The Complete History and Lore of DOOM

Early last year we covered the history of the infamous Doom Slayer. It was one of my favorite Honest Gaming History episodes, but it is now obsolete. With the Ancient Gods DLC out, there is now more lore to cover about Doom Slayer. Plus this time I want to talk about the development of the Doom series as whole. So, without further ado, enjoy the complete history and lore of DOOM!
[EDITOR] - Aakash Vasava
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Intro - 0:00
The Development of DOOM - 01:17
The Lore of the Original DOOM Games- 06:52
DOOM 2016 Lore - 15:10
DOOM Eternal Lore - 16:55
Conclusion - 24:07
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[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks so much for watching fam. Let me know who else you want to see us cover in future episodes of Honest Gaming History!

[@devinsears1886]

I think remaking quake is next. Quake kills all of hp lovecraft's monsters including the great ones, the great old ones and the outer gods at full power

[@khitamali78]

You should make an honest gaming history of Master Chief Spartan 117 from Halo

[@jalenikezeue4114]

I thank God for help me find this game 🎮 It give me excitement but too honest I really didn't know thing about history behind It

[@Jray608]

I found it funny when you said he beat the icon of sin a second and third time because cannonically you are fighting different things in those fights but they just reused the same fight. (I'm laughing at them reusing it three times not the mistake. It's funny because if I hadn't watched a lot of other videos I would've though the same thing.)

[@patrickcalgher1618]

Hey yo, what's up with this black air force shit you and conscience keep talking about? 😐

[@thebrownbaldy]

Doomslayer is basically what if Red Bull was a person. This dude embodies bad ass.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Lmao facts

[@hashaeunlimited7970]

The dream team has been established. Its Master Chief, Doom Slayer, Guts and Goblinslayer. How do you not know this? And once again man. Get Lara Croft on honest gaming history man. She needs a spot now.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

You right. Lara needs an episode

[@Asynurr]

I mean, this dream team is a terrible idea because DooM guys would carry them so hard they would be more a liability.

[@jdcoffeestreams4333]

Kirby could defeat all of them.

[@Obnax]

Dont forget about Momon

[@ikcy9283]

@@Asynurr true

[@JakeBurnerDesigns]

Actually, The Dark Lord is still technically Lucifer, not God. Hugo Martin, the creative director of 2016 and Eternal, confirmed this in his Urdak + Final Sin livestream after the ancient gods part 2 dropped. The Dark Lord is what's called a Primeval, and apparently, the only thing that can kill a Primeval, is either another Primeval, or something even GREATER than a Primeval. Hell, Hugo deadass drops the line: "Who creates Primevals?" So in a way, these Primevals sound like they could be the actual angels of the DOOM universe. But it does make you wonder though...could Doomguy secretly be a Primeval as well in some way?

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks for all this info

[@frozezone2947]

Hugo literally just say doomguy is a primeval

[@frozezone2947]

And no primeval are not angels

[@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.]

That would explain why Devoth and Doomguy look alike. They both came from the same manufacturer.

[@stalinsoulz7872]

@@TheBlackMastadonte wraiths man. That's my theory wraiths are actually supreme beings being misunderstood as creatures flying across dimensions. In part 2 you can see them not was winged creatures but something Inside a large Chrono stasis pods

[@lukesewell295]

The great mastadonte returns, and is back with the greatest series on KZbin

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Yup yup!!! Thanks for watching bro

[@doomedgundam6684]

Tidbits: 14:42 That's actually an alternate UAC as DOOM 2016 takes place in a alternate timeline version of Doom 3.

[@alexandrpeterberg390]

There is one thing I need to point out. The earth from Classic Doom and Earth from Doom 2016 are two different Earths. Keep in mind that Doomguy ends up in another dimension after the events of Doom 64. (when he ends up in Argent D'Nur) While in our perspective (in Doom 2016) it does seem like UAC are experimenting with Hell once again, in reality, it's the first time they are messing with Hell. Maykr does undergo a physical and mental degradation called transfiguration. That wasn't an issue to Maykr race as long as Father was with them. It became an issue when Father has left Urdak. With Father gone, Maykr's didn't have any other option but to use the Sentinels race and make the deal with Hell to get the Argent Energy. As to why Father was gone, well Father sensed the danger and ordered his most loyal servant Samur Maykr (the seraphim) to take his life sphere to Ingmore Sanctum for safety which in hindsight, it was a terrible idea.

