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:''For the similar item appearing in ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'', see [[Star Jacinth]]. For the skill from ''Engage'', see [[Starsphere (skill)]].''
{{Item Infobox
{{Item Infobox
|name=Starsphere
|image=[[File:FEMN Starsphere.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:Is ds starsphere.png]]
|caption=Artwork of the Starsphere from the {{TCG}}.
|caption=Icon of the Starsphere from {{title|Shadow Dragon}} and {{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}.
|help_text=Needed to create a blast of Starlight. Carrying it prevents the depletion of magic and weapons.
|help_text=
|type=[[Item]]
|type=[[Item]]
|first={{FE1}}}}
|first={{FE1}}
}}


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: {{hl|星のオーブ|Hoshi no ōbu}} ''Star Orb''), later known as '''Azure''' (Japanese: {{hl|蒼炎|Sōen}} ''Blue Flame'')  in the era of [[Ylisse]],<ref name="blue frame">{{Cite|Blue Frame{{sic}} Orb Starry Heavens|Text inscribed on the Fire Emblem|Awakening}}</ref> is one of the five orbs 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]]. 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 [[Astral 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 (Archanea)|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 (Archanea)|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===
The Starsphere is known by the name '''Azure''' in modern day Ylisse and Valm in {{FE13}}. Azure is given to the party by [[Tiki]] at the end of [[Naga's Voice|Chapter&nbsp;16]]. In ''Awakening'', Azure is not an item that appears in any units inventory, and is simply a plot item, and is immediately placed into [[Chrom]]'s [[Fire Emblem (Archanean item)|Fire Emblem]] upon acquisition. It has none of the uses or effects the Starsphere previously had.


==Data==
==Data==
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|game1={{title|Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light}}
|game1={{title|Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light}}
|sprite1=<!--[[File:Is nes01 starsphere.png]]-->?
|worth1=Cannot be sold
|uses1=--
|notes1=Prevents a unit's weapon [[durability]] from decreasing when held in their [[inventory]].
|worth1=--
|notes1=Prevents weapon [[durability]] from decreasing.
|-
|-
|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=--
|worth2=Cannot be sold
|worth2=--
|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.
|notes2=Prevents weapon [[durability]] from decreasing. Adds 30% to all [[growth rate]]s.
|-
|-
|game3={{title|Shadow Dragon}}
|game3={{title|Shadow Dragon}}
|sprite3=[[File:Is ds starsphere.png]]
|sprite3=[[File:Is ds starsphere.png]]
|uses3=--
|worth3=Cannot be sold
|worth3=--
|notes3=Prevents a unit's weapon [[durability]] from decreasing when held in their [[inventory]].
|notes3=Prevents weapon [[durability]] from decreasing.
|-
|-
|gamee={{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}
|game4={{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}
|spritee=[[File:Is ds starsphere.png]]
|sprite4=[[File:Is ds starsphere.png]]
|usese=--
|worth4=Cannot be sold
|worthe=--
|notes4=+2 [[strength]], [[Magic (stat)|magic]], [[Skill (stat)|skill]], [[speed]], [[luck]], [[defense]], and [[resistance]] when in a unit's [[inventory]].
|notese=Adds +2 to [[Strength]], [[Magic (stat)|Magic]], [[Skill (stat)|Skill]], [[Speed]], [[Luck]], [[Defence]], and [[Resistance]].
}}
}}


==Locations==
==Locations==
===''Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light''===
===''Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light'', ''Shadow Dragon''===
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{{ItemLoc
|methodlast=Treasure
|datalast=[[Manakete Princess|Chapter&nbsp;19]], [[chest]]
}}


===''Mystery of the Emblem''===
===''Mystery of the Emblem''===
{{ItemLoc
{{ItemLoc
|method1=Treasure
|method1=Treasure
|data1=Book 1: [[Manakete Princess|Chapter 15]], [[chest]]
|data1=Book 1: [[Manakete Princess|Chapter&nbsp;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: [[A Mystery Revealed|Chapter&nbsp;14]], talk to [[Gotoh]] <small>(The player must have all 12 [[Star Shard|star shards]])</small>
}}
}}


