Dungeons:Orb of Dominance

Orb of Dominance

Status	Shattered
Designation	Sentient
Owner	The Seer (formerly) Arch-Illager (formerly)
Destroyed	Echoing Void
First appearance	Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager
Latest appearance	Minecraft Dungeons

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The Orb of Dominance is a sentient object in Minecraft Dungeons that manipulated the Arch-Illager into believing that it could help him reshape the world into a society in which he would be accepted. It is the disguised form of the Heart of Ender and is the overarching antagonist of the game.

After the heroes defeat the Arch Illager, the Orb of Dominance shatters, but the Orb's shards scatter around different islands, spreading corruption where they land. The Minecraft Dungeons DLC primarily focuses on the heroes' quest to destroy these remnants.

Appearances

Summoning an ambush

• Squid Coast
• Creeper Woods
• Creepy Crypt
• Soggy Swamp
• Soggy Cave
• Pumpkin Pastures
• Arch Haven
• Cacti Canyon
• Redstone Mines
• Fiery Forge
• Desert Temple
• Lower Temple
• Highblock Halls
• Underhalls

Cinematic

• Dingy Jungle
• Frosted Fjord
• Windswept Peaks
• The Stronghold

Part of Boss Appearances

• Obsidian Pinnacle (Arch-Illager and Heart of Ender)
• Overgrown Temple (Jungle Abomination)
• Lone Fortress (Wretched Wraith)
• Gale Sanctum (Tempest Golem)
• Abyssal Monument (Ancient Guardian)
• End Wilds (Imperfect Heart of Ender)
• Broken Citadel (Vengeful Heart of Ender)

Personality

Throughout the game and the prequel novel, the Orb of Dominance appears to be intensely manipulative. This was made apparent in its corruption of Archie in how it warped Archie's desire of being accepted within a society. The orb's corruption of Archie also showed that the orb was intensely methodical in that the orb was specific in its many suggestions to Archie and it was not in any way at all concerned with the possibility of failing in corrupting Archie. The orb initially showed Archie the kindness that he so desperately desired, such as when it summoned a plate of food when he was hungry and being willing to listen and support Archie when he talks about his personal issues. The orb's kinder side is also seen when it suggested to Archie that he should use the six redstone golems to clear a path for him rather than doing so on his own. Upon gaining Archie's trust, the orb then instilled into Archie a need for vengeance against the individuals who had ostracized him from society. It then convinced Archie that in order for him to get his revenge, they needed to build an army. The orb's corruption gets to the point where the more Archie confides in and discusses with the orb, the more control the orb gains over its suggestions to Archie. This is seen in how it eventually causes Archie to become increasingly paranoid of betrayal. It uses Archie's dislike and fear of Thord, and his distrust and suspicions of Walda's attempted manipulations of him to instill in Archie a paranoia of betrayal. This is explicitly shown in how by the end of the novel, the orb had effectively eliminated every individual that could potentially stop its corruption of Archie, such as getting Archie to attack the village a second time to take prisoners, resulting in Archie's only friend, Yumi, blaming the attack on him since she had no knowledge of the orb's corruption. This paranoia of betrayal is also implied in the desert temple mission in the game itself with how the story description states that Archie was planning a raid on the desert temple to take the Nameless One's staff, despite previously making an uneasy alliance with the Nameless One in the prequel novel. It is implied that the paranoia of betrayal that the orb had instilled within Archie led him believing that the only way to prevent the Nameless One from betraying him was to betray their uneasy alliance first. Just like how it took a few non-genuine acts of kindness from the orb to ensnare Archie, all it took to free him from the orb was being spared by the heroes atop the Obsidian Pinnacle, allowing him to join their society.

Powers and abilities

The Orb of Dominance is used by the Arch-Illager to summon ambushes, bosses, and minions. He also uses it to enhance mobs and fire purple blasts at heroes. The Orb itself was capable of understanding Illageralt and the language of the hero Karl. The Orb withheld from Archie that it could act as a translater until his attack on the Squid Coast with the Redstone Monstrosity.

Biography

Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager

In legends dating from long before the events of the Arch-Illager Saga, the Orb of Dominance was allegedly first seen in the Nether in the possession of The Seer, who used it to corrupt a beacon.

Sometime after the piglin invasion, the Orb of Dominance somehow ended up within a sanctuary hidden in the mountains, under the watchful gaze of six redstone golems. For a long time, it would fester there until its existence was all but forgotten.

