Icon of Sin

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Icon of Sin is the colossal, demonic final boss of Doom II that serves as the ultimate manifestation of Hell the player must destroy.

All labels observed (2)

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Icon of Sin canonical 9
Map30: Icon of Sin 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf demon
fictional character
video game boss
affiliation Hell
alignment evil
appearsIn Doom II
associatedWith Hell on Earth storyline
battleLocation Map30: Icon of Sin
linked to: Icon of Sin
bossFightStyle arena encounter
category fictional demons
final bosses in video games
video game villains
contains John Romero’s severed head (as game sprite)
controls Hell invasion of Earth
createdByCompany id Software
defeatCondition repeated rocket hits to exposed brain
describedAs colossal
demonic
ultimate manifestation of Hell
enemyOf Doom Slayer
Doomguy
linked to: Doom Slayer
firstAppearance Doom II: Hell on Earth
firstAppearanceYear 1994
franchise Doom
gameMechanic spawns monsters
genre first-person shooter
hasForm gigantic demonic skull-like visage
iconicStatus one of the most recognizable Doom bosses
influenced iconic Doom imagery of Hell
inspirationFor later Doom series final bosses
language backward-masked speech
medium video games
notableFeature giant demonic face embedded in wall
monster-spawning cube hole in forehead
platformDebut MS-DOS
publisher GT Interactive
reappearsIn Doom II expansions and mods
requires vertical aiming via elevator timing in original Doom II
role final boss
species demon
theme apocalyptic invasion of Earth
type boss monster
universe Doom universe
linked to: DOOM series
visualDesignBy id Software art team
voiceLineHiddenMessage “To win the game you must kill me, John Romero” (reversed)
vulnerability exposed brain

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Doom II: Hell on Earth hasBoss Icon of Sin
Doom Slayer enemyOf Icon of Sin
Icon of Sin battleLocation Map30: Icon of Sin
linked to: Icon of Sin
The Slayer enemyOf Icon of Sin
The Hell Walker fightsAgainst Icon of Sin
The Beast notableEnemy Icon of Sin
Crucible sword usedAgainst Icon of Sin
Scourge of Hell enemyOf Icon of Sin
Khan Maykr alliesWith Icon of Sin
Doom Marine enemyOf Icon of Sin