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[[File:Cyberdemon-HellRevealed-map26.png|thumb|right|The cyberdemon stomps toward the player in [[Hell Revealed]] [[MAP26: Afterlife (Hell Revealed)|MAP26: Afterlife]].]]
[[image:Cyberdemon-HellRevealed-map26.png|thumb|right|256px|The cyberdemon stomps toward the player in [[Hell Revealed]] [[MAP26: Afterlife (Hell Revealed)|MAP26: Afterlife]].]]
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{{Monster versions|disambig={{thisisabout|monster|doom1}}|doom3=Cyberdemon (Doom 3)|doom4=Cyberdemon (Doom 2016)|doom5=Tyrant}}
 
The '''cyberdemon''' is a towering, hellish marriage of demon flesh and technology, with a gigantic muscular stature, a minotaur-like head with prominent black and gray horns, a gored humanoid torso filled with red wiring, a metallic prosthetic right leg, and a large rocket launcher mounted on its left arm. By far the most formidable enemy in [[classic Doom]], and one of the most intimidating boss monsters in video game history, it is more than capable of taking out a healthy player in one hit from its arm-grafted weapon.
 
The '''cyberdemon''' is a towering, hellish marriage of demon flesh and technology, with a gigantic muscular stature, a minotaur-like head with prominent black and gray horns, a gored humanoid torso filled with red wiring, a metallic prosthetic right leg, and a large rocket launcher mounted on its left arm. By far the most formidable enemy in [[classic Doom]], and one of the most intimidating boss monsters in video game history, it is more than capable of taking out a healthy player in one hit from its arm-grafted weapon.
  
This monster first appears as a [[boss]] at the end of Doom level [[E2M8: Tower of Babel|E2M8]], and re-appears in the secret level [[E3M9: Warrens|E3M9]]. In the [[Ultimate Doom]] expansion, it makes additional appearances on E4M2, E4M6, and E4M7. The cyberdemon is featured on the retail [[Cover art#Doom II: Hell on Earth|box cover]] of [[Doom II]], and is used sparingly throughout the single-player game. It occurs on a large number of levels during [[cooperative]] multiplayer, however. The manual for the PC version of Doom II describes the monster as such:  
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This monster first appears as a [[boss]] at the end of Doom level [[E2M8: Tower of Babel|E2M8]], and re-appears in the secret level [[E3M9: Warrens|E3M9]]. In the [[Ultimate Doom]] expansion, it makes additional appearances on E4M2, E4M6, and E4M7. The cyberdemon is featured on the retail [[Cover art#Doom II: Hell on Earth|box cover]] of [[Doom II]], and it appears sparingly throughout the single-player game. It occurs on a large number of levels during multiplayer, however. The manual for the PC version of Doom II describes the monster as such:  
 
{{quote|A missile-launching skyscraper with goat legs. 'Nuff said.|Doom II instruction manual|Doom II instruction manual}}
 
{{quote|A missile-launching skyscraper with goat legs. 'Nuff said.|Doom II instruction manual|Doom II instruction manual}}
 
The original [[Doom instruction manual]], on the other hand, does not mention or picture it at all, presumably to keep its climactic appearance in [[E2M8: Tower of Babel|E2M8]] a surprise. The [[Sony PlayStation]] and [[Super NES]] manuals for Doom, both published by [[Williams Entertainment]], do however make mention of the cyberdemon:  
 
The original [[Doom instruction manual]], on the other hand, does not mention or picture it at all, presumably to keep its climactic appearance in [[E2M8: Tower of Babel|E2M8]] a surprise. The [[Sony PlayStation]] and [[Super NES]] manuals for Doom, both published by [[Williams Entertainment]], do however make mention of the cyberdemon:  
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A cyberdemon will let out a loud animalistic, bovine-like roar when it spots a player - loud enough to be heard no matter how far away it is from the player. It attacks by firing barrages of three [[rocket]]s. It has 4000 [[hit point]]s and does not receive [[splash damage]] from explosions, making it fairly difficult to kill. It is also the fastest moving monster in the original game (the [[lost soul]]'s charge attack not withstanding), and second fastest in [[Doom II]] (after the [[arch-vile]]). When destroyed, the cyberdemon's body will instantly dissolve into voluminous reddish clouds of flesh, blood and gore, leaving only his blood-soaked hooves; as he explodes, he lets out a short roar that is abruptly interrupted by the sound of his body exploding.
 
A cyberdemon will let out a loud animalistic, bovine-like roar when it spots a player - loud enough to be heard no matter how far away it is from the player. It attacks by firing barrages of three [[rocket]]s. It has 4000 [[hit point]]s and does not receive [[splash damage]] from explosions, making it fairly difficult to kill. It is also the fastest moving monster in the original game (the [[lost soul]]'s charge attack not withstanding), and second fastest in [[Doom II]] (after the [[arch-vile]]). When destroyed, the cyberdemon's body will instantly dissolve into voluminous reddish clouds of flesh, blood and gore, leaving only his blood-soaked hooves; as he explodes, he lets out a short roar that is abruptly interrupted by the sound of his body exploding.
  
