Village of Khalim is Doom: The Dark Ages’ first chapter, where you’re reintroduced to the Doom Slayer and get to grips with the refreshed gameplay. This 100% completion walkthrough of Village of Khalim takes you through the level while guiding you to its many secrets and collectibles. Chapter 1 - Village of Khalim contains six secrets and five collectibles, including two toys, one weapon skin, and two codex collectibles.
Your first task in Doom: The Dark Ages is to learn how to play and slay. After using your Combat Shotgun to clear a small group of demon fodder, climb the ledge and use your shield to block the incoming cannon fire. In the next area, you learn more about your Shield, which can do far more than block damage.
| Village of Khalim Secrets and Collectibles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Areas | Gold | Ruby | Wraithstone |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Collectibles | Health Upgrade | Armor Upgrade | Ammo Upgrade |
| --- | --- | --- |
- Village of Khalim: Defeat Enemies with the Shield
- Village of Khalim: Defeat the Imp Stalker with an Execute
- How to Execute Demons
- Village of Khalim: Continue Clearing the Village
- Village of Khalim: Use Melee Weapons
- How to Use the Power Gauntlet
- Village of Khalim: How to Find the Blue Key
- Village of Khalim: Deflect a Hell Surge
- Village of Khalim: Destroy the Demonic Portals
- Destroy Demonic Portal 1
- Destroy Demonic Portal 2
- Destroy Demonic Portal 3
- How to Get the Secret Key
- Destroy Demonic Portal 4
- Village of Khalim: Defend the Beach
Village of Khalim: Defeat Enemies with the Shield
How to Shield Charge Demons
The Shield can do what a shield does best and block incoming damage, but only up to a point. Your Shield has a health meter you can see in the bottom-left section of the screen. The Shield becomes temporarily disabled after taking too much damage. Shield Charge allows you to use the shield aggressively. While blocking with the Shield, press the left mouse button or right trigger to charge an enemy when you see a red target appear over the closest one. The Shield Charge allows you to cover large distances and kill multiple foes via the explosive impact.
After killing the required 15 demons, leave the area via the nearby climbable wall. Use the waypoint marker to find it. Run and leap onto the wall and hold up to climb. There are many climbable walls in Doom: The Dark Ages, and you’ll get your fill as you progress the story and hunt down secrets.
Proceed until you reach your next obstacle: flimsy planks of wood. Use the Shield Charge to destroy the planks barring the doorway. Walls and other environmental structures that can be destroyed with a Shield Charge are indicated with a green Shield icon.
Village of Khalim: Defeat the Imp Stalker with an Execute
Your next lesson in slaying is Executions. Unlike the Glory Kill of the past, the Execute is a brief interactive moment that allows you to kill a foe instantly.
How to Execute Demons
After damaging a demon enough, they will enter a Dazed state indicated by a purple circular icon on the foe. Once dazed, a demon will not move until a short time has passed. Afterward, it won’t be possible to execute the demon. When a demon is dazed, walk near it until the key or button to Execute appears next to an adorable demon emoji with crosses over the eyes. Pressing the key or button will cause the Slayer to kill the demon, which will drop ammo and health if needed. Some enemies can be executed from far away, but other times you’ll need to be closer. An Execute in the air rewards with a different animation.
Village of Khalim: Continue Clearing the Village
Follow the marker to leave the building and enter a small arena beyond. A group of Soldier demons is waiting around the corner. Using the Shield Charge is a good way to clear most of them out at once.
Once you defeat the Imp Stalker, the barrier on the doorway will fall, allowing you to continue. Proceed until you walk through the burning building and climb a wall. At the top, a short cutscene shows a weapon pod drop from the sky.
Village of Khalim: Use Melee Weapons
Open the pod to retrieve your first melee weapon: the Power Gauntlet.
