The Pterodactyl Boss is an enemy and boss that appears in Serious Sam: Double D: XXL.
Overview[]
The Pterodactyl Boss, unlike the regular Pterodactyl, is armed with weapons, presumably being altered by Mental. Its head is also different than the normal Pterodactyl's head. It has a rocket launcher on its back, and a 'neck collar' that has several ball-shaped drones on it. It also has much higher health than the normal variant.
The Pterodactyl Boss first appears in Rodan Riot, where it fights the player. It later appears as a mount in the following level Dinofighter.
Behavior and skills[]
The Pterodactyl Boss has two attacks, its first attack is to fire four rockets at the target. The rockets are normally fired at the location the target is at, though it can also fire them at random locations to trap its target. After nearly half of its health is depleted, the boss then starts launching the drones from its neck. These drones fire projectiles, and can also absorb projectiles meant for the boss.
When the player is using the Boss as a mount, it can't use its drones.
Tactics[]
- When the Boss fires a rocket, the player should start moving to another direction before the rockets hit them. Red circles will appear on the ground to signify the location the rockets are going to be fired at, which can help the player to find the location they are fired and not accidentally walk to them.
- The projectiles the drones fire can be simply dodged by moving to the opposite direction.
- The boss has a large amount of health, so strong weapons such as the LM32 Rocket Launcher and MadDog Grenade Launcher are recommended to use against it along with a few extra weapons such as the Thompson submachine gun. A stack consisting of multiple rocket launchers and grenade launchers can take down the Boss's health quickly.
- Upgrades for the aforementioned weapons, such as Lazy Daisy, can be helpful as the rockets fired from the rocket launcher will track the Boss and damage it as it moves around the arena. The Beetle Baller upgrade is useless against the Boss due to the fact it can fly.
- When mounting the Boss in the next level, be sure to dodge enemy projectiles my moving up and down, or by moving to the opposite direction.
- Its rockets are useful for destroying groups of multiple weak enemies, such as Beheaded Rocketeers. Firing multiple projectiles at a single weak enemy is not recommended, but for stronger ones, such as the Major Bio-mechanoid.
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List of appearances[]
- Serious Sam: Double D: XXL (First appearance) (non-canonical appearance)