  |
This article's content is marked as Mature Doom Slayer contains mature content that may include coarse language, sexual references, and/or graphic violent images which may be disturbing to some. Mature articles are recommended for those who are 18 years of age and older. If you are 18 years or older or are comfortable with graphic material, you are free to view this page. Otherwise, you should close this page and view another page. |
| “ | They are rage, brutal, without mercy. But you. You will be worse. Rip and tear, until it is done. | „ |
| ~ King Novik to the Doom Slayer in the intro of Doom (2016). |
| “ | In the first age, in the first battle, when the shadows first lengthened, one stood. He chose the path of perpetual torment. In his ravenous hatred, he found no peace, and with boiling blood, he scoured the Umbral Plains, seeking vengeance against the Dark Lords who had wronged him. And those that tasted the bite of his sword named him… the Doom Slayer. | „ |
| ~ The Dark Lord describing the Doom Slayer in "I. Dogma". |
| “ | Dark Lord: Tell me… have you nothing to say to your creator… before you strike him down? Doom Slayer: No. |
„ |
| ~ The Doom Slayer as he finishes off the Dark Lord. |
The Doom Slayer, also known as Doomguy, is the titular main protagonist of the Doom franchise.
He is a mysterious, yet violent space marine with a sworn hatred of demons, who regularly wages one-man wars against the forces of Hell. Despite his sadistic tendencies and antisocial behavior, the Doom Slayer's heroic efforts have nonetheless led to him being hailed as the savior of the human race and the bane of Hell itself. Additionally, he is a creation of his archenemy, the Dark Lord, and is implied to be the descendant of B.J. Blazkowicz and Commander Keen.
In Doom: Eternal, he was voiced by Matthew Watterson pre-transformation. In The Ancient Gods - Part Two, he was voiced by Jason Kelley post-transformation. In the Japanese dub, he is voiced by Keisuke Ueda, who also voices Mickey Mouse in the Disney series and Razputin Aquato in Psychonauts.
Quick Answers
Who is the archenemy of the Doom Slayer?
What is the Doom Slayer's mission in the Doom franchise?
How is the Doom Slayer perceived by the human race?
What is the real name of the Doom Slayer?
What is the relationship between the Doom Slayer and the Dark Lord?
Other Media
Duke Nukem 3D
Doomguy, or more likely a marine that resembles Doomguy, can be found as an easter egg in Duke Nukem 3D. Here, the marine's bloodied and mutilated corpse can be found with Duke insulting him by saying: "That's one DOOMED space marine!".
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Doomguy appears as a DLC costume for Mii Gunner in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Quake III Arena
Doomguy appears in Quake III: Arena as an enemy and arena gladiator, going under the name Doom. He favors the Railgun and is quite accurate with it, he can be fierce and dangerous when he gets his hands on it. This makes him one of the most challenging opponents in the game. He can also be unlocked as a playable character. In the game, he is shown to be unhinged, paranoid and unstable. Even more so than he is in his game.
Quake Champions
Doomguy appears under his other name of Doom Slayer as a playable character in Quake Champions. He features a variety of unlockable skins which showcase various looks from throughout his career. These include a classic 1993 suit, a Doom 3 suit, and a Quake III: Arena suit. He also features his bezerk ability as a chargeable power.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Doomguy is a playable character in Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 who can be played via cheat code.
Origins
When Doom was in early development, the game was not intended to have a protagonist or a mascot at all. This was because the player was supposed to be the main character themselves. However, the developers soon realized that they had difficulty communicating the player's health. So, the idea to include the protagonist's face on the bottom heads-up-display was added. A character similar to Doomguy can be found in "The Doom Bible", under the name Buddy Dacote can be found. Buddy, much like Doomguy, ends up being killed at the end of Episode 1.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Transcendent Human Physiology: The Khan Maykr states that the Doom Slayer was once a mortal. Despite fighting with demons for centuries, the Doom Marine did not grow old or lose any of his strengths; he also no longer needs food, drink, or even rest, becoming something akin to an immortal.
