Gonk

 

Gonk
General information
Type	Close-range assault-based schema
Affiliation	Mindspace
Individual information
Health	30 (normal variant) 60 (elite variant)
Attacks / weapons	Bullet (50)

The Gonk is an enemy that appears in Serious Sam: Tormental.

Overview

Among the drifting schema horde in Mental's mind, the Gonk is arguably the most straightforward of them all. Whilst Mental brainstorms other diabolical creatures, this simple quadruped creature is essentially fodder in comparison to the other schemas.

Appearances

Serious Sam: Tormental

Gonks are encountered in groups in "Mental Woods". When the player loops for the first time and enters "Mental Woods V2", they appear much more frequently. An elite variant also has a chance to spawn in this level, becoming more common in V2 and V3.

Behavior and skills

When the Gonk notices the player, it starts moving in random directions, and when it has the chance to attack, it fires a single red bullet at them. Despite its cyclopic vision, it has fairly decent eyesight and is capable of spotting intruders from an impressive distance. This doesn't translate to their depth perception, and their projectiles can be easily be avoided by jumping or sidestepping. The elite variant fires two projectiles instead of one and has slightly more health.

Tactics

• The Gonk is a very weak enemy, as it has low health and thus can be easily killed with even basic weapons, such as the Gun; even groups of them can be taken out easily.
• The main threat posed by Gonks is that their projectiles deal relatively high damage, so the player should try to avoid them by sidestepping or hiding behind cover.
• The Sledgehammer is an ideal weapon for groups of Gonks packed tightly together, but it shouldn't be used on them when they are about to fire; wait before they get the opportunity to fire again and then strike them.
• Serious Weaponss such as the Machinegun, Grenades, Freezegun or Shotgun are highly effective against groups of Gonks.
• When encountered with other enemies, Gonks are a low-priority threat, as their low health means the player can easily kill them in the crossfire between the player and other enemies, and their projectiles can be easily dodged.

Trivia

• Gonks are named after the novelty toy originating from the United Kingdom in the 1960s.

Gallery

Normal Gonk.

Elite Gonk.

List of appearances

• Serious Sam: Tormental (First appearance) (non-canonical appearance)