The cyberdemon's rockets are the same as the player's rockets; however as all projectiles shot by monsters, they do not damage other monsters of the same type. Furthermore, the cyberdemon and the [[spiderdemon]] take only direct hit damage, and are immune to all [[Blast damage|blast damage]]. Therefore, a greater number of rockets is required to kill these [[boss]]es than might be expected, and they must be direct hits. The cyberdemon is given a higher probability of performing his attack than other monsters, causing him to launch volleys of rockets at a high frequency. In common with other monsters, although the cyberdemon is shown with his rocket launcher in his left hand, the rockets emerge from his middle. While the cyberdemon does not have a melee attack in the PC and Doom 64 games, an apparently unintentional one does exist in the Super NES port: if the player is close enough to one in this version of the game, its attack consists of the rocket firing animation, but a scratching sound is heard with no rocket being fired.
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The cyberdemon's rockets are the same as the player's rockets; however as all projectiles shot by monsters, they do not damage other monsters of the same type. Furthermore, the cyberdemon and the [[spiderdemon]] take only direct hit damage, and are immune to all [[Blast damage|blast damage]]. Therefore, a greater number of rockets is required to kill these [[boss]]es than might be expected, and they must be direct hits. This immunity to blast damage also precludes players from attaining cheap damage/kills by either of the following methods: tricking the cyberdemon into firing rockets while it stands against an obstacle such as a wall or pillar, or running point blank up against the cyberdemon while [[Invulnerability|invulnerable]] through the use of cheats or artifacts.
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The cyberdemon is given a higher probability of performing his attack than other monsters, causing him to launch volleys of rockets at a high frequency. In common with other monsters, although the cyberdemon is shown with his rocket launcher in his left hand, the rockets emerge from his middle. While the cyberdemon does not have a melee attack in the PC and Doom 64 games, an apparently unintentional one does exist in the Super NES port: if the player is close enough to one in this version of the game, its attack consists of the rocket firing animation, but a scratching sound is heard with no rocket being fired.
  
 
== Tactical analysis ==
 
== Tactical analysis ==
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===General tactics===
 
===General tactics===
  
Killing a cyberdemon is almost impossible without using a large amount of ammunition. The [[BFG9000]] is the most effective weapon against a cyberdemon, although the [[plasma gun]] can work fairly well. Three to four direct BFG hits will usually kill a cyberdemon, and at point-blank range two well-placed shots are enough. If a BFG9000 is not available, the [[rocket launcher]] is also effective - but be prepared for a long fight, since around 45 well-placed hits with the rocket launcher is required to kill a cyberdemon. Killing a cyberdemon with other weapons is significantly more difficult: for example it takes around 400 bullets from a [[chaingun]]. It is ''extremely'' difficult to kill a cyberdemon with [[melee attack]]s and it takes roughly 400 [[chainsaw]] or non-[[berserk]] [[fist]] hits to do so, but given their extreme powers and low pain chances, it is strongly not recommended under most circumstances. Almost certainly ''because'' of the difficulty involved, the [[Xbox Live Arcade]] release of ''[[Doom II]]'' features an [[Achievement]] that requires the player to kill a cyberdemon with their bare hands, named "You Have Huge Guts", after an infamous phrase from the [[Doom comic]].
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Killing a cyberdemon is almost impossible without using a large amount of ammunition. The [[BFG9000]] is the most effective weapon against a cyberdemon, although the [[plasma gun]] can work fairly well. Three to four direct BFG hits will usually kill a cyberdemon, and at point-blank range two well-placed shots are enough. If a BFG9000 is not available, the [[rocket launcher]] is also effective - but be prepared for a long fight, since around 45 well-placed hits with the rocket launcher are required to kill a cyberdemon. Killing a cyberdemon with other weapons is significantly more difficult: for example it takes around 400 bullets from a [[chaingun]]. It is ''extremely'' difficult to kill a cyberdemon with [[melee attack]]s and it takes roughly 400 [[chainsaw]] or non-[[berserk]] [[fist]] hits to do so, but given their extreme powers and low pain chances, it is strongly not recommended under most circumstances. Almost certainly ''because'' of the difficulty involved, the [[Xbox Live Arcade]] release of ''[[Doom II]]'' features an [[Achievement]] that requires the player to kill a cyberdemon with their bare hands, named "You Have Huge Guts", after an infamous phrase from the [[Doom comic]].
  
 
Because a cyberdemon has a low pain chance, it is difficult to prevent it from attacking. It is also important to be constantly aware of when it fires a rocket, as it will do so relentlessly. [[Circle-strafing]] can be used to avoid return fire while attacking. Because one rocket will often be enough to critically injure the player, it is imperative that all rockets are avoided. Because of [[splash damage]], it is also important to stay away from the explosions. For example, it is advisable to avoid standing too close to a wall when fighting a cyberdemon, as splash damage can be sustained from rockets hitting the wall.
 
Because a cyberdemon has a low pain chance, it is difficult to prevent it from attacking. It is also important to be constantly aware of when it fires a rocket, as it will do so relentlessly. [[Circle-strafing]] can be used to avoid return fire while attacking. Because one rocket will often be enough to critically injure the player, it is imperative that all rockets are avoided. Because of [[splash damage]], it is also important to stay away from the explosions. For example, it is advisable to avoid standing too close to a wall when fighting a cyberdemon, as splash damage can be sustained from rockets hitting the wall.
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The cyberdemon's immense size can sometimes be used as an advantage when attacking it. In some maps, the cyberdemon(s) are placed in a large courtyard or structure and the entrance is too small for them to pass through. This can help a novice player to escape if major injuries are sustained.
 
The cyberdemon's immense size can sometimes be used as an advantage when attacking it. In some maps, the cyberdemon(s) are placed in a large courtyard or structure and the entrance is too small for them to pass through. This can help a novice player to escape if major injuries are sustained.
  
Due to its firepower and hitpoints which are by far the highest among demons, the cyberdemon easily dominates in [[monster infighting]] battles. Because of this, luring it into fighting another monster is a great way to save ammunition. However, there is a chance of them losing if fighting against either the [[spiderdemon]] (as often occurs in [[MAP20: Gotcha! (Doom II)|MAP20: Gotcha!]]) or a large group of very strong demons like the [[Baron of Hell]] (see [[MAP08: Tricks and Traps (Doom II)|MAP08: Tricks and Traps]]).
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Due to its firepower and hitpoints which are by far the highest among demons, the cyberdemon easily dominates in [[monster infighting]] battles. Because of this, luring it into fighting another monster is a great way to save ammunition. However, it can occasionally get overwhelmed by either the [[spiderdemon]] (as often occurs in [[MAP20: Gotcha! (Doom II)|MAP20: Gotcha!]]) or a large group of very strong demons like the [[baron of Hell]] (see [[MAP08: Tricks and Traps (Doom II)|MAP08: Tricks and Traps]]).
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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   !colspan=2|Attributes
 
