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Starsphere
- For the similar item appearing in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, see Star Jacinth.
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The Starsphere (Japanese: 星のオーブ Star Orb),[1] later known as Azure in the era of Ylisse, is one of the five orbs 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,[2] 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.[3] 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
The Starspere is known by the name Azure in modern day Ylisse and Valm in Fire Emblem Awakening. Azure is given to the party by Tiki at the end of Chapter 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 upon acquisition. It has none of the uses or effects the Geosphere previously had.
Data
| Game | Icon | Uses | Worth | Effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light | 
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-- | Cannot be sold | Prevents a unit's weapon durability from decreasing when held in their inventory. |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 
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-- | 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 | 
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-- | 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 shards) |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Event | Chapter 14, talk to Gotoh (The player must have all 12 star shards) |
Trivia
- According to Wendell, the Starsphere has the twelve constellations seen in the Archanean sky etched on its surface.[3] 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.
- The colors of the Starsphere and Geosphere were swapped in the DS remakes; in Mystery of the Emblem, the Starsphere is blue and the Geosphere is green, while the Geosphere is blue and the Starsphere is green in Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem. However, the Star Shards retain the original dull-blue color of the SNES version, and Awakening reverts their colors. Additionally, the Star Jacinth item from Shadows of Valentia, which is very similar to the Starsphere, is blue.
Gallery
Artwork of the Starsphere from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
The Starsphere (upper-right) with the other five spheres in New Mystery of the Emblem.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Starsphere |
Used in Shadow Dragon. |
| 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
- ↑ "Blue Frame[sic] Orb Starry Heavens" — Text inscribed on the Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem Awakening
- ↑ "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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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
