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The '''Orbs'''{{fileref|SonicUnleashed PS2 US manual.pdf|page=13}} are [[Dark Gaia]] fragments of energy that can be found and collected by the [[Werehog]] 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:
*'''<font color="red">Red Orbs</font>''' are converted into Dark Gaia Force when you finish a level;
*'''<font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font>''' fill the Werehog's Unleash Gauge when collected;
*'''<font color="00BB55">Green Orbs</font>''' fill the Werehog's Health Bar when collected, just like [[Rings]], but don't add to the ring count.
{| class="prettytable" style="width:auto;"
|1 Red Orb = 20 Dark Gaia Force
|-
|1 Green Orb = 5 rings/health
|}
==Overview==
When Orbs spawn, they 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.

All varieties of Orbs can be spawned by beating [[Dark Gaia's Minions|Dark Gaia's enemies and bosses]]{{fileref|SonicUnleashed PS2 US manual.pdf|page=12}} at night, each enemy emitting a specific combination of Orbs:
{| class="prettytable" style="width:auto;"
|[[File:Nightmare SU.png|80px]]
|[[Nightmare]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 2
<br>— <font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> = 1
|-
|[[File:RedNightmarePS2Wii.png|80px]]
|[[Red Nightmare]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 3
<br>— <font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> = 2
|-
|[[File:Deep Nightmare SU.png|80px]]
|[[Deep Nightmare]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 4
<br>— <font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> = 3
|-
|[[File:RedDeepNightmarePS2Wii.png|80px]]
|[[Red Deep Nightmare]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 5
<br>— <font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> = 4
|-
|[[File:DarkFrightPS2Wii.png|80px]]
|[[Dark Fright]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 1
<br>— <font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> = 1
|-
|[[File:Red_Fright_SU.png|80px]]
|[[Red Fright]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 2
<br>— <font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> = 2
|-
|[[File:Killer Bee SU.png|80px]]
|[[Killer Bee]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 1
<br>— <font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> = 2
|-
|[[File:Red Killer Bee SU.png|80px]]
|[[Red Killer Bee]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 2
<br>— <font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> = 3
|-
|[[File:LittleRexPS2Wii.png|80px]]
|[[Little Rex]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 1
<br>— <font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> = 1
|-
|[[File:Red Rex SU.png|80px|Red Rex]]
|[[Red Rex]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 2
<br>— <font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> = 2
|-
|[[File:Dark Bat SU.png|80px]]
|[[Dark Bat]]
— <font color="00BB55">Green Orbs</font> = 1
|-
|[[File:Dark Bat Sniper SU.png|80px]]
|[[Dark Bat Sniper]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 1
<br>— <font color="00BB55">Green Orbs</font> = 2
|-
|[[File:Dark Bat Thunder SU.png|80px]]
|[[Thunder Bat]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 2
<br>— <font color="00BB55">Green Orbs</font> = 3
|-
|[[File:Dark_Master_SU.png|80px]]
|[[Dark Master]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 3
<br>— <font color="00BB55">Green Orbs</font> = 1
|-
|[[File:Fright Master SU.png|80px]]
|[[Fright Master]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 4
<br>— <font color="00BB55">Green Orbs</font> = 2
|-
|[[File:FireMasterPS2Wii.png|80px]]
|[[Fire Master]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 5
<br>— <font color="00BB55">Green Orbs</font> = 3
|-
|[[File:Lightning Master SU.png|80px]]
|[[Lightning Master]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 6
<br>— <font color="00BB55">Green Orbs</font> = 4
|-
|[[File:Titan SU.png|80px]]
|[[Titan (Sonic Unleashed)|Titan]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 10
<br>— <font color="00BB55">Green Orbs</font> = 5
|-
|[[File:RedTitanPS2Wii.png|80px]]
|[[Red Titan]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 15
<br>— <font color="00BB55">Green Orbs</font> = 5
|-
|[[File:Big Mother SU.png|80px]]
|[[Big Mother]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 10
<br>— <font color="00BB55">Green Orbs</font> = 10
|-
|[[File:Spike_SU.png|80px]]
|[[Spike (enemy)|Spike]]
— <font color=gray>No Orbs</font>
|}
The amount of Orbs emitted by an enemy will be multiplied by a factor, rounding down, if you beat it during a Were-Wallop combo{{fileref|SonicUnleashed PS2 US manual.pdf|page=12}} (x1,5 during a yellow combo, after one Were-Wallop; x2 during a green combo, after two Were-Wallops).

