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|'''[[Robot Buddy|GI]][[Cloudcuckoolander|R]]''', ''[[Invader Zim]]''}}
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There's something primal about saying "Doom". The deeper, more echoey, the better.
People also often forget that "doom" (related to "deem," ''i.e.'', "judge" or "estimate") comes from the idea in Old English and Norse mythology of an ultimate destiny, which need not necessarily be a bad
This trope is subverted and parodied easily and often, to the point that it has become an [[Undead Horse Trope]].
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Tropers are especially susceptible to this.
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* This [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=potlDrRI01A commercial]. Just watch it, okay? "Take care of this package or we're... doomed!"
** '''DOOMED!!!'''
*** ... doomed.
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Planet Doom from the Lion version of ''[[Voltron]]''.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[Doctor Doom]] (whose real name ''is'' Victor Von Doom, but [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate|who never actually finished his doctorate]]) of the [[Marvel Universe]]. He talks about himself in [[Third Person Person|third person]], too, which means he refers to ''himself'' as "Doom". (Wouldn't you, if your name was Doom?) He was doing this before it became cool, and still does this even though it's long since become a [[Dead Horse Trope]]. [[Grandfather Clause|Doom will change his ways for no one!]]
** At one point in a ''Spider-Man'' cartoon, he replaced the U.N. Security Council with robots and was briefly "elected" as ruler of the world. Cue robot security council members chanting "DOOM! DOOM! DOOM! DOOM!..."
* Also from the [[Marvel Universe]], the lead-up to one of their big [[Crisis Crossover
* Marvel Comics also has the Elements of Doom. Basically, take the elements of the Periodic System, give them sentience and let them carry out the urge to [[Kill All Humans]].
* An early issue of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' has the title character remarking that he was always being "doomed" by every villain he met.
* Famously, ''[[Hellboy (comics)|Hellboy]]'' has his right hand of Doom. It's the literal Key to the Apocalypse.
* Doomsday, who is best known for killing [[Superman]] himself.
* An old British comics character named Disaster Des caused trouble wherever he went without meaning to. He had a habit of singing to himself, but instead of "dum dum dum" he always sang "doom, doom, doom".
* ''[[Johnny the Homicidal Maniac]]'' had its fair share of Dooms:
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* As Starr [[Sanity Slippage|cracks up]] in ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)|Preacher]]'' he decides he needs a much bigger gun (partly to make up for something he's lost) and begins posing with it, muttering "''Doom''cock..."
* There's the "Satanic Cheerleaders of Doom", the [[Fan Service]] minions of the [[Fan Service]]
* In ''[[Judge Dredd]]'', during the "[[Zombie Apocalypse|
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* The Brothers of Doom in ''[[With Strings Attached]]''.
* In ''[[Harry Potter and
* [[I Don't Like the Sound of That Place|The Doom Satellite]] from ''[[Calvin and Hobbes:
* The "Sisterhood of Doom" from ''[[Desperately Seeking Ranma]]''.
== [[Film]] ==
* C3P0 of ''[[Star Wars]]' was quite fond of saying "We're doomed!" in the face of any small difficulty.
** A straighter example is in ''[[Revenge of the Sith]]'' where Grievous during his during his duel with Obi-Wan proclaims, after the cavalry arrives, "Army of not, you must realize... you are DOOMED!"
* In ''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]'', [[Vincent Price]] saying "Nine killed you, nine shall die and be returned your loss, nine times nine! Nine killed you, nine shall die, nine eternities in DOOM!"
* In the [[Hudson
* In ''[[The Color of Money]]'', Vincent sits with his cased Balabushka watching Mozelle finish a match. Finally Mozelle walks over and says "What you got in there?" Vincent: "In here? (opens case, smirking even more) Doom."
* ''[[Cannibal! The Musical]]:''
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'''Packer, Swan:''' [pause] Thank you. }}
* Judge Doom from ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]''
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* Lampshaded in [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Soul Music (novel)|Soul Music]],'' wherein Susan Sto Helit visits Death's home and expects it to "loom, and involve other words ending in 'oom,' like gloom and doom." She's in for a disappointment.
* Used frequently by Slartibartfast in ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Life, the Universe and Everything]]'' when describing the Krikkiters. On one occasion, it was an entire sentence.
* Aunt Ada Doom in ''[[Cold Comfort Farm]]'' by Stella Gibbons, "There have always been Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm." [[The Parody]] of [[Gothic Horror]].
* Mount Doom in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', with [[All There in the Manual|the convention]] that the word keeps its original meaning of ''destiny'', as in other names in the legendarium.
