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* [[Gatling Good]]: Former Commando's weapon of choice.
* [[Gatling Good]]: Former Commando's weapon of choice.
* [[Glass Cannon]]: Former Commandos.
* [[Glass Cannon]]: Former Commandos.
* [[Hitbox Dissonance]]: The Former Grunts are firing an assault rifle, but the hitbox and damage effect is identical to the Pistol, so when the attack hits the player, there is a dissonance between their animation and the actual damage inflicted.
* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]: Former Sergeant's use these, and they can be deadly in massed groups at close range.
* [[The Goomba]]
* [[The Goomba]]


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{{quote|When Hell first breaks loose in ''Doome 3'', the majority of the civilian population are quickly possessed by Demonic spirits and transformed into Zombies. Alone, they're very little threat, due to their lack of agility, but they have a nasty habit of popping up from behind corners.}}
{{quote|When Hell first breaks loose in ''Doome 3'', the majority of the civilian population are quickly possessed by Demonic spirits and transformed into Zombies. Alone, they're very little threat, due to their lack of agility, but they have a nasty habit of popping up from behind corners.}}


* [[Everythings Dead With Zombies]]
* [[Everything's Deader with Zombies]]
* [[Glass Cannon]]: They can deal surprising damage (especially the fat ones) but their slow speed and lack of durability cause them to be minimal threats unless they sneak up on you.
* [[Glass Cannon]]: They can deal surprising damage (especially the fat ones) but their slow speed and lack of durability cause them to be minimal threats unless they sneak up on you.
* [[Goddamn Bats]]: They can be annoying due to their tendency to appear out of nowhere and surprising quietness compared to other enemies.
* [[Goddamn Bats]]: They can be annoying due to their tendency to appear out of nowhere and surprising quietness compared to other enemies.
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{{quote|Hulking brutes that are tinted pink. These guys get in your face as they have no ranged attack but will do some damage. Spectres are versions of Demons that only appear as hazy outlines when encountered. ''Doom 3'' gives an extensive redesign to Demons, but effectively they're the same.}}
{{quote|Hulking brutes that are tinted pink. These guys get in your face as they have no ranged attack but will do some damage. Spectres are versions of Demons that only appear as hazy outlines when encountered. ''Doom 3'' gives an extensive redesign to Demons, but effectively they're the same.}}


* [[Animal Motifs]]: Take a lot of cues from dogs, with their attacks and growls being very attack dog like.
* [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]]: All they know how to do is run at you and bite.
* [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]]: All they know how to do is run at you and bite.
* [[Invisibility Cloak]]: For Spectre.
* [[Invisibility Cloak]]: For Spectre.
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* [[Arm Cannon]]: Two of them.
* [[Arm Cannon]]: Two of them.
* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Slow, but their durability and damage output can be frightening.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Slow, but their durability and damage output can be frightening.


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{{quote|Hell's most fearsome creature and the boss of episode 2 of ''Doom''. It is a towering creature with metal legs and a rocket launcher.}}
{{quote|Hell's most fearsome creature and the boss of episode 2 of ''Doom''. It is a towering creature with metal legs and a rocket launcher.}}


* [[Badass]]: Doom II's title art invokes this, which accurately reflects how tough they are in gameplay.
* [[Contractual Boss Immunity]]: To splash damage. This effectively gives it nearly 70 percent resistance to the player's rockets.
* [[Contractual Boss Immunity]]: To splash damage. This effectively gives it nearly 70 percent resistance to the player's rockets.
* [[I Am a Humanitarian]]
* [[I Am a Humanitarian]]
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* [[Death by Cameo]]: The Icon of Sin is actually a big wall with a hole. The actual entity that takes damage is {{spoiler|the head of John Romero impaled on a spike}}.
* [[Death by Cameo]]: The Icon of Sin is actually a big wall with a hole. The actual entity that takes damage is {{spoiler|the head of John Romero impaled on a spike}}.
* [[Mook Maker]]
* [[Mook Maker]]
* [[Satan]]: Implied, given it's role and the fact it's death does fatal damage to all of Hell itself.


== Bosses (''Doom 3'' and ''Resurrection of Evil'') ==
== Bosses (''Doom 3'' and ''Resurrection of Evil'') ==
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{{quote|The final boss of Doom 3. Even bigger than before.}}
{{quote|The final boss of Doom 3. Even bigger than before.}}


* [[Badass]]: Considered 'Hell's greatest warrior".
* [[Contractual Boss Immunity]]: To everything but the Soul Cube.
* [[Contractual Boss Immunity]]: To everything but the Soul Cube.
* [[Flunky Boss]]: He's escorted by a lot of minor demons for you to [[Tactical Suicide Boss|recharge your Soul Cube with]].
* [[Flunky Boss]]: He's escorted by a lot of minor demons for you to [[Tactical Suicide Boss|recharge your Soul Cube with]].