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A '''Rainbow M''',<ref>Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Player's Guide. Page 12.</ref> or '''"M" Teleport''',<ref name=Prima>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 12.</ref> is a multicolored [[M Graffiti]] used to teleport [[Mario]] or [[Shadow Mario]] to a specific part of [[Isle Delfino]]. Rainbow Ms serve as a subset of the [[Level Gate]].

There are three Rainbow Ms, all of which are found only in [[Delfino Plaza]]. The first was painted by Shadow Mario to escape Mario after he foiled the former's first attempt to kidnap [[Princess Peach]] in Delfino Plaza. This one was painted on the base of the [[Grand Pianta Statue]], and it leads to [[Bianco Hills]]. Two more Rainbow Ms can be found on the side of the [[boathouse]] (leading to [[Ricco Harbor]]) and on the front of the [[lighthouse]] (leading to [[Gelato Beach]]). These Rainbow Ms appear only after the [[Polluted Piranha Plant]]s covering the buildings have been defeated.

To activate a Rainbow M, Mario has to squirt [[water]] on it using [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]], after which it becomes a portal to its corresponding location. The [[goop]] that comprises the Rainbow Ms is also found inside two red [[Warp Pipe]]s: one on top of a building located behind the Grand Pianta Statue (where it is plugged up by a large [[pineapple]] at the start of the game), and one on top of the [[Shine Gate]]. These Warp Pipes provide access to [[Sirena Beach]] and [[Pianta Village]], respectively.

Mario can use a Rainbow M by [[jump]]ing into it. In doing so, he is fragmented into multiple particles before entering, after which he is reassembled at the start of the level. This feature is similarly implemented into a few later ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' titles, particularly ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', whenever a playable character uses [[Candy (Mario Party 8)|Candy]], or ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'', when [[Luigi]] is transported through the [[Pixelator]].