How to Use the Power Gauntlet
Melee weapons in Doom: The Dark Ages carry the same purpose as in previous games. They’re limited-use items that dish out heavy damage and reward with ammo drops.Pressing the E key or the right thumbstick lets you strike an enemy with the Power Gauntlet, resulting in ammo drops for all of your weapons. You only get three charges with a melee weapon, so use it wisely. Charges regenerate over time, but you can get one charge instantly after picking up Melee Ammo — it’s in the shape of a fist. Charges are shown in the center of the HUD and at the bottom-right corner as three small pips.
Continue to the hallway and kill two Zombie demons with the Power Gauntlet to replenish your ammo. Next, kill two spawning Imp Stalkers with three-hit Power Gauntlet combos each to clear the tutorial and drop the door barriers.
Follow the checkpoint into the building, where you face an Imp Stalker and a Soldier. Kill the demons, but don’t climb the wall yet. There’s a hidden secret nearby.
Secret Area 1 Location
After acquiring the Power Gauntlet and defeating the Imp Stalkers, progress into the building with the climbable wall. Face the climbable wall and look left to see a blue Shield icon painted onto planks covering a hole.
Blocking with your shield creates a target on the symbol, indicating a spot you can use your Shield Charge. Charge through the wall to discover the first secret area of the chapter. In front of the closed gate is a Life Sigil: items that can be used to prevent death in Doom: The Dark Ages. You can carry three of them at a time.
Head back and climb the wall. Use the Shield Charge to burst through the destructible door.
Heads Up: Point of No Return!
Many levels in Doom: The Dark Ages include a Point of No Return, which bars you from returning to the prior section of the chapter. If you still have secrets to find and collectibles to…collect, do so before passing this point. The Point of No Return in a level is shown as a marker that looks like a doorway with a large arrow pointing up.
Drop from the burning hallway onto the ground below, where a horde of demons wait to get kicked in their collective face with your big, green boots.
The enemy forces, consisting of Soldiers and Imp Stalkers, come in waves. Watch for some to burst from nearby walls. Use what you’ve learned so far and your platforming skills to wipe them out. Look for health and armor pickups scattered around the arena, and use your Power Gauntlet to replenish ammo if needed.
Village of Khalim: How to Find the Blue Key
Your progress is halted by a door with a Blue Lock, making your next task to find the Blue Key. Follow the quest marker to enter the next section of the village. On your way, you’ll spot another door with a Blue Lock, but you won’t be able to open it for now.
Clearing out the next section of enemies causes an Imp Stalker to burst through a wall. Dealing with the two Imp Stalkers causes the nearby wooden blockade to get a Shield Charge icon. Use the charge to burst through to the other side.
Village of Khalim: Deflect a Hell Surge
Make your way through the burning building. You’ll soon halt at a turret firing green projectiles.
How to Parry Projectiles
Green demonic energy is called a Hell Surge in Doom: The Dark Ages. Green projectiles can be parried by using your shield to block them just before they reach you. Doing so reflects the projectile to its sender, dealing massive damage. Parrying projectiles also speeds up the recharge of your melee.
After destroying the turret, continue through the building and climb the wall to exit. In the next section, you’re tasked with parrying two Hell Surge projectiles fired by Imp Stalkers. The imps are just one enemy variety that can attack you with Hell Surges, so watch for these attacks as you make your way through the game.
Press the tab key or options button to bring up the Automap. Check for the quest icon in the room nearby. In the room next to it is the icon for the Blue Key, hinting at its exact location.
Leave the map and follow the marker to the next area where you’ll face a new threat.
How to Defeat the Pinky Rider
The Pinky Rider is a powerful demon variant consisting of two foes: a pinky demon and its rider. Pinky Riders attack using projectiles fired from the rider’s bow. Orange projectiles can be dodged or blocked, but you can reflect the green ones back to their sender. You’ll stun the rider after dealing enough damage, allowing you to kill him with a special attack covered shortly. The pinky demon will then take command, moving quickly and attacking with its claws. Defeat both to clear the encounter.
Killing the Pinky Rider requires you to learn a new Execute-style attack called the Glory Strike.
