The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has now landed in cinemas and while it might not have been a massive hit with critics, we don’t imagine that’ll stop it becoming a huge hit at the box office over the Easter break.
After being teased in the post-credit scene of The Super Mario Bros Movie, the sequel brings Yoshi together with Mario and Luigi as they join up with Princess Peach and Toad for an outer space adventure. Along the way, they lock horns again with Bowser (who now has the support of his son Bowser Jr) and meet Princess Rosalina for the first time.
If you’re seeing the movie in cinemas, you might be wondering what other surprises are in story during the credit scenes, so we’re here to help with the definitive credit scene guide for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
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How many credits scenes does The Super Mario Galaxy Movie have?
If you just want the spoiler-free version, we can confirm that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has two credit scenes to enjoy.
As with the first movie, one comes mid-credits after the animated section of the credits is over, then the other one comes right at the end of the credits when they’re all wrapped up. Both scenes set up future adventures in the big-screen Mario universe, rather than just being gags.
But if you missed them and just want to know what happens in them, read on. Major spoilers ahead though.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie post-credit scene explained
We’ll deal with the mid-credit scene of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie first as it’s fun, but doesn’t bring a major surprise.
There is a character return though as we see Lumalee, now a prison officer at the prison where Bowser and Bowser Jr are being held following the events of the movie. This scene was actually teased at the end of the final trailer for the movie, likely because Lumalee was such a fan favourite from the first movie.
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We also get a set-up for a future Star Fox spin-off movie in the same scene as before we catch up with Lumalee, we see Fox McCloud leaving the prison. He says to a blue Toad that he’s “heading home” as his warp drive has been fixed.
While we might just see Fox and his crew back in a third Super Mario movie, it feels more likely that he’ll get his own movie, especially with the casting of Glen Powell in the role.
But the major set-up for the next Super Mario movie comes in the post-credit scene as we jump back to the Gateway Galaxy. As we see Ukiki steal somebody’s possessions, he’s stopped by none other than Princess Daisy.
Princess Daisy first appeared in Game Boy’s launch game Super Mario Land and has gone on to become a regular character in the likes of Mario Kart and Mario Party. She doesn’t get any lines in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’s post-credit scene, so we’ll have to wait and see who voices her when she makes her full debut.
She has actually appeared on the big screen before in 1993’s infamous live-action Super Mario Bros movie, where she was played by Samantha Mathis. In the games, Princess Daisy has been voiced by Deanna Mustard and Giselle Fernandez, but we doubt either of them will reprise the role if a third movie does happen.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is out now in cinemas.
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