Doomguy

The Doomguy, commonly known as Marine, and Doom Slayer in the reboot, is the protagonist
of the Doom video game series created by id Software, including various spin-offs. In all games
he never speaks and seems to have no name; doomguy in English can be translated as "guy
from Doom". Considered a protagonist and a symbolic and iconic character, the original
representation of the Doomguy has no defined personality and barely describes a predefined
character. According to designer John Romero, it is intended to represent "the player himself".
In 2017, Romero claimed to be the original character model for the cover.

Conception and creation

The marine is not called by name in the game; in the novels it is referred to as "Flynn Taggart".
The co-designer of the original game John Romero said this was designed to increase the
player's immersion. Romero stated: "There has never been a name for [Doom] marine because
it should be [the player]". Tom Hall's original screenplay, "The Doom Bible", described several
planned characters, all unused in the final version. The only non-playable character, Buddy
Dacote, bore similarities with the final protagonist of the original game. "Dacote" stands for
"Dies at conclusion of this episode", and Buddy should have been killed by a boss at the end of
the third episode. In the finished product, this happens almost to the Marine in the final level
of the first episode, but continues his adventure. In 2018, John Romero and Tom Hall
confirmed on Twitter that Doomguy is the son of Commander star Keen Billy Blaze and great-
grandson of the protagonist of the series Wolfenstein William "B.J." Blazkowicz.

Biography

The character's background is very limited: the Doom manual presents him as a Marine Corps
soldier, sent to Mars as punishment for assaulting a superior after receiving an order to fire on
unarmed civilians. In Wolfenstein RPG, it is intended that the Marine is a descendant of
William "B.J." Blazkowicz: when Blazkowicz defeats the Cyberdemon (called "Harbinger of
Doom"), the creature declares that it will return in the future to face its descendants.

In Doom 3 The marine has recently arrived on Mars and is the new member of the detachment
sent to the planet; his past remains a mystery except that he holds the rank of corporal (with
which he is later called by the various characters) and that he was sent to replace one of the
mysteriously disappeared marines. In the Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil expansion, he is a
combat engineer trained to operate a remote manipulation device known as an "Ionized
Plasma Levitator". It is part of a detachment under the command of Dr. Elizabeth McNeil, sent
to investigate the structure of AUC on Mars following the demon invasion. While investigating
the ancient ruins of Mars, the Marine finds and touches the artifact known as "Heart of Hell",
which releases a wave of energy that disintegrates the rest of his team and opens another
portal to Hell under the UAC base.
In novels inspired by Doom, the protagonist has the name of Flynn "Fly" Taggart. His past is
similar to that of the protagonist of the original game, having been relegated after disobeying
the command to save some of his companions. He is a veteran fighter of wars raging on Earth
for his remaining resources, including one between the United States and Russia. After arriving
on Mars, he resigns himself to his destiny as a "glorified security guard", but while he is here
he becomes friends with other marines like Maria Moraetes, a marine with a fate similar to his
own.

In novels inspired by Doom 3, the marine's name is John Kane. During the infernal invasion,
Kane is forced to take command of many of the surviving marines despite having been stripped
from his rank. Fight the demons alone or with other marines. He is portrayed as
compassionate to his surviving companions, working to save the child Theo and the damned in
hell. After volunteering to enter Hell to retrieve the soul cube, Campbell is shown much
impressed by him. Kane and Maria begin to bind each other romantically. During the end of
Doom 3: Maelstrom, Kane's leg is swept away and is admired as "the man who saved Mars
City".

In the film, the hypothetical Doomguy would be John "Reaper" Grimm.