History Fridge / Doom2016

* Samuel Hayden
S-ayden
Sayden
Satan

* The Doom Marine's moments of compassion/PetTheDog are yet ANOTHER callback to the classic games. Given that the Reason for (classic Doomguy) being reassigned to Phobos was Breaking every bone in the body of/quite possibly killing the "Superior" Officer who ordered him to open fire on unarmed civilians, The Doom Marine silently staring at the body of a horrifically mutilated Worker/Researcher during the administrators speech may be a lead in for a future expansion/DLC [[spoiler:or may be another subtle hint that he MIGHT be the same person]].
** Then again, it probably is a natural response for anybody to get mad at [[CardCarryingVillain somebody who openly admits to have been using Hell]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist for the "greater good" of mankind]]. [[spoiler: But if 2016 Doomguy IS the same Doomguy from Doom [=1/2/64=], then his outrage would be even more justified. [[OneManArmy He spent two whole games fighting the forces of Hell,]] with the second [[AfterTheEnd fighting on an Earth overrun by demonic hordes to save what was left of mankind]], [[SealedEvilInADuel sealed himself in Hell to keep it at bay at the end of 64]]...and ''now'', [[EvilInc the UAC has become a demonic cult WORSHIPING HELL just to harvest Hell's energy?!]] That'd be the equivalent to [[VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder B.J. Blazkowicz waking up after a coma]] [[VideoGame/WolfensteinIITheNewColossus to find the United States of America was openly working for]] [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazi Goddamned Germany!!!]]]]
* One wonders how Olivia Pierce eventually was corrupted whereas Samuel Hayden was able to resist, to the point of calling Olivia weak-willed. Then we realize that there is one thing that Olivia has that Hayden no longer does--a soul. Think about it, flesh and blood Hayden died quite some time ago; the new robot Hayden, while a perfect copy of his brain patterns and strong (comparatively) moral center, is not a living entity, therefore he was unable to be corrupted by the use of Argent energy or by the whispers of demons.
** To be fair, Samuel is explicitly a CYBORG, albeit arguably less human than, say, [[Anime/GhostInTheShell Motoko Kusanagi]]. While a good chunk of his brain IS Cybernetic, his Brain, with at LEAST his Temporal and Frontal Lobes "intact" (likely meaning with no surgical or cybernetic modifications) WERE transplanted into his new body, with his other functions enhanced by his new body's "Plasmatronic" Processing Core-which is Powered by an Argent Energy Storage Device. Though at least he could have sprung for a more natural voice synthesizer...

** Hayden was already in his cyborg body before he'd met Olivia, and long before Olivia's Scoliosis prompted the need for her exoskeleton. Not to mention, it's mentioned in the Data Logs that while Hayden's body is long dead, "his soul will live on forever" thanks to his immortal robot body. The real reason I think Olivia succumbed to demon-worship is that while Hayden has no way to feel pain anymore, Olivia's refusal of medication left her in constant agony, and that pain was the in for the demons that corrupted her.
* The reveal that [[spoiler:heavenly forces are aiding the Doomguy]] could be a reference to [[spoiler:the Bible story of Samson, another reckless berserker given fantastic physical prowess by God]]. Although, oddly enough, Doomguy comes off as ''less of a jerk'' than [[spoiler:Samson]].
** The voice-over during the intro can also be explain through the reveal, likely delivered by whomever is his "handler" in the [[spoiler:heavenly]] side of things. This is supported some by the command to "Rip and tear, until it is done," as [[spoiler:hellish]] forces would rather he not start at all, while those who do support him would likely rather he not stop, with only [[spoiler:heaven]] as a contender as for who would want such a targeted version of a walking weapon of complete annihilation.
* The Demons explicitly DIDN'T back stab Betruger in ''Doom 3'', or Olivia in this timeline/universe, despite outright VOICING their displeasure that she "allowed" the player character to be awakened. if the theory [[spoiler: that the Doom Marine/Doom slayer WAS the Traitor who caused the fall of Argent D'nur in exchange for "resurrecting" a lost loved one, they might be TERRIFIED of creating ANOTHER similar-powered Nemesis.]]