   !colspan=2|Attributes
 
   |-
 
   |-
   |ID #||16 (decimal), 10 (hex)
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   |Thing type||16 (decimal), 10 (hex)
 
   |-
 
   |-
   |[[Hit points]]||4000
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   |[[Hit point]]s||4000
 
   |-
 
   |-
   |Speed||16 [[map unit]]s per frame<br>(186.7 map units per second)
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   |Speed||16 [[map unit]]s per frame<br/>(186.7 map units per second)
 
   |-
 
   |-
   |Width||80
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   |Radius||40
 
   |-
 
   |-
 
   |Height||110
 
   |Height||110
 
   |-
 
   |-
   |Reaction time||8
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  |[[Mass]]||1000
 +
  |-
 +
   |Reaction time||8 [[tic]]s
 
   |-
 
   |-
   |[[Pain chance]]||20 (7.81%)
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   |[[Pain chance]]||20 (5.47%)
 
   |-
 
   |-
 
   |Pain time||10 tics
 
   |Pain time||10 tics
 
   |-
 
   |-
   |[[Mass]]||1000
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   |Flags||00400006 (hex)
  |-
 
  |Bits||4194310
 
 
   |}
 
   |}
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  |
 
  |
 
   {| {{prettytable}} width=100%|
 
   {| {{prettytable}} width=100%|
   !|Bits list
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   !|Flags list
 
   |-
 
   |-
 
   |
 
   |
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   |Alert sound||DSCYBSIT
 
   |Alert sound||DSCYBSIT
 
   |-
 
   |-
   |Chase sound||DSHOOF and<br>DSMETAL
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   |Chase sound||DSHOOF and<br/>DSMETAL
 
   |-
 
   |-
 
   |Action sound||DSDMACT
 
   |Action sound||DSDMACT
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   !colspan=2|Ranged attack
 
   !colspan=2|Ranged attack
 
   |-
 
   |-
   |Type||[[Projectile]]<br>[[Blast damage|Blast]]
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   |Type||[[Projectile]]<br/>[[Blast damage|Blast]]
 
   |-
 
   |-
   |Speed||20 [[map unit]]s per tic<br>(700 map units per second)
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   |Speed||20 map units per tic<br/>(700 map units per second)
 
   |-
 
   |-
   |Damage||20-160 (direct hit)<br>0-128 ([[Blast damage|blast radius]])<br>148-288 (direct hit + [[Blast damage|blast radius]])
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   |Damage||20-160 (direct hit)<br/>0-128 ([[Blast damage|blast radius]])<br/>148-288 (direct hit + blast radius)
 
   |-
 
   |-
   |Width||11
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   |Radius||11
 
   |-
 
   |-
 
   |Height||8
 
   |Height||8
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   |Sprite name||MISL
 
   |Sprite name||MISL
 
   |-
 
   |-
   |Sound||DSRLAUNC (firing)<br>DSBAREXP (impact)
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   |Sound||DSRLAUNC (firing)<br/>DSBAREXP (impact)
 
   |}
 
   |}
 
  |}
 
  |}
 
|}
 
|}
  
[[Image:CybrHistogram.png|none|300px|thumb|''Damage done by a full rocket volley'']]
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[[File:CybrHistogram.png|none|300px|thumb|''Damage done by a full rocket volley'']]
  
 
{| {{prettytable}}
 
{| {{prettytable}}
 
| '''Shots needed to kill'''<sup>1,2</sup>
 
| '''Shots needed to kill'''<sup>1,2</sup>
 
| Mean
 
| Mean
| [[Wikipedia:Standard deviation#Interpretation and application|Standard<br>deviation]]
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| {{wp|Standard deviation#Interpretation and application|Standard<br/>deviation}}
 
| Min
 
| Min
 
| Max
 
| Max
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Player]] (100%<br>[[health]], no [[armors|armor]])||1.00||0.00||1||1
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|[[Player]] (100%<br/>[[health]], no [[armors|armor]])||1.00||0.00||1||1
 
|-
 
|-
|Player (100%<br>health, [[security armor]])||1.12||0.33||1||2
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|Player (100%<br/>health, [[security armor]])||1.12||0.33||1||2
 
|-
 
|-
|Player (200%<br>health, [[combat armor]])||2.35||0.48||2||3
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|Player (200%<br/>health, [[combat armor]])||2.35||0.48||2||3
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Barrel]]||1.00||0.00||1||1
 
|[[Barrel]]||1.00||0.00||1||1
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|[[Chaingunner]]||1.00||0.00||1||1
 
|[[Chaingunner]]||1.00||0.00||1||1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Lost Soul]]||1.00||0.00||1||1
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|[[Lost soul]]||1.00||0.00||1||1
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Commander Keen]]||1.00||0.00||1||1
 
|[[Commander Keen]]||1.00||0.00||1||1
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|[[Spectre]]||1.12||0.33||1||2
 
|[[Spectre]]||1.12||0.33||1||2
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Boss Brain]]<sup>3</sup>||1.76||0.43||1||2
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|[[Boss brain]]<sup>3</sup>||1.76||0.43||1||2
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Revenant]]||2.03||0.16||2||3
 
|[[Revenant]]||2.03||0.16||2||3
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|[[Cacodemon]]||2.35||0.48||2||3
 
|[[Cacodemon]]||2.35||0.48||2||3
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Pain Elemental]]||2.35||0.48||2||3
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|[[Pain elemental]]||2.35||0.48||2||3
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Hell Knight]]||2.86||0.41||2||4
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|[[Hell knight]]||2.86||0.41||2||4
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Arachnotron]]||2.86||0.41||2||4
 
|[[Arachnotron]]||2.86||0.41||2||4
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|[[Mancubus]]||3.24||0.43||3||4
 
|[[Mancubus]]||3.24||0.43||3||4
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Arch-Vile]]||3.72||0.55||3||5
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|[[Arch-vile]]||3.72||0.55||3||5
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Baron of Hell]]||5.09||0.50||4||6
 
|[[Baron of Hell]]||5.09||0.50||4||6
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Spider Mastermind]]||34.03||2.60||27||40
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|[[Spiderdemon]]||34.03||2.60||27||40
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Cyberdemon]]<sup>4</sup>|| || || ||
 
|[[Cyberdemon]]<sup>4</sup>|| || || ||
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|}
 
