Yellow Orb

Yellow Orb
Japanese	イエローオーブ
Romaji	{{{romaji}}}
Old localizations	Same
Found in	Dragon Quest III Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest XI
Effect	Varies

The Yellow Orb is a key item in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation that has appeared in subsequent games as a legendary artifact.

It is one of the Six Orbs, and collecting all of them is required to advance the plot in most of their appearances.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

The Yellow Orb is one of the Six Orbs required to hatch Ramia. It is said to be traded between many people all over the world, but ultimately ends up in the possession of the Merchant character who was left to found the Immigrant Town. Once the Immigrant Town reaches its final growth stage, the Merchant will be put into the town jail for corruption. Upon visiting the Merchant in jail, they reveal to the Hero and party the location of the Yellow Orb within their house.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

The Yellow Orb is an important item that must be found at Mr. Golding's estate in Baccarat before the final battle with Rhapthorne.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

A ridiculously rare orb of buttercup yellow. Alchemise it! - Dragon Quest IX game description

The Yellow Orb reappears in Dragon Quest IX as a very exotic alchemy ingredient, used for some of the highest alchemy recipes. It is a rare drop from Murdaw, Mortamor, and (at certain level ranges) Nokturnus Legacy Bosses.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

The Yellow Orb is the second-place prize of the Masked Martial Arts tournament in Octagonia. The Hero and his party members pay little attention to this initially, as they are after the first-place prize, the Rainbough. However, several NPCs say that they would rather have the Orb than the Rainbough, and Serena mentions that she thinks the Orb is pretty--a possible hint as to the orb's later importance. Jade and Rab receive the orb after winning second place in the MMA tournament. Similar to Erik giving the Red Orb to the Hero when he finds out its use, when Rab and Jade learn that the Yellow Orb is one of the Orbs needed to reach Yggdrasil, they give their prize to the Hero.

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During Act 2, the Yellow Orb is in the possession of the Spectral Sentinel Gyldygga, who uses it to temporarily turn the main characters to gold in the boss battle against her. It is unknown whether she used the orb to help her spread the Gold Fever. In the events following Gyldygga's defeat, the Orb lands in Erik's hand. He gives the Orb back to the Hero during the aftermath of the fight.

Gallery

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  Orb located in Baccarat from VIII. (Cell phone)

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  Golding of the Seven Sages fuses with the Orb from VIII. (Cell phone)