Archon ---> Quake. You heard right, elements of the 80's micro game archon extrapolated into the Quake universe. Get ready for a wild ride. (free stuff | no warranty | see disclaimer.txt | blah blah blah.)
You can summon helper monsters with various methods. One is a dog. He will follow you around and attack anything that opposes you. On my test map I have some damage areas - like the orange pad seen here. I died on purpose, to test ejected weapons.
I'm looking around and the helper dog, comes over, steps onto the pad and dies too...wtf.