- Supernatural Physical Condition: Despite being human, the Doom Marine has shown to possess immense physical prowess which is far beyond human and even most demons. After the blessing of The Seraphim, he gained even greater power matched only by his own will, greatly empowering him to even more impressive levels. These abilities are all further augmented by the Doom Marine's Praetor Suit and are used when fighting against the forces of Hell.
- Superhuman Strength: The Doom Slayer´s strength is one of his most prominent traits. His strength is so great that he has the ability to lift up to 900 Dechelion-tons. Because of this, he can lift heavy objects and throw them a great distance without any effort. He is easily able to smash through walls and has an overall punching force of 4 million-tons. He is also able to carry a great amount of various heavy weapons without tiring The Doom Slayer´s strength allows him to lift heavy objects and throw them on great distance without effort, is able to smash through walls, and carry a great amount of various heavy weapons without tiring. His might is sufficient to grapple and overpower superhumanly strong demons in hand-to-hand combat and perform visceral "Glory Kills" to ensure their complete destruction. The Doom Slayer's strength is also something that cannot be measured as it has no limits to how high it can go. It is stated that the Doom Slayer grows stronger with every being that he has killed due to his body's ability to absorb Argent Energy. After battling the forces of hell for so long, it is impossible to know how strong he can really get.
- Superhuman Durability: Even before his blessing, Doomguy was extremely durable, even on human terms, being able to survive injuries which would kill an average person and even weaker demons. After his transformation and gaining his praetor suit, he becomes near-unstoppable, being able to endure both cold and heat of the Hell, is capable of enduring the hits that the Demons are able to land even of the strongest one as well as falls from great heights which could kill wearer-class demons unfazed.
- Superhuman Speed, Agility, and Reflexes: Even with his heavy armor and equipment, the Unchained Predator is highly mobile with amazing reflexes and reactions. He can outmaneuver his opponents with great dexterity, avoiding their attacks, he is able to jump to great distance both horizontally and vertically and land from heights perfectly. He can also very quickly switch between his weapons.
- Superhuman Stamina and Endurance: The Slayer's most significant feature is his incomprehensible stamina and endurance which are further strengthened by his will. When he was found injured in Sentinel Prime and was sent to the arena, regardless of his injuries he was not only still able to fight, but he managed to win all his battles, gaining admiration from future Hell Priests and even the Khan Maykr herself. After his blessing, he can operate continuously without any rest, food or water.
- Argent Energy Absorption: The Doom Slayer can absorb and metabolize Argent Energy via his Praetor Suit, which reroutes it throughout said combat fatigues subsystems and into his body. This allows him to increase either his Health, Armor or Ammo to maximum levels.
- Destruction Empowerment: The most unique thing about the Doom Slayer is his ability to grow stronger and become even more tenacious with every demon he kills. According to the game's lore, this is the result of Samur Maykr giving the Slayer the ability to absorb the souls of those he killed.
- Powerup Usage: Whereas powerups (such as Berserk and Haste) in the game are described as killing or driving human users mad, the Hell Walker can use these without any trouble, sustaining full control and not taking any damage to either his body or mind from using such artifacts multiple times.
- Rune Absorption and Usage: Through some unknown means, the Slayer is able to use mystic runes that he gains upon completing trials. Once a trial is complete, the Marine can then use a rune to gain new abilities.
- Indomitable Rage: The defining proponent of the Slayer's persona is his undying fury aimed against the forces of Doom. His rage is such that it was enough to keep him alive and propel him forward across worlds & time for the better part of an eternity after he sealed himself in Hell to fight off its accursed denizens. The intense hatred he feels towards the demons and all their affiliates have not only given him insurmountable strength to wade through waves upon waves of monstrous fiends and apparitions but made him legendary in the annals of history across multiple dimensions as well as in their recorded fables.
- Supernatural Physical Condition: Despite being human, the Doom Marine has shown to possess immense physical prowess which is far beyond human and even most demons. After the blessing of The Seraphim, he gained even greater power matched only by his own will, greatly empowering him to even more impressive levels. These abilities are all further augmented by the Doom Marine's Praetor Suit and are used when fighting against the forces of Hell.
