What do you call Doomguy?

Just Doomguy. Plain and simple.

Doom Marine is the only other alternative name for our protagonist hero here that I'm willing to settle for.

43 minutes ago, SealSpace said:

Just Doomguy. Plain and simple.

 

Doom Marine is the only other alternative name for our protagonist hero here that I'm willing to settle for.

Agreed

insane theory cooking time (for legal purposes this is a joke)

- Tom Hall's Doom Bible, aka the game's original plan, was going to feature numerous characters both selectable and NPC, none of whom were named Blazkowicz. 
- despite the above, Tom claimed in 2018 that "originally" Doomguy was intended to be a member of the Blazkowicz family, and Romero agreed with him.

- again, despite the above, Romero claimed in 2002 that "there was *never* a name for" the protagonist ("because it's supposed to be you!")

- in 2009, the Doom II RPG gave its version of Doomguy the name Stan Blazkowicz...

now, consider the following: in the game The Stanley Parable, we have a protagonist with a name, who is acknowledged by the game's narrator by that name, spoken directly to as if he is an active entity within the game's world. and yet, he is not an active agent, he can never reply to the narrator, he cannot speak at all. he can follow or defy the narrator, but he does so entirely at the player's discretion. despite his name implying he is a distinct character, he is not a character at all, he is the player. Doomguy has similarly been referred to as both the player and as Stan Blazkowicz. could Stanley of The Stanley Parable also be Stan Blazkowicz? is The Stanley Parable an AU of Doom???

Joe Biden

// "I Am He Who is called I Am..."

23 minutes ago, OniriA said:

Joe Biden

// thats a zombieman bro...

Doomed Space Marine is actually an awesome title despite the Duke joke.

Back and forth between "Doomguy" and "The Marine"

Copernicus 

Flynn Taggart Blazkowics 

Doomguy gets my general vote. It's primarily in 2016 and Eternal that he takes on the Doom Slayer mantle.

On 10/23/2023 at 1:46 PM, MugMonster said:

insane theory cooking time (for legal purposes this is a joke)

- Tom Hall's Doom Bible, aka the game's original plan, was going to feature numerous characters both selectable and NPC, none of whom were named Blazkowicz. 
- despite the above, Tom claimed in 2018 that "originally" Doomguy was intended to be a member of the Blazkowicz family, and Romero agreed with him.

- again, despite the above, Romero claimed in 2002 that "there was *never* a name for" the protagonist ("because it's supposed to be you!")

- in 2009, the Doom II RPG gave its version of Doomguy the name Stan Blazkowicz...

now, consider the following: in the game The Stanley Parable, we have a protagonist with a name, who is acknowledged by the game's narrator by that name, spoken directly to as if he is an active entity within the game's world. and yet, he is not an active agent, he can never reply to the narrator, he cannot speak at all. he can follow or defy the narrator, but he does so entirely at the player's discretion. despite his name implying he is a distinct character, he is not a character at all, he is the player. Doomguy has similarly been referred to as both the player and as Stan Blazkowicz. could Stanley of The Stanley Parable also be Stan Blazkowicz? is The Stanley Parable an AU of Doom???

Check out stanley.wad by Dee legit on doomworld...