CyberMonsterDude Posted April 28, 2008 Imp - demon zombies - zombies pinky - pink blob arch vile - banana skeletons mancubus - fat demon nightmare spectres - blue blob spectres - invisible monster 0 Share this post Link to post
Coopersville Posted April 28, 2008 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'. 0 Share this post Link to post
exp(x) Posted April 28, 2008 CyberMonsterDude said:nightmare spectres - blue blob What the hell is a nightmare spectre? 0 Share this post Link to post
purist Posted April 28, 2008 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? 0 Share this post Link to post
the iron hitman Posted April 28, 2008 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. 0 Share this post Link to post
EarthQuake Posted April 28, 2008 the iron hitman said:Nightmare Spectre's are in the PSX doom version only I think. Doom64. 0 Share this post Link to post
CyberMonsterDude Posted April 28, 2008 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. 0 Share this post Link to post
CyberMonsterDude Posted April 28, 2008 EarthQuake said:Doom64. Not just in doom64, in the psx version too. 0 Share this post Link to post
Megaz Posted April 28, 2008 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. 0 Share this post Link to post
Coraline Posted April 28, 2008 Unrelated, my brother used to call the Rocket Launcher the "Creamalara". 0 Share this post Link to post
Megaz Posted April 28, 2008 Chu said:Unrelated, my brother used to call the Rocket Launcher the "Creamalara". I preferred "Chrome-a-dome" =P 0 Share this post Link to post
Mechadon Posted April 28, 2008 The only one I can recall is calling the Demon a "Pinky"...but most everyone already did/does that. 0 Share this post Link to post
Pirx Posted April 28, 2008 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... 0 Share this post Link to post
RTC_Marine Posted April 28, 2008 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. 0 Share this post Link to post
Butts Posted April 28, 2008 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. 1 Share this post Link to post
DJShrimpy Posted April 28, 2008 RTC_Marine said:Demon/Pinky - Shaved gorilla. That was some guess. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted April 28, 2008 I can't remember. But I think I referred to them all as their proper names at an early age. 0 Share this post Link to post
Death-Destiny Posted April 29, 2008 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 0 Share this post Link to post
deldelda Posted April 29, 2008 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 0 Share this post Link to post
Necros20 Posted April 29, 2008 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) 0 Share this post Link to post
caco_killer Posted April 29, 2008 I read the instruction manual before playing the game, so I knew their names. =) 0 Share this post Link to post
MONKET Posted April 29, 2008 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 0 Share this post Link to post
Death-Destiny Posted April 29, 2008 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 0 Share this post Link to post
Ralphis Posted April 29, 2008 I called cacodemons concades. Dunno I've also never called a demon a "pinky demon" and I think it SUCKS. They're just demons. 0 Share this post Link to post
printz Posted April 29, 2008 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 0 Share this post Link to post
myk Posted April 29, 2008 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. 0 Share this post Link to post
Coraline Posted April 29, 2008 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... 0 Share this post Link to post
purist Posted April 29, 2008 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. 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted April 29, 2008 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". :-) 0 Share this post Link to post
myk Posted April 29, 2008 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. 0 Share this post Link to post