Sphere

Sphere is an extraterrestrial artifact.

Personality
It apparently possesses some form of intelligent awareness and has attached itself to Superboy and Miss Martian to the extent of assisting them in combating Bialyan soldiers and accompanying them to the bio ship.

Characteristics
Sphere appears to be a metallic ball approximately 5 feet in diameter with a circular feature containing a pattern of lines and dots that glow indicating possible communication or reaction. It is capable of autonomous movement by rolling.

History
Members of The Light discussed Sphere with Psimon. They revealed that Sphere was technology delivered as a test of the transportation system by which a new partner would deliver advanced technology to The Light in a Bialyan desert on September 3, at 4:49 Eastern European Summer Time. The transportation system was shown as a radiating tube appearing in empty air with a flash of energy from which the Sphere emerged.

A team led by Psimon procured the Sphere and ran tests on both the Sphere and a captured Superboy as they were painfully experimented on extensively, until Miss Martian came to their rescue. It eventually got free and helped Miss Martian and Superboy fight off their captors. After the defeat of Psimon and his soldier lackeys, Superboy asked to keep the Sphere, making it essentially a mission souvenir. The Sphere and Superboy had some affection for each other. It followed the two back to the bio ship in Qurac.

Sphere became a sort of pet of Superboy's. Sphere interrupted Superboy and Miss Martian kissing, warning them that Kid Flash was approaching.

Production notes
Although the Team detected Zeta-Beam radiation at the site of the delivery, the tube, as depicted, was identical to the animated depiction of a boom tube from other DC animated properties. boom tubes are transport technology used by the worlds New Genesis and Apokolips. The circular feature on Sphere's surface also resembles "circuitry" commonly depicted in Apokolips or New Genesis technology.