga-Leg's Planet | Digga-Leg's Daredevil Run | |
|
Above a column of coins on the Pond Planet. Cloud Mario is needed. |
Search for the Toad Brigade Captain/Every Planet Has Its Price | ||
|
On a blue platform near the end of the first area. |
Think Before You Shake | Purple Coin Flip 'n' Sprint | |
|
Between two Thwomps in an upside down section, just after the Chomps. |
Breaking the Laws of Gravity/The Great Crate Incinerator | ||
|
Above the Thwomp near the beginning of the stage. |
Gobblegut's Aching Belly | Fiery Flotilla Speed Run | |
| World 2 | |||
|
Galaxy |
Comet Medal Location |
Mission |
Unlocks |
|
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. |
The Puzzling Picture Block/Bugaboom's Back | Purple Coin Shadow Vault | |
|
Near the end of the level right after the Hungry Luma. |
Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper/Silver Stars in Hightail Falls | Hightail Falls Speed Run | |
|
Right at the beginning of the level inside the purple crystal, Rock Mario is needed. |
Rock and Rollodillo/C'mere, Goomba | Rolling Crabber Romp | |
|
Inside a large shell-shaped structure underwater, near the button that freezes the entire area
|
Twin Falls Hideaway/Catch That Star Bunny | ||
|
Obtained after going through the five gates, and located at the end of the course. |
Fluzzard's First Flight | ||
|
On a small platform guarded by a Choppah. |
Bumble Beginnings/The Secret Wall Jump | ||
|
Reached by wall-jumping or Backflipping off a Whomp. |
Bowser's Big Lava Power Party | Lava Lair Speed Run | |
| World 3 | |||
|
Galaxy |
Comet Medal Location |
Mission |
Unlocks |
|
On the Log Planet. |
The Floatcious Blimp Fruit | Tall Trunk's Purple Coin Slide | |
|
Near the end of the level inside the crushing wall. |
Head in the Clouds | The Shadow Lining | |
|
Over a large gap, just after a green pipe. |
A Glimmer of Bulb Berry | Spooky Cosmic Clone Chase | |
|
Hidden beneath some Brick Block-shaped snow, on the third planet after the slide. |
Bowser on Ice | ||
|
Near the end on a platform about to be cut by Grinders. |
Silver Chomp Grudge Match | Masterpiece Speed Run | |
|
Near the beginning on top of an orange Beat Block. |
Step to the Beep | Silver Stars in Double Time | |
|
On the Airship with the Hammer Bros, just before Mario fights Megahammer. |
Bowser Jr's Mighty Megahammer | Megahammer's Daredevil Bash | |
| World 4 | |||
|
Galaxy |
Comet Medal Location |
Mission |
Unlocks |
|
At the start of the level, over a large gap in the middle of an arc of coins, near the large spinning coin and a Grand Goomba. |
Huge Trouble with Big Wigglers/In Full Bloom | Big Wigglers Speed Run | |
|
On the first planet on the underside of it. |
Flip-Flopping in Flipsville | Purple Coin Spin Speed Run | |
|
Only in the underwater area of the mission "Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars", between two Gringills. |
Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars | Purple Coin Beach Dash | |
|
At the beginning of the level, over the Chomps. |
Where the Chomps Are Made of Gold | Cosmic Clones in the Chompworks | |
|
In a secret platform that appears with Bulb Yoshi. |
Bulb Berry's Mysterious Glow | Bulb Berry's Purple Coin Glow | |
|
In a set of two walls, it requires wall-jumping. |
The Sweetest Silver Stars | ||
|
Near the checkpoint flag in the castle. On top of the Brick Block. |
Breaking into Bowser's Castle | Gravity Star Speed Run | |
| World 5 | |||
|
Galaxy |
Comet Medal Location |
Mission |
Unlocks |
|
Between to an electric fence and set of platforms going down near the start of the level. |
Follow Me, Bob-omb | ||
|
On a small patch of solid ground where the sand river bends. |
Squizzard's Sandy Sinkhole | Squizzard's Daredevil Run | |
|
Hanging over the moving stone platforms of the lava planet. |
Prince Pikante's Peppery Mood | Octo-Army Icy Rainbow Romp | |
|
In the swamp right next to the launch star. |
Silver Stars Pop-Up | ||
|
Under an electrified fence and over a moving platform. |
A Walk on the Weird Side | ||
|
Obtained after flying through the five gates. |
Fluzzard's Wild Battefield Glide | ||
|
On the mine-lined blue row on the spindly planet. |
Bowser Jr's Boomsday Machine | Boomsday Machine Daredevil Run | |
| World 6 | |||
|
Galaxy |
Comet Medal Location |
Mission |
Unlocks |
|
On one of the lava-burned planetoids hanging over the Magmaw planet. |
The Magnificent Magma Sea | ||
|
Hanging above the cogs rolling down the first slope. |
Time for Adventure | The Adventure of Purple Coins | |
|
Found in the exact same spot from where the "Shoot Into the Wild Blue" Power Star from Super Mario 64 used to be. |
Return of the Whomp King | Whomp Silver Star Speed Run | |
|
Right above a lava pool on the burn bit planet. |
Mini-Planet Mega Run/Snacktime for Gobblegut | Mini-Planet Daredevil Run | |
|
Found at the top left corner of the planet where Yoshi is found. |
Jumping Around in the Dark | Dark Octo-Army Romp | |
|
After sliding down the water slide, in the first room with Snoodles, the Comet Medal is located in a small alcove on the left side of the room, just before the next tunnel. |
The Deep Shell Well | ||
|
With Yoshi's assistance, the Comet Medal can be found on the lava on the left moving path, next to two flowers. |
Bowser's Fortified Fortress | Bowser's Big Bad Speed Run | |
| Special World | |||
|
Galaxy |
Comet Medal Location |
Mission |
Unlocks |
|
This Comet Medal is located on Mario's left foot, on disappearing platforms. |
Make Mario a Star | Luigi'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 two Bob-ombs. It should be just before the other path crosses back into the course. |
The Rainbow Road Roll | Purple Coins on the Rainbow Road | |
|
This Comet Medal is located at the end of the second to last spinning block (Just before the star). |
Spinning and Spinning and Spinning | Turning 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). |
Silver Stars on the Cyclone | Tox Box Speed Run | |
|
Underneath the King Kaliente battlefield, right next to the Health extension. |
Throwback Throwdown | Throwback Throwdown Speed Run | |
|
Above the first blue platform when the player is in the second area of spikes. |
Wicked Wall Jumps | Cosmic Clone Wall Jumpers | |
|
Next to one of the platforms on the right side, in the area filled with Hammer Bros. and Boomerang Bros. |
The Ultimate Test | The Perfect Run | |
Names in Other Languages
Trivia
- When collected, the Comet Medal makes a similar sound effect to that of a Red Coin from Super Mario Sunshine.
- They were originally thought to be known as Comet Metals due to a mistranslation.
- Comet Medals have a shape that is almost identical to the shape of the Spaces from Mario Party 6.
- The Star Medals in Super Mario 3D Land for the Nintendo 3DS feature a design similar to that of Comet Medals.
