The Devouer is an enemy that appears in Serious Sam: Tormental.
Overview
The Devouer is a green, transparent cube-shaped creature with one large eye and a gaping mouth that rapidly opens and shuts.
While considering what would eventually become the Scrapjacks, Mental toyed with the idea of creating a combatant soley purposed with acquiring and recycling fallen units, friendly or otherwise, and raising them from the dead as abominations to continue on their engagment. Luckily, the Devouer is as far as Mental has gotten with the concept.[1]
Appearances
Serious Sam: Tormental
It only appears during the fight with the Arachnithid Matriarch in "Nightmare Caves". They are encountered one at a time, appearing in the center of the arena. When it dies, another one takes its place and a random group of Arachnithids are spawned. After a while, another one will spawn until the Matriarch is killed.
Behavior and skills
Within the recesses of Mental's mind, Devouers suck up any surrounding nightmares and grant them flesh, unleashing many schemas at the target. When combined with explosive enemies such as Arachnithid Exploders, they can easily be disposed of. This can work to the player's advantage, as their nightmare characteristic can be their own tactical downfall. Considering they are nightmares themselves, it is currently unknown how they are capable of regurgitating and revitalizing whatever they ingest.[1]
Like other nightmare enemies, Devourers can only be killed with explosive weapons or the Ghostgun.
Tactics
- The player should avoid killing the Devouer, as doing so will release a swarm of Arachnithids that can quickly overwhelm the player.
- Killing this enemy is not very necessary, as it only stays in the center of the room and only poses a threat to the player if they are right next to it. All the player really needs to do is avoid it by staying to the edges of the room while fighting the Matriarch.
- Should the player wish to kill it, explosive weapons such as the Grenade Launcher Rocket or Serious Bomb are useful against this enemy, otherwise the player's weapons will have no effect on it. If the player lacks explosive weapons, luring Arachnithid Exploders into its center and then blowing them up can also work.
List of appearances
- Serious Sam: Tormental (First appearance) (non-canonical appearance)
References