** And, of course, the Moria sequence with the "drums in the deep" going "''doom, doom''"
** The actors in [[The Film of the Book]] seem to like saying "Doom" with all the weight they can.
** There is one half-serious reference to the [[Artifact of Doom|One Ring]] as the "Ring of Doom". The Rankin/Bass animated version of ''Return of the King'' turned this reference into a song, showing that it wasn't a very serious adaptation.
** While more focused on in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', the mortality of mankind, first known as "The Gift of Men" soon became known as the "Doom of Men".
*** ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' also has the Doom of Mandos (whose domain is sort of a combo of Death and Fate).
*** Also, in case ''The Silmarillion'' was not confusing enough, in it the "Ring of Doom" refers to a completely unrelated meeting circle where the Valar hold council.
* Used memorably in ''[[Narnia|The Horse and His Boy]]'' when Aslan confronts Rabadash: "The doom is nearer now. It is at the door; it has lifted the latch--"
* And of course, we have Thulsa Doom, the Evil Overlord's [[Evil Overlord]] from ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'', whose name comes from a King Kull story by Conan's creator Robert E. Howard, who was given to quite doomy and poetic descriptions.
* Unsurprisingly, a motif in [[H.P. Lovecraft]]'s ''The Doom That Came to Sarnath'', sometimes in all-caps:
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* ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'': the Pit of Doom, underneath Shayol Ghul, a mountain. This is where the barrier that separates [[The Devil|The Dark One]] from the world is at its thinnest.
** Also the Mountains of Dhoom, in a [[Shout-Out]] to [[The Lord of the Rings|Tolkien]].
* In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', repeated references are made to the Doom of Valyria. It's not clear what exactly this was, except that it was very hard on Valyria. Euron Crow's Eye claims to have "seen the Doom," so whatever-it-was may still be going on (although Euron shows every sign of being an inveterate liar). Given that Valyria seems to be the birthplace of the dragons, along with various references to smoke, fire, and poison, fans have speculated that the Doom was actually the eruption of one or more very large volcanoes.
* ''A Malady of Magicks'' and it two sequels have Hendreck, the heavy axeman wielding a Club Of Doom. Either because of this or simply as a predisposition to the word, he is constantly saying "DOOM", "Doomed", and "of Doom!" (And, memorable, "Doom doom de-doom doom.")
* John Moore's ''[[Heroics For Beginners]]'' uses this repeatedly, including the Castle of Doom (above the Village of Angst). The gift shop is shown to have the usual merchandise bearing the Castle of Doom logo.
* In ''[[The Third World War
* [[Patricia C. Wrede]]'s ''[[Book of Enchantments]]'' has a story set in the [[Enchanted Forest Chronicles|Enchanted Forest]] revolving around the Frying Pan of Doom. It's actually a mighty weapon, but surprisingly few heroes want to go into battle with it.
* Averted by the ''
* The word "doom" appears in ''[[The Qur'an]]'' [http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/topics/doom.html hundreds] of times.
** It appears in ''that particular translation'' hundreds of times; there will be more or less doom depending on the translator.
* Frank McCourt, in ''Angela's Ashes'' cynically observes at one point: "Doom. The favourite word of every priest in Limerick." Or something to that effect.
* In Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Stories" a chapter is entitled "Four Stories about the Deep Doom of Dark Doorways" but none of the stories are dark, nor do they involve deepness, doom or doorways.
* In Susan Kay's ''Phantom'' Erik is
* The word is often used in ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]]'', in references to prophecy and fate, such as, "There is a doom upon you," or "Now Eragon's doom would be decided." Given the context, it is unclear whether it means "anyone's ultimate fate" or "a dark fate in specific" but it is definitely tied to destiny and prophecy. Also, Angela the herbalist provides us with this in ''Eldest'', when Eragon asks what she thinks of Nasuada's plans: "Mmm... she's doomed! You're doomed! They're all doomed! ... Notice I didn't specify what kind of doom, so matter what happens, I predicted it. How very ''wise'' of me."
* In the [[Star Trek Novel Verse]], Fabian Stevens of the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] is fond of the trope. He's named one of his engineering breakthroughs the "Magical Paint of Doom", using it to good effect both in the series proper and in the novel [[A Singular Destiny]].
* The main antagonist in the first two ''[[Septimus Heap]]'' books is called DomDaniel.
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* The ''[[MythBusters]]'' crew frequently refer to their especially dangerous rigs as the "[Whatever] of Doom" (occasionally slipping in an "... of Death" to break up the monotony).
* The good folks at ''[[Television Without Pity]]'' have dubbed the Princeton Plainsborough Teaching Hospital MRI machine from ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' the "MRI... of DOOM" (ellipses mandated), because every time it's used, something invariably goes wrong.
* Private Frazer of ''[[Dad's Army]]'' had a great way of saying this in a Scottish accent while rolling his eyes madly.
