Teleporter (Super Mario Galaxy 2)

Not to be confused with the Teleporter in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.

Teleporters are pads in Super Mario Galaxy 2 that teleport Mario or Luigi to a bonus planet where they have to defeat enemies within the time limit. To activate it, the player must shake the Wii remote while standing on it. If the player is successful at defeating the enemies, they will get three 1-Ups. If they are unsuccessful, they will automatically be warped back and the Teleporter will no longer be usable in the mission. However, if one of Mario brothers loses a life, the Teleporter will be usable again. There is at least one in every galaxy, excluding the boss stages at the ends of worlds. These Teleporters are sometimes hidden from view and the player have to find them. They are optional and do not have to be used.