20 Facts About Doomguy

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Doomguy is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Doom video game franchise of first-person shooters created by id Software.

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Doomguy was created by American video game designer John Romero.

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Doomguy was introduced as the player character in the original 1993 video game Doom.

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Doomguy has appeared in several other games developed by id Software, including Quake Champions and Quake III Arena.

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Doomguy has been featured in several other game franchises, including his likeness as a customizable skin for the Mii Gunner character in Super Smash Bros.

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Doomguy received mainly positive reviews, with some critics praising him as the Doom series' badass and violent protagonist.

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In 2021, Doom Eternal's director Hugo Martin revealed that the female Doomguy was nearly added, but scrapped due to how much of an endeavor it would have been.

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The Doomguy appears without a helmet, in the ending to The Ultimate Doom episode IV "Thy Flesh Consumed", then again in the cover art of Doom II where he is fighting a Cyberdemon with a shotgun.

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Player's in-game avatar in single-player mode, the Doomguy wears green armor and a light grey space helmet that conceals his facial features.

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Doom and Doom II, the Doomguy's face is seen in the game's HUD, where it is shown as a white male with light brown hair, a buzz cut, and blue eyes.

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11.

Doomguy in the expansion Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil is a different character than the Marine in Doom 3, being older and more heavyset with a buzz cut, and is a Marine combat engineer.

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Doom Eternal is more specific about The Slayer's characterization relative to the previous episode: Doomguy is seen without a helmet in first-person, and for the first time in the series' history, he speaks, voiced in flashback by Matthew Waterson.

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Doomguy follows the streak for irreverence: a room in his Fortress of Doom is filled with comic books, collectible figurines, and guitars.

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Doomguy appears as the lead of the original 1993 video game Doom, and its sequels Doom II: Hell On Earth, and Doom 64, the 2004 series reboot Doom 3, and its expansion pack Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil, the 2016 series reboot, titled Doom, and in its sequel Doom Eternal.

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Doomguy appeared in the mobile game Doom RPG and Doom II RPG.

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Doomguy's past is similar to that of the protagonist in the original Doom, having been demoted after disobeying the command to save some of his fellow marines.

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Doomguy is depicted as compassionate to his fellow survivors, working to save the child Theo and to save the damned in Hell.

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18.

Doomguy appeared in the point-and-click visual novel Doomed Love on Itch.

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19.

David Houghton of GamesRadar claimed that Doomguy is the smartest player character around, even with fistbumps, violence and zero dialogue.

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Doomguy was a popular choice for inclusion in the roster of Super Smash Bros.

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