Editing Cosmic Clone

{{species infobox

|variants=[[Big Cosmic Clone]]

|comparable=[[Mummy-Me]]<br>[[Rift Mario]]

{{quote|Watch out for Cosmic Clones ahead! If they come after you, [[dash|RUN]]!|[[Boards (characters)|Board]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]}}

'''Cosmic Clones''' are shadowy duplicates of [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They copy Mario or Luigi's every move, even his death animation if he loses a life. They appear to be a successor to [[Cosmic Mario]]: They are strikingly similar to it, sharing the same voice as it, and their theme is the [[Prankster Comet#Cosmic Comet|Cosmic Comet]] theme from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' (a {{wp|semitone|half step}} higher pitch and an edited opening section, which in turn is a cover version of the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] and [[Underground Theme]]). The only difference is their color and the Cosmic Clones' glowing yellow eyes.

[[File:Cosmic Clone.png|thumb|100px|A Cosmic Clone in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]

In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', Cosmic Clones are created once a certain point is reached in a [[galaxy]] and follow behind Mario or Luigi, mimicking every movement he makes. [[Boards (characters)|Boards]] usually warn Mario and Luigi that Cosmic Clones are present in the area, although they also appear when a [[Prankster Comet#Clone Comet|Clone Comet]] orbits a galaxy.  

Cosmic Clones mimic whatever Mario or Luigi does, even if the landscape has recently been changed. For example, they can [[jump]] on a [[platform]] where Mario or Luigi was standing, even if it has disappeared or moved. If Mario or Luigi gets hit by a clone, he receives damage and the clone vanishes, with the rest of the clones then mimicking the plumber taking damage. Once the way forward is revealed, the clones scream, disappear, and release three [[Star Bit]]s each.

[[File:Cosmicmariosm3dl.png|150px|left|thumb|A Cosmic Clone in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]

Cosmic Clones appear in the Special Worlds of ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', where they resemble [[Small Mario]]. Regardless of which character encounters a Cosmic Clone, the clones always resemble Mario's appearance more than Luigi's. They act as they do in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', but they have a purple outline instead of a red one, and only one appears instead of a group; this one does not vanish if Mario or Luigi touches it. Mario or Luigi can defeat the Cosmic Clones by touching them while [[Invincible Mario|invincible]] or by touching the level's [[Goal Pole]]; they give three [[coin]]s upon defeat. Upon the player reaching a certain area (normally the level's halfway point), the Cosmic Clone disappears. If the player leaves that area, the Cosmic Clone appears again, even if it has been defeated with a [[Super Star]].

This game also introduces [[Big Cosmic Clone]]s, which have a slower and lower-pitched voice and are four times as big. They can also destroy [[Brick Block]]s on contact, and they give ten coins when defeated.

The clones' theme music is the same as in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', albeit with most of the fading cosmic synth pads removed.

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!width=15%|Galaxy

!width=17%|Mission(s)

!width=17%|Planet(s)

!width=68%|Duration of Chase

|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi flips all the [[Flipswitch Panel]]s.

|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi collects all the [[Star Chip]]s.

|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi collects all the [[Purple Coin]]s.  

''The Shadow Lining'' - Until Mario or Luigi collects all the [[Star Chips]] for the first wave, takes the [[Sling Star]] after the Castle Wall Planet for the second wave, and shatters the [[Crystal (Super Mario Galaxy)|Crystal]] containing the [[Power Star]] for the third wave

|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi guides the [[Gold Chomp]] into the hole.

|align=left|Until Mario or Luigi collects 100 [[Purple Coin]]s.

*[[Special 7-4]] (Big)

*{{world-link|s7|castle|Special 7-Castle}} (Big)

*[[Special 8-3]] (Big)

*[[Special 8-5]] (Big)

*{{world-link|s8|crown|Special 8-Crown}} (appears at the part with [[Burner]]s) (Big)

==Additional names==

|meaning1=[[Cosmic Mario#Names in other languages|Cosmic Mario]]<br>[[Cosmic Mario|Cosmic Luigi]]

 

===Names in other languages===

|Jap=マネック

|JapM=From「真似」(''mane'', imitation) and possibly「ミミック」(''mimikku'', mimic)

|Jap2=ちびマネック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section, page 180.</ref>

|Jap2R=Chibi Manekku

|Jap2M=Small Cosmic Clone (''Super Mario 3D Land'')

|SpaEM=Mario's Shadow

|FreE=Clone chaotique

|FreEM=Chaotic clone

|ItaM=Contraction of "duplicate" and "Mario"<br>Dark Shadow

|Kor=검은그림자<br>''Geomeun geurimja''<br>따라클<br>''Ttarakeul''

|KorM=Black Shadow<br>From "따라하다" (''ttarahada'', to imitate)

*[[Mummy-Me]]s from ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and [[Rift Mario]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' have the same behavior as Cosmic Clones.

[[Category:Luigi lookalikes]]

[[Category:Mario lookalikes]]

[[Category:Super Mario 3D Land enemies]]

[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 enemies]]