History Characters / Doom2016TheDoomSlayer

* OneManArmy: ''Oh boy.'' This guy is possibly this trope ''given flesh.'' For starters, he singlehandedly crushes the Mars invasion in a matter of hours almost entirely on his own, killing absolutely everything sent his way with extreme prejudice, including several of Hells strongest demons. In ''Eternal'', he's essentially the sole effective soldier in the fight against a planetwide invasion from Hell. No less than ''eight'' of the Video Game quotes on the trope page pertain to him, and he's earned them all.

-->-- Slayer's Testament I, ''VideoGame/{{Doom 2016}}''

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'''Facility Voice:''' [[AC:DANGER. ALL PERSONAL EVACUATE TO MARS SURFACE. THE SLAYER HAS CONTROL OF THE {{BFG}}.]]

* TheBerserker: [[TranquilFury A quiet, but no less impressive, version.]] Even though he never speaks, his actions and body language make it clear he is '''very, very angry.''' Every aspect of his kit enforces this; if you aren't moving and attacking, you're dying. Taken UpToEleven when he grabs a Berserk Pack, at which point he can OneHitKill anything in the game with a ridiculously over-the-top fatality. Highlights include [[YourHeadAsplode crushing heads between his hands,]] [[AndShowItToYou ripping out hearts,]] or [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe literally tearing enemies apart, both vertically and horizontally.]]

* TheComicallySerious: He's silent, incredibly angry and is unbelievably violent. However, there is some humour from those aspects of him and what he does, from collecting Doom Guy Dolls, fist-bumping one and in ''Eternal'' clearly having no care for personal space. Driven UpToEleven if the player is having him wear the [[SillinessSwitch Doomicorn]] armour, where he still looks permanently pissed-off and strikes powerful poses, but the goofy white-and-pink armour makes him all but unable to be taken seriously.

* OneManArmy: ''Oh boy.'' This guy is possibly this trope ''given flesh.'' For starters, he singlehandedly crushes the Mars invasion in a matter of hours almost entirely on his own, killing absolutely everything sent his way with extreme prejudice, including several of Hells strongest demons. This is pretty much taken UpToEleven in ''Eternal,'' as he's essentially the sole effective soldier in the fight against a planetwide invasion from Hell. No less than ''eight'' of the Video Game quotes on the trope page pertain to him, and he's earned them all.

* SoleSurvivor: Regardless if he's from an AlternateUniverse Earth or Argent D'Nur originally, the Doom Slayer is this UpToEleven: he didn't just lose the entire demon-fighting order he fought with, his entire ''homeworld'' was destroyed by Hell, leaving him seemingly the only one left. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Then it turns out there are surviving Night Sentinels.]] Unfortunately, [[FaceHeelTurn the ones that survived are working with the Hell Priests.]] ''The Ancient Gods - Part 2'' [[SubvertedTrope subverts this,]] as it turns out that are a fair few uncorruted Night Sentinels scattered around Argent D'Nur and they rally to help him assault Hell for the last time.]]

* TheExtremistWasRight: While Samuel Hayden only wants to temporarily shut down the production of Argent Energy, to avoid plunging Earth and its colonies into an energy crisis, the Slayer's response to this proposal is to destroy the production of Argent altogether, by destroying the filters that alter the raw Hell Energy into Argent. [[TheCorruption Considering how easily the presence of Hell in any capacity can corrupt mortals]], as the UAC [[ApocalypseCult clearly demonstrated]], and considering the damage the Demons can do in such a short time if allowed, it's really, really hard to disagree with him on this one. The sequel lays the argument to rest once and for all by [[{{SoulPoweredEngine}} revealing the true nature of Argent Energy]], which even Hayden [[EveryoneHasStandards cannot tolerate.]]

** This is especially evident in ''Ancient Gods'' where he breaks script and [[spoiler: opts to resurrect the Dark Lord instead of The Father like Samur requested]].
** In ''Eternal'', it is suggested that the Slayer was aware of Nekravol and the process to [[spoiler: create Argent energy and demons from tortured human spirits]]. This puts his utter disregard for Argent equipment in ''2016'' in a new light, suggesting he was intent of stopping production all along, rather than acting the part of DumbMuscle as Samuel likely believed to be the case.

** While he's still a rampaging berserker, he shows surprising depths at times. For instance, he's obviously disgusted with Hayden's callousness toward the loss of life he's ultimately caused, yet still doesn't make any attempt on the man's life when they meet in person (though you can try to shoot him, Hayden has a PlotArmor energy shield). He also hesitates to destroy [[spoiler:VEGA, a fully sentient A.I.,]] even though he knows it's necessary, and even ultimately makes a backup first.

