You’re scrolling through your facility, everything is finally stable, and then you see that giant, pulsating geometric eye-thing in the containment chamber. It looks peaceful. It looks divine. It looks like it might actually be one of the "good" ones for once. Don't fall for it. Blue Star Lobotomy Corp is arguably one of the most deceptively dangerous ALEPH-class entities in Project Moon’s management sim, and if you aren't prepared for the "Sound of a Star," your entire run is basically over before you can even click the "Emergency" button.
Most players see the blue hue and the religious aesthetic and think they’re getting a break from the gore-soaked horrors of Nothing There or the chaotic teleportation of Melting Love. They're wrong. Dealing with Blue Star requires a very specific brand of micromanagement that punishes the exact habits most players develop in the mid-game.
What Exactly Is Blue Star?
Basically, it's a giant, floating star composed of countless human limbs and eyes, all swirling around a central core. It’s an ALEPH. In the world of Lobotomy Corporation, that means it’s at the top of the food chain. It represents a "savior" figure for those who are tired of the suffering in the City. It promises a return to a "perfect" state, which in practice just means getting sucked into its gravitational maw and becoming part of the collective.
The lore is heavy. It's essentially a cult-like entity. It feeds on the desire for escapism. But we aren't here for a philosophy lesson; we’re here to keep your clerks alive.
The Stat Check You’ll Probably Fail
Blue Star is a snob. It doesn't want to talk to your low-level employees.
If you send someone in with Prudence lower than level 5, they’re dead. Instantly. No combat, no panic—just gone. They get "absorbed." This is the first way Blue Star ruins a run. You get comfortable, you forget which nugget you’ve selected, and you accidentally send a Level 3 trainee to do an Insight work order. Poof. One less employee.
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But it gets worse. It also has a Temperance requirement. If your Temperance is below level 4, the employee will also meet a swift end. It demands perfection. Honestly, it’s one of the few Abnormalities that forces you to respect the "High Level Only" rule with zero exceptions.
Why the Blue Star Breach Is a Literal Reset Button
Let's talk about the breach. Some Abnormalities breach and you can kite them. You can send a suppression team with RED damage and slowly chip away at them. Blue Star doesn't play that way. When Blue Star breaches, it teleports to a random department and starts its "song."
- The Sound of a Star: This isn't just flavor text. The "song" deals White damage to every single person in the entire facility. Not just the room. Not just the department. The. Entire. Facility.
- The Clerk Problem: Clerks (the AI-controlled background staff) have notoriously low Sanity. As soon as Blue Star starts singing, every clerk in your building starts panicking within seconds.
- The Chain Reaction: When clerks panic, they start doing things that trigger other Abnormalities. Before you know it, Big Bird is out, Mountain of Smiling Bodies is growing, and your facility is a graveyard.
If you don't suppress Blue Star immediately, anyone with low White resistance is going to have their head explode—literally. Once their Sanity hits zero during its breach, they are sucked toward the Abnormality. If they reach it, they are deleted from your save file. Not dead. Deleted. You can't even revive them with certain late-game mechanics because there is no body left.
Managing the Qliphoth Counter
You have to keep the Qliphoth Counter at 1. If it hits 0, it’s game over for that day.
The counter drops if:
- You get a "Bad" work result.
- You get a "Normal" result (there's a high probability here, so it’s a gamble).
- An employee with level 4 or lower Wisdom (Prudence) completes a work task.
If you’re doing Attachment work, you’re playing with fire. It's almost always better to stick to Insight. Blue Star loves being "understood," or whatever creepy version of understanding a giant star of limbs prefers.
The Gear: Why You Need "Sound of a Star"
Despite being a nightmare to manage, the E.G.O. set you get from Blue Star is top-tier. The suit has incredible White resistance (0.2), which makes the wearer practically immune to Sanity-based attacks.
The weapon is even better. It’s a long-range blast that hits everything in its path. In a game where positioning is everything, having a high-damage ALEPH weapon that lets you stand across the room is a godsend. Honestly, the only reason people put up with the stress of keeping this thing in their facility is to farm the PE Boxes for that sweet, sweet gear.
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The Misconceptions Most Players Have
I’ve seen people online saying you can "tank" a Blue Star breach. You can't. Not really.
Unlike the Red Mist or other boss fights where you can trade hits, Blue Star is a clock. You are playing against the Sanity bars of your entire staff. If you don't have a dedicated "Execution Bullet" strategy to kill off your own clerks before they panic and cause a second breach, you are going to have a bad time.
Another mistake? Thinking you can ignore it. Some players try to leave it alone and never work on it. But in the later days of the game, Qliphoth Meltdowns will force you to interact with it. If you haven't trained a specific "Blue Star Specialist" with maxed-out stats and the best White-resist gear, that meltdown is going to end your 40-hour run.
Tactical Steps for Survival
If you've just picked this thing up, here is what you do.
First, look at your staff. Do you have someone with Level 5 Prudence and Level 5 Temperance? If not, do not start the day. Go back to a previous day or memory repository if you have to. You need a dedicated "Star-Sitter."
Second, check your armor. If your best employee is wearing TETH or HE-grade armor, Blue Star will shred their sanity during a routine work session. You need WAW or ALEPH-grade gear with a focus on White resistance.
Third, get your bullets ready. The moment you see a "Normal" result, be prepared for the counter to drop. If it breaches, don't panic. Group your high-Sanity employees together and rush the star. Ignore everything else. If you have any employees with low Sanity, move them to the elevators—they take slightly less damage there or can be moved between floors to dodge the initial wave of the "song."
- Priority 1: Keep the Qliphoth Counter up at all costs.
- Priority 2: Use only Level 5 employees.
- Priority 3: Farm the E.G.O. suit first, then the weapon. The suit keeps you alive during the work; the weapon is just a bonus.
What to Do Next
If you’re currently staring at the containment screen wondering if you should click "Accept" on that blue-tinted box, check your facility's average level. If your best guys are Level 4, stay away. It’s a trap.
If you already have it and you're struggling, your next step is to farm "Insight" work exclusively. Don't get greedy with other work types. Spend your LOB points to max out one specific employee's Prudence. That person is now the only one allowed to touch the star.
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Once you get the E.G.O. gift—the "hole" in the middle of the face—you’ve basically won. It gives a massive boost to Wisdom and Success Rate, making the Abnormality much easier to handle in the long run. Just... try not to look too closely at the eyes. They’re watching back.
Start by auditing your staff levels immediately. If you don't have a Level V Prudence worker, spend the LOB points now before you click "Start Day." Ensuring you have a dedicated specialist is the only way to turn this facility-ender into a reliable source of energy.