The Doom 64 Unmaker, on MAP28: The Absolution
The Doom 64 Unmaker being used against an Arachnotron, on MAP23: Unholy Temple
- "What the !@#%* is this!"
- ― Doom 64 when collecting the weapon.
The Unmaker (aka Unmaykr or Laser) is a weapon found in Doom 64 and Doom Eternal.
Background
Doom 64
The Unmaker's appearance in Doom 64 is of a demonic theme and is arguably considered the most powerful weapon in the series. Shooting lasers that cause high amounts of damage. The Unmaker can be upgraded by playing through the secret maps and acquiring the Demon Keys to upgrade it's firepower. The weapon is especially effective against the Mother Demon (And the "Resurrector". Which is another Mother Demon.) once all three keys are obtained. However, the relation between this weapon and the demons remains a mystery.
Doom Eternal
The Unmaker reappears in Doom Eternal now known as the Unmaykr. Fitted with Maykr technology inspired by Sentinel weaponry in refined by their "Divine Intellect". In comparison with it's Doom 64 design, the Demonic theme of the weapon is discarded for a completely angelic appearance. Which can be considered irony in a sense due to the sinister nature the weapon intends to be.
Behind the scenes
It was originally a weapon from the Doom Bible which was originally intended to be in Doom, but was subsequently removed. However, it later appeared in Doom 64.
According to the Doom Bible, the Unmaker was intended to be a "demon-tech weapon that hurts pure demons a lot, demon-humans very little, tech demons some. Made of demon bones. (...) The Dark Claw and Unmaker feed on human souls. Killing possessed humans or hellslaves allows the weapons to feed".[1] This idea was later used in Doom 3's Soul Cube.