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This article is about the enemy from Doom: The Dark Ages. For the enemy from Strife, see Acolyte.
The acolyte is a heavy demon in Doom: The Dark Ages. They are first encountered in the City of Ry'uul.
Contents
- 1 Tactical analysis
- 2 Lore
- 3 Pre-release
- 4 Gallery
- 5 References
Tactical analysis[edit]
The acolyte can fire homing skulls at the Doom Slayer, and scatter rifts of cosmic energy around the battlefield to both damage and impede the Slayer's movement. The acolyte can also shield itself and generate a silver-skinned clone to fight alongside it; the clone must be killed to drop the shield.
Acolytes will frequently try to get away from the Slayer by dashing or teleporting. They are vulnerable to shield charges and throws and these should be used to hold the acolyte in place. A single super shotgun blast at close range is usually enough to make them vulnerable to an execution, and a dreadmace strike will kill them outright.
Lore[edit]
Previously hallowed Sentinel priests of Argent D'Nur, the acolytes' souls have been corrupted by the eldritch touch of the Witch. This cosmic taint bestows forbidden sight beyond the mortal veil, and powers capable of rending the fabric of reality. Though the acolytes are many, they serve as one, like a snake with many heads. Their actions betray the world they swore to protect, allowing infiltration by the malice of the outer realms.
Pre-release[edit]
This enemy first became known in one of the frames of the Xbox developer deep-dive, where the whiteboard was leaked with a list of monster names, which includes the acolyte.[1] Later, the concept art of the creature could be seen beteen 36 and 43 seconds into the first episode of The Art of Slaying.[2] The monster's official reveal with footage of the fight against it took place in the game's reviews, which were released from embargo on May 9th.
Gallery[edit]
The acolyte's collectible toy.
The codex entry image.
References[edit]
- ↑ Objective_Country_53(5 February 2025). "All the demons of DOOM: The dark ages." Reddit. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ↑ @DOOM(11 March 2025). "In this first episode of "The Art of Slaying," Hugo talks us through the signature piece of concept art, featuring the DOOM Slayer and his dragon Serrat, that helped define the look of the game." Twitter. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
Monsters from Doom: The Dark Ages
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|---|---|---|
| Ambient: | Hell cultist • Tentacle | |
| Fodder: | Chaingunner soldier • Imp • Lost soul • Maykr drone • Soldier • Shield soldier • Stone imp • Zombie | |
| Heavy: | Acolyte • Arachnotron • Battle knight • Cacodemon hybrid • Hell knight • Imp stalker • Mancubus • Nightmare imp stalker • Pinky rider • Revenant • Whiplash | |
| Super Heavy: | Agaddon hunter • Cosmic baron • Cyberdemon • Komodo • Vagary | |
| Titan: | Cyclops titan • Giant cacodemon • Titan | |
| Bosses: | Ahzrak and Witch • Enhanced Ahzrak • Kreed Maykr • The Old One | |
| Vehicles: | Hell carrier • Hell ship • Hell tank | |
| Mechanics: | Champion • Demonic leader | |
