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CyberMonsterDude
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Imp - demon
zombies - zombies
pinky - pink blob
arch vile - banana skeletons
mancubus - fat demon
nightmare spectres - blue blob
spectres - invisible monster
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Another one of these threads, eh...

I've known the monsters' names for as long as I've been playing Doom, so for the most part I just called them what they are. The only time I didn't is when I FIRST saw someone playing it, and I thought Lost Souls were the flying skulls of dead 'Pinky' Demons, so I called them 'Pinky Skulls'.
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CyberMonsterDude said:
nightmare spectres - blue blob

What the hell is a nightmare spectre?
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I already knew most of their names through manuals, guidance and magazine (p)reviews. Still, I sometimes use(d) slang/alternative names for monsters, mainly for convenience or variation.

Former Humans - Zombies, Pistol Men
Former Human Sergeants - Shotgunners
Former Human Commandos - Chaingunners
Demons - Pinkies, Piggies
Spectres - Invisible Demons
Lost Souls - Flaming Skulls

exp(x) said:

What the hell is a nightmare spectre?


I think their technical names are 'blue blobs'. Aren't they in Doom64?

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purist said:
I think their technical names are 'blue blobs'. Aren't they in Doom64?
Nightmare Spectre's are in the PSX doom version only I think.
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the iron hitman said:


Nightmare Spectre's are in the PSX doom version only I think.


Doom64.
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exp(x) said:

What the hell is a nightmare spectre?


If you played the psx version of doom, you will know that they are blue shadow versions of the pinky.
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EarthQuake said:


Doom64.


Not just in doom64, in the psx version too.
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I read the manual before I started playing, so I already knew the names. But then again, I never called them by their names, just yelled and swore alot.
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Unrelated, my brother used to call the Rocket Launcher the "Creamalara".
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Chu said:
Unrelated, my brother used to call the Rocket Launcher the "Creamalara".

I preferred "Chrome-a-dome" =P
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The only one I can recall is calling the Demon a "Pinky"...but most everyone already did/does that.
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sergeant = shotgun guy
imp = spiky
demon = pig
revenant = skeleton
archvile = sorcerer (resurrecting the dead. and pissing me off why i couldn't use him to resurrect me too)
mancubus = fat ass
baron = devil. that's what he looks like.
cyberdemon = bull, and lots of swearing. i started playing with keyboard only and had little strafing skills...
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I use to read the manuals before playing games, so I already knew what a lot of the names were.

Couldn't remember all of them (I was 8), so I named them:
Demon/Pinky - Shaved gorilla.
Lost soul - Scully.
Bruiser - Hard-ass.

Doom 2 was the same:
Archvile - Archival (could never remember the name right)
Mancubus - Lisa (a fat lady who used to live next door to us)
Revenant - Skeletor.
Pain Elemental - Mulder.
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pistol dude
shotgun dude
chaingun dude
bitey demon (demon)
tan monster (hell knight)
red monster (baron)
scary fat thing (mancubus)
skeleton (revenant)
brown man demon (imp)
angry skull (lost soul)
cocodemon (pain elemental)
really big monster (cyberdemon)
watermelon (cacodemon)
this was when i was like 5 and i only had the playstation version.
i never saw an archvile or spider mastermind.
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RTC_Marine said:
Demon/Pinky - Shaved gorilla.

That was some guess.
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I can't remember. But I think I referred to them all as their proper names at an early age.
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This looks like a fun thread... I and people I know have called them all sorts of bizarre things, some regular and some made up. =P
The boldface ones are what I prefer to say these days... =)

Former Humans - Pistol Zombies/Zombiemen
FH Sargeants - Shotgun Guys/ Shotgun Zombies
FH Commandos - Chaingunners/Chaingun Guys
Imp - Imp
Demon - Bulldemon
Specter - Cloaked Demon/Invisible Demon
Lost Soul - Lost Soul
Cacodemon - Floating Head
Pain Elemental - Pain Element/Lost Soul Spawner
Hell Knight - Hell Knight
Baron of Hell - Hell Baron
Arachnotron - Baby Brain/ Baby Spider
Mancubus - "On Your Mark!!!" Guys (I love that one =P)
Revenats - Skeletons
Arch-vile - Archie
Spider Mastermind - Mother Brain/ Mother Spider/ Spidermama/ Spiderdemon
Cyberdemon - Cyb
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I started out reading the instructions and watching my brothers play, so I knew from an early age. However, this is what I call 'em now.

