Fattie Swallower

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"Dissected!"

―Sam after killing the Fattie Swallower^[src]

The Fattie Swallower was a massive variant of Scrapjack. He is the second boss of Serious Sam's Bogus Detour and serves as one of the game's minor antagonists.

Biography[]

The Fattie Swallower was a large Scrapjack with a huge appetite. He started to first work up his appetite in some fat camps and then began to compete in illegal weight contests to satisfy his insatiable hunger. After a few "bad rulings" and a "mistakenly" eaten judge, he was disqualified.^[1]

When the Fattie began working for Mental, his arms were amputated and replaced with huge ripper cannons in an attempt to stop him from eating so much. Unfortunately, this proved to be futile, as he began eating everything, from small cars to allied troops. However, he would usually spit the latter out.^[1]

Appearances[]

The Fattie is encountered at the end of the level Trouble in Troy. He will swallow the red keycard that the player needs to get to the final portion of the level. After he has been killed, his corpse will need to be destroyed to retrieve the keycard.^[2]

Personality and skills[]

The Fattie had an abnormally large appetite, and felt like he had to constant eat everything. He ate so much that whatever couldn’t fit into his body, he would just throw it right back up, often violently and at frequent intervals.^[2] He would eat almost anything, even living things. It wouldn't discern him if he ate anyone, even if they were affiliated with Mental's Horde or the Mental-Altani Corporation.^[1]

Powers and abilities[]

Immense Durability and Endurance: The Fattie was incredibly tough. As indicated by his health bar in-game, it took a colossal amount of firepower to kill him. Even after he was defeated, his body had to be destroyed in order for Sam to retrieve the keycard that he had swallowed.^[2]
Abnormal Appetite: Perhaps the Fattie's most noteworthy trait, was his unusually large appetite. He would eat anything that he could get his hands on, from Infected Tortoises and cars to allied troops.^[1] He ate so much, in fact, that Mental attempted to stop him by amputating his arms and replaced them with large cannons. Ironically, this only resulted in him wanting to eat more.
Ripper Cannons: The Fattie was equipped with two large "ripper cannons" that were capable of firing large, fast sawblades at the target. These blades functioned in the exact same manner as the ones fired by the Slicer, and bounced around walls and other obstacles until they eventually disappeared. These blades were devastating and fast projectiles that could deal a lot of damage to someone if they came into contact with them.
Regurgitation: The Fattie was capable of violently hurling vomit into the air. The Fattie would regurgitate whatever he had eaten with such force that they were capable of being tossed over many meters into the air before falling down to the ground. The vomit would often contain a random assortment of objects, like ammo, health, or enemies such as Gnaars or Kleer Skeletons.

Tactics[]

The Fattie's sawblades deal a considerate amount of damage. Avoid his blade projectiles whenever possible.
As the Fattie has a ton of health, the A-24 Devastator, SBC Cannon and XPML21 Rocket Launcher are recommended for this fight.
Keep any enemies that he regurgitates at bay with the Flamethrower, Shotgun or Thompson submachine gun.
When the Fattie has lost approximately 1/3 of his health, he will begin vomiting spikes, which will spread in all directions upon impact of the comet projectile. These spikes (7 in total) are poisonous and will damage and slow down the player for a short period of time if they're hit (much like Ooze Spawn). Try to avoid them if possible.
It is important not to prioritize or get distracted by the enemies that appear during the fight, as this will allow the Fattie to continue raining down more projectiles which in turn will spawn more enemies and thus the player's efforts will likely be in vain. Therefore, the player should really only focus on the enemies as a last resort or if they are being overwhelmed.
Be careful not to wander too close to the sides of the arena, as there are multiple mines lying close to the walls. If the player takes one wrong step, they will end up losing a ton of health or even die.