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[[Image:MotherDemon.PNG|thumb|The Mother Demon. {{doom 64 TC screenshot caption}}]]
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[[File:MotherDemon1.png|thumb|260px|The Mother Demon emerges to do battle.]]
The '''Mother Demon''' is the final boss of [[Doom 64]] and is found on [[MAP28: The Absolution]].
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The '''Mother Demon''', also referred to as the '''Mother of All Demons''' and internally as the '''Resurrector''', is the final boss of [[Doom 64]] and is found on [[MAP28: The Absolution]]. A true monstrosity, the Mother Demon appears as a large demonic larva-like moth with eyes which are dead black and have red irises, four arms, a skull-like face, and a mouth filled with many long, sharp teeth. She has no wings, yet moves by levitating around. Likewise, she has no legs, only having two shallow pits on her lower abdomen where they would be expected to grow. She makes a soul-chilling cry of discovery upon being roused, a ghastly snarl when moving around and a frightful shriek like a {{wp|banshee}} when she is attacked.
  
Appearence wise she resembles a four armed moth or similar insect, yet she has no visible wings; instead floating around with what appear to be vestigial legs. She makes a ghastly snarl when moving around and a frightful shriek like a [[Wikipedia:Banshee|Banshee]] when she is attacked.
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The Mother Demon's attack consists of powerful flame trails, followed by a set of four burning brimstone projectiles that home in on the player and explode on contact (similar to the fireball launching tracks found in Dark Entries and Unholy Temple).
  
The Mother Demon's 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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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 {{wp|neutron}}s, 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.
  
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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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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In the 2020 re-released version of Doom 64 which introduces [[The Lost Levels]], another of the same type of creature, the '''Sister Resurrector''', is found on [[MAP39: Final Judgement (Doom 64)|MAP39: Final Judgement]].
  
 
== Tactical analysis ==
 
== Tactical analysis ==
  
The Mother Demon will kill you quickly if you come in battle unprepared. Her flame trail, when hit, launches you into the air, making it harder for you to control your movements. At the same time, she will launch 4 homing rockets at you, being the only monster to perform 2 attacks at the same time. Even though 1 Homing Missile is not as strong as 1 Rocket, getting hit by 1 of them will bounce you back pretty far and getting hit by all 4 of them at once can be fatal regardless of your health and armor levels. Dodging the rockets can be a hassle (though you can still hide on the walls like how you fight the [[Revenant]]), especially when hit by the flame trail or the first rocket. Beware of the homing rockets though, as one they explode, they will send out a barrage of smaller fireballs in all directions.
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The Mother Demon will kill you quickly if you come into the battle unprepared. Her flame trail, when it hits, 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]]. 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.
 
 
 
However, if you did not receive all 3 of the Demon Keys needed to fully equip the Unmaker, the battle against the Mother Demon is very difficult.  To make matters worse, varying upon how many keys you collected if you did not collect all 3, your previous battle before facing her may have consumed a lot of ammunition. Your only real choice is to use the [[BFG 9000]], but it requires precise timing and a lot of Plasma Cells conserved from the previous battle against the horde of enemies. The [[Rocket Launcher]] is the next best alternative, but defeating the Mother Demon with it takes longer and is more difficult.
 
 
 
== Other games ==
 
  
There is a possible reference to the Mother Demon in [[Doom 3]]. When the player opens the [[PDA]] after obtaining an audio log in the Dig Site, there is a mention of a demon that is said to have given birth to all other demons, though the demon is actually never seen in the game.
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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.
  
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 a demon that looks like the Mother Demon can be seen.
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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.
  
The final boss of [[Wikipedia:Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]], ''[[w:c:half-life: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.
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==Sister Resurrector==
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In [[The Lost Levels]], the original Mother Demon's sister, the Sister Resurrector, banished the Doom marine from Hell and took his weapons, including the Unmaker and the Demon Keys. His quest involves fighting his way back into Hell to take revenge against her. Occurring on [[MAP39: Final Judgement (Doom 64)|MAP39: Final Judgement]], the battle plays out similar to before, though here, the Demon Keys must be used to summon the Sister Resurrector into the fray of battle, and the keys themselves do not prevent the need to fight the rest of the monsters on the level.
  
 
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery mode="nolines" widths="240px" heights="180px">
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MotherDemon2.jpg|The Mother Demon's devastating double attack.
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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.
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* The game's [[Doom 64: Official Game Secrets|official strategy guide]] refers to the monster as "The Boss."<ref name="D64OSG"> Osborne, Ian, Nick Roberts, and Jem Roberts. ''[[Doom 64: Official Game Secrets]]''. Prima Publishing, 1997.</ref>
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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.
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* The final boss of {{wp|Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life}}, [[combine:Nihilanth|Nihilanth]], greatly resembles the Mother Demon. Like the Mother Demon, Nihilanth has multiple arms, vestigial legs and an oversized head, and attacks with volleys of homing projectiles.
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==References==
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<references />
  
 
{{Doom 64 monsters}}
 
{{Doom 64 monsters}}
 
[[Category:Doom 64 monsters]]
 
[[Category:Doom 64 monsters]]
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[[Category:Boss monsters]]

Revision as of 06:51, 13 July 2020

The Mother Demon emerges to do battle.

The Mother Demon, also referred to as the Mother of All Demons and internally as the Resurrector, is the final boss of Doom 64 and is found on MAP28: The Absolution. A true monstrosity, the Mother Demon appears as a large demonic larva-like moth with eyes which are dead black and have red irises, four arms, a skull-like face, and a mouth filled with many long, sharp teeth. She has no wings, yet moves by levitating around. Likewise, she has no legs, only having two shallow pits on her lower abdomen where they would be expected to grow. 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 burning brimstone projectiles that home in on the player and explode on contact (similar to the fireball launching tracks found in Dark Entries and Unholy Temple).

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.

In the 2020 re-released version of Doom 64 which introduces The Lost Levels, another of the same type of creature, the Sister Resurrector, is found on MAP39: Final Judgement.

Tactical analysis

The Mother Demon will kill you quickly if you come into the battle unprepared. Her flame trail, when it hits, 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.

Sister Resurrector

In The Lost Levels, the original Mother Demon's sister, the Sister Resurrector, banished the Doom marine from Hell and took his weapons, including the Unmaker and the Demon Keys. His quest involves fighting his way back into Hell to take revenge against her. Occurring on MAP39: Final Judgement, the battle plays out similar to before, though here, the Demon Keys must be used to summon the Sister Resurrector into the fray of battle, and the keys themselves do not prevent the need to fight the rest of the monsters on the level.

Data

Attributes
ID # 3013 (decimal), BC5 (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.
  • The game's official strategy guide refers to the monster as "The Boss."[1]
  • 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 the Mother Demon. Like the Mother Demon, Nihilanth has multiple arms, vestigial legs and an oversized head, and attacks with volleys of homing projectiles.

References

  1. Osborne, Ian, Nick Roberts, and Jem Roberts. Doom 64: Official Game Secrets. Prima Publishing, 1997.