Zombies - Zombie/Sergeant/Chaingunner
Imp - Imp
Demon - Pinky
Spectre - Spectre
Lost Soul - Skull
Cacodemon - Caco
Pain Elemental - Mother
Mancubus - Fatty
Baron of Hell - Baron
Hell Knight - Knight
Revenant - Skelly
Arch-Vile - Archie
Arachnotron - Spider
Cyberdemon - Cyber or Cybie
Spider Mastermind - Big Mother
Wolfenstein SS - Nazi
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Mancubus - fat guy
arch vile - fiery guy
cyberdemon - bad monster
spider mastermind - bad spider
revenent - skeleton
hell knight - brown baron of hell
lost soul - fire head
pain elemental - pig (from their sight sound)
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I read the instruction manual before playing the game, so I knew their names. =)
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imp- Poop goblin
chaingunner- Baldo
baron of hell/hell knight- Piggies
demon- Little piggy
lost soul- Flaming piggy
Mancubus- Farmer fat

As you can see I was very young when I first played Doom
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Interesting, isn't it, how many demons can be related, one way or another, to pigs. ;)
MONKET said:
baron of hell/hell knight- Piggies
demon- Little piggy
lost soul- Flaming piggy

Necros20 said:
pain elemental - pig (from their sight sound)

Torr Samaho said:
demon = pig

purist said:
Demons - Pinkies, Piggies
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I called cacodemons concades. Dunno

I've also never called a demon a "pinky demon" and I think it SUCKS. They're just demons.
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Former Human --> Human-like monster
Former Human Sergeant --> Tougher human-like monster
Imp --> Annoying brown monster (I hated them most on ItYtD)
Demon --> Fat monster
Spectre --> Shadow whore
Lost Soul --> Gypsy
Cacodemon --> Monster head
Baron of Hell --> Bull (or taurus)
Cyberdemon --> Bazooker
Spiderdemon --> Spider, Dr Pretorius' (The Mask villain) head in Doom
Heavy Weapon Dude --> Lesser cyberdemon
Hell knight --> Weakened bull (or taurus)
Revenant --> Skeleton of Doom

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I picked up the manual right away so I didn't really need to think of nicknames, although I sometimes called cacodemons "beholders" and a friend called the demons "dogs". Though I like "pigs" more (which some speedrunners call them). The text file for a wad called them "ass munchers"; that kind of stuck in my head. Not that I've used it actively.

Ralphis said:
I've also never called a demon a "pinky demon" and I think it SUCKS. They're just demons.
It appears few, if any, people called them "pinky" till DOOM 3 develpment, when the id staff called their new demon that in reference to the old one.
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I knew the names before I played the games, but I called the Cacodemon either a "Caco" or "Cock" anyway. When my brother played the game he played a modified version with Bill Clinton's head (forgot the name), so he always called it Bill.

I started calling the Demon "Pinky" after the books: nowadays, it's just Demon. Called the Revenant "Bony" after the books too. Tsk tsk tsk...

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Ralphis said:


I've also never called a demon a "pinky demon" and I think it SUCKS.


Maybe it does, but at least it's descriptive.

I used to play Doom with friends/brothers who didn't always know the correct names.

Shouting "Quick, shoot the Pinky" usually resulted in a double-barrelled blast in the face for the Demon.

Shouting "Quick, shoot the Demon" usually resulted in confusion.
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I'd read up on the game before playing but that didn't stop me giving most of the monsters nicknames.

Former Humans = Zombies
Demons = Pinkys
Lost souls = Skulls
Cacodemons = Cacos
Revenants = Bones
Mancubus = Fatso
Arch-Vile = Archie or Bastard
Barons of Hell = Bruisers (from the Doom Bible)
Spider Mastermind = Spidey
Cyberdemon = Cybie

Wandering off-topic - it wasn't until I bought a Wolf 3D hint manual that I discovered the SS Guards aren't saying "Two shovels!" or "I'm leaving". :-)
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purist said:
Shouting "Quick, shoot the Pinky" usually resulted in a double-barrelled blast in the face for the Demon.
Well, the baron of hell is also (mostly) pink.

Because the pig is called "demon" I never like it when people use "demons" for the monsters in general. Even the manuals do it occasionally, which makes me look at them with some skepticism.
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