Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 - Bosses
The major bosses of Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, from the early galaxy guards that each hand over a Power Star to the recurring Bowser and Bowser Jr. encounters that yield the Grand Stars. Fights follow the same structure in both games: a small spherical arena, a readable attack patt...
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Type | Description | Source | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Piranha | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy) | The first real boss of Super Mario Galaxy, a spiked piranha plant that charges around a tiny planet on a long body. | Fought in Good Egg Galaxy | Power Star |
| King Kaliente | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy) | A crowned octopus boss who spits fireballs and flaming projectiles across his arena in the opening galaxy's airship fleet sequence. | Fought at the end of the airship fleet encounter in Super Mario Galaxy's opening galaxy | Power Star |
| Major Burrows | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy) | A giant mole that burrows through the planet surface and erupts beneath Mario, chasing him across a small world. | One of the Comet Observatory galaxy bosses | Power Star |
| Tarantox | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy) | A colossal spider that lurks in the webbing of a derelict galaxy and spits sticky projectiles at Mario as he swings between webs on Pull Stars. | Fought in Space Junk Galaxy | Power Star |
| Topmaniac | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy) | The oversized spinning top that leads the Topman army, bouncing around a fortress arena on a set pattern. | Fought in Battlerock Galaxy | Power Star |
| Bouldergeist | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy) | A vengeful rock spirit that builds itself a body of boulders and hurls them at Mario. | Fought in Ghostly Galaxy | Power Star |
| Megaleg | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy) | A skyscraper-sized walking machine with a chain of striding legs and a glowing core. | One of the Comet Observatory's late galaxy bosses | Power Star |
| Baron Brrr | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy) | The guardian of a frozen lake who floats above the ice and freezes the water around him. | Fought in Freezeflame Galaxy | Power Star |
| Kamella | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy) | The Magikoopa leader, who teleports around her arena hurling magic rings that turn into hazards and enemies. | One of the Comet Observatory's later galaxy bosses | Power Star |
| Bowser | Final Boss | The King of the Koopas is fought repeatedly across both games rather than once. | Final boss of both Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Grand Star Ending |
| Bowser Jr. | Recurring Boss (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Bowser's son is the sequel's most persistent rival, meeting Mario in his own airship levels and clown cars across the Worlds and taunting him between encounters. | Recurring boss across Super Mario Galaxy 2's worlds | Power Star Grand Star |
| Peewee Piranha | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | The sequel's first boss, a baby piranha plant that hides inside a spiked egg and only reveals itself when the shell is broken. | Fought in Sky Station Galaxy | Power Star |
| Gobblegut | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | A serpentine dragon that erupts out of asteroids and coils around the planet, with glowing swellings as its weak points. | One of Super Mario Galaxy 2's early galaxy bosses | Power Star |
| King Lakitu | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | An oversized Lakitu who swings a spiked ball on a chain around his cloud arena. | One of Super Mario Galaxy 2's galaxy bosses | Power Star |
| Rollodillo | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | An armoured armadillo that rolls into a ball and charges along a circular track, shrugging off anything Mario throws at it from the front. | Fought in Boulder Bowl Galaxy | Power Star |
| Megahammer | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | A towering machine with a pair of enormous hammer arms that pound the platform flat, forcing Mario to move between strikes. | One of Super Mario Galaxy 2's mid-game bosses | Power Star |
| Digga-Leg | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | A giant machine that walks on spiked drill legs and stabs downward to pin Mario to the planet's surface. | One of Super Mario Galaxy 2's mid-game bosses | Power Star |
| Prince Pikante | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | A regal piranha plant boss who spits fire and guards himself with a spiked crown. | One of Super Mario Galaxy 2's later galaxy bosses | Power Star |
| Boomsday Machine | Galaxy Boss (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | A heavily armed machine with spinning arms and cannons that sweeps the arena in rotating sweeps, leaving only brief safe pockets. | One of Super Mario Galaxy 2's late galaxy bosses | Power Star |
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