Megasphere

This article is about the Doom II powerup. For the British musician and level designer, see Peter Lawrence (MegaSphere).

A megasphere at the start of MAP30: Fire and Ice of Scythe.

A megasphere in a secret alcove in Doom 64 MAP06: Alpha Quadrant.

The megasphere is a powerup introduced in Doom II, represented as a gray-brown orb with a snarling demonic face (similar to that of the mancubus - though in Doom 64 they display a helmet similar to the player's). Picking it up maxes out both the player's health and armor to 200%. The armor given by a megasphere is equivalent to blue armor.

The game manual states that megaspheres "combine the power of combat armor with the benefits of a Soul Sphere". However, this is incorrect, as soul spheres will only add a maximum of 100 points to the player's current health.

Megaspheres are included in the items percentage displayed at the end of each level.

Data

Megasphere data
Thing type	83 (decimal), 53 (hex)
Enum	MT_MEGA (62) - Doom MT_ITEM_MEGASPHERE (69) - Doom 64
Appears in	Doom II/Final Doom Doom 64/Lost Levels
Radius	20
Height	16
Sprite	MEGA
Frames	4 [ABCD] - Doom 6 [ABCDCB] - D0om 64
Class	Item Pickup
Flags	8388609 (decimal) 00800001 (hex)
Flags list	0: Can be picked up 23: Affects item %

Appearance statistics

In the IWADs the megasphere is first encountered on these maps per skill level:

Single-player
Game	1-2	3	4-5
Doom II	MAP06: The Crusher	MAP06: The Crusher	MAP06: The Crusher
TNT: Evilution	MAP03: Power Control	MAP04: Wormhole	MAP11: Storage Facility
Plutonia Experiment	MAP05: Ghost Town	MAP05: Ghost Town	MAP05: Ghost Town
Doom 64	MAP06: Alpha Quadrant	MAP06: Alpha Quadrant	MAP06: Alpha Quadrant
The Lost Levels	MAP39: Final Judgement	MAP39: Final Judgement	MAP39: Final Judgement

Multiplayer
Game	1-2	3	4-5
Doom II	MAP06: The Crusher	MAP06: The Crusher	MAP06: The Crusher
TNT: Evilution	MAP02: Human BBQ	MAP02: Human BBQ	MAP02: Human BBQ
Plutonia Experiment	MAP05: Ghost Town	MAP05: Ghost Town	MAP05: Ghost Town

The IWADs contain the following numbers of megaspheres per skill level:

Single-player
Game	1-2	3	4-5
Doom II	19	19	19
TNT: Evilution	17	13	12
Plutonia Experiment	30	28	27
Doom 64	10	9	9
The Lost Levels	4	3	3

Multiplayer
Game	1-2	3	4-5
Doom II	24	24	24
TNT: Evilution	22	18	17
Plutonia Experiment	38	36	35