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[[File:Darkmatterpools.png|thumb|left|200px|Dark matter has eaten away square-shaped holes in these [[platform]]s.]]
'''Dark Matter''' is an obstacle in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and its sequel ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', which appears in [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]]. It can be found in patches, and has a swirly, purple and black appearance to it.
[[File:SMG Dark Matter Plant Platforms.png|thumb|200px|Dark matter in ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
[[File:SMG2 Cloudy Court Silver Stars in the Purple Pond.png|thumb|200px|Dark matter in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
[[Bowser]] was generating Dark Matter at his Dark Matter Plant in order to destroy the whole galaxy in order to create his new one. If [[Mario]] or Luigi touch any Dark Matter, they will disintegrate and lose a life. Dark Matter can also burn holes in the ground that will make Mario or Luigi lose a life should they fall into one.
{{quote|The dark matter is eating holes in space! Watch out for those holes, or [[Mario|you'll]] fall into that dark matter!|[[Luma]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy]]}}
'''Dark matter''' is an obstacle in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. It can be found in patches and has a swirly purple-and-black appearance to it; its appearance is similar to that of [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]]. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] touches any dark matter, he disintegrates and loses a life. Dark matter can also burn holes in the ground that make Mario or Luigi lose a life should he fall into one. In the first game, dark matter appears in [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]]. Dark matter is rarely found in the second game, appearing in the mission [[Boomsday Machine Daredevil Run]] in [[Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker]] and the mission [[Silver Stars in the Purple Pond]] in the [[Cloudy Court Galaxy]].
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ダークマター
|JapR=Dāku Matā
|JapM=Dark Matter
|Ita=Materia Oscura
|ItaM=Dark Matter
|Kor=다크 매터
|KorR=Dakeu Maeteo
|KorM=Dark Matter
}}


In its sequel, they are found rarely in the game. One of its appearances was the Daredevil Run for [[Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker]]. A [[Dry Bones]]-like enemy has Dark Matter stuffed in its mouth and eats the regenerating floor away. That enemy is known as [[Mattermouth]]s.
==Trivia==
 
*In reality, {{wp|dark matter}} is a theoretical substance that takes up a significant portion of the universe and explains how the outer edges of a galaxy move faster than projected in their rotation curve. It does not emit or absorb a significant level of radiation of any sort, making it difficult to detect.
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Latest revision as of 15:59, May 18, 2024

Dark matter has eaten away square-shaped holes in these platforms.
Dark matter in Super Mario Galaxy
Dark matter in Super Mario Galaxy 2
“The dark matter is eating holes in space! Watch out for those holes, or you'll fall into that dark matter!”
Luma, Super Mario Galaxy

Dark matter is an obstacle in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. It can be found in patches and has a swirly purple-and-black appearance to it; its appearance is similar to that of poison. If Mario or Luigi touches any dark matter, he disintegrates and loses a life. Dark matter can also burn holes in the ground that make Mario or Luigi lose a life should he fall into one. In the first game, dark matter appears in Bowser's Dark Matter Plant. Dark matter is rarely found in the second game, appearing in the mission Boomsday Machine Daredevil Run in Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker and the mission Silver Stars in the Purple Pond in the Cloudy Court Galaxy.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ダークマター
Dāku Matā
Dark Matter

Italian Materia Oscura
Dark Matter
Korean 다크 매터
Dakeu Maeteo
Dark Matter

Trivia[edit]

  • In reality, dark matter is a theoretical substance that takes up a significant portion of the universe and explains how the outer edges of a galaxy move faster than projected in their rotation curve. It does not emit or absorb a significant level of radiation of any sort, making it difficult to detect.