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'''Lever Switches'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' American instruction booklet, page 20.</ref> appear multiple times throughout the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. They are oftentimes used to trigger special events or occurrences when pulled, pushed, or simply hit.
'''Lever Switches'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' American instruction booklet, page 20.</ref> are switches that appear multiple times throughout the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. They are oftentimes used to trigger special events or occurrences when pulled, pushed, or simply hit.
 
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
[[File:LeverSwitch.jpg|thumb|right|A Lever Switch as it appears in ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
[[File:LeverSwitch.jpg|thumb|right|A Lever Switch as it appears in ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
[[File:SMG Airship Armada Switch.png|thumb|left|A Lever Switch on a platform in [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]]]]
[[File:SMG Airship Armada Switch.png|thumb|left|A Lever Switch on a platform in [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]]]]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Mario can activate Lever Switches by [[Spin|spinning]] them. Lever Switches can have a variety of different effects, obviously depending on their location in the level, etc. Their functions can range anywhere from turning on lights in dark areas to causing entire platforms to move forward or backward.
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) can activate Lever Switches by [[Spin|spinning]] into them. Lever Switches can have a variety of different effects, obviously depending on their location in the [[level]], etc. Their functions can range anywhere from turning on lights in dark areas to causing entire [[platform]]s to move forward or backward.


===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
Lever Switches in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' serve exactly the same purpose as in its predecessor, the only difference being that [[Yoshi]] now has the ability to activate levers through the use of his extremely long tongue, as opposed to Mario just spinning them. In addition to this, a second player can also use the [[Co-Star Luma]] to spin levers and activate them as well, thereby eliminating the need for Mario to come in direct contact with the lever in order to activate it.
Lever Switches in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' serve exactly the same purpose as in its predecessor, the only difference being that [[Yoshi]] now has the ability to activate levers through the use of his extremely long tongue, as opposed to Mario just spinning into them. In addition to this, a second player can use the [[Co-Star Luma]] to spin into levers and activate them as well, thereby eliminating the need for Mario to come in direct contact with a lever in order to activate it.


===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
===''Super Mario Odyssey''===

Revision as of 16:17, September 12, 2022

An activated (orange) and deactivated (blue) Lever Switch in Super Mario Galaxy
An activated (orange) and deactivated (blue) Lever Switch in Super Mario Galaxy
An activated (orange) and deactivated (blue) Lever Switch in Super Mario Galaxy

Lever Switches[1] are switches that appear multiple times throughout the Mario franchise. They are oftentimes used to trigger special events or occurrences when pulled, pushed, or simply hit.

Appearances

Super Mario Galaxy

Lever Switch
A Lever Switch as it appears in Super Mario Galaxy
Mario on the third Airship in Bowser Jr's Airship Armada.
A Lever Switch on a platform in Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada

In Super Mario Galaxy, Mario (or Luigi) can activate Lever Switches by spinning into them. Lever Switches can have a variety of different effects, obviously depending on their location in the level, etc. Their functions can range anywhere from turning on lights in dark areas to causing entire platforms to move forward or backward.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Lever Switches in Super Mario Galaxy 2 serve exactly the same purpose as in its predecessor, the only difference being that Yoshi now has the ability to activate levers through the use of his extremely long tongue, as opposed to Mario just spinning into them. In addition to this, a second player can use the Co-Star Luma to spin into levers and activate them as well, thereby eliminating the need for Mario to come in direct contact with a lever in order to activate it.

Super Mario Odyssey

A Lever Switch in Super Mario Odyssey.
A Lever Switch in Super Mario Odyssey

Lever Switches reappear in Super Mario Odyssey, where they serve the same purpose as in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They can be activated by throwing Cappy at them.

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/SpinLeverSwitch.arc SpinLeverSwitch Spin Lever Switch

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese レバースイッチ[2]
Rebāsuicchi
Lever Switch

German Drehschalter
Rotary Switch
Italian Interruttore a Leva
Lever Switch
Spanish Palanca[3]
Lever

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2 American instruction booklet, page 20.
  2. ^ Super Mario Galaxy Japanese instruction booklet, page 21.
  3. ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2 American instruction booklet, page 64.
  4. ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2 American instruction booklet, page 42.