How to Use Glory Strikes
A Glory Strike is an executable attack that can be performed on some stronger demons. After going into a dazed state, you can activate the Glory Strike to damage the enemy, often changing their behavior or attack style. Against the Pinky Rider in this tutorial, parrying the first Hell Surge sends the rider to a Dazed state. Use a Glory Strike to kill the rider. Damage the pinky demon to daze it and finish it with an Execute.
Enter the church once the Pinky Rider is toast. A group of Demon Cultists is chanting something fierce in the center of the room, but they won’t do anything to harm you. However, they’re not your friends.
Approach the body in front of the statue against the wall to claim the Blue Key.
Shield Charge through the wooded planks to your right after the icon appears. Doing so brings you back to the courtyard where you found the first Blue Door. However, it’s wise to turn back now and unlock the second door first.
Secret Area 2 Location
Open the Automap and look for the alley across from the Blue Key icon where you found the second Blue Door. You should see a demon icon in the passageway connected to the alley, hinting at the location of a Toy collectible. Return to the alley and use the Blue Key to unlock the door and get the Imp Toy while marking off Secret Area 2.
Inside Secret Area 2 is a Toy collectible.
Imp Toy Collectible Location
After acquiring the Blue Key, open the door to Secret Area 2 to collect the Imp Toy.
Village of Khalim: Destroy the Demonic Portals
Use the Blue Key to unlock the Blue Door. Head down the path where you’re introduced to Demonic Portals, structures that are destroyed after clearing the demon horde protecting them.
Heads Up: Point of No Return!
After dropping into the arena to face the first Demonic Portal, you won’t be able to return to the town.
Destroy Demonic Portal 1
The battle arena with the portal is swarming with demons consisting of Soldiers, Zombies, Imps, and a Pinky Rider. It’s the toughest fight of the chapter thus far, so watch for health and armor drops, and use your shield to its fullest extent.
The first Demonic Portal is destroyed after killing every demon.
You no doubt spotted the nearby door with a purple lock. These doors are unlocked only with a Secret Key, hidden in the level, which lead to goodies such as collectibles and other secrets. For the most part, a level will contain only one Secret Key used to unlock these doors. Not all chapters contain Secret Keys.
You can discover the Secret Key later in this chapter. Click here to hop to the appropriate section, or continue down with the walkthrough.
Destroy Demonic Portal 2
The second Demonic Portal is just beyond in the next area. Open your Automap to check its location down the path.
Another horde of demons is waiting near the portal. Take out the demons using your guns, fists, and shield. You will face Shield Soldier demons as well. Killing all the demons destroys the second Demonic Portal.
Pause before continuing with the mission. Open your Automap and note the small paintbrush icon below the arena. This indicates a Skin collectible can be found underneath. Stop for a moment to spot the Secret Key location, indicated by the hologram of the key just beyond the fence. The Skin, however, can be collected after reaching the next section.
Exit the area via the tunnel leading to the next area with the quest marker. Grab the Life Sigil in the alcove in the tunnel to give yourself an extra life.
Secret Area 3 Location
To find Secret Area 3, progress toward the quest marker through the tunnel after destroying Demonic Portal 2. Leave the tunnel and take an immediate right. Walk until you reach the edge of the cliff and look across the way to a cave in the wall. Check for a lit torch if it’s too dark to see.
Sprint and jump into the doorway. Inside the cave is a load of suspicious red barrels and a secret icon against the back wall.
The icon in Secret Area 3 is a collectible, but you'll have to fight for it.
Combat Shotgun Nightmare Skin Location
The Combat Shotgun Nightmare Skin is in Secret Area 3, but it won't come freely. A barrier prevents you from getting the skin just as you get near. A Pinky Rider and two Imp Stalkers spawn in. Use the explosive barrels to send them back to Hell. The barrier drops after they die, allowing you to get the skin.
Leave the cave via a jump pad in the room next to you. Above is a room with ammunition, armor, and health.
You’ll find yourself back in the former location of the second demon portal. Use the tunnel again to reach the next area. Follow the quest marker to your next weapon: the Shredder.
