Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor

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Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor
Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor in the game Super Mario Galaxy.
Area Engine Room
How to unlock Have 45 Power Stars
Mission(s) King Kaliente's Spicy Return
Stars Grand Star
Galaxy icon Bowser's head (before completion)
The Starting Planet and the Lava Reactor (after completion)
“If I give up any more Grand Stars, my dad's gonna get MAAAAAAD! So this calls for my ultimate weapon! Give 'em some heat, King Kaliente!”
Bowser Jr., Super Mario Galaxy

Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor is a Bowser Jr. galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy. This is where Mario battles King Kaliente for the second time and receives a Grand Star. The galaxy is an extremely large planet made out of lava with very few rocks. The Japanese name implies it is used for making monsters.

Planets/Areas[edit]

Starting Planet[edit]

The title of this section is conjectural; an official name for the section's subject has not been found, so it has been given a fitting title by the editors. If an official name is found, then the section should be changed to its appropriate title.

The Starting Planet

This planet is small, made of dirt and is half-gone with a black hole in its core. It is composed of multiple islands of varying sizes that Mario has to jump between, and his Long Jump technique can cross some of the gaps, which can make for a shortcut to save time. There are several Goombas and one Bullet Bill launcher. There are also several cages that can be broken by a Bullet Bill that contain items such as coins, a 1-Up Mushroom and a Launch Star.

Lava Reactor[edit]

SMG Lava Reactor Green Platforms.png
A subsection before King Kaliente
SMG Lava Reactor Kaliente Arena.png
The planet from above

The Lava Reactor[1] is a large star-like entity made up solely of lava. There are several sinking platforms around its northernmost region in a circle formation, with more sinking platforms in a path-like formation across its southernmost region where Mario lands. It bears a resemblance to Solar from the Star Fox franchise. It is home to King Kaliente and is where Mario fights him for the second time. Unlike the first time, King Kaliente will launch the first coconut back, meaning it must be hit twice, like the second one. When King Kaliente is defeated, the platforms no longer sink.

Enemies[edit]

Mission[edit]

This galaxy contains only the following mission.

Mission Image Summary

King Kaliente's Spicy Return Kalientereturn.png This mission's objective is to defeat the stronger version of King Kaliente.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッパJr.クリーチャープラント[?]
Kuppa Jr. Kurīchā Puranto
Bowser Jr.'s Creature Plant
Chinese 酷霸王Jr.生物工厂[?]
Kùbàwáng Jr. shēngwù gōngchǎng
Bowser Jr.'s Biology Plant
French (NOE) Usine de créatures[?] Creature plant
German Kreaturenfabrik[?] Creature Factory
Italian Mondo Torrido di Bowser Jr.[?] Bowser Jr.'s Torrid World
Korean 쿠파주니어 래버 리액터[?]
Kupa Junieo Raebeo Riaekteo
Bowser Jr's Lava Reactor
Spanish (NOA) Dimensión de Bowser Jr.[?] Bowser Jr.'s Dimension
Spanish (NOE) D. de Bowsy y sus Huestes[?] Bowser Jr and his Army's Dimension (D. is short for Dimensión.)

Music[edit]

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Throughout most of the level, A Tense Moment plays, being a 24-second ominous tune in E minor. During his battle, the music that King Kaliente uses plays. After King Kaliente is beaten, a calm song called "Star Chance" plays.

Trivia[edit]

  • Despite having his Airship destroyed at his Airship Armada, Bowser Jr. somehow gets his Airship back before the fight against King Kaliente.
  • This is the only one of Bowser Jr.'s reactors to not use the Good Egg Galaxy's background, which his Robot Reactor and Airship Armada have; it is a pitch-black background instead.
  • This is one of the few Galaxies where a Launch Star leads to a different spot on the same planet rather than a different planet entirely.
  • There is a glitch in this galaxy where one can perform a triple jump onto the cage with the 1-Up Mushroom on the Starting Planet and Star Spin at the height of the jump to actually fall on to the Lava Planet, similar the one in Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor; however, unlike the latter when the player lands on the solid planet where Megaleg was, since Mario or Luigi will fall nowhere near where the launch star would take him, the player has no choice but to lose a life by bouncing on the lava.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5643-5. Page 249.
  2. ^ ViableBunnyBudd (August 17, 2024) Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor - Weird Gravity YouTube. Retrieved August 17, 2024