/vr/ - Retro Games

I know this might be discussed a lot, but why is Doom a common thread between a bunch of otherwise obnoxious fandoms?

I mean, we had Barney Doom but none of those people liked Barney. We had Bubblegum Crisis Doom but it was a one-time thing. Now on Zandronum I see Caleb from blood riding a My Little Pony in MAP02. Surely there's a line somewhere where parody becomes indistinguishable from another "fandom" taking over?

Doom seems to survive these fandom invasions pretty well, But sometimes I wonder when there will be one that shares a little too much with doom, causing an all-out flamewar. Now we have UnderTale, which has demons, monsters, agitating skeletons, baphomet heads, you name it. Oh yeah, and Touhou. oh my god.

Am I just too paranoid? Or is there something here worth discussing?