Talk:Doom's protagonist

can you proofread a term paper of mine? I want to make sure it's got correct grammar and spelling and also that it makes sense. you seem good at all three. thanks! --Cyb 10:40, 9 Jan 2005 (PST)

As a note, when posting on something it's better to make sense. -404 PS- I'll register sooner or later...

assaulted a superior officer
Is this canonical? It appears in the novels, but so does more back story about the character. I think the novels should not be treated as strictly canonical. Jdowland 15:37, 10 Apr 2005 (EDT)

Original Doom story, anyone? Bloodshedder 15:50, 10 Apr 2005 (EDT)


 * In DOOM, you're a space marine, one of Earth's toughest, hardened in combat and trained for action. Three years ago you assaulted a superior officer for ordering his soldiers to fire upon civilians.  He and his body cast were shipped to Pearl Harbor, while you were transferred to Mars, home of the Union Aerospace Corporation.

Buddy Dacote
Is the Doom guy Buddy Dacote from the Doom Bible? According to the Bible, Buddy was sent to Tei Tenga for "showing up a superior officer". Also, Buddy dies at the end of episode 1. Fredrik 15:06, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Possibly thats where the character came from, but I dont think that means we should start referring to him as that. A large portion of the stuff in the Doom bible never got into the final game. Fraggle 15:58, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
 * We should of course not use that name instead of "Doom guy" here, but it might be worth mentioning as possibly being the character's "origin". Fredrik 16:18, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Halo reference to the Doomguy?
Jon's last edit says there's a reference to the Doomguy in Halo but I don't know what and I'm sure I'm not the only one. I suspect it's the design of the MJOLNIR armour Master Chief wears but this is debatable. -- TheDarkArchon 12:07, 10 April 2006 (UTC)


 * The Halo reference was 84.40.25.240, as was Quake. I thought I'd posted on the talk page asking for clarification of the Quake reference but I can't find it. -- Jdowland 13:29, 10 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Quake probably refers to the Doomguy in Quake 3.Fraggle 15:05, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

Left handed?
The article asserts that he is left handed. While the pistol and fist are definitely used left handed, all the other weapons seem to be used in a right handed way (shotgun, chainsaw, plasma rifle). Ambidextrous or possibly just a glitch in the sprite design? :-) Fraggle 09:25, 15 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Ambidextrous. He's an everyman. oTHErONE (Contribs) 10:29, 15 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Wouldn't an everyman be right-handed, since 90 percent of the population is right-handed? Moreover, even for people with definite handedness, precise fine motor tasks are not invariably performed with the same hand.


 * *sigh*  We always assume that id's programmers had a line of reasoning for every tiny little bit of superficial characterization in the game, but IMHO it is more likely that their deadlines didn't allow them to put any thought into it, and the explanation is simply that Kevin Cloud is somewhat ambidextrous (I don't know that he is, I'm just saying it's possible &mdash; professional artists sometimes develop it), or that after compositing they flipped a few of the sprites by accident or because for completely heuristic reasons they liked them better flipped.    Ryan W 18:28, 16 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I think Doomguy keeps his pistol in left hand when using other weps(except shotgun, chainsaw, plasma) instead of holstering it.


 * There was a tangential discussion on the DoomGuy's handedness here and here on the ZDoom forums. The theory was that he is cross-dominant, favoring his left hand and his right eye. I'll quote Vaecrius: "Seems to me that the Doomguy is left-handed with a cross-dominant eye, so any two-handed weapon should be held right-handed and any one-handed weapon left-handed, so that the gun could always be lined up with the right eye." and "Since a pistol isn't held to the side of your body, you can use whichever hand you want, while a long gun has to be held along the side your aiming eye is on." Two people (Risen and DoomRater) provided anecdotal evidence that this theory was plausible, and the issue of shell ejection system as possibly forcing to use one hand rather than the other was also mentioned.

Name in Spanish speaking countries
It says something about the marine being called "Doom" in Spanish. What source is there for that? I live in a Spanish speaking country (Argentina) and have never noted any such custom. I propose removing that part of the sentence. If anyone calls the marine "Doom", it's probably because they played Quake 3 a lot. Who is like God? 06:03, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Marines and the UAC
The article says the doomguy is "working for the UAC". If this is the case in any of the releases of the franchise, it should be attributed to whatever it applies to, and not poised as a general statement. In the original game the marines are just stationed in the area (where the military is employing the UAC facilities) and fly off to check what's wrong in Phobos. There's no mention of being employed by or taking orders from the corporation. Who is like God? 06:03, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Incarnations
The Incarnations section is empty, since that looks silly and it might remain empty forever, I'm removing it. This talk section should provide any incentive for the missing section if anyone has any info on the subject. I suggest doing this (removal plus note in talk) to any such sections unless they are standard (some stuff is expected for some types of articles, such as a technical explanation for a bug). Who is like God? 01:54, 15 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Ah, I get it now; this was referring to what now is Versions. I think it had the wrong header level, though, unless I missed that too. But I do think "versions" is better for a fictional character. Who is like God? 16:39, 16 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I have no opinion on your question, but as a general comment, if a formatting guideline isn't specifically mentioned here, it probably doesn't have broad consensus yet. For example, most articles about maps use this outline, but not all.    Ryan W 11:35, 18 March 2008 (UTC)