Infected Tortoise

 

Infected Tortoise
General information
Type	Mutated wildlife
Affiliation	Mutated Earth wildlife
Individual information
Health	75
Attacks / weapons	Bite (15) Spikes (9 per spike)
Game information
Experience	35

 

"Tonight, I dine on turtle soup!"

―Sam Stone

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

Overview

Infected Tortoises were once ordinary tortoises that have been exposed to the mutagenic ooze that the Orcs used on themselves. As the tortoises became mutated, this caused them to grow exceptionally large, develop spikes on their shell and a very strong bite.

Infected Tortoises are hunted by Orcs, where they are seen trapping and containing them in large metal cages and taken to factories. There, they are butchered for their meat by Orc Butchers and fed to the Fattie Swallower.

Appearances

Infected Tortoises are quite rare enemies, though they can appear in quite large numbers when encountered. They only appear in the level Path of Feast/Fear.

Behavior and skills

The Infected Tortoise has two attacks. At close range, the Tortoise will deliver a powerful bite to the target, and at medium range, the Tortoise will tuck into its shell, spin around, and release a volley of spikes. Like other infected enemies, they will target anything that hasn't been mutated.

Tactics

• Do not fight groups of Infected Tortoises at close range, unless they are beginning to spin inside their shell.
• If using the Sledgehammer on a Tortoise, wait for it to stop firing its spikes and then kill it before it comes out of its shell.
• A Tortoise's spikes can be avoided by strafing or dashing sideways or hiding behind buildings or trees.
• Infected Tortoises can be dealt with the Shotgun or sledgehammer at close range, and the Thompson submachine gun or Pistols at medium to close range.

Related achievemeents

	Turtle Soup
	Kill all turtles on Path of Feast/Fear.

Trivia

• The Infected Tortoise is called "snapjaw" in the game files.
• Some of the Infected Tortoise's sounds are reused from the Bone Snake.

Gallery

Sprite.

Ditto, inside its shell.

An Infected Tortoise firing spines at the player.

Concept art of Infected Tortoises being slaughtered by Orc Butchers.

List of appearances

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