![Fireblu Fireblu texture from Doom (1993)](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/047/097/cover3.jpg)
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FIREBLU is a pulsating blue, red and black texture that appears in the 1993 video game Doom. A shaded blue background encrusted with bright-red veins, the texture became notorious in the mapmaking and modding communities, and later within the Doom fandom over its garishness, and has been a subject of memes and references since the early 2020s.
Origin
On December 10th, 1993, the first-person shooter video game Doom was released.[1] In the game, a texture named FIREBLU, a shaded blue background with pulsating red inclusion, is used. The texture was derived from an unused stone texture that has been recolored (texture and unused files shown below).[2]
![Fireblu Texture](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/691/622/34d.jpg)
![FIREBLU was derived from an unused stone texture suzerduzer Copyright Violation Squad Registered: 11-22 Posted April 4 FIREBLU was derived from an unused stone texture. John Romero released a bunch of unused graphics/sprites/midis a while back, which is where this screenshot comes from. You can sort of see the base for the FIREBLU, if you imagine the colors remapped to red and blue. If you're interested in any of the other weird unused graphics you can check out this archive repo: https://archive.org/details/2015JohnRomeroDoomDump 010884920008162432404856564048564048563240 021 1844 1952 2060 2168 2276 1272823 2384 2492 Don't use 38492000816243240485664728088960412 Don't use Pics Sprites In id](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/691/652/318.jpg)
The earliest thread dedicated to the use of the FIREBLU texture was created by Doomworld[3] forum user DeathevokationN on August 12th, 2010. In the opening post, DeatevokatioN refers to the texture as "easily the most awesome texture ever made in any game ever made," and requests others to share examples of its use in their custom maps (opening post and reply[4] by another user shown below, left and right).
![The fireblue texture is easily the most awesome texture ever made in any game ever made DeathevokatioN Forum Staple HEY CAY Registered: 03-10 Posted August 12, 2010 Not sure if there was a thread about this at some point. The fireblue texture is easily the most awesome texture ever made in any game ever made, and it's always inspiring for me to see how other people apply it into their maps, ehm... so... post a screenshot of a fireblue texture from one of your maps! Here's my attempt, this is going to be part of an eery base map (with a lot of demonic elements) that I'm working on. (Sorry about the symmetry.) FM 100-](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/691/618/111.jpg)
![Used as the exit portal in a Jumpmaze map I was working on Ultraboy94 Member A Registered: 03-09 Posted August 12, 2010 Used as the exit portal in a Jumpmaze map I was working on. Using several transparent mid-textures for for it gives this awesome blurred effect.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/691/619/e1e.jpg)
Spread
On April 8th, 2018, Tumblr[5] user crabwithglasses posted the earliest discovered piece of fan labor dedicated to the texture, posting a gijinka drawing of "FIREBLU-chan" that received 37 likes and reblogs in five years (shown below).
![FIREBLU-Chan](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/691/621/945.png)
FIREBLU achieved more recognition in the Doom community in 2020 as it became a subject of memes and references. For example, on September 27th, 2020, Redditor Mr-Whoops posted an image of the FIREBLU theme set on his mobile device which received 40 upvotes in /r/doom[6] in six months (shown below, left). On November 12th, 2020, Redditor UltimateCraneo posted a Ladies, One at a Time meme referencing the texture in the /r/okbuddydoom[7] subreddit, where it received over 250 upvotes in three years (shown below, right).
![I've decided on a new theme for my phone. I've decided on a new theme for my phone. Clock Email Voicemail Phone 00 Contacts O Outlook A 4G 69% 2:57 PM Camera 00 Messages Firefox Memo Gallery Settings Xรท Calculator Apps](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/691/631/563.jpg)
![Ladies, One at a Time LADIES LADIES ONE AT A TIME](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/691/635/659.jpg)
Through the early 2020s, FIREBLU maintained popularity as the subject of memes and references within the Doom fandom For example, on December 22nd, 2022, Redditor quitepotato posted a demonstration of FIREBLU flashlight modded into Doom 3 that received over 480 upvotes in /r/doom[8] in one year (shown below).
FIREBLU Flashlight
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Various Examples
![Wait, It's All Fireblu? wait, it's all fireblu? always has been](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![What's Going on in There? What's going on in there? Oh, you mean the fireblu? I opened a portal to Mt. Erebus, Jerry. PAgent Strange TV](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![the fireblu cultist FABINO @KinoFabino the fireblu cultist 3:55 PM Jan 6, 2021 :](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/691/640/35c.jpg)
![oh hey the Sixers released FIREBLU jerseys. neat gill beast conservationist @ChrisGhost Crab oh hey the Sixers released FIREBLU jerseys. neat SECOND 0 SIMMONS 25 THE PRINCE. 7:19 AM - Oct 23, 2023 93 Views Se PHILA 25 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR :](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/691/646/be7.jpg)
![Fireblu planet fireblu planet Andrea Gori: @Batandy_ Fireblu planet fireblu planet Amazing Astronomy @MAstronomers ยท Oct 27 NEWS: Hell planet discovered just 40 light-years from Earth... 10:06 AM - Oct 30, 2023 ยท 15.5K Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/691/648/6b7.jpg)
![I Love the Use of Fireblu on This Map](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/691/654/8f1.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[2] Doomworld โ suzerduzer
[3] Doomworld โ Uses for Fireblue texture
[4] Doomworld โ Ultraboy94
[5] Doomworld โ @crabwithglasses
[6] Reddit โ I've decided on a new theme for my phone.
[7] Reddit โ We do be kissing at the Fireblu bed tho :flushed:
[8] Reddit โ FIREBLU Flashlight
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