The Slayer's Testament | FULL Doom Lore EXPLAINED
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The Dark Ages covered a pretty lengthy period of the Doom timeline. With Hugo Martin, Doom’s game director at id Software, claiming The Slayer’s Testament is “the game we are going to play”, we have some questions. The Slayer's Testament is a main feature of Doom 2016 that told us some of the story of the betrayal of The Slayer and his crusade against Hell.
Just how in-depth is The Slayer’s Testament, how important is it and what insights does it give us into the plot points, locations and enemies in the next Doom game, Doom: The Dark Ages? In this video, I explore the lore and story behind The Slayer's Testament in Doom.
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00:00 Introduction
00:59 What is The Slayer's Testament
02:01 The Slayer's Testament
10:52 What can we expect?
12:56 Legacy
14:10 Closing Thoughts
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Should this have been a Quake game?
@Number1_Hanzo_Hasashi_Fan
10 күн бұрын
No, I want more Doom and giving Doom a medieval fresh coat of paint is refreshing for the franchise.
@dwarfdigger135
10 күн бұрын
Obviously
@ADistantImage
9 күн бұрын
No, but we are getting a new Quake as well. Just wait
@JobeStroud
9 күн бұрын
Either way. ID screwed Mick Gordon. So I don't know if I will buy the game.
@bennetsalomon
9 күн бұрын
no
I absolutely love in testament demons talk about him as some sort of ancient evil a myth about a nightmarish beast. Like some of the legends that in fantasy story's characters tell about big old bad guy of story who was such evil and powerful thing that they're have no chance only but locking him in depest and fortified abyss jails they can find.
@Skyrionn
10 күн бұрын
Kind of like the boogeyman of Hell. I can't wait to play this game
@nathanowen8456
8 күн бұрын
Not gonna lie doom the dark ages looks really fun and let’s hope we can get slayer unlocks like doom eternal for customization
@MateMaterial
8 күн бұрын
@nathanowen8456 we better get some drip as shit like main costume of game .
@nathanowen8456
8 күн бұрын
@@MateMaterial hell a gold slayer in doom the dark ages would look dope
@Broomer52
5 күн бұрын
Considering the nonlinear flow of Time in Hell Doomguy truly was there in the Beginning and End of Hell. As far as the Demons are concerned he’s simply always existed
"I'm not trapped in here with you. You're trapped in here with me."
"The Wretch who shall not be named" doesn't sound like Vallen. The testament is written by the demons and he helped them quite a lot. They have no beef with him, just casual cruelty.
@jonoleech7832
8 күн бұрын
They are demons tbf, casual cruelty is their trademark
@robertwiesner6825
8 күн бұрын
@@jonoleech7832 oh most definitely, but it that doesn't warant calling somebody a "wretch who shall not be named"
The mightiest weapon of the middle ages: the double-barreled shotgun
Valen can not be the wretch. "The Wretch who shall not be named," is a demon. Valen was a human from Argent D'nur. Unless Valen became a demon after he betrayed his people, there is no way Valen could be the wretch. The way the wretch is described, he was a demon that forged weapons and armor for the forces of hell, not a warrior. Valen was a warrior. So this wouldn't make sense. It is a fairly interesting idea, though.
@BanishedSilentShadow3318
9 күн бұрын
Plus i do doubt that valen would become a demon. Yeah he did sold out his people in exchange to have his son back, but turning him into the icon of sin. I think once the game comes out we'll see, and i do kinda hope we'll see or a tease or maybe something about this dark priest that was mentioned in 2016, the priest that "would make even the slayer weep in his shadow' (or something like that....)
Finally! More DOOM lore
@Skyrionn
10 күн бұрын
I do try
@ET0228
10 күн бұрын
More messy lore yay 😁
Man I really want to know who the Wretch is. It'll be cool that at some point in The Dark Ages, the Slayer meet the Wretch and retrieve his 2016 suit.
