The Golden Sun


 * This article is about the object within the games. For the series, see Golden Sun series. For the first game, see Golden Sun.

The Golden Sun is the formation of psynergetic energy created above Mt. Aleph when all four elemental beacons are lit, activating the Stone of Sages and releasing Alchemy into Weyard. Alex's true goal is to gain the power of the Golden Sun by lighting the four Elemental Lighthouses.

In Golden Sun: The Lost Age, it is created when Felix lights the Mars Beacon. At the same time, Alex scales Mt. Aleph in order to gain its power. However, the Wise One imbues the Mars Star with some of the Sun's power, so Alex only gains part of the power. Isaac then gains the rest of the Golden Sun's power. The Wise One then uses his power to freeze Alex while Mt. Aleph crumbles into the earth, taking Alex with it.

The Golden Sun may be a reference to the fifth primordial element known as Æther, which would appear to be indicated by how Alex labels it as the "Quintessence of Alchemy's power". Alternatively, the Golden Sun could represent the state of harmony achieved when the four elements are combined into one, which Kraden says is the basis of alchemy and its ability to transmute lead into gold and extend life itself.