The Revelations DLC just came out, and the ending already has people (me included) arguing on Reddit. Is this the last DLC for the Dark Ages era? Who actually helped the Slayer crawl out of Hell’s Core? Will there be sequels? Keep reading to understand Doom the Dark Ages Revelations ending.
Spoiler Alert: This covers the entire Revelations ending. Turn back now if you haven’t finished it.
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What Happens Before the Revelations Ending (Quick Recap)
Revelations plot begins right after the Dark Ages ending. The Slayer just killed Prince Ahzrak, and instead of taking a vacation, he goes after the Hell Council next. But a titan cuts him down, and he falls down into Hell’s Core with his shield and armor wrecked. Betrayed and wounded. It’s a rough start, even for Doomguy.
But then, a mysterious character comes to your rescue. You might have guessed he was King Novik or even Samuel Hayden. The real answer is the Wretch, someone you have never heard of. The Wretch is the guy who forged the Praetor Suit.
He finds the Slayer half-dead and nurses him back to health. He also explains where they are: Hell’s Core isn’t really a place; it’s the Slayer’s own pain given a physical shape, and the only way out is through a cleansed soul. So the Slayer has to rebuild himself piece by piece after losing everything.
This finally answered something we wanted to know for years: where the Praetor Suit actually came from. Turns out it wasn’t vague ancient magic. It was the Slayer and the Wretch building something together, long before any of this.
Doom the Dark Ages Revelations Ending Explained
Once the Doomguy’s back on his feet with the Chain Spear and Shield Saw working together, he goes after the thing that’s kept him trapped in his own head this whole time: an “abomination of the gods. Doomguy reveals to Commander Thira that Khan Maykr and Marok murdered her father, King Novik.
She feels disillusioned and gathers her forces to face Khan Maykr, but before they engage, Maykr manipulates Thira’s forces into abandoning her for a chance of salvation. She then calls that ugly beast that you fought at the beginning. Now, you have to defeat the final boss, the Henchman.
Once you kill the Henchman, the Slayer becomes free of his own mental prison. So all should be peaceful now, right? WRONG. Everything falls apart, and Civil war looks less like a possibility and more like the next chapter. So while you saved everyone in Purgatory, your reward is just more fighting. Thira finishes her speech (and the game) with these words:
The time for politics is over. Reject the Maykrs and their ways now and forever. It is by blood we will survive. Now stand behind your courage. Stand behind him [The Slayer]. Our war begins now.
Commander Thira
Doom the Dark Ages Revelations True Ending (Post-Credits)
If you go back to the Purgatory after the ending, you will find another boss fight waiting for you. Here, you can defeat Xal’Goroth the Imprisoned, which I honestly thought was more difficult than the Henchman.
Once that’s done, you will see a short post-credits true ending in which Valen hears a jumble of demonic whispers. Is this a hint of Valen becoming the Betrayer? Or is it just an obvious hint of sequels like the end of every Marvel movie?
Is This the End of the Dark Ages Era?
Hugo Martin and Marty Stratton haven’t given a straight answer, and I don’t think that’s an accident. The closest thing to a real quote from their recent interview is: Revelations “has a satisfying resolution in the end, but there is more story to tell.” That’s dev-speak for “we’re not done.”
The post-credits setup backs that up. The Slayer comes out the other side positioned for more payback, and the High Council gets teased hard enough that it’s obviously not a coincidence. He’s also walking away with tools he didn’t have going in, which matters if this is really building toward another fight instead of closing the book.
So, is this the end? Not really, no. It reads more like Revelations closed one door in the Slayer’s story, so it can open a much bigger one next.
That’s everything on the Doom the Dark Ages Revelations ending. If you are still confused about something, write to me in the comments, and I’ll answer you ASAP.
FAQ
Does Revelations fully close the gap before Doom (2016)?
No. It moves the story forward but skips over things like the Soul Factory and the Sentinel civil war. The devs left that gap open on purpose.
Is the Slayer’s CO backstory a retcon?
Not quite. He still attacks his CO. What’s new is why: his CO framed him after falsifying casualty reports. New context, not a rewrite, though plenty of players disagree.
Will the High Council become the next villains?
Good bet. They’re teased hard throughout Revelations and never resolved. Nothing’s confirmed, but they’re the obvious target if another chapter happens.
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