The Space Mummy is an enemy introduced in Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, where it appears as a common enemy and serves as the boss of the planet Earth stage. It makes another appearance in Serious Sam 4 and its expansion pack, Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem.
Overview[]
The Space Mummy is an undead humanoid creature that resembles a mummy with a flame glowing from within its chest. They have to been brought to life with dark magic, most likely with Mental's powers. Their origins are unknown, but it is believed they they originate from a planet in the system of Gamma Pegasi, although this claim has been disputed. They have been colloquially named by Sam soon after he encountered them on his travels.[1]
There are two variants of Space Mummies, the normal Space Mummy and Giant Space Mummy. The Giant Space Mummy only appears as a boss in Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, while the more common variety is encountered in both The Last Hope and subsequent titles.
Appearances[]
Space Mummies are common enemies in the games they appear in. They often appear in small to medium groups. They will slowly emerge from the ground when they are spawned.
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope[]
In The Last Hope, normal Space Mummies first appear in Tomb of the Forgotten, while the giant Space Mummy is encountered in Desert of the Lost.
Serious Sam 4[]
Space Mummies first appear in Gates of Hell, and then become increasingly more common throughout the game, and are often seen in small to medium groups or even large hordes.
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem[]
Mummies first appear in the side quest section of Siberiade, and later appear with many other enemies in the tank section of Roadside Picnic.
Behavior and skills[]
Normal Space Mummies are fairly weak enemies, and can be easily dispatched with firearms. Upon spotting the target, the Space Mummy will take a small flame from within its chest cavity and toss it at the player as a projectile. In Serious Sam 4 and Siberian Mayhem, they have a tendency to flank the player when attacking, which can make it hard to track them or fire at them accurately.
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope[]
When normal Space Mummies see the player, they will slowly walk towards them then throw their fireballs. These fireballs are slow and can be destroyed with weapons or deflected with the Shield. They also take a noticeably long time to throw their fireballs, making them very vulnerable.
The Giant Space Mummy, unlike the normal variant, is much tougher and has higher endurance due to its immense size, thus it requires heavy firepower to take down. Compared to the normal variant, it has three attacks. It starts attacking by picking up and throwing structures at the player, in a similar manner to Kwongo from Serious Sam 2. After throwing two structures, it fires several fireballs from its chest and mouth. If the player doesn't kill it quickly, it will use its third attack; trying to stomp on the player with its right foot, which instantly kills them even if the God mode cheat is activated as this is a scripted death event.
Serious Sam 4/Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem[]
Space Mummies behave much differently compared to The Last Hope. They run around the player and also throw their fireballs faster. The fireball also traverses faster and cannot be destroyed, which can make it harder to kill them. However, they are also much weaker, with their health being halved compared to the ones from The Last Hope. The glowing flame within the Space Mummy's chest serves as their energy source, and they will take triple the damage when they are shot in this area.
Tactics[]
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope[]
- Lone Space Mummies can be taken down with the Laser Pistol or SOP38 Pistol. It takes about 10 shots to kill one.
- The Space Mummy's projectiles can be shot down. This can be useful if you are low on health and make sure you won't be killed by it.
- Multiple Space Mummies can be taken down with rapid-fire weapons, such as the XM214-A Minigun. Shotguns are also a good choice if the mummies are very close to the player, as they deal a lot of damage and have a high rate of fire.
- Be sure to destroy the Giant Space Mummy's projectiles whenever possible, as they deal a lot of damage.
- The minigun and XPML21 Rocket Launcher are the best weapons to use against the Giant Space Mummy. Their high rate of fire and damage allows the player to quickly kill it before it starts coming close to them.
Serious Sam 4/Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem[]
- Unlike most enemies in the games, their weak spot is their fire glowing from their torso, so shoot at it whenever possible.
- Their fireballs cannot be destroyed, but they can easily be avoided by sidestepping.
- Space Mummies have half the health in these titles than the ones that appear in The Last Hope, making them easier to kill than before.
- The 12 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun, Autoshotgun, Double Barrel Coach Gun, and M29 Infantry Assault Rifle/AK-74MX are great weapons against groups of Space Mummies.
- They can be insta-killed with the Military Knife without any additional skills. This attack is best reserved for lone Mummies or small groups of them.
- For larger groups, the grenade launcher on the pump-action shotgun or the rocket launcher are effective to use on them.
- Against even larger groups, the A-24 Devastator, FRPCL, XL2 Lasergun or XPMR "Burner" Raygun are useful. The FRPCL can even shred through groups of Space Mummies with its chainsaw alternate firing mode, while the damage dealt by the Burner can mow down hordes of Mummies and deal additional damage to any stragglers in a group and finish the rest of them off.
- The TCC2 "Perun" Crossbow can eliminate a group of Space Mummies that are lined up. It can also kill or severely wound any enemies beyond the lined-up Mummies.
Related achievements[]
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope[]
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| Defeat the giant Space Mummy. |
Behind the