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<small>
#This table assumes that all calls to [[Pseudorandom number generator|P_Random]] for damage, [[pain chance]], [[blood]] splats, and bullet dispersal are consecutive. In real play, this is never the case: counterattacks and AI pathfinding must be handled, and of course the map may contain additional moving monsters and other randomized phenomena (such as [[Sector#Vanilla Doom|flickering lights]]). Any resulting errors are probably toward the single-shot average, as they introduce noise into the correlation between the indices of "consecutive" calls.
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#This table assumes that all calls to [[Pseudorandom number generator|P_Random]] for damage, [[pain chance]], [[blood]] splats, and bullet dispersal are consecutive. In real play, this is never the case: counterattacks and AI pathfinding must be handled, and of course the map may contain additional moving monsters and other randomized phenomena (such as [[Sector#Doom|flickering lights]]). Any resulting errors are probably toward the single-shot average, as they introduce noise into the correlation between the indices of "consecutive" calls.
 
#Assumes that the target takes a direct hit from each shot.
 
#Assumes that the target takes a direct hit from each shot.
 
#Assumes that direct hits are possible, which [[Icon of Sin|does not occur]] in any stock map.
 
#Assumes that direct hits are possible, which [[Icon of Sin|does not occur]] in any stock map.
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== Appearance statistics ==
 
== Appearance statistics ==
  
In [[classic Doom]], the cyberdemon is first encountered on these maps:
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In the [[IWAD]]s the cyberdemon is first encountered on these maps per [[Skill level#Doom and Doom II skill levels|skill level]]:
  
{| {{prettytable}}  
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{{col-begin}}
!Game||[[I'm Too Young To Die|ITYTD]] and [[Hey, Not Too Rough|HNTR]]||[[Hurt Me Plenty|HMP]]||[[Ultra-Violence|UV]] and [[Nightmare!|NM]] 
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{{col-break|width=50%}}
|-  
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{| {{prettytable}}
|[[The Ultimate Doom]]||[[E2M8: Tower of Babel (Doom)|E2M8: Tower of Babel]]||[[E2M8: Tower of Babel (Doom)|E2M8: Tower of Babel]]||[[E2M8: Tower of Babel (Doom)|E2M8: Tower of Babel]]
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!colspan="4"|Single-player
|-  
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|-
|[[Doom II]]||[[MAP08: Tricks and Traps (Doom II)|MAP08: Tricks and Traps]]||[[MAP08: Tricks and Traps (Doom II)|MAP08: Tricks and Traps]]||[[MAP08: Tricks and Traps (Doom II)|MAP08: Tricks and Traps]]
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!Game / ''Episode''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-  
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|-
|[[TNT: Evilution]]||[[MAP30: Last Call (TNT: Evilution)|MAP30: Last Call]]||[[MAP18: Mill (TNT: Evilution)|MAP18: Mill]]<sup>1</sup>||[[MAP13: Nukage Processing (TNT: Evilution)|MAP13: Nukage Processing]]
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|''[[Knee-Deep in the Dead]]''||-||-||-
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|-
|[[Plutonia]]||[[MAP06: Baron's Lair (The Plutonia Experiment)|MAP06: Baron's Lair]]||[[MAP06: Baron's Lair (The Plutonia Experiment)|MAP06: Baron's Lair]]||[[MAP06: Baron's Lair (The Plutonia Experiment)|MAP06: Baron's Lair]]  
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|''[[The Shores of Hell]]''||[[E2M8: Tower of Babel]]||E2M8: Tower of Babel||E2M8: Tower of Babel
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|-
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|''[[Inferno]]''||[[E3M9: Warrens]]||E3M9: Warrens||E3M9: Warrens
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|-
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|''[[Thy Flesh Consumed]]''||[[E4M2: Perfect Hatred]]||E4M2: Perfect Hatred||E4M2: Perfect Hatred
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|-
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|[[Doom II]]||[[MAP08: Tricks and Traps]]||MAP08: Tricks and Traps||MAP08: Tricks and Traps
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|-
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|[[TNT: Evilution]]||[[MAP30: Last Call (TNT: Evilution)]]||[[MAP32: Caribbean]]||[[MAP13: Nukage Processing]]
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|-
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|[[Plutonia Experiment]]||[[MAP06: Baron's Lair]]||MAP06: Baron's Lair||MAP06: Baron's Lair
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|}
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{{col-break}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan="4"|Multiplayer
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|-
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!Game / ''Episode''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|''Knee-Deep in the Dead''||-||-||-
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|-
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|''The Shores of Hell''||E2M8: Tower of Babel||E2M8: Tower of Babel||E2M8: Tower of Babel
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|-
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|''Inferno''||E3M9: Warrens||E3M9: Warrens||E3M9: Warrens
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|-
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|''Thy Flesh Consumed''||E4M2: Perfect Hatred||E4M2: Perfect Hatred||E4M2: Perfect Hatred
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|-
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|Doom II||MAP08: Tricks and Traps||MAP08: Tricks and Traps||MAP08: Tricks and Traps
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|-
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|TNT: Evilution||[[MAP01: System Control]]||MAP01: System Control||MAP01: System Control
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|-
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|Plutonia Experiment||[[MAP03: Aztec]]||MAP03: Aztec||MAP03: Aztec
 
|}
 
|}
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{{col-end}}
  
The [[IWAD]]s contain the following numbers of cyberdemons:
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The IWADs contain the following numbers of cyberdemons per skill level:
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{{col-break|width=50%}}
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{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
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!colspan="4"|Single-player
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|-
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!Game / ''Episode''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Knee-Deep in the Dead]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[The Shores of Hell]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Inferno]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Doom|Doom (registered)]]||2||2||2
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Thy Flesh Consumed]]''||''2''||''2''||''3''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Ultimate Doom]]||4||4||5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Doom II]]||3||5||5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[TNT: Evilution]]||1||4||6
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Plutonia Experiment]]||21||22||23
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{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
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!colspan="4"|Multiplayer
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|-
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!Game / ''Episode''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Knee-Deep in the Dead''||''0''||''0''||''0''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''The Shores of Hell''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Inferno''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Doom (registered)||2||2||2
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Thy Flesh Consumed''||''2''||''2''||''3''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Ultimate Doom||4||4||5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Doom II||6||12||12
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|TNT: Evilution||9||15||17
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Plutonia Experiment||50||58||65
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|}
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Of the maps covered on the Doom Wiki, the following have the highest numbers of cyberdemons in single-player:
 
