History VideoGame / Demonsteele

Jung Hae-Lin was a former Korean soldier who just wanted to life the rest of her life in rural bliss. Said rural bliss is interrupted when Hell invades and she find her crops all stomped on by a fight between an Archangel of God and a very nasty demon. The Archangel is mortally wounded, but not before Hae-Lin accepts his request and takes up his mission - as an Angel of Death, '''rip and tear.'''

At the time of this writing, Terminus is already implementing the second player character, Sun Shihong, a cyborg girl originating from China whose main focus is going to be on gunplay and punching people in the face, rather than slashing them. She can tase people, too.

* {{Animesque}}: Pretty much, although none of the level textures or enemies were changed to reflect this trope. Hae-Lin's placeholder sprite was Sayaka from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', of all things.

* AttackDrone: Sentinel. It's really miniature, compared to other attack drones you may know.
* {{BFG}}: The TropeNamer is replaced with the Iron Savior, a suit of mystical armor that serves its role quite well.
* BottomlessMagazines: The ammo is never infinite, except it doesn't seem like you need to reload anything but your shotgun.

* DoubleJump: The most basic way to cheat this world's physics. Using the Iron Savior gives you a ''triple'' jump.

* GunsVsSwords: Both Jung Hae Lin and Sun Shihong have lots of guns and a single sword - but the difference in how frequently they use both is fairly noticeable in their gameplay styles. Hae Lin's relies on Kharon more, Shihong's is more about throwing bullets at everyone. Hell, Shihong doesn't even get a sword by default. And it's a separate weapon, too!
* HeroicMime: Jung Hae Lin is definitely not silent, but she's not too talkative either (apart from a couple of grunts). Unlike the [[VideoGame/DukeNukem3D protagonists]] [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 from the]] [[{{VideoGame/Blood}} Build]] [[VideoGame/RedneckRampage engine]]-[[VideoGame/PowerSlave era games]], she generally only gives out snarky comments in the beginning of the level, and even then only on occasion.

* LifeMeter: One of the selling points of this mod (with half of the gameplay adjusted to it) is the Life Token system. Their maximum amount is always defined by the difficulty you've picked, but you can exceed that cap by collecting shields and Over-Life Tokens.

* KillItWithFire: Exodus's special attack is a crucifix made of fire.

* MoreDakka: Sabbath is the only automatic weapon in the game. [[DownplayedTrope Sadly, the ammo for it is more scarce than prominent.]]

* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Sure, Hae Lin might look like a pretty lady and all, but should only she open her mouth (which she never does ingame, but does in quite a lot of artwork for the game) and then [[BodyHorror OH MY GOD WHY IS SHE MILEENA ALL OF A SUDDEN]].

[[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "Protip: To kill the [[DamageSpongeBoss DevilDriver,]] [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} stab it until it dies."]]'']] [[labelnote:Explanation]][=DevilDriver=] is this game's replacement for the Cyberdemon, and the quote is paraphrased from the yet so memetic [=GamePro's=] protip.[[/labelnote]]\\

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: If you play ''Demonsteele'' and your laptop can't handle all that particle goodness, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOKE6yCmylM you can always tone it down within the mod's options]].

* NoKoreansInJapan: Averted, if you replace "Japan" with "China". Jung Hae Lin is Korean. Sun Shihong is Chinese. They don't give a damn about it. Might be played more straight if there ends up being a third playable character from Japan.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: Just in case if you happen to play ''Demonsteele'' on the ''[=ZDoom=]'' port and your laptop can't handle all that particle goodness, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOKE6yCmylM you can always tone it down within the mod's options]]. Alas, this doesn't work on ''Zandronum''.

* GuideDangIt: There is no ingame explanation on how to do special attacks. There is some on the Internet, however, if you look into Terminus's blog and in the respective thread on the [=ZDoom=] forums. There's also a .jpg that comes with the mod to help get you started.

* HeroicMime: Jung Hae Lin is definitely not silent, but she's not too talkative either (apart from a couple of grunts). Unlike the [[VideoGame/DukeNukem3D protagonists]] [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 from the]] [[{{VideoGame/Blood}} Build]] [[VideoGame/RedneckRampage engine]]-[[VideoGame/PowerSlave era games]], she generally only gives out snarky comments in the beginning of the level, and even then only on occasion. Terminus found a voice actor and promises more speaking beyond "WHOOPS!", though.

* KamehameHadoken: [[LimitBreak Your most powerful attack for the entire game.]] It needs helluva lot of souls, however. And a working Iron Savior. Ironically, Terminus didn't even watch ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' before this, though now that there is a voice actor for Hae Lin, she will occasionally shout the names of either of the trope namers when using it.

* MixAndMatch: ''Demonsteele'' can be loaded up with nearly every other ''Doom'' mod, including the gameplay ones. Of note, [[http://terminusest13.tumblr.com/day/2014/12/05 here's an attempt to run it]] in tandem with ''Russian Overkill''.

