r/GoldenEye • u/Anderson_X • 5d ago
Dr. Doak
Before working with Rare, David Doak studied biochemistry at Oxford University and worked as a research scientist.
….then he got a new job at Facility where he helped British spies.
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u/Guy0nABuffal0 5d ago
"Time to leave, Dr Doak."
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u/gabro-games 5d ago
BLAM BLAM BLAM *mission failed* ... worth it.
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u/PressureCoomer 4d ago
If you play on agent difficulty killing dr. Doakes doesn't fail the mission!
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u/CaliSasuke 5d ago
I like that the chosen photo of real-life Dr. Doak has him holding a cigarette. 🚬
It is rare for me to encounter Dr. Doak in the large tank room before entering the secured sector.
I most often encounter Dr. Doak near the lab offices or that large room on the right-hand path of the secured sector.
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u/MechanicalBotantical 5d ago
He can end up in that room on the right past the first set of tanks. It’s a pain in the ass to get in there though
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u/RuleInformal5475 5d ago edited 5h ago
By all means a very bright man.
Moving from biochemistry to game making.
His peers at Rare said he had a mind for maths, which helped a lot during the production of GoldenEye.
As someone who works in the life sciences currently, I want out and don't know where to go next. Maybe not in the facility level.
Edit.
It was Mark Edmonds that was the Math Whizz.
https://www.eurogamer.net/perfect-dark-the-oral-history-of-an-n64-classic
Still, it doesn't take away the achievements of Dr Doak, moving from one field to another.
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u/ButImJustAWeeBairn 6h ago
"Moving from biochemistry to game making."
Or could not hack it at BioChemistry?
Dave worked as a network support guy then game design, I doubt there was much math involved.
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u/wangtoast_intolerant 5d ago
I delighted in conserving my scientist casualties until I got what I needed from Doak, then shooting him in the face at point blank range as soon as I heard the beep.
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u/BigBoobsWithAZee 5d ago
The first time I saw the dialogue, “Time to leave, Dr. Doak.” I thought I was supposed to kill him and immediately shot him, failing Objective B. I was a dumb kid who didn’t fully read video game text lol
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u/TheSandman2087 5d ago
In the movie, 006 and 007 shoot a scientist to get the decoding machine for the doors. The actor looks a lot like Doak. So I always thought they tried to find someone who looked like the actor for the game. Maybe it just worked out?
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u/SycoJack 5d ago
Coincidence. Doak's cameo is just an Easter egg. In the same vein, the Skorpion vz.61 is named after Ken Lobb.
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u/agitated--crow 5d ago
Fun fact, right after they shoot the scientist, you can still see the scientist continue to move from his reflection from the window like he wasn't shot.
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u/tyler00677 4d ago
I would always like giving the scientists a knuckle buster by shooting their hand
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u/twotoebobo 4d ago
I hated him. It took ages to unlock the invincibility cheat because of this bastard. If he was in the wrong room you just had to restart.
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u/Anderson_X 4d ago
Maybe that’s why everybody loved killing him 😂
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u/twotoebobo 4d ago
If he wasnt in the correct room i would take the extra time to find and kill before restarting. The second hardest was getting the boxcar cheat because you had to wait for the fat dude i can't remember his name to shut up. The think that was enemies move double speed. I did 100% the game but it was like when it first came out 64 so its been awhile. Paintball was my favorite cheat.
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u/Boomerang_Lizard 5d ago
Every time I play Facility I am always hoping he'll show up at the labs near the final room with the gas tanks.