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[[File:Gravity Wall.png|thumb|Gravity fields in four directions in [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]]]]
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[[Image:Gravity_Wall.PNG|thumb|Multiple '''Gravity Walls''' in [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]].]]
A '''gravity field'''<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 51 and 300.</ref><ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 64, 66, 67, 198, and 231.</ref> is a special area that first appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. It controls and indicates the direction of [[gravity]] inside.
A '''Gravity Wall''' is a special type of wall that appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. It has the power to control the direction that [[Gravity]] pulls [[Mario]] within its expanse. The Gravity Walls contain arrows to show the player the gravity direction, as well colors: blue (arrows pointing down), red (arrows pointing up), green (arrows pointing the right), grey and purple (in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', respectively, arrows pointing to the left). The effect of Gravity Walls is such that as soon as Mario or Luigi enters the area with the painted arrows and colored background, either character is immediately pulled towards the object that the arrows are pointing to. The direction that the arrows are pointing on the wall (and therefore the direction of gravity itself) can sometimes be changed if the player finds a [[Gravity Arrow]] and [[Spin]]s it or hits it with a [[Star Bit]]. Gravity Walls appear in many levels, the most prominent of which is [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]], where they act as the main obstacle of the level. [[Rightside Down Galaxy]] and [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy]] features Gravity Walls as the main elements.
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==Gravity Wall Areas==
In 2D sections, the back wall of a gravity field has arrows pointing along the direction of gravity, and is color-coded: blue for down, red for up, green for right, and gray or purple for left. Some [[Arrow Switch]]es are connected to them; they can also change direction with the music, like [[Blinking Block|Beat Block]]s. Gravity fields are the main mechanic of [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', and [[Rightside Down Galaxy]] and [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They usually point in cardinal directions, with an exception in [[Battle Belt Galaxy]].


