Turns out, the original Zombieman is the perfect embodiment of a minor, retaliating threat. And seeing them in-fight when one of their ranks engages in friendly fire is utterly mesmerizing (and advantageous).ĭoom 3 stumbles because it tries to put more focus on jump-scare-enabling civilian zombies lurching at you from the darkness, instead of the rare undead soldier who can actually shoot back.
But the Zombieman's guttural, beast-like growls and groans of pain are much more alarming than any German exclamations, commanding your attention while still acting as the most minimal, easily handled threat in the game. Their human frames evoke the Nazis of Wolfenstein 3D, and as with mowing down the SS, their undead status enables guilt-free genocide. These slain-then-reanimated space marines are the perfect introduction to Doom's crusade of carnage as the very first enemy you encounter, they convey a massive amount of information about this virtual world.
