Gold Leaf Galaxy

The Gold Leaf Galaxy is a galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy. The galaxy greatly resembles, and is basically a mirror of, the Honeyhive Galaxy, with even the exact same music, though it has an autumn environment and some changes such as the disappearance of a cave behind the waterfall and several more planets. Also, the watch tower is now an observatory and is found in another place. Cataquacks can be found here. This is one of the three bee-themed galaxies, the other two being the Honeyhive Galaxy and Honeyclimb Galaxy.

This planet is almost identical to the Honeyhive Galaxy's main planet but with a few differences. The planet is also always in fall (or autumn). In the first mission there are five Blue Star chips scattered across the planet that Mario must find. Thankfully, Mario is given hints by the Star Bunnies as to where the star chips are. In the second mission, lots of blue Cataquacks that are owned by the Bees cover the starting planet. In the third mission there is a huge tower called the observation deck. The tower is taken over by an Undergrunt in a bubble cannon called the Undergrunt Gunner. The planet is also filled with small piles of leaves that, when the player spins into it, a coin or three Star Bits will pop out.

This is a big wooden planet with several water pools with grates over them. There is a switch that can move the grates and make wooden pegs pop out of the ground.

This is a small wooden planet with a small pool, two Wigglers, and a Cataquack. Mario must get the Cataquack to stand on its symbol and get it to launch Mario up to go to the next planet.

This is a small planet that looks a lot like the Puzzle Cube from the Gusty Garden Galaxy. Mario must lead the Cataquack on the planet through the maze, get it to stand on its designated symbol and then launch Mario up to the next planet.

This is a line shaped like an "M". It has three Cataquacks and Mario must get one of the Cataquacks to stand on the end of the planet and get it to launch Mario up to go to the next planet to proceed.

This is a big round planet with a grass area, a dirt area, a pool area, two tall towers (one that looks like a jenga puzzle), and a floating flower garden. This is also most likely where the Cataquacks come from. The power star is at the end of the flower garden.

Star Bunnies on the Hunt
In this mission, several Star Bunnies are searching for Blue Star pieces. After Mario collects them all, they create a Pull Star path which allows the player to reach a planet where the player must catch another Star Bunny. After successfully catching it, Mario will receive a Power Star.
 * Enemies
 * Octoombas
 * Piranha Plants
 * Wigglers
 * Flipbugs
 * Boulders
 * Undergrunts
 * Planets Visited
 * Starting Planet
 * Star Bunny Planet


 * Names in Other Languages

Cataquack To The Skies
The player has to use the Cataquacks to get higher jumps, and reach new planets. Bee Mushrooms will be used at the end as well.


 * Enemies
 * Octoguys
 * Piranha Plants
 * Wigglers
 * Boulders
 * Cataquacks
 * Undergrunts


 * Planets Visited
 * Starting Planet
 * Wooden Planet
 * Square Planet
 * M Planet
 * Cataquack Planet


 * Names in Other Languages

When It Rains, It Pours
The Bees inform Mario that there is an Undergrunt Gunner on the top of the Gold Leaf Observatory. Using mainly Bee Mushrooms, Mario must reach the top of the observatory while avoiding the many rain clouds that have gathered. Once he reaches the top, he must defeat the Undergrunt Gunner for a Power Star.


 * Enemies
 * Octoombas
 * Piranha Plants
 * Boulders
 * Cataquacks
 * Undergrunt Gunner (Boss)
 * Planets Visited
 * Starting Planet


 * Names in Other Languages

Cosmic Mario/Luigi Forest Race (Cosmic Comet)
This level is playable when a Cosmic Comet is in orbit. The level has the same platforms from "When it Rains, It Pours", but Mario or Luigi race their cosmic counterparts to the Power Star on the top of the observation deck.

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 * Enemies
 * Planets Visited
 * Starting Planet


 * Names in Other Languages

Purple Coins in the Woods (Purple Comet)
This level is playable when a Purple Comet is in orbit. Mario must search Gold Leaf Galaxy in most of the area of When It Rains, It Pours for all 100 Purple Coins before the time limit finishes. The Bees help remind the player how many Purple Coins they should have by the time they talk to them, if it is less then the player has missed some and must backtrack, wasting valuable time.


 * Enemies
 * Cataquacks
 * Planets Visited
 * Starting Planet


 * Names in Other Languages

The Bell on the Big Tree
There is a big tree in a corner of the galaxy's main planet that has a bubble machine at its base. While in the bubble, Mario must knock the bell on the tree with the Star Cursor and float around, collecting all the Musical Notes. Once all the notes are collected, a secret Power Star will appear.


 * Enemies
 * Octoombas
 * Piranha Plants
 * Boulders
 * Cataquacks
 * Planets Visited
 * Starting Planet


 * Names in Other Languages

Trivia

 * The Square Planet in this galaxy closely resembles the Puzzle Cube from the Gusty Garden Galaxy.
 * In Mario Kart Wii, there is a course called Maple Treeway in the Star Cup that closely resembles the Gold Leaf Galaxy.
 * There is a group of Star Bits to the immediate left of the starting area that form a large letter "L", most likely referring to Luigi. They are in the same position (mirror-wise) as the group of Star Bits to the right of the starting area in the Honeyhive Galaxy, which form a large letter "M", most likely referring to Mario.
 * This galaxy is almost the exact mirror opposite of the Honeyhive Galaxy, the only difference being that this galaxy features a fall environment on the main planet, as well as a few minor changes to the surrounding planets (in some cases, different planets were featured altogether).
 * On the top of the Starting Planet (where a warp pipe and waterfall starts), if one goes into first person view on the left, a 1-Up Mushroom is on top of a tree. It is believed by some to be impossible to retrieve without hacking. However, there are actually two ways of getting it. The first is to fly to the very top of the level, stand on the wall surrounding the lake, and carefully fly over to the nearest branch of the tree holding the 1-Up Mushroom. From there, the player should fly to the next branch up, and finally to the top of the tree. The second method is to fly to the top of the tree next to the little fountain, just off to the side of the top of the level, and carefully fly to the nearest branch of the 1-Up's tree from there. This second method seems deliberate, as the tree next to the fountain can be safely walked on, but its equivalent in the Honeyhive Galaxy cannot - Mario or Luigi will just slip off.
 * The star bunny planet is very similar to the Holey Planet in the Cosmic Cove Galaxy's hidden star in Super Mario Galaxy 2. As they have the same sort of structure, are both used for catching a Star Bunny and both have a switch Mario can press to make it easier to catch the bunny.