** Hae Lin's arsenal consists of a grand total of seven [[spoiler: non-secret]] weapons that might or might not keep up with Biblical motives including Omen (the hammer), Testament (the shotgun), Sabbath (the automatic rifle) and Exodus (the rocket launcher).
** Exceptions from the above list include [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Kharon (the sword)]], {{Music/Testament}} (again, theorethically) and The Iron Savior [=(BFG-in-a-battlesuit)=], which allows Hae Lin to become [[Music/IronMaiden The Iron Maiden]].
** Somewhat more musical (and bestial) are Sun Shihong's weapons, which are [[Music/YokosukaSaberTiger 01-T Tiger beam saber]], [[{{Music/Viper}} 02-V Viper heavy revolver]], [[{{Music/Wolf}} 03-W Wolf assault shotgun]], [[{{Music/Scorpions}} 04-SS Scorpions dual special ops pistols]] and... 05-D Dragon anti-personnel grenades.
----> '''[[http://terminusest13.tumblr.com/day/2015/06/03 TerminusEst13:]]''' ''...named after [[AGoodNameForARockBand all those damned bands and songs named after dragons.]] Seriously, there’s a lot. '''What is up with you guys and dragons.'''''

----> '''[[http://terminusest13.tumblr.com/day/2015/06/04 TerminusEst13:]]''' ''But even then that was more because Eric thought it would be a totally cool thing [[RuleOfCool (he was right)]].''

** Some cookie fortunes and even the one of many ingame files, "weeaboo.o" embrace this as well.

** One of the replacement powerups is the Blind Guardian, internally referred to as a Buttshield (it even literally looks like a shield). As the title implies, it covers your back just so you wouldn't get stabbed from behind while you're cutting limbs off someone else. Sadly, the shield doesn't hold forever, dying off after receiving 1000 damage points, but it still does the job well.
** Sentinel is a flying skull drone which automatically locks on enemies and guns the bastards down. Its' life expectancy is even lower, though, with just 700 HP to spare.

* {{BFG}}: The Iron Savior replaces [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the weapon with exactly the same name as the trope nearby]].

** You can set the soul meter to infinite, however, if you so prefer.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Early versions allowed you to do a dash in any direction by tapping said direction twice. However, thanks to the addition of Draw The Line attack for Kharon, double-tapping works only for that attack, and only if you hold the primary fire button down. To dash, you now need to press the "Run" button instead (although it has been appropriately renamed to "Dodge").

* DoubleJump: The most basic way to cheat this world's physics.
* DummiedOut: Apart from comments in the scripts, there's nothing much buried in this game's code, if it wasn't for the fact that [[spoiler:the IDCHOPPERS cheat is still in the game and gives you access to the vanilla chainsaw, complete with Doomguy holding it.]] This is, obviously, because the mod's data is loaded on top of the IWAD (core ''Doom'' data) - and the cheat hasn't been worked with, despite the fact that it does have new confirmation message.

** Omen, which can shock hordes of enemies which somehow happen to crowd together. The downside is that you need to recharge it every now and then.

* HeroicMime: Jung Hae Lin is definitely not silent, but she's not too talkative either (apart from a couple of grunts). Unlike the [[VideoGame/DukeNukem3D protagonists]] [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 from the]] [[{{VideoGame/Blood}} Build]] [[VideoGame/RedneckRampage engine]] [[VideoGame/PowerSlave era games]], she generally only gives out snarky comments in the beginning of the level, and even then only on occasion. Terminus found a voice actor and promises more speaking beyond "WHOOPS!", though.

* IaijutsuPractitioner: Hae Lin, when equipped with just Kharon. Sheathe can be abused separately for fun and profit. Such as deflecting the projectiles or bumping your combo meter to the heavens.
* IdiosyncraticComboLevels: The farther you push your combo, the more damage your sword could deal. Oh, and the combos are announced by some mysterious demonic force with NoIndoorVoice.

* [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Luckily My Sheathe Will Protect Me]]: With the right timing, Kharon can deflect enemy projectiles - except waving its' sheathe does a so much better job at pushing them off.

* KamehameHadoken: [[LimitBreak Your most powerful attack for the entire game.]] It needs helluva lot of souls, however. And a working Iron Savior. Ironically, Terminus didn't even watch ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' before this.

* MacrossMissileMassacre: The original Cyberdemon shot only three dumb-fire rockets before moving on. His tanky brother in this mod, [=DevilDriver=], digs out six or eight, all of which are homing.

* NintendoHard: ''Demonsteele'' can be both a cakewalk and a walk on the cake after someone put water on it and set it on fire while throwing chocolate cereals at you from above, depending on the difficulty and the easily adjustable gameplay settings.
** That being said, even "Killing Machine" becomes somewhat easier after you set yourself infinite soul meter, no combo penalty and an ability to gauge up combos with guns.
* NoCutsceneInventoryInertia: As in many other 90s FPS games, Hae Lin will always walk around with Kharon (the sword) and Acacia (the pistol) no matter which weapon you wield right now. However, there are overlays for Sentinel, Blind Guardian and Iron Savior.

* NoKoreansInJapan: Averted, if you replace "Japan" with "China". Jung Hae Lin is Korean. Sun Shihong is Chinese. They don't give a damn about it. Might be played more straight as long as there's a third playable character from Japan.

