Changes: Shield Crystals

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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 that can be found in every Stage and used throughout the game, each with there own Element and abilities. However, all Shields will break after taking a certain amount of hits, which is determined by the Stage Difficulty:

Casual Mode: 3 Hits
Easy Mode: 3 Hits
Normal Mode: 2 Hits
Hard Mode: 1 Hit

Shield Crystal List

Picture	Details	Sound Clip
	Water Crystal Spawns a Bubble-shaped Shield Provides an Infinite Air Supply while underwater Protects from: Bubble Attacks
	Wood Crystal Spawns a Blossom-covered Shield Pulls in nearby Health Petals Spawns 1 Health Petal per 20 Crystal Shards Protects from: Poison Attacks
	Fire Crystal Spawns a Fireball-shaped Shield Damages Enemies on contact Breaks instantly if it touches water Protects from: Fire Attacks & Hazards
	Earth Crystal Spawns a Crystal-shaped Shield Pulls in nearby Crystal Shards Protects from: Crystal Attacks
	Metal Shield Spawns an Ironball-shaped Shield Protects from: Spike Floors & Walls Electric Attacks & Hazards
	Invincibility Crystal Spawns a Sparkling Shield Provides 30 Seconds of Invincibility Keeps an equipped Shield's effects active Does NOT protect from "Crushing" or "Drowning"

Freedom Planet 2

In Freedom Planet 2, the Shield Crystals now release Guardian Orbs, small elemental orbs with animal traits that follows and protect the Player from damage, even carrying Milla's Phantom Cubes. Collecting more Guardian Orbs will stock up the numbers of hits on the Player's Health Meter, able to absorb 6 to 7 hit. The Player can even change the Element of their Orb by obtaining another Orb of a different Element.

Guardian Orb List

Picture	Details	Sound Clip
	Water Orb Spawns a Blue Orb with Fish Fins Provides an Infinite Air Supply while underwater Protects from: Bubble Attacks
	Wood Orb Spawns a Green Orb with Butterfly Wings Pulls in nearby Health Petals Protects from: Poison Attacks
	Fire Orb Spawns a Red Orb with Phoenix Wings Spawns 1 Health Petal per 20 Crystal Shards Protects from: Fire Attacks & Hazards
	Earth Orb Spawns a Yellow Orb with Beetle Wings Pulls in nearby Crystal Shards Protects from: Crystal Attacks Earth Attacks
	Metal Orb Spawns a Gray Orb with Eagle Wings Protects from: Spike Floors & Walls Electric Attacks Sword Attacks

Trivia

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 Elemental Shields was actually retained for Dail and Neera in Freedom Planet.
- This mechanic seems to be restructured in Freedom Planet 2.
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, this glitch only works during the Cutscenes in Relic Maze and Trap Hideout.

