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[[Image:MotherDemon.PNG|thumb|The Mother Demon is only fought once in Doom 64, on [[MAP30: The Absolution]]. {{doom 64 TC screenshot caption}}]]
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[[Image:MotherDemon1.png|thumb|260px|The Mother Demon emerges to do battle.]]
The '''Mother Demon''' is the final [[boss]] in [[Doom 64]].  She appears only on the last (non-secret) level, [[MAP30: The Absolution (Doom 64)|The Absolution]].  As her name implies, she gave birth to all the [[Monsters|demons]].
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The '''Mother Demon''', also referred to internally as the Resurrector, is the final boss of [[Doom 64]] and is found on [[MAP28: The Absolution]].
  
She is more powerful than any other monster in the game, including the [[Cyberdemon]]. She is visually the closest monster in Doom 64 to the [[Arch-Vile]]. Her attack consists of powerful flame trails followed by a set of 4 homing fireballs which split up when when they hit something.
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A monstrosity in her own right, the Mother Demon appears as a large demonic larva-like moth with dead black eyes with red irises, four arms, a skull-like face and smallish mouth filled with many long, sharp teeth. It has no wings, yet moves by levitating around above what appear to be vestigial legs. She makes a soul-chilling cry of discovery upon being roused, a ghastly snarl when moving around and a frightful shriek like a [[Wikipedia:Banshee|Banshee]] when she is attacked.
  
Her body resembles that of a moth or like insect, yet she has no visible wings. She floats around with what appear to be vestigial legs, four arms that end with bright red hands and a head with a mouth full of teeth. Her eyes are red and small horns go down her back. Her only attack is casting magic spells at her enemy and she makes a ghastly snarl when moving around and a frightful shriek like a [[Wikipedia:Banshee|Banshee]] when she is attacked. She explodes when she dies.
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The Mother Demon's attack consists of powerful flame trails, followed by a set of four homing fireballs which split up when when they strike a target.
  
In the backstory, the Mother Demon appeared in an old relay satellite, battered by [[Wikipedia:Neutron|neutrons]] and quarantined by massive levels of radiation. When her presence was made, the satellite activated and sent a message to Earth. Her presence came with many demons and though their energy signatures were caught, the Mother Demon used the radiation levels to escape detection. She has rejuvenation powers and whenever she walked by a corpse of a demon, it was systematically brought back to life. It also made them stronger than before.
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The Mother Demon is said to have escaped detection in the [[Classic Doom|original campaigns]] somewhere in a base on Mars or its moons. After many years of an absolute quarantine guaranteed by massive levels of radiation, an old relay satellite, battered by [[Wikipedia:Neutron|neutrons]], suddenly activated and broadcast a message containing information about the Mother Demon and her progress toward resurrection of the other demons via her vast powers of rejuvenation.
  
 
After she is killed, the [[Doomguy|Marine]] decides to remain in [[Hell]] to ensure no demon ever rises again.
 
After she is killed, the [[Doomguy|Marine]] decides to remain in [[Hell]] to ensure no demon ever rises again.
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== Tactical analysis ==
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The Mother Demon will kill you quickly if you come into the battle unprepared. Her flame trail, when hit, launches you into the air in a manner resembling the attack of the [[arch-vile]], making it difficult to control your movements. At the same time, she will launch four homing rockets at you. Even though a single missile is not as strong as a [[cyberdemon]]'s rocket, getting hit by all four of them at once can be fatal regardless of your health and armor levels. Dodging the rockets can be a hassle, especially when hit by the flame trails. Beware of the homing rockets even if dodged, however, as when they explode they will send out a barrage of smaller fireballs in all directions.
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The most effective way to defeat the Mother Demon is to use the fully-equipped [[Unmaker]] at point-blank range. Not only will the Unmaker do a lot of damage at rapid-firing speeds, but will also stun her to prevent her from using her 4 homing missiles. She will still attack with the flame trails as the only attack to avoid. Under suppressed fire from the weapon, she will go down in no time. Her attacks are surprisingly ineffective at short range, the homing missiles flying past her target and usually striking a nearby support column.
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If you did not retrieve all three of the [[Demon Key]]s needed to fully equip the Unmaker, the battle against the Mother Demon will be significantly more difficult, both due to the Unmaker being less effective, and because lacking the keys means needing to fight a large number of monsters before the Mother Demon will emerge, using up much of your precious ammo. Your only real choice in this situation is to use the [[BFG 9000]], but it requires precise timing and enough plasma cells conserved through the previous battle against the horde of enemies. The [[rocket launcher]] is the next best alternative.
  
