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| {{stub|Include more on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Wario Land II]]'', ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', and ''[[Game & Wario]]''}}
| | [[Image:Crystal_Balls.PNG|frame|right|From ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario]]'']] |
| {{about|the recurring item or object|other uses|[[Crystal Ball (disambiguation)]]}}
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| |image=[[File:Crystal Ball PM.png]] [[File:Crystal Ball SPM.png]]
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| |first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]], overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
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| |description='''''Paper Mario'':''' "''A gorgeous crystal ball. Give it to Merluvlee.''"<br>'''''Super Paper Mario'':''' "''A crystal ball Merluvlee gave you. Take it to Merlee.''"
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| '''Crystal Balls'''<ref>{{cite|date=July/August 1988|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 1|page=18}}</ref> are [[List of items|items]] featured in many games throughout the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].
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| ==History==
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| ===''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
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| |image1=Crystal Ball SMB2 Sprite.png
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| |image2=Crystal Ball SMAS SMB2 sprite.png
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| |image3=Crystal Ball SMA sprite.png
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| Crystal Balls in the ''Super Mario'' franchise are first seen in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They appear at the end of most levels, and picking one up opens the [[Mask Gate]] and either unlocks the next level or, in the case of boss levels, the chamber where the boss is fought. Crystal Balls are usually guarded by [[Birdo]]. In original releases, Birdo can be seen holding the Crystal Ball in front of her, but in remakes of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', it appears from her snout upon being defeated.
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| ===''Paper Mario'' series===
| | The '''Crystal Ball''' is an [[item]] that has been featured in many games throughout the [[Mario]] series. It was first seen in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. [[Birdo]] spits it out after being defeated, and grabbing it opens the [[Hawkmouth]] to the next level. Years later it's seen again in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' as the main magic tool for [[Merlon|Merlon's]] family, there's also the red crystal ball, the [[Ultra Stone]], for Ultra ranking Mario's partners. The Ultra Stone is also seen with Merlon in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. |
| They are seen in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' as the main magic tool for [[Merlon]]'s family. Merlon's crystal ball resembles a [[Star Point]] with eyes and uses it to predict [[Mario]]'s future actions. There is an [[Ultra Stone]] variant given by [[Raphael the Raven]] in the [[Jade Jungle]]. For one of [[Koopa Koot]]'s favors, Mario must retrieve a crystal ball from [[Merlee]] and give it to [[Merluvlee]] in exchange for her autograph. It is also seen with Merlon in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''.
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| In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', when Chapter 5 is complete, the player can go see [[Merlee]] at [[Flopside]]. She claims that she wants a Crystal Ball from [[Merluvlee]], and wishes the player to go get it for her. After doing the task, Merlee rewards the player with a free charm and a key that opened a storehouse containing [[Piccolo]] the [[Pixl]].
| | [[Madame Clairvoya]] used it to see the furture, and other things in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''. It was seen once more in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', in the Seer Terror mini-game. Bowser used to see a player's "future" which usually was something bad. Occasionly, however, the player received [[Coin]]s or a [[Mushroom]]. All of this was just for fun however, and had no effect on gameplay. |
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| ===''Luigi's Mansion''===
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| A Crystal Ball is used by [[Madame Clairvoya]] in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' to see into the future. When Luigi shines his [[flashlight]] on the Crystal Ball continuously, it lights up with a pitch-increasing shimmering noise, eventually ending once Clairvoya appears.
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| ===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
| | [[Category: Artifacts]] |
| [[File:Cutscen DonkeySteals.png|[[Donkey Kong]] stealing Mini-Marios in crystal balls|thumb|right]]
| | [[Category: Paper Mario Special Items]] |
| In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini-Mario]]s are encased in crystal balls after they are produced. In the first six worlds of the game, a Mini-Mario is trapped in a crystal ball at the end of the world's first six levels. The Mini-Mario must be freed by Mario, who picks up the crystal ball and throws it against the [[Fourth wall|game screen]] to shatter it. The [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|remake]] makes the crystal balls look more capsule-like.
