Co-Star Luma

Co-Star Luma
The Co-Star Luma as seen in Super Mario Galaxy 2
Species	Luma
First appearance	Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Latest appearance	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018)

“Ya know, a friend with another Wii Remote can join up with you! Then one of my Co-Star Lumas can help out!”

—Lubba, Super Mario Galaxy 2

The Co-Star Luma is an orange Luma that appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2 as a playable character and in the game's logo. The Co-Star Luma appears alongside Mario in the cooperative two-player mode known as Co-Star Mode, in which the second player is able to control it using the Wii Remote. Once it appears, it will follow behind Mario (or Luigi) in the same manner as one of the mini-clouds that appear when the Cloud Flower is in use. If the Cloud Flower is actually in use, the Co-Star Luma will always follow Mario behind the last mini-cloud that trails Mario's head, as opposed to directly behind him as it normally would.

The Co-Star Luma can perform moves such as spinning, in addition to collecting and shooting Star Bits just as the first player can. The Co-Star Luma can also perform other actions that a single player cannot, such as temporarily immobilizing certain enemies or barriers and picking up faraway objects, including 1-Up Mushrooms, air bubbles (when underwater), and coins, which the Co-Star Luma will then bring back to Mario. The Co-Star Luma can also perform a variety of other actions: This includes activating switches or other objects, touching thorny flowers and causing them to retract their spikes, and spinning most Lumas (excluding Lubba and the Hungry Lumas) or Luigi to receive Star Bits. A larger Co-Star Luma also appears on Starship Mario and tells Mario about Co-Star Mode.

The player controlling the Co-Star Luma can make sounds on both Wii Remotes by pressing various buttons on their controller:

Player controller	Button	Sound
1		A horn honk and occasionally a cuíca
		A crowd groaning
		A crowd cheering
		A coin being collected and occasionally a 1-Up Mushroom being collected
2		A Luma giggling and occasionally a longer variant
		A coin being collected and occasionally a 1-Up Mushroom being collected
		A crowd cheering
		A crowd groaning

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a Co-Star Luma makes a cameo appearance on the Starship Mario spirit.

Gallery

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  Artwork of the Co-Star Luma

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  Artwork of the Co-Star Luma spinning

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  Artwork of the Co-Star Luma with Mario

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  Artwork of the Co-Star Luma with Mario and Yoshi

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  Artwork of the Co-Star Luma aboard Starship Mario

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  UI sprite of the Co-Star Luma

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  Key artwork for Super Mario Galaxy 2

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  Key artwork for Super Mario Galaxy 2

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  Japanese wordmark for Super Mario Galaxy 2

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  International wordmark for Super Mario Galaxy 2

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  Prerelease international wordmark for Super Mario Galaxy 2

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  Startup screen for Super Mario Galaxy 2

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  Title screen for Super Mario Galaxy 2

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  Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2

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  Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	アシストチコ[?] Ashisuto Chiko	Assist Luma
Chinese	助手奇可[?] Zhùshǒu Qíkě	Assistant Luma
German	Oranger Assistent-Luma[?]	Orange Assistent Luma
Italian	Sfavillotto Aiutante[?]	Helper Luma
Korean	도우미치코[?] Doumi Chiko	Helper Luma
Spanish	Destello compañero[?]	Partner Luma

Trivia

• The Co-Star Luma is similar in function to the second player's Star Cursor (which has a slightly lighter shade of orange) in Super Mario Galaxy.
• If the Co-Star Luma is present when Mario collects a Power Star or a Grand Star, it will appear along with Mario in the "You got a Star/Grand Star!" victory pose.
• When the Co-Star Luma is present, orange butterflies will appear in some galaxies. When the Co-Star Luma stops and spins on the butterflies, the butterflies will release three Star Bits and will disappear afterwards.