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| − | [[Image:Soul Sphere.png|300px|thumb| | + | [[Image:Soul Sphere.png|300px|thumb|The first supercharge found in [[Doom]], in a [[secret]] area on [[E1M2: Nuclear Plant (Doom)|E1M2: Nuclear Plant]].]] |
| − | The ''' | + | The '''supercharge''' powerup (called ''soul sphere'' in the manuals) is an [[item]] that appears as a floating blue sphere with a glassy appearance and a pulsing humanoid face inside. Picking one up increases the [[player]]'s [[health]] by 100 percent, up to a maximum of 200 percent (or 199 in early versions of [[Doom]]), 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 | + | At one point in [[Doom]]'s development, it was intended for the player to have a limited number of lives. The [[Doom Bible]] notes that the soul sphere ''contains the life energy of a human [[Wikipedia:Soul|soul]]'' (hence the appearance and naming) and that collecting it would award an extra life. That behavior would have made it resemble the 1-up (extra life) powerup from [[Wolfenstein 3D]], which is somewhat similar in appearance. |
| − | + | This item is included in the [[Intermission screen|items percentage]] displayed at the end of each level. | |
{| {{prettytable}} | {| {{prettytable}} | ||
| − | !colspan="2"| | + | !colspan="2"|Supercharge data |
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| Thing type||2013 (decimal), 7DD (hex) | | Thing type||2013 (decimal), 7DD (hex) | ||
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== Appearance statistics == | == Appearance statistics == | ||
| − | The [[IWAD]]s contain the following numbers of | + | The [[IWAD]]s contain the following numbers of supercharges: |
{| {{prettytable}} | {| {{prettytable}} | ||
| − | !Game|| | + | !Game||1-2||3||4-5 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[Ultimate Doom]]||37||37||38 | + | |[[The Ultimate Doom]]||37||37||38 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[Doom II]]||37||39||39 | + | |[[Doom II|Doom II: Hell on Earth]]||37||39||39 |
|- | |- | ||
|[[TNT: Evilution]]||34||28||29 | |[[TNT: Evilution]]||34||28||29 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[The Plutonia Experiment | + | |[[The Plutonia Experiment]]||28||28||29 |
|} | |} | ||
== Doom RPG == | == Doom RPG == | ||
| − | In the [[Doom RPG]], the soul sphere gives the player maximum health and maximum armor, similar to the [[ | + | In the [[Doom RPG]], the soul sphere gives the player maximum health and maximum armor, similar to the [[megasphere]] in [[Doom II]]. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
{{Doom items}} | {{Doom items}} | ||
Revision as of 03:37, 12 August 2008
The supercharge powerup (called soul sphere in the manuals) is an item that appears as a floating blue sphere with a glassy appearance and a pulsing humanoid face inside. Picking one up increases the player's health by 100 percent, up to a maximum of 200 percent (or 199 in early versions of Doom), 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 Doom Bible notes that the soul sphere contains the life energy of a human soul (hence the appearance and naming) and that collecting it would award an extra life. That behavior would have made it resemble the 1-up (extra life) powerup from Wolfenstein 3D, which is somewhat similar in appearance.
This item is included in the items percentage displayed at the end of each level.
| Supercharge 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 |
Appearance statistics
The IWADs contain the following numbers of supercharges:
| Game | 1-2 | 3 | 4-5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ultimate Doom | 37 | 37 | 38 |
| Doom II: Hell on Earth | 37 | 39 | 39 |
| TNT: Evilution | 34 | 28 | 29 |
| The Plutonia Experiment | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Doom RPG
In the Doom RPG, the soul sphere gives the player maximum health and maximum armor, similar to the megasphere in Doom II.
See also
| Items from Doom, Doom II and Doom 64 | |
|---|---|
| Health: | Health bonus • Stimpack • Medikit |
| Armor: | Armor bonus • Armor • Megaarmor |
| Powerups: | Berserk • Computer area map • Invulnerability • Light amplification visor • Megasphere • Partial invisibility • Radiation shielding suit • Supercharge |
| Keys: | Keycard • Skull key • Demon Key |
| Weapons: | Fist • Chainsaw • Pistol • Shotgun • Super shotgun • Chaingun • Rocket launcher • Plasma gun • BFG9000 • Unmaker |
| Ammo: | Backpack • Clip • 4 shotgun shells • Rocket • Energy cell • Box of bullets • Box of shotgun shells • Box of rockets • Energy cell pack |
