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Post by Deathclaw886 on Dec 12, 2020 22:52:28 GMT -6
so there i was, just playing a slaughtermap with all imps, when a thought occurred in my mind, how intelligent are these demons exactly? i mean, they can throw fireballs at you, so they must be somewhat intelligent, right? maybe some demons are more intelligent than others? [like an archvile is way more intelligent than an imp, etc..] can demons read? can they write? can they cook? are they well articulated in common speech? do the archviles educate the lesser minded demons? [i.e. the pinky demons] what kind of recreational activities do they partake in? [like football for example] do they know how to operate heavy machinery? do they have a military? how is their educational system? these questions leave me wondering, what do these demons even do in the underworld? little do we know, they just teleported in, and just tried to unite both our reality and theirs, but we just start killing them, so we waged war against them. you know, the more i think about it, maybe we are the bad guys....
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Post by alper002 on Dec 30, 2020 10:02:04 GMT -6
Well, in doom 1 and 2, all of the monsters are intelligent enough to operate doors (if you let them...), and if I recall correctly they can often operate lifts too. Going by the maps of the games, they probably like to hang bodies in the ceiling and do other such gory things to regular people.
If the hell of doom is an eternal punishment like the biblical interpretations, their work is to torment all of the bad folks who have died. Or maybe they do it for fun, rather than something they have to do? They must be attacking you on sight for a reason... Their tendency to infight with each other also suggest them being pretty easily pissed off.
There might be more to analyze here, like the demons seemingly worshiping human weapons, but I think others should be able to have some fun with a thought experiment like this
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Post by Deathclaw886 on Jan 2, 2021 22:35:33 GMT -6
worshipping human weapons? i never really heard of this. and it might also be kind of a jerk move of us to kill those who punish sinners... its kind of UAC's fault for them opening up Pandoras box *cough*
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Post by alper002 on Jan 11, 2021 9:45:43 GMT -6
worshipping human weapons? i never really heard of this. I remember Sandy Petersen himself tweeting something to the effect of that. I found out about said tweet via Doomworld, but don't recall what thread it was in. Kinda wish I remembered now...
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Post by rancidsam on Aug 8, 2022 20:47:48 GMT -6
Considering infighting is a thing, I like to think that in Hell, the Demons do a lil' bit of the ol' tribal warfare. But moreso, they're probably just prone to violent behavior, almost instinctively. However, on Earth they're united by a common enemy—Humanity, whose tools they seem to at least be able to operate (going so far as to say that the cybernetically-enhanced demons likely exceed normal Human intelligence.)
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Post by Deathclaw886 on Aug 9, 2022 1:40:59 GMT -6
Ive always thought of the Arch-vile as the smartest demon, not exactly sure why, there must be some sort of meaning. as far as Cyberdemons go i am even more uncertain. i dont know if the brain is cybernetically altered or if it is just some of its limbs. i think there was a reference to this in the Doom RPG..
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Post by rancidsam on Aug 9, 2022 5:32:51 GMT -6
I've heard Arch-viles are canonically some kind of "boss" monster, so I'd definitely believe that they're particularly smart, too. As Hell's healers, I imagine that have advanced knowledge of Hell's magics (allowing for their unique abilities.) Imps and Cacos probably possess such knowledge to a lesser degree, as well, due to their round projectiles; Hell Knights and Barons seem like they channel Hell-magic more "raw"-ly, from the way their projectiles are less "tidy" in composition. (This whole point about "projectile shape implies magical prowess" is pulled straight out of my ass.)
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Post by Deathclaw886 on Aug 9, 2022 20:02:53 GMT -6
Even though, that is a good theory. its nice to add some lore to a seemingly irrelevent detail. maybe because the hell knights/barons hell energy is raw is what enables it to be more powerful than an Imps or cacos. maybe something with them that enables them to summon raw Argent..er, hell energy that lesser demons cannot?
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Post by norbb on Aug 29, 2022 6:20:11 GMT -6
Imagine a fucking Pinky demon doing maths or something higher level like algebra
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Post by rancidsam on Aug 30, 2022 10:04:01 GMT -6
Imagine a fucking Pinky demon doing maths or something higher level like algebra
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Post by Deathclaw886 on Sept 4, 2022 1:02:40 GMT -6
Reading glasses eh? are you implying that the Pinky has poor eyesight? maybe that is why they choose to run at you instead of using a weapon, just running towards a green blur in the distance.. (here i go reading into things too much again..)
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Post by norbb on Sept 7, 2022 6:51:16 GMT -6
Imagine a fucking Pinky demon doing maths or something higher level like algebra View AttachmentBAHAHAHA I'm dead
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Post by 90's Doomer on Jul 23, 2023 12:55:33 GMT -6
Invading an evil lair doesn't make you the bad guy no matter how chill they were being. also i think they have basic intelligents like a pack of wolves.
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