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The '''Impimp''' in ''[[Doom 3]]'' is humanoid in shape, has a grey skin with bony scales on its arms , and 10 an array of ten eyes. It emits a more high-pitched screech this time. These monsters are This monster is tall and aggressive, and stand standing a full head taller than a normal human. It emits a high-pitched screech when it sees an enemy. Imps are very, very extremely common in the game, often being teleported into an area after a player enters it, or performed some action. They are The imp is the most frequently encountered demon in the game, appearing 15 to 30 times more often than other demons. It has acrobatic capabilities, able to pounce at the player, walk up or down walls on some occasions, and crawl along catwalks.
In [[Hell]], Imps have a different appearance than those encountered on Mars, appearing to have been flayed. This fact leads some to think they are naturally skinless and their bodies adapted when exposed to the Martian environment.
==Combat characteristics==
The Imp imp generally walks slowly towards the player, but it can climb walls as well (note that all Imp wall-crawling are scripted actions for when an Imp first enters an area. Once on the ground, Imps are limited by their A.I. to simple walking). Most of the times they will ambush the player, hiding behind doors or climbing on the roof. They can either throw explosive fireballs from their hands that travel in an arc, attack with their claws or pounce forward in a scratching attack. Occasionally, they will pounce sideways when hit to dodge additional fire.
The Doom 3 Imp can in some ways be seen as tougher than its [[Imp|classic counterpart]], considering its ability to leap at the player in a surprise attack, increased agility, and fireballs whose smoke can easily obscure the player's vision, but some of Doom 3's weapons are more powerful (most notably the [[Shotgun (Doom 3)|shotgun]], which has a similar amount of firepower to that of the classic Doom II double-barreled shotgun, and the [[Chaingun (Doom 3)|chaingun]]). There are also other demons weaker than the Imp, but generally, it seems as weak as the classic Imp, taking a single shotgun blast at point-blank range to kill, though they sometimes survive such an encounter.
