Boss Orbs

Boss Orbs are key progression items in Galactic Glitch dropped by major Bosses. Collecting Boss Orbs advances the story and eventually unlocks New Game Plus.

Overview

Boss Orbs are:

• Dropped by Big Bosses - One orb per boss, first kill only
• Story triggers - Collecting 3 triggers the Siren confrontation
• Permanent progress - Kept across deaths (until spent)
• NG+ keys - Required to enter New Game Plus

How to Get Boss Orbs

Boss	Location	Orb #
Behemoth	Prologue/Tutorial	1st
Sphere	Mid-game	2nd
Cerberus	Deep simulation	3rd
Aegis	NG+ only	4th+

Each boss only drops an orb on your first defeat. Subsequent kills do not award additional orbs until you reset in NG+.

Story Progression

1 Boss Orb

• Siren comments on your progress
• New areas may unlock
• Hints at the orbs' importance

2 Boss Orbs

• Siren becomes more interested
• Story elements intensify
• She mentions her plans vaguely

3 Boss Orbs - The Betrayal

• Major story event triggers
• Siren uses the orbs to escape
• Her true intentions are revealed
• Serenity appears to help you
• Final boss becomes available

4+ Boss Orbs (NG+)

• Additional bosses in New Game Plus
• Aegis and Glitched variants
• Continued NG+ progression

Lore

Boss Orbs are fragments of the simulation's core:

• Origin - Created when the simulation was built
• Purpose - Lock away dangerous areas
• Power - Enough combined energy to break barriers
• Siren's Plan - Use them to escape the simulation

Why Bosses Have Them

The simulation's guardians protect the orbs:

• Bosses were created to guard the orbs
• Defeating them releases the contained energy
• Siren manipulated you into collecting them for her

Mechanics

Collection

• Orbs are auto-collected when boss dies
• Cannot be missed or lost
• Persist through deaths
• Displayed in The Hub

After Collection

• Orbs cannot be "used" manually
• 3 orbs trigger automatic story event
• Reset when entering NG+

Strategy

Boss Order

Recommended order for collecting orbs:

1. Behemoth - Tutorial boss, learn mechanics
2. Sphere - Test your build
3. Cerberus - Challenging multi-phase fight
4. Siren - Final battle (after 3 orbs)

Preparation

Before fighting for orbs:

• Stock up on UPs
• Build synergistic Powers
• Learn boss patterns on practice runs
• Bring survival powers like Last Hope

Tips

• You can practice bosses - Die and retry without losing orb progress
• Don't rush - Make sure you're ready before boss 3
• Prepare for Siren - After orb 3, you'll fight her soon
• NG+ resets count - You'll collect them again each cycle

Trivia

• Boss Orbs visually pulse with energy
• Their color matches the boss that dropped them
• The 3-orb requirement was chosen for narrative pacing
• Some speedrunners minimize time between orb collections

See Also

• Bosses - Where to get Boss Orbs
• New Game Plus - What orbs unlock
• Siren - Who wants the orbs
• The Hub - Where orbs are stored