Moon Stone

Moon Stones are important items in many handheld Klonoa games. Whenever they appear, there are three of them in each stage&mdash;generally placed in areas that require some thought and effort to get to. Collecting them all is necessary to open the Moon Door and complete the level.

Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum
Moon Stones are central to the plot of Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum, the first game in which they appear. The opening cutscene indicates that they are fragments of the moon that have been stolen by a group of four artists&mdash;Pikū, Toreffuru, Kūhu, and Kaho&mdash;and placed in their own museum. After learning about this from a sad little girl, Klonoa and Huepow enter the museum to retrieve the Moon Stones and bring the moon itself back.

Each stage has three Moon Stones, all of which must be collected before the player can open the Moon Door and exit.

Much later, the museum reveals itself to be sentient and explains that it wants the artwork inside it to be illuminated by the moon, in much the same way people's dreams are.

Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
In Klonoa: Empire of Dreams, Moon Stones are called Stars in the English manual. They appear in each Puzzle Stage and serve the same purpose they did in Moonlight Museum.

Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament
Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament changes the item's English name to "Moon Stones." In terms of gameplay, they function exactly as they did in Empire of Dreams, though this time they are also found in Athletic Challenge Stages as well as Puzzle Stages.

Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum

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Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
Stars With three of these in hand, you can open a Moon Door. They are key items in the Puzzle Stages.
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Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament
Moon Stones When you've collected 3 of these in the Puzzle Stages, you'll be able to open a Moon Door.
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Klonoa: Empire of Dreams

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Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament

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Trivia

 * The item's name parallels the Dream Stones found throughout the series, which are called "夢のかけら" ("Dream Fragments") in Japanese. Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament replicates this by referring to them as "Moon Stones," paralleling the Dream Stones' English name.