* The resident [[Cloudcuckoolander]] of ''[[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]'' once gave the line "I hate to be a doomsayer, but, uh,... DOOM! Doom, doom, doom."
* Z'ha'dum, the planet of the bad guys (the shadows) in ''[[Babylon 5]]''. How is it pronounced? "Za-ha-DOOM", of course.
** And it's a [[Shout-Out]] to the ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''' Khazad-dûm, pronounced similarly but with two consonants swapped.
* The "of Death" variant, like so many tropes is [[Lampshaded]] in ''[[Eureka]]'':
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* From one particular bit on ''[[The Daily Show]]'': [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=218357&title=future-shock-roombas-of-doom Roombas of doom! Doombas!]
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' seems to prefer the words "death" or "evil" to spice up the title of a story, but they've throw a few dooms in over the years. There's "Doomsday", ''Four to Doomsday'', ''The Seeds of Doom'' and the episode of ''The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve'' called "Bell of Doom".
* ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look
* In ''[[Orgazmo]]'', where [[Idiot Hero]] Orgazmo is held by the Ass-Fuck Twins, Natsuko und Haruka, who are speaking in a cutesy japanese accent: "Dere is no escapin us, Ohgazmo." "Plepare to meet cha dum!" (---> "Prepare to meet your doom!").
* Anything remotely scary on ''[[Top Gear]]'' becomes the "_____ of Death" (Plunger of Death, Ball of Death, etc.)
* ''[[Firefly
* The ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer
* The unproduced season finale of ''[[The Middleman]]'' was called [[Mad Lib Thriller Title|The]]
== [[Music]] ==
* [[wikipedia:Doom metal|Doom Metal]] and its subsequent subgenres.
** The apotheosis of this genre, at least in terms of naming tendencies, is the doom metal solo project Doom:Vs. The etymology of this (quite ridiculous) name goes as follows: he chose the Latin word "domus", meaning house, then respelt it as "doomus" (meaning "doom house", one supposes), then respelt ''that'' as doom:us (meaning that we, "us", are doomed) then replaced the "u" with a "v", simply because a "v" looked so much... doomier than a "u".
*** Actually, in Roman times, "u" and "v" looked the same when written. And since the "-us" part of domus is the ending (and thus, the part changed depending on usage), the name could actually have a fair amount of research behind it.
* [[Rammstein]]'s drummer, Christoph "Doom" Schneider. He took his nickname from the [[Doom|game of the same name]], but lamented in a 2010 interview that he would have chosen a different nickname if he'd known it was going to be on every record Rammstein had ever done.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U319VzSqEU "Crack of Doom"] by The Tiger Lillies makes no bones about its subject and outlook.
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* WCW once had a tag team called Doom, who were a pair of [[Scary Black Man|Scary Black Men]] in black masks. They were eventually unmasked as Ron Simmons and Butch Reed, but were no less scary, no less black, and no less men. And no less doomy, of course.
** They also had the infamous "Fingerpoke of Doom" match, which many fans consider the promotion's [[Jumping the Shark|shark-jumping]] moment.
* Then there's the Legion of Doom, who already had a team name (The Road Warriors), but inherited the Legion of Doom name from a stable they were part of that imploded. The name was just too doomy to lose.
** And of course is itself a [[Shout-Out]] to the ''[[Superfriends]]'' villains.
** And we're forgetting the Dungeon of Doom, led by Kevin Sullivan?
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* The ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' spell "Doom" may be a bit of a subversion—it presumably fills its (single) target with appropriate dread if it works, but as it's only a first-level cleric spell, that basically means "only" a -2 penalty to most d20 rolls in terms of mechanics.
** The 1st and 2nd-edition spell "Creeping Doom", on the other hand, was seventh-level and conjured a quite deadly [[The Swarm|swarm of venomous bugs]].
** The ''Dungeons & Dragons'' module, "The Red Hand of Doom".
*** GURPS Thaumatology has a ritual named Doom that lives up to its name. It first makes you wish you were dead. Then it kills you.
* The Marvel SAGA game system has players use cards to determine the success of their characters' actions instead of dice. The card suits are: Intelligence, Willpower, Strength, Agility, and '''Doom'''. (Doom cards do not go back into the discard pile after being played, but get saved out by the GM, who can use them later to force villainous NPCs' actions to succeed.)
* The Skaven in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' - Doomrocket, Doomwheel, Doomglaive, Doomflayer... plus of course "Your doom has come, man-thing!". Ahem.
* ''[[Warhammer
** No! To the Warp with Doomrider! '''DOOMBREED''', greatest of Khorne's Daemon Princes and Genghis Khan in he 41st Millennium! BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!
* ''[[Deadlands]]'' authors love their doomy dooms. There are Tables o'Doom, a Canyon o'Doom, the blood magic spell Doom, and lots of other uses.