* ScoringPoints: The HUD has a scorebar on its' top, inflating regardless of whether you've killed an enemy or just picked up an item or slashed a piece of scenery. That being said, [[AvertedTrope it almost never]] [[PinballScoring ends with zeroes.]]

** Also returning from ''Shadow Warrior'' are the fortune cookies with some really hillarious fortunes, including:

[[spoiler:''"Adversity is the parent of virtue. [[HarderThanHard Insisting on UV-ing]] [[GameMod Hell Revealed]] is the parent of stupidity."'']]

** The Exodus rocket launcher's special attack definitely has that touch of [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Angels blowing up to bits.]]

** The Kamekameha attack, available whenever you're an Iron Maiden, is being called with oh so many names. Starting with what its' [[Franchise/DragonBall trope]] [[Franchise/StreetFighter namers]] [[CallingYourAttacks shouted when energy bursted out of their hands]].

-> ''[[TheStinger And then]] [[{{Music/Exodus}} there were none.]]''

''Demonsteele'' is a [[GameMod massive gameplay overhaul]] for ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]'' by [=TerminusEst13=], more known as the creator of single/multiplayer [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover clash of the oldschool FPS heroes]] that's called ''Samsara''.

...or, in a nutshell, take [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior2013 Shadow Warrior]] and turn it up to eleven.

While the overall aesthetics haven't changed much from the original game (remember, this is a ''gameplay'' mod we're talking about, not a mappack), what ''was'' changed noticeably borrows a lot of looks from [[{{Main/Anime}} anime]] and [[UsefulNotes/HeavyMetal heavy metal]], both put into the blender.

Like Terminus's other works, ''Samsara'' and ''Push'', ''Demonsteele'' was remarkable enough to receive a 2014 Cacoward for the Best Gameplay Mod. Its' latest version can be downloaded from [[http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=46787 here]]. And make sure you wipe blood off your blade after you're done playing.

** Sentinel is a flying skull drone which automatically locks on enemies and guns the bastards down. Its' life expectancy is even lower, though, with just 700 [=HP=] to spare.
* AttackDrone: Sentinel. It's really miniature, compared to other attack drones you know.

* DummiedOut: Apart from comments in the scripts, there's nothing much buried in this game's code, if it wasn't for the fact that [[spoiler:the [=IDCHOPPERS=] cheat is still in the game and gives you access to the vanilla chainsaw, complete with Doomguy holding it.]] This is, obviously, because the mod's data is loaded on top of the IWAD (core ''Doom'' data) - and the cheat hasn't been worked with, despite the fact that it does have new confirmation message.

* NoCutsceneInventoryInertia: As in many other [=90s FPS=] games, Hae Lin will always walk around with Kharon (the sword) and Acacia (the pistol) no matter which weapon you wield right now. However, there are overlays for Sentinel, Blind Guardian and Iron Savior.

----> [[spoiler:''"Great misfortune will befall you. [[MemeticMutation Blame it on lag.]]"'']]\\

[[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "Protip: To kill the]] [[DamageSpongeBoss DevilDriver,]] [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} stab it until it dies."]]'']] [[labelnote:Explanation]][=DevilDriver=] is this game's replacement of Cyberdemon, and the quote is paraphrased from the yet so memetic [=GamePro's=] protip.[[/labelnote]]\\

''"[[HelloInsertNameHere Player]] pulled the trigger and ended his journey."'' (Apostasy - Sulphur Injection; suicide)\\
''"[[HelloInsertNameHere Player]] made Vikernes proud."'' (Varg Vikernes of {{Music/Mayhem}} murdered his bandmate; teammate kill)
** The Testament shotgun is the one from VideoGame/{{Marathon}}.

->''*RING RING, RING RING*''
->''"Hello, God? It's me, Jung Hae-Lin. Just wanted to give you a status update. I haven't been having a whole lot of issues so far, but these guys are definitely stubborn. I don't think I've met a lot more than scouts and troopers, but they're bad business all the same. Yeah. I've still got a ways to go. Uh-huh. I'll keep you updated. Promise. Bye, God."''

* {{Animesque}}: Pretty much, although none of the level textures or enemies were changed to reflect this trope. Hae-Lin's placeholder sprite was Sayaka from ''Madoka'', of all things.

* DummiedOut: Apart from comments in the scripts, there's nothing much buried in this game's code, if it wasn't for the fact that [[spoiler:the [=IDCHOPPERS=] cheat is still in the game and gives you access to the vanilla chainsaw, complete with Doomguy holding it.]] This is, obviously, because the mod's data is loaded on top of the IWAD (core ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]'' data) - and the cheat hasn't been worked with, despite the fact that it does have new confirmation message.

---> [[spoiler:''"Watashi no hobakurafuto wa unagi de ippai desu."'']] [[labelnote:Translation]]"My hovercraft is full of eels." Yes, literally.[[/labelnote]]
---> [[spoiler:''"Gomen nasai. Nihongo ga kakenai."'']] [[labelnote:Translation]]"Sorry, Japanese not implemented yet."[[/labelnote]]

* GuideDangIt: There is no ingame explanation on how to do special attacks. There is some on the Internet, however, if you look into Terminus's blog and in the respective thread on the [=ZDoom=] forums.

