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Doom, X of
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A construction similar to Death, X of , but derived rather from the Cracks
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of Doom in J.R.R. Tolkiens Lord of the Rings trilogy. The connotations are
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slightly different; a Foo of Death is mainly being held up to ridicule, but
one would have to take a Foo of Doom a bit more seriously.