[@darktigersharkmax4432]

I honestly think Asura is the leader considering the Dark Lord didn't seem to have any of his original power before being betrayed while Asura killed his version of God who was at full power but that's just me. Great video really liked the studio bits and I never knew about the DLC content so that was a nice surprise

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

I feel that. And thank you bro

[@darktigersharkmax4432]

@@TheBlackMastadonte Of course love your content.

[@josephwilliams2406]

And Asura threw hands with broken ass Akuma

[@darknessessthenight7137]

So the debate is asura or doomslayer

[@user-qj9zt8st9l]

More delicious history... imma have a degree in this soon!

[@localdude2979]

Hell yeaaaaaah bro! I like to think the intern guy is like a representation/personification of the fans as a character, he is the only one that hypes and respects Doom Slayer instead of fearing him like the rest of scientist, its a great detail!

[@yeagerbomb5135]

Great work man you really did doomslayer justice again

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks fam

[@alexandrustancu4507]

Master chef need a gaming history

[@rgz-91xsre-zz15]

‘’This man just beat god’’ Best line ever

[@Nightbro1]

We need a "Whelp, can't have that" shirt and hoodie

[@binatroll9147]

This game has the most badass no ever

[@jaymietran5257]

God I cant get enough of your intro, its smooth, clean, and fresh af. Also with a hint of nostalgia with the cowboy bebop song

[@Dudre]

I’m astounded by the quality of your videos man. Keep it up

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks fam!!

[@ethanfrimpong5185]

Let go more doom lore

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Yup yup

[@FumblesWumbles]

I'm late as hell to the party, but just recently discovered your channel with your Street Fighter History video. Will definitely be checking out the back catalog. Awesome and fun vids man. Fucking easy decision to subscribe. Keep up the awesome work!

[@jeremymartin4755]

A fun fact about the original Doom is that ID Software came up with the idea from a DnD game. The party accidentally opened a gate/portal to Hell and the party was eventually killed. Another fun fact is that the Cacodemon in Doom 1 and 2 got its appearance from the Astral Dreadnought in DnD

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks for the fun facts

[@kevinarchibald8190]

Man I've been waiting so long for the the Next Honest Gaming... Fuk yea keep up the good work Dontè

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Appreciate it bro

[@deathmaniac7712]

My boy with another episode and I'm hyped

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Ayeee

[@bradleywhitlock5842]

Just because demons can't leave Hell now, doesn't mean there aren't other beings and monsters to Rip and Tear. DOOM SLAYER will return.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Facts

[@muazadam3631]

When the realest guy is just the intern

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

RIGHT?

[@qwertykaps1042]

Damn love this series always makes great summaries of games with a nice script

[@trashdoge1217]

Technically Doom Guy was motivated a lot in Doom 2 because of a certain Happening with a rabbit or bunny he owned

[@thelordofthelostbraincells]

there's a theory I've heard saying that his pet rabbit Daisy was probably a therapy pet for his PTSD from his time in his military service.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Oh shit. Thanks for that info

[@thelordofthelostbraincells]

@@TheBlackMastadonte 👌

[@mgb664]

Now I finally understand the whole plot of DOOM, thank you! Subscribed.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

No problem fam. Thanks for the sub

[@spy.c5825]

I didn't even make it past the intro before I hit the like button. The intro itself is 🔥

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Appreciate you fam

[@alrvin]

Thanks !!! watching your videos is like watching a movie + documentary plus the script is entertaining and funny at some parts . Love watching your videos man.

[@omega4045]

I now have a phd in doom because of you thanks

[@the_w4nd3r3r5]

I think the reason the second doom movie got made was because studio executives looked at doom (2016) and thought “dis make money, if I make movie out of dis then I also make money.” It also doesn’t help that there’s not really a lot of respect for mediums that aren’t live action in Hollywood, which is why the first doom movie was basically bad fanfiction (24th chromosome everyone) and the second looked like a bad fan film (the studio likely didn’t have a lot faith in it which may be why it was direct to video.).

