Uac Headquarters
The Martian facility where the UAC extracted Hell energy and opened a portal to damnation.
The Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC) operates a facility on Mars in 2149 to exploit an energy seeping from Hell, an alternate dimension populated by hostile lifeforms known as demons. To solve an energy crisis on Earth, the UAC constructed the Argent Tower to extract and refine raw Hell energy into Argent energy. The facility is run by Samuel Hayden, a UAC scientist who transferred his consciousness to an android body after being afflicted with terminal brain cancer during the construction of the Argent Tower. The facility deteriorates the physical and mental health of the staff, and allowed transit to and from Hell.
Quick Facts
- Affiliation
- Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC)
- Location
- Mars
- Primary function
- Energy extraction and refinement of Argent energy
Lore & Background
The UAC facility on Mars was built to exploit an energy seeping from Hell, an alternate dimension populated by hostile lifeforms known as demons. The facility deteriorates the physical and mental health of the facility's staff, and allowed transit to and from Hell. After discovering that Argent energy had properties that defied their understanding of physics, the UAC began occult research into Argent energy and Hell, and the demons, who its staff began to worship and cybernetically modify. In addition to directing the energy extraction and refining process, Hayden organizes expeditions into Hell to retrieve captive demons and artifacts for study. Among them is a sarcophagus containing the player character, a being they call the Doom Slayer and fear immensely, along with his armor, the Praetor Suit. Assisting Hayden is VEGA, a self-aware artificial intelligence that controls and monitors the facility. Leading the UAC's research into biomechanics is Olivia Pierce, a protege of Hayden's who developed crippling scoliosis while working on Mars and makes a pact with the demons to open a portal between Mars and Hell and allow the demons to conquer humanity.
Reader's Guide
The UAC facility on Mars is the primary setting for Doom's single-player campaign. The single-player campaign has 13 levels, which typically have multiple pathways and open areas for players to explore and find collectibles, secrets, and upgrades to their equipment. Other pickups include Doomguy figurines and data files that expand on the setting and story. Throughout the campaign are Easter egg references to Commander Keen, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout 4, Terminator 2, and the preceding Doom games. Each level contains a hidden lever which opens an area extracted from a classic level in the original games. An arcade mode in which all upgrades in the single-player campaign are unlocked from the beginning of the game was added on October 20, 2016. The facility includes areas such as the facility core, foundry, Argent Tower, Lazarus Labs, and a facility in the frozen north of Mars that houses VEGA's core.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the UAC Headquarters?
It is the primary Union Aerospace Corporation facility located on Mars, designed to extract and refine raw energy from Hell into usable Argent power for Earth. This site serves as the central hub for the corporation's controversial interdimensional mining operations in 2149.
Who runs the UAC Headquarters?
The facility is overseen by Samuel Hayden, a scientist who uploaded his consciousness into an android body after contracting terminal brain cancer during the tower's construction. He manages the site remotely while prioritizing energy production over human safety.
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