Pulse Beam
| Pulse Beam | |||
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 A Pulse Beam from Super Mario Odyssey making a ring. A wider ring from another Pulse Beam is shown nearby. | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
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Pulse Beams[1][2][3] are circular, spiked mechanical enemies introduced in Super Mario Galaxy. They create ringed lasers that spread outwards from them, and unlike their Spring Vault and Ball Beamer variants, they are each protected from above by a spiked top.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy, Pulse Beams are featured exclusively in the Toy Time Galaxy (Bouncing Down Cake Lane only) and the Dreadnought Galaxy (Revenge of the Topman Tribe and Topman Tribe Speed Run only). They are stationary enemies that fire lasers in a circular shockwave formation when approached, which will damage Mario or Luigi if he makes contact with them. They cannot be destroyed or stunned by any means.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where Pulse Beams are completely absent.
marks missions where Pulse Beams are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
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| Engine Room | Toy Time Galaxy | |
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| Garden | Dreadnought Galaxy | |
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Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Pulse Beams are obstacles in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They function identically to their first appearance, appearing exclusively in the Shiverburn Galaxy (Prince Pikante's Peppery Mood and The Chimp's Ultimate Skating Challenge only) and the Grandmaster Galaxy. Unlike their debut appearance, this incarnation of Pulse Beams can be stopped by the Co-Star Luma; like their debut appearance, however, it cannot be destroyed.
Appearances[edit]
- marks missions where Pulse Beams are completely absent.
- marks missions where Pulse Beams are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
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| World 5 | Shiverburn Galaxy |  |
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| World S | Grandmaster Galaxy | |
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Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
Pulse Beams are obstacles in Super Mario Odyssey. They were retooled with one spike instead of several and a black body instead of yellow. Unlike before, Pulse Beams can only pulsate manually by being hit with Cappy or enemies, such as Bullet Bills. Their electric rings can destroy some blocks and clear fog in Mario's path, but they also hurt him and any enemies they touch. Additionally, the rings can cause other Pulse Beams to be activated when collided with them, which in some cases can cause an infinite loop. They cannot be destroyed by any means.
Gallery[edit]
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/RingBeamer.arc | RingBeamer | Ring Beamer, the Japanese name |
| Super Mario Odyssey | ObjectData/CapBeamer.szs | CapBeamer | Cap Beamer (several objects interactable with Cappy are prefixed "Cap") |
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 |
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| Japanese | リングビーマー[4][5][6][7] Ringu Bīmā |
Ring Beamer | |
| French | Pod anneau[8] | Ring pod | |
| Ring Beamer[9] | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Stachel-Laser[10] | Spike Laser | |
| Italian | Sparalaser circolare[11] | Circular laser-shooter | |
| Robolaser[12] | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Robot Dispararrayos[13]:128 | Beam-shooter Robot | |
| Anillo Láser[13]:161 | Laser Ring |
References[edit]
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Epstein, Joe (October 27, 2017). Super Mario Odyssey Prima Official Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 9780744018882. Page 25.
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Geasen Ueno, Kiyotaka Iwaya, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Kensaku Tanaka, Mizuho Nitta, Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama, editors (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-227115-9. Page 414.
- ^ Tachibana, Tadashi, Isamu Horie, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Kimihara Hongo, and Toshimune Suzuki (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-8399-3630-3. Page 20.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『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 128, 161.
- ^ 2017. 『スーパーマリオ オデッセイ ザ・コンプリートガイド』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 9784048935609. Page 187.
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein (2017). Guide de Jeu Super Mario Odyssey (French Version). Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (French). ISBN 9788866312628. Page 25.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 128, 161.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 128.
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein (2017). Super Mario Odyssey. Guida strategica ufficiale (Italian Edition). Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788866312789. Page 26.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128, 161.
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1.