All night bosses — the [[Dark Gaia Phoenix]], the [[Dark Moray]], the [[Dark Guardian]] and the [[Egg Dragoon]] — release 50 Red Orbs (equivalent to 1000 Dark Gaia Force).

The [[Eggman Robots]] that appear in the Night Stages — [[Egg Typhoon (Sonic Unleashed)|Egg Typhoons]], [[Egg Blizzard]]s and [[Egg Flame]]s — release Orbs as well:
{| class="prettytable" style="width:auto;"
|[[File:EggTyphoon SU.png|80px]]
|[[Egg Typhoon (Sonic Unleashed)|Egg Typhoon]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 1
<br>— <font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> = 1
|-
|[[File:EggBlizzard SU.png|80px]]
|[[Egg Blizzard]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 2
<br>— <font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> = 2
|-
|[[File:EggFlame SU.png|80px]]
|[[Egg Flame]]
— <font color="red">Red Orbs</font> = 3
<br>— <font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> = 3
|}

Red and Blue Orbs can also be spawned by collecting the respective [[Item Box#Sonic_Unleashed_.28PS2.2FWii.29|Item Capsules]]{{fileref|SonicUnleashed PS2 US manual.pdf|page=15}} (which countain variable amounts of Orbs) or breaking objects, such as jars and ice (which contain one Orb each), but not wooden boxes.
{| class="prettytable" style="width:auto;"
|[[File:RedOrbsBoxUnleashed.png|50px]]
|<font color="red">Red Orbs</font> [[Item Box#Sonic_Unleashed_.28PS2.2FWii.29|Item Capsule]] from the [[PS2]]/[[Wii]] version of ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''.
|-
|[[File:BlueOrbsBoxUnleashed.png|50px]]
|<font color="00AAFF">Blue Orbs</font> [[Item Box#Sonic_Unleashed_.28PS2.2FWii.29|Item Capsule]] from the [[PS2]]/[[Wii]] version of ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''.
|}

Once you collect a Red Orbs Item Capsule in a Night Stage and finish the level, that specific item will turn into a Blue Orbs Item Capsule for the next times you play that level.

The Orb distributions of the [[Dark Gaia's Minions|Dark Gaia's enemies and bosses]] allow for a number of direct conclusions to be taken about their nature and sub-group characteristics:
*All creatures but the [[Dark Bat]] and [[Spike (enemy)|Spike]] possess Red Orbs, and the Dark Bat is the only creature that cannot attack the Werehog;
*Spike is the only creature that doesn't unleash Orbs at all, but is also the only one that appears in some [[Gaia Gate]]s;
*All creatures but Spike and the [[:Category:Sonic_Unleashed_bosses|bosses]] possess either Blue Orbs or Green Orbs, but none possess both varieties at the same time;
*All creatures with elemental variants — the [[Thunder Bat]], the [[Lightning Master]] and the [[Fire Master]] — have Green Orbs;
*No creature with Blue Orbs have elemental variants;
*All creatures with Blue Orbs have Red variants;
*All creatures without any type of variants — Spike and [[Big Mother]] — lack Blue Orbs;
*All mini-boss enemies — the [[Titan]], the [[Red Titan]] and Big Mother — possess Green Orbs;

==Orb Result/Dark Gaia Force==
{{quote|Get Strong Faster<br>Night foes keep getting stronger, and Sonic needs to keep up if he hopes to win. Pots and other objects can contain Orbs, so remember to smash all you can!|2=[[Secret Document]] 12 - "Earning EXP as a Werehog", PS2/Wii versions of ''Sonic Unleashed''}}
At the end of a Night Stage, you are brought to the Orb Result Screen{{fileref|SonicUnleashed PS2 US manual.pdf|page=15}}, where the Red Orbs you collected during the level are converted into '''Dark Gaia Force''' (also called '''EXP'''), which can be stored to a maximum of 72000. 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 5) – and teaches him new techniques, expanding his [[Sonic_the_Werehog#Moves_.28PS2.2FWii.29|range of attacks]].