A type of gravity field navigated in 3D appears in [[Toy Time Galaxy]]. It is a hexagon-textured, usually pink surface that pulls gravity toward it. These gravity fields are green on [[Toy Time Galaxy#Mecha-Bowser|Mecha-Bowser]]. Occasionally, nearby arrows help indicate the gravity direction of a field.
In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', the background of [[Flipsville Galaxy]] has similar arrows to a 2D gravity field. However, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] changes their direction by flipping between sides of a planetoid, by [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ing [[grate]]s or [[Spin Drill|drill]]ing through dirt patches. Unlike true gravity fields, they do not affect all of the objects they encompass, only indicating the player character's gravity.
Gravity fields return in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where they appear in some of the 2D sections accessed by [[8-Bit Pipe]]s. Inside the [[Inverted Pyramid]], the arrows on the gravity fields are designed after the pyramid itself.
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==Gravity field areas==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
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{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!width="1%"|Galaxy
!Galaxy<br>Mission
!width="1%"|Level
!Area
!width="1%"|Area
!Colors<br>(down / up / right / left)
!width="1%"|Wall Colors
|-
|-
|[[Good Egg Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Good Egg Galaxy]]'''<br>[[A Snack of Cosmic Proportions]]
|[[Good Egg Galaxy#A Snack of Cosmic Proportions|A Snack of Cosmic Proportions]]
|[[File:Pillplanet.png|thumb]]Many sections of the inside of the [[Good Egg Galaxy#Pill Planet|Pill Planet]] feature gravity fields.
|Many sections of the [[Good Egg Galaxy#Pill Planet|Pill Planet]] feature Gravity Walls.  
|<span style="color:royalblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:orangered;">Orange</span>
|<font color=Blue>Blue</font> / <font color=Red>Red</font>
|-
|-
|[[Battlerock Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Battlerock Galaxy]]'''<br>[[Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe]]
|[[Battlerock Galaxy#Breaking into the Battlerock|Breaking into the Battlerock]]
|[[File:SMG Battlerock Gravity Corridor.png|thumb]]The inside of the [[Battlerock Galaxy#Gravity Planet|Gravity Planet]] has many gravity fields, but their direction is inverted, with blue going up and red going down.
|The inside of the [[Battlerock Galaxy#Gravity Planet|Gravity Planet]] has many Gravity Walls.  
|<span style="color:red;">Red</span> / <span style="color:blue;">Blue</span>
|<font color=Blue>Blue</font> / <font color=Red>Red</font>
|-
|-
|[[Bowser's Star Reactor]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Bowser's Star Reactor]]'''<br>[[The Fiery Stronghold]]
|[[Bowser's Star Reactor#The Fiery Stronghold|The Fiery Stronghold]]
|[[File:SMG Bowser Star Reactor Gravity Area.png|thumb]]Roughly in the middle of the level is [[Bowser's Star Reactor#Gravity Planet|a short section of gravity fields]].
|Roughly in the middle of the level is [[Bowser's Star Reactor#Gravity Planet|a short section of Gravity Walls]].
|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:deeppink;">Pink</span>
|<font color=Blue>Blue</font> / <font color=Purple>Purple</font>
|-
|-
|[[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]]'''<br>[[Darkness on the Horizon]]
|[[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant#Darkness on the Horizon|Darkness on the Horizon]]
|[[File:SMG Dark Matter Plant Gravity Wall.png|thumb]]Almost the entire level consists of many different sections of gravity fields surrounded by [[dark matter]].
|Almost the entire level consists of many different sections of Gravity Walls surrounded by [[Dark Matter]].
|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:deeppink;">Pink</span> / <span style="color:seagreen;">Green</span> / <span style="color:gray;">Gray</span>
|<font color=Blue>Blue</font> / <font color=Purple>Purple</font> / <font color=Green>Green</font> / <font color=Gray>Gray</font>
|-
|-
|[[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]]'''<br>[[The Fate of the Universe]]
|[[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor#The Fate of the Universe|The Fate of the Universe]]
|[[File:Bowser Galaxy Reactor Space Junk Area.png|thumb]]A short section of gravity fields appears behind the [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor#Cosmic Blocks|Cosmic Blocks]].
|A short section of Gravity Walls appears behind the [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor#Cosmic Blocks|Cosmic Blocks]].
|<span style="color:royalblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:deeppink;">Pink</span>
|<font color=Blue>Blue</font> / <font color=Purple>Purple</font>
|}
|}
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===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!width="1%"|Galaxy
!Galaxy<br>Missions
!width="1%"|Levels
!Area
!width="1%"|Area
!Colors<br>(down / up / right / left)
!width="1%"|Wall Colors
|-
|-
|[[Rightside Down Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Rightside Down Galaxy]]'''<br>[[Breaking the Laws of Gravity]], [[The Great Crate Incinerator]], [[Rightside Down Galaxy#Green Star 1|Green Star 1]], [[Rightside Down Galaxy#Green Star 2|Green Star 2]]
