Tyrant

This article is about the monster in Doom Eternal. For the enemy from Legacy of Rust, see Tyrant (Legacy of Rust). For other games, see:

• Cyberdemon
• Cyberdemon (Doom 3)
• Cyberdemon (Doom 2016)

The tyrant emerging from a slipgate.

The tyrant is a new monster in Doom Eternal, and the next iteration in the class of cyberdemons. It bears a close resemblance to the classic cyberdemon, with a similar suite of cybernetics, a gored abdomen, and a weapon which replaces its left arm. Unlike its Doom II counterpart, its eyes are not red; instead, they are yellowish-white. It also appears to be equipped with a metallic skeleton and an Argent accumulator, like its immediate predecessor.

The tyrant is a recurring major enemy, unlike its previous iteration.

Appearance

The tyrant is bipedal in nature, and possesses many similarities with the original cyberdemon, although it lacks hock joints that gave the original more goat-like legs and has distinct toes on its organic foot instead of a hoof. Both its right leg and left arm are cybernetics-enhanced, with minimal cybernetics along its right arm that can be used to project an energy blade. The tyrant's ribs are exposed, with its intestines replaced with tubing. Its spine appears to be mechanical, with vertebrae jutting out from the flesh. The tyrant has two large horns on each side of its head, and a bulbous cranium.

Tactical analysis

The tyrant mainly attacks by firing missiles from its arm cannon. If it cannot see the player, it will launch a missile barrage whose points of impact are marked by glowing runes. When it sees the player, it takes a moment for it to take aim, so this window of time can be used to attack. It is also slow to turn, so dashing around it is a good way to get a hit in. Occasionally, it will also use the cyberdemon's laser cannon attack, in which case the player should either take cover or dash at the last moment to ruin its aim. In close quarters, it will try to slash the player with its blade or use it to release shockwaves. Later levels frequently have them appear in pairs, so it is critical to keep track of where they are in order to avoid a careless death.

Tyrants possess a much less effective dash ability than the previous cyberdemon iteration, making them very slow and cumbersome by comparison; consequently, they are vulnerable to the meat hook and the super shotgun so long as the player can stay behind them. As they have enough health to survive a single direct hit from the BFG-9000, the most effective way to deal with them is to use the Crucible for an instant kill.

Glory kills

The following glory kills against the tyrant exist:

• The Doom Slayer uses the Doomblade to cut off the tyrant's normal leg. Once it falls to its hands and knees, he beheads it.
• The Slayer uses the Doomblade to cut off the tyrant's mechanical leg. It falls on its back and proceeds to point its rocket launcher towards the Slayer, only for it to get decapitated.
• The Slayer stabs the tyrant twice in the forehead and then in its right eye, causing it to crash to the ground.
• The berserk Slayer punches off the mechanic leg, then the organic one, and finally sends the tyrant flying backwards with a massive punch in its face.
• The berserk Slayer hits the tyrant in the face twice, causing it to fall on his back, and finishes it off with a stomp to the head, which comes off.
• The Slayer (from either in front or behind) horizontally cuts off the tyrant's legs with a crucible, causing it to fall and then he cuts off its torso and head.

Lore

Tyrants are described as demon lords of the black soul pits of Babel which have long served as wardens and slavers of the infernal pits. As such, tyrants oversee the collection and extraction of sin-branded human souls from the mortal world while being feared by lesser demons for their sadistic cruelty and malice. They impose rule as ordained by the Unholy Sigil of the elder demon gods. They have been weaponized and enhanced with cybernetics by the UAC.

Trivia

The joke protip appearing in a loading screen.

• Despite appearing to have an organic face, the tyrant's skull can be exposed to reveal a mechanical left eye with a red lens.
• A pro tip says: "Shoot it until it dies". This references not only the original cyberdemon, but also the fact it is one of the few enemies in the game which does not have a special tactic to deal with.
• The tyrant takes less damage from the rocket launcher lock-on burst mod than from its primary fire.
• The tyrant was supposed to have a weakpoint like some other demons, as after the destruction of his rocket launcher arm his lock-on beam attack would be completely disabled. This was removed from the final game because the developers thought that it removed all of its firepower, and made it too easy to deal with.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

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  Front view.

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  Back view.

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  Side view of legs.

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  The Tyrant's toy.

Pre-release

• It is believed that the game was originally intended to have a smaller version of the Balgaar-based cyberdemon from Doom (2016), as the face of one occurs in the "25 Years" wallpaper released by Bethesda to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Doom on December 10, 2018. An arm cannon can also be seen lying in the background.
• In the E3 2019 presentation, the tyrant's eyes are black, as opposed to the final game's glowing eyes.