* The Doom Marine's moments of compassion/ petting the dog are yet ANOTHER callback to the classic games. Given that the Reason for (classic Doomguy) being reassigned to Phobos was Breaking every bone in the body of/quite possibly killing the "Superior" Officer who ordered him to open fire on unarmed civilians, The Doom Marine silently staring at the body of a horrifically mutilated Worker/Researcher during the administrators speech may be a lead in for a future expansion/DLC [[spoiler:or may be another subtle hint that he MIGHT be the same person]].
** Then again, it probably is a natural response for anybody to get mad at [[CardCarryingVillain somebody who openly admits to have been using Hell]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist for the "greater good" of mankind]]. [[spoiler: But if 2016 Doomguy IS the same Doomguy from Doom [=1/2/64=], then his outrage would be even more justified. [[OneManArmy He spent two whole games fighting the forces of Hell,]] with the second [[AfterTheEnd fighting on an Earth overrun by demonic hordes to save what was left of mankind]], [[SealedEvilInADuel sealed himself in Hell to keep it at bay at the end of 64]] and now [[EvilInc the UAC has become a demonic cult WORSHIPING HELL just to harvest Hell's energy?!]] That'd be the equivalent to [[VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder B.J. Blazkowicz waking up after a coma]] [[VideoGame/WolfensteinIITheNewColossus to find the United States of America was openly working for]] [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazi Goddamned Germany!!!]]]]
* One wonders how Olivia Pierce eventually was corrupted whereas Samuel Hayden was able to resist, to the point of calling Olivia weak willed. Then we realize that there is one thing that Olivia has that Hayden no longer does, a soul. Think about it, flesh and blood Hayden died quite some time ago, the new robot Hayden, while a perfect copy of his brain patterns and strong (comparatively) moral center, is not a living entity, therefore he was unable to be corrupted by the use of Argent energy or by the whispers of demons.

** Hayden was already in his cyborg body before he'd met Olivia, and long before Olivia's Scoliosis prompted the need for her exoskeleton. Not to mention, it's mentioned in the Data Logs that while Hayden's body is long dead "his soul will live on forever" thanks to his immortal robot body. The real reason I think Olivia succumbed to demon-worship is that while Hayden has no way to feel pain anymore, Olivia's refusal of medication left her in constant agony, and that pain was the in for the demons that corrupted her.
* The reveal that [[spoiler:heavenly forces are aiding the Doomguy]] could be a reference to [[spoiler:the Bible story of Samson, another reckless berserker given fantastic physical prowess by God]]. Although, oddly enough, Doomguy comes off as less of a jerk than [[spoiler:Samson]].
** The voice-over during the intro can also be explain through the reveal, likely delivered by whomever is his 'handler' in the [[spoiler: heavenly]] side of things. This is supported some by the command to "Rip and tear, until it is done," as [[spoiler: hellish]] forces would rather he not start at all, while those who do support him would likely rather he not stop, with only [[spoiler: heaven]] as a contender as for who would want such a targeted version of a walking weapon of complete annihilation.

* The Doom Marine's complete lack of patience when it comes to preserving Argent Energy makes sense when you realise Argent Energy is a actually a product of his homeworld that Hell invaded and absorbed them for. Having to listen to someone try and justify deliberately opening portals to Hell and risking demonic invasion just to exploit the thing that got his home destroyed, it's no wonder he keeps smashing anything associated with it.
** Even more pointedly he did actually stop and listen once or twice on the off chance that maybe the humans had a point. After all his people [[spoiler:originally owned the argent energy source and they were doing just fine for a long time.]] But then the person trying to talk him down gave him bad reason after bad reason to keep using argent that was effectively based on self interest or the greater good at the cost of personal loss for everyone involved. Given his own experience [[spoiler: with losing his son that prompted him to let hell in on the promise of having him returned the Doom Marine is well aware of what would have eventually happened Olivia or not.]]