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Yeah I feel that. It's all for the money most of the time. I feel like to make good movie adaptations of video games, the people making it have to actually know and like the games

[@wizz_air5283]

Well now there’s 2 things that are bound to happen in the next game 1:no more demons and a hole new story which does not involve hell 2:the most likely thing to happen the earth scientists will create demons which will multiply and take over earth

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

I feel like the UAC definitely will have something to do with the next plot

[@JaimeD.]

@@TheBlackMastadonte I wouldn't be surprised. These guys are bound to f'ck up again.

[@carlcedarstaffii4852]

My guy, that intro. Epic. Love your content!

[@CARLJOHNSON-ny8sn]

I love doom such a masterpiece in action one of my favorite shooter of this decade hell the whole universe

[@rodneycharles4007]

This is great as always Donte, your amazing at what you do and I always love watching your videos. But for the next one would you consider doing master chief

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks bro. Not sure when I'm going to cover Master Chief though

[@Nikoshroom]

​@@TheBlackMastadonte thank god

[@jaivonpyatt6905]

DOOM ETERNALS really push the envelope for brutal violences, gore, & visceral shots and all comes together to make the most brutal video game Berserker in history. That being Doom Slayer

[@rockinstampede]

Holy shit. Literally getting a Doom Slayer tattoo and this video comes out. Couldn't have asked for better timing.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Ayeeee that's lit

[@blazedragonfire846]

Lovin your honest gaming history series gotta say my favorite so far has been scorpion but gotta ask my guy like either Spyro or crash bandicoot honest gaming history would be nice

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks fam. Skyrocketed and Crash are def on my list

[@nazz9090]

Thanks for exploring further bro! Big fan of DoomSlayer! 👊🏾

[@djordjepopovic7568]

Just a few things to correct about the Dark Lord and the ending of TAG P2: The Maykr's were able to strip away the Dark Lord of his power over creation , not his Primeval powers. According to Hugo Martin , the game director of DOOM 2016 and Eternal , a Primeval is more of a protector of a realm then a creator , so how he even got a hold of power to create and have a grasp over his creations is currently unknown , but it is likely that he either stole it or was given that power and thus it wasn't technically a part of him. Had they been able to take away the Dark Lord's Primeval powers , Vega , the Father , would have been able to kill Davoth , but he couldn't and instead he just kept him as a sphere on Ingmore's Sanctum. The Dark Lord created a shard containing his power directly from his soul sphere as that was all he could do directly to the material realm. Vega couldn't get rid of said shard , so he hid it away in Urdak , but was later found and used by the Khan Maykr under the influence of the Dark Lord , and later gave the power to the Slayer. The Dark Lord is the creator of the DOOM multiverse , which consists of infinite dimensions , with Urdak existing outside the time and space continuum , and Hell existing outside laws of reality , which technically makes Hell more of an outerverse then a dimension now that I think about it. Even with that in mind , the Dark Lord is not the creator of everything , he is said to be the first being , but not that he was the god of all creation. However , as the lore doesn't have much further info , we can only speculate and wait for Hugo to say something. At first the theory for the ending was that the Slayer absorbed the soul of the Dark Lord , but as he was a human given Primeval powers , he could absorb it but not without pain , and thus collapsed , which is a better insight on what happened then what Hugo Martin said if you ask me. However the ending , according to Hugo Martin in an interview with Midnight , is supposed to say that the Slayer has no purpose. He became even stronger after killing the Dark Lord so the theory wasn't completely wrong , he possibly even became a full Primeval , but as the demons can't exit Hell , the corruption is completely wiped out , and the Maykr's are rotting into lovecraftian monsters and can't really attack Earth , there isn't a reason for the Slayer to exist. He doesn't have a purpose at that moment , so he collapses , and the Seraph Maykrs locked him into the sarcophagus until he's needed again , if ever.

[@ilvanasgobero8096]

So rather than a physical response it was more of a mental one, interesting, it kinda makes sense, fighting demons is what gave him porpuse for way too long, when he finally beat them it'd make sense he react how he did

[@devinsears1886]

Doomslayer should fight the cenobites, the 72 pillars of solomon, and the seven demon lords/princes of hell; especially Satan himself

[@swnsng]

Incredible how you covered it all in 25 minutes. Excellent job! Subbed with the bell. The research you did was spot on and it's amazing that you were able to get the timelines so accurate. Bravo!

