Chaos Orb

For the object in Sonic Adventure 2, see Chaos Drive.

The Chaos Orb^[1] (カオスオーブ^[2], Kaosu Ōbu^?) is an object that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. They are gem-like objects that increase Experience when collected.

Description

Chaos Orbs resemble yellow, transparent, octahedron-shaped crystals and comes in different sizes. When collecting a Chaos Orb, it will count towards the player's current Experience Points.

Game appearances

Sonic Unleashed

In the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed, the Chaos Orbs make their debut. By increasing the player's Experience Points with them, they can used on the Status Screen (either on the Pause Menu or after clearing an Act or Mission) to increase Sonic's parameters. Once a parameter levels up, Sonic's abilities will increase, and he can learn new skills as the Werehog.

Chaos Orbs can be collected from defeating most enemies (notable exceptions are enemies that respawn an infinite number of times such as Dark Bat and its variants and those in or destroying certain objects (such as those in the DLC-only nighttime Acts) in the game. Upon their destruction, objects and enemies will release a certain amount of Chaos Orbs which can be collected by Sonic. In daytime Action Stages, all released Chaos Orbs will automatically be drawn towards Sonic, while in nighttime Action Stages, Sonic the Werehog has to get close to the Chaos Orbs to collect them. Furthermore, the Chaos Orbs will disappear if not collected after a while.

The amount of Experience each Chaos Orb grants is determined by its size, meaning that the larger the Chaos Orb is, the more Experience it will grant. Tougher enemies also tend to drop more Chaos Orbs when defeated.

The following table details the exact amount of Experience each Chaos Orb grants:

Other game appearances

Sonic Speed Simulator

In Sonic Speed Simulator, Chaos Orbs, like in Sonic Unleashed, increase the player's XP. In this game, they come in different colors.

In gameplay, Chaos Orbs are found in every world, and are the primary way for the player to increase their level. Notably, the color of a Chaos Orb determines the amount of XP they grant. They also appear at different rates based on their color, meaning generally that the Chaos Orbs that grant greater amounts of XP respawn less frequently than those that grant lesser amounts of XP. The XP value given to the player when picking up a Chaos Orb can as well be affected by Chao, trails, and the game's rebirth multiplier. It is also affected by the Triple XP Boost. Chao and Trails also use the XP from Orbs to level up, but they only receive the base XP values. Furthermore, the values of the Chaos Orbs increase with each world they are found in. This means that the second world has a 2x Multiplier, the third world has a 3x Multiplier, and so on.

The different Chaos Orbs and their values are as follows:

The chime that Chaos Orbs make when collected uses the same sound as Pearls from Sonic and the Secret Rings. This includes when the chime increase in pitch when Chaos Orbs are continuously collected, the chimes reset after a short period without collecting Chaos Orbs.

Trivia

• In Sonic Frontiers, a red diamond-like practice target found in training simulator mode bears strong resemblance to Chaos Orbs. The player can hit the target while executing basic moves and Skills to gain multi-hit Combos under the time limit.

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