|[[Rightside Down Galaxy#Breaking the Laws of Gravity|Breaking the Laws of Gravity]], [[Rightside Down Galaxy#The Great Crate Incinerator|The Great Crate Incinerator]], [[Rightside Down Galaxy#Green Star 1|Green Star 1]], [[Rightside Down Galaxy#Green Star 2|Green Star 2]]
|[[File:SMG2 Rightside Down Four Way Gravity Fields.png|thumb]]The entire galaxy is composed of [[Rightside Down Galaxy#Starting Planet|many sections of gravity fields]].
|The entire galaxy is comprised of [[Rightside Down Galaxy#Starting Planet|many sections of Gravity Walls]].
|<span style="color:royalblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:palevioletred;">Red</span> / <span style="color:seagreen;">Green</span> / <span style="color:mediumpurple;">Lavender</span>
|<font color=Blue>Blue</font> / <font color=Red>Red</font> / <font color=Purple>Purple</font> / <font color=Green>Green</font>
|-
|-
|[[Flipsville Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Flipsville Galaxy]]'''<br>[[Flipsville's New Digs]], [[Purple Coin Spin Speed Run]]
|[[Flipsville Galaxy#Flipsville's New Digs|Flipsville's New Digs]], [[Flipsville Galaxy#Purple Coin Spin Speed Run|Purple Coin Spin Speed Run]]
|[[File:SMG2 Flipsville Underground Gravity Area.png|thumb]]Inside the [[Flipsville Galaxy#Dirt Tower Planet|Dirt Tower Planet]] is [[Flipsville Galaxy#Underground Gravity Area|an area]] with nine separate sections of gravity fields, which alternate in time with the music.
|Inside the [[Flipsville Galaxy#Dirt Tower Planet|Dirt Tower Planet]] is [[Flipsville Galaxy#Underground Gravity Area|an area]] with nine separate sections of Gravity Walls, which alternate in time with the music.
|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:palevioletred;">Red</span> / <span style="color:seagreen;">Green</span> / <span style="color:gray;">White</span>
|<font color=Blue>Blue</font> / <font color=Red>Red</font> / <font color=Green>Green</font> / <font color=Gray>Gray</font>
|-
|-
|[[Upside Dizzy Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Upside Dizzy Galaxy]]'''<br>[[A Walk on the Weird Side]], [[Burning Upside Dizzy]], [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy#Green Star 1|Green Star 1]], [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy#Green Star 2|Green Star 2]]
|[[Upside Dizzy Galaxy#A Walk on the Weird Side|A Walk on the Weird Side]], [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy#Burning Upside Dizzy|Burning Upside Dizzy]], [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy#Green Star 1|Green Star 1]], [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy#Green Star 2|Green Star 2]]
|[[File:SMG2 Upside Dizzy 1.png|thumb]]The entire galaxy is composed of [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy#Starting Planet|many sections of gravity fields]].
|The entire galaxy is comprised of [[Upside Dizzy Galaxy#Starting Planet|many sections of Gravity Walls]].
|<span style="color:royalblue;">Blue</span> / <span style="color:palevioletred;">Red</span>
|<font color=Blue>Blue</font> / <font color=Red>Red</font>
|-
|-
|[[Battle Belt Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Battle Belt Galaxy]]'''<br>[[Mini-Planet Mega-Run]], [[Mini-Planet Daredevil Run]]
|[[Battle Belt Galaxy#Mini-Planet Mega-Run|Mini-Planet Mega-Run]], [[Battle Belt Galaxy#Mini-Planet Daredevil Run|Mini-Planet Daredevil Run]]
|[[File:SMG2 Battle Belt Inside the Undergrunt Planet.png|thumb]]Inside the [[Battle Belt Galaxy#Undergrunt Planet|Undergrunt Planet]] is a circular gravity field, which alternates in time with the music.
|Inside the [[Battle Belt Galaxy#Undergrunt Planet|Undergrunt Planet]] is a circular section of Gravity Walls, which alternate in time with the music.
|<span style="color:royalblue;">Blue</span> (in) / <span style="color:palevioletred;">Red</span> (out)
|<font color=Blue>Blue</font> / <font color=Red>Red</font>
|}
|}
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===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Pillplanet.jpg|Gravity Walls inside the [[Good Egg Galaxy#Pill Planet|Pill Planet]] in the [[Good Egg Galaxy]]
SMG Train Planet.png|The pink variation in [[Toy Time Galaxy]]
File:Gravity Planet.PNG|Gravity Walls inside the [[Battlerock Galaxy#Gravity Planet|Gravity Planet]] in the [[Battlerock Galaxy]]
Big Mecha Bowser.png|The green variation at the Mega-Bowser planet in Toy Time Galaxy
File:Rightside 1.png|Gravity Walls in the [[Rightside Down Galaxy]]
Gravity Wall SMO.jpg|''Super Mario Odyssey''
File:BBG10.png|A circular section of Gravity Walls inside the [[Battle Belt Galaxy#Undergrunt Planet|Undergrunt Planet]] of the [[Battle Belt Galaxy]]
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</gallery>
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==See Also==
==See also==
*[[Gravity Spotlight]]
*[[Gravity spotlight]]
*[[Gravity Arrow]]
*[[Arrow Switch]]
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==Trivia==
==References==
*It should be noted that Gravity Walls only ever appear in sections of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' that are played in 2-D sidescroller format, as they would essentially be ineffective otherwise.
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*Though not a Gravity Wall, the atmospheric background of the [[Flipsville Galaxy]] acts somewhat like one, as it features multiple arrows which reflect the current flow of [[gravity]].
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Revision as of 03:34, April 5, 2024

