Hell Gate

Lore & Background

The Hell Gate is a portal that connects Hell to Earth. It was opened by demons following the events of the original Doom. The marine, after defeating the Spider Mastermind, discovers this portal and uses it to return to Earth. Upon arrival, he finds that Earth has been invaded by demons through this gate, resulting in the deaths of billions of people. The only ground spaceport on Earth was taken over by the demons, who placed a barrier over it, preventing any ships from leaving. The marine battles through hordes of demons to deactivate the force field, allowing the remaining humans to escape. After the survivors escape, the marine is the only human left on the planet. He then receives an off-planet transmission from the survivors in orbit, who have found that the demonic base is in the center of the marine's own hometown. He fights through the city until he reaches the base, but sees no way to stop the invasion on that side. He decides to step into the portal to try deactivating it from the other side, entering Hell.

In Their Own Story

Immediately following the events in Doom, the player once again assumes the role of Doomguy. After defeating the Spider Mastermind, the marine finds a portal to Earth opened by demons. After returning to Earth, the marine finds that it has also been invaded by the demons, who have killed billions of people. The humans who survived the attack have developed a plan to build massive spaceships which will carry the remaining survivors into space. Unfortunately, Earth's only ground spaceport has been taken over by the demons, who placed a barrier over it, preventing any ships from leaving. The marine battles hordes of demons and is able to deactivate the force field, allowing the remaining humans to escape. Once all the survivors have escaped Earth, the marine is the only human left on the planet. Just as he sits down to await death, knowing that he saved humanity, the marine then receives an off-planet transmission from the survivors in orbit, who have managed to find out where the armies of Hell are coming from. The message reveals that the demonic base is in the center of the marine's own hometown. He then fights through the city until he reaches the base, but sees there is no way to stop the invasion on that side. He decides to step into the portal to try deactivating it from the other side, entering Hell.

Reader's Guide

The Hell Gate is a portal that the marine uses to return to Earth after the events of Doom. It is the means by which demons invaded Earth, killing billions. The marine's goal is to deactivate the force field at Earth's only ground spaceport, allowing the remaining humans to escape. After the survivors escape, the marine learns that the demonic base is in the center of his hometown. He fights through the city to reach the base, but finds no way to stop the invasion on that side. He then steps into the portal to enter Hell, aiming to deactivate it from the other side. In Hell, the marine fights through hordes of demons to reach the Icon of Sin (Baphomet), the biggest demon he has ever seen. He kills the Icon of Sin by firing rockets into its exposed brain. Its death causes devastation in Hell, and the portal to Earth is sealed.

Did You Know?

• The Hell Gate is a portal to Earth opened by demons after the events of the original Doom.
• The marine uses the Hell Gate to return to Earth after defeating the Spider Mastermind.
• The demons placed a barrier over Earth's only ground spaceport, preventing ships from leaving.
• The marine steps into the Hell Gate to enter Hell and deactivate the invasion from the other side.
• The Icon of Sin (Baphomet) is killed by firing rockets into its exposed brain, which seals the portal to Earth.