Orbs (Sonic Unleashed)
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The Orbs are Dark Gaia fragments of energy that can be found in the Night Stages of the PS2/Wii versions of Sonic Unleashed, and exist as a result of Dark Gaia being scattered all around the world at the beginning of the game. They appear in three variants:
- Red Orbs are converted into Dark Gaia Force when you finish a level;
- Blue Orbs fill your Unleash Gauge when collected;
- Green Orbs fill your Health Bar when collected, just like Rings, but don't add to the ring count.
1 Red Orb = 20 Dark Gaia Force |
1 Green Orb correspond to 5 Rings |
Overview
All varieties of Orbs can be spawned by beating Dark Gaia's enemies and bosses at night, each enemy emitting a specific combination of Orbs:
Nightmare
— Red Orbs = 2
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Red Nightmare
— Red Orbs = 3
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Deep Nightmare
— Red Orbs = 4
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Red Deep Nightmare
— Red Orbs = 5
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Dark Fright
— Red Orbs = 1
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Red Fright
— Red Orbs = 2
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Killer Bee
— Red Orbs = 1
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Red Killer Bee
— Red Orbs = 2
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Little Rex
— Red Orbs = 1
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Red Rex
— Red Orbs = 2
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Dark Bat
— Red Orbs = 0
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Dark Bat Sniper
— Red Orbs = 1
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Thunder Bat
— Red Orbs = 2
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Dark Master
— Red Orbs = 3
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Fright Master
— Red Orbs = 4
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Fire Master
— Red Orbs = 5
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Lightning Master
— Red Orbs = 6
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Titan
— Red Orbs = 10
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Red Titan
— Red Orbs = 15
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Big Mother
— Red Orbs = 10
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Spike
— No Orbs |
The amount of Orbs emitted by an enemy will be multiplied by a factor, rounded down, depending on you beating it in the middle of a Were-Wallop combo (x1,5 during a yellow combo, after one Were-Wallop; x2 during a green combo, after two Were-Wallops).
The Dark Gaia Phoenix, the Dark Moray, the Dark Guardian and the Egg Dragoon night bosses each release 50 Red Orbs (equivalent to 1000 Dark Gaia Force).
Red and Blue Orbs can also be spawned by collecting the respective Item Boxes (which countain variable amounts of Orbs) or breaking objects, such as jars and ice (which contain one Orb each), but not wooden boxes.
Red Orbs Item Box from the PS2/Wii version of Sonic Unleashed. | |
Blue Orbs Item Box from the PS2/Wii version of Sonic Unleashed. |
Spawned Orbs will first float around the place where they appeared from for a few seconds, and then fly in the direction of the Werehog, being absorbed by him. Once you collect a Secret Item or a Red Orbs Item Box in a Night Stage and finish the level, that specific box will turn into a Blue Orbs Item Box for the next times you play that level.
Orb Result/Dark Gaia Force
At the end of a Night Stage, you are brought to the Orb Result screen, where the Red Orbs you collected during the level are converted into Dark Gaia Force (also called EXP) and stored to a maximum of 72,000. Reaching certain amounts of stored Dark Gaia Force causes upgrades the Werehog's stats – Attack Power, Health Bar and Unleash Gauge – up to 4 times each (ranging from level 1 to level 5), and teaches him new techniques, expanding his range of attacks:
Reviving with Green Orbs
When an enemy attacks the Werehog and empties his Health Bar, a small animation will play, where numerous Green Orbs spawn around the Werehog and restore the entire Health Bar, reviving him. This consumes a 1-up. You must have at least a 1-up left for this to happen, otherwise you just lose the level.
References
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