===''Shadow Dragon''===
===''New Mystery of the Emblem''===
{{ItemLoc1
{{ItemLoc
|method=Treasure
|methodlast=Event
|data=[[Manakete Princess|Chapter 19]], [[chest]]
|datalast=[[A Mystery Revealed|Chapter&nbsp;14]], talk to [[Gotoh]] <small>(The player must have all 12 [[Star Shard|star shards]])</small>
}}
}}


===''New Mystery of the Emblem''===
==Flavor text==
{{ItemLoc1
{{DescriptionHdr}}
|method=Event
{{DescriptionCell
|data=[[Star and Savior|Chapter 14]] <small>(The player must have all 12 [[Star Shard]]s)</small>
|game={{title|Mystery of the Emblem}}
|english=?????<!--actual text-->{{h|*|Fan translation}}
|japanese=?????<!--actual text-->
}}
{{DescriptionCell
|game={{title|Shadow Dragon}}
|english=Needed to create a blast of Starlight.<br>Carrying it nullifies the effects of terrain.
|japanese=スターライト・エクスプロージョンを作るために必要なオーブ<br>持っていると戦闘時、武器や魔法の耐久がへらない
}}
{{DescriptionCell
|game={{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}
|english=Raises all stats by 2 when held.{{h|*|Fan translation}}
|japanese=持っていると全能力値+2
}}
}}
{{DescriptionFtr}}


==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==
* The colors of the Starsphere and Geosphere were swapped in the DS remakes; in {{title|Mystery of the Emblem}}, the Starsphere is blue and the Geosphere is green, while the Geosphere is blue and the Starsphere is green in {{title|Shadow Dragon}} and {{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}. However, the [[Star Shards]] retain the original dull-blue color of the SNES version, and ''Awakening'' reverts their colors back to the SNES coloring. Additionally, the [[Star Jacinth]] item from {{Title|Shadows of Valentia}}, which is very similar to the Starsphere, is blue.


==Etymology and other languages==
==Etymology and other languages==
{{Names
{{Names
|eng-name=Starsphere
|eng-name=Starsphere
|eng-mean=
|eng-fan-name=Star Orb
|jap-name={{hover|星のオーブ|Hoshi no ōbu}}
|eng-fan-mean=This name is used in English [[fan translation]]s predating {{title|Shadow Dragon}}.
|jap-mean=Officially romanized as '''Star Orb'''. This name is the one that appears in English [[fan translation]]s predating ''Shadow Dragon''.
|jpn-name={{hover|星のオーブ|Hoshi no ōbu}}
|jpn-mean=Officially romanized as '''Star Orb'''.
|span-name=Esfera Estelar
|span-mean=Stellar Sphere
|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-mean=
|ital-name=Astrosfera
|ital-name=Astrosfera
|ital-mean=
|ital-mean=Astrosphere
}}
 
===Azure===
{{Names
|eng-name=Azure
|eng-mean=The heraldic term for "blue".
|jpn-name={{hover|蒼炎|Sōen}}
|jpn-mean=Blue Flame<ref name="blue frame"/>.
|span-name=
|fren-name=Saphir
|fren-mean=Sapphire
|ger-name=
|ital-name=
}}
}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
FEMN Starsphere.png|Artwork of the Starsphere from the {{TCG}}.
Cg fe12 evt 06.png|The Starsphere (upper-right) with the other four spheres in {{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}}.
</gallery>
{{Refbar}}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Binding Shield]]
* [[Lightsphere]]
* [[Starlight]]
* [[Starlight]]
* [[Armsthrift]]
* [[Aptitude]]
* [[All Stats +2]]


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