Shield Crystals are special Crystals that appear in the Freedom Planet Series. When the Player breaks open one of these Crystal, they'll receive an Elemental Shield that will protect them from damage.
Freedom Planet[]
There are 6 different types of Shield Crystals, each with their own Element and abilities that can be found in every Stage throughout the Game, including the Bonus Stage, where every Crystal (minus the Invincibility Crystal) can be won as a possible prize. The Crystals can even be picked up by Milla, who can Carry N' Throw them at enemies.
All Shields will break after a certain amount of hits, which is varied by the Stage Difficulty:
- Casual Mode: 3 Hits
- Easy Mode: 3 Hits
- Normal Mode: 2 Hits
- Hard Mode: 1 Hit
Shield Crystal List[]
The Beta Designs and Sound Clips of the Shield Crystals are included for comparison:
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Water Shield Crystal Spawns a Bubble-shaped Shield.
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Wood Shield Crystal Spawns a Blossom-covered Shield.
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Fire Shield Crystal Spawns a Fireball-shaped Shield
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Earth Shield Crystal Spawns a Crystal-shaped Shield
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Metal Shield Crystal Spawns an Ironball-shaped Shield
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Invincibility Shield Crystal Spawns a Sparkling Shield
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Freedom Planet 2[]
In Freedom Planet 2, the Shield Crystals now release Guardian Orbs, small elemental orbs that follows the Player, protects them from damage and can even carry Milla's Phantom Cubes. Each Guardian Orb gives 2 Shield Points. but collecting more Orbs will stock up the numbers of points on the Player's Life Meter, able to have up to at least 14 Shield Points. The Player can even change the Element of their Guardian Orb by obtaining another Orb of a different Element.
Guardian Orb List[]
Crystal | Orb | Details | Sound Clip |
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Water Orb Spawns a Blue Orb with Fish Fins
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Wood Orb Spawns a Green Orb with Butterfly Wings
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Fire Orb Spawns a Red Orb with Phoenix Wings
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Earth Orb Spawns a Yellow Orb with Beetle Wings
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Metal Orb Spawns a Gray Orb with Eagle Wings
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Rainbow Shield Spawns a Sparkling Shield
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Inventory Items[]
The following Items correspond with Shield Crystals:
Item | Details |
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Water Charm The Player starts with a Water Orb and all Shield Crystals become Water Crystals. | |
Wood Charm The Player starts with a Wood Orb and all Shield Crystals become Wood Crystals. | |
Fire Charm The Player starts with a Fire Orb and all Shield Crystals become Fire Crytsals. | |
Earth Charm The Player starts with an Earth Orb and all Shield Crystals become Earth Crystals. | |
Metal Charm The Player starts with a Metal Orb and all Shield Crystals become Metal Crystals. | |
Rainbow Charm All Shield Crystals are randomized and Rainbow Crystals may appear. | |
Strong Shields Increases the numbers of hits an elemental shield can take.
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Freedom Planet[]
Freedom Planet 2[]
Trivia[]
- In Freedom Planet, during the Cutscene where Lilac was recovering from her injuries in the Healing Sauna at the Royal Palace in Shang Tu, the Sound Effect of the Water Shield plays when she is fully healed.
- The Shield Crystals are reminiscent to the Item Monitors in the Sonic the Hedgehog Series with similar abilities, such as Invincibility.
- In the original August 2012 prototype, the mechanics for the Elemental Shields behaved rather differently. All players have the ability to summon an elemental Shield. To summon one however, a character would need to collect five keystone and the type of Shield spawned depends on the most obtained keystone element.
- It was also possible to cycle between different Shield types simultaneously.
- The ability to summon Shields was actually retained for Prince Dail & Neera Li in Freedom Planet.
- This mechanic seems to be restructured in Freedom Planet 2.
- In builds prior the august 2012 prototype it wasn't possible to cycle between shields and the only way to obtain shields was to destroy a shield crystal or to hit a runestone within the level, which would drop a keystone that would have granted a shield to the player. The runestones were scrapped by the time of the August 2012 prototype and their graphics would be reused in Pangu Lagoon.
- When entering a Cutscene in Adventure Mode, the Player's Shield will surround the other a Character they're not controlling. When the Cutscene ends, the Shield returns to the Character the player is controlling. Also, if playing as Milla while holding a Phantom Cube at the end of a Stage, it may cause another Phantom Cube to appear above the Shield when entering a Cutscene. So far, these glitches only work during certain Cutscenes in Relic Maze and Trap Hideout.