Many years later, an outcast illager named Archie, banished from his tribe, would come across the now crumbling sanctuary, seeking shelter. Sensing Archie's troubled thoughts and despair, the orb called out to him, entrancing him with promises to solve his problems. At first, Archie tried to resist its beckoning, but soon gave in, releasing the malevolent orb from its pedestal, throwing Archie into a state of unconsciousness. Archie woke up to the orb telling him that they had to leave the sanctuary if he wanted to fix his problems. Before they left, Archie became distracted by the sight of the sanctuary's redstone golems, which had fallen into disrepair like the ruins they guarded. Using its dark power, the orb reactivated the golems, giving them a new purpose, presenting them as a gift to Archie. The orb then ripped out chunks of gold and iron ore, forging a staff for Archie, who rested the orb upon the top of the staff. The orb then summoned food and bedding for Archie after sensing his weakness. The next morning, Archie and the orb are unexpectedly attacked by some husks that were drawn to their recent activity in the sanctuary ruins. Just before Archie prepares to use the staff as a melee weapon, the orb fires energy which obliterates the husks. Afterward, the orb and the redstone golems clear a path down the mountain for Archie. Upon sensing Archie's desire for vengeance against his tormentors, the orb informs him that they need an army.

After leaving the mountains, Archie, the orb, and the golems make their way to the eastern coast of the Mainland. There, the orb creates or reveals a new home for Archie, calling it Highblock Keep. The orb then takes Archie to the ramparts of the castle, which was known as the Obsidian Pinnacle. Upon the pinnacle, the orb grants Archie a vision of the evoker, Thord, leading several illagers in a desperate struggle against an undead horde lead by a necromancer in the cacti canyon.

As Archie watches Thord and the other illagers, the orb suggested that the illagers could serve as their army. Sensing Archie's hesitation, the orb advises that he could send the redstone golems to assist the illagers and Archie agrees to go himself. As they made their way through the cacti canyon, Archie questioned whether the illagers would attack him on sight, though the orb reassures him that all who would oppose him would be destroyed. As they continued searching, the orb told him that they need a large source of heat to forge new redstone golems.

Archie decides to rest, yet before he could, the orb alerts him that the illagers are nearby. At the orb's insistence, Archie defeats the undead horde attacking the illagers.

With the illager tribe heading to Highblock Keep, Archie uses the orb to furnish Highblock Keep, before heading to a nearby volcano where the orb manages to create a new redstone golem from the local minerals.

Leaving the new redstone golem to mine out the volcano underground cavern, Archie began to leave, much to the orb's protests.

With the illagers at Highblock Keep, Archie tried to provide comfort, but the orb informs him that it would make him look weak, giving Thord the potential possibility of trying to usurp him.

The next day, Archie returned to the volcano to begin construction on the fiery forge. He used the orb to create a new redstone golem in front of the illagers, who applaud his act of creation. Archie then returned back to Highblock Castle in time for the orb to create a throne room for Archie. Thord then remarks that despite the orb, Archie is still weak. The orb impulsively advises Archie to kill the evoker for his lack of loyalty, but Archie chooses to ignore the advice.

During Archie's attack on the squid coast, the illagers are ambushed by the undead, resulting in two skeletons abducting Archie. The undead have Archie brought to the desert temple, where he obtains an audience with the Nameless One, the reanimated king of the Overworld, who reigned thousands of years ago during the orb's original rampage. The Nameless One revealed that he wants the orb so that the undead would no longer burn in sunlight. Archie agrees to grant them immunity, in exchange for an alliance between the undead and illagers.

Upon returning to Highblock Castle, Archie is greeted by his former matriarch, Walda, who informs him that Thord is overseeing security at the fiery forge. Archie departs to the obsidian pinnacle where the orb shows Archie that Thord had commandeered a redstone golem to steal a shipment of ore.

Archie soon leaves Highblock Castle and finds Thord struggling to move the shipment of ore down the lava lake. Upon spotting Archie, Thord tried attacking the illager outcast, but the orb protected Archie. Ultimately loyal to the Orb of Dominance, Thord's commandeered redstone golem turns on the evoker. Thord tries to beg Archie for mercy but the illager outcast does not grant him any for his treachery. It is unknown whether Thord was killed directly by the golems or fell into the lava lake.

To celebrate the death of his tormentor, Archie used the orb to create something magnificent: the redstone monstrosity. Archie returned to Highblock Castle to question Walda, correctly predicting that she orchestrated the failed heist. Walda changes the subject by proposing that a coronation ceremony be held for Archie.

The ceremony goes without trouble with Archie declaring himself as the "Arch-Illager". Afterward, the Arch-Illager retreats to obsidian pinnacle where the orb shows him a vision of a reinforced squid coast and the homes of his enemies. The Arch-Illager commands Walda to burn the houses to the ground. Walda, who now knows that the Arch-Illager cannot be usurped, loyally complies.

Deep down, Archie questions if he is doing the right thing but the orb says that they cannot tolerate non-loyalty from any living being as they travel west.

