Life Mushroom

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Not to be confused with 1-Up Mushroom.
This article is about the item in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. For the item in the Paper Mario series, see Life Mushroom (Paper Mario series). For the mission in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, see Life Mushroom!
Life Mushroom
Artwork of a Life Mushroom, from Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025)
Effect Extends maximum health to six
Variant of Mushroom
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A Life Mushroom is a special type of Mushroom introduced in Super Mario Galaxy . It grants and fills an extra life meter that disappears if fully expended. The mushroom has a red cap with yellow stars in place of spots.

History[edit ]

Super Mario series[edit ]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit ]

Life Mushroom
A Life Mushroom as it appears in Super Mario Galaxy

In Super Mario Galaxy, when Mario (or Luigi) collects a Life Mushroom, an extra circle containing three additional health sections all colored green is added to his life meter, thereby increasing his overall health from three to six. His health is also increased up to six regardless of how many health sections Mario had before collecting. If at any time Mario's life meter drops below four health sections (as a result of taking damage three times), his life meter will revert to a maximum of three sections of health until Mario is able to collect another Life Mushroom.

Life Mushrooms can be found in many areas throughout the game, including on hidden platforms and inside crystals or chests, as well as appearing from ? Coins. Life Mushrooms trapped inside crystals immediately start moving away from the player once freed from the crystals by Mario's spin. In addition, Life Mushrooms can usually be found right before a boss fight, most often located somewhere within the immediate vicinity of the planet before a boss planet. In some cases, Life Mushrooms can even be acquired during a boss battle. They can also be purchased from a Lumalee for 30 Star Bits, which causes the Luma to transform into a Life Mushroom for the player to collect. If Mario or Luigi collects a Life Mushroom while already at six health, it does nothing in the original and Super Mario 3D All-Stars but gives an extra life in the Nintendo Switch version.

In the Nintendo Switch version, scanning any Mario amiibo grants a Life Mushroom.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit ]

A Life Mushroom from Super Mario Galaxy 2
A Life Mushroom in Sky Station Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2

Life Mushrooms reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2 and behave just as they did in the previous game. They appear to be much more common in this game than in the first. Unlike in Super Mario Galaxy, if Mario or Luigi collects a Life Mushroom while already at six health, it now grants an extra life (this also happens in Super Mario Galaxy's Nintendo Switch port). Lumalees reappear and once again sell 1-Up Mushrooms and Life Mushrooms.

In the Nintendo Switch version, scanning any Mario amiibo grants a Life Mushroom, except when the player is on Starship Mario. Collecting a Life Mushroom during a Daredevil Comet mission via amiibo also grants an extra life.

Mario Golf: World Tour / Mario Sports Superstars[edit ]

In Mario Golf: World Tour and Mario Sports Superstars , when Rosalina gets an eagle, albatross, or hole-in-one, in this animation with the Lumas, a Hungry Luma holds two mushrooms: the 1-Up Mushroom and the Life Mushroom.

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Names in other languages[edit ]

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Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ライフUPキノコ
Raifu Appu Kinoko
Life UP Mushroom [?]
Chinese (Simplified) 体力蘑菇
Tǐlì Mógū
Stamina Mushroom [?]
Chinese (Traditional) 體力蘑菇
Tǐlì Mógū
Stamina Mushroom [?]
French (Canada) Champignon d'énergie Energy mushroom [?]
French (Europe) Champignon de soin Care mushroom [?]
German Max. Kraft-Pilz Max. Power Mushroom [?]
Max. Kraft Max. Power [1]
Italian Fungo Energia Energy Mushroom [?]
Korean 체력 UP 버섯
Cheryeok Eop Beoseot
HP UP Mushroom [?]
Spanish Champiñón de energía Energy mushroom [?]

Notes[edit ]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ Nintendo of Europe GmbH (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Spielanleitung. Frankfurt: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 24.
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