Magic Crystal

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Magic Crystal from the Japanese Castlevania manual

The Magic Crystal (魔力の玉 Maryoku no Tama, literally "The Magic Ball"), also known as the Mystic Sphere,^[1] is a red spherical item used in different ways in various Castlevania titles.

The Magic Crystal first appeared in the original Castlevania game. It usually shows up whenever a stage is clear. The crystal has the power to restore a hero's health to top condition. However, in some games heart will be reset to 5 or 10 after obtaining it.

Game Specific Information

Castlevania

The original Castlevania introduced the apparition of the Magic Crystal, which would then become a staple in the series. The magic crystal would materialize out of thin air in the middle of the room after Simon had defeated the boss of a level. Picking it up would restore his weariness and allow the level to properly end, triggering the "hearts" and "time remaining" counter to start.

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

While the same magic crystal from the first game wasn't present in Simon's Quest, some variants of it did. On his travels, Simon would have to get his hands on three magic crystals: the White Crystal, the Blue Crystal and the Red Crystal.

However, maybe the ones which were more related to the original Magic Crystal were those found inside of the five mansions. Each one of these crystals was hidden in the innermost chambers of a mansion, and held inside one of the five body parts of Count Dracula, which Simon had to collect and destroy to put an end to the curse set upon the land. These crystals were placed on top of a pedestal in what would appear to be some sort of boss room, hinting that the player had succeeded in traversing the mansion's traps and obstacles. However, the crystal couldn't be collected just by making contact with it. Simon would have to find a merchant hidden somewhere inside the mansion first and buy an oak stake, with which he could then strike on the crystal to break it open and collect the remains of Dracula stored inside.

Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge

A magic crystal shows up whenever the player clears a stage. However, the crystals in this game will rise toward the sky, instead of materializing in mid-air and then falling to the ground for the player to collect, like in other games.

Super Castlevania IV

A magic crystal will show up after the player defeats a boss to clear the stage. It should be noted that some of the stages don't have one.

Castlevania Legends

After using a stage boss as a sacrifice, the power of the spirit will be captured in a crystal. The power of the spirit can then be used as the Soul Weapon, Sonia Belmont's sub-weapons.

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

A magic crystal shows up whenever the player clears a stage. However, if Juste jumps and attacks with his whip, catching the magic crystal at the same time, a message will appear on the screen. If his timing was almost perfect and he caught the crystal near top height, where it materialized, the message will read: "Excellent!!!". However, if he caught it a little off-time on its way down, the message will read: "Cool!!". If Juste only jumps and gets the magic crystal near top height without performing a whiplash, the message: "Good!" will appear. There doesn't seem to be any benefit for achieving this, however, other than for amusement.

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

Main article: Orb

Instead of a magic crystal, the game introduced the Orb System, which allows an orb combined with a sub-weapon to create an advanced attack. An orb can be acquired after clearing a stage, except for the White and Black Orbs, which are hidden within specific stages.

Item Data

Item Data: Magic Crystal
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Magic Crystal (jpn) - Castlevania Weapon (Item) - Simon Belmont				[edit]
	Power: Completely revives all lost power; Comment: Can clear creatures from entire stage			Drop: Bosses
	Great Crystal (jpn) - Vampire Killer Secret Weapon (Item) - Simon Belmont				[edit]
	Allow exit from present stage			Drop: Bosses
	Magic Crystal - Super Castlevania IV Item - Simon Belmont				[edit]
	Capture from Boss Character at the end of each level to earn time bonus and restore lost power			Drop: Bosses