[@Xaero83ZX]

Ayo! Love it! Another dope vid! Keep ‘em coming!!

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks fam

[@eraser2592]

Olivia also had scoliosis at the time so that’s why she has the suit

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Aaah thanks for that

[@JohnLee-dp8ey]

The end of The Ancient Gods was a wasted opportunity for Doom Slayer to say "You are DOOMED!!!"

[@cyberweeb2794]

fun fact the reason why doom guy hates demon because they not only kill his rabbit but his wife and his son

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

I remember this from the last Doom video I did

[@dabaruknemuhar1981]

Trinity of Too Angry to Die. The Father, Kratos The Son, Guts (The Black Swordsman) The Holy Spirit, Doom Slayer. Of course there's Asura but he's like the god of Too Angry to Die.

[@BloxxingBoom]

Another banger, keep up the awesome work dude!

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Appreciate it bro

[@DomoSama13]

I love your Gaming History Vids! Can you do Kiryu Kazama next from the Yakuza series?

[@lorenzolara1148]

Mastodonte, you should look up the Shadow Warrior and Duke Nukem franchises when you get the opportunity.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

I'll give em a look

[@gressivekom]

Great Work. :) For a future honest gaming history idea, I was thinking Aiden Pearce from Watch Dogs.

[@conmanay4563]

Ya know, there’s actually a very easy way doom 3 could slot into canon. Recall that the slayer is from the original doom 1 and 2 where Mars and Earth were attacked, despite the fact that 2016 and eternal act like these are the first invasions, this is because doomguy’s earth is simply a different universe from the one where 2016 takes place, and we know hell has made a habit of absorbing dimensions. Doom 3 could just be another universe hell attacked, the doom 3 marine just being a strong human, as we know doom 3’s expansions follow a different marine from the one in the base campaign. This would also explain the mural of Doomguy in the Martian ruins as the doom slayer was ravaging hell for eons, and the Martians may have heard about him when they used the soul cube to defeat the demons

[@kni9ght]

Man, I still love your old video and it brightens my day but this was is a pretty good video too thank you Doji and if I spelled your wrong name , I’m sorry

[@nocturneprividyenie2391]

.... Doomslayer just *BUILT* differently. Actually, you might say he is the definition of "Staying lit."

[@anajohnson3188]

There's no way this is the true end of the Doom Slayer's story. After all... *Doom... is Eternal.*

[@Kaden10]

Merry Christmas Black Mastadonte and have a happy New Year.

[@mateophillips9502]

That intro did not have to go so HARD

[@shortgiraffves2456]

The DOOM lore I was expecting: Demons killed DOOM Slayers rabbit when they came from hell portals, so he kills everything. Actual DOOM lore:

[@MegaDoom101]

Mystical computer wizard and inter-reality traveler John Carmack.

[@HardcoreFury1]

Amazing!!!

[@ZmQuad]

Lol, this presentation was awesome. Gonna go find more videos

[@RyomenAyeni225]

Doom guy: I’m not trapped in here with you you’re trapped in here with me!!!!!!!

[@obsidianmaster6782]

Literally too angry to die team: Guts from Berserk. Asura from Asura's Wrath. The Doom Slayer from DOOM. William J from Wolfenstein. Kratos from GOW. Scorpion from Mortal Kombat. Broly (maybe) from DBZ. Akuma (maybe) from Street Fighter.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

This is facts

[@arenamaster8399]

This is awesome!!! I hope you do the complete history of splatter house

[@jonathanmontenegro4489]

Bro, you're getting a follow just cause of that lit intro song LOVE bebop

[@silvericebling]

Hells just a road trip to this dude

[@----Daniel]

Love these videos

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thank you!

