The Chainsaw allows you to perform a special Glory Kill that allows you to recover your Ammo if you are running low. When Berserk is active, you retain the full benefits of all Runes (see below) that affect Glory Kills. The Berserk powerup takes away your weapons when active, but greatly reduces your taken damage and allows you to instantly Glory Kill any non-boss enemy within melee range. In addition, enemies killed through Glory Kills always drop health pickups, making it a great way to recover health during pitched battles with hordes of demons.īoss battles (the Cyberdemon, the Hell Guards and the Spider Mastermind) can only be finished with Glory Kills failure to do so will result in the boss recovering a bit of its health and continuing the fight. It can be disadvantageous if used while under attack by a horde of enemies, however, making choosing whether or not to Glory Kill a tactical choice. While performing this kill, the player is invulnerable.
When the player comes into close range, indicated in an orange highlight, the Doom Slayer can perform a special melee action which kills the enemy instantly in a spectacularly brutal fashion. Dealing enough damage to an enemy may cause them to 'stagger' which is indicated by a blue highlight.