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The '''tentacle''' is an ambient enemy featured in [[Doom Eternal]].
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The '''tentacle''' is an ambient enemy featured in [[Doom Eternal]]. It appears in various levels, popping out of fleshy holes in the ground when the player comes near. Tentacles may also appear submerged beneath fluids such as the purple goo which covers portions of [[Hell]] and demonically corrupted areas elsewhere, where they cannot be easily anticipated.
  
It appears in various levels, popping out of fleshy holes in the ground when the player comes near. It lashes out for minor damage, then dives back into its hole. After it pops out, it is vulnerable for a brief moment before it attacks, allowing the player to kill it in that time, especially with a burst weapon like the [[Combat shotgun (Doom Eternal)|shotgun]]. Tentacles can be killed with the [[Chainsaw (Doom Eternal)|chainsaw]] or [[Crucible]], unlike other Ambient demons. Like the [[Cueball]] they can't be stunned.
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A larger and more resilient variant of the tentacle appears in parts [[The Ancient Gods, Part One|one]] and [[The Ancient Gods, Part Two|two]] of ''The Ancient Gods''.
  
==Codex Entry==
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==Tactical analysis==
{{quote|The subject of great scrutiny for ARC scientists on Earth, these Hellgrowth formations have appeared all over the planet, taking hold wherever Hell has made its presence known. Forming chaotic, seemingly random structural patterns, the propagation of hellgrowth has taken root at an alarming rate, exhibiting a cellular reproduction cycle that ARC scientists fear may become impossible to contain. The resultant environmental effect is extremely hostile to terrestrial life, producing atmospheric bio-contagens and a multitude of organic hazards. Wherever these nest-like formations emerge, they are protected by swaths of defensive tendrils - long-thorned tentacles that demonstrate keen awareness of their surroundings, fully capable of disembowling(sic) anything that it deems to be a potential threat to the nest.|Codex}}
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The tentacle lashes out for moderate damage when the player draws near, then dives back into its hole. After it pops out, it is vulnerable for a brief moment before it attacks, allowing the player to kill it in that time, especially with a burst weapon like the [[Combat shotgun (Doom Eternal)|shotgun]]. Tentacles can be killed with the [[Chainsaw (Doom Eternal)|chainsaw]] or [[Crucible (Doom Eternal)|Crucible]], unlike other ambient demons. Like the [[cueball]], they cannot be stunned.  They are weaker than any other demon except the [[Lost soul (Doom Eternal)|lost soul]], with 150 health.
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==Lore==
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Tentacles are a specific outgrowth of the more general phenomenon of [[Hellgrowth]] formations. These formations appeared throughout areas of [[Earth]] as Hell invaded and were intensely studied by [[ARC]] scientists. Hellgrowth is associated with atmospheric bio-contagens and organic hazards which are hostile to terrestrial life, and spreads in a chaotic, seemingly random structural pattern at a rate of cellular reproduction which may not be possible to contain.
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Tentacles emerge from the Hellgrowth in swaths as defensive tendrils. Unlike the more vegetative portions of the growth, these tentacles are keenly aware of their environs and will attack anything perceived to be a threat to the Hellgrowth. They are capable of using their sharp thorns to disembowel victims.
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
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tentacle1.jpg|The Tentacle as seen in the Codex.
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Tentacle1.jpg|The tentacle as seen in the Codex.
 
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{{Doom Eternal monsters}}
 
{{Doom Eternal monsters}}

Latest revision as of 14:56, 18 August 2022

The tentacle

The tentacle is an ambient enemy featured in Doom Eternal. It appears in various levels, popping out of fleshy holes in the ground when the player comes near. Tentacles may also appear submerged beneath fluids such as the purple goo which covers portions of Hell and demonically corrupted areas elsewhere, where they cannot be easily anticipated.

A larger and more resilient variant of the tentacle appears in parts one and two of The Ancient Gods.

Tactical analysis[edit]

The tentacle lashes out for moderate damage when the player draws near, then dives back into its hole. After it pops out, it is vulnerable for a brief moment before it attacks, allowing the player to kill it in that time, especially with a burst weapon like the shotgun. Tentacles can be killed with the chainsaw or Crucible, unlike other ambient demons. Like the cueball, they cannot be stunned. They are weaker than any other demon except the lost soul, with 150 health.

Lore[edit]

Tentacles are a specific outgrowth of the more general phenomenon of Hellgrowth formations. These formations appeared throughout areas of Earth as Hell invaded and were intensely studied by ARC scientists. Hellgrowth is associated with atmospheric bio-contagens and organic hazards which are hostile to terrestrial life, and spreads in a chaotic, seemingly random structural pattern at a rate of cellular reproduction which may not be possible to contain.

Tentacles emerge from the Hellgrowth in swaths as defensive tendrils. Unlike the more vegetative portions of the growth, these tentacles are keenly aware of their environs and will attack anything perceived to be a threat to the Hellgrowth. They are capable of using their sharp thorns to disembowel victims.

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