Gravity fields in four directions in Bowser's Dark Matter Plant

Template:Quote2 A gravity field[1][2] is a special area that first appears in Super Mario Galaxy. It controls and indicates the direction of gravity inside.

In 2D sections, the back wall of a gravity field has arrows pointing along the direction of gravity, and is color-coded: blue for down, red for up, green for right, and gray or purple for left. Some Arrow Switches are connected to them; they can also change direction with the music, like Beat Blocks. Gravity fields are the main mechanic of Bowser's Dark Matter Plant in Super Mario Galaxy, and Rightside Down Galaxy and Upside Dizzy Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They usually point in cardinal directions, with an exception in Battle Belt Galaxy.

A type of gravity field navigated in 3D appears in Toy Time Galaxy. It is a hexagon-textured, usually pink surface that pulls gravity toward it. These gravity fields are green on Mecha-Bowser. Occasionally, nearby arrows help indicate the gravity direction of a field.

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the background of Flipsville Galaxy has similar arrows to a 2D gravity field. However, Mario or Luigi changes their direction by flipping between sides of a planetoid, by ground-pounding grates or drilling through dirt patches. Unlike true gravity fields, they do not affect all of the objects they encompass, only indicating the player character's gravity.

Gravity fields return in Super Mario Odyssey, where they appear in some of the 2D sections accessed by 8-Bit Pipes. Inside the Inverted Pyramid, the arrows on the gravity fields are designed after the pyramid itself.

Gravity field areas

Super Mario Galaxy

Galaxy
Mission
Area Colors
(down / up / right / left)
Good Egg Galaxy
A Snack of Cosmic Proportions
Pillplanet.png
Many sections of the inside of the Pill Planet feature gravity fields.
Blue / Orange
Battlerock Galaxy
Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe
SMG Battlerock Gravity Corridor.png
The inside of the Gravity Planet has many gravity fields, but their direction is inverted, with blue going up and red going down.
Red / Blue
Bowser's Star Reactor
The Fiery Stronghold
SMG Bowser Star Reactor Gravity Area.png
Roughly in the middle of the level is a short section of gravity fields.
Blue / Pink
Bowser's Dark Matter Plant
Darkness on the Horizon
The gravity is pulling Mario to the dark matter
Almost the entire level consists of many different sections of gravity fields surrounded by dark matter.
Blue / Pink / Green / Gray
Bowser's Galaxy Reactor
The Fate of the Universe
Cosmic Blocks from Bowser's Galaxy Reactor.
A short section of gravity fields appears behind the Cosmic Blocks.
Blue / Pink

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Galaxy
Missions
Area Colors
(down / up / right / left)
Rightside Down Galaxy
Breaking the Laws of Gravity, The Great Crate Incinerator, Green Star 1, Green Star 2
SMG2 Rightside Down Four Way Gravity Fields.png
The entire galaxy is composed of many sections of gravity fields.
Blue / Red / Green / Lavender
Flipsville Galaxy
Flipsville's New Digs, Purple Coin Spin Speed Run
SMG2 Flipsville Underground Gravity Area.png
Inside the Dirt Tower Planet is an area with nine separate sections of gravity fields, which alternate in time with the music.
Blue / Red / Green / White
Upside Dizzy Galaxy
A Walk on the Weird Side, Burning Upside Dizzy, Green Star 1, Green Star 2
Mario near the beginning of the stage in the Upside Dizzy Galaxy
The entire galaxy is composed of many sections of gravity fields.
Blue / Red
Battle Belt Galaxy
Mini-Planet Mega-Run, Mini-Planet Daredevil Run
A screenshot of Mario in an underground area of the Battle Belt Galaxy.
Inside the Undergrunt Planet is a circular gravity field, which alternates in time with the music.
Blue (in) / Red (out)

Super Mario Odyssey

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Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 51 and 300.
  2. ^ Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 64, 66, 67, 198, and 231.