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!Game||[[I'm Too Young To Die|ITYTD]] and [[Hey, Not Too Rough|HNTR]]||[[Hurt Me Plenty|HMP]]||[[Ultra-Violence|UV]] and [[Nightmare!|NM]]
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! Map !! Count
 
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|[[The Ultimate Doom]]||4||4||5
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| [[Doomworld Mega Project 2019]] || 947
 
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|[[Doom II]]||3||5||5
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| [[MAP06: Speaking of Stupid (Mock 2: The Speed of Stupid)]] || 702
 
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|-
|[[TNT: Evilution]]||1||4||6
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| [[Holy Hell Revealed]] || 355
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Plutonia]]||21||22||23
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| [[MAP41: Hybrid (Mock 2: The Speed of Stupid)]] || 244
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|-
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| [[Okuplok Slaughter Map]] || 166
 
|}
 
|}
 
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''This data was last verified on December 16, 2020.''
# May be encountered earlier if the [[MAP32: Caribbean|super secret level]] is played.
 
  
 
== Other games ==
 
== Other games ==
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=== Doom 64 ===
 
=== Doom 64 ===
 
[[File:Doom64CyberD64ex.jpg|thumb|[[Doom 64]]'s cyberdemon in [[MAP25: Cat and Mouse (Doom 64)|Cat and Mouse]]]]
 
[[File:Doom64CyberD64ex.jpg|thumb|[[Doom 64]]'s cyberdemon in [[MAP25: Cat and Mouse (Doom 64)|Cat and Mouse]]]]
The cyberdemons in [[Doom 64]] have not gone through many changes except that they have darker colored skin, are slightly stronger and much larger. The Doom 64 version of the cyberdemon is notable for having the ability to lead its shots, making it an even more formidable opponent; the cyberdemon's third rocket is usually fired at the player's anticipated position rather than the player's current position. The rockets also leave smoke trails and fly out much faster. The cyberdemons' rockets in this game emerge from the launcher itself instead of the middle. While they have the same death sequence animation as their PC counterpart, for the most part (full-body explosion), it's more elaborate in Doom 64, involving its form stricken with several separate explosions before the body essentially evaporates in a haze of fiery blood, replete with a shot of its skeletal frame vanishing with it.
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The cyberdemon in [[Doom 64]] has not gone through many changes except that it has darker colored skin, is much larger, and its rockets leave smoke trails. The cyberdemon is otherwise functionally the same as its classic counterpart except for the fact its rockets now emerge from the launcher itself instead of from the middle of the monster. Due to the Cyberdemon's massive height, this results in the rockets being fired in a downward angle towards the player when on levelled height, making [[splash damage]] a greater threat as the rockets can hit the ground and explode near the player, meaning the 64 cyberdemon does not need the aid of walls for its splash damage to be a factor. While the Doom 64 cyberdemon has a similar death sequence animation compared to its PC counterpart, consisting of a full-body explosion, it is more elaborate in Doom 64, involving its form stricken with several separate explosions before the body essentially evaporates in a haze of fiery blood, replete with a shot of its skeletal frame vanishing into the clouds.
  
Cyberdemons are relatively rare throughout the game, appearing chiefly in the secret levels or later in the game.
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[[File:Proto 64 Cyberdemon.jpg|150px|thumb|The 3D sculpted model for an unused cyberdemon]]
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Cyberdemons are relatively rare throughout the game, only appearing as the final obstacle in a couple late levels and in the secret "fun" maps that can only be accessed by the Features menu. Notably, unlike the original Doom 1 and 2, 64 is willing to throw multiple cyberdemons at the player at once, with {{maplinkgen|MAP17|Watch Your Step|Doom 64}} featuring a dual cyberdemon battle at the end on the Watch Me Die [[difficulty]], while {{maplinkgen|MAP24|No Escape|Doom 64}} contains three cyberdemons on Watch Me Die, including having to fight the last two simultaneously also.
  
 
A special variety of cyberdemon appears on the game's introductory title sequence map. This particular cyberdemon is coded to only ever fire rockets toward the position of the cinematic moving camera and will not infight with other monsters, nor will it react to the player if the game is hacked to allow visiting [[MAP33: Title (Doom 64)|MAP33]]. It can be killed, but since it has no death frames it will simply disappear.
 
A special variety of cyberdemon appears on the game's introductory title sequence map. This particular cyberdemon is coded to only ever fire rockets toward the position of the cinematic moving camera and will not infight with other monsters, nor will it react to the player if the game is hacked to allow visiting [[MAP33: Title (Doom 64)|MAP33]]. It can be killed, but since it has no death frames it will simply disappear.
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[[File:Doom64 proto cover art.jpg|200px|thumb|Doom 64's initial cover art draft, which also features the unused cyberdemon]]
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While it went unused in the final game, one of the sculpted models for the 64 enemies featured a different variant of the cyberdemon, where both of its legs are replaced with cybernetic parts, has a metal plate over its stomach, and has rocket launchers on each of its hands. This different variant of the cyberdemon also appeared on the initial draft for Doom 64's cover art. If this was meant to be the 64 cyberdemon's original appearance or if it was meant to be an upgraded form of the cyberdemon to appear alongside the original is unknown.
  
 
=== Doom RPG ===
 
=== Doom RPG ===
 
In [[Doom RPG]], the cyberdemon was created by evil mastermind [[Kronos]] by combining human technology with demon flesh.
 
