Soul Cube (Doom)
The Soul Cube is an artifact and weapon that features in Doom.
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History
Doom 3
The Soul Cube
After the Martian race first encountered the forces of Hell at some point in their past, they struggled in a hopeless battle against its demons. With whatever conventional weapons they had proving ineffective at stemming the horde, they eventually devised a plan using their greatest innovation, which bordered on functional magic. Most of the survivors were sacrificed, and their souls were used to create the weapon that would turn the tide: the Soul Cube. With it, their single greatest champion, simply called 'the Hero', took on the invading force singlehandedly and managed to seal the portal. The 'Hero' did not seem to survive, since his burial chamber was found. He appears to be very tall, because his tomb is very long. The Cube was then buried along with other artifacts near The Hero's burial chamber, in case anyone ever had to deal with the forces of Hell again.
Ages later, human archeologists on Mars discovered the Soul Cube and, through the translation of the Martian tablets, learned of its purpose. Director Larry Bullman was the one who first theorized that the Soul Cube was an ancient weapon.
Doom (2016)
The Soul Cube was present on a desk in Olivia Pierce's private office in the level Lazarus Labs, alongside a number of dig site artifacts, none of which can be interacted with. Olivia's character bio talks about how she was sent an object while at her previous employer, NanoStruct, that was found near the Argent Fracture, after which she became obsessed with joining the UAC. While this might have been the Soul Cube, no evidence exists indicating this. What appears to be a Soul Cube is depicted on a carving design which can be found on several stone cenotaphs throughout Argent D'Nur, where the same scene found on the ancient Martian tablets in Doom 3 is pictured, albeit with some details depicted differently
Overview
The Soul Cube has the ability to sense death. It can absorb the lifeforces of any fallen entity, demon or human, to make itself operational. The five orbs located on the sides indicate the amount of lifeforce it has absorbed.
The Soul Cube does not store extra lifeforces when it's fully charged. After five lifeforces are absorbed, the Cube will not absorb the sixth lifeforce until it is activated by the user.
Users
- Doomguy :
Notes
- The Soul Cube was created Matthew Costello where it featured in the setting of the Doom universe.
Appearances
- Doom 3:
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