Infected Fish

 

Infected Fish
General information
Type	Mutated wildlife
Affiliation	Mutated Earth wildlife
Individual information
Health	15
Attacks / weapons	Spear jab (5) Thrown spear (12)
Game information
Entity name	fishman (melee variant) fishman_ranged (ranged variant)

The Infected Fish is an enemy that appears in Serious Sam's Bogus Detour.

Overview

Infected Fish were once a species of ordinary fish (according to NETRICSA, possibly a species of carp) that have been exposed to and mutated by the ooze that the Orcs use on themselves. As the fish mutated, they grew arms and legs which enable them to move on land as well as swim in water. They also evolved human-level intelligence; being able to make tools and turn them into spears which they use to attack their opponents.

Appearances

Infected Fish are common around beaches and areas with open water, where they will often attack the player or passive enemies like Crabs. Occasionally, Infected Fish will emerge from out of the water to attack the player if they are walking around the coastline.

Behavior and skills

As Infected Fish are mutated, they will attack anything that hasn't been exposed to the ooze, such as Mental's troops as well as the player. There are two types of Infected Fish; melee and ranged. The melee Infected Fish will stab the target with its spear which deals relatively low damage, while the ranged Infected Fish throws spears that deals a bit more damage.

Tactics

• Infected Fish are fairly weak enemies. A few shots from the Pistols or a single close-range shot from the Shotgun will kill them.
• Large groups of Infected Fish can be dealt with with the Flamethrower, Thompson submachine gun, Laser Cannon or XM214-A Minigun. Their high rate of fire and damage allows the player to eliminate groups of Infected Fish quickly.
• The Sledgehammer is also useful against Infected Fish, as it instantly kills them and has a large impact, which can kill multiple ones with a single hit.
• Avoid their spears by strafing or dashing.
• Infected Fish can be used as a way to distract and damage other enemies in order to save ammunition.

Trivia

• Infected Fish resemble the Fishman in appearance, an enemy cut from Serious Sam: The First Encounter.
  • They are also called "fishman" in the game files.
• Their death sound is reused from the player spotted sound of the Lizard from Serious Sam 2.

Gallery

Sprite.

Ranged variant sprite.

Concept art of fish being mutated by the ooze.

List of appearances

• Serious Sam's Bogus Detour (First appearance) (non-canonical appearance)

See also

• Infected Tortoise
• Infected Flower