Sling Pod
- This article is about the object. For the galaxy named for them, see Sling Pod Galaxy.
| Sling Pod | |
|---|---|
Model from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
- “Help! I'm stuck! Aim your
at me, and press
to pull me out!”
- —Mailtoad, Super Mario Galaxy
A Sling Pod is an object in Super Mario Galaxy and its Nintendo Switch port. Being alternatives to Launch Stars, Sling Pods are sticky, rubbery, white wobbly balls of web that can easily entrap Mario, Luigi, and Toads. Sling Pods are first seen in the pathway to Tarantox in the Space Junk Galaxy, and their most prominent appearance is in the Sling Pod Galaxy.
To use a Sling Pod, Mario must jump into or be near the sticky orb on the top and get stuck in it. With the Star Pointer, the player must then grab on to the top part and hold down , dragging it far to the side of the area. After the player lets it go, the Sling Pod sends Mario flying out of it in the direction it was aimed. A noise begins sounding if the player ends up pointing offscreen while holding on to the Sling Pod.
Gallery[edit]
Mario in a Sling Pod
Mario about to be launched by a Sling Pod
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy | StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | SpaceCocoon | Space Cocoon |
| 宇宙まゆ (Uchū Mayu) |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ひっぱりマユ Hippari Mayu |
Stretching Cocoon | [?] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 拉力茧 Lālìjiǎn (Mandarin) Lāailihkgáan (Cantonese) |
Elastic Cocoon | [?] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 拉力繭 Lālìjiǎn (Mandarin) Lāailihkgáan (Cantonese) |
Elastic Cocoon | [1] | |
| French | Cocon | Cocoon | [2] | |
| Cocon catapulte | Catapult cocoon | [3] | ||
| German | Klebe-Kokon | Sticky-Cocoon | [4] | |
| Italian | Larva Elastica | Elastic Larva | [?] | |
| Korean | 당기는고치 Danggineun Gochi |
Pulling Cocoon | [?] | |
| Spanish (European) | Larva Elástica | Elastic Larva | [?] |
Notes[edit]
- During development, Sling Pods were originally known as Wobble Launchers.[5][better source needed]
References[edit]
- ^ 「拉力繭與蜘蛛王」– Mission name (2 Oct. 2025). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo STC and Nintendo EPD Tokyo. Nintendo (Traditional Chinese).
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 97
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 126
- ^ Nintendo of Europe GmbH (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Spielanleitung. Frankfurt: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 23.
- ^ List of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content#E3 2006 (May 10-12)