* HeroicMime: Jung Hae Lin is definitely not silent, but she's not too talkative either (apart from a couple of grunts). Unlike the [[VideoGame/DukeNukem3D protagonists]] [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 from the]] [[{{VideoGame/Blood}} Build]] [[VideoGame/RedneckRampage engine]] [[VideoGame/PowerSlave era games]], she gives out snarky comments only in the beginning of the level. Terminus found a voice actor and promises more speaking beyond "WHOOPS!", though.

* IaijutsuPractitioner: Hae Lin, when equipped with just Kharon. Sheathe can be abused separately for fun and profit. Such as deflecting the projectiles or bumping your combo meter to heavens.

** HitPoints: Alternatively, you could always switch back and forth between the above and the traditional ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]'' hitpoint system. Complete with food items and shields being replaced by medikits and body armor.

* KamehameHadoken: [[LimitBreak Your most powerful attack for the entire game.]] It needs helluva lot of souls, however. And a working Iron Savior. Ironically, Terminus didn't even watch Dragonball Z before this.

* MacrossMissileMassacre: Cyberdemon shot only three rockets before moving on. His tanky brother in this mod, [=DevilDriver=], digs out six or eight, all of which are homing.

* MixAndMatch: ''Demonsteele'' can be loaded up with nearly every other [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]] mod, including the gameplay ones. Of note, [[http://terminusest13.tumblr.com/day/2014/12/05 here's an attempt to run it]] in tandem with ''Russian Overkill''.

* NintendoHard: ''Demonsteele'' can be both a cakewalk and a walk on the cake after someone put water on it and set it on fire while throwing chocolate cereals at you from the above, depending on the difficulty and the easily adjustable gameplay settings.

* NoFairCheating: Fair cheating is in fact allowed here, with the [[ClassicCheatCode cheatcodes being the same as in]] [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} the game]] ''Demonsteele'' is trying to expand over (albeit with different confirmation messages), as well as the options menu giving you possibilities to enjoy yourself rather than going through nearly-Spartan challenges.

* PowerPalms: As an Iron Maiden, you could shoot bursts of energy out of your hands.

* RoadRunnerPC: Hae Lin runs slightly faster than Doomguy, but like him, she's basically the fastest being in this game. Dashing adds to the insanity.
** And if you don't feel that's fast enough, there are additional speed options like [[SerialEscalation "Fast",]] [[RunningGag "Faster", "Even Faster",]] [[OverlyLongGag "Even More Faster", "Yet Even More Faster",]] [[InertiaIsACruelMistress "HELP", "FUCK", "AAAAAAAAAAA"]] and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone "JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL"]] to satisfy your appetite.

* RunDontWalk: The walking function from the vanilla ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]'' is gone.

* ShoutOut: Rivals ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Guilty Gear]]'' on the amount of included rock and metal influences (with a host of others), despite not having its' own setting and appearing much, much later.
** Returning from ''[[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 Shadow Warrior]]'' is Lo Wang's katana, which doesn't get any use other than in a IdleAnimation flick, with Hae Lin quoting the katana's former owner:
----> ''Be proud, Mr. Wang.''
----> ''I like swords! They're a personal weapon.''
** And the yakuza, replacing [[VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D the SS]]. Although while the yakuza indeed were in [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior2013 SW's recent remake]], here they are represented by edited sprites from ''[[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 Wanton Destruction]]''.
** Also returning from ''[[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 Shadow]] [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior2013 Warrior]]'' are the fortune cookies with some really hillarious fortunes, including:
----> [[spoiler:''"Great misfortune will befall you. [[MemeticMutation Blame it on lag.]]"'']]
----> [[spoiler:''"[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid This is just like one of my]] [[{{Manhwa}} Korean manhwas!"]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[Main/YouNoTakeCandle "You not]] [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 Lo Wang]]. [[Main/YouNoTakeCandle You]] [[DistaffCounterpart No Wang."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime "When Navi speaks, use [=(^)=] to listen well to her words of wisdom..."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D "Call Apogee, say Aardwolf."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[{{Literature/TheRing}} "Seven days."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''"Love will lead the way. [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} So will]] [[ClassicCheatCode IDDT]]."'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "I bet the UAC did this."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D "I sure hope I'm not supposed to be guarding the Spear of Destiny right now."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[Creator/JohnWoo "John Who? John Woo."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 "I've never seen a Kano transformation."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[Music/TheDoors "Control the media, control the mind."]]'']] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Quote attributed to Jim Morrison.[[/labelnote]]
----> [[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "Protip: To kill the]] [[DamageSpongeBoss DevilDriver,]] [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} stab it until it dies."]]'']] [[labelnote:Explanation]][=DevilDriver=] is this game's replacement of Cyberdemon, and the quote is paraphrased from the yet so memetic [=GamePro's=] protip. Note that despite what the fortune suggests, this might not be the best way to mow [=DevilDriver's=] skin off.[[/labelnote]]
----> [[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "How exactly do you refine toxins?"]]'']] [[labelnote:Explanation]][=E1M3=], Toxin Refinery from ''Doom''.[[/labelnote]]
----> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/MajorStryker "Buy Major Stryker."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat "Look to La Luna!"]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "One of these days,]] [[HarderThanHard the enemies will learn how to respawn.]] [[OhCrap Then we'll all be fucked."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels "Watashi no hobakurafuto]] [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus wa unagi de ippai desu."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler: "Adversity is the parent of virtue. [[HarderThanHard Insisting]] [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} on UV-ing]] [[GameMod Hell Revealed]] is the parent of stupidity."'']]

