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'''Glory kills''' are exceptionally violent, gruesome deaths which the [[Doom's protagonist|Doom marine]] is capable of inflicting upon monsters and other players in the {{timeline|2016}} [[Doom (2016)|Doom]]. The most common type of glory kill occurs when monsters or players take a critical amount of damage or are otherwise stunned by special attacks; they will be highlighted by the [[Praetor suit]]'s dynamic [[HUD]] as being vulnerable to direct attack. Closing to melee range at the proper angle and executing the correct attack will then engage the [[player]] directly with the target and execute one of many fatal attacks. Each monster species has several possible glory kills that can be performed against it. A short period of invulnerability is invoked during the beginning of most glory kills, but this does not last through the entire animation in most cases, making the execution of glory kills a matter of careful timing when in the heat of battle.
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'''Glory kills''' are exceptionally violent, gruesome deaths which the [[Doom's protagonist|Doom marine]] is capable of inflicting upon monsters and other players in the {{timeline|2016}} [[Doom (2016)|Doom]]. The most common type of glory kill occurs when monsters or players take a critical amount of damage or are otherwise stunned by special attacks; they will be highlighted by the [[Praetor suit]]'s dynamic [[HUD]] as being vulnerable to direct attack. Closing to melee range at a proper angle and pressing the kill button or key will then engage the [[player]] directly with the target and execute one of many fatal attacks. Each monster species has several possible glory kills that can be performed against it, depending on the angle of approach. A short period of invulnerability is invoked during the beginning of most glory kills, but this does not last through the entire animation and recovery in most cases, making the execution of glory kills a matter of careful timing when in the heat of battle.
  
Other classes of attacks which may be considered glory kills (unknown at the present time) include kills with the [[Chainsaw (Doom 2016)|chainsaw]] and the [[Berserk (Doom 2016)|berserk]] power-up, both of which are similarly gruesome and frequently capable of taking out even extremely powerful enemies in a single deft blow.
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Kills made with the [[Berserk (Doom 2016)|berserk]] power-up, which are similarly gruesome and capable of taking out even extremely powerful enemies in a single deft blow, are additionally counted as glory kills.
  
In the single player campaign, glory kills are known to increase the amount of health and ammunition dropped from monsters. They are also the subject of many [[achievement]]s and are required to be executed in order to accomplish goals in some of the game's upgrade paths.
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In the single player campaign, glory kills increase the amount of health dropped from monsters. They are also the subject of many [[achievement]]s and are required to be executed in order to accomplish goals in some of the game's upgrade paths.
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==

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Glory kills are exceptionally violent, gruesome deaths which the Doom marine is capable of inflicting upon monsters and other players in the 2016 Doom. The most common type of glory kill occurs when monsters or players take a critical amount of damage or are otherwise stunned by special attacks; they will be highlighted by the Praetor suit's dynamic HUD as being vulnerable to direct attack. Closing to melee range at a proper angle and pressing the kill button or key will then engage the player directly with the target and execute one of many fatal attacks. Each monster species has several possible glory kills that can be performed against it, depending on the angle of approach. A short period of invulnerability is invoked during the beginning of most glory kills, but this does not last through the entire animation and recovery in most cases, making the execution of glory kills a matter of careful timing when in the heat of battle.

Kills made with the berserk power-up, which are similarly gruesome and capable of taking out even extremely powerful enemies in a single deft blow, are additionally counted as glory kills.

In the single player campaign, glory kills increase the amount of health dropped from monsters. They are also the subject of many achievements and are required to be executed in order to accomplish goals in some of the game's upgrade paths.

Trivia

Comments made by id Software and Bethesda in the run-up to and aftermath of QuakeCon in 2014 suggested that this feature was inspired both by the popularity of Brutal Doom and the insane violence of the Doom comic.[citation needed]