Kreed Maykr

The Kreed Maykr viewed up close.

The Kreed Maykr, also known as Bishop Kreed, is a character in Doom: The Dark Ages. He is a newly appointed Maykr Bishop of the Ministry who oversees the flow of Sentinel energy to Urdak. At the beginning of The Dark Ages, the Doom Slayer is in his charge.

Appearance

The Kreed is a corpulent figure with at least eight eyes who sits in a floating chair at all times, in contrast to other Maykrs who are thin and upright. Underneath the Kreed's shell are a number of larval organisms, which form noticeable bulges in the shell when they move.

Tactical analysis

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History

Spoiler Warning: Plot details follow.

The Kreed is appointed to oversee the flow of Sentinel energy to Urdak just before the beginning of The Dark Ages, with orders from the Maykr Council to remain at his post even as the Sentinels' war with Hell escalates. With the agreement of King Novik, the Council also places the Doom Slayer in the Kreed's charge, feeling that the Slayer's newfound strength and power needs to be controlled. The Kreed rarely leaves his ship, communicating with the Sentinels through holograms or a Maykr device held by Commander Thira.

The Kreed frequently shows little to no regard for the Sentinels' plight—for example, when the village of Khalim comes under attack, the Kreed has to be reminded by his assistant that the village's loss would disrupt the flow of Sentinel energy before he agrees to deploy the Slayer. Later, at Hebeth, the Kreed dismisses the assistant's concerns about the trans-dimensional barrier and states that it does not work, then departs in his ship when it looks like the barrier core will explode. The Kreed is next seen at the siege of Teroth, where he initially hesitates when his attendants suggest deploying the Slayer to defend the city; however, when the Slayer sees the advancing horde and attempts to break out of his holding cell, the Kreed is forced to let him go.

Following the siege, Prince Ahzrak communicates with the Kreed through a possessed drone and tries to recruit him to his cause, planting the idea that the Kreed is alone and abandoned by the Khan Maykr. The Kreed initially responds by destroying the drone, but then uses the Slayer's tether to spy on Thira as she activates the Ancestral Forge; fearful that the Sentinels will use her Wraith power to overthrow the Maykrs, the Kreed relays his observations to Ahzrak, who concocts a plan with the Witch to bring Thira into the Cosmic Realm. The Kreed feigns the need to meet Thira at the Sentinel Command Station, where they are both pulled through a dimensional rift by a giant tentacle. The Maykr Church then contacts the Sentinels and asks that the Slayer travel into the Cosmic Realm and return both Thira and the Kreed to them, knowing that Novik cannot disobey their commands.

Under the Maykrs' direction, the Slayer releases the Old One from the prison beneath the Spire of Nerathul and rides it into the Cosmic Realm, where he loses the Kreed's life signal almost immediately. After the Slayer tracks Thira to the Temple of Lomarith and is subdued by her powers, the Kreed suggests to Ahzrak that the Slayer be killed, but Ahzrak knows the Slayer's nature and states that they need something "more permanent". The Kreed then returns to Argent D'Nur and tells Novik that there was a struggle involving the Slayer and Thira, but Novik does not believe this and concludes that the Kreed has betrayed them. After the Slayer escapes from Hell and returns to the mortal plane, he flies Serrat to the Kreed's ship to confront him—the Kreed puts up a fight but is unable to withstand the Slayer's power. In an attempt to save his life, he offers to lead the Slayer to Ahzrak, but the Slayer replies by cutting his torso in half with the shield saw, ending his life.

At the end of The Dark Ages, the Ministry disavows the Kreed's actions.

Gallery

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  The Kreed after removing his outer shell, revealing the organisms underneath it.

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  The Kreed's dead body

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  Kreed's collectible toy.

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  The codex entry image.

Spoilers end here.

Trivia

• Bishop Kreed was voiced by Darin De Paul who also voiced Samuel Hayden and Samur Maykr.