They called them "humans"

[Nihil]

Look i'm not a fan of this new post-Doom 2016 era lore. Doom 2016 established a decent but basic story and Eternal made a mess about it i disliked.

But one thing was always lurking in the shadows. About the night sentinels and the entire race of humanoid civilization.
But what do you guys think about the fact that in the opening of the game they call the night sentinels "humans"?
So that would mean that the entire alien race and this civilisation which look like humans are actually humans and have some connection to humans on earth?

That would mean the slayer isn't even an outsider anymore.

[Dukey Nukey]

My guy, Doomguy is an outsider cuz he's from a different universe. And no kidding the sentinels are human that's been pretty obvious for a long time now

[Nihil]

Yeah i know that. Even in the old Doom games Doom guy traveled to an other dimension to get to hell. In Doom 2016 both hell and argent d'nur was a different world/dimension where Doom guy/slayer somehow found himself.

I'm just intrigued about the naming "humans". That they don't refer only to humans on earth as "humans", but also to an other human looking race which have zero connection to earth and the humans there. This use of naming would make it look like these 2 races have some closer connection or common ancestors ect. Even though they are 2 different worlds.

[Icy1007]

Ancient Sentinels and humans on Earth are related.

[Sar]

I think it’s implied Earth humans in nu-Doom universe are devolved and then re-evolved Sentinels, yeah.

I mean, Greenland has corpses of Agaddon Hunters frozen in the ice and Mars houses a major Argenta city in its core. So it’s probably kind of like Doom 3, where Martians fought Hell on Mars and the survivors settled Earth, only this time the “martians” aren’t Mara natives, they’re survivors from Hebeth.

[Nihil]

Originally posted by Sar:

I think it’s implied Earth humans in nu-Doom universe are devolved and then re-evolved Sentinels, yeah.

I mean, Greenland has corpses of Agaddon Hunters frozen in the ice and Mars houses a major Argenta city in its core. So it’s probably kind of like Doom 3, where Martians fought Hell on Mars and the survivors settled Earth, only this time the “martians” aren’t Mara natives, they’re survivors from Hebeth.

Yeah that makes sense.
Yeah also forgot about the arctic location in Doom 2016

[Sar]

Doom 2016 has no arctic location, the level you’re thinking of is located on a Martian ice cap. Eternal has two levels in Greenland, Cultist Base and Doom Hunter Base.

[EmpathyandEntropy]

Originally posted by Sar:

I think it’s implied Earth humans in nu-Doom universe are devolved and then re-evolved Sentinels, yeah.

I mean, Greenland has corpses of Agaddon Hunters frozen in the ice and Mars houses a major Argenta city in its core. So it’s probably kind of like Doom 3, where Martians fought Hell on Mars and the survivors settled Earth, only this time the “martians” aren’t Mara natives, they’re survivors from Hebeth.

Yooo that was bothering me too, thanks for tying things up.

[Nihil]

Originally posted by Sar:

Doom 2016 has no arctic location, the level you’re thinking of is located on a Martian ice cap. Eternal has two levels in Greenland, Cultist Base and Doom Hunter Base.

Yeah you are right. Was freaking long time ago i played Doom 2016. :D