- "May the stars shine down on you."
- —Rosalina in Super Mario Galaxy
Rosalina (Japanese: ロサルリーナ Rosarurīna, Rosetta) is a character that first appeared in Super Mario Galaxy, but has become a somewhat recurring character since then, especially in spin-off titles. She lives on the Comet Observatory with her adopted children, the Lumas. She is seen as a type of sorceress, with great power. Her sole duty is to watch over and guard the universe, the Mushroom World and protect her Lumas. Rosalina's back-story is described in her story book, which is found in the Comet Observatory's Library in Super Mario Galaxy. Nine chapters can be unlocked throughout the game, and the final one can be unlocked by completing the game.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Galaxy
Rosalina in her Library with the Lumas in Super Mario Galaxy.
While visiting the Mushroom World, the Comet Observatory is attacked by Bowser. While attacking, he steals all of the observatory's Power Stars and Grand Stars. Rosalina appears later to Mario, or Luigi, if you've beaten the game once, after Princess Peach is kidnapped. To help Mario or Luigi on their quest, she gives them a Luma, who is named Young Master Luma. He is a Luma with Princess Peach at the Star Festival. After Mario or Luigi collect enough Power Stars and Grand Stars, Rosalina flies the observatory to the center of the universe, where Mario or Luigi will have the final battle with Bowser.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Rosalina makes her first appearance in the game in the ending cutscene of Super Mario Galaxy 2. When Lubba then reveals that he has met Rosalina before, that is all that is shared. During the game, Rosalina will send letters to the Luma that is with Mario, but knows that she doesn't sign the letters, so the identity of the writer is unknown.
If the player receives 120 Stars and defeats the final boss again, a cutscene is played. The cutscene shows Rosalina and her Lumas in the Library, revealing that she was telling the story of Super Mario Galaxy 2. Then, she decides to narrate how Mario, or Luigi, if you complete the game once, collect every Green Star to her Lumas. If Mario and Luigi collect every single star in the game, and beat the Grandmaster Galaxy Daredevil Comet run, Rosalina will thank and join them on the Starship Mario. Lubba then congratulates you on bringing "The Lady of the Shooting Stars" aboard the ship.
Players can also use Rosalina to represent their file on the file select screen. However, the Rosalina avatar can only be used on save files in which the player has collected 120 stars, and unlocked the Green Star Prankster Comets. This game also features a cosmic entity that highly resembles Rosalina, known as the Cosmic Spirit. This entity will appear after failing to collect a star on a level several times, and she will be there to help you.
Super Mario 3D World
Rosalina in Super Mario 3D World
Rosalina is unlockable as the fifth playable character in Super Mario 3D World. She is unlocked by playing and completing the second level in World Star, Super Galaxy. This has marked the first time Rosalina is playable in a Mario platformer game. After defeating Bowser in World 8, if you return to World 1 and talk to the Sprixies they will build you a rocket to World Star. She will appear in the second level of the world, and after completing it she will become playable in any level. Her special abilities, as a playable character, are the Spin Jump and the Spin Attack, originally from the Super Mario Galaxy series.
Other Appearances
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart Wii
Rosalina makes her first playable appearance in Mario Kart Wii as an unlockable character. She can be unlocked by having a save file for Super Mario Galaxy and racing in 50 races, or the player can attain at least a 1 Star Rank for all Mirror Grand Prix Cups. Unlike Princess Peach and Princess Daisy, Rosalina is in the heavyweight class while Peach and Daisy are in the middleweight class. While she races, a yellow Luma will circle around her the whole time, and even make sounds as well. Rosalina will wear her normal dress when riding in karts, but on bikes she wears her biker suit, which is the same as Peach's and Daisy's, but has Rosalina's own color scheme. Her emblem on her kart and bike is the Grand Star. Rosalina is also the staff ghost character for Rainbow Road.
Mario Kart 7
Rosalina returns again in the Mario Kart series, this being her second time in the series overall.
