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In [[Doom RPG]], '''Kronos''' is the second-to-last boss that the player must defeat. He is the mastermind behind the invasion of the base, somewhat analagous to [[Dr. Betruger]] in [[Doom 3]].
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'''Kronos''' is the second-to-last boss that the player must defeat in [[Doom RPG]]. He is the mastermind behind the invasion of the base, analogous to [[Dr. Betruger]] in [[Doom 3]], and [[Olivia Pierce]] in the later [[Doom (2016)]].
  
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==Role==
 
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Kronos was a [[UAC]] scientist working on teleportation research. He supposedly traveled to a [[Hell|dimension of pure evil]], where he combined human technology with demon flesh to create the [[cyberdemon]]. In [[Reactor (Doom RPG)|Reactor]], the last level of Doom RPG, it is revealed that Kronos has been transformed into a demon. 
  
Kronos was an UAC scientist working on teleportation research.  He supposedly travelled to a dimension of pure evil where he combined human technology with demon flesh to create the [[Cyberdemon]]. In [[Reactor (Doom RPG) |Reactor]], the last level of Doom RPG, it is revealed that Kronos has been changed into a Demon.
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After the UAC discovered Kronos' research, he was fired and his research buried, but he returned in the guise of [[Dr. Guerard]]. Dr. Guerard is encountered early in the game in [[Sector 1 (Doom RPG)|Sector 1]], where he helps the player. However, he sometimes behaves in a suspicious manner, opening doors in apparently impossible ways, for example. Some of the scientists express their suspicions about Guerard, some believing that he is "working for Kronos."
  
After the UAC discovered Kronos' research, he was fired and his research buried, but he returned in the guise of Dr. Guerard.  Dr. Guerard is encountered early in the game in [[Sector 1 (Doom RPG)|Sector 1]], where he helps the player. However, he sometimes behaves in a suspicious manner, opening doors in apparently impossible ways, for example. Some of the scientists express their suspicions about Guerard, some believing that he is "working for Kronos".
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Guerard's true intentions are finally made clear in [[Sector 6 (Doom RPG)|Sector 6]], when he leads the player and [[Dr. Jensen]] into a trap. Guerard is encountered again at the entrance to the reactor, where he transforms into Kronos. The player must defeat him to reach the portal and shut it down.
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Guerard's true intentions are finally made clear in [[Sector 6 (Doom RPG)| Sector 6]], when he leads the player and [[Dr. Jensen]] into a trap. Guerard is encountered again at the entrance to the reactor, where he transforms into [[Kronos]].  The player must defeat him to reach the portal and shut it down.
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==Tactical analysis==
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The battle with Kronos differs between the J2ME/BREW 2.0 builds of the game and the enhanced BREW 2.1 build. In the former, Kronos will simply transform in-place and attacks in a stationary manner like all other enemies in the game.
  
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In the BREW 2.1 version, the battle with Kronos will begin by displaying a Doom 3-like effect on the walls of the hallway, and the player and Kronos will then be warped away to a Hell-like cavernous area. Kronos attacks like usual, but may also teleport at random on his turns, requiring the player to track him down.
  
Given the number of geek culture references contained in Doom RPG, it is possible that the name "Kronos" comes from Star Trek, where it is the name of [[Wikipedia:Qo'noS|the Klingon homeworld]].
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== Name ==
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The name "Kronos" is possibly derived from the Greek god of time [[Wikipedia:Chronos|Chronos]], although a [[Wikipedia:Cronus|titan]] of similar name (Cronus, the father of [[Wikipedia:Zeus|Zeus]]) also exists in Greek mythology. Given the number of [[Geek culture references in Doom RPG|geek culture references]] contained in Doom RPG, it is also possible that the name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Qo'noS|the Klingon homeworld]] in [[Wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]].  
  
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The name is coincidentally similar to, and should not be confused with, [[Cronos]], the name of the world on which [[Hexen]] takes place.
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Revision as of 02:41, 28 January 2022

Kronos at the entrance to the Reactor

Kronos is the second-to-last boss that the player must defeat in Doom RPG. He is the mastermind behind the invasion of the base, analogous to Dr. Betruger in Doom 3, and Olivia Pierce in the later Doom (2016).

Role

Spoiler Warning: Plot details follow.

Kronos was a UAC scientist working on teleportation research. He supposedly traveled to a dimension of pure evil, where he combined human technology with demon flesh to create the cyberdemon. In Reactor, the last level of Doom RPG, it is revealed that Kronos has been transformed into a demon.

After the UAC discovered Kronos' research, he was fired and his research buried, but he returned in the guise of Dr. Guerard. Dr. Guerard is encountered early in the game in Sector 1, where he helps the player. However, he sometimes behaves in a suspicious manner, opening doors in apparently impossible ways, for example. Some of the scientists express their suspicions about Guerard, some believing that he is "working for Kronos."

Guerard's true intentions are finally made clear in Sector 6, when he leads the player and Dr. Jensen into a trap. Guerard is encountered again at the entrance to the reactor, where he transforms into Kronos. The player must defeat him to reach the portal and shut it down.

Spoilers end here.

Tactical analysis

The battle with Kronos differs between the J2ME/BREW 2.0 builds of the game and the enhanced BREW 2.1 build. In the former, Kronos will simply transform in-place and attacks in a stationary manner like all other enemies in the game.

In the BREW 2.1 version, the battle with Kronos will begin by displaying a Doom 3-like effect on the walls of the hallway, and the player and Kronos will then be warped away to a Hell-like cavernous area. Kronos attacks like usual, but may also teleport at random on his turns, requiring the player to track him down.

Name

The name "Kronos" is possibly derived from the Greek god of time Chronos, although a titan of similar name (Cronus, the father of Zeus) also exists in Greek mythology. Given the number of geek culture references contained in Doom RPG, it is also possible that the name is a reference to the Klingon homeworld in Star Trek.

The name is coincidentally similar to, and should not be confused with, Cronos, the name of the world on which Hexen takes place.