Fictional companies
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Many fictional companies have appeared throughout the Doom franchise and related games. This is a list of fictional companies, their fictional brands and products. Many of these are Easter eggs, quite often referencing the Dopefish. Many parody brands in Doom (2016) have their name starting with "Gr", such as Grima, Grangles, or Diet Grulp.
Name | Type | Appears in | Notes |
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Bakey-Cakey Crumbs | Brand | Doom Eternal | Snacks. |
Banhar | Brand | Doom (2016) | Bottled water. |
Billygoat | Brand | Doom 3 | Burgers. |
Binkies | Brand | Doom Eternal | Bunny chow. Doomguy's choice of food for Daisy. |
Caco Cola | Brand | Doom (2016) | Soda. Easter egg of the original cacodemon sprite. Despite the obvious pun, the packaging does not reference real-world brand Coca-Cola. |
Cheezy Mac | Brand | Doom (2016) | Cucina Instant Easy Mac. |
Coco Cacos | Brand | Doom Eternal | Cacodemon-themed cookies. |
Diet Grulp | Brand | Doom (2016) | Soda. |
Dope-Chan! | Brand | Doom Eternal | Chewy Candy with dope new flavors: hellfire cherry, lava melon, radioactive lime. |
Dopechan Noodles | Brand | Doom (2016) | Takeout noodles. |
Dopenuts! | Brand | Doom Eternal | Mixed salted nuts. |
Dr Bubbles | Brand | Doom (2016) | Soda. Parody of real-world brand Dr Pepper. |
EXE | Corporation | Doom 3 | Interplanetary cargo delivery. "Not just fast—it's EXE fast". A joke based on the windows executable format, the format Doom was originally published in. |
Flu-B-Gone | Brand | Doom Eternal | Fever remedy. "No drowsiness during the day, uninterrupted sleep at night." |
Fruitchoos | Brand | Doom Eternal | Chewy juicy fruity candy! |
Gibbo | Brand | Doom Eternal | Collectible toys. The in-universe manufacturer of most cosmetic items available through Doom Eternal events. Also a reference to gibbing. |
Grangles | Brand | Doom (2016) | Potato crisps. Parody of real-world brand Pringles. |
Gressen | Corporation | Doom 3 | Gravity generators. |
Grima | Brand | Doom (2016) | Bottled water. |
Grud Light | Brand | Doom (2016) | Beer. Parody of real-world brand Bud Light. |
Gulami's Pizza | Brand | Doom (2016) | Takeout pizzas. The Italian chef mascot is an Easter egg of Hugo Martin. Gulami's name also refers to the deadly sin of gluttony, gula in Latin. Their restaurants were "shut down due to customer organ rotting". |
Gulami's Dried Meat Pieces | Brand | Doom Eternal | Snacks. An off-shoot of Gulami's Pizza after their restaurants were closed. Meaaaaaty! |
I/O Logistics Manufacture | Corporation | Doom (2016) | Appears to have built parts of the Praetor suit. Name is possibly a reference to Io, moon of Jupiter and starting location of TNT: Evilution, and power on/power off as a button is usually represented as I/O. |
Keen Candies | Brand | Doom Eternal | Chewy gummy goodness. A reference to Commander Keen. |
Lane's | Brand | Doom Eternal | Potato chips. Available in multiple flavors, including broccoli, sweet potato, rabbit stew, and takoyaki. Parody of real-world brand Lay's. |
Lil' Bits | Brand | Doom Eternal | Really tiny candy. Parody of real-world brand M&M's as well as an obscure reference to Rick and Morty. |
Martian Buddy | Corporation | Doom 3 | Online marketing. |
Martin Pet Groomers | Company | Doom (2016) | Next door to a Gulami's Pizza restaurant in Olympia Station South (part of an apparently cut "episode" of maps; see vsp at The Cutting Room Floor). Likely another Hugo Martin Easter egg. |
Meditro | Corporation | Doom 3 | Pharmaceutics and lab supplies. |
Mixom | Corporation | Doom 3 and later | Creates all sorts of products, including chainsaws and jackhammers, rival of Moxim. |
Moxim | Corporation | Doom 3 | Creates all sorts of products of much better quality, but more expensive, than those of its rival Mixom. |
Mudbutt | Brand | Doom (2016) | "Low fat chocolate-flavored milk". Possibly a juvenile pun on modbot, or a reference to American McGee's Bad Day L.A. |
Nabcon | Corporation | Doom 3 | Developers of Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3, Hellanoid, Sarge's Big Game Hunt, and Martian Buddy Blaster. Parody of real-world company Capcom. |
Okasushi! | Brand | Doom Eternal | Sushi-flavored candy. |
Robo Cola | Brand | Doom 3 | Soda. Appears in the form of vending machines, and in "Diet Robo" cans. |
Snoreyz | Brand | Doom Eternal | Sleep-aid cookies. Parody of real-world brand Oreo. |
Sotoxi | Brand | Doom 3 | Cigarettes. Name appears to be short for "so toxic". |
Sprin81 | Brand | Doom Eternal | Aspirin. |
StarStruct, Inc | Corporation | Doom Bible | Creator of modular prefabricated structures represented by the STAR texture. |
Ster-X | Doom 3 | Supplies. | |
Sure Greaf | Brand | Doom (2016) | Tea. Parody of real-world company Lipton's "Pure Leaf" brand. |
Taggart Comic Group | Corporation | Doom Eternal | Publisher of Doomguy's favorite comics: Hellwalker, The Living End, etc. A reference to the Doomguy's name in the Doom novels, Flynn Taggart. |
Thinit | Brand | Doom Eternal | Snacks. |
Thirsty Burst | Brand | Doom 3 | Soda. Appears in the form of vending machines. "Catch the burst!" |
Titan Off-Planet Construction | Corporation | Doom 2016, Doom Eternal | Subcontractor for tech bases. |
Union Aerospace Corporation | Corporation | All Doom titles | The UAC is a megacorporation that, along with the military, serves as the instigator of demon invasions throughout the Doom franchise, either accidentally or deliberately. |
Union Aerospace Armed Forces | Military | Doom Bible | According to the Doom Bible, the marine characters belonged to an organization called the Union Aerospace Armed Forces (UAAF), the military wing of the UAC. According to John Romero, this information should still be regarded as canonical regarding Doom's protagonist, and he states that the UAAF's mission is explicitly to enforce UAC interests.[1] The UAAF is additionally mentioned in the UAC handbook for Doom (2016) where it is described as being active on Tei Tenga. |
Vault-Tec | Corporation | Doom (2016) | Subcontractor for Mixom doors. Originates from the Fallout series, may be an Easter egg, as Fallout is also published by Bethesda. |
Wellspring Water | Brand | Doom (2016) | Bottled water, 86% contaminant-free. A reference to Rage. |
References[edit]
- ↑ Romero, John (10 December 2020). "It's DOOM's 27th birthday! Some trivia: ... The United Aerospace Armed Forces (UAAF) enforces UAC interests..." Twitter. Retrieved 11 August 2021.