* The card game ''[[Munchkin (game)|Munchkin]]'' plays to this with the "... Of Doom!" card, which gives a bonus to any weapon item, and can (intentionally) lead to some interesting constructions: Cute Shoulder Dragon OF DOOM, Sword of Slaying Everything Except Squid OF DOOM, Rat on a Stick OF DOOM, etc.
** The "Duck of Doom" trap card. ''[[Killer Game Master|You should have known better than to pick up a duck in a dungeon.]]''
** There is good satisfaction gained by adding ''... of Doom!'' to ''The Other Ring''. It sorta completes the circle.
** ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' has a card whose name is already the Sushi Knife of Doom. In a blender game, it could possibly become the Sushi Knife of Doom OF DOOM.
** Continuing with this trend, the [[Recycled in Space|in space]] version of this game has combinable gun cards, leading up to a "Bananafanafofaser Bobaser Dazer Maser Shmaser Raser... of DOOM", which actually would follow through with the 'of doom'ing as it would be insanely powerful.
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' features, as of this writing, a relatively modest ten cards with "Doom" in their name. This includes the ''Unhinged'' joke card [https://web.archive.org/web/20081003120429/http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=74263 Pointy Finger of Doom].
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Tabletop Game)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' also features Doom a lot, even more so in the TCG version where "Death" tends to get replaced with "Doom".
* The ''[[Lone Wolf]]'' gamebook series and extended universe give us the [[Big Badass Wolf|Doomwolves]], [[Artifact of Doom|Doomstones]], the Doomlands of Naaros in Southern Magnamund, and Book 4 is titled ''The Chasm of Doom'' (guest star: Barraka the Doomslayer).
== [[Theatre]] ==
* In ''[[Finian's Rainbow]]'', Og the [[Leprechaun]] wails about "doom and gloom -- d-o-o-m and gl-o-o-m!"
* ''[[The Golden Apple]]'', a scientist sings a perky, cheerful number explaining how the human race is "Doomed, Doomed, Doomed."
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The computer game series ''[[Doom]]'', naturally.
** This led to the odd situation where, during the time period that the in-vogue [[First-Person Shooter]] was a version of ''[[Quake (series)|Quake]]'', [[Moral Guardians]] tended to complain about ''Doom'', report that violent teenagers were fans of the game, etc., simply because "Doom" sounds scarier than "Quake".
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* In a possible homage to ''[[Invader Zim]]'', Deekin sings "Doom doom dooooom" while travelling in the Underdark in ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]: Hordes of the Underdark'' expansion. (One wonders why there isn't an option for the PC to complain to Deekin about that)
** Because if you're likely to complain about it, you probably found Deekin annoying enough to get rid of him long before going to the Underdark.
* Artix Entertainment's online games often take [[Refuge in Audacity]], and the Doom weapons in ''[[Dragonfable]]'' are no exception. The description for one is just "DOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!" and another is "So much DOOM, it hurts!"
** And when you used them, the special status effect is called "Engulfed by DOOM! Hahahaha!" and for a few turns the opponent takes a bit of damage. From DOOM!
** Interestingly, the axe version of the Doom weapon actually has a backstory instead of just randomly shouting DOOOOOOOOOOOM!
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** Let's not forget Sepulchre the Doom Knight, the [[Big Bad]] of ''Dragonfable'', or his chatty Doom Blade {{spoiler|that might be the one really calling the shots}}.
** {{spoiler|Oddly enough, despite the vast time gap between Mechquest and the other two games, and the five year time difference (and implied reality break) between Dragonfable and Adventurequest, the same NPC (the Mysterious Stranger) is connected to matters of DOOM! in all of the games}}.
* Although it might owe itself more to onomatopeia, there is a song in ''[[Pop'n Music]] 14'' (part of a franchise that runs alongside ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]'' and Konami's other music games) called "[http://vjarmy.com/wiki/index.php/BBLLAASSTT%21%21 BBLLAASSTT!!]". The associated character is an anthropomorphic drum set. Called DOOOOOM.
* The determinedly pessimistic pilot Doomsday from ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander
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* The ''[[Warcraft]] III'' ultimate spell of the Pit Lord, which slowly kills the target and spawns a demon from the corpse? "Doom".
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** Also, at one point in the fight, the members of the Twilight Counsil in the instance Bastion of Twilight in Cataclysm will yell: ''Behold your DOOM!'' with alot of emphesis on the word doom.
** In a ''parody'' of World of Warcraft in the comic strip [[FoxTrot]], the main character (almost) gets the most powerful weapon in the game, "Doomulus Prime." An actual World of Warcraft weapon ''named'' Doomulus Prime was added to the game in homage, when the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj were opened.
* ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'' has a hero known as the Doom Bringer, who's ultimate spell is "Doom".
* The Sanctioned Psyker from the ''[[Warhammer
* ''[[Altered Beast]]'': while sound compression lead to infamous "[[Elmuh Fudd Syndwome|WISE FWOM YOUW GWAVE!]]", the pre-[[Boss Battle]] "WELCOME TO YOUR DOOM!" is perfectly audible.
* The [[Guide Dang It|dreaded]] [[Fan Nickname|Barrel of Doom]] from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Carnival Night Zone Act 2]]''.
* The Doomlore Shrine in [[Guild Wars]], which is the Town in the Charr Homelands.
* [http://www.mariowiki.com/Fawful "The mustard of your doom!"], perhaps?
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* From ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'', Doctor N. Gin ''loves'' this. "Adopt me... or I will put doom in you!!"
* Cespenar the imp in ''[[Baldur's Gate]] 2''. His reaction to the artifact weapon "Hindo's Doom":
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* Whenever there's [[Ruined FOREVER|a particularly large amount of complaining about a recent change]] on the ''[[City of Heroes]]'' official forums, veteran forumgoers cry DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! in mockery.
** Also, the indicators for whether an archvillain's super-resistance power is active have the [[Fan Nickname]] "Purple Triangles of Doom."
* [[Shoot'Em Up]] game ''Big Bang Mini'' names all of the bosses this way in the manual.
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* There are many one-use plants in ''[[Plants vs Zombies]]'', mostly because they explode the instant they activate. The most powerful of these is called the Doom Shroom, complete with [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|angry-looking red eyes.]] It has a huge blast radius and actually leaves a crater where it was planted.
** Additionally, the onomatopoeia for when they explode is... wait for it... "DOOM!"
* The main dungeon of ''[[Nethack]]'' is called the Dungeons of Doom.
* ''[[ADOM]]'' has the
* ''[[Angband]]'' has a type of cursed item called the Amulet of DOOM. It is the only item in the game which is capitalized like that.
* From ''[[
* ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' gives us this memorable quote by Higashizawa - "The proof is in the pudding...the pudding of their DOOM!"
* In ''[[Super Smash Brothers]]'' ''Brawl'', the final boss has a move with the [[Fan Nickname]] of the Red Rings of Death.
* ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' has a summonable demonic [[Cool Train]] called the Doomtrain.
** There is also a [[Useless Useful Spell]] common throughout the series called simply "Doom".
* ''[[The
* For some reason "''Nintendo'' is always doomed!", even while it's having 60% market share of total video game sales...
* ''[[
* In ''[[Fable III]]'', during "The Game", the PC gets attacked by <s> cute</s> fire-breathing [[Running Gag|chicken]] of Doom
* From ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', we get this gem from [[Doctor Doom]]:
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* [[Sam
* The SNES game ''[[Lufia and The Fortress of Doom]]''
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x1JIAcbCbs&feature=player_embedded You need the PLUNGER OF DOOM!]{{context}}
* All of Bowser's mini games in [[Mario Party]] 4 are called [something] of doom. Darts of Doom, Fruits of Doom, Balloon of Doom...
* ''[[The Sims Medieval]]'' includes top-tier gear like Doomplate, Doomsword, and Doomstaff.
* ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'' has the [[
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== [[Web Animation]] ==
* The 2009 ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' Halloween cartoon is called "Doomy Tales of the Macabre."
* And let's not forget the Evil Machine Thing O' Doom from ''[[The Demented Cartoon Movie]]''.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* See [http://www.middlecenter.com/comic/display.php?pg=27 this map] and the [http://www.middlecenter.com/comic/display.php?pg=39 Cave Of Doom] in ''[[The Heroes of Middlecenter]]''.
* In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130120203751/http://www.graphicsmash.com/comics/brathalla.php Brat-halla]'', during the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120512030550/http://www.graphicsmash.com/comics/brathalla.php?view=single&ID=13816 Pantheon Games], Odin revealed a move that he'd learned from his kids: the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120512030444/http://www.graphicsmash.com/comics/brathalla.php?view=single&ID=15095 Twirl Wedgie... of Doom].
* ''[[The Unspeakable Vault of Doom]]''.
* In ''[[Questionable Content]]'', the coffee shop that half the cast works at is called Coffee Of Doom!
** And also has a Toilet Of Doom!
*** Which is also known as the Cave of Twenty/Forty Asses.
* An apropos [[Unsound Effect]] in ''[[Erfworld]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20130830175917/http://www.giantitp.com/comics/erf0107.html page 107].
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'', being true to its roots.
** "[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100809 We are ''doomed!'']"
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** The Doom Bell [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20111104 has been rung!] DOOM!
** Played with in the "Radio Play" ''Minor Heroes'':
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'''Dr. Bonefish:''' Done?