** Exceptions from the above list include [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Kharon (the sword)]], [[{{Music/Testament}} Testament (again, theorethically)]] and The Iron Savior [=(BFG-in-a-battlesuit)=], which allows Hae Lin to become [[Music/IronMaiden The Iron Maiden]].

----> '''[[http://terminusest13.tumblr.com/day/2015/06/03 TerminusEst13:]]''' ''...named after [[AGoodNameForARockBand all those damned bands and songs named after dragons.]] Seriously, there’s a lot.'' '''''What is up with you guys and dragons.'''''
** Moving on with the metal grindfest, the combo levels, from lowest to highest, are called Fearless, [[{{Music/Destruction}} Destruction]], [[{{Music/Queen}} Champion]], [[{{Music/Behemoth}} Behemoth]], [[{{Music/Annihilator}} Annihilator]] and, of very course, [[{{Music/Slayer}} Slayer]].

** If you keep humping walls, chances are that instead of a grunt, you might hear Hae-Lin saying "Whoops!" This alludes to a [[SoBadItsGood ridiculously amateur]] [[{{Animesque}} anime-styled]] WAD ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57a2fd-Id6A Swan Fox]]'', where the titular protagonist does exactly this, except ''every goddamn time you push a wall''.
** While ''Demonsteele'' has admittedly less ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Devil May Cry]]'' references than one would expect, the launch attack did come from there.

----> ''"Can you see the light as you pass?"'' (Testament - D.N.R.; quit prompt)
----> ''"Nothing left to kill."'' (Metallica - Blackened; quit prompt)
----> ''"Mrs. God, are you there? Laughing at us is not fair."'' (Helloween - Mrs. God; degreelessness mode enabled)
----> ''"[[HelloInsertNameHere Player]] pulled the trigger and ended his journey."'' (Apostasy - Sulphur Injection; suicide)
----> ''"[[HelloInsertNameHere Player]] made Vikernes proud."'' (Varg Vikernes of {{Music/Mayhem}} murdered his bandmate; teammate kill)

* ShownTheirWork: When Terminus started making Sun Shihong (who, just to remind you, [[TrademarkFavouriteFood happens to love pizza]]), [[http://terminusest13.tumblr.com/day/2015/05/23 Terminus decided to try his hand out at making different pizza dishes]], for the sake of research.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To both ''[[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 Shadow]] [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior2013 Warrior]]'' games, regarding its' heavy emphasis on melee combat. Especially the reboot, since the 1997 version didn't give much variety to katana attacks.
** With all the swordfighting, metal and anime thrown into the blender, it could as well be the ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Guilty Gear]]'' of the [=FPS=] world.
** ''Demonsteele'' has also been nicknamed "[[Creator/HidekiKamiya Hideki Kamiya's]] ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]''" by some.

** Loading the ''Demonsteele'' WAD alongside ''[[VideoGame/BrutalDoom Brutal Doom]]'' results in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txcpbEpXIl0 this]]. Even the game gives you a once-in-a-lifetime suggestion you to try it yourself:

''Demonsteele'' is a [[GameMod massive gameplay overhaul]] for ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]'' by [=TerminusEst13=], more known as the creator of single/multiplayer [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover clash of the oldschool FPS heroes]] that's called ''Samsara''. In a nutshell, you're put into heavy combat boots of Jung Hae Lin, a former Korean soldier who, by a cruel twist of fate, becomes an Angel of Death and, complying the orders from the above, goes on a wild rampage against demons from Hell - and from this point on, the story is exactly the same as in ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]'', more or less.

* {{Animesque}}: Pretty much, although none of the level textures or enemies were changed to reflect this trope.

** Kharon. Available from the start, ridiculously good at close combat, and can go a bit farther if you use special attacks.

* HeroicMime: Jung Hae Lin is definitely not silent, but she's not too talkative either (apart from a couple of grunts). Unlike the [[VideoGame/DukeNukem3D protagonists]] [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 from the]] [[{{VideoGame/Blood}} Build]] [[VideoGame/RedneckRampage engine]] [[VideoGame/PowerSlave era games]], she gives out snarky comments only in the beginning of the level. And even then, the chances of that she'll actually say something are purdy low.

* KamehameHadoken: [[LimitBreak Your most powerful attack for the entire game.]] It needs helluva lot of souls, however. And a working Iron Savior.

* RoadRunnerPC: Hae Lin runs slightly faster than Doomguy, but like him, she's basically the fastest being in this game.