In [[Doom RPG]], the cyberdemon was created by evil mastermind [[Kronos]] by combining human technology with demon flesh.
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=== Doom II RPG ===
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The cyberdemon appears again in [[Doom II RPG]].
  
 
=== Wolfenstein RPG ===
 
=== Wolfenstein RPG ===
The cyberdemon was originally known as the [[W:C:Wolfenstein:Harbinger|Harbinger of Doom]]. During World War II, he was summoned at Castle Wolfenstein by the Axis army. [[W:C:Wolfenstein:B.J. Blazkowicz|B.J. Blazkowicz]] was able to defeat it with the Spear of Destiny, destroying its right leg and left arm. The Harbinger of Doom vowed that it would have a rematch with Blazkowicz's [[Doom guy|descendent]] in the future. The rematch happened in [[Doom II RPG]].
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The cyberdemon was originally known as the [[W:C:Wolfenstein:Harbinger of Doom|Harbinger of Doom]]. During World War II, he was summoned at Castle Wolfenstein by the Axis army. [[W:C:Wolfenstein:William J. Blazkowicz|B.J. Blazkowicz]] was able to defeat it with the Spear of Destiny, destroying its right leg and left arm. The Harbinger of Doom vowed that it would have a rematch with Blazkowicz's [[Doom guy|descendent]] in the future. The rematch happened in [[Doom II RPG]].
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===Gallery===
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<gallery mode="nolines" widths="240px" heights="160px">
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Doom RPG Cyberdemon.png|The cyberdemon in Doom RPG.
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Cyberdemon Soul Cube DIIRPG.jpg|The cyberdemon is attacked using the Soul Cube in Doom II RPG.
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HarbingerOfDoom.png|The Harbinger in the BREW/J2ME versions of ''Wolfenstein RPG''.
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HarbingerBanished.png|The Harbinger is banished using the Spear of Destiny in the iOS version of ''Wolfenstein RPG''.
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</gallery>
  
 
=== Non-Doom games ===
 
=== Non-Doom games ===
: ''Main article: [[Doom references in other games]]''
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{{main|Doom references in other games}}
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* In a [[Wikipedia:PC World (magazine)|PC World]] article, the cyberdemon was voted as #16 of the top 47 "The Most Diabolical Video-Game Villains of All Time".[http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;338891934;pp;1]
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* In a ''{{wp|PC World}}'' article, the cyberdemon was voted as #16 of the top 47 "The Most Diabolical Video-Game Villains of All Time".{{cite web|author=GamePro staff|title=The 47 Most Diabolical Video-Game Villains of All Time|url=http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/210911/47_most_diabolical_video-game_villains_all_time/|publishdate=2 Apr 2008|publication=PC World|accessdate=13 Sep 2016}}
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://mykdoom.tripod.com/cyb_sketch.jpg Adrian Carmack's cyberdemon sketch]
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* {{Archived link|http://mykdoom.tripod.com/cyb_sketch.jpg|Adrian Carmack's cyberdemon sketch|https://web.archive.org/web/20160805061543/http://mykdoom.tripod.com/cyb_sketch.jpg|archive.org}}
  
 
==Source==
 
==Source==
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* {{wikipedia|title=Doom monsters}}
  
* {{wikipedia|title=Doom monsters}}
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==References==
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{{Doom monsters}}
 
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[[Category:Cyberdemons]]

Revision as of 12:10, 29 January 2021

The cyberdemon stomps toward the player in Hell Revealed MAP26: Afterlife.
This article is about the monster in the classic Doom series. For other games, see:

The cyberdemon is a towering, hellish marriage of demon flesh and technology, with a gigantic muscular stature, a minotaur-like head with prominent black and gray horns, a gored humanoid torso filled with red wiring, a metallic prosthetic right leg, and a large rocket launcher mounted on its left arm. By far the most formidable enemy in classic Doom, and one of the most intimidating boss monsters in video game history, it is more than capable of taking out a healthy player in one hit from its arm-grafted weapon.

This monster first appears as a boss at the end of Doom level E2M8, and re-appears in the secret level E3M9. In the Ultimate Doom expansion, it makes additional appearances on E4M2, E4M6, and E4M7. The cyberdemon is featured on the retail box cover of Doom II, and it appears sparingly throughout the single-player game. It occurs on a large number of levels during multiplayer, however. The manual for the PC version of Doom II describes the monster as such:

"A missile-launching skyscraper with goat legs. 'Nuff said."
― Doom II instruction manual [source]

The original Doom instruction manual, on the other hand, does not mention or picture it at all, presumably to keep its climactic appearance in E2M8 a surprise. The Sony PlayStation and Super NES manuals for Doom, both published by Williams Entertainment, do however make mention of the cyberdemon:

"Half unfeeling machine, half raging horned devil. This walking nightmare has a rocket launcher for an arm and will definitely reach out and touch you. Make sure you're loaded for bear before you get to this guy."
― Williams manuals

Combat characteristics

A cyberdemon will let out a loud animalistic, bovine-like roar when it spots a player - loud enough to be heard no matter how far away it is from the player. It attacks by firing barrages of three rockets. It has 4000 hit points and does not receive splash damage from explosions, making it fairly difficult to kill. It is also the fastest moving monster in the original game (the lost soul's charge attack not withstanding), and second fastest in Doom II (after the arch-vile). When destroyed, the cyberdemon's body will instantly dissolve into voluminous reddish clouds of flesh, blood and gore, leaving only his blood-soaked hooves; as he explodes, he lets out a short roar that is abruptly interrupted by the sound of his body exploding.

The cyberdemon's rockets are the same as the player's rockets; however as all projectiles shot by monsters, they do not damage other monsters of the same type. Furthermore, the cyberdemon and the spiderdemon take only direct hit damage, and are immune to all blast damage. Therefore, a greater number of rockets is required to kill these bosses than might be expected, and they must be direct hits. This immunity to blast damage also precludes players from attaining cheap damage/kills by either of the following methods: tricking the cyberdemon into firing rockets while it stands against an obstacle such as a wall or pillar, or running point blank up against the cyberdemon while invulnerable through the use of cheats or artifacts.

