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[[Image:Crystal_Balls.PNG|frame|right|From ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario]]'']]
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{{about|the recurring item or object|other uses|[[Crystal Ball (disambiguation)]]}}
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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)
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|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]].
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
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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.


'''Crystal Balls''' are [[item]]s that have been featured in many games throughout the [[Mario]] series. The first one was 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 another one is seen in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' as the main magic tool for [[Merlon|Merlon's]] family. There's also a 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]]''.  
===''Paper Mario'' series===
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]]''.


[[Madame Clairvoya]] used one to see the furture, and other things in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''. Another was used in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', in the Seer Terror mini-game. Bowser used it 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.
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]].
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In [[Super Paper Mario]], when Chapter 5 was complete, players could go see [[Merlee]] at [[Flopside]]. She claims that she wants her crystal ball back from [[Merluvlee]], and wished the player to go get it for her. After doing the task, Merlee rewarded the player with a key that opened a storehouse containing [[Piccolo]] the [[Pixl]].
===''Luigi's Mansion''===
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.


{{Artifacts}}
===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
[[Category: Items]]
[[File:Cutscen DonkeySteals.png|[[Donkey Kong]] stealing Mini-Marios in crystal balls|thumb|right]]
[[Category: RPG Items - Special]]
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.
[[Category: Artifacts]]
 
[[Category: Paper Mario Special Items]]
===''Game & Wario''===
In ''[[Game & Wario]]'', three Crystal Balls appear as [[Cluck-A-Pop]] prizes.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Rivalryrenewed.jpg|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
CluckAPop Prize 049.png|''[[Game & Wario]]''
CluckAPop Prize 050.png|''Game & Wario''
CluckAPop Prize 051.png|''Game & Wario''
MvDK NS Mini Mario Orb.png|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|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
|JpnN=''Super Paper Mario''
|JpnR=Suishōdama
|JpnM=Crystal Ball
|Jpn2=水晶
|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>
|Jpn2R=Suishō
|Jpn2M=Crystal
|Jpn3=カプセル
|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>
|Jpn3N=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''
|Jpn3R=Kapuseru
|Jpn3M=Capsule
|Jpn4=ミニマリオカプセル
|Jpn4C=<ref>[[Media:Mvsdk book i.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book]]</ref>
|Jpn4N=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''
|Jpn4R=Mini Mario Kapuseru
|Jpn4M=Mini-Mario Capsule
|ChiS=水晶球
|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>
|ChiSN=''Paper Mario''
|ChiSR=Shuǐjīngqiú
|ChiSM=Crystal Ball
|Fre=Boule de Cristal
|FreM=Crystal Ball
|Ger=Kristallkugel
|GerM=Crystal Ball
|Ita=Boccia di cristallo
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Italian instruction booklet|page=22}}</ref>
|ItaM=Crystal ball
|Ita2=Palla di cristallo
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet|page=113}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Crystal Ball
|Ita3=Sfera di cristallo
|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>
|Ita3M=Crystal sphere
|Kor=수정
|KorR=Sujeong
|KorM=Crystal
|Spa=Bola de cristal
|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>
|SpaM=Crystal ball
|Spa2=Bola de Juguete de Mini-Mario
|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>
|Spa2N=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''
|Spa2M=Mini-Mario Toy Ball
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Paper Mario special items]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door objects]]
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Latest revision as of 16:46, January 17, 2025

This article is about the recurring item or object. For other uses, see Crystal Ball (disambiguation).
Crystal Ball
The Crystal Ball from Paper Mario The Crystal Ball from Super Paper Mario
Description
Paper Mario: "A gorgeous crystal ball. Give it to Merluvlee."
Super Paper Mario: "A crystal ball Merluvlee gave you. Take it to Merlee."
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)

Crystal Balls[1] are items featured in many games throughout the Super Mario franchise.

History[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Crystal Ball
Crystal Ball
A Crystal Ball from Super Mario Advance

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.

Paper Mario series[edit]

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.

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.

Luigi's Mansion[edit]

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.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong[edit]

Donkey Kong stealing Mini-Marios in Mario vs. Donkey Kong.
Donkey Kong stealing Mini-Marios in crystal balls

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mini-Marios 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 game screen to shatter it. The remake makes the crystal balls look more capsule-like.

Game & Wario[edit]

In Game & Wario, three Crystal Balls appear as Cluck-A-Pop prizes.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 水晶丸すいしょうだま[2] / 水しょうダマ
Suishōdama
Crystal Ball Super Paper Mario
水晶[3]
Suishō
Crystal
カプセル[?]
Kapuseru
Capsule Mario vs. Donkey Kong
ミニマリオカプセル[4]
Mini Mario Kapuseru
Mini-Mario Capsule
Chinese (simplified) 水晶球[5]
Shuǐjīngqiú
Crystal Ball Paper Mario
French Boule de Cristal[?] Crystal Ball
German Kristallkugel[?] Crystal Ball
Italian Boccia di cristallo[6] Crystal ball
Palla di cristallo[7] Crystal Ball
Sfera di cristallo[8][9][10] Crystal sphere
Korean 수정[?]
Sujeong
Crystal
Spanish Bola de cristal[11] Crystal ball
Bola de Juguete de Mini-Mario[12] Mini-Mario Toy Ball Mario vs. Donkey Kong

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tilden, Gail, et al. (July/August 1988). Nintendo Power Volume 1. Nintendo of America. Page 18.
  2. ^ 1987. Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 28.
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al. (October 19, 2015). 『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). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 70.
  4. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong Shogakukan book
  5. ^ 紫色如此 (December 25, 2021). 【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 (1:04:27). Bilibili (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian instruction booklet. Page 22.
  7. ^ Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet. Page 113.
  8. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian instruction booklet. Page 33.
  9. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian e-manual (3DS - Virtual Console). Page 10.
  10. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 70.
  11. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong European instruction booklet. Page 97.
  12. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Game Boy Advance). Guías Nintendo. Retrieved November 28, 2018. (Archived July 24, 2017, 08:41:52 UTC via Wayback Machine.)