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|name=Starsphere
|image=[[File:Is ds starsphere.png]]
|image=[[File:FEMN Starsphere.png|200px]]
|caption=Icon of the Starsphere from {{title|Shadow Dragon}} and {{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}.
|caption=Artwork of the Starsphere from the {{TCG}}.
|help_text=
|help_text=Needed to create a blast of Starlight. Carrying it prevents the depletion of magic and weapons.
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The '''Starsphere''' ({{hover|星のオーブ|Hoshi no ōbu}} ''Star Orb''), known as '''Vert''' in {{title|Awakening}}, is an item that appears in the {{FES}}.
The '''Starsphere''' (Japanese: {{hover|星のオーブ|Hoshi no ōbu}} ''Star Orb''), later known as '''Vert''' (Japanese: {{hover|碧炎|Midorien}} ''Jade Flame'') in the era of [[Ylisse]], is one of the five gemstones of the [[Fire Emblem (Archanean item)|Binding Shield/Fire Emblem]], situated on the complete Emblem's bottom-left. It was introduced as an [[item]] in {{FE1}}, where in addition to having several unique effects of its own when held in a unit's [[inventory]], finding it was required as one of two components to create the [[Starlight]] [[tome (magic)|tome]]. In {{title|Mystery of the Emblem}} and [[Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem|its remake]], one of [[Marth]]'s goals was to find the [[Star Shards|twelve lost shards]] of the broken Starsphere to reassemble it.


Appearing only in games set on [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]], the Starsphere originally prevented weapons' [[durability]] from decreasing. In {{title|Mystery of the Emblem}}, it gained the effect of increasing its holder's [[growth rate]]s by 30%. This additional effect was removed in {{title|Shadow Dragon}}. Finally, in {{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}, its effect was changed entirely; it instead adds +2 to its holder's [[Strength]], [[Magic (stat)|Magic]], [[Skill (stat)|Skill]], [[Speed]], [[Luck]], [[Defence]], and [[Resistance]]. In {{title|Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light}} and {{title|Shadow Dragon}}, the player must also possess both the Starsphere and the [[Lightsphere]] in order to receive the [[Starlight]] tome from [[Gotoh]].
==History==
===Archanea===
In [[Timeline of Archanea, Valentia and Jugdral|the year -10]], the Starsphere was separated from the Binding Shield by the thief [[Adrah]] and sold off to raise funds for his eventual conquest of the continent and foundation of the [[Archanea (country)|Kingdom of Archanea]]. Eventually, as part of his quest to recover the gemstones, [[Gotoh]] found the Starsphere,<ref>{{Cite|Gotoh scoured the lands searchin' for the shield, hopin' to get it back. He managed to retrieve the five orbs, but in the end, he couldn't find the shield.|[[Xane]]|New Mystery of the Emblem}}</ref> and at some point he locked it and the [[Lightsphere]] away in chests in the [[Fane of Raman]].


The Starsphere's Ylissean incarnation is '''Vert''', one of the Gemstones to set into the Fire Emblem in {{FE13}}. Vert is recovered by [[Say'ri]] and subsequently given to the party by at the end of [[The Sword or the Knee|Chapter 20]]. Vert is not an inventory item, only serving story purposes.  
During the [[War of Shadows]], Gotoh commanded [[Marth]] of the Archanean League to bring him the Starsphere and Lightsphere so that he could create the [[Starlight]] tome, in order to allow Marth to defeat [[Gharnef]] and take [[Falchion]] back from him. After retrieving the two spheres from Raman, Marth gave them to Gotoh in a [[Macedon]] village, who used them to create Starlight. However, the force of Starlight's creation broke the Starsphere and caused it to shatter into [[Star Shards|twelve pieces]], which were scattered across Archanea.<ref name="wendell">{{Cite|You have seen the "Starsphere"–the holy orb with the twelve constellations etched on its surface. In order to pierce Gharnef's shadowy veil, Lord Gotoh created a sacred spell named "Starlight" from that orb. Unfortunately, the strain on the Starsphere was so severe that it shattered into twelve shards, which scattered into the sky.|[[Wendell]]|New Mystery of the Emblem}}</ref>  Three years later, during the [[War of Heroes]], Marth recovered all twelve fragments and had Gotoh restore the Starsphere, and then took the Starsphere again as part of his search for all five spheres. After [[Hardin]]'s defeat, the Starsphere and the other four spheres were reunited with the Fire Emblem, turning it back into the Binding Shield.
 
===Ylisse===
At some time after the Schism and the breakage of the Fire Emblem, the Starsphere - now called '''Vert''' - entered the possession of the [[Chon'sin]] royal family and remained with them until it was looted by the forces of the [[Valm|Valmese Empire]] under [[Walhart]].<ref>{{Cite|My kingdom had safeguarded Vert for generations. But the gem was recently stolen by Walhart's men.|Say'ri|Awakening}}</ref> Vert was recovered from Valm after Walhart's defeat, and [[Say'ri]] entrusted it to [[Chrom]] of [[Ylisse]] for his mission to restore the Fire Emblem.


