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{{character | {{character infobox | ||
|image=[[File:SMG Polari.jpg|220px]] | |image=[[File:SMG Polari.jpg|220px]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | ||
|species=[[ | |species=[[Luma]] | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | ||
|portrayed_by= [[Yuya Takezawa]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote|Would [[Mario|you]] like to see the map? Here you go.|Polari|Super Mario Galaxy}} | {{quote|Would [[Mario|you]] like to see the map? Here you go.|Polari|Super Mario Galaxy}} | ||
'''Polari''' is an elderly | '''Polari''' is an elderly blackish-brown [[Luma]] who serves as [[Rosalina]]'s most trusted advisor in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Having extensive knowledge of the [[Comet Observatory]], Polari serves as a guide of sorts to [[Mario]], showing him a map of all of the [[galaxy|galaxies]] visible from that location. | ||
While Polari's name is never mentioned in-game, and is instead only | While Polari's name is never mentioned in-game, and is instead mentioned only in the instruction manual, his name may be derived from "{{wp|Polaris}}," also known as the North Star. Polaris was often used by sailors as a guide in navigation, not unlike how Polari advises Rosalina and guides Mario. Likewise, his appearance and given age may be a reference to {{wp|black dwarf}}s, which are dead stars. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario Galaxy''=== | ===''Super Mario Galaxy''=== | ||
[[File:SMG Rosalina and Polari.png|thumb | [[File:SMG Rosalina and Polari.png|thumb|Polari with Rosalina]] | ||
Polari's first appearance is in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' when Mario retrieves the first [[Grand Star]] and lands on the Comet Observatory. Polari looks at the beacon with Rosalina and exclaims that "now the poor Lumas may survive". When the player first enters the [[Terrace (Super Mario Galaxy)|Terrace]] they will meet Polari and a [[Luma|Blue Luma]] that soon transforms into a [[Pull Star]] to allow Mario to travel to galaxies. When Mario returns with one [[Power Star]] on his belt, Polari will teach him about Star Bits and how Lumas love eating them. Other than that, Polari's main importance within the game is to provide a map of all the galaxies that Mario can visit and their Power Stars and to inform Mario about when the enemy base has been located. | |||
Polari's first appearance is in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' when Mario retrieves the first [[Grand Star]] and lands on the Comet Observatory. Polari looks at the beacon with Rosalina and exclaims that "now the poor Lumas may survive". When the player first enters the [[Terrace (Super Mario Galaxy)|Terrace]] they will meet Polari and a [[Luma | |||
It is unknown what happens to Polari at the end of the game; he is not seen flying into the giant [[black hole]], and in the secret ending, he does not appear alongside Rosalina or in the Comet Observatory at all. | It is unknown what happens to Polari at the end of the game; he is not seen flying into the giant [[black hole]], and in the secret ending, he does not appear alongside Rosalina or in the Comet Observatory at all. | ||
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===''Super Mario- | ===''Super Mario-kun''=== | ||
Polari also appears in the ''[[Super Mario- | Polari also appears in the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga's ''Super Mario Galaxy'' arc (volumes 38–40). Compared to his appearance in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', his age is much more apparent because of his wrinkles. In volume 40, he grows into the final Grand Star, in contrast to his navigator role in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. | ||
===''Mario Golf: World Tour''=== | ===''Mario Golf: World Tour''=== | ||
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**'''Instruction manual''': ''This elderly Luma is Rosalina's most trusted advisor. He knows all about the observatory, and if you speak to him, he will show you a map.'' | **'''Instruction manual''': ''This elderly Luma is Rosalina's most trusted advisor. He knows all about the observatory, and if you speak to him, he will show you a map.'' | ||
**'''Trading card''': ''An elderly black Luma that is one of Rosalina's most trusted advisors. Polari serves as Mario's guide to the cosmos from the domes on the Comet Observatory. Polari will show Mario a map of the galaxy showing where he's collected so far.'' | **'''Trading card''': ''An elderly black Luma that is one of Rosalina's most trusted advisors. Polari serves as Mario's guide to the cosmos from the domes on the Comet Observatory. Polari will show Mario a map of the galaxy showing where he's collected so far.'' | ||
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==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
SMG Asset Model Polari.png|Model | |||
Terrace.png|Polari in the [[Terrace (Super Mario Galaxy)|Terrace]] | |||
Fountain Dome.png|Polari in the [[Fountain]] | |||
KitchenInterior.png|Polari in the [[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]] | |||
SMG Bedroom Interior.png|Polari in the [[Bedroom (Super Mario Galaxy)|Bedroom]] | |||
Engine Room.png|Polari in the [[Engine Room]] | |||
SMG Garden Mario Sleeping.png|Polari in the [[Garden (Super Mario Galaxy)|Garden]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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|JapM=Butler | |JapM=Butler | ||
|Spa=Nebu | |Spa=Nebu | ||
|SpaM= | |SpaM=Clipping of "nebulosa" (nebula) | ||
| | |Fre=Chocosta | ||
| | |FreM=From "chocolate" and "star" | ||
|Ita=Nerello | |Ita=Nerello | ||
|ItaM=Blacky | |ItaM=Blacky | ||
|Ger=Polari | |Ger=Polari | ||
|Rus=Поляри | |Rus=Поляри | ||
|RusR=Polyari | |RusR=Polyari | ||
|RusM=Polari | |RusM=Polari | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*When Mario first lands on the Comet Observatory, Polari does not accept Star Bits, and any Star Bit flung at him by the cursor will simply bounce off Polari. | |||
**Polari accepts them once Mario enters the Terrace for the first time, but he stays silent and does not give one of his usual responses like, "Mwah! ♪" Polari can be fed with Star Bits normally once Mario collects the Power Star from [[Dino Piranha (mission)|Dino Piranha]]. | |||
{{Stars}} | {{Stars}} | ||
{{SMG}} | {{SMG}} | ||
[[Category:Allies]] | [[Category:Allies]] | ||
[[Category:Lumas]] | [[Category:Lumas]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Super Mario Galaxy characters]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy | [[Category:Super Mario Galaxy trading cards]] | ||
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