'''Squib:''' Not yet... DOOOMmmmed! }}
* [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0145.html The title of this] incredibly [[Genre Savvy]] and trope-savvy episode of ''[[Darths and Droids]]''.
* In ''[http://www.smbhq.com/nc/ Neglected Mario Characters]'', the [[Anti-Villain]] Dr. Donez has a Secret Evil Lab of Doom. A variant example is the tendency of Fred the Spanyard's abilities to have the word "death" in their names, leading to the "Death Ray", "Ray of Death", "Spanyard Flight of Death", and the most extreme, the "Deathly Deathray of Deathly Deathness".
* In the sequence of parodying ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'', the party must cross the bridge of Khazad-Doom. Khazad-''Doom'', not Khazad-dûm. Not quite subtle, hm?
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* In ''Goats'', maniacal geneticist Gregor Mendel offers a scone. A scone of '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130605181014/http://www.goats.com/archive/030221.html doom]'''.
** Later, a
** And [https://web.archive.org/web/20130605032946/http://www.goats.com/archive/050120.html Lampshaded]:
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'''Diablo:''' That was terrible. Now you're not even trying. }}
* [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2003/05/20/episode-284-what-could-it-be/ This] ''[[
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'''Black Mage:''' Just once I'd like to go a day without being doomed.
'''Red Mage:''' It would be a pleasant change of pace. }}
** Another comic had the "heroes", while in a volcano, encounter a "Fire Dragon (possibly a guardian) of Doom (probably ours)".
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* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' loves this.
* ''[[Precocious (Webcomic)|Precocious]]'': [http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/comic/2010/01/01 Muffins] ''of doom.''
* From ''[
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'''Doug:''' Yah, the manager is here to save us from our DOOM!
'''Manager:''' Actually, I was just going to say "Take it outside."
'''Doug:''' No, we're still DOOMED!
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'''[[Evil Twin|Zoug]]:''' Ah haha, I'm here to crash your gaming party!
'''Doug:''' Yah, Zoug is here to even the odds against our DOOM!
'''Zoug:'''
'''Doug:''' What, I need to stand up for meself? [[Dirty Coward|I'm out of here!]]
'''Doug:''' No, we're still DOOMED!
...
'''[[Alpha Bitch|Dolores]]:''' Just what is going on in here without us?
'''Doug:''' Uhm... I'm not sure about this one, but I'm still going to keep shouting the word '''DOOM''' for fun. DOOOOOM!! }}
* ''[[The Way of the Metagamer]]''.{{context}}
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"even Doom?"
"dunno, lets try it"
"Doom... OF DOOM!"
"nice" }}
* ''[[The
* ''[[Full Frontal Nerdity]]'' falls afoul of the power of the word "Doom". [https://web.archive.org/web/20091220041549/http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/ffn/index.php?date=2009-12-02 "Don't make me get the fire hose."]
* In an early episode of ''[[Goblins]]'', two low-level clerics assail each other with D&D spells. When the goblin cleric casts ''Doom'', the dwarf cleric cringes to hear her invoke such a grim-sounding spell name, then [[
* ''[[Squid Row]]'' [http://squidrowcomics.com/?p=282 Evil death cat of doom].
* ''[[Girls With Slingshots]]'' features a ghost kitty which [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1024/ likes] to say [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1271/ dooom]
== [[Web Original]] ==
* The video podcast ''[http://www.tikibartv.com Tiki Bar TV]'' features an episode where the guest star—Cally from ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]''—plays an alien who must return to space, "or else... doom..." Cut to the unperturbed main characters, one of whom says lightly, "Doom is not a good thing."
* The book review blog ''[http://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/ Bookshelves of Doom]''.
* ''[[Loading Ready Run]]''{{'}}s "Trick or DOOM" video involved an evil villain's series of Halloween schemes codenamed "Trick or DOOM". Most of them had nothing to do with neither tricks nor doom.
* ''[[Doom House]]'', naturally. Among other things, the protagonist develops a habit of incredulously asking, "A ''Doom'' House?" to the point of total non-sequitur.
* Strong Bad of ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' once left the following message on Marzipan's answering machine:
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* Yahtzee of ''[[Zero Punctuation]]'', faced with a Nazi Flak tower in ''[[Medal of Honor
* Boy, does ''[[Neopets]]'' have fun with this trope. First off there is the Lever of Doom that steals your neopoints if you pull it, as well as plenty of items. To give you a taste, there is the Evil Toy of DOOM, Ice Lolly of Doom, Immense Rubber Axe of Doom, and Nimmo of Doom (a book).
* From the ''[[Downfall (film)|Downfall]]'' parodies, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyWdzl6tyAI Hitler's Pencil of Doom].