* RocketJump: Pullable with two weapons: the rocket launcher and the overly-loaded shotgun.

** Moving on with the metal grindfest, the combo levels, from lowest to highest, are called Fearless, [[{{Music/Destruction}} Destruction]], [[{{Music/Champion}} Champion]], [[{{Music/Behemoth}} Behemoth]], [[{{Music/Annihilator}} Annihilator]] and, of very course, [[{{Music/Slayer}} Slayer]].

* GuideDangIt: There is next to no explanation on how to do special attacks, ingame. There is some on the Internet, however, if you look into Terminus's blog and in the respective thread on the [=ZDoom=] forums.

* HarderThanHard: ''Angel of Death''. No Life Tokens. Very slim chances of you gaining any chunks of health, since you're a nearly-permament OneHitPointWonder. Have fun.

* KillItWithFire: Exodus's special attack is a fiery cross.

* PrecisionFStrike: Hae Lin doesn't swear at all. Fortune cookies do.

* RoadRunnerPC: Hae Lin runs slightly faster than Doomguy, but like him, she's basically the fastest being in this game. If you don't feel that's enough, there are additional speed options like [[SerialEscalation "Fast",]] [[RunningGag "Faster", "Even Faster",]] [[OverlyLongGag "Even More Faster", "Yet Even More Faster",]] [[InertiaIsACruelMistress "HELP", "FUCK", "AAAAAAAAAAA"]] and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone "JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL"]] to satisfy your appetite.
* RocketJump: Pullable with two weapons: the rocket launcher and the ''shotgun''.
* RunDontWalk: The walking function from the vanilla ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]'' is gone. For good.

* NintendoHard: ''Demonsteele'' can be both a cakewalk and a walk on the cake after someone put water on it and set it on fire while throwing chocolate cereals at you from the above, depending on the difficulty and the easily adjustable gameplay settings. That being set, even "Killing Machine" becomes somewhat easier after you set yourself infinite soul meter, no combo penalty and an ability to gauge up combos with guns.

* GunsVsSwords: Both Jung Hae Lin and Sun Shihong have lots of guns and a single sword - but the difference in how frequently they use both is fairly noticeable. Hae Lin's relies on Kharon more, Shihong is more about gameplay. Hell, Shihong doesn't even get a sword by default. And it's a separate weapon, too!
* HeroicMime: Jung Hae Lin is definitely not silent, but she's not too talkative either (apart from a couple of grunts). Unlike the [[VideoGame/DukeNukem3D protagonists]] [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 from the]] [[{{VideoGame/Blood}} Build]] [[VideoGame/RedneckRampage engine]] [[VideoGame/PowerSlave era games]], she gives out snarky comments only in the beginning of the level. And even then, the chances of that she'll say something are purdy low.

* IaijutsuPractitioner: Hae Lin, when equipped with just Kharon. Sheathe can be abused separately for fun and profit.

* LudicrousGibs: Of course, it's a game where you slash demons apart! And see their intestines!

--> ''Be proud, Mr. Wang.''
--> ''I like swords. That's a personal weapon.''
** And the yakuza, replacing the SS. Although while the yakuza indeed were in [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior2013 SW's recent remake]], here they are represented by edited sprites from the ''[[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 Wanton Destruction]]''.

** [[spoiler:The Arrogant Weapons are with unlimited ammo by default.]]

* KillItWithIce: [[Frosthammer, despite the name, is a ''railgun that can freeze enemies''.]]

** [=DevilDriver=]... A Cyberdemon with his skull bare, riding on a tank platform... Don't tell anyone it's actually [[Music/DevilDriver a ridiculously lame pun.]]

Like Terminus's other works, ''Samsara'' and ''Push'', ''Demonsteele'' was good enough to receive a 2014 Cacoward for the Best Gameplay Mod. Its' latest version can be downloaded from [[http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=46787 here]]. And make sure you wipe blood off your blade after you're done playing.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Whoever wrote the fortunes inside the cookies was definitely off their meds. That, or the papers inside them are self-aware enough.

---> [[spoiler:''"Watashi no hobakurafuto wa unagi de ippai desu."'']] [[labelnote:Translation]]"My hovercraft is full of eels." Literally.[[/labelnote]]

* HyperactiveMetabolism: Food and soda restores Life Tokens. Ramen goes a step further by surpassing the default health cap.

* LudicrousGibs: Of course.

----> [[spoiler: "Adversity is the parent of virtue. Insisting [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} on UV-ing]] [[NintendoHard Hell Revealed]] is the parent of stupidity."'']]

--> '''[[http://terminusest13.tumblr.com/day/2015/06/03 TerminusEst13:]]''' ''...named after [[AGoodNameForARockBand all those damned bands and songs named after dragons.]] Seriously, there’s a lot.'' '''''What is up with you guys and dragons.'''''

--> '''[[http://terminusest13.tumblr.com/day/2015/06/04 TerminusEst13:]]''' ''But even then that was more because Eric thought it would be a totally cool thing [[RuleOfCool (he was right)]].''

-> ''[[TheStinger And then there were none.]]''