* Considering the [[PowerArmor Praetor Suit]] was forged in hell and everything is of Argent AKA hell energy, and the Doom Slayer may be of Hell, the chainsaw and Glory Kills causing enemies to burst into health and ammo drops not only makes sense in mechanics, but might fit the lore as well. The suit literally feeds off the demonic energy of your victims and fashions it into ammunition and repairs damage you sustain. Doomguy literally kills to stay alive.
* A bit of possible GameplayAndStoryIntegration: While it is obvious that Doomguy is a badass, he is comparatively fragile, and if you are playing on higher difficulties, he tends to die even easier. Why is it then that the legions of Hell are scared witless of him? Just what makes him so powerful? His armor is described as indestructible, yet we see even imps tear him apart if the player makes a mistake. He moves fast, but so do a lot of demons. He deals a lot of damage, but he uses human made guns to do so, something everyone has access to. So, what makes Doomguy so special? One word: checkpoints. Introducing gameplay-concepts such as reloading checkpoints and saves into the actual lore would explain a number of things, such as the nature of the blessing he received from Heaven, or why the demons bothered with entombing him on the first place instead of just killing him. After all, no matter how many times they killed him he just kept coming back, so they had to imprison him in a way he couldn't even commit suicide and return to a previous checkpoint.
* The lore of the Night Sentinels is a massive, civilization-wide case of HistoryRepeats. The Night Sentinels were guardians in service to the people of Argent D'Nur, charged with watching over the Wraiths — the original source of Argent Energy. This was a sort of double duty for them, because while the Argent Energy was incredibly valuable, its source was also actively dangerous, requiring vigilant military force to restrain. This worked fine for them, until the nameless betrayer turned on them and opened the way for demons to overrun their entire world. So far, so good, right? Now substitute "UAC" for "Night Sentinels," "humans on earth" for "the people of Argent D'Nur," "Hell" for "the Wraiths," and "Olivia Pierce" for "the nameless betrayer." As the demons themselves put it, "treachery resides in all things and we shall set it free." The one and only difference that will affect the outcome this time [[SpannerInTheWorks is the presence of the Doom Slayer on Mars.]]
* One might question why Elite Guard armor has chips that are compatible with the Praetor suit. It stands to reason that Elite Guard's armor is actually the UAC's attempt to reverse-engineer said Praetor armor, hence why they are similar enough to allow this to happen.

* The Doom Slayer's Glory Kills are extremely brutal, but also very quick and efficient, with every Glory Kill managing to kill its victim in seconds. This actually makes sense, however, as the Doom Slayer spent so much time in Hell fighting and killing demons that he became intimate with their biologies and the quickest way to kill them. However, adding to this is that the Praetor Suit absorbs Argent Energy, and the Slayer Testaments mention that the Doom Slayer drew strength from those he killed. Glory Kills don't just efficiently kill each demon, they also allow the Slayer to absorb Argent Energy from the body (in the form of health pickups) while killing them.

* After [[spoiler: defeating the guardians and claiming the Crucible, the Doom Marine is saluted by the Spirits of several of his fallen Night Sentinel comrades before being tethered back to Mars. Given Hell's love of organic technology throughout the series, what if the biological components of the guardian golems was fashioned from the remains of Fallen Sentinels, the ORIGINAL wielders of seven energy...]]
* TheReveal of the origin of the Doom Slayer's armor and power coming from [[spoiler: a demon betraying his kind to supply the former and a Seraphim blessing him for the latter.]] Just ''how bad is Hell'' that [[spoiler: [[EvenEvilHasStandards one of their own]]]] helped empower the man that wants to wipe every trace of Hell out of existence?
** Also, the Doom Marine's Praetor Suit is pretty advanced and able to interface with UAC technology easily to the point of [[spoiler: being able to store and potentially integrate VEGA's software, though naturally not on the same level as the Hell-powered supercomputer he was pulled from.]] So just what or where the [[JustForPun Hell]] did a [[spoiler: demon]] make this armor from?