How to Use the Shredder
The Shredder is the machine gun of Doom: The Dark Ages. But since it’s the Dark Ages, the gun fires barbed spikes. It’s a great close- to medium-range weapon that riddles foes and chips away at their health. It’s an uncomplicated weapon; you’ll do well to just aim and fire at a thing until said thing stops moving.Now that you have more than one weapon, you can use the Q key or hold the right shoulder button on the controller to open a weapon wheel to pick a weapon. The weapon wheel slows time, letting you pick without too much fear of getting blasted.
Clearing all the enemies removes the barrier blocking your progress. But before you go, open the Automap to spot another collectible Toy nearby.
Secret Area 4 Location
To claim the toy collectible and reach Secret Area 4, first head to the edge overlooking the sea and a massive white sigil beyond. Look down the cliff where there’s no fencing to spot a stone platform below. Hop down and proceed until you reach a cave, the location of Secret Area 4.
Look in the cave for the toy.
Soldier Toy Collectible Location
The Soldier Toy Collectible can be found in Secret Area 4. Walk over the blue icon to claim the toy.
Destroy Demonic Portal 3
Return to the cliff and scramble up the climbable wall to return to the section before. Follow the quest marker left and ascend the cliff. Take a left at the split, following the trail of armor pieces.
Clear the enemy forces on top of the cliff to destroy the third Demonic Portal.
There’s one portal left, but don’t leave right away. The Secret Key is close.
Village of Khalim: How to Get the Secret Key
After destroying the third Demonic Gate, look for the large crane nearby. Go around the right side of the crane and hop onto the short platform to find the Secret Key.
Destroy Demonic Portal 4
Return to the crossroad from before, but head forward to find a jump pad.
Use it to reach the area with the fourth and final Demonic Portal. Kill the demonic forces to destroy the portal, which clears the area for allied forces.
Before you leave, open the Automap to spot a secret nearby.
Doom Slayer Codex Location
To find the Doom Slayer Codex, head toward the ruins of Demonic Portal 4 portal and use the path to its right to reach the top of the hill. There, you’ll find your first codex, detailing the Doom Slayer himself.
With all four Demonic Portals destroyed, it’s time to continue the mission. But first, let’s see what’s behind door number one! That is, the door that can be unlocked using the Secret Key.
Secret Area 5 Location
Secret Area 5 is the space locked by the Secret Key. After getting the Doom Slayer Codex, drop down from the hill with the codex to the arena where Demonic Portal 4 once stood. Go left around the rock with the massive statue to return to the area with the door. Unlock the door to reveal a Life Sigil and the fifth secret area of the chapter.
Village of Khalim: Defend the Beach
Open your Automap to see the quest marker near the large statue with the Secret Key lock. The door leading to the next area is open. Proceed inside and follow the path until you reach the cliff overlooking the ocean — and it looks like the beach party started without you. Shame.
Descend the cliff and tackle the enemy forces below. It’s your usual group of Imps, Soldiers, and two Pinky Riders. Remove the demons to drop the red barriers around the arena.
Secret Area 6 Location
To find Secret Area 6, follow the quest marker down the path after defeating the enemies on the beach. Stop just before you reach the wall after the trail of armor pieces. Look right and ascend the climbable wall. Proceed until you find a cluster of Sentinel soldiers to locate Secret Area 6.
Near the soldiers you'll find the final codex of the chapter.
Village of Khalim Codex Location
The codex page for the Village of Khalim is in Secret Area 6, accessible after destroying all four Demonic Portals and clearing the beach.
With these two secrets, you should reach 100% completion of the Village of Khalim.
The final location of the chapter is just around the corner, down the path. Head in that direction when ready. Opposite of the beach is a turret. Approach and activate it to begin the final fight of the chapter.
Use the turret to clear the waves of demons attacking the beach. Killing demons charges a bolt made of pure energy.
When you can use the bolt, fire it at the massive Titan in the distance.
Repeat the process until the Titan is toppled, ending the chapter. The next chapter is Hebeth.
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