The mysterious Spiked Sphere or Teleport Train is the key to killing Shub-Niggurath in the final level of Quake, Shub-Niggurath's Pit. It will fly around the area surrounding the pit and will intermittently fly through Shub-Niggurath herself. For reasons unknown the Teleporter at the end of the path surrounding the pit will send the player directly to the Spiked Sphere's current location, which is often above the Lava. If the Teleporter is used while the Spiked Sphere is inside Shub-Niggurath, the creature is Telefragged and the game is won.
Trivia
- In Quake Champions Ranger's "Dire Orb" is inferred to be the Spiked Sphere, just with an updated look.
Gallery
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Ranger holding the Spiked Sphere/Dire Orb in Quake Champions
| Quake | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Ranger · Quake | |
| Enemies |
Death Knight · Enforcer · Fiend · Grunt · Knight · Ogre · Ogre Marksman · Rotfish · Rottweiler · Scrag · Shambler · Spawn · Vore · Zombie | |
| Bosses | Chthon · Shub-Niggurath | |
| Barriers and Hazards | Button · Door · Electric Terminal · Falling Spike · Guillotine · Lava · Laser Trap · Movable Wall · Nail Trap · Radioactive Container · Slime · Spiked Sphere · Teleporter · Unholy Altar · Water · Wind Tunnel | |
| Level Exits | Arch · Exit Gate · Rune Gate · Slipgate | |
| Powerups | 15 Health · 25 Health · 100 Health · Armor(Green)(Yellow)(Red) · Biosuit · Key · Pentagram of Protection · Quad Damage · Ring of Shadows · Rune | |
| Weapons | Axe · Shotgun · Double-Barreled Shotgun · Nailgun · Super Nailgun · Grenade Launcher · Rocket Launcher · Thunderbolt | |
| Ammo | Backpack · Shells · Nails · Rockets · Cells | |
| Source ports | GLQuake · GLQuakeWorld · QuakeWorld · VQuake · WinQuake | |
| Other | Crate · Dopefish | |