''Demonsteele'' is a [[GameMod massive gameplay overhaul]] for ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]'' by [=TerminusEst13=], more known as the creator of single/multiplayer [[[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover clash of the oldschool FPS heroes]] called ''Samsara''. In a nutshell, you're put into heavy combat boots of Jung Hae Lin, a former Korean soldier who, by a cruel twist of fate, becomes an Angel of Death and, complying the orders from the above, goes on a wild rampage against demons from Hell - and from this point on, the story is exactly the same as in ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]'', more or less.

While the overall aesthetics haven't changed much from the original game (remember, this is a ''gameplay'' mod we're talking about, not a mappack), what ''was'' changed noticeably borrows a lot of looks from [[Main/Anime anime]] and [[UsefulNotes/HeavyMetal heavy metal]], both put into the blender.

At the time of this writing, Terminus is already implementing the second player character, Sun Shihong, a cyborg girl originating from China who loves pizza and big guns.

''Demonsteele'' is a [[GameMod massive gameplay overhaul mod]] for ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]'' by [=TerminusEst13=], more known as the creator of single/multiplayer MassiveMultiplayerCrossover ''Samsara''.

In a nutshell, you're put into heavy combat boots of Jung Hae Lin, a former Korean soldier who, by a cruel twist of fate, becomes an Angel of Death and, complying the orders from the above, goes on a wild rampage against demons from Hell - and from this point on, the story is exactly the same as in ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]'', more or less.

The latest version of ''Demonsteele'' can be downloaded [[http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=46787 here]]. Make sure you wipe blood off your blade after you're done playing.

!!''Demonsteele'' provides the examples of:

** Moving on with the metal grindfest, the combo levels, from lowest to highest, are called Fearless, [[{{Music/Destruction}} Destruction]], [[{{Music/Champion}} Champion]], [[{{Music/Behemoth}} Behemoth]], [[{{Music/Annihilator}} Annihilator]] and, of very course, [[Music/Slayer Slayer]].

''Demonsteele'' is a [[GameMod massive gameplay overhaul mod]] for [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]] by [=TerminusEst13=], more known as the creator of single/multiplayer MassiveMultiplayerCrossover ''Samsara''.

* ExcusePlot: Even better - it doesn't really have a plot of its' own, apart from several phone conversations with God himself. Other than that, it's still your regular "demons invade a UAC base/planet Earth, go to hell and kick their butts" premise.

* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: The farther, the less Life Tokens you get.

** [+BEHEMOTH!!+]
** [+ANNIHILATOR!!!+]
** [++SLAYER!!!++] SLAYER!!! [--SLAYER!!!--] [---SLAYER!!!---]

----> ---> [[spoiler:''[[MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels "Watashi no hobakurafuto]] [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus wa unagi de ippai desu."]]'']]

---> [[spoiler:''[[MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels "Watashi no hobakurafuto wa unagi de ippai desu."]]'']]
---> [[spoiler:''"Gomen nasai. Nihongo ga kakenai."'']]

---> ''Byonshi!'' [[labelnote:Translation]]Transform![[/labelnote]]

--> '''Fortune cookie:''' ''"Does this run with Brutal Doom?"''

* GratuitousJapanese: Despite what you might have thought, Hae Lin is in fact Korean. And she's really bad at Japanese.

--> ''Byonshi!''

* RunDontWalk: The walking function from the vanilla [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]] is gone. For good.

''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]''" by some.

** And the yakuza, replacing the SS. Although while the yakuza indeed were in [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior2013 SW's recent remake]], here they are represented by edited sprites from the ''[[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 Wanton Destruction''.

--> [[spoiler:''"Great misfortune will befall you. [[MemeticMutation Blame it on lag.]]"'']]
--> [[spoiler:''"[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid This is just like one of my]] [[{{Manhwa}} Korean manhwas!"]]'']]
--> [[spoiler:''[[Main/YouNoTakeCandle "You not]] [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 Lo Wang]]. [[Main/YouNoTakeCandle You]] [[DistaffCounterpart No Wang."]]'']]
--> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime "When Navi speaks, use [=(^)=] to listen well to her words of wisdom..."]]'']]
--> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D "Call Apogee, say Aardwolf."]]'']]
--> [[spoiler:''[[{{Literature/TheRing}} "Seven days."]]'']]
--> [[spoiler:''"Love will lead the way. [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} So will]] [[ClassicCheatCode IDDT]]."'']]
--> [[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "I bet the UAC did this."]]'']]
--> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D "I sure hope I'm not supposed to be guarding the Spear of Destiny right now."]]'']]
--> [[spoiler:''[[Creator/JohnWoo "John Who? John Woo."]]'']]
--> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 "I've never seen a Kano transformation."]]'']]
--> [[spoiler:''[[Music/TheDoors "Control the media, control the mind."]]'']] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Quote attributed to Jim Morrison.[[/labelnote]]
--> [[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "Protip: To kill the]] [[DamageSpongeBoss DevilDriver,]] [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} stab it until it dies."]]'']] [[labelnote:Explanation]][=DevilDriver=] is this game's replacement of Cyberdemon, and the quote is paraphrased from the yet so memetic [=GamePro's=] protip. Note that despite what the fortune suggests, this might not be the best way to mow [=DevilDriver's=] skin off.[[/labelnote]]
--> [[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "How exactly do you refine toxins?"]]'']] [[labelnote:Explanation]]E1M3, Toxin Refinery from ''Doom''.[[/labelnote]]
--> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/MajorStryker "Buy Major Stryker."]]'']]
--> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat "Look to La Luna!"]]'']]
--> [[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "One of these days,]] [[HarderThanHard the enemies will learn how to respawn.]] [[OhCrap Then we'll all be fucked."]]'']]

