Pterodactyl

 

Pteryodactyl
General information
Type	Wildlife Cyborg (when modified)
Affiliation	Jurassic wildlife
Individual information
Attacks / weapons	Bombs (when modified)

The Pterodactyl is a flying enemy that appears in Serious Sam: Double D and Serious Sam: Double D: XXL.

Overview

The Pterodactyl leisurely flies around in a set pattern. When it hits the end of its patrol, it will switch and fly in the opposite direction until it hits the end of that patrol, then will go back in the original direction it was moving, and so on. They cannot be harmed by any weapons.

Appearances

Pterodactyls first appear in Flying Reptiles, and only remain in the Jurassic era levels.

Behavior and skils

In Dino Switcheroo, the Pterodactyl will be replaced with a more lethal version that will follow a target. When the Pterodactyl gets close enough, it will drop a powerful bomb. These bombs can be blown up by shooting them.

Like the Therizinosaurus, the enemy Pterodactyl can be made friendly by shooting its mask off. This lets the Pterodactyl follow the player and drop bombs when they get close enough.

Tactics

• Normal Pterodactyls are often used as moving platforms to help the player get over obstacles or even to reach secrets. Usually, Pterodactyls that are moving in what appears to be the middle of nowhere are actually flying to a secret or another Pterodactyl that leads to a secret.
• When using a Pterodactyl as a platform, remember that the player will fall off if they are on it when it changes directions. Pterodactyls will flap their wings before they change direction.
• When a Pterodactyl is flapping its wings, jump. A jump will be long enough that it'll keep the player in the air when its changing directions, which will prevent them from falling off and let the player land as soon as it starts moving in the opposite direction.
• Bombs tossed by enemy Pterodactyls can be dodged by running in the direction the Pterodactyl is moving, running under it between bombings, or its bombs can be blown up by shooting them.
• Shooting off a Pterodactyl's mask can be handy. A combination of a "good" Pterodactyl and a Therizinosaurus can help the Therizinosaurus defeat an enemy it is targeting or help add some extra damage while the player attacks an enemy.
• The enemy Pterodactyl has a medium amount of health, so weapons such as the Thompson submachine gun are effective against it, especially when there's more than one of them in a stack.
• When paired with other enemies, the Pterodactyl is a medium threat. It's bombs are powerful, but its speed makes it easy to avoid it while avoiding other enemies and their projectiles and it's projectiles can be blown up by shooting them if the Pterodactyl does get close.

Gallery

Sprite.

XXL version of the Pterodactyl, with a slightly different and shinier appearance.

Modified Pterodactyl sprite.

List of appearances

• Serious Sam: Double D (First appearance) (non-canonical appearance)
• Serious Sam: Double D: XXL (non-canonical appearance)