==Data==
==Data==
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|uses1=--
|uses1=--
|worth1=--
|worth1=Cannot be sold
|notes1=Prevents weapon [[durability]] from decreasing.
|notes1=Prevents a unit's weapon [[durability]] from decreasing when held in their [[inventory]].
|-
|-
|game2={{title|Mystery of the Emblem}}
|game2={{title|Mystery of the Emblem}}
|sprite2=[[File:Is snes01 starsphere.png]]
|sprite2=[[File:Is snes01 starsphere.png]]
|uses2=--
|uses2=--
|worth2=--
|worth2=Cannot be sold
|notes2=Prevents weapon [[durability]] from decreasing. Adds 30% to all [[growth rate]]s.
|notes2=Prevents a unit's weapon [[durability]] from decreasing when held in their [[inventory]]. +30% to all of the holder's [[growth rate]]s when in their inventory.
|-
|-
|game3={{title|Shadow Dragon}}
|game3={{title|Shadow Dragon}}
|sprite3=[[File:Is ds starsphere.png]]
|sprite3=[[File:Is ds starsphere.png]]
|uses3=--
|uses3=--
|worth3=--
|worth3=Cannot be sold
|notes3=Prevents weapon [[durability]] from decreasing.
|notes3=Prevents a unit's weapon [[durability]] from decreasing when held in their [[inventory]].
|-
|-
|gamee={{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}
|gamee={{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}
|spritee=[[File:Is ds starsphere.png]]
|spritee=[[File:Is ds starsphere.png]]
|usese=--
|usese=--
|worthe=--
|worthe=Cannot be sold
|notese=Adds +2 to [[Strength]], [[Magic (stat)|Magic]], [[Skill (stat)|Skill]], [[Speed]], [[Luck]], [[Defence]], and [[Resistance]].
|notese=+2 [[strength]], [[Magic (stat)|magic]], [[Skill (stat)|skill]], [[speed]], [[luck]], [[defence]], and [[resistance]] when in a unit's [[inventory]].
}}
}}


==Locations==
==Locations==
===''Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light''===
===''Shadow Dragon'' NES, ''Shadow Dragon'' DS===
{{sectstub}}
{{ItemLoc1
|method=Treasure
|data=[[Manakete Princess|Chapter 19]], [[chest]]
}}


===''Mystery of the Emblem''===
===''Mystery of the Emblem''===
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|data1=Book 1:  [[Manakete Princess|Chapter 15]], [[chest]]
|data1=Book 1:  [[Manakete Princess|Chapter 15]], [[chest]]
|methodlast=Event
|methodlast=Event
|datalast=Book 2:  [[Star and Savior|Chapter 14]] <small>(The player must have all 12 [[Star Shard]]s)</small>
|datalast=Book 2:  [[Star and Savior|Chapter 14]], talk to [[Gotoh]] <small>(The player must have all 12 [[Star Shard|star shards]]s)</small>
}}
 
===''Shadow Dragon''===
{{ItemLoc1
|method=Treasure
|data=[[Manakete Princess|Chapter 19]], [[chest]]
}}
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{{ItemLoc1
|method=Event
|method=Event
|data=[[Star and Savior|Chapter 14]] <small>(The player must have all 12 [[Star Shard]]s)</small>
|data=[[Star and Savior|Chapter 14]], talk to [[Gotoh]] <small>(The player must have all 12 [[Star Shard|star shards]]s)</small>
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
 
* According to Wendell, the Starsphere has the twelve constellations seen in the Archanean sky etched on its surface.<ref name="wendell" /> Judging by how its shards are all named for the real-life constellations of the Western Zodiac, and have these constellations depicted on their surfaces, this suggests that these twelve constellations all exist and are seen in Archanea as well.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:FEMN Starsphere.png|Artwork of the Starsphere from the [[TCG]].
File:FEMN Starsphere.png|Artwork of the Starsphere from the {{TCG}}.
File:Cg fe12 evt 06.png|The Starsphere (upper-right) with the other five spheres in {{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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{{Names
{{Names
|eng-name=Starsphere
|eng-name=Starsphere
|eng-mean=
|eng-mean=--
|eng-fan-name=Star Orb
|eng-fan-mean=This name is used in English [[fan translation]]s predating {{title|Shadow Dragon}}.
|jap-name={{hover|星のオーブ|Hoshi no ōbu}}
|jap-name={{hover|星のオーブ|Hoshi no ōbu}}
|jap-mean=Officially romanized as '''Star Orb'''.  This name is the one that appears in English [[fan translation]]s predating ''Shadow Dragon''.
|jap-mean=Officially romanized as '''Star Orb'''.   
|fren-name=Astrosphère
|fren-name=Astrosphère
|fren-mean=
|fren-mean=Astrosphere
|ger-name=Sternenkugel
|ger-name=Sternenkugel
|ger-mean=
|ger-mean=Starball
|span-name=Esfera Estelar
|span-name=Esfera Estelar
|span-mean=
|span-mean=Stellar Sphere
|ital-name=Astrosfera
|ital-name=Astrosfera
|ital-mean=
|ital-mean=Astrosphere
}}
}}
 
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Fire Emblem (Archanean item)|Binding Shield]]
* [[Lightsphere]]
* [[Starlight]]
* [[Starlight]]
* [[Armsthrift]]
* [[Aptitude]]
* [[All Stats +2]]


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Revision as of 02:32, 27 July 2015

Starsphere

FEMN Starsphere.png
Artwork of the Starsphere from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.


