Hungry Luma

“MORE! MORE!”

—Hungry Luma, Super Mario Galaxy

Hungry Luma
First appearance	Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance	Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of	Luma

Hungry Lumas are pink, slightly chubby Lumas that have visible mouths (unlike regular Lumas) and appear in both Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. Similar to Lumalee and Comet Tico, Hungry Lumas are always seen carrying two sticks (one in each hand) which will either have color-changing Star Bits or coins on the end, the latter appearing only in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Appearances

Super Mario Galaxy / Super Mario Galaxy 2

Hungry Lumas tend to appear as part of hidden star missions; in Super Mario Galaxy, they will also appear on the Comet Observatory. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Hungry Lumas appear on the World Map, and can be called to Starship Mario. When Mario finds a Hungry Luma, he must feed it a certain number of Star Bits or coins, making it larger and larger, until it transforms into a new planet or galaxy; the transformation is usually permanent, and the resulting planet or galaxy can be visited at the player's leisure. The only Hungry Luma that reverts to its previous form after is the one that transforms into the Tower Planet in the Good Egg Galaxy; this is done as a part of one of the galaxy's main missions, and thus the Luma must be fed 100 Star Bits to transform each time the level is replayed, since the planet will not remain after the level has been completed. Often, the player will be able to travel to the newly-created planet or galaxy via a pink Launch Star right after the Hungry Luma transforms; an exception is the one that transforms into the Van-Van Vanish Lv2 Zone in the Sea Slide Galaxy, as the planet is accessible by cannon.

Artwork of a Luma hungry for coins in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Hungry Lumas found throughout individual galaxies will usually require a smaller amount of Star Bits to transform into planets, while Hungry Lumas that appear on the Comet Observatory or are called to Starship Mario will require larger amounts of Star Bits to create entire galaxies. In Super Mario Galaxy, there are a total of seven Hungry Lumas that will appear on the Comet Observatory (one outside each dome and the Gate). In Super Mario Galaxy 2, seven more Hungry Lumas can be called to Starship Mario from each of the seven Worlds. Both games also feature seven planet-creating Hungry Lumas, for a total of 28 Hungry Lumas.

Mario Golf: World Tour / Mario Sports Superstars

A normal-sized Hungry Luma and a second one that is about to transform appear in Mario Golf: World Tour, making a cameo appearance in Rosalina's superb post-hole animations. However, one of the Hungry Lumas holds wands with a Life Mushroom and 1-Up Mushroom on them, like Lumalee does. The animation is also used in Mario Sports Superstars.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Hungry Luma appears as a support spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, increasing the duration of transformation items when equipped.

Hungry Luma locations

Super Mario Galaxy

Location	Level	Cost	Forms
Terrace	After Trouble on the Tower	400 Star Bits	Sweet Sweet Galaxy
Fountain	After Tarantox's Tangled Web	400 Star Bits	Sling Pod Galaxy
Kitchen	After Sunken Treasure	600 Star Bits	Drip Drop Galaxy
Bedroom	After Soaring on the Desert Winds	800 Star Bits	Bigmouth Galaxy
Engine Room	After Luigi and the Haunted Mansion and Faster Than a Speeding Penguin	1000 Star Bits	Sand Spiral Galaxy
Gate	After Gateway's Purple Coins	1200 Star Bits	Boo's Boneyard Galaxy
Garden	After The Sinking Lava Spire	1600 Star Bits	Snow Cap Galaxy
Good Egg Galaxy	A Snack of Cosmic Proportions	100 Star Bits	Tower Planet
Space Junk Galaxy	Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance	50 Star Bits	Yoshi Head Planet
Battlerock Galaxy	Battlerock's Garbage Dump	30 Star Bits	Ammo Depot
Dusty Dune Galaxy	Treasure of the Pyramid	20 Star Bits	Pyramid Planet
Sea Slide Galaxy	Hurry, He's Hungry	40 Star Bits	Van-Van Vanish Lv2 Zone
Toy Time Galaxy	The Flipswitch Chain	50 Star Bits	Chain Planets
Melty Molten Galaxy	Burning Tide	80 Star Bits	Lava Tide Planet

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Location	Level	Cost	Forms
World 1	After Saddle Up with Yoshi	300 Star Bits	Flip-Swap Galaxy
World 2	After Rock and Rollodillo or Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper.	700 Star Bits	Honeybloom Galaxy
World 3	After A Glimmer of Bulb Berry	1000 Star Bits	Beat Block Galaxy
World 4	After Huge Trouble with Big Wigglers	1200 Star Bits	Sweet Mystery Galaxy
World 5	After Follow Me, Bob-omb	1500 Star Bits	Fleet Glide Galaxy
World 6	After The Magnificent Magma Sea	1800 Star Bits	Flash Black Galaxy
World S	After Throwback Throwdown	2000 Star Bits	Flip-Out Galaxy
Fluffy Bluff Galaxy	Every Planet Has Its Price	100 Coins	Cloud Tower Planet
Puzzle Plank Galaxy	Bugaboom's Back	70 Coins	Bugaboom's Planet
Hightail Falls Galaxy	Silver Stars in Hightail Falls	30 Coins	Kleptoad Planet
Cosmic Cove Galaxy	Catch That Star Bunny	15 Coins	Holey Planet
Cloudy Court Galaxy	Silver Stars in the Purple Pond	30 Coins	Purple Pond Planet
Clockwork Ruins Galaxy	The Ledge Hammer Trap	30 Coins	Ledge Hammer Planet
Battle Belt Galaxy	Snacktime for Gobblegut	20 Coins	Fiery Gobblegut Planet

Statistics

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

Name	Image	Game	Type	Class	Effect	How to obtain	Spirit battle
							Opponents	Battle conditions	Stage	Song
Hungry Luma		Super Mario Series	Support (1)	Novice	Transformation Duration ↑	Spirit Board	Rosalina & Luma, Kirby	Rule: Item: Super Launch Star Take your strongest team into this no-frills battle	Mario Galaxy	Egg Planet

Gallery

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  Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2

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  A Hungry Luma in the Good Egg Galaxy

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  Mario feeding Star Bits to a Hungry Luma

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  Hungry Lumas, alongside other Lumas and Rosalina, in Mario Golf: World Tour

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ハラペコチコ Harapekochiko	Hungry Luma
Spanish	Destello Glotón	Glutton Luma
French	Goinfre Luma	Glutton Luma
German	Gourmet-Luma	Gourmet-Luma
Italian	Sfavillotto Ghiotto	Greedy Luma
Russian	Голодная люма Golodnaya lyuma	Hungry luma
Korean	꼬르륵 치코 Kkoreureuk Chiko	Grumble Chiko
Chinese	貪吃奇可(Traditional) 贪吃琪琪(Simplified)	greedy for food luma

Trivia

• Hungry Lumas are similar to Scoff from Donkey Kong 64, as both must be fed to progress.