Mario Kart 8
Like the previous Mario Kart games, Rosalina is an unlockable and playable character. Unlike Mario Kart Wii, Luma will not be circling around her. Like Mario Kart Wii, Rosalina maintains her biker suit, which she wears on bikes and the game's new ATVs.
Rosalina in Mario Kart 8
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
Rosalina is a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U with Luma as her partner. She is the fifth Mario universe representative and the second female representative after Peach. In battle, Luma mimics the actions of Rosalina, allowing the duo to attack from two places at once. Rosalina's Special Moves and standard move set are all based off of Super Mario Galaxy:
- Luma Shot: Rosalina launches Lima forward, allowing it to remain in one location to set up combos
- Star Bits: Rosalina commands Luma to fire two minature star bits
- Launch Star: Rosalina propels herself forward with a Launch Star.
- Gravitational Pull: Rosalina creates a gravity field around her, drawing all items and projectiles (with nullified effects) toward her.
Rosalina's Final Smash Power Star involves her summoning a massive Power Star, which gradually expands while shooting out smaller stars, before exploding, racking up massive amounts of damage for opponents caught within it.
Mario Party series
Mario Party 10
Rosalina makes her Mario Party debut in Mario Party 10 as a starting playable character.
Powers and Abilities
- Magic: Rosalina is extremely skilled in the use of magic.
- Force Field Generation: Rosalina can create force fields. She can surround the Comet Observatory with a huge force field, transforming it into a starship as a form of transportation. Also, if Mario attempts to jump on Rosalina, a force field would appear and protect her.
- Levitation: Like the Lumas, Rosalina can also levitate herself in the air.
- Teleport: Rosalina has shown the ability to teleport, at least from Earth to Space.
- Telepathy: When Mario wakes up in the Mushroom Kingdom after the Lumas throw themselves into the black hole that Bowser's collapsing galaxy created, Rosalina speaks to Mario via telepathy, telling him that all life carries the essence of stars, even himself.
- Hologram-like Projections: Rosalina has shown the ability to create hologram-like projections of herself in Super Mario Galaxy 2, when she encounters Mario, after Mario defeats Bowser.
Trivia
- Rosalina's storybook in Super Mario Galaxy is likely the story of how her Lumas, the observatory, and her powers were created.
- Rosalina's original design looked like the kind of dresses Peach and Daisy wear, but they changed it to be more "loose-flowing."
- Rosalina was originally going to be related to Princess Peach but Shigeru Miyamoto rejected the idea entirely.
- In Mario Kart Wii, she is the only female by all unlockable heavyweights.
- In Mario Golf: World Tour, Rosalina is a playable character, but still wears her normal dress. This aspect carries over into the golf game of Mario Sports Superstars. Because of this, Rosalina is the second female to participate in a sports-centered game wearing high heels, after White Mage. (Peach and Daisy don't have this designation because the Mario Kart games and Mario Party series aren't official sports games, though Mario Kart may be close to it).
- In the 3 Little Princesses comic book, Rosalina is revealed that she has a dilated pupil behind her hair bang.
| Mario Characters | |
|---|---|
| Humans | Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Wario • Waluigi • Rosalina • Professor E. Gadd • Foreman Spike • Pauline |
| Toads | Toad • Toadsworth • Toadette |
| Dinosaurs | Yoshi • Birdo |
| Kong Family | Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. • Diddy Kong • Kong Family |
| Koopa Family | Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Larry Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Koopa Kid |
| Koopas | Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Lakitu • Spiny • Hammer Bro. • Spike • Dry Bones • Buzzy Beetle • Magikoopa |
| Land Creatures | Goomba • Monty Mole • Wiggler • Mr. Blizzard |
| Air Creatures | Fuzzy • Swooper • Klepto |
| Sea Creatures | Cheep-Cheep • Blooper • Gooper Blooper |
| Boos | Boo • King Boo |
| Plants | Piranha Plant • Petey Piranha |
| Ordnances | Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Chain Chomp • Thwomp • Whomp • Mechakoopa |
