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'''Rare Orbs''', also called '''Orbs''' and titled '''crystal balls''',<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=155, 157, 159, 161, 163, 164, 167, 168|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us}}</ref> are [[List of items|items]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|Nintendo Switch]] ports. They appear at the end of each secret temple levels of the first eight [[world]]s, and are differently colored to represent said worlds.
'''Rare Orbs''', referred to as '''crystal balls''' in the [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide<ref>Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Pages 155, 157, 159, 161, 163, 164, 167, 168.</ref>, are important collectible items that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They are differently colored depending on the world they appear in, with their color representing their world. They appear in each secret temple of the first eight worlds. The temples have to be unlocked by collecting the hidden [[KONG Letters|K-O-N-G Letters]] in each of the other levels.


Each Rare Orb is on a pedestal in the background. They float into the main plane when a Kong approaches. The Kongs can then collect the Rare Orb by touching it, which ends the level. In the ending screen of temple levels, a display featuring the door of the hidden [[Golden Temple]] replaces the display for [[KONG Letters]]. The first time a temple level is completed, the collected Rare Orb flies into the slot on the display. All Rare Orbs collected prior to it are also present. (KONG Letters do not appear in temple levels, as unlocking one requires the player have a KONG Letter icon for every level in a world.) If a level is played in Time Attack mode, the [[Slot Machine Barrel]] serves as the goal instead and the end screen is normal. At the Golden Temple, the Kongs can press a button at the entrance to use their Rare Orbs. All of them float out around the player, but without all eight Rare Orbs nothing will happen. With all eight orbs, they slot into the door and cause it to roll to the side, opening the path into the Golden Temple.
In order to get the Rare Orb, the [[Kong]]s must go to the end of the level. Each Rare Orb is placed on a pedestal which they float off of when a Kong goes near the pedestal. The Kongs can collect the Rare Orb by touching it; the level automatically ends when the Kongs collect the Rare Orb. Once they collect all eight Rare Orbs, the Kongs can unlock the entrance to the hidden [[Golden Temple]]. When the Kongs go to the Golden Temple, the Rare Orbs float into holes in the door, opening it.


Rare Orbs appear in the following levels:
In New Mode on the 3DS version, after the game is beaten, each of the Rare Orbs are found in [[Cranky Kong's Shop]] (one per world) and can be purchased after spending 50 [[Banana Coin]]s instead of doing the temple levels. This totals up to a price of 400 Banana Coins for buying all 8 Rare Orbs.


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Rare Orbs do not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', although the game features [[mysterious relic]]s, which behave similarly to Rare Orbs.
*Green Orb - [[Platform Panic]]
*Blue Orb - [[Tumblin' Temple]]
*White Orb - [[Shifty Smashers]]
*Magenta Orb - [[Jagged Jewels]]
*Yellow Orb - [[Blast & Bounce]]
*Orange Orb - [[Perilous Passage]]
*Gray Orb - [[Treacherous Track]]
*Red Orb - [[Five Monkey Trial]]
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In New Mode of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'' and Modern Mode of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns HD'', after the game is beaten, each Rare Orb appears in [[Cranky Kong's Shop]] in their respective worlds and can be purchased for 50 [[Banana Coin]]s, so the player does not have to clear the temple levels to access the Golden Temple and therefore the [[Cloud (world)|Cloud]] world. Buying all eight Rare Orbs costs a total of 400 Banana Coins. The player cannot purchase Rare Orbs they already have, and they appear grayed out in the shop.


Rare Orbs do not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', although the game features [[mysterious relic]]s, which serve a similar purpose.
==Level locations==
*{{color|Green Orb|#45b04c}} - [[Platform Panic]]
*{{color|Blue Orb|#0030f2}} - [[Tumblin' Temple]]
*{{color|White Orb|#C0C0C0}} - [[Shifty Smashers]]
*{{color|Magenta Orb|#d91397}} - [[Jagged Jewels]]
*{{color|Yellow Orb|#DAA520}} - [[Blast & Bounce]]
*{{color|Orange Orb|#FF8C00}} - [[Perilous Passage]]
*{{color|Gray Orb|#737373}} - [[Treacherous Track]]
*{{color|Red Orb|#FF0000}} - [[Five Monkey Trial]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=オーブ
|Jap=オーブ
|JpnR=Ōbu
|JapR=Ōbu
|JpnM=Orb
|JapM=Orb
}}
}}


==Notes==
==Trivia==
*Rare Orbs appear to be named after [[Rare]], who previously developed the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] and related games.
*Rare Orbs appear to be named after [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]], who previously developed the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] and related games.


==References==
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