Needed to create a blast of Starlight. Carrying it prevents the depletion of magic and weapons.

Type

Item

First game

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

The Starsphere (Japanese: 星のオーブ Star Orb), later known as Vert (Japanese: 碧炎 Jade Flame) in the era of Ylisse, is one of the five gemstones of the Binding Shield/Fire Emblem, situated on the complete Emblem's bottom-left. It was introduced as an item in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, where in addition to having several unique effects of its own when held in a unit's inventory, finding it was required as one of two components to create the Starlight tome. In Mystery of the Emblem and its remake, one of Marth's goals was to find the twelve lost shards of the broken Starsphere to reassemble it.

History

Archanea

In the year -10, the Starsphere was separated from the Binding Shield by the thief Adrah and sold off to raise funds for his eventual conquest of the continent and foundation of the Kingdom of Archanea. Eventually, as part of his quest to recover the gemstones, Gotoh found the Starsphere,[1] and at some point he locked it and the Lightsphere away in chests in the Fane of Raman.

During the War of Shadows, Gotoh commanded Marth of the Archanean League to bring him the Starsphere and Lightsphere so that he could create the Starlight tome, in order to allow Marth to defeat Gharnef and take Falchion back from him. After retrieving the two spheres from Raman, Marth gave them to Gotoh in a Macedon village, who used them to create Starlight. However, the force of Starlight's creation broke the Starsphere and caused it to shatter into twelve pieces, which were scattered across Archanea.[2] Three years later, during the War of Heroes, Marth recovered all twelve fragments and had Gotoh restore the Starsphere, and then took the Starsphere again as part of his search for all five spheres. After Hardin's defeat, the Starsphere and the other four spheres were reunited with the Fire Emblem, turning it back into the Binding Shield.

Ylisse

At some time after the Schism and the breakage of the Fire Emblem, the Starsphere - now called Vert - entered the possession of the Chon'sin royal family and remained with them until it was looted by the forces of the Valmese Empire under Walhart.[3] Vert was recovered from Valm after Walhart's defeat, and Say'ri entrusted it to Chrom of Ylisse for his mission to restore the Fire Emblem.

Data

Game Icon Uses Worth Effects and notes
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Is nes01 orb.png -- Cannot be sold Prevents a unit's weapon durability from decreasing when held in their inventory.
Mystery of the Emblem Is snes01 starsphere.png -- Cannot be sold Prevents a unit's weapon durability from decreasing when held in their inventory. +30% to all of the holder's growth rates when in their inventory.
Shadow Dragon Is ds starsphere.png -- Cannot be sold Prevents a unit's weapon durability from decreasing when held in their inventory.

Locations

Shadow Dragon NES, Shadow Dragon DS

Treasure Chapter 19, chest

Mystery of the Emblem

Treasure Book 1: Chapter 15, chest
Event Book 2: Chapter 14, talk to Gotoh (The player must have all 12 star shardss)

New Mystery of the Emblem

Event Chapter 14, talk to Gotoh (The player must have all 12 star shardss)

Trivia

  • According to Wendell, the Starsphere has the twelve constellations seen in the Archanean sky etched on its surface.[2] Judging by how its shards are all named for the real-life constellations of the Western Zodiac, and have these constellations depicted on their surfaces, this suggests that these twelve constellations all exist and are seen in Archanea as well.

Gallery

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Starsphere

--

English
(unofficial)

Star Orb

This name is used in English fan translations predating Shadow Dragon.

Spanish

Esfera Estelar

Stellar Sphere

French

Astrosphère

Astrosphere

German

Sternenkugel

Starball

Italian

Astrosfera

Astrosphere

References

  1. "Gotoh scoured the lands searchin' for the shield, hopin' to get it back. He managed to retrieve the five orbs, but in the end, he couldn't find the shield." — Xane, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
  2. 2.0 2.1 "You have seen the "Starsphere"–the holy orb with the twelve constellations etched on its surface. In order to pierce Gharnef's shadowy veil, Lord Gotoh created a sacred spell named "Starlight" from that orb. Unfortunately, the strain on the Starsphere was so severe that it shattered into twelve shards, which scattered into the sky." — Wendell, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
  3. "My kingdom had safeguarded Vert for generations. But the gem was recently stolen by Walhart's men." — Say'ri, Fire Emblem Awakening

See also

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