Everything About DOOMS in Death Stranding 2

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In Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, the mysterious ailment called DOOMS resurfaces with far more explicit narrative importance, connecting the destinies of its characters to the spectral realm referred to as the Beach.
A shrouded phenomenon that transgresses the boundaries of life and death, DOOMS is more than just a superpower. It's a cross, a scourge that brands the gifted few with peril and power alike.
The Origins of DOOMS
The DOOMS condition that developed in the wake of the disastrous event known as the Death Stranding. This occurrence broke down the walls separating the living from the dead, creating the Beach, a liminal space where the departed remain in the Emilio V.
Guadarrama DOOMS appear in some people, randomly selected, following this dimensional tear, connecting them permanently to this phantom realm.
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What DOOMS Grants
Those stricken by DOOMS possess extraordinary capabilities correlating with the level of their affliction. These adaptations can range from increased sensitivity to the existence of BTs, perception of or interaction with the Beach, to even radical physical mutations.
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Our protagonist, Sam Porter Bridges, has the unique ability to weaponize his blood and bodily fluids to repel BTs—a singular ability that further emphasizes his high DOOMS level.
The Beach Connection: A Gateway to the Other Side
The Beach isn't simply scenery in Death Stranding – it's a core part of the DOOMS condition. Those with this condition can catch a brief glimpse and walk through this dimension, providing us with unusual revelations about the cryptic wonders of mortality, temporality, and memorability.
As DOOMS victims live in-between worlds, this permits them to perform as intermediaries in a world where the old guidelines are rendered ineffective.
As we found out in Death Stranding 2, the relationship with the Beach is more intense than ever. Characters with DOOMS are not merely sensitive to it. They are tethered to it, corporeally and psychically. That connection will be key to untangling the new dangers hanging over our broken world.
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Chiralium and Timefall
DOOMS also provides limited protection from environmental danger such as chiralium and timefall, byproducts of the Beach's impact on the real world. The life-draining effects humans tend to do just fine against quickly falling under the influences they create, but DOOMS afflicted can hold out for a time but not without consequence. Long-term exposure speeds up cognitive deterioration, which adds to the already heavy mental stressors they experience.
Who Has DOOMS?
Sam is the first and most well known DOOMS victim, but he's not the only one. Lou, the enigmatic child with dark connections to the Beach, and other characters revealed in Death Stranding 2 all exhibit clear signs of the condition to different extents. Each one reacts differently, further supporting the argument that DOOMS is not so much a mass disease as it is a continuum of changed humanity.
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As seen in-game during Death Stranding 2In this way, DOOMS is both a narrative device and a philosophical allegory. It gives heroes incredible abilities, but those powers are riddled with trauma, loss and loneliness. As the line between the living and the dead fades further into oblivion, DOOMS teaches us that true power almost always requires a sacrifice and that, sometimes, living is the deadliest debt of all.
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