Eldon Brock (Phobos)

Eldon "Phobos" Brock is an African-American Marine who appeared in Quake III Arena and Quake Live, which is tied to the events in the Doom universe.

Background[]

Manual biography[]

According to information from the Quake III Arena manual, Phobos was an experienced veteran who fought in Phobos with the rest of his team. He was betrayed by his superiors and left to die (but may have survived).

An experienced veteran, he led the invasion of the demon-haunted tunnels of Phobos. There, he was betrayed by superiors who thought they could learn more from watching him die than by studying his reports.

Profile

A courageous, determined soldier, used to command, Phobos has got that "officer and a gentleman" esprit d'corps. Unfortunately, his last mission taught him about betrayal and sabotage. He trusts no one and nothing except his training.

Prima Guide biography[]

One of the original combatants in the Arena Eternal, Captain Eldon "Phobos" Brock has been fighting for a long time. This marine led the return of troops to the demon-plagued Mars base, where his mission was to destroy any last vestiges of the demon infestation. Unfortunately, Phobos learned all too quickly that the rest of his team had other orders. His new mission is to survive in the Arena Eternal, which means he'll be doing his best to kill you and anyone else who gets in his way. Phobos loves the rocket launcher, and he's also prone to go for a railgun when there's one in the area. He also prefers getting a haste icon above almost any other item, when one becomes available. Phobos is more than a little paranoid, and this tends to show up in his comments during the battle.

Quake Champions[]

In Quake Champions Phobos nor Crash appears. Through Doom appears as one of the Slayer's armor (skins).

According to Quake Champions (a prequel to Quake III Arena), most of the events surrounding Phobos, Crash, and Doom are not even mentioned, though listed as part of the history of Doom Slayer character. The original Doom Marine suit is separate from the Arena Suit. Both suits have separate lore listed on them. In fact there actually isn't much of Arena lore given for Doom's suit... Just that it was one of Slayer's 'early armor". While the Doom 1 marine describes it as a more sophisticated version of the base helmet.

"Though bare bones, this early armor fits like a glove."

Behind the scenes[]

Depending on his backstory Phobos is either Doom Guy's commander, and one of the troops who entered into the Phobos/Mars base before the Doom Marine. Or he was actually sent to Mars later after first Marines failed and Doom disappeared. Sent up to mop up any remaining demons but was betrayed by his own men.
Phobos is probably a characterization of the 4th player's reddish-orange color in the original Doom's co-op mode.
A figure of Phobos was released along with the "Doomguy" from Doom as a Doom-related set by Symbiotes.
A Figurine can be found in the 2016 DOOM reboot, called Phobosguy, sharing the same iconic color scheme.
A Phobos skin can be obtained in Doom Eternal by completing extra life mode with 10 or more extra lives remaining. It based on Phobos color scheme of gold and silver.

Phobos received his own Quakecon collector's toy, which has a removable helmet showing the individual's face. Doomguy was released at the same time as a companion item.
Quake Champions appears to set Doom's Quake appearances as part of the Doom Slayer complete history. Canonically, Quake Champions is a prequel to Quake III Arena. The game also establishes that the Doom Slayer is the same character from Quake, including The Ultimate Doom, Doom II, Final Doom, Doom 64, and Doom 3. According to Tom Hall, the Doom Marine is the descendent of William J. Blazkowicz and Commander Keen.^[1]
Like all the AI in Quake Games, its possible to have a chat with the characters, in which they have various things to say, sometimes funny sometimes related to their histories, etc.
Phobos is a rank on the Slayer's Club website, though its not clear if this is in reference to the character or the location.