Bugaboom's Back

Mission
	Bugaboom's Back
Location	Puzzle Plank Galaxy
Mission number	2
Game	Super Mario Galaxy 2
Boss	Bugaboom
Mission progression
← Previous; Purple Coin Shadow Vault	Next →; —
	Super Mario Galaxy 2 missions

Bugaboom's Back is the hidden third mission of the Puzzle Plank Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2. It can be accessed in "The Puzzling Picture Block" and requires the player to feed a Hungry Luma.

Mission[edit]

While redoing "The Puzzling Picture Block", the player should make their way to the Pound Pillars Planet while collecting as many coins as they can. When they reach the aforementioned planet, they should feed the Hungry Luma seventy coins. This Luma will transform into Bugaboom's Wooden Planet. The player should make their way to the large tree in the middle using the Cloud Flower.

When the player lands on the large wooden tree planet, Bugaboom will appear and attacks the player. The player has to use the Cloud Mario form and use the springs to jump onto Bugaboom's back and ground pound him. After 3 hits, Bugaboom is defeated and Mario will earn a Power Star.

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Notes[edit]

Just like the bosses fought in the Boss Blitz Galaxy, Bugaboom retains its original battle theme from the first game.

Naming[edit]

"Bugaboom's Back" has a double meaning: it refers to Bugaboom's return after appearing in Super Mario Galaxy, as well as describing his weak point on his actual back.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	対決! クワカブトキング^[?] Taiketsu! Kuwakabuto Kingu	Showdown! Bugaboom
Chinese	決戰！　扁平蟲王^[?] Juézhàn! Biǎnpíng Chóng Wáng	Showdown! Bugaboom
French	Escarmouche et Skaraboss^[?]	Squabble and Bugaboom
German	Uns stinkt der Stinkkäferkönig^[?]	We're sick of Bugaboom
Italian	Duello con lo Scaraboom^[?]	Duel Against Bugaboom
Korean	대결!사슴풍뎅이킹^[?] Daegyeol! Saseumpungdeng'i King	Battle! Bugaboom
Portuguese	Escaramuça com o Escarabum^[1]	Skirmish with Bugaboom
Spanish	¡Duelo con el escarabajo rey!^[?]	Duel against Bugaboom!

References[edit]

^ In-game name from Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch).

[SMG2-1] In-game name from Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch).

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[Edit] Missions and galaxies in Super Mario Galaxy 2
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	Yoshi Star Galaxy	Saddle Up with Yoshi • Spiny Control • Spiny Rainbow Romp^a
	Spin-Dig Galaxy	Digga-Leg's Planet • Silver Stars Down Deep • Digga-Leg's Daredevil Run^a
	Fluffy Bluff Galaxy	Search for the Toad Brigade Captain • The Chimp's Stomp Challenge^b • Every Planet Has Its Price
	Rightside Down Galaxy	Breaking the Laws of Gravity • The Great Crate Incinerator
	Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla^c	Gobblegut's Aching Belly • Fiery Flotilla Speed Run^a
	Flip-Swap Galaxy^d	Think Before You Shake • Purple Coin Flip 'n' Sprint^a
World 2	Puzzle Plank Galaxy	The Puzzling Picture Block • Purple Coin Shadow Vault^a • Bugaboom's Back
	Hightail Falls Galaxy	Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper • Hightail Falls Speed Run^a • Silver Stars in Hightail Falls
	Boulder Bowl Galaxy	Rock and Rollodillo • C'mere, Goomba^b • Rolling Crabber Romp^a
	Cosmic Cove Galaxy	Twin Falls Hideaway • Exploring the Cosmic Cavern • Catch That Star Bunny
	Wild Glide Galaxy	Fluzzard's First Flight • Jungle Fluzzard Race^b
	Bowser's Lava Lair^c	Bowser's Big Lava Power Party • Lava Lair Speed Run^a
	Honeybloom Galaxy^d	Bumble Beginnings • The Secret Wall Jump
World 3	Tall Trunk Galaxy	The Flotacious Blimp Fruit • Tall Trunk's Big Slide • Tall Trunk's Purple Coin Slide^a
	Cloudy Court Galaxy	Head in the Clouds • The Shadow Lining^a • Silver Stars in the Purple Pond
	Haunty Halls Galaxy	A Glimmer of Bulb Berry • Sneaking Down the Creepy Corridor • Spooky Cosmic Clone Chase^a
	Freezy Flake Galaxy	Bowser on Ice • Sorbetti's Chilly Reception • The Chimp's Skating Challenge
	Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy	Silver Chomp Grudge Match • Masterpiece Speed Run^a
	Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet^c	Bowser Jr.'s Mighty Megahammer • Megahammer's Daredevil Bash^a
	Beat Block Galaxy^d	Step to the Beep • Silver Stars in Double Time^a
World 4	Supermassive Galaxy	Huge Trouble with Big Wigglers • Big Wigglers Speed Run^a • In Full Bloom
	Flipsville Galaxy	Flip-Flopping in Flipsville • Flipsville's New Digs • Purple Coin Spin Speed Run^a
	Honeyhop Galaxy	The Sweetest Silver Stars • The Chimp's Score Challenge^b
	Starshine Beach Galaxy	Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars • Climbing the Cloudy Tower • Purple Coin Beach Dash^a
	Chompworks Galaxy	Where the Chomps Are Made of Gold • Spring into the Chompworks • Cosmic Clones in the Chompworks^a
	Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet^c	Breaking into Bowser's Castle • Gravity Star Speed Run^a
	Sweet Mystery Galaxy^d	Bulb Berry's Mysterious Glow • Bulb Berry's Purple Coin Glow^a
World 5	Space Storm Galaxy	Follow Me, Bob-omb • To the Top of Topman's Tower • C'mere, Topman^b
	Slipsand Galaxy	Squizzard's Sandy Sinkhole • Sailing the Sandy Seas • Squizzard's Daredevil Run^a
	Shiverburn Galaxy	Prince Pikante's Peppery Mood • Octo-Army Icy Rainbow Romp^a • The Chimp's Ultimate Skating Challenge
	Boo Moon Galaxy	Silver Stars Pop-Up • Haunting the Howling Tower • The Star in the Sinking Swamp
	Upside Dizzy Galaxy	A Walk on the Weird Side • Burning Upside Dizzy
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	Fleet Glide Galaxy^d	Fluzzard's Wild Battlefield Glide • Fastest Feathers in the Galaxy^b
World 6	Melty Monster Galaxy	The Magnificent Magma Sea • A Stroll Down Rolling Lane • The Chimp's Bowling Challenge
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	Throwback Galaxy	Return of the Whomp King • Silver Stars in the Whomp Fortress • Whomp Silver Star Speed Run^a
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World S	Mario Squared Galaxy	Make Mario a Star • Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos^a
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	Boss Blitz Galaxy	Throwback Throwdown • Throwback Throwdown Speed Run^a
	Flip-Out Galaxy^d	Wicked Wall Jumps • Cosmic Clone Wall Jumpers^a
	Grandmaster Galaxy	The Ultimate Test • The Perfect Run^a
^a Mission only available when a Prankster Comet is in orbit ^b Indicates a mission only available when a letter is received from the Mailtoad ^c Boss galaxies ^d Hungry Luma galaxies

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