* JerkassToOne: Right off the bat in ''DOOM (2016)'', he seems to develop an instant and almost unreasonable hatred for Samuel Hayden the second he hears that Hayden is the head of the facility, particularly when he hears that Hayden believes the horrific loss of life caused by dealing with Hell was "worth the risk" for its rewards. Almost every time he has to deal with Hayden, the Slayer will either violently cut off his transmissions, or deliberately smash the expensive stuff he's explicitly told to keep intact as if to rub it into Hayden's face. On the other hand, once he figures out just what the UAC is up to, it makes total sense that he'd want to shut their operation down, [[spoiler: since he [[SoulPoweredEngine already knows exactly what Argent Energy is and how it's made,]] and Hayden makes it very clear that shutting it down is not in the cards for him.]] ''Eternal'' shows that he's still more than a little contemptuous at Hayden; when recovering the doctor's shattered chassis, rather than carefully detaching it like the ARC scientist advises him to, the Slayer just nonchalantly yanks him out of his life support systems instead, which makes his entire chassis fall and slam resoundingly against the floor. As if that's not enough, as soon as the Marauder rocks up to the scene, the Slayer just casually flings what's left of Hayden into a portal without even looking.

* ArchEnemy: To demonkind as a wholeX though The Dark Lord, as their leader, is the top of his list.

* TheComicallySerious: He's silent, incredibly angry and is unbelievably violent. But there is some humour from those aspects of him and what he does, from collecting Doom Guy Dolls, fist-bumping one and in ''Eternal'' clearly having no care for personal space. Driven UpToEleven if the player is having him wear the [[SillinessSwitch Doomicorn]] armour, where he still looks permanently pissed-off and strikes powerful poses, but the goofy white-and-pink armour makes him all but unable to be taken seriously.

* ShutUpHannibal: He deals with anyone who tells him he can't do what he's doing by making it ''violently clear'' that nothing will stop him.

* SmarterThanTheyLook:
** From a first glance, it's very easy to dismiss him as a violent halfwit who is extremely proficient at killing but clueless when it comes to everything else; however, paying attention to the lore in both games will paint a much deeper picture, explaining to his moments of apparent stupidity or thoughtlessness.

* SmarterThanTheyLook: From a first glance, it's very easy to dismiss him as a violent halfwit who is extremely proficient at killing but clueless when it comes to everything else; however, paying attention to the lore in both games will paint a much deeper picture, explaining to his moments of apparent stupidity or thoughtlessness.

* TookALevelInBadass: Not that he wasn't already awesome from the start, mind you, but the collected lore in ''Eternal'' states that [[spoiler:his Night Sentinel training and Seraphim enhancements turned him from the "brutal, but crude" Doomguy to the Great Slayer, the greatest Sentinel to ever live]].

* CloseRangeCombatant: Despite being a literal Space Marine in a FPS, the Doom Slayer's playstyle rewards plunging into the fray. Even with his guns and grenades, his strongest weapons are often an [[ChainsawGood oversized chainsaw]], an [[BFS enormous sword powered by rage]] and his [[GoodOlFisticuffs own two hands]]. Killing demons with your chainsaw or melee finishing moves rewards you with ammo and health, and is often more efficient than shooting them to pieces, and entering a berserker rage where you can only punch makes you ''more'' dangerous than your rifle or pistol. Add to the fact that there's limited cover and the hordes of Hell are devilishly fast and can often teleport, and even with guns you'll find yourself shotgunning your foes from the hip rather than sniping them down your sights.

* AbsoluteXenophobe: {{Downplayed|Trope}} in that he only holds this attitude towards the entirety of demonkind and anybody that would associate with them, as he considers them blights on existence that deserve to be erased as soon as possible. Anybody who is neither a demon nor involved with them is perfectly fine, with the worst he acts being an intimidating stare and taking somebody's weapons for his use, but if somebody or something has even the slightest beneficial connection to demonkind, their best bet is to run as far as they can before he can turn them into a bloody smear. [[spoiler:Part of this is because, as ''Eternal'' reveals, the demons aren't even really a "race", they're just what's churned out by the process of [[DemonOfHumanOrigin torturing and draining the souls of]] other sapients, meaning his genocide is less a racial extermination and more a far-reaching example of mass [[MercyKill mercy killing]].]]

* DarthVaderClone: Oddly enough, the Doom Slayer is a rare heroic example of this, molded into one presumably before the events of ''VideoGame/Doom2016'' [[spoiler: but after the events of ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'']]. He's a [[TheDreaded dreaded,]] [[TinTyrant tall, imposing man in a suit of power armor]] who operates on ThePowerOfHate to vanquish his foes. Like the man himself, the Doom Slayer has a [[SilentSnarker dry, albeit taciturn, sense of humor]]. He even ends up getting a [[{{BFS}} big, red]] LaserBlade like Vader.