Now at the outskirts of the squid coast, the Arch-Illager smiled at the sight of smoke rising from the heroes' houses burning. Once again, Archie questions his actions deep down but the orb reminded him of his past and told him that this was his retribution.

As the Arch-Illager basks in the flames of the squid coast burning down, what little is left of Archie is snuffed out by the orb. Finally, after thousands of years, the Orb of Dominance shall rule the Overworld.

Minecraft Dungeons

Minecraft Dungeons focuses on the heroes' quest to free the Overworld from the grasp of the Arch-Illager, and by extension, the Orb of Dominance.

Throughout the main storyline, the Arch-Illager uses the Orb as the tip of his scepter. With the Orb's power, he can appear before the heroes in various places and summon enemies.

The heroes start by freeing some villagers from Creeper Woods and warning some others in Pumpkin Pastures. They defeat the Illagers in the Redstone Mines and overload the cores of the Fiery Forge, hampering construction of the Redstone Golems. The Arch-Illager also attempts to obtain the Soggy Swamp brews and the Nameless One's staff (breaking his earlier tenuous alliance with the Nameless One), but the heroes manage to get to both of them first and destroy them.

Finally, while the Illagers celebrate their conquests at Highblock Halls, the heroes launch an all-out attack. They find the Arch-Illager, who summons many guards to his aid, but the heroes defeat them all. The heroes pursue the Arch-Illager to the end of the Obsidian Pinnacle, and they engage in battle. During the fight, the Arch-Illager uses the Orb to teleport, shoot projectiles, and summon minions.

When the Arch-Illager is defeated, the Orb reveals its true form - the Heart of Ender - and attacks the heroes itself. Despite this, the heroes manage to overpower the Heart of Ender and defeat it. It briefly returns to its Orb form before exploding. After the heroes leave, though, the shards begin to vibrate, showing that the Orb had not been completely destroyed.

Five of the Orb's shards are spread across the Overworld and began to spread corruption where they land. Four of the shards land on the island realms:

• One shard lands in the Overgrown Temple and corrupts the Jungle Abomination. It also ends up creating the Treetop Tangle.
• One shard lands in the Lone Fortress and corrupts the Wretched Wraith.
• One shard lands in the Gale Sanctum and corrupts the Tempest Golem.
• One shard lands in the Abyssal Monument and corrupts the Ancient Guardian.

The heroes manage to track down and destroy each of these shards, as well as the beings that they corrupted.

The fifth and final shard ends up buried somewhere, but it summons two Endermen to retrieve it and take it to the Stronghold. From there, the Endermen use the active End Portal to bring it to the End (presumably where it was born). At the same time, it sends six Endersent to take the Eyes of Ender from the portal; deactivating it. The six Endersent then scatter across the Overworld.

The heroes defeat the Endersent and retrieve the Eyes of Ender, using them to activate the End Portal once again. By this time, though, the shard has regenerated into a different form, allowing it to crawl around the islands. The heroes track it through the End Wilds and to the Broken Citadel, where it enters a void pool and finally becomes the Vengeful Heart of Ender. The final battle ensues, but the heroes manage to prevail again, and the final remnant of the Orb of Dominance is destroyed, freeing the Overworld from its grasp once and for all.

Confirmed dominations

• Ancient Guardian - A guardian dwelling within the Abyssal Monument that became emboldened upon being corrupted by one of the orb's shards.
• Archie - An outcast Illager who built Highblock Keep and became the Arch-Illager upon being corrupted by the orb's influence.
• Wretched Wraith - A wraith dwelling within a Lonely Fortress that became wicked upon being corrupted by one of the orb's shards.
• Tempest Golem - The ancient protector of the Gale Sanctum that became mighty upon being corrupted by one of the orb's shards.

Confirmed manifestations

• Heart of Ender — The first manifestation of the orb, created atop the Obsidian Pinnacle as a last resort from preventing the defeat of the Arch-Illager and fall of the illager empire.
• Imperfect Heart of Ender — The second manifestation of the orb, created within the End Wilds after the remnants of the orb was taken to the End by two Endermen.
• Vengeful Heart of Ender — The third and final manifestation of the orb, formed within the central area of the Broken Citadel by drawing upon power surging from the echoing depths of the void.