The cyberdemon is given a higher probability of performing his attack than other monsters, causing him to launch volleys of rockets at a high frequency. In common with other monsters, although the cyberdemon is shown with his rocket launcher in his left hand, the rockets emerge from his middle. While the cyberdemon does not have a melee attack in the PC and Doom 64 games, an apparently unintentional one does exist in the Super NES port: if the player is close enough to one in this version of the game, its attack consists of the rocket firing animation, but a scratching sound is heard with no rocket being fired.

Tactical analysis

General tactics

Killing a cyberdemon is almost impossible without using a large amount of ammunition. The BFG9000 is the most effective weapon against a cyberdemon, although the plasma gun can work fairly well. Three to four direct BFG hits will usually kill a cyberdemon, and at point-blank range two well-placed shots are enough. If a BFG9000 is not available, the rocket launcher is also effective - but be prepared for a long fight, since around 45 well-placed hits with the rocket launcher are required to kill a cyberdemon. Killing a cyberdemon with other weapons is significantly more difficult: for example it takes around 400 bullets from a chaingun. It is extremely difficult to kill a cyberdemon with melee attacks and it takes roughly 400 chainsaw or non-berserk fist hits to do so, but given their extreme powers and low pain chances, it is strongly not recommended under most circumstances. Almost certainly because of the difficulty involved, the Xbox Live Arcade release of Doom II features an Achievement that requires the player to kill a cyberdemon with their bare hands, named "You Have Huge Guts", after an infamous phrase from the Doom comic.

Because a cyberdemon has a low pain chance, it is difficult to prevent it from attacking. It is also important to be constantly aware of when it fires a rocket, as it will do so relentlessly. Circle-strafing can be used to avoid return fire while attacking. Because one rocket will often be enough to critically injure the player, it is imperative that all rockets are avoided. Because of splash damage, it is also important to stay away from the explosions. For example, it is advisable to avoid standing too close to a wall when fighting a cyberdemon, as splash damage can be sustained from rockets hitting the wall.

A skilled player can somewhat nullify the cyberdemon's low pain chance by straferunning towards it to get within point blank range, and then hitting it with the super shotgun. The monster will flinch roughly eighty percent of the time when hit by the full twenty-pellet blast, giving the player time to retreat, reload, and repeat the process. This can take the cyberdemon down in fewer than 25 shots, but is very risky, and only recommended in areas where the rocket launcher is impractical, or to conserve rocket and cell ammunition. This tactic is common amongst high tier speedrunners.

The cyberdemon's immense size can sometimes be used as an advantage when attacking it. In some maps, the cyberdemon(s) are placed in a large courtyard or structure and the entrance is too small for them to pass through. This can help a novice player to escape if major injuries are sustained.

Due to its firepower and hitpoints which are by far the highest among demons, the cyberdemon easily dominates in monster infighting battles. Because of this, luring it into fighting another monster is a great way to save ammunition. However, it can occasionally get overwhelmed by either the spiderdemon (as often occurs in MAP20: Gotcha!) or a large group of very strong demons like the baron of Hell (see MAP08: Tricks and Traps).

Notes

  • It is impossible to provoke infighting between two cyberdemons, as they are unaffected by the splash damage from each others' rockets. There is no map in Doom and Doom II where the player would encounter two or more cyberdemons at the same time, however, so this was probably never taken into consideration.
  • The cyberdemon is portrayed with a prominent human-like nose in the Doom II title screen, based on art by Gerald Brom. However, in the sprites and the original sculpture by Adrian Carmack, the cyberdemon only has two simple nostrils.
  • By default, all projectiles are spawned 32 map units above the center of the shooter (although this has been changed in Doom 64). The cyberdemon is the monster for which this behavior is most noticeable, as the rockets fired by the cyberdemon appear to spawn near the space between its legs.
  • The cyberdemon's left (natural) leg audibly impacts upon the ground; no other monster has audible footsteps. The cyberdemon's other artificial leg also makes noise as it moves, the same sound made by the mechanical legs of the spiderdemon.
  • Normally when a level is finished, for example by pressing a switch, the screen melt effect takes place instantly. However, if the level is meant to end after killing the cyberdemon or spiderdemon, an extra delay of 30 tics occurs, coded into the monsters' state sequences in order to afford the player a chance to look at the monster's corpse. Consequently, in the Doom II cast sequence, the corpses remain noticeably longer on the screen in comparison with the other characters.
  • The cyberdemon, along with the demon, mancubus, and spiderdemon, is one of the few monsters whose dying sound clips includes noise other than the monsters' vocals; in this case, the cyberdemon's roar is accompanied by a loud explosion and is cut off by it near the end as its body completely disintegrates.
  • The cyberdemon is depicted in the game as an ungulate: it stands on the very tips of its toes, which have fused to become hooves. Ungulates are distinguished from digitigrades, such as cats, dogs, and birds, which stand with their toes flat on the ground but their heels off the ground; and plantigrades, like humans and bears, which stand with their heels flat on the ground.
  • In the Doom novels, in which monsters are generally not referred to by their in-game names, the cyberdemon's mechanical parts are said to be steam powered, leading the characters to call them "steam demons."
  • The horned skull near the top of the door texture BIGDOOR7 resembles the cyberdemon's head. It is unclear if this is merely a decoration or the skull of an actual fallen cyberdemon.
  • The Depths of Doom Trilogy's manual erroneously states the cyberdemon is only present in Doom II, due to it not being mentioned in the original game's manual.