[@MrDarksol]

Personally I would think doomslayer is done because he killed God there's nothing else left lol. Unless hes gonna pull a Kratos from God of War and kill a bunch of other gods but to my knowledge, other gods have not been mentioned so I don't know. I will say that Doom slayer is worthy, especially since he gives no fucks literally and overall this was a nicely done redo on the lore! Good job Donte and yeah the evil organization STILL sucks.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

That's true. But don't forget about the humans. They can wild and cause a lot of problems And thanks for watching fam

[@MrDarksol]

@@TheBlackMastadonte Right humans can be just as stupid as the gods........ You do have a point there lol.

[@SumDumFuk657]

I think he was sealed away because he doesn’t really have a purpose anymore (until something big comes up). I don’t think he lost his powers

[@casual_villain]

Awesome video! And yes, Doomguy is absolutely the leader of the four! Also, could you plzzzz do a Quake video some time? I’m a really big Quake fan and Ranger (the main character) has all sorts of black force energy!

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks fam. And we'll see

[@casual_villain]

@@TheBlackMastadonte Nice!

[@Leonxandergunisback]

Great video, just one correction though: Doom Slayer isn't built different, he built himself different cuz why not?

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

I mean...you right

[@brandongary8234]

Samus Aran Doomslayer Master Chief prophet from Crysis that's the 4 horsemen for me and Guts Goblin slayer are the ones who train them until they die of old age

[@meb_867]

Bowboy Bebop in the intro, won me instantly.

[@SpaceGringos3D]

Great narrator voice. KILLER INTRO We subbed! STAY SPOOKY 👻

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks so much!!

[@Nikoshroom]

Master Chief needs to a gaming history episode man

[@greenlionleo]

Was hoping you would revisit this after the new dlc came out.

[@doomguy_fpschannel9554]

Nice work :)

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thank you!!

[@jashardwallington]

You cant shoot a hole in mars. Doomslayer does just that

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Lmao yup

[@D0OMGUY]

Fun fact: Doom 1 canonically takes place in 2022 Get ready

[@milesmorales6305]

Oh shit guess we bout to fight some demons soon

[@D0OMGUY]

@@milesmorales6305 G e t r e a d y

[@Engifarting456]

it was prooven by scientists that the dark lord is the crewmate while the doomslayer is the impostor

[@lyndon4610]

Those other Seraphim guys tried to eject him but he was too powerful so they just locked him up

[@harivishwas5665]

U giys should do the resistance series

[@jimmilligan5088]

I still like the theory that doom guy or doom slayer is Link from legend of Zelda.

[@baronvonirontooth1627]

Respect the intern guy respect the intern guy respe-

[@austinlawrence6987]

Can you guys do an Honest Gaming History video of Adol Christin from the Ys series, please?

[@49mozzer]

Oliva wasn't betrayed. She was promised power an that's what they gave her.

[@blackdefense552]

Love the League of Legends reference

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks fam

[@WarriorVirtue]

I think it would have been cool if after killing the Dark Lord, an army of demons swarmed around the Doom Slayer. But instead of attacking him, they all kneeled before him.

[@cotymccollum2927]

5:49 cybernetics!? Damnit.

[@fsrt3nz0]

Donte please do Kazuma kiryu from the yakuza series because he is an honorable man with super strength

[@marco808s]

That intro song is tough

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks fam

[@marco808s]

@@TheBlackMastadonte is it on SoundCloud anywhere

[@dragoninstinke4674]

Their is a voice line that Vega says in the place where the maykers are and says "am I the father haden"

[@Dewmguygaming]

U forgot master levels for doom 2

[@miladew6721]

Also, there is this channel called Midnight which does doom lore videos if you wish to learn more deep lore for Doom

[@Heavenly_Son]

Im surprised you didnt do Sol badguy yet

[@TheDirtyBum900]

I will deadass pay for all the books/comics send them to you and gift you the legendary edition if you cover mass effect/Commander Shepard

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Oh god lol. Let me think about it

[@mjwalker1135]

Donte hear me out how about on the next honest gaming history you do an episode on the Iconic captain prince from call of duty

[@muazadam983]

This guy is so badass he made a whole chant based on his ramblings

[@mudani2300]

17:48 Dang this man's MERCILESS 😈

[@manicrhymes9552]

Cover Marcus Fenix from Gears of War

[@spencerthestupidsamurai7326]

They are rage, brutal, without mercy. But you... You will be worse... rip and tear, until it is done...