YouAreTheDemons Posted August 15, 2013 I've started to wonder this, I mean, they're just metal helmets. How could they possible protect you. And how are they produced? 0 Share this post Link to post
schwerpunk Posted August 15, 2013 Are you just getting into Doom now? Situated within the proper historical context of what other games used as powerups, helmets make a lot more sense than leaves, mushrooms, feathers, tomatoes, etc. Sure, having a stationary HEV recharge-station makes more sense, but it's more fun to make the player Pac-Man about looking for them. Short answer: They're symbols. I doubt there's a within-lore, emic explanation, unless you care to make one up. 1 Share this post Link to post
YouAreTheDemons Posted August 15, 2013 Marnetmar said:You eat them, of course! Alright, But how do they protect you then? And just what are they? 0 Share this post Link to post
ellmo Posted August 15, 2013 How ever could a rubber suit protect you from lava? It's a game. But yes, they are helmets, as helmets are and forever will be associated with armor/protection. 0 Share this post Link to post
YouAreTheDemons Posted August 15, 2013 schwerpunk said:Are you just getting into Doom now? Situated within the proper historical context of what other games used as powerups, helmets make a lot more sense than leaves, mushrooms, feathers, tomatoes, etc. Sure, having a stationary HEV recharge-station makes more sense, but it's more fun to make the player Pac-Man about looking for them. Short answer: They're symbols. I doubt there's a within-lore, emic explanation, unless you care to make one up. I've been playing Doom for two years, so no. But what I'm asking is, If ID was to create lore concerning the pickups, how would they explain the armor bonuses? 0 Share this post Link to post
Jayextee Posted August 15, 2013 They're too small for Doomguy's head. I think he puts them on his testicles to protect them. All 200 of his testicles. 1 Share this post Link to post
Marnetmar Posted August 15, 2013 Jayextee said:They're too small for Doomguy's head. I think he puts them on his testicles to protect them. All 200 of his testicles. We have a winner. 0 Share this post Link to post
YouAreTheDemons Posted August 15, 2013 Jayextee said:They're too small for Doomguy's head. I think he puts them on his testicles to protect them. All 200 of his testicles. As much as I like to overanalyze, this made me LOL. 0 Share this post Link to post
SavageCorona Posted August 15, 2013 I can never play Doom properly again, knowing he's packin'. Thanks. 0 Share this post Link to post
joe-ilya Posted August 15, 2013 Jayextee said:They're too small for Doomguy's head. I think he puts them on his testicles to protect them. All 200 of his testicles. Then what are the colored armours gears for? LOL , BTW. Can I have a driiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiink? 0 Share this post Link to post
Gez Posted August 15, 2013 They're game abstractions. I don't think they're supposed to correspond to a "real" item like the weapons, ammo pickups, berserk packs, stimpacks, and medikits, or even the whatevspheres which could be demonic artifacts. Remember they used to be score items, like all the treasures in Wolfenstein 3D. Then they decided to ditch the score, kept two of the treasure items, and gave them a use: health and armor bonus. That's all there is to it. 0 Share this post Link to post
YouAreTheDemons Posted August 15, 2013 Gez said:They're game abstractions. I don't think they're supposed to correspond to a "real" item like the weapons, ammo pickups, berserk packs, stimpacks, and medikits, or even the whatevspheres which could be demonic artifacts. Remember they used to be score items, like all the treasures in Wolfenstein 3D. Then they decided to ditch the score, kept two of the treasure items, and gave them a use: health and armor bonus. That's all there is to it. Well, that does make sense. I just wanted to know any theories others might have about what they are in-universe. 0 Share this post Link to post
printz Posted August 15, 2013 They look like random 22nd century gadgets which can help protect you against attacks. Same with health bonuses. I don't think they're medieval magical stuff. 0 Share this post Link to post
Da Werecat Posted August 15, 2013 A few artifacts from the other dimension are now laying around and you may want them, too. Spiritual Armor provides a little extra protection above and beyond your normal armor. From the manual. 0 Share this post Link to post
kb1 Posted August 15, 2013 think in one of the alphas/beta, the armor sprite also had boots and helmet. I guess someone at id thought it looked stupid (it doesn't), or maybe that it would be difficult to identify (it's not). Or, maybe they wanted to have more than one armor item, kinda like 4-shells, and shell box. 0 Share this post Link to post
Gothic Posted August 15, 2013 Jayextee said:They're too small for Doomguy's head. Not really... 0 Share this post Link to post
UltimaDweedleXVers Posted August 16, 2013 those are helmets? I always thought they were shards. 0 Share this post Link to post
NiuHaka Posted August 16, 2013 @essel That is actually quite accurate. The "helmet" armor pickup can be explained within the following video. If you notice, the blue potion health pickup is actually the "design" potion you see in the video. Once you finish this video it will all be clear how they came to the end result of the helmet armor pickup. It all comes down to design. 0 Share this post Link to post
Zed Posted August 16, 2013 The armor pick-ups make you sterile. Don't touch them. EDIT 0 Share this post Link to post
joe-ilya Posted August 16, 2013 I imagine the next thread , "What do the medkits/stimpacks have inside? :O" And then "What is that in the health bonuses? Vodka?" 0 Share this post Link to post
SavageCorona Posted August 16, 2013 I'd imagine the medkits have bandages and anesthetics while stimpacks have something similar to L4D2's adrenaline shots, since adrenaline is a stimulant, hence stimpack. Either that or it's about 6 cans of energy drink. 0 Share this post Link to post
YouAreTheDemons Posted August 16, 2013 joe-ilya said:I imagine the next thread , "What do the medkits/stimpacks have inside? :O" And then "What is that in the health bonuses? Vodka?" I kinda already have theories on those. And besides, Doomguy isn't russian...Or is he? 0 Share this post Link to post
Acid Posted August 16, 2013 Jayextee said:They're too small for Doomguy's head. I think he puts them on his testicles to protect them. All 200 of his testicles. My fucking god. 0 Share this post Link to post
j4rio Posted August 16, 2013 joe-ilya said:And then "What is that in the health bonuses? Vodka?" They're bongs. Doom marine is high off his ass while hallucinating he is on mission to save Earth. 0 Share this post Link to post
schwerpunk Posted August 16, 2013 Doominer991 said:I kinda already have theories on those. And besides, Doomguy isn't russian...Or is he? I always assumed he was Polish. It just... makes sense. 0 Share this post Link to post
joe-ilya Posted August 16, 2013 Doominer991 said:I kinda already have theories on those. And besides, Doomguy isn't russian...Or is he? "Doomguy is supposed to be YOU!" -John Romero- 0 Share this post Link to post
Quasar Posted August 16, 2013 schwerpunk said:I always assumed he was Polish. It just... makes sense. Since his great great (?) granddad was BJ Blazkowicz, yeah. 0 Share this post Link to post