Dum-Dum

 

Dum-Dum
General information
Type	Low-range assault
Affiliation	Mental's Horde
Individual information
Attacks / weapons	Bite
Size	3 ft (0.9 m) standing
Game information
Point value	50 (Easy) 100 (Normal) 125 (Hard) 150 (Serious)

The Dum-Dum is an enemy that appears in Serious Sam: Next Encounter. It replaces the Gnaar from the other games, being a melee-only weak enemy.

Overview

The Dum-Dum is a green creature with two legs and a large mouth that covers most of its head. They are a vicious species that Mental discovered while on an expedition. The creature was on the brink of extinction because it had eaten all of the species on the planet it was on and was slowly starving to death. Seeing their potential, Mental decided to take the Dum-Dums and use them for his own purposes. As a part of Mental's army, they serve as low-ranking troops.

Behavior and skills

The Dum-Dum has only one attack, which is to bite the target. It will constantly charge forwards in order to get to their target.

A flying variant of the Dum-Dum called the Tweedle Dum-Dum exists. It is the same as the regular Dum-Dum, but it flies via a beanie hat and will try to hit the target with its legs instead of biting it.

Tactics

• The Dum-Dum can be avoided by just walking backwards. It will never be able to bite the player as long as the player is constantly moving away from it.
• The P-LAH Chainsaw can dispatch multiple Dum-Dums quickly if they are chasing the player in a straight line.
• The Dum-Dum can be killed with just about any weapon. Even the Shofield Desert Hawk can make quick work of it.
• A group of Dum-Dums can be completely destroyed by rapid-fire weapons, such as the Shofield Uzi Pistols, XM4000 Minigun, or XOP Gas Gun. Their low health lets rapid-fire weapons easily kill them.
• When paired with other enemies, the Dum-Dum should be a low-priority target. It is very easy to dodge and does little damage per hit. Targeting it when there may be more powerful enemies attacking, such as the Beheaded Kamikaze, is not a good idea. In fact, Dum-Dums are usually “accidentally” killed by the player while they're trying to target another enemy because they'll try to charge towards the player while they're shooting.

List of appearances

• Serious Sam: Next Encounter (First appearance) (non-canonical appearance)