This class of monster is especially weak against attacks from shotguns.Ī texture showing the classic Doom Baron of Hell can be found in some levels (this is based on a similar texture in Doom 1).ĭoom Eternal introduces the Fireborne Barons as a new breed of Barons of Hell. Baron (pink torso, orange hands, brown legs)Īs in the original, the Hell Knight is not as powerful as the Baron, though both are more powerful than the new "Ogre" variation.Hell Knight (brown torso, brown hands, pink legs).Ogre (green torso, red hands, brown legs).There are three variations, identified by color: In Doom RPG and Doom II RPG, the Baron of Hell and Hell Knight both belong to the "Baron" monster class. The original Baron of Hell description was given to the Hell Knight in Doom II's manual instead.Ī texture displaying the face of the Barons/Knight of Hell can be found in E2M8: Tower of Babel on pillars throughout the level (a similar texture appears in Doom Eternal as well). These bruisers are a lot like Hell Knights, but look a little different and are twice as tough to kill". The Doom II manual later described them as follows: " The Hell Knight was bad news but this is Big Daddy. Barons also appear as regular enemies in the later episodes and in the sequels coincidentally, they and their weaker counterparts, the Hell Knights, frequently appear in pairs. These include Ogres, the horned Hell Knight, the Barons of Hell themselves, and finally Fireborne Barons.Ī pair of Barons, referred to internally by id Software as the " Bruiser Brothers", start as the bosses at the end of Knee-Deep in the Dead, the first episode of Doom.
Barons of Hell is a class of demons found in the Doom games.