 
== Other games ==
 
== Other games ==
  
There is a slight appearance in [[Doom 3]]. When your open your PDA, after you obtain an audio log in the Dig Site, there is mention of a demon that gave birth to all other demons, though you never see it.
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In Doom 3 [[Resurrection of Evil]], when you bring the stone artifact to the scientist for scanning, during his conversation with [[Dr. Elizabeth McNeil]], a stone tablet bearing an image of the [[Helltime Hunter]] can be seen which appears strangely similar to the Mother Demon.
  
Also in [[Resurrection of Evil]], when you bring the stone artifact to the scientist for scanning, during his conversation with [[Dr. McNeil]], a stone tablet bearing a demon that looks like the Mother Demon can be seen.
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The final boss of [[Wikipedia:Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]], [[combine:Nihilanth|Nihilanth]], greatly resembles Mother Demon. Like Mother Demon, Nihilanth has multiple arms, vestigial legs and an oversized head, and attacks with volleys of homing projectiles.
  
 
== Data ==
 
== Data ==
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   |ID #||5000 (decimal), 1388 (hex)
 
   |ID #||5000 (decimal), 1388 (hex)
 
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   |Hit points||5300
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   |Hit points||5000
 
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   !colspan=2|Sprites & sounds
 
   !colspan=2|Sprites & sounds
 
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   |Sprite name||MOTH
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   |Sprite name||RECT (MOTH in the [[Doom 64 TC|TC]])
 
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   |Alert sound||DSMTHSIT
 
   |Alert sound||DSMTHSIT
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   !colspan=2|Ranged attack
 
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   |Type||Multiple [[Projectile]]s
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   |Type||Multiple [[projectile]]s
 
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   |Damage||10-80 (Main fireballs), 5-40 (Secondary fireballs), 6-48 (Fire Trail)
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   |Damage||10-80 (main fireballs), 5-40 (secondary fireballs), 6-48 (fire trail)
 
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   |Sprite name||MBAL (Main fireball), BAL2 (Secondary fireballs), Fire (Fire Trail)
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   |Sprite name||MBAL (main fireball), BAL2 (secondary fireballs), Fire (fire trail)
 
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   |Sound||DSMTHATK (Fire/Fireball attack), DSBAREXP (Main Fireball explode), DSFIRXPL (Secondary ball explode)
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   |Sound||DSMTHATK (fire/fireball attack), DSBAREXP (main fireball explode), DSFIRXPL (secondary fireball explode)
 
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   |}
 
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[[Category:Doom 64 monsters]]
 
  
== Source ==
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery widths=180px>
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File:MotherDemon2.jpg|The Mother Demon's devastating double attack.
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File:MotherDemon.PNG|The Mother Demon in the [[Doom 64 TC]].
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</gallery>
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== Trivia ==
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* Like the [[revenant]], it is possible for the homing projectiles fired by the Mother Demon to enter an orbit around the player. The arcing manner in which she fires them makes this a much more rare phenomenon, however.
  
* {{Wikipedia|title=Mother Demon}}
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{{Doom 64 monsters}}
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[[Category:Doom 64 monsters]]
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[[Category:Boss monsters]]

Revision as of 21:15, 25 November 2017

The Mother Demon emerges to do battle.

The Mother Demon, also referred to internally as the Resurrector, is the final boss of Doom 64 and is found on MAP28: The Absolution.

