Demon

Commonly referred to as "Pinkies" or "Bull Demons", Doom's Demon is a big, bulky, vaguely humanoid demon. Demons do not have ranged attacks, so they are no threat at long range. However, Demons have a huge advantage over other hellspawn with ranged attacks: speed. Faster than any other non-flying monster in the original Doom (and outmatched only by Doom II's Arch-Vile and Arachnotron in this respect), the Demon closes distances very quickly, often running towards the player in a zig-zag pattern, making them harder to hit.

In the original Doom, Demons were usually found alone or in small numbers, but in Doom II they were often found in larger packs, making them all the more dangerous to deal with. In monster infighting, healthy Demons are able to make short work of former humans and Imps, and are generally the easiest monster to trick into attacking other enemies. Demons actually appear to be considerably less intelligent (and/or more oblivious) than Imps, as they often run around for quite a long time aimlessly before attacking the player. They emit a loud snarl when they are killed.

The preferred weapon against Demons for many Doom players is the chainsaw; the Demon is unable to attack the player when being struck with the chainsaw, and furthermore the chainsaw does not use up any ammunition. However, the shotgun is also effective since it can cause damage at longer ranges, and the super shotgun can kill a Demon at close range with one blast.

In the Doom novels, they are unchanged in appearance, shy of being found in various sizes. They are purported to be capable of coherent speech, unlike their depiction in the games as rather brutish, stupid beasts who closely resemble guard dogs in intelligence and behavior. They are also said to have an extremely foul body odor.

Doom RPG
In Doom RPG, the Demon appears as the "Pinky" class of monster. There are three variations, identified by color:


 * Bull Demon (olive green)
 * Pinky (normal colors)
 * Belphegor (blue)

Appearance statistics
The IWADs contain the following numbers of Demons: