Ghost (Super Mario Galaxy 2)
| Ghost | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
A ghost is a helpful character that appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2. A ghost can be created at any point in the game, but it is created only when the player successfully completes any mission in a galaxy while playing as Luigi instead of Mario or by having 9,999 coins in the coin collection on Starship Mario, which causes a ghost to appear in all galaxies, all missions leaving no need to play as Luigi. For this reason, it is considerably easier for the player to create ghosts after Mario has defeated Bowser in Bowser's Galaxy Generator at the end of the game, as Luigi then appears onboard Starship Mario and is available for the player to use at any point. Before that point in the game, ghosts can be created only if the player agrees to let Luigi take over a particular mission when he appears at the starts of some galaxies. Therefore, the player has more control over where and when ghosts are created later in the game, as opposed to earlier in the game.
After the player completes a mission with Luigi and returns to Starship Mario, the player receives a message saying that a ghost has appeared in the galaxy from which they just came. The ghost that is created always takes the form of a translucent Luigi, and it never takes the form of Mario. Once created, a ghost can be found at the starting planet/area of each galaxy for which the player has followed the procedure to create it. To activate the ghost, the player must have either Mario or Luigi touch it as it runs in place near the start of a galaxy, after which it takes off running through the galaxy, leaving a trail of green arrows on the ground behind it. Should the player ever lose sight of the ghost while it runs through the galaxy (as it does move considerably faster than Mario), they can use those arrows to track the ghost's previous movements.
The ghost usually takes any and all available shortcuts while running through a galaxy, even when they are not readily apparent to the player. This is because the ghost reflects the actions of some of the game designers as they had gradually completed the galaxy themselves, much like the actions of a staff ghost in Mario Kart Wii. Depending on the mission in a galaxy, the ghost may either lead the player to the Power Star at the end of the mission or lead the way to a hidden Comet Medal in the galaxy. If the ghost leads the way to a Power Star, it jumps up into the air where the Power Star is and grabs on to the bottom of it, turning around with the Power Star as it rotates in midair (if the Power Star has not appeared yet, it merely hovers in the air until it does, at which point it grabs on to the Power Star). If it leads the player to a Comet Medal, it lies down on the ground under or near the Comet Medal, and it does not move for the remainder of the mission. Alternatively, the ghost may lead the player to neither of those locations, in which case it simply runs to a hard-to-reach area, then lies down on the ground and relaxes.
Gallery[edit]
A ghost at the start of the Throwback Galaxy
The ghost lying on the ground near the Comet Medal in the Throwback Galaxy
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゴーストルイージ[1] Gōsuto Ruīji |
Ghost Luigi | |
| ゴースト[2] Gōsuto |
Ghost | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 人影[3] Rényǐng (Mandarin) Yàhnyíng (Cantonese) |
Silhouette | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 人影[4] Rényǐng (Mandarin) Yàhnyíng (Cantonese) |
Silhouette | |
| 幽靈[5] Yōulíng (Mandarin) Yāulìhng (Cantonese) |
Ghost | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| Dutch | Spook[6] | Ghost | |
| Ghost[7] | - | Nintendo Official Site | |
| French (NOA) | Fantôme[8] | Ghost | |
| French (NOE) | Fantôme[9] | Ghost | |
| Luigi fantôme[10] | Ghost Luigi | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Geist[11][12] | Ghost | |
| Geist-Luigi[13] | Ghost Luigi | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Fantasma[14] | Ghost | |
| Luigi Fantasma[15] | Ghost Luigi | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Korean | 고스트[16] Goseuteu |
Ghost | |
| Portuguese | Fantasma[17][18] | Ghost | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Fantasma[19] | Ghost | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Espectro[20] | Specter | |
| Fantasma[21] | Ghost | Nintendo Official Site | |
| Luigi Fantasma[22] | Ghost Luigi | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia |
References[edit]
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 158.
- ^ 「なつかしの砦ギャラクシー に ゴースト があらわ現れた!」– Notification on the Starship Mario after completing a mission in the Throwback Galaxy as Luigi (27 May 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese).
- ^ "[Galaxy]出现了人影！" – Notification on the Starship Mario after completing a mission as Luigi (2 Oct. 2025). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo STC and Nintendo EPD Tokyo. Nintendo (Simplified Chinese).
- ^ 「[Galaxy]出現了人影！」– Notification on the Starship Mario after completing a mission as Luigi (2 Oct. 2025). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo STC and Nintendo EPD Tokyo. Nintendo (Traditional Chinese).
- ^ 「耀西花園銀河出現幽靈!」– Notification on the Starship Mario after completing a mission in the Yoshi Star Galaxy as Luigi (4 Dec. 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Taiwan Co., Ltd. (Traditional Chinese). (Archived 30 June 2013 via YouTube by 放 浪.)
- ^ "Er is een spook verschenen in het [Galaxy]!" – Notification on the Starship Mario after completing a mission as Luigi (2 Oct. 2025). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo STC and Nintendo EPD Tokyo. Nintendo (Dutch).
- ^ 2010. Geheimen, vrij te spelen spelinhoud en trucs. Nintendo Official Site (Dutch).
- ^ « Un fantôme est apparu à cet endroit: Galaxie du Monde des titans! » – Notification on the Starship Mario after completing a mission in the Supermassive Galaxy as Luigi (23 May 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of America (Canadian French). (Archived 24 Jan. 2020 via YouTube by MrsSantaClaus.)
- ^ « Fantôme apparu dans la galaxie: Monde des titans! » – Notification on the Starship Mario after completing a mission in the Supermassive Galaxy as Luigi (11 June 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French).
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 158.
- ^ „Ein Geist ist aufgetaucht in: Rückblende Galaxie!“ – Notification on the Starship Mario after completing a mission in the Throwback Galaxy as Luigi (11 June 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German).
- ^ 2010. Geheimnisse, Tipps und Tricks. Nintendo Official Site (German).
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 158.
- ^ «È apparso un Fantasma nella Galassia Fortezza Nostalgia!» – Notification on the Starship Mario after completing a mission in the Throwback Galaxy as Luigi (11 June 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 158.
- ^ "점보 사이즈 갤럭시 에 고스트 가 나타났다!" – Notification on the Starship Mario after completing a mission in the Supermassive Galaxy as Luigi (20 Jan. 2011). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (Korean).
- ^ 2010. Segredos, desbloqueáveis e truques. Nintendo Official Site (European Portuguese).
- ^ "Um fantasma apareceu na [Galaxy]!" – Notification on the Starship Mario after completing a mission as Luigi (2 Oct. 2025). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo STC and Nintendo EPD Tokyo. Nintendo (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "¡Apareció un fantasma en Galaxia Descomunal!" – Notification on the Starship Mario after completing a mission in the Supermassive Galaxy as Luigi (23 May 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
- ^ «¡Ha aparecido un espectro en la Galaxia Fortaleza Nostálgica!» – Notification on the Starship Mario after completing a mission in the Throwback Galaxy as Luigi (11 June 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).
- ^ 2010. Secretos, trucos y desbloqueos. Nintendo Official Site (European Spanish).
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