@Skyrionn
9 күн бұрын
I'm so ready for it
@cato3277
8 күн бұрын
At least I hope that happens. It'd be lame if they outright ditch continuity for no reason.
@BiscuitXL
8 күн бұрын
Completely forgot about this. That would definitely be interesting to see.
I do hope we get more melee weapons. I would love to use a axe as my dedicated melee weapon and not just the flail!
@Skyrionn
10 күн бұрын
I'm excited to see what we get!
Honestly I think the best idea they could do, would be to have the Dark Ages start from when the doom slayer first arrives on Argent D'Nur, up until the point he becomes trapped in hell. With a sequel game being entirely in hell
@Skyrionn
9 күн бұрын
I'd love to play that game
@wearsjorge55
7 күн бұрын
Itll probably start with the moment he leaves the divinity machine after receiving his power.
"Looking for those Dark Lord's who had wronged him"... Interesting so we have a quote mentioning multiple Dark Lord's existing at the same time.
@BanishedSilentShadow3318
9 күн бұрын
Yeah. But I'm more curious about the dark priest that was mentioned in 2016 that made it out that he's much more powerful
@brianh9131
9 күн бұрын
I'm pretty sure it could be talking about the three Hell Priests if anything
@Tetrohedracon
9 күн бұрын
@@brianh9131 a Hell priest and a Dark Lord are two completely different things. Dark Lord's are the different rulers of Hell. The same status that Davoth held before he was sealed away by The Father.
@SaltyCow
9 күн бұрын
@@BanishedSilentShadow3318 Agreed
@dgagamingaesir
7 күн бұрын
@@Tetrohedraconsame status but infinitely less power
Always enjoy listening to your videos. Visually they are always well put together, but I tend to listen to them while I’m at work really hope this game is amazing.
Just an addition and kind of a clarification. According to the art book, Davoth and his army (the Demons) gradually becomes more powerful and more powerful as long as "evil stuff" occur throughout creation (multiverse). This is probably how the Slayer is able to get stronger from the enemies he killed, as mentioned by the Testaments, because his power and Davoth's are practically linked and one and the same.
My own personal head cannon is that the Wretch is the voice from the beginning of 2016 who told the Slayer to rip and tear until it is done. It just makes sense to me as he was talking with a lot of familiarity towards the demons so he was probably a demon himself.
Awesome video, keep it up!👍
Some random channel that i came across about a week ago had a theory that the wretch is a demon that betrayed hell.
He made a hell, “Hell”
Rip and Tear!
@Skyrionn
10 күн бұрын
Rip and tear!
@Goldstandard_1
9 күн бұрын
KAR EN TUK!
Can’t wait to see how Slayer ties in with Urdak and the Khan Makyr in this game
Only 6 minutes and 97 views, including my fully engaged one...bro fell off. Jk, thanks for the lore
@Skyrionn
10 күн бұрын
Thanks for being one of those views.
Hello people Have a Nice day/afternoon or night May God Bless you all
@TheCloakedWarrior
10 күн бұрын
God bless you too
@eduardogears5259
10 күн бұрын
@@TheCloakedWarrioryou too man, thanks
Keep the lore coming! Maybe do a video on the armor the doom guy wears in each game. 😊🙌🏽👍🏽
I SOOOOO want Commander Keen to cameo as the wretch…..
@corinfgc
9 күн бұрын
"Granddad, is that you?"
@SiggySour
8 күн бұрын
@@corinfgc lol
I hadn't noticed until recently from the trailer that the imps are back to being more like the classic ones found in the first 3 games. Taller, slower and sorta imposing. I wonder if a possible lore reason is that they evolved to be smaller and faster in 2016 and Eternal solely because of the Slayer's time spent in Hell.
I hope the last level is set just after getting out of the divinity machine, and the level is just a power trip against only super heavies and titans.