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| ===''Game & Wario''===
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| In ''[[Game & Wario]]'', three Crystal Balls appear as [[Cluck-A-Pop]] prizes.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Rivalryrenewed.jpg|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
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| CluckAPop Prize 049.png|''[[Game & Wario]]''
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| CluckAPop Prize 050.png|''Game & Wario''
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| CluckAPop Prize 051.png|''Game & Wario''
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| MvDK NS Mini Mario Orb.png|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jpn={{ruby|水晶丸|すいしょうだま}}<ref>{{cite|date=1987|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=28}}</ref> / 水しょうダマ
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| |JpnN=''Super Paper Mario''
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| |JpnR=Suishōdama
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| |JpnM=Crystal Ball
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| |Jpn2=水晶
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| |Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=October 19, 2015|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=70|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
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| |Jpn2R=Suishō
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| |Jpn2M=Crystal
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| |Jpn3=カプセル
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| |Jpn3C<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_PAGJ_00.pdf|format=PDF|title=マリオ{{ruby|vs.|ブイエス}}ドンキーコング (''Mario buiesu Donkī Kongu'') instruction booklet|page=9|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
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| |Jpn3N=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''
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| |Jpn3R=Kapuseru
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| |Jpn3M=Capsule
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| |Jpn4=ミニマリオカプセル
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| |Jpn4C=<ref>[[Media:Mvsdk book i.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book]]</ref>
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| |Jpn4N=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''
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| |Jpn4R=Mini Mario Kapuseru
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| |Jpn4M=Mini-Mario Capsule
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| |ChiS=水晶球
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| |ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|author=紫色如此|date=December 25, 2021|url=www.bilibili.com/video/BV1RP4y1H751?p=8|title=【全流程】【纸片马力欧】最初的纸马 神游官方中文版 开创的指令回合制与独特风格 模拟器游玩|timestamp=1:04:27|publisher=Bilibili|language=zh-hans|accessdate=December 29, 2021}}</ref>
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| |ChiSN=''Paper Mario''
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| |ChiSR=Shuǐjīngqiú
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| |ChiSM=Crystal Ball
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| |Fre=Boule de Cristal
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| |FreM=Crystal Ball
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| |Ger=Kristallkugel
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| |GerM=Crystal Ball
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| |Ita=Boccia di cristallo
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| |ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Italian instruction booklet|page=22}}</ref>
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| |ItaM=Crystal ball
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| |Ita2=Palla di cristallo
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| |Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet|page=113}}</ref>
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| |Ita2M=Crystal Ball
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| |Ita3=Sfera di cristallo
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| |Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian instruction booklet|page=33}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Italian e-manual (3DS - [[Virtual Console]])|page=10}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=70}}</ref>
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| |Ita3M=Crystal sphere
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| |Kor=수정
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| |KorR=Sujeong
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| |KorM=Crystal
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| |Spa=Bola de cristal
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| |SpaC=<ref>{{cite|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioVsDonkeyKong_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' European instruction booklet|page=97}}</ref>
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| |SpaM=Crystal ball
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| |Spa2=Bola de Juguete de Mini-Mario
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| |Spa2C=<ref>{{cite|url=www.guiasnintendo.com/1_GAMEBOY_ADVANCE/mario_vs_dk/mario_vs_dk_sp/welcome.html|title=Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Game Boy Advance)|publisher=Guías Nintendo|accessdate=November 28, 2018|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170724084152/http://www.guiasnintendo.com/1_GAMEBOY_ADVANCE/mario_vs_dk/mario_vs_dk_sp/welcome.html}}</ref>
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| |Spa2N=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''
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| |Spa2M=Mini-Mario Toy Ball
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| }}
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| ==References==
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| {{SMB2}}
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| {{PM items}}
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| {{LM}}
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| {{PMTTYD}}
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| {{MVDK}}
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| {{MP6}}
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| {{SPM items}}
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| {{Game & Wario}}
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| [[Category:Crystals]]
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| [[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong objects]]
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| [[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door objects]] | |
| [[Category:Super Mario Advance objects]]
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| [[Category:Game & Wario]]
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