Arch-Vile

CONCEPT

One of the more infamous demon enemies in the Doom series, introduced in Doom II. They can resurrect other enemies, and cast a fire spell that is impossible to evade.

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Overview

A long-legged massive figure, the Arch-Vile is one of the more powerful demons in the Doom series. It has a fire attack similar to the BFG 9000; if the player is in the Arch-Vile's line of sight, the fire always hits. Because of the Arch-Vile's ability to resurrect lesser demons, it generally becomes the highest-priority target in any battle.

Trivia

The Arch-Vile's death sound was made by pitching down and distorting a recording of a young girl screaming 'Why?"

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• DRL (Game)
• Doom + Doom II (Game)
• Doom 3 (Game)
• Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (Game)
• Doom Eternal (Game)
• Doom II RPG (Game)
• Doom II: Hell on Earth (Game)
• Doom: The Dark Ages (Game)
• Final Doom (Game)
• Master Levels for Doom II (Game)
• Perdition's Gate (Game)

Concept details

Name

Arch-Vile

Aliases

Arch-Viles

Games

• DRL (Game)
• Doom + Doom II (Game)
• Doom 3 (Game)
• Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (Game)
• Doom Eternal (Game)
• Doom II RPG (Game)
• Doom II: Hell on Earth (Game)
• Doom: The Dark Ages (Game)
• Final Doom (Game)
• Master Levels for Doom II (Game)
• Perdition's Gate (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Has franchises: Doom (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Doomguy (Character), Dr. Malcolm Betruger (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Hell (Location), Suburbs (Location)

Objects

People

Related Concepts

• Has related concepts: Demon (Concept), Digitized Sprites (Concept), Fire Manipulation (Concept), Resurrection (Concept), Evil Laugh (Concept), Charge (Concept), Claymation (Concept), Knock Back (Concept), Enemy Spawner (Concept), Summoners (Concept), Enemies That Spawn Enemies (Concept), Imp (Concept), Monster Infighting (Concept), Heavy Weapon Dude (Concept)