Looking at Frank Miller's iconic Dark Knight Returns comic, Doom: The Dark Ages director says "I'd love to make a Slayer like that".

The Dark Ages wields heavy, close-range weapons and has a shield that blocks and counters -- and also doubles as a throwable buzzsaw -- so the Slayer has to confront enemies directly. Martin said charting a safe course around and through projectiles and knowing when to use the right attack are central to Doom: The Dark Ages,