Stellar Orb
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| Number | 190 | ||
| Series | Explorer's Friend Series | ||
| Value |  × 100
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| Weight | 5 (normally) | ||
| Maximum carriers | 10 Pikmin | ||
| Location | Subterranean Complex | ||
| Challenge Mode levels | None | ||
The Stellar Orb (日焼けマシン?, lit.: "Suntanning Machine") is a treasure found in Pikmin 2. It is actually a lightbulb. The treasure can be found on the last (9th) sublevel of the Subterranean Complex, and is held by a powerful Man-at-Legs. When this treasure is retrieved, it unlocks the Solar System component of the Exploration Kit. Like some other treasures, if the player defeats the Man-at-Legs, but does not have enough Pikmin to carry the Stellar Orb, which requires the strength of 5 Pikmin, it will change weight to match the player's army. Oddly, the treasure has an opposite effect on sublevel 10 of the Cavern of Chaos: the sublevel will be darker if the Stellar Orb was retrieved.
Notes
Ship's dialogs
“That mechanized monstrosity is no longer functional!
An insect and a machine forming a symbolic relationship? Life-forms here are beyond odd!
Initiating area scan... Glass sphere detected!
If I combine this glass sphere with the synthetic sun I have been secretly developing...
Processing...complete. I have manufactured a Solar System.
The artificial sunlight it emanates will brighten underground areas.”Olimar's journal
Sales pitch
Olimar's journal (Nintendo Switch)[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Alternate scan of the Stellar Orb's artwork.
The Stellar Orb's discovery cutscene.
The Stellar Orb in the Subterranean Complex.
Closeup of the treasure.
The Stellar Orb being analyzed by the Hocotate ship.
The Stellar Orb in the Treasure Hoard.
The final sublevel of the Subterranean Complex, before retrieving the Stellar Orb.
Same sublevel, after retrieving the Stellar Orb.
Sublevel 10 of the Cavern of Chaos before collecting the Stellar Orb.
Same sublevel, after collecting the Stellar Orb.
The Treasure Hoard icon of the Stellar Orb in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.
A light bulb in real life.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
日焼けマシン? Hiyake Mashin |
Suntanning Machine |
 French (NoA) |
Globe stellaire | Stellar globe |
 French (NoE) |
Globe Stellaire (GameCube and Wii) Globe stellaire (Switch) |
Stellar Globe (GameCube and Wii) Stellar globe (Switch) |
 German |
Sternenkugel | Star Orb |
 Italian |
Globo stellare | Stellar Globe |
 Korean |
태닝 머신 Taening Meosin |
Tanning Machine |
 Spanish |
Orbe estelar | Stellar orb |