* An enemy in ''[[Gaia Online]]''s 2010 Halloween event (a near-universally-mourned stack of buttermilk pancakes that was left on the counter overnight, in case you were wondering) has an attack named "Wail of Syrupy Doom".
* [[Podiobook]] ''[[Death By Cliche]]'' has [[Quest Giver|Convenient Plot Exposition Man]], a one-shot NPC who gives the party the adventure hook for the main quest, before collapsing and apparently dying from the effort of screaming DOOOOOOOOOM! so much and so hard. His catchphrase is used as a [[Credits Gag]], as well as a [[Running Gag]] on the remaining episodes' [["Previously On..."]].
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* '''"Doom"''' is [[Invader Zim]]'s
** The Mega Doomer [[Humongous Mecha]] (... er, that needs to be plugged in) from ''[[Invader Zim]]''. From the same show we have [[The Ditz|hyper dimwit robot]] GIR's "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqcn_TPu4qQ Doom Song]", to wit, "Doom doom doom doom doom!" ''[[Overly Long Gag|ad nauseam]]''. In the pilot it is the crowner for both the show and the trope. In universe, it lasts for ''six. '''MONTHS.''''' And, in fact, the show seems to be overly fond of the term doom in general, stuffing it in where-ever it fits, and even where it doesn't, such as the episode titles "Dib's Wonderful Life of Doom" and "Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom." Not to mention Miss Bitters...
*** The show had a total of 10 episode titles (including the non-produced ones) with the word
*** A version of the ''[[Invader Zim]]'' theme song was recorded and released by a group called the Bass Kittens, who labeled it "The Impending Doom Mix".
*** Jhonen Vasquez, the show's creator, has certain words he [[Author Appeal|likes]]. Besides "doom", he uses "piggy", "weenies", and "taco". He is also fond of !s. Really, ''really'' fond of them.
*** I dare you to play [[Invader Zim/Drinking Game|the Invader Zim
*** So my liver is DOOMED?!?!?
* Paranoid and hypochondriac Stork says "We're doomed!" in almost every ''[[Storm Hawks]]'' episode. Slight variation in episode 29, "Stratosphere": "Our next stop will be the Cyclonian battle platform... of DOOM."
** And how could one forget those "doom-laden weather
* Bender from ''[[Futurama]]'' seemed fond of this. In one memorable example, after Earth is invaded by aliens, this exchange took place:
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'''Amy:''' We're doomed!
'''Hermes:''' Doomed!
'''Bender:''' ''(takes a deep breath)'' DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-- ''(scene cuts away)'' }}
** Not to mention "The Farnsworth Parabox", in which Bender ''and'' his glorious golden opposite hold each other and yell "Doooooomed!" in unison.
** The movie ''Bender's Big Score'' actually has a meter that measures levels of doom. Also {{spoiler|replicates made by time-travel}} are [[Insistent Terminology|exclusively
*** The meter uses a unit of measurement known as "millidooms." Apparently, emitting ten times the background level of milidooms is quite alarming.
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'''Fry:'''Can I pull up my pants now?
'''Nibbler:'''DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!!!!!!!!! }}
** [[Cold Opening|Tonight at 11]]: [[Large Ham|DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM]]
* As was Chuckie Finster on ''[[Rugrats]]''. Lampshaded when he met another:
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'''Chuckie:''' Hey, I think I kinda like this guy. }}
* The ''[[Earthworm Jim (animation)|Earthworm Jim]]'' cartoon used this so often and in so many variants it was virtually a [[Couch Gag]]; "We're doomed! Doomed, I tell ya! Doomed, from the middle English meaning condemned to ruination or death! DOOOOOOOMED!" Variations such as "Doomed, in case you weren't paying attention!" and "Doomed, for those of you at home keeping score!" are almost certainly [[Lampshade Hanging]].
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** Somewhat ironic as they were invented by the main characters sidekick.
* The ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "Almost Got 'Im" had [[Villains Out Shopping|Villains Playing Poker]] and swapping stories. Cue the Penguin's story:
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'''Poison Ivy:''' ''(interrupting the story)'' Aviary of ''what''?...
'''The Joker:''' Sheesh, Pengers. How corny can you get?
'''The Penguin:''' Fah! Just because you mundane miscreants have no drama in your souls!... Anyway, there he was in my Av... * Sigh* ... My "big birdhouse"... }}
* The 1982 [[Rankin/Bass Productions]] movie ''[[The Flight of Dragons]]'' includes a very nice [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rkeoqVP4N9g doom speech] by Ommadon, voiced by [[James Earl Jones]], emphasized by Doomy Drums of Doom.
* The '''[[Legion of Doom]]'''! Dreaded foes of the [[Superfriends|Super]] ''[[Superfriends|Fools!]]'' The originals, accept no substitutes. Or Solomon Grundy will crush you!
