Hungry Luma

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A Hungry Luma.

Hungry Lumas are a kind of pink Luma, that are slightly fatter than a normal one and have visible mouths. Hungry Lumas carry two sticks around, which both have two Star Bits on the top. They appear in Super Mario Galaxy where Mario must feed them a certain number Star Bits. When fed enough Star Bits, the Hungry Luma will transform into a new planet, leaving a Launch Star behind, which helps Mario reach the new planet. Hungry Lumas found in individual galaxies, need up to 100 Star Bits, while Comet Observatory Hungry Lumas need from 400 to 1600 Star Bits, as the Lumas in the Comet Observatory can create an entire galaxy. There is another kind of Hungry Luma, known as Lumalee. Lumalees are blue and have their own shop.

Trivia

• In the Sea Slide Galaxy a certain hungry Luma forgets to leave a launch star behind, requiring the player to use the cannon to get to the generated planet.
• Hungry lumas sound like and resemble Kirby,as well as sharing his interest in eating. They may be a reference to him.
• In a Super Mario Galaxy hoax, it was said that once you had the game completed 100% a hungry luma appears somewhere. if you sacrifice all your power stars to it, you would unlock another galaxy which leads to some DS Downloadable Content, the ability to play Super Mario Galaxy DS. This has not been proven wrong, but is completely obserd. The video hoax can be found here