** ''Demonsteele'' has also been nicknamed "[[Creator/HidekiKamiya Hideki Kamiya's]]

* GameMod: Being a mod itself, there have been mods to this mod, including (but not limited to) replacing Kharon's sprites with a rock guitar and rebalancing all the gameplay affair.

** It's easy to start scratching your hair on how to become an Iron Maiden, unless you read the Iron Savior's pickup message.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To both ''[[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 Shadow]] [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior2013 Warrior]]'' games, regarding its' heavy emphasis on melee combat. Especially the reboot, since the 1997 version didn't give much variety to katana attacks.
** With all the swordfighting, metal and anime thrown into the blender, it could as well be the ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Guilty Gear]]'' of the [=FPS=] world.
** ''Demonsteele'' has also been nicknamed "[[Creator/HidekiKamiya Hideki Kamiya's]] ''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} Doom]]''" by some.

----> [[spoiler:'''Cookie fortune:''' ''"Reloading is just foreplay for your gun."'']]
* GuideDangIt: There is next to none explanation on how to do special attacks ingame. There is some, however, if you look into Terminus's blog and in the respective thread on the [=ZDoom=] forums.
* HyperactiveMetabolism: Food and soda restores Health Tokens. Ramen goes a step further by surpassing the default Health Token cap.
* LifeMeter: One of the selling points of this mod (with half of the gameplay adjusted to it) is the Health Token system. Their maximum amount is always defined by the difficulty you've picked, but you can exceed that cap by collecting shields and Over-Life Tokens.

----> ''Be proud, Mr. Wang.''
----> ''I like swords. That's a personal weapon.''

----> [[spoiler:''"Great misfortune will befall you. [[MemeticMutation Blame it on lag.]]"'']]
----> [[spoiler:''"[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid This is just like one of my]] [[{{Manhwa}} Korean manhwas!"]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[Main/YouNoTakeCandle "You not]] [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 Lo Wang]]. [[Main/YouNoTakeCandle You]] [[DistaffCounterpart No Wang."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime "When Navi speaks, use [=(^)=] to listen well to her words of wisdom..."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D "Call Apogee, say Aardwolf."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[{{Literature/TheRing}} "Seven days."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''"Love will lead the way. [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} So will]] [[ClassicCheatCode IDDT]]."'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "I bet the UAC did this."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D "I sure hope I'm not supposed to be guarding the Spear of Destiny right now."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[Creator/JohnWoo "John Who? John Woo."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 "I've never seen a Kano transformation."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[Music/TheDoors "Control the media, control the mind."]]'']] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Quote attributed to Jim Morrison.[[/labelnote]]
----> [[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "Protip: To kill the]] [[DamageSpongeBoss DevilDriver,]] [[{{VideoGame/Doom}} stab it until it dies."]]'']] [[labelnote:Explanation]][=DevilDriver=] is this game's replacement of Cyberdemon, and the quote is paraphrased from the yet so memetic [=GamePro's=] protip. Note that despite what the fortune suggests, this might not be the best way to mow [=DevilDriver's=] skin off.[[/labelnote]]
----> [[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "How exactly do you refine toxins?"]]'']] [[labelnote:Explanation]]E1M3, Toxin Refinery from ''Doom''.[[/labelnote]]
----> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/MajorStryker "Buy Major Stryker."]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat "Look to La Luna!"]]'']]
----> [[spoiler:''[[{{VideoGame/Doom}} "One of these days,]] [[HarderThanHard the enemies will learn how to respawn.]] [[OhCrap Then we'll all be fucked."]]'']]

----> '''[[http://terminusest13.tumblr.com/day/2015/06/03 TerminusEst13:]]''' ''...named after [[AGoodNameForARockBand all those damned bands and songs named after dragons.]] Seriously, there’s a lot.'' '''''What is up with you guys and dragons.'''''

----> '''[[http://terminusest13.tumblr.com/day/2015/06/04 TerminusEst13:]]''' ''But even then that was more because Eric thought it would be a totally cool thing [[RuleOfCool (he was right)]].''

----> '''Fortune cookie:''' ''"Does this run with Brutal Doom?"''

----> ''[[TheStinger And then there were none.]]''

** Loading the ''Demonsteele'' WAD alongside ''[[VideoGame/BrutalDoom Brutal Doom]]'' results in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txcpbEpXIl0 this]]. In the later versions, this EasterEgg becomes even more annoying and available as an option available from get-go.
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