Abilities
- Advanced Intellect: Due to his time spent with technologically advanced civilizations, both within his own home dimension as a Space Marine and in the coming years with the Argentan people before their descent into corruption, the Slayer is able to use technology from other worlds with no signs of unfamiliarity, despite resorting to violence. He has also an adept study of computer sciences as the lore of Doom Eternal, as well as literary paraphernalia within the Fortress suggests. After uploading VEGA's core memory into the Maykr/Argenten stronghold, the Marine had been maintaining its system functionality; showing a keen tech-savviness behind his otherwise brutish approach. He also improves his Praetor suit with the help of VEGA as well as creating his own ballista and training room for keeping his skills sharp.
- Intimidation: Due to his appearance, actions and legend, the Slayer is greatly feared among mankind even though he never injures or kills any of them. The ARC soldiers were terrified when he came before them. Despite that most demons during battle are not frightened by his presence and attack him constantly; the lore entries show that all of Hell itself is terrified by the Doom Marine to an extent that they fought vigorously just to keep him sealed in his tomb when a UAC excursion team came looking for him. The Hell Priests and even the Khan Maykr were greatly terrified of him as well.
- Master Combatant: The Unchained Predator is a highly trained and experienced combatant, even when lacking ammo and weapons, he can slay demons just with his bare hands alone, without the need of any melee weapon, he can defeat and tear apart demons far bigger and stronger than him just with his own skills in hand-to-hand combat. Due to his training with the Night Sentinels, he became quite disciplined and capable of focusing his rage and become proficient with swords and spears. With the Praetor suit, these skills are further increased, making him a monster in both armed and unarmed combat. In his stronghold, he has his own special room where he can summons demons to still maintain and improve his combat abilities. He could overpower entire armies of hell on his own near-effortlessly whatever Earth's defense fails even in their best technology.
- Weapon Mastery: The Doom Marine is capable of using any weapon or firearm in his possession with master proficiency. He can use all artillery he comes across with great effect, while also upgrading and modifying his arsenal. He is also capable of carrying a vast number of weapons, carrying up to 12 weapons including special weapons (Chainsaw and BFG) and grenades. He is also able to use swords and other bladed weaponry equally effectively due to his training and crusades with the Night Sentinels.
- Indomitable Will: The Doom Marine possesses tremendous amount of willpower and determination that cannot be weakened. No matter the situation, opponents or obstacles he pushes forward, refusing to give up regardless of what happened. His determination to wipe out demons and protect humanity has remained with him constantly for years. King Novik describes the Slayer´s will as a sword which cut through his enemies. Though it is only told by demonic recordings, the Doom Slayer had managed to kill Hell's greatest Champion 'the Titan', indicating how he became the most feared being to all of Hell's Legions.
Weaknesses
Limited Vocabulary: Doomguy can only say a few or one word(s) at a time.
Personality
| “ | You are huge! That means you have big guts! Rip and tear! Rip and tear your guts! | „ |
| ~ Doomguy in the Doom comic to the Cyberdemon, and also his most famous quote. |
Not much is known about Doomguy's feelings, as he is shown to be anti-social and to have a very "shoot first talk second" mentality, but it is known that he loved his pet rabbit Daisy, as he was infuriated and devastated when the demons killed her, which fueled his already-deep hatred towards demons. It is also known that he wants to protect innocent people, as seen by the fact he punched his superior officer for ordering Doomguy to fire upon innocent civilians, and that he has dedicated his life to protecting the people of Earth and Argent D'Nur. The lack of a definite personality and identity is an intentional choice by the games' developers, so that the player fills in the blanks themselves.
In Doom (2016), there are certain actions that slightly delve into Doomguy's personality, such as his care for humanity which seems to be more clearly demonstrated. When the Doomguy, or Doom Slayer as he is referred to as in that game, is contacted by Samuel Hayden, Hayden tries to justify UAC's actions as "bettering humanity", which the Slayer reacts negatively to, as he dismantles a communication device when Hayden speaks to him. He also shows a somewhat sympathetic side, as he makes a copy of an AI, VEGA, instead of completely destroying it.
