

According to Tom Hall and John Romero (who worked on the original Doom), the original iteration of the DOOM Marine was the grandson of Commander Keen and the great-great-grandson of William J. He is intended to be the latest iteration and continuation of the classic DOOM Marine who is the protagonist for most of the series. This nickname is mentioned in Doom Eternal and used in his dialogue subtitles.


The UAC refers to the him as DOOM Marine, or The Slayer.īefore the character had any epithets in the story, he was most commonly called Doomguy in the fan community. The demons first gave him the appellation "Doom Slayer" and also refer to him as the Unchained Predator, the Beast, and the Hellwalker.
