Doom
Encyclopedia
Doom may refer to:
- dōmAnglo-Saxon lawAnglo-Saxon law is a body of written rules and customs that were in place during the Anglo-Saxon period in England, before the Norman conquest. This body of law, along with early Scandinavian law and continental Germanic law, descended from a family of ancient Germanic custom and legal thought...
, the Anglo-Saxon word meaning "judgment", "law"- Doom bookDoom bookThe Doom Book, Code of Alfred or Legal Code of Aelfred the Great was the code of laws compiled by Alfred the Great The Doom Book, Code of Alfred or Legal Code of Aelfred the Great was the code of laws ("dooms", laws or judgments) compiled by Alfred the Great The Doom Book, Code of Alfred or Legal...
the Laws of King Aelfred, Legal Code of Alfred the Great, Code of Alfred 893
- Doom book
- Doom (painting)Doom (painting)A Doom is a traditional English term for a painting or other image of the Last Judgment, an event in Christian eschatology. Christ judges souls, and then sends them to either Heaven or Hell...
, a painting that depicts the Last Judgment - Black Doom, leader of the Black Arms in the Sonic the Hedgehog fictional universe
- Doctor DoomDoctor DoomVictor von Doom is a fictional character who appears in Marvel Comics publications . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #5 wearing his trademark metal mask and green cloak...
, a supervillain and ruler of a small country within the Marvel Comics universe - Doom 2099Doom 2099Doom is a Marvel Comics anti-hero featured in the Marvel 2099 comic book series Doom 2099. The character is based on Doctor Doom, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby...
, a futuristic version of Doctor Doom - Doom novelsDoom novelsThe Doom novel series is a series of four near-future science fiction novels co-written by Dafydd ab Hugh and Brad Linaweaver; Knee-Deep in the Dead, Hell on Earth, Infernal Sky, and Endgame...
, a series of novels initially based on the Doom video game series. - Doom (professional wrestling)Doom (professional wrestling)Doom was a professional wrestling tag team composed of Ron Simmons and Butch Reed. They competed from 1989 to 1991 in the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling .-Before the masks:...
- Judge Doom, the antagonist of the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Mount DoomMount DoomMount Doom is a volcano in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. It is located in the heart of the black land of Mordor and close to Barad-dûr, it is approximately high. Alternative names, in Tolkien's invented language of Sindarin, include Orodruin and Amon Amarth...
, a volcano in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings - Thulsa Doom, the snake-like villain played by James Earl Jones in the motion picture Conan the Barbarian
Gaming
- Doom (series)Doom (series)Doom is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by id Software. The series focuses on the exploits of an unnamed space marine operating under the UAC , who fights hordes of undead and demons in order to survive...
, a series of first-person shooter video games developed by id Software- Doom (video game), the first installment, released in 1993
- Ultimate Doom, a special edition of Doom that contains an additional episode
- Doom II: Hell on Earth, a 32 level continuation of "Doom", released in 1994
- Final DoomFinal DoomFinal Doom is a first-person shooter video game that uses the game engine, items and characters from Doom II. It consists of two 32-level megawads , The Plutonia Experiment by the Casali brothers, and TNT: Evilution by TeamTNT. Final Doom was released in 1996 and distributed as an official id...
, a 64-level continuation of the Doom II story released in 1996 - Doom 64Doom 64Doom 64 is a video game for the Nintendo 64 released by Midway Games in April 4, 1997. It is part of the Doom first-person shooter video game series.-Features:Key differences from the computer games in the series include:*32 exclusive new levels....
, first-person shooter for the Nintendo 64 released in 1997 - Doom 3Doom 3Doom 3 is a science fiction horror video game developed by id Software and published by Activision. An example of the first-person shooter genre, Doom 3 was first released for Microsoft Windows on August 3, 2004. The game was later adapted for Linux, as well as being ported by Aspyr Media for Mac...
, a re-imagining of the first game released in 2004 - Doom 3: Resurrection of EvilDoom 3: Resurrection of EvilDoom 3: Resurrection of Evil is a first-person shooter video game developed by Nerve Software and id Software. It was released for the PC on April 3, 2005, as an expansion pack for Doom 3 and on October 5, 2005, for the Xbox video game console...