* The ''[[League of Super Evil]]''{{'}}s [[Team Pet]] "Doomageddon".
* Doom Kitty from ''[[Ruby Gloom]]''. Much like her owner Ruby, her name is less an indicator of actual doom than an excuse to pair them as "Gloom & Doom".
* ''[[The Brothers Flub]]'' had many Doom gags, usually in the character Fraz. One of the show's VHS collections is entitled "Doom Wears Funny Tights!".
* ''[[Avenger Penguins]]'' has as its main villain 'Caractacus P Doom', and thus many of the episode titles had the 'Of Doom' tag.
* All ''[[Yin Yang Yo!
* The people behind ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' are fond of this word, sprinkling it liberally through episode titles and sometimes even the opening of the episode narration.
* In the story-telling episode of ''[[Angry Beavers]]'', the tendency for [[Large Ham]] villains to keep saying "doom" was parodied in the [[Animesque]] story portion of Treeflower.
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'''Norbert''':
'''Villain:'''
* In episode XVI of ''[[Samurai Jack]]''.
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* ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'': When he discovers the last challenge in a series [[Springtime for Hitler|he's trying to fail at]] is eating a cupcake in one minute, [[Big Eater|Beezy]] correctly states "I'm ''doooooomed!''"
* ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog
* In the "Death Punchies" episode of ''[[Regular Show]]'', the martial art of Death Kwon-Do uses the 'Of Death' version. Moves include Death Jump, Death Punch of Death, and Pelvic Thrust of Death. The sensei at the Dojo even threatens to beat up Rigby if he's not gone by the time he counts to "3 of Death", then proceeds to count by adding "Of Death" to each of the numbers.
* ''[[Mucha Lucha]]'' once had a wrestlier named Doomien who is new to their school. During the match it turns out that {{spoiler|Doomien is actually an evil demon.}}
* Fij Fij of ''[[Maryoku Yummy]]'' often proclaims that they are all doomed, even when the circumstances are rather benign.
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''
** From the episode
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(Ferb drops accidentally his skateboard and it is subsequently mutilated by their dangerous obstacle course. And explodes.)
'''Phineas:''' Y'know, it occurs to me we could get hurt. I guess the "of doom" in the name should have tipped us off. }}
** From the episode "Phineas and Ferb Busters":
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'''Buford:''' Lame!
'''Baljeet:''' Of DOOM!
'''Buford:'''
** And of course, the movie:
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'''Platyborg:''' *points to Candace questioningly*
'''Doofensmirtz-2:''' Yes, her too.
'''Platyborg:''' *points to Perry questioningly*
'''Doofensmirtz-2:''' Yes yes, everyone. *while pointing* Doom, doom, doom aaand -
'''Doofensmirtz-1:''' DOOM!! Jinx! You owe me three sodas!
'''Doofensmirtz-2:''' Okay, doom for him too.
'''Doofensmirtz-1:''' What? But-but I'm you!
'''Doofensmirtz-2:''' DO-OM!!! }}
== [[Real Life]] ==
* One columnist for ''Computer Shopper'' magazine has dubbed his basement computer lab the "Basement of Doom and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Pepsi-Cola]]".
* There is a professor at Wright State University named [https://web.archive.org/web/20131129020419/http://www.wright.edu/~travis.doom/ Dr. Travis Doom]. On [http://www.whitedoom.com/Travis/drDoom2.html his webpage], he stated that one of the reasons he got his [[Not That Kind of Doctor|doctorate]] was just so he could be called Dr. Doom.
** Probably the archnemesis of [https://web.archive.org/web/20131105202032/http://www.eecs.umich.edu/OSL/Steel/ Professor Steel]? Seriously, the man was in charge of blowing up asteroids.
* The infamous hacker group the "Legion of Doom", again taking the name from ''[[Superfriends]]''.
* The rapper (and sometime voice actor) Daniel Dumile, better known as MF DOOM. Inspired by Dr. Doom, he performs in a metal mask. He has also recorded as "Viktor Vaughn" among other aliases.
* The [[wikipedia:Duma|Russian parliament]] is called Duma, and pronounced, yes, you guessed it, DOOMER.
* The term "doomcock" was coined on a [[
* [[Australian Wildlife]] was damn weird in the past, too. Case in point: ''Bullockornis planei'', probably better known as the [[Feathered Fiend|Demon]] [[Morally-Ambiguous Ducktorate|Duck]] [[Of Doom]]. (Seriously, it's called that.)
* The Blue Screen of Death, an error screen on Windows operating systems that usually comes out of nowhere and forces you to shut down or restart your computer. Thankfully, it is much less common now than it was ten years ago, due to newer versions of Windows being far more stable.
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