** The demon hordes are referred to as "the Slaves of Doom," And it is the nature of slaves to rebel...
** Even as the Doom Slayer is said to be here some demons are still attacking each other. I't not that Hell is horrible it's that the demons are so kill happy they'll lay waste on their own kin for little reason.

* When you first encounter Olivia, she tells Doomguy "You could not have saved them anyway." At first, it seems like she's talking about the personnel of the Mars base. It takes on a [[KickTheDog much darker connotation]] when you learn that [[spoiler: Doomguy is the last survivor of the world of Argent D'Nur.]]

* The Demons explicitly DIDN'T back stab Betruger in Doom 3, or Olivia in this timeline/universe, despite outright VOICING their displeasure that she "allowed" the player character to be awakened. if the theory [[spoiler: that the Doom Marine/Doom slayer WAS the Traitor who caused the fall of Argent D'nur in exchange for "resurrecting" a lost loved one, they might be TERRIFIED of creating ANOTHER similar-powered Nemesis.]]

** Even more pointedly he did actually stop and listen once or twice on the off chance that maybe the Humans had a point. After all his people [[spoiler:Originally owned the argent energy source and they were doing just fine for a long time.]] But then the person trying to talk him down gave him bad reason after bad reason to keep using argent that was effectively based on self interest or the greater good at the cost of personal loss for everyone involved. Given his own experience [[spoiler: with losing his son that prompted him to let hell in on the promise of having him returned The Doom Marine is well aware of what would have eventually happened Olivia or not.]]

** Then again, it probably is a natural response for anybody to get mad at [[CardCarryingVillain somebody who openly admits to have been using Hell]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist for the "greater good" of mankind]]. [[spoiler: But if 2016 Doomguy IS the same Doomguy from Doom [=1/2/64=], then his outrage would be even more justified. [[OneManArmy He spent two whole games fighting the forces of Hell,]] with the second [[AfterTheEnd fighting on an Earth overrun by demonic hordes to save what was left of mankind]], [[SealedEvilInADuel sealed himself in Hell to keep it at bay at the end of 64]] and now [[EvilInc the UAC has become a demonic cult WORSHIPING HELL just to harvest Hell's energy?!]] That'd be the equivalent to [[VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder B.J. Blazkowicz waking up after a coma]] [[VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewColossus to find the United States of America was openly working for]] [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazi Goddamned Germany!!!]]]]

** Then again, it probably is a natural response for anybody to get mad at [[CardCarryingVillain somebody who openly admits to have been using Hell]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist for the "greater good" of mankind]]. [[spoiler: But if 2016 Doomguy IS the same Doomguy from Doom [=1/2/64=], then his outrage would be even more justified. [[OneManArmy He spent two whole games fighting the forces of Hell,]] with the second [[AfterTheEnd fighting on an Earth overrun by demonic hordes to save what was left of mankind]], [[SealedEvilInADuel sealed himself in Hell to keep it at bay at the end of 64]] and now [[EvilInc the UAC has become a demonic cult WORSHIPING HELL just to harvest Hell's energy?!]] That'd be the equivalent to [[VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder B.J. Blazkowicz waking up after a coma]] [[TheQuisling to find the United States of America was openly working for]] [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazi Goddamned Germany!!!]]]]

* Throughout the game, Samuel Hayden insists that the extraction of Argent Energy is necessary to stave off an unsolvable energy crisis on Earth. With the filters destroyed, his operation in shambles and his employees on Mars wiped, what will happen on Earth now? The Doom Slayer may have [[InferredHolocaust condemned the human race to complete societal collapse. Anarchy, war, famine, disease, the list goes on. That's what he gets for spiting Hayden's moral judgments.]]

* Throughout the game, Samuel Hayden insists that the extraction of Argent Energy is necessary to stave off an unsolvable energy crisis on Earth. With the filters destroyed, his operation in shambles and his employees on Mars wiped, what will happen on Earth now? The Doom Slayer may have [[InferredHolcaust condemned the human race to complete societal collapse. Anarchy, war, famine, disease, the list goes on. That's what he gets for spiting Hayden's moral judgments.]]