, It was released as an expansion pack for Doom 3 in 2005 - Doom 4Doom 4Doom 4 is the upcoming multi-platform installment of the Doom series by id Software. The game will use the company's new id Tech 5 engine and is slated for simultaneous release on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...
, an upcoming installment in the Doom series - DoomRLDoomRLDoomRL is a roguelike video game for Microsoft Windows and Linux, whose setting is based on the first-person shooters Doom and Doom II...
, a roguelike adaption based on the first-person shooter video game - Doom RPGDoom RPGDoom RPG is a mobile phone game developed by Fountainhead Entertainment. It combines the Doom first-person shooter franchise with role-playing elements. The storyline incorporates many of the events of Doom 3, but involves different characters than those in the computer version...
, a role-playing game for mobile phones, based on the first-person shooter video game - Doom ResurrectionDoom ResurrectionDoom Resurrection is a first-person shooter survival horror game developed by Escalation Studios for the iOS and published by id Software. It was released on 26 June 2009. John Carmack led the development team...
, a railgun game for iPhone and iPod Touch, based on the first-person shooter video game - Doom: The BoardgameDoom: The BoardgameDoom: The Boardgame is an adventure board game for two to four players designed by Kevin Wilson and published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2004...
, a board game adaptation of the video game - Doom engineDoom engineThe Doom engine is the game engine that powers the id Software games Doom and Doom II. It is also used by HeXen, Heretic, Strife, Freedoom, and HacX, and other games produced by licensees. It was created by John Carmack, with auxiliary functions written by Mike Abrash, John Romero, Dave Taylor and...
, the game engine used for early Doom games
- Doom Trilogy, a series of text adventure games for home computers (beginning with Countdown to DoomCountdown to DoomCountdown to Doom is a text adventure computer game, more recently termed interactive fiction, written in 1982 by Peter Killworth. Its setting is the planet Doomawangara, which is coyly said to be shortened to "Doom". There are two sequels, Return to Doom and Last Days of Doom.The game was first...
) - Doom, a Final FantasyFinal Fantasyis a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and owned by Square Enix . The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science-fantasy role-playing video games , but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise...
dark magic spell that causes the target to die in three turns
Music
- Doom metalDoom metalDoom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
, a subgenre of heavy metal music - Doom (UK band)Doom (UK band)Doom are an English crust punk band from Birmingham, England, whose first, influential lineup were together from 1987 to 1990. Despite its short existence, the band is considered pivotal in the rise of crust punk, a style within the punk rock subgenre that fuses extreme metal with anarcho-punk...
, crust band - Doom (Japanese band)Doom (Japanese band)Doom was a Japanese thrash metal band by former Zadkiel members Takashi and Koh. Formed in Tokyo in 1985, the first line up included Takashi "Taka" Fujita , Koh "Pirarucu" Morota and Jouichi "Joe" Hirokawa . The group released their first EP Go Mad Yourself! in 1986, and the debut album No More...
, thrash metal band - Doom (EP), the first release by Job for a Cowboy
- Doom (Mood album)Doom (Mood album)Doom is the 1997 debut album of hip hop group Mood. It features production by DJ Hi-Tek and guest appearances by Talib Kweli and Wu-Tang-affiliated group Sunz of Man. It features one single, "Karma", whose b-side is "Cincinnati". Mood's classic Doom launched the careers of Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, and...
, a hip hop album by Mood - MF DoomMF DoomDaniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
, hip hop musician and producer - Impending DoomImpending DoomImpending Doom is a Christian deathcore band from Riverside, California.-History:Brook Reeves and Manny Contreras started the band in 2005 with ex members Chris Forno, Isaac Bueno, and Jon. After releasing the The Sin and Doom of Godless Men EP, Greg Pewthers joined on third guitar after leaving...
, death metal band
See also
- Doomed (disambiguation)
- Doomsday (disambiguation)
- Legion of Doom (disambiguation)Legion of Doom (disambiguation)Legion of Doom can refer to:*The Legion of Doom , a mash-up group*Legion of Doom , a group of DC Comics supervillains that appeared in Challenge of the Superfriends...