Noah Eadie Posted December 27, 2020 Did radiation poisoning turn it that color, or was it just a fashion trend on Mars/Hell at the time? If there is no canonical explanation, what is your personal theory? 1 Share this post Link to post
HQDefault Posted December 27, 2020 I always assumed that it turns green when they become said zombies. All the other ones you see are bald, so we don't have any evidence to the contrary. 4 Share this post Link to post
Yandere_Doomer Posted December 27, 2020 its the 90s, thats probably why. the zombieman was like "i hope everybody loves my raaaaad hairdo!" and so thats why the sergeants and chaingunners shaved theirs off, they didnt want to be a part of 90s fashion 7 Share this post Link to post
SF. Posted December 27, 2020 The demons brought their reality with them 5 Share this post Link to post
Maximum Matt Posted December 27, 2020 Because hipsters must always die first. 8 Share this post Link to post
AtticTelephone Posted December 27, 2020 Because the zombieman's favorite color is green. 5 Share this post Link to post
TuomasGaming Posted December 27, 2020 The demons dropped poison on his head. Now it's green 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted December 27, 2020 I believe this will provide definitive answers to all and any questions relating to green hair: 2 Share this post Link to post
Cinnamon Posted December 27, 2020 I think the crude answer is that it makes them even easier to differentiate from other demons (especially sergeants). Don't forget, the demons in DOOM are color coded pretty intentionally so that it's easy to get a mental snapshot of what you're up against within less than half a second. The fun answer? Shits and giggles, I presume. 6 Share this post Link to post
SilverMiner Posted December 27, 2020 Imho, the hair was made green cuz it makes it easier to distinguish a zombie and a wall behind it that's in most cases not green and adds a cool colour to tan looking bases 5 Share this post Link to post
kwc Posted December 27, 2020 5 hours ago, Maximum Matt said: Because hipsters must always die first. I resent that. Spoiler 3 Share this post Link to post
Gez Posted December 27, 2020 'Cuz once you go green, you obey Doctor Breen. Wait, wrong series. 4 Share this post Link to post
D4NUK1 Posted December 27, 2020 They took a acid bath, and they get a cool green hair. 1 Share this post Link to post
smeghammer Posted December 27, 2020 because George: https://wearemitu.com/entertainment/heres-the-legacy-that-latino-horror-director-george-a-romero-leaves-behind/ [not sure the b/w film zombies actually had green hair though] 2 Share this post Link to post
⇛Marnetmar⇛ Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, SilverMiner said: Imho, the hair was made green cuz it makes it easier to distinguish a zombie and a wall behind it that's in most cases not green Actual most likely answer 2 Share this post Link to post
Diabolución Posted December 27, 2020 The original post is a red herring to evade the ultimate question: do they have pubic hair of green colour? For better or worse, we will never know the answer, I guess. 5 Share this post Link to post
URROVA Posted December 27, 2020 i think because the color of most of zombies is green/gray, so zombie -> green. 2 Share this post Link to post
Kokoro Hane Posted December 27, 2020 This thought never occured to me... but your explanation of the radiation seems to make the most logical sense. That, or they're color coated green for easy. 0 Share this post Link to post
SilverMiner Posted December 27, 2020 Ideas for future topics: "Why shotgunners are bald?" "Why chaingunners aren't not only bald but also thick" "Why cacos look like tomatoes?" . . . 4 Share this post Link to post
thelazyqdude Posted December 27, 2020 They went dipping inside of an acid pool and came out as a cool looking zombieman. 1 Share this post Link to post
HorrorMovieRei Posted December 27, 2020 They are green with envy because everyone else has more health. 4 Share this post Link to post
Loud Silence Posted December 27, 2020 Once they were humans they tried to escape demons' invasion and ran in to damaging floor. Of course they died and fell down to that green slime. Once they woke up, they had new fashion. Other zombies weren't so lucky - green slime burned their hair off completely. 1 Share this post Link to post
Yandere_Doomer Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, SilverMiner said: "Why cacos look like tomatoes?" i always thought they looked like meatballs, thats what i called them before i knew their name, flying meatballs 0 Share this post Link to post
⇛Marnetmar⇛ Posted December 27, 2020 2 hours ago, SilverMiner said: Ideas for future topics: "Why shotgunners are bald?" "Why chaingunners aren't not only bald but also thick" "Why cacos look like tomatoes?" . . . How *did* the chaingunner get so thick though? 👀 2 Share this post Link to post
Wereknight Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, SilverMiner said: "Why chaingunners aren't not only bald but also thick" At least ONE ass shall be thick. Unfortunately none of these asses are of woman. 15 hours ago, Noah Eadie said: If there is no canonical explanation, what is your personal theory? afaik there's no such story behind that. Does it matter tho? You see green, you shoot green. Wait, you're also green, could it be that you are zombieman next door all that time?! 1 hour ago, N1ck said: It's 2020 we don't judge. Oh no I do. Always. 1 Share this post Link to post
Azuris Posted December 27, 2020 8 hours ago, Cinnamon Killjoy said: I think the crude answer is that it makes them even easier to differentiate from other demons (especially sergeants). Don't forget, the demons in DOOM are color coded pretty intentionally so that it's easy to get a mental snapshot of what you're up against within less than half a second. The fun answer? Shits and giggles, I presume. This would be the Answer. You can just see them better and seperate them from the others. 1 Share this post Link to post
ChopBlock223 Posted December 27, 2020 I recall hearing once that the hair turning green was supposed to be some sort of palette conversion error, but the guys decided "Hey, that's kinda cool actually, let's keep it." No idea if that's true or not, though it would mesh with the very mixed approach to art overall in the game. 2 Share this post Link to post