Divot
| Divot | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
Divots[1] (originally localized as rings or holes)[2] are indentations in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They only appear in levels that feature the Star Ball. In Super Mario Galaxy, yellow-ringed divots launch the Star Ball from one area to another. The blue-ringed ones are goals that will break the Star Ball, allowing Mario (or Luigi) to grab the Power Star it contains. Divots have inconsistent designs in Super Mario Galaxy 2, with the ones that launch the Star Ball simply being whatever indentation is at a planetoid's apex and the goals being whatever is the last hole of the level.
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タマコロ ホール[3] |
From「玉」(tama, ball) and「コロコロ」(korokoro, onomatopoeia for rolling) with「ホール」(hōru, hole), or "rolling ball hole"; compare with Star Ball |
References
- ^ Catherine Browne. Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc, 2010. Page 134. ISBN: 978-0-30746-907-6.
- ^ Fletcher Black. Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games, 2007. Pages 118–119. ISBN: 978-0-76155-713-5.
- ^ Kazuya Sakai (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan) (ed.). Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros. (Japanese source). Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2015. Pages 136, 170. ISBN: 978-4-09-106569-8.
