Canofbacon Posted February 25, 2014 Why does the Pain Elemental spawn Lost Souls? Are the Lost Souls its baby or something? 0 Share this post Link to post
Jimothy Posted February 25, 2014 I think it just hacks up all the skulls it ate from all the UAC marines and those skulls became Lost Souls while churning in whatever serves as its belly. 0 Share this post Link to post
PRIMEVAL Posted February 25, 2014 I heard somewhere that the PE's and LS's are the same species, female and male respectively. Well, I heard it from a friend who heard it from a Doom source of sorts, but it's interesting to think about lol 0 Share this post Link to post
Deleted_Account Posted February 25, 2014 I tend to think that Lost Souls are summoned by the Pain Elemental rather than actually birthing them. 0 Share this post Link to post
Phobus Posted February 25, 2014 Because it's more interesting monster behaviour than just another straight line projectile. 0 Share this post Link to post
Job Posted February 25, 2014 The pain elemental follows as the shock troops from Hell sweep an area and claim any souls remaining. Inside, the souls of combatants and non-combatants alike that have been killed churn and roil inside the pain elemental's belly, scorched by the fires of Hell that smolder within (hence the name). Only when the pain elemental determines it is necessary, the souls that have been imbued with this pain, this torture and are shrouded with the very flames of hell emerge from their jagged maws as lost souls. Transformed, enraged and engorged with fire, they attack the first human target they lay their eye sockets upon. 0 Share this post Link to post
Avoozl Posted February 25, 2014 Would it make sense if the PE had yellow/orange blood since it's similar to the cacodemon but has yellow/orange in it's mouth instead of blue? 0 Share this post Link to post
ASD Posted February 26, 2014 They're compilations of lost souls, clouds of hate. 0 Share this post Link to post
Canofbacon Posted February 26, 2014 Jimothy said:I think it just hacks up all the skulls it ate from all the UAC marines and those skulls became Lost Souls while churning in whatever serves as its belly. That would make sense. 0 Share this post Link to post
Doominator2 Posted February 26, 2014 Avoozl said:Would it make sense if the PE had yellow/orange blood since it's similar to the cacodemon but has yellow/orange in it's mouth instead of blue? Their would be no blood since the pe is just a boulder in the form of a Cacodemon. 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted February 26, 2014 Canofbacon said:Why does the Pain Elemental spawn Lost Souls? Because it can. That's the sort of question you shouldn't dwell on too long since it can lead to madness. Here's another - why doesn't the cyberdemon run out of rockets? PRIMEVAL said:I heard somewhere that the PE's and LS's are the same species, female and male respectively. Well, I heard it from a friend who heard it from a Doom source of sorts, but it's interesting to think about lol Your friend probably read that here 0 Share this post Link to post
amputechture32 Posted February 26, 2014 Jimothy said:I think it just hacks up all the skulls it ate from all the UAC marines and those skulls became Lost Souls while churning in whatever serves as its belly. But human skulls don't have horns, unlike Lost Souls. 0 Share this post Link to post
Doomkid Posted February 26, 2014 I always thought as a child that pain elementals were females and cacodemons were male. It's like many species of birds, where the males look more feminine, at least that's the theory my child brain came up with years ago. I haven't really thought of it since then! Why do barons throw globs of glowing snot? 0 Share this post Link to post
Patrol1985 Posted February 26, 2014 I also support the "summoning" theory. It summons souls from hell to attack the victim. Think of PE as a one-way teleport for LS :D 0 Share this post Link to post
William Blazkowicz Posted February 26, 2014 My theory is that it's a video game and needs no explaination. 0 Share this post Link to post
Darch Posted February 26, 2014 Phobus said:Because it's more interesting monster behaviour than just another straight line projectile. This. Seems to me they were trying to explore new attack types in Doom II, while Doom I monsters (Imp, Caco, Baron) shared very similar attacks. 0 Share this post Link to post
Avoozl Posted February 26, 2014 Doomkid92 said:Why do barons throw globs of glowing snot? It's supposed to be plasma. 0 Share this post Link to post
FreddBoy Posted February 26, 2014 I always thought the PE shot out lost souls as a sort of mobile conduit from hell. Like the beginning of DOOM 3, many lost souls flew through the gate to possess the humans and spread confusion moments before the main invasion begun. It could be that lost souls need a dead host if the human possess to great a will power (as explained that they can't possess you, but simply attack.) The pain elementals job is to be a mobile hell gate, allowing rapid possession of human civilians and dead bodies as a vanguard to the invasion. Also explains then appearing later on after blasting LOADS of former humans. Just my 2¢... 0 Share this post Link to post
baronofheck82 Posted February 26, 2014 GreyGhost said:Because it can. That's the sort of question you shouldn't dwell on too long since it can lead to madness. Here's another - why doesn't the cyberdemon run out of rockets? Why does the Lost Soul bleed when you shoot it?!! IT BOGGLES THE IMAGINATION!!!! 0 Share this post Link to post
Darch Posted February 26, 2014 baronofheck82 said:Why does the Lost Soul bleed when you shoot it?!! IT BOGGLES THE IMAGINATION!!!! Because behind that evil face and hellish flames, it has a heart deep inside. 0 Share this post Link to post
William Blazkowicz Posted February 26, 2014 Well, actually, the reason behind Lost Souls coming out from a Pain Element is because... uh because... uh... maybe a daddy Revenant and a mommy Pain Element loved each other very much and made a happy family and the Pain Element acts as one of those fish that keep their children in their mouth? 0 Share this post Link to post
wesleyjohnson Posted February 26, 2014 The Pain Elemental I made for FreeDoom is a mobile cage of Lost Souls. When the cage lets one out, it replaces the lost member by means unknown. I was thinking along the lines of a portal in the cage. 0 Share this post Link to post
scifista42 Posted February 26, 2014 Pain Elemental's mouth is an interdimensional portal to that part of Hell where flaming souls get lost. 0 Share this post Link to post
MajorRawne Posted February 26, 2014 Canofbacon said:Why does the Pain Elemental spawn Lost Souls? Are the Lost Souls its baby or something? Because it would look strange if they spawned a sausage on a fork? 0 Share this post Link to post
General Rainbow Bacon Posted February 26, 2014 ^Or sentient cake batter. 0 Share this post Link to post
Fellowzdoomer Posted February 27, 2014 How does a Pain elemental spit lost souls?(Hocch!) My guess is that when you kill an enemy, they all call 1800-STEAMER and this annoying flying mancubus with stubby arms comes with a Wax Vac, taking the souls inside their unconscious Why is the lost soul on fire? Theory A: when the above happens, the souls of all those archviles and zombies are angry and get a bit fired up Theory B: Every time you kill an arch vile, the Flying Motherfu--- er Pain Elemental--- takes the fire power. Theory C: Couldn't work the hair drier. 0 Share this post Link to post
Doomkid Posted February 27, 2014 MajorRawne said:Because it would look strange if they spawned a sausage on a fork? This made me laugh out loud, best response yet! 0 Share this post Link to post
Maes Posted February 27, 2014 William Blazkowicz said:a daddy Revenant and a mommy Pain Element loved each other very much[/B] [obligatory pic of PE's behind goes here] 0 Share this post Link to post
Sqrrt121 Posted February 27, 2014 If you want a logical answer its because the pain elemental is summoning the lost souls from hell. If you want a illogical answer its because its raping you and the lost souls are your babies. 0 Share this post Link to post