Confirmed victims

• Binding Eye — One of the six enchanted endersent that was enhanced by the orb to guard an Eye of Ender within Cacti Canyon.
• Blight Eye — One of the six enchanted endersent that was enhanced by the orb to guard an Eye of Ender within the Soggy Swamp.
• Corrupted Cauldron (boss) — A cauldron shaped golem built by the witches of the Soggy Swamp that was given sentience by the orb.
• Entangle anemone — Small anemones summoned by wavewhisperers to trap heroes.
• Entangle vine — Small vines summoned by whisperers to trap heroes.
• Giant Cave Spider (boss) — A cave spider dwelling in Cacti Canyon that was enhanced by the orb.
• Giant Royal Guard (boss) — A Royal Guard dwelling on the Squid Coast that was enhanced by the orb.
  • Giant Royal Guard (mob) — Royal Guards dwelling on the Obsidian Pinnacle that were enhanced by the orb.
• Jungle Abomination (boss) — A rudimentary golem constructed within an Overgrown Temple from objects in the Jungle for the fractured consciousness of one of the orb's shards.
• Leapleaf — Inhabitants of the Dingy Jungle that were corrupted by a shard of the orb.
• Mage — Illagers dwelling on the Squid Coast that were enhanced by the orb.
• Obsidian Monstrosity (boss) — A golem dwelling atop the Obsidian Pinnacle that was given function and sentience by the orb.
• Poison Anemone — Anemones that were corrupted by one of the orb's shards, making them grow larger and shoot poison projectiles.
• Poison-Quill Vine — Vines that were corrupted by one of the orb's shards, making them grow larger and shoot poison projectiles.
• Quick Growing Anemone — Anemones that were corrupted by one of the orb's shards, making them grow all over the sea.
• Quick Growing Vine — Vines that were corrupted by one of the orb's shards, making them grow all over the jungle.
• Ravenous Eye — One of the six enchanted endersent that was enhanced by the orb to guard an Eye of Ender within Highblock Halls.
• Reaping Eye — One of the six enchanted endersent that was enhanced by the orb to guard an Eye of Ender within the Desert Temple.
• Redstone Cube — Cube shaped golems that were given function and sentience by the orb through splitting from the Redstone Monstrosity.
• Redstone Golem — Golems that were given function and sentience by the orb.
• Redstone Monstrosity (boss) — A golem dwelling within the Fiery Forge that was given function and sentience by the orb.
• Savage Eye — One of the six enchanted endersent that was enhanced by the orb to guard an Eye of Ender within Pumpkin Pastures.
• Spiked Eye — One of the six enchanted endersent that was enhanced by the orb to guard an Eye of Ender within Creeper Woods.
• Treetop Whisperer (boss) - An inhabitant of a corrupted temple that remained as a remnant of the corruption caused by a shard of the orb.
• Wavewhisperer — Inhabitants of the ocean depths that were corrupted by a shard of the orb.
• Whisperer — Inhabitants of the Dingy Jungle that were corrupted by a shard of the orb.

Quotes

External

“	As he wanders through deep forests and up craggy mountains, he stumbles upon a dark cavern—with a sinister secret waiting inside. Archie discovers an object which whispers to him promises of power: the Orb of Dominance. With it, Archie realizes he can wield incredible magic and reshape a world that turned its back on him. All he needs to do is exactly what it tells him. After all, it's called the Orb of Dominance for a reason, right? But is it named for the way Archie uses it—or is it using him?	„
	— Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager synopsis

Internal

“	To ... The ... Beginning ... To the end.	„
	— Minecraft Dungeons:Echoing Void opening cutscene

History

July 7, 2020							The Rise of the Arch-Illager is released, telling the story of how Archie discovered the Orb.
September 8, 2022							The Orb of Dominance is eaten by a frog.
[hide]Minecraft Dungeons
Dungeons Beta							Added the Orb of Dominance to the narrative.
1.3.2.0							Jungle Awakens releases, involving the Orb in its narrative, as it creates the Jungle Abomination.
1.4.3.0							Creeping Winter releases, involving the Orb in its narrative, as it creates the Wretched Wraith.
1.7.2.0							Howling Peaks releases, involving the Orb in its narrative, as it creates the Tempest Golem.
1.9.1.0							Hidden Depths releases, involving the Orb in its narrative, as it creates the Ancient Guardian.
1.10.2.0							Echoing Void releases, involving the destruction of the Orb.
[hide]Minecraft Legends
TU0			1.17.24827				Minecraft Legends is released, featuring the Orb in cutscenes.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  The Orb of Dominance in the opening cinematic.

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  Archie grabbing the Orb of Dominance after falling for its trap.

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  The remains of the Orb of Dominance after it shattered atop the obsidian pinnacle.

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  A shard that landed in a jungle, giving sentience to the awakened jungle.

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  Another shard that landed on a lively island, causing an eternal winter.

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  Another shard that landed on top of a mountain, causing a storm at the summit.

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  The remains of the orb found among rubble by two endermen and taken to The End where it waited to enact vengeance against the heroes.

In Other Media

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  A frog eating the Orb of Dominance in the Minecraft Live 2022 trailer.