* FreudianExcuse: The deaths of his wife, son, pet and brothers in arms is what fuels his rage and hatred towards demon kind and anyone stupid or power hungry enough to assist them.

** When tasked with taking out the Argent energy filters, he stomps them with his boot not out of ignorance or a lack of grace, but ''deliberately'' because of Hayden's insistence that they are to be treated with care - as destroying them will seal off any Argent energy supply for good - which is exactly what he wants. There will be consequences, yes, but for now, stopping humanity's meddling with Argent energy takes priority or there won't ''be'' any humanity left.

** Albeit PlayedForLaughs and more likely considered as {{Easter Egg}}s, his Fortress of Doom in ''Eternal'' contains many trinkets that would be considered odd for a person with a single-minded dedication to demonic genocide, such as a bookshelf filled with literature on various topics ranging from Earth history to A.I. systems maintenance, several wall-mounted electric guitars (including one made out of ''argent energy''), his massive action figure collection, a tri-monitor desktop gaming system with subwoofers which also serves as his command console, [=an old IBM 486 computer=][[note]]which players can also use to run the [[GameWithinAGame classic Doom games]][[/note]], a skateboard[[note]]which is more of an in-joke referencing Doomguy's appearance in ''VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater''[[/note]][[spoiler:and perhaps most tellingly, an [[CallBack empty rabbit cage]] with [[TragicKeepsake a single foot]] inside of it]]. Who knew the Slayer was a musician, avid gamer, and bookworm?!

** This extends to his backstory in ''Doom Eternal''; [[spoiler:He started as a BadassNormal when the Sentinels found him, badly wounded after fighting demons since the original ''Doom'' games for god knows how long; and even when he was battered, wounded, and weak he still handed the asses of everyone they threw at him in the Coliseum, and after being given the [[FatalReward "prize"]] of being CannonFodder on the frontlines with the other "Arena Champions", he continued to fight and live when everyone else in his "rank" died. When the Demons invaded and all hope looked lost, one of Khan Maykr's right-hand angels, The Seraphim, put Doomguy in a machine that was supposed to weed out the darkness out of the Sentinels. The Seraphim instead used it to power Doomguy up into the Doom Slayer by pumping him full of Pure-Maykr Grade energy.]]

* WorldsStrongestMan: To quote Samuel Hayden:

* SuperStrength: He's strong enough to liquefy a zombified human's skull with just one hand while shackled to a table, rip the limbs off bullet-resistant demons, and tear apart pieces of metal equipment and armour with just his hands and feet.

** [[spoiler:When Deag Grav tells the Slayer that he can't kill him on sacred ground, the Slayer just shoots the Priest's head off]].

** Come the ''Ancient Gods'' DownloadableContent, he ends up both [[spoiler:destroying the Father's life sphere and screwing over Samur the Seraphim, as well as going out of his way to personally resurrect Davoth the Dark Lord]] just to make sure he both doesn't get screwed over himself and can finally end everything by killing the latter. [[spoiler:Considering he awakened what seems to be this universe's EvilCounterpart to himself, with the implication that the Dark Lord's mere physical existence will make everything worse, and he just burned his bridges with all but a single lone UAC intern still willing to help him, time will tell if he just bit off more than he could chew.]]

* BookEnds: ''VideoGame/Doom2016'' opens with [[{{Epigraph}} an excerpt from a fictional text]], and the first shot of the game is of his glowing red mark on the lid of his opened coffin. [[spoiler:''VideoGame/DoomEternal'''s ''The Ancient Gods: Part Two'' ends with the Slayer lowered into a coffin after killing the [[BigBad Dark Lord]], with the stipulation that [[KeystoneArmy every demon outside of Hell will die if Davoth is defeated]] apparently extending to the Slayer as well, and the same red glowing mark of the Slayer can be seen on the lid of the coffin as it is slid into place. Plus, after the camera zooms out to show the Slayer's final resting place, the screen fades to black and displays the following text, the last part of the first game's {{Epigraph}}, to symbolize that his crusade against Hell is now complete:]]

A silent, unnamed SpaceMarine who awakens laying inside a stone sarcophagus on a UAC base on Mars that has literally gone to Hell. After smashing in a zombie's head with his bare hands and reclaiming his PoweredArmor from another nearby coffin, the marine proceeds to butcher his way through an army of demons to put an end to the madness.\\\