What do you use to make your videos?
im so fuckin pumped up
@Skyrionn
9 күн бұрын
same!
I never really cared that much about who the wretch is. I am more intrigued by the secret prophecy from doom 2016 that talks about the "dark priest consumed by the crucible"
Let’s hope we can get slayer rewards for doing things like doom eternal to customize our slayer in doom the dark ages
The Unmakyr is said to be based off of one of Argent D'nur's weapons, and I noticed that the skull crusher kind of is similar to that weapon in terms that it shoots fragments in many directions, what do ya'll think?
@ricknicolai5740
9 күн бұрын
oooo good catch
Hey, sorry, but is it okay if you could make a full lore of The Special Forces from the half life azure sheep and P.O.V mods? Not the H.E.C.U but the guys with M41A Laser Rifles?
My shadow is lengthening
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DOOOOOOOOOOOM LOOOOOOOOOOORE
Yall think we gonna get a daisy cameo in this game?
awesome, new video also, slayer and testament are thrash metal bands (what?)
❤
I always found doom interesting but couldn’t afford it as I was 12 when 2016 doom came out and broke when eternal dropped but I recently bought both on steam during the sale and I only wish I bought them sooner
What if the armor the wretch gave him is an atlan
Is the Dark ages before 2016 or Eternal?
@Skyrionn
8 күн бұрын
Before 2016
my question is how does he have UAC weapons? Doesnt this game take place before the UAC had a presence in hell?
@k.guzhvin4952
9 күн бұрын
Nail gun and skull crusher are UAC weapons to you?
@117swordsmen
5 күн бұрын
@@k.guzhvin4952 uht oooohhh....someones a dumb dumb
@k.guzhvin4952
5 күн бұрын
@@117swordsmen then what is the weapon you've been talking about?
@117swordsmen
4 күн бұрын
@@k.guzhvin4952 i'm not going back through the video to look but im 99.9% certain we see him shooting a plasma rifle. Is that not Doom Dark Ages?
@k.guzhvin4952
4 күн бұрын
@@117swordsmen ah, yeah... Completely forgot about this one, sorry. It's true, that plasma rifle is probably the most "modern" weapon in the game. Might be a Sentinel counterpart, considering that they are highly advanced too, but I'm not sure. As I looked up at the trailer again, I also noticed that the place where doomguy in a mech fought a titan for a second looked pretty similar to the Mars' surface. The orange mist and the design of the buildings around that scene strangely reminded me about the UAC facilities.
i like to think there are multiple wretched
@Skyrionn
9 күн бұрын
interesting thought
Shoulda been the name of the game.
Please do dark souls 🧡
I do believe the slayer will cross into the dream lands (quake's dimentions) at some point.
@Skyrionn
9 күн бұрын
That'd be amazing
Elden ring now because of the dlc you have a better picture
@Skyrionn
10 күн бұрын
I'd have to play it first!
Up the DOOM!
@sgtaveryjohnson3803
10 күн бұрын
Total Demon Death
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@Neeb-tt9hn
10 күн бұрын
Cease
@user-sm6ti4sq6h
10 күн бұрын
@@Neeb-tt9hn to exist
Lets get one thing straight, Doom 1 and 2 are nothing like the dogshit that this modern doom is. Having lore and cinematics in doom is blasphemous. Anything after doom 2 is a fake game.
@ShimmyFr
9 күн бұрын
Okay gramps
@tylerrusnak7736
9 күн бұрын
@@ShimmyFr It's what the creators intended. This modern doom is more like halo. I'm here for the game, not a movie. And now it's the freaking middle ages? Just make a new ip and stop ruining the best fps ever made!
@lithium1770
9 күн бұрын
@@tylerrusnak7736They havent ruined anything. Super fun game.
@ihavewaited90daystochangem51
8 күн бұрын
@@tylerrusnak7736 boohoo cry More little girl
@MintyLime703
6 күн бұрын
ragebait