We knew the Doom Slayer, Doom Marine, or Doomguy, depending on how far back ... See, The Dark Ages actually takes place before 2016’s Doom, before the Slayer is locked away in a casket to ...

with this 1997 title ending with Doomguy willingly remaining in Hell to battle the forces of evil for eternity. This story ...

Doom: The Dark Ages is a prequel to 2016's Doom that explains what the protagonist (colloquially known by fans as Doomguy) did after the events of the original Doom games released in the '90s.

He said that “in 2016, we asked you to run and gun. In Doom Eternal, it was jump and shoot. And in Doom: The Dark Ages, you’re gonna stand and fight.” That certainly shows in the gameplay we saw today ...