Data

Attributes
Thing type 16 (decimal), 10 (hex)
Hit points 4000
Speed 16 map units per frame
(186.7 map units per second)
Radius 40
Height 110
Mass 1000
Reaction time 8 tics
Pain chance 20 (5.47%)
Pain time 10 tics
Flags 00400006 (hex)
Flags list

1: Obstacle

2: Shootable

22: Affects Kill %

Sprites & sounds
Sprite name CYBR
Alert sound DSCYBSIT
Chase sound DSHOOF and
DSMETAL
Action sound DSDMACT
Pain sound DSDMPAIN
Death sound DSCYBDTH
Ranged attack
Type Projectile
Blast
Speed 20 map units per tic
(700 map units per second)
Damage 20-160 (direct hit)
0-128 (blast radius)
148-288 (direct hit + blast radius)
Radius 11
Height 8
Sprite name MISL
Sound DSRLAUNC (firing)
DSBAREXP (impact)
Damage done by a full rocket volley
Shots needed to kill1,2 Mean Standard
deviation
Min Max
Player (100%
health, no armor)
1.00 0.00 1 1
Player (100%
health, security armor)
1.12 0.33 1 2
Player (200%
health, combat armor)
2.35 0.48 2 3
Barrel 1.00 0.00 1 1
Trooper 1.00 0.00 1 1
Sergeant 1.00 0.00 1 1
Wolfenstein SS 1.00 0.00 1 1
Imp 1.00 0.00 1 1
Chaingunner 1.00 0.00 1 1
Lost soul 1.00 0.00 1 1
Commander Keen 1.00 0.00 1 1
Demon 1.12 0.33 1 2
Spectre 1.12 0.33 1 2
Boss brain3 1.76 0.43 1 2
Revenant 2.03 0.16 2 3
Cacodemon 2.35 0.48 2 3
Pain elemental 2.35 0.48 2 3
Hell knight 2.86 0.41 2 4
Arachnotron 2.86 0.41 2 4
Mancubus 3.24 0.43 3 4
Arch-vile 3.72 0.55 3 5
Baron of Hell 5.09 0.50 4 6
Spiderdemon 34.03 2.60 27 40
Cyberdemon4

  1. This table assumes that all calls to P_Random for damage, pain chance, blood splats, and bullet dispersal are consecutive. In real play, this is never the case: counterattacks and AI pathfinding must be handled, and of course the map may contain additional moving monsters and other randomized phenomena (such as flickering lights). Any resulting errors are probably toward the single-shot average, as they introduce noise into the correlation between the indices of "consecutive" calls.
  2. Assumes that the target takes a direct hit from each shot.
  3. Assumes that direct hits are possible, which does not occur in any stock map.
  4. Hardcoded exception to infighting prevents all damage.

Appearance statistics

In the IWADs the cyberdemon is first encountered on these maps per skill level:

The IWADs contain the following numbers of cyberdemons per skill level:

Of the maps covered on the Doom Wiki, the following have the highest numbers of cyberdemons in single-player:

Map Count
Doomworld Mega Project 2019 947
MAP06: Speaking of Stupid (Mock 2: The Speed of Stupid) 702
Holy Hell Revealed 355
MAP41: Hybrid (Mock 2: The Speed of Stupid) 244
Okuplok Slaughter Map 166

This data was last verified on December 16, 2020.

Other games

Doom 64

Doom 64's cyberdemon in Cat and Mouse

The cyberdemon in Doom 64 has not gone through many changes except that it has darker colored skin, is much larger, and its rockets leave smoke trails. The cyberdemon is otherwise functionally the same as its classic counterpart except for the fact its rockets now emerge from the launcher itself instead of from the middle of the monster. Due to the Cyberdemon's massive height, this results in the rockets being fired in a downward angle towards the player when on levelled height, making splash damage a greater threat as the rockets can hit the ground and explode near the player, meaning the 64 cyberdemon does not need the aid of walls for its splash damage to be a factor. While the Doom 64 cyberdemon has a similar death sequence animation compared to its PC counterpart, consisting of a full-body explosion, it is more elaborate in Doom 64, involving its form stricken with several separate explosions before the body essentially evaporates in a haze of fiery blood, replete with a shot of its skeletal frame vanishing into the clouds.

The 3D sculpted model for an unused cyberdemon

Cyberdemons are relatively rare throughout the game, only appearing as the final obstacle in a couple late levels and in the secret "fun" maps that can only be accessed by the Features menu. Notably, unlike the original Doom 1 and 2, 64 is willing to throw multiple cyberdemons at the player at once, with MAP17: Watch Your Step featuring a dual cyberdemon battle at the end on the Watch Me Die difficulty, while MAP24: No Escape contains three cyberdemons on Watch Me Die, including having to fight the last two simultaneously also.

A special variety of cyberdemon appears on the game's introductory title sequence map. This particular cyberdemon is coded to only ever fire rockets toward the position of the cinematic moving camera and will not infight with other monsters, nor will it react to the player if the game is hacked to allow visiting MAP33. It can be killed, but since it has no death frames it will simply disappear.

Doom 64's initial cover art draft, which also features the unused cyberdemon

While it went unused in the final game, one of the sculpted models for the 64 enemies featured a different variant of the cyberdemon, where both of its legs are replaced with cybernetic parts, has a metal plate over its stomach, and has rocket launchers on each of its hands. This different variant of the cyberdemon also appeared on the initial draft for Doom 64's cover art. If this was meant to be the 64 cyberdemon's original appearance or if it was meant to be an upgraded form of the cyberdemon to appear alongside the original is unknown.

Doom RPG

In Doom RPG, the cyberdemon was created by evil mastermind Kronos by combining human technology with demon flesh.

Doom II RPG

The cyberdemon appears again in Doom II RPG.

Wolfenstein RPG

The cyberdemon was originally known as the Harbinger of Doom. During World War II, he was summoned at Castle Wolfenstein by the Axis army. B.J. Blazkowicz was able to defeat it with the Spear of Destiny, destroying its right leg and left arm. The Harbinger of Doom vowed that it would have a rematch with Blazkowicz's descendent in the future. The rematch happened in Doom II RPG.

Gallery

Non-Doom games

Trivia

  • In a PC World article, the cyberdemon was voted as #16 of the top 47 "The Most Diabolical Video-Game Villains of All Time".[1]

See also

External links

Source

References

  1. GamePro staff (2 April 2008). "The 47 Most Diabolical Video-Game Villains of All Time." PC World. Retrieved 13 September 2016.