Pistol

The Pistol is one of the player's starting weapons since The Ultimate DOOM and DOOM II: Hell on Earth. It is one of the few basic weapons that use the clip ammunition and is mostly effective against weaker enemies like the Zombiemen.

Concept and Creation
As id Software was making The Ultimate DOOM, the Pistol was modeled after the Beretta M9. In earlier stages of the game's development, the weapon was going to be the Zombieman Rifle (which they just referred to as the Rifle), which, like the Pistol, fires single bullet shots. Instead, it was scrapped; and they decided to incorporate the Pistol.

In the original games minus DOOM 3, the Pistol was a default weapon for the player. This means that it was not an item that you could pick up in the middle of a level map just like you could for all the other weapons. However, in an unnamed level for DOOM: Reawakened, it has become a weapon that the player can actually pick up. This was seen in the teaser trailer posted on YouTube from Mad Squirrel Mods' channel.

Design
Even in a future conceived by an alternate history, the Pistol could very well be the Beretta M9, as it was modeled by. Just like the Beretta M9, the bullets for the Pistol are packed into an ammo clip that goes into the weapon. Its design is pretty standard compared to other sidearms.

Appearances

 * The Ultimate DOOM
 * DOOM II: Hell on Earth
 * DOOM: Reawakened

Trivia

 * Just like the original DOOM games, the player is the only one who uses the Pistol. None of the undead use it.
 * The pickup item sprite texture for the Pistol was an asset taken from the GZDoom Builder.