===Health Level Up===
{| class="prettytable" style="width:auto;"
| Level 1 (0 EXP)
| Level 2 (17500 EXP)
| Level 3 (30000 EXP)
| Level 4 (54000 EXP)
| Level 5 (72000 EXP)
|-
| 100 [[Werehog#Gameplay|rings/health]]
| 125 [[Werehog#Gameplay|rings/health]]
| 150 [[Werehog#Gameplay|rings/health]]
| 175 [[Werehog#Gameplay|rings/health]]
| 200 [[Werehog#Gameplay|rings/health]]
|}

===Unleashed Level Up===
{| class="prettytable" style="width:auto;"
| Level 1 (0 EXP)
| Level 2 (15000 EXP)
| Level 3 (25000 EXP)
| Level 4 (48000 EXP)
| Level 5 (66000 EXP)
|}
[[File:Unleashed Gauge (Wii - PS2).png|thumb|center|Health Bar and Unleashed Gauge from the PS2/Wii versions of ''Sonic Unleashed'']]

===Attack Level Up===
{| class="prettytable" style="width:auto;"
| Level 1 (0 EXP)
|
|-
| Level 2
(10000 EXP)
| Dark Gaia's power gathers around Sonic.<br>Sonic can now use some of Dark Gaia's power.
<p style="text-align:right;"><small>— description from the Orb Result Screen</small></p>
|-
| Level 3
(20000 EXP)
| Dark Gaia's power gathers around Sonic.<br>Sonic can now use more of Dark Gaia's power.
<p style="text-align:right;"><small>— description from the Orb Result Screen</small></p>
|-
| Level 4
(42000 EXP)
| Dark Gaia's power gathers around Sonic.<br>Sonic can now use most of Dark Gaia's power.
<p style="text-align:right;"><small>— description from the Orb Result Screen</small></p>
|-
| Level 5
(60000 EXP)
| Dark Gaia's power gathers around Sonic.<br>Sonic can now make full use of Dark Gaia's power.
<p style="text-align:right;"><small>— description from the Orb Result Screen</small></p>
|}

===Skills Training===
{{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
{{InfoRow
| title=[[Werehog#Combat_Skills|Were-Hammer]] (0 Dark Gaia Force)
| image=Were-Hammer_OrbResult.png
| desc=This emergency evasion tactic will push back any foe it connects with.
<p style="text-align:right;"><small>— Were-Hammer's description from the Orb Result Screen</small></p>
}}
{{InfoRow
| title=[[Werehog#Combat_Skills|Were-Claw]] (1000 Dark Gaia Force)
| image=Were-Claw_OrbResult.png
| desc=Pierce any defense with this technique. Hit foes just right and you can dizzy them!
<p style="text-align:right;"><small>— Were-Claw's description from the Orb Result Screen</small></p>
}}
{{InfoRow
| title=[[Werehog#Attack_Combo_Skills|Combo Level Up]] (2500 Dark Gaia Force)
| image=ComboLevelUp_OrbResult.png
| desc=Dark Gaia's energy gathers around Sonic. Sonic can now chain together more attacks!
<p style="text-align:right;"><small>— Combo Level Up's description from the Orb Result Screen</small></p>
}}
{{InfoRow
| title=[[Werehog#Attack_Combo_Skills|Were-Wallop]] (7500 Dark Gaia Force)
| image=Were-Wallop_OrbResult.png
| desc=Send baddies skyward, then kick off a combo. This move makes a perfect opener.
<p style="text-align:right;"><small>— Were-Wallop's description from the Orb Result Screen</small></p>
}}
{{InfoRow
| title=[[Werehog#Grabbing_Skills|Beatdown]] (12500 Dark Gaia Force)
| image=Beatdown_OrbResult.png
| desc=The shockwaves emitted when you grab and pound the target to the ground will do<br>additional damage to nearby foes.
<p style="text-align:right;"><small>— Beatdown's description from the Orb Result Screen</small></p>
}}
{{InfoRow
| title=[[Werehog#Attack_Combo_Skills|Earthshaker]] (36000 Dark Gaia Force)
| image=Earthshaker_OrbResult.png
| desc=The Werehog's final finisher, the Earthshaker, can deal massive damage to a broad area.
<p style="text-align:right;"><small>— Earthshaker's description from the Orb Result Screen</small></p>
}}
}}

==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.

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