A monstrosity in her own right, the Mother Demon appears as a large demonic larva-like moth with dead black eyes with red irises, four arms, a skull-like face and smallish mouth filled with many long, sharp teeth. It has no wings, yet moves by levitating around above what appear to be vestigial legs. She makes a soul-chilling cry of discovery upon being roused, a ghastly snarl when moving around and a frightful shriek like a Banshee when she is attacked.

The Mother Demon's attack consists of powerful flame trails, followed by a set of four homing fireballs which split up when when they strike a target.

The Mother Demon is said to have escaped detection in the original campaigns somewhere in a base on Mars or its moons. After many years of an absolute quarantine guaranteed by massive levels of radiation, an old relay satellite, battered by neutrons, suddenly activated and broadcast a message containing information about the Mother Demon and her progress toward resurrection of the other demons via her vast powers of rejuvenation.

After she is killed, the Marine decides to remain in Hell to ensure no demon ever rises again.

Tactical analysis

The Mother Demon will kill you quickly if you come into the battle unprepared. Her flame trail, when hit, launches you into the air in a manner resembling the attack of the arch-vile, making it difficult to control your movements. At the same time, she will launch four homing rockets at you. Even though a single missile is not as strong as a cyberdemon's rocket, getting hit by all four of them at once can be fatal regardless of your health and armor levels. Dodging the rockets can be a hassle, especially when hit by the flame trails. Beware of the homing rockets even if dodged, however, as when they explode they will send out a barrage of smaller fireballs in all directions.

The most effective way to defeat the Mother Demon is to use the fully-equipped Unmaker at point-blank range. Not only will the Unmaker do a lot of damage at rapid-firing speeds, but will also stun her to prevent her from using her 4 homing missiles. She will still attack with the flame trails as the only attack to avoid. Under suppressed fire from the weapon, she will go down in no time. Her attacks are surprisingly ineffective at short range, the homing missiles flying past her target and usually striking a nearby support column.

If you did not retrieve all three of the Demon Keys needed to fully equip the Unmaker, the battle against the Mother Demon will be significantly more difficult, both due to the Unmaker being less effective, and because lacking the keys means needing to fight a large number of monsters before the Mother Demon will emerge, using up much of your precious ammo. Your only real choice in this situation is to use the BFG 9000, but it requires precise timing and enough plasma cells conserved through the previous battle against the horde of enemies. The rocket launcher is the next best alternative.

Other games

In Doom 3 Resurrection of Evil, when you bring the stone artifact to the scientist for scanning, during his conversation with Dr. Elizabeth McNeil, a stone tablet bearing an image of the Helltime Hunter can be seen which appears strangely similar to the Mother Demon.

The final boss of Half-Life, Nihilanth, greatly resembles Mother Demon. Like Mother Demon, Nihilanth has multiple arms, vestigial legs and an oversized head, and attacks with volleys of homing projectiles.

Data

Attributes
ID # 5000 (decimal), 1388 (hex)
Hit points 5000
Speed 32
Width 80
Height 110
Reaction time 8
Pain chance 20 (7.84%)
Mass 1000
Bits 4194310
Bits list

1: Obstacle

2: Shootable

22: Affects Kill %

Sprites & sounds
Sprite name RECT (MOTH in the TC)
Alert sound DSMTHSIT
Pain sound DSMTHPAI
Death sound DSMTHDTH
Action sound DSMTHACT
Ranged attack
Type Multiple projectiles
Damage 10-80 (main fireballs), 5-40 (secondary fireballs), 6-48 (fire trail)
Sprite name MBAL (main fireball), BAL2 (secondary fireballs), Fire (fire trail)
Sound DSMTHATK (fire/fireball attack), DSBAREXP (main fireball explode), DSFIRXPL (secondary fireball explode)

Gallery

Trivia

  • Like the revenant, it is possible for the homing projectiles fired by the Mother Demon to enter an orbit around the player. The arcing manner in which she fires them makes this a much more rare phenomenon, however.