During the course of Doom (2016), Doom Slayer angrily dismantles UAC equipment when completing certain objectives, even when Samuel Hayden instructs otherwise, showing a very temperamental and aggressive personality. In Doom Eternal, Doom Slayer's personality traits are presented more than any other game in the series, but there are still bits of mystery about it. Though he never harms any other human allies, he's completely indifferent to them, even taking someone's gun for himself and using someone's keycard that was strapped to someone's neck, pulling it and almost choking the man. However, he displayed comradery with the Night Sentinels, regardless of the fact that they weren't human, and did not appear to hold any resentment towards Commander Valen, who was deceived into betraying Argent D'Nur to Hell. Additionally, Doomguy displayed respect for King Novik's ghost, kneeling to the noncorporeal monarch when being addressed, but he put his mission above Novik's commands.
For the first time in the series, Doom Slayer is heard speaking in a flashback in Doom Eternal, as he appears to be in a state of permanent, aggressive rage. The flashback has the Slayer saying, "...guts, huge guts! Kill them... must kill them all!" which explains his constant need to keep killing demons. There are codex entries stating that when he served as a Night Sentinel, Doom Slayer used to speak, but later chose not to, proving that Doom Slayer was possibly more social and/or less indifferent to others.
It is also shown that he can be paranoid and unhinged, most obviously with his excessive brutality. This is mainly shown in his first Quake appearance and in the comic book. In the Doom novels, he is shown to have a sarcastic, wise-cracky, side to him. As the novels follow a younger Doomguy, this could explain why we never see this side of him ever again.
Doomguy in general is shown to be heavily traumatized from the things he witnessed during the Phobos takeover and the demonic invasion and the many loved ones it's implied he lost. This trauma materialized in the form of "hell-PTSD", and not even the UAC's best scientists could help him. This caused him constant nightmares, hallucinations, and many other symptoms of severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This trauma could also be the reason why Doomguy almost never speaks throughout the series.
Trivia
- In Doom (2016), the original Doomguy's face appears in one of the Slayer's death animations when in the Classic Maps.
- Fan-theories suggests the Doom Slayer's name could be William Joseph "B.J." Blazkowicz III, but according to official interviews the developers clearly stated he has no name.
- Another possible name is Flynn Taggart from the Doom novels.
- Doomguy being related to William "B.J." Blazkowicz and, as proxy, Commander Keen was essentially confirmed in "Wolfenstein RPG", when a cybordemon appears in front of B.J and engages battle. After B.J defeats him, the demon proclaims that B.J's entire lineage will suffer due to his "heresy". This confirms that Doomguy is part of the Blazkowicz family.
- This is also supported by the fact that Tom Hall, a creative director and game designer for the Doom series, confirmed that the theory is true.
- Doomguy's physical traits where heavily inspired by Sylvester Stallone and Michael Brooker.
- His original face is almost identical to that of B.J, which was modeled after Dolph Lungeran
- Many fans believe Doomguy to be the son of Commander Keen, or Billy Blaze, this is due to his being confirmed to be related to B.J as well as Doomguy.
- This would mean that the "new commander Keen" that was revealed in the trailer for the Commander Keen mobile game could actually be Doomguy, this has neither been denied nor confirmed.
- Despite getting scrapped from the game, Doomguy did originally have fully voiced voice lines for his appearance in Quake III. Why they where scrapped has never been revealed.
- In Doom (2016) and the games that follow, it is speculated that the Doom Slayer has lived through many alternate realities with an altered appearance and history. These worlds could also represent other games in the Doom series which he appears that may or may not fit in the series current timeline.
- Following Doom Eternal's delay and subsequent release on the same day as Animal Crossing: New Horizons, fans from both games began pairing the Doom Slayer and Isabelle together as friends. Both Bethesda and Aya Kyogoku, the director of New Horizons, responded postively to the pairing.
References
External Links
- Doom Slayer on the Doom Wiki
- Doom Slayer on the Inconsistently Admirable Wiki
- Doomguy on the Ultimate Good Wiki
- Doomguy on Wikipedia
 Heroes
| ||
|
Marines Armored Response Coalition Night Sentinels Scientists and Researchers Films Novels |
