Purple Comet
The Purple Comet is a type of Prankster Comet featured in both Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. These missions scatter Purple Coins throughout a galaxy, and Mario has to collect all of them, sometimes within a time limit, to retrieve a Star.
Super Mario Galaxy
In Super Mario Galaxy's Purple Comet missions, Mario must retrieve at least 100 Purple Coins to obtain a Star. Some Purple Comet missions have more than 100 Coins, but Mario still only needs to collect 100 for the Star. All 15 major galaxies are visited by the Purple Comet. Timed Purple Comet missions, as well as the Battlerock Galaxy and the Dreadnought Galaxy's Purple Comet missions, use a unique background music track, which is a remix of the Gusty Garden Galaxy music.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, instead of having to complete the game for a galaxy's Purple Comet to appear, Mario only required to collect its Comet Medal. The mission in Starshine Beach Galaxy plays the Hightail Falls Galaxy music, since the Dash Pepper is needed to clear, even though the normal level has a Dash Pepper and using it won't change the music. The specific Purple Coin theme music from the first game plays in the Flip-Swap Galaxy, Puzzle Plank Galaxy, Clockwork Ruins Galaxy, and Mario Squared Galaxy.
| Galaxy | Episode title | Based on | Extra Purple Coins available | Time Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flip-Swap Galaxy | Purple Coin Flip 'n' Sprint | Think Before You Shake | No extras | 3:00 |
| Puzzle Plank Galaxy | Purple Coin Shadow Vault | The Puzzling Picture Block | No extras | 1:00 |
| Tall Trunk Galaxy | Tall Trunk's Purple Coin Slide | Tall Trunk's Big Slide | 40 | If Mario has fewer than 100 Purple Coins, he loses a life. |
| Flipsville Galaxy | Purple Coin Spin Speed Run | Flipsville's New Digs | No extras | 2:30 |
| Starshine Beach Galaxy | Purple Coin Beach Dash | Surf, Sand, and Silver Stars | 40 | 0:35 |
| Sweet Mystery Galaxy | Bulb Berry's Purple Coin Glow | Bulb Berry's Mysterious Glow | No extras | None |
| Clockwork Ruins Galaxy | The Adventure of the Purple Coins | Time for Adventure | No extras | 5:00 |
| Mario Squared Galaxy | Luigi's Purple Coin Chaos | Make Mario a Star | No extras | 2:00 |
| Rolling Coaster Galaxy | Purple Coins on the Rainbow Road | The Rainbow Road Roll | 10 | 2:00
If Mario has fewer than 100 Purple Coins, he loses a life. |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | パープルコメット Pāpuru Kometto |
Purple Comet |
| Chinese | 紫色彗星 Zǐsè Huìxīng |
Purple Comet |
| French | Comète violette | Violet Comet |
| German | Lila Komet | Purple Comet |
| Italian | Cometa Viola | Violet Comet |
| Spanish | Cometa Púrpura | Purple Comet |
