Soul sphere
From Doom Wiki
The soul sphere (also called a supercharger) is a powerup that appears as a floating blue orb with a human face. Picking one up increases the player's health by 100%, up to a maximum of 200% (199% in early versions of Doom 1), and the player receives the message "SUPERCHARGE!".
At one point in Doom's development, it was intended for the player to have a limited number of lives. The soul sphere was said to contain a human soul (hence the name and appearance) and collecting it would award an extra life. That behavior would have made it resemble the "extra life" orb item from Wolfenstein 3D.
Soul spheres are included in the items percentage displayed at the end of each level.
| Soul sphere data | |
|---|---|
| Thing type | 2013 (decimal), 7DD (hex) |
| Appears in | Shareware Doom Registered Doom Ultimate Doom Doom II/Final Doom |
| Radius | 20 |
| Sprite | SOUL |
| Class | Artifact Pickup |
[edit] Appearance statistics
The IWADs contain the following numbers of soul spheres:
| Game | ITYTD and HNTR | HMP | UV and NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Doom | 37 | 37 | 38 |
| Doom II | 37 | 39 | 39 |
| TNT: Evilution | 34 | 28 | 29 |
| Plutonia | 28 | 28 | 29 |
[edit] Doom RPG
In the Doom RPG, the soul sphere gives the player maximum health and maximum armor, similar to the Megasphere in Doom II.
[edit] See also
| Items from Doom and Doom II | |
|---|---|
| Health | Health bonus • Stimpack • Medikit • Supercharge |
| Armor | Armor bonus • Armor • Megaarmor |
| Powerups | Backpack • Berserk • Computer area map • Invulnerability • Light amplification visor • Megasphere • Partial invisibility • Radiation shielding suit |
| Keys | Keycard • Skull key |
| Weapons | Fist • Chainsaw • Pistol • Shotgun • Super shotgun • Chaingun • Rocket launcher • Plasma gun • BFG9000 |
| Ammo | Clip • 4 shotgun shells • Rocket • Energy cell • Box of bullets • Box of shells • Box of rockets • Energy cell pack |
