Eric Fantom (Goat)

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Eric Fantom, alias Goat.

Eric Fantom, alias Goat, is a character in the 2005 motion picture Doom. He is a space marine who is a senior member of the Rapid Response Tactical Squad (RRTS). He is fiercely religious, being prone to quote scripture and commit acts of self-harm in response to his own sins. For the RRTS mission to Mars he pairs up with both Portman and Reaper at different times. Goat is the only character in the film armed with a shotgun, but he hardly fires it. He is portrayed by Ben Daniels.

Story[edit]

Spoiler Warning: Plot details follow.

He is with Reaper when they spot a Hell knight (Curtis Stahl) escape into the sewers. Goat is killed in the sewers by an imp that was formerly Dr. Steve Willits. While the squad does attempt to revive him they are unsuccessful. However, having been infected as he was killed by the imp, Goat later revives himself as he mutates, severely frightening Samantha Grimm. Not yet fully mutated, he realizes he is turning, and after crossing himself, he commits suicide by repeatedly bashing his head into an unbreakable window pane.

Spoilers end here.

Novelization[edit]

Goat also appears in the novel based on the Doom film, where it is mentioned that he was once a cold-hearted killer, collecting the skulls of his fallen opponents. At some point in time he converted to Christianity.