Lilac with an Earth Shield in Carol's story

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+'''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 [[Elements|Elemental]] Shield that will protect them from damage.
-'''Keystone Monitors '''gives characters [[Elements|Elemental]] shields with different abilities. Except for invincibility, all shields will take different amount of hits depending on difficulty: Easy and Casual has three hits, Normal has two hits and Hard has one hit. There's six types of Monitors in the game:
+== [[Freedom Planet]] ==
-=== Wood Shield (Green Monitor) ===
+There are 6 different types of Shield Crystals that can be found in every Stage and used throughout the game, each with there own Element and abilities. However, all Shields will break after taking a certain amount of hits, which is determined by the Stage Difficulty:
-A pink shield surrounded by petals. This shield pulls in [[Health Petal]]s and gives one petal when collecting 20 [[Crystal Shard]]s while the shield is active. Wood Shields also provides immunity from Poison-based attacks.
+* '''Casual Mode:''' 3 Hits
-=== Earth Shield (Yellow Monitor) ===
+* '''Easy Mode:''' 3 Hits
-A diamond shaped yellow shield. This shield pulls in crystal shards and provides immunity against Crystal-based attacks.
+* '''Normal Mode:''' 2 Hits
+* '''Hard Mode:''' 1 Hit
-=== Water Shield (Blue Monitor) ===
+=== Shield Crystal List ===
+{| class="article-table"
-A bubble shaped blue shield. This shield gives the player an unlimited oxygen supply while underwater and provides immunity against Bubble-based attacks.
+!Picture
+!Details
+!Sound Clip
+|-
+|[[File:Water Shield.png]]
+|'''Water Crystal'''<br>Spawns a Bubble-shaped Shield
+* Provides an Infinite Air Supply while underwater
+* Protects from:
+** Bubble Attacks
+|
+|-
+|[[File:Wood Shield.png]]
+|'''Wood Crystal'''<br>Spawns a Blossom-covered Shield
+* Pulls in nearby [[Health Petal|Health Petals]]
+* Spawns 1 Health Petal per 20 [[Crystal Shards]]
+* Protects from:
+** Poison Attacks
+|
+|-
+|[[File:Fire Shield.png]]
+|'''Fire Crystal'''<br>Spawns a Fireball-shaped Shield
+* Damages [[Enemies]] on contact
+* Breaks instantly if it touches water
+* Protects from:
+** Fire Attacks & Hazards
+|
+|-
+|[[File:Earth Shield.png]]
+|'''Earth Crystal'''<br>Spawns a Crystal-shaped Shield
+* Pulls in nearby Crystal Shards
+* Protects from:
+** Crystal Attacks
+|
+|-
+|[[File:Metal Shield.png]]
+|'''Metal Shield'''<br>Spawns an Ironball-shaped Shield
+* Protects from:
+** Spike Floors & Walls
+** Electric Attacks & Hazards
+|
+|-
+|[[File:Invincibility.png]]
+|'''Invincibility Crystal'''<br>Spawns a Sparkling Shield
+* Provides 30 Seconds of Invincibility
+* Keeps an equipped Shield's effects active
+* Does NOT protect from "'''Crushing'''" or "'''Drowning'''"
+|[[File:Invincibility.ogg|centre]]
+|}
-=== Fire Shield (Red Monitor) ===
+== [[Freedom Planet 2]] ==
+In Freedom Planet 2, the Shield Crystals now release '''Guardian Orbs''', small elemental orbs with animal traits that follows and protect the Player from damage, even carrying [[Milla|Milla's]] Phantom Cubes. Collecting more Guardian Orbs will stock up the numbers of hits on the Player's Health Meter, able to absorb 6 to 7 hit. The Player can even change the Element of their Orb by obtaining another Orb of a different Element.
-A circle red shield. This shield is able to damage enemies when near them and allows immunity against Fire-based attacks and hazards. Fire Shields will extinguish when going underwater.
-=== Metal Shield (Grey Monitor) ===
+=== Guardian Orb List ===
+{| class="article-table"
-A transparent circle shaped shield. This shield provides immunity against spikes and Electric-based attacks and hazards.
+!Picture
+!Details
+!Sound Clip
+|-
+|[[File:WaterShield.gif|center]]
+|'''Water Orb'''<br>Spawns a Blue Orb with Fish Fins
+* Provides an Infinite Air Supply while underwater
+* Protects from:
+** Bubble Attacks
+|
+|-
+|[[File:WoodShield.gif|center]]
+|'''Wood Orb'''<br>Spawns a Green Orb with Butterfly Wings
+* Pulls in nearby Health Petals
+* Protects from:
+** Poison Attacks
+|
+|-
+|[[File:FireShield.gif|center]]
+|'''Fire Orb'''<br>Spawns a Red Orb with Phoenix Wings
+* Spawns 1 Health Petal per 20 Crystal Shards
+* Protects from:
+** Fire Attacks & Hazards
+|
+|-
+|[[File:EarthShield.gif|center]]
+|'''Earth Orb'''<br>Spawns a Yellow Orb with Beetle Wings
+* Pulls in nearby Crystal Shards
+* Protects from:
+** Crystal Attacks
+** Earth Attacks
+|
+|-
+|[[File:MetalShield.gif|center]]
+|'''Metal Orb'''<br>Spawns a Gray Orb with Eagle Wings
+* Protects from:
+** Spike Floors & Walls
+** Electric Attacks
+** Sword Attacks
+|
+|}
+== Trivia ==
-=== Invincibility (Rainbow Monitor) ===
+*The Shield Crystals are reminiscent to the Item Monitors in the Sonic the Hedgehog series with similar abilities, such as Invincibility.
-Allows invincibility for 30 seconds and even keeps a shield active in use during this time. Warning: This does not protect against drowning or crushing.
+*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.
-==Freedom Planet 2==
+** The ability to summon Elemental Shields was actually retained for [[Dail]] and [[Neera]] in [[Freedom Planet]].
-The Keystone Monitors in this game releases small, elemental creatures. So far, these creatures have the same abilities as in the first game, except the Fire Element is now water-resistant unlike before. The Elements of these creatures will also be displayed on the the player's health meter, taking up 2 Health Petals.
+**This mechanic seems to be restructured in [[Freedom Planet 2|''Freedom Planet 2'']].
+*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, this glitch only works during the Cutscenes in [[Relic Maze]] and [[Trap Hideout]].[[File:Shield_glitch.jpg|thumb|Lilac with an Earth Shield in Carol's story]]
-So far, the Elemental creatures seen in action are:
+[[Category:Items]]
-* '''Earth Shield: '''Fly-like creature
-* '''Water Shield: '''Fish-like creature
-* '''Fire Shield: '''Phoenix-like creature
-* '''Wood Shield: '''Butterfly-like creature
-* '''Metal Shield:'''
-==Trivia==
-*The Keystone Monitors are reminiscent to a item boxes in Sonic the Hedgehog series with similar abilities mentioned.
-*When entering to a cutscene with an active shield, the shield surrounds the other playable character instead of main character in the story. When the cutscene ends, the shield returns to main character. This glitch works in [[Relic Maze]]. Alternatively, holding a Phantom Block at the end of a stage may cause a phantom block to appear above the shield during a cutscene. This glitch works in [[Trap Hideout]].[[File:Shield_glitch.jpg|thumb|Earth shield surrounding Lilac in Carol's story]]
 [[Category:Pickups]]
+[[Category:Glitches]]