** The demon hordes are referred to as "the Slaves of Doom," And it is the nature of slaves to rebel...

** To be fair, Samuel is explicitly a CYBORG, albeit arguably less human than, say, [[Anime/GhostInTheShell Motoko Kusanagi]]. while a good chunk of his brain IS Cybernetic, his Brain, with at LEAST his Temporal and Frontal Lobes "intact" (likely meaning with no surgical or cybernetic modifications) WERE transplanted into his new body, with his other functions enhanced by his new body's "Plasmatronic" Processing Core-which is Powered by an Argent Energy Storage Device. though at least he could have sprung for a more natural voice synthesizer...

* The Doom Marine's moments of compassion/ petting the dog are yet ANOTHER callback to the classic games. Given that the Reason for (classic Doomguy) being reassigned to Phobos was Breaking every bone in the body of/quite possibly killing the "Superior" Officer who ordered him to open fire on unarmed civilians, The Doom Marine silently staring at the body of a horrifically mutilated Worker/Researcher during the administrators speech may be a lead in for a future expansion/DLC [[spoiler:or may be another subtle hint that he MIGHT be the same person]]
** Then again, it probably is a natural response for anybody to get mad at [[CardCarryingVillain somebody who openly admits to have been using Hell]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist for the "greater good" of mankind]]. [[spoiler: But if 2016 Doomguy IS the same Doomguy from Doom [=1/2/64=], then his outrage would be even more justified. [[OneManArmy He spent two whole games fighting the forces of Hell,]] with the second [[AfterTheEnd fighting on an Earth overrun by demonic hordes to save what was left of mankind]], [[SealedEvilInADuel sealed himself in Hell to keep it at bay at the end of 64]] and now [[EvilInc the UAC has become a demonic cult WORSHIPING HELL just to harvest Hell's energy?!]] That'd be the equivalent to [[WolfensteinTheNewOrder B.J. Blazkowicz waking up after a coma]] [[TheQuisling to find the United States of America was openly working for]] [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazi Goddamned Germany!!!]]]]

** It could be that [[spoiler:the guy who helped Doomguy was the betrayer of his homeland, who sought to atone for his mistake by allying with his former comrade. Who else would know how to make Night Sentinel-worthy gear?]]

** Also, the Doom Marine's Praetor Suit is pretty advanced and able to interface with UAC technology easily to the point of [[spoiler: being able to store and potentially integrate VEGA's software, though naturally not on the same level as the Hell-powered supercomputer he was pulled from.]] So just what or where the [[JustForPun Hell]] did a [[spoiler: demon]] make this armor from?

* After [[spoiler: defeating the guardians and claiming the Crucible, the Doom Marine is saluted by the Spirits of several of his fallen Night Sentinel comrades before being tethered back to Mars. Given Hell's love of organic technology throughout the series, what if the biological components of the guardian golems was fashioned from the remains of Fallen Sentinels, the ORIGINAL wielders of seven energy...]]

* The Doom Marine's moments of compassion/ petting the dog are yet ANOTHER callback to the classic games. Given that the Reason for (classic Doomguy) being reassigned to Phobos was Breaking every bone in the body of/quite possibly killing the "Superior" Officer who ordered him to open fire on unarmed civilians, The Doom Marine silently staring at the body of a horrifically mutilated Worker/Researcher during the administrators speech may be a leadin for a future expansion/DLC [[spoiler:or may be another subtle hint that he MIGHT be the same person]]

* After [[spoiler: defeating the guardians and claiming the Crucible, the Doom Marine is Saluted by the Spirits of several of his fallen Night Sentinel comrades before being tethered back to Mars. Given Hell's love of organic technology throughout the series, what if the biological components of the guardian golems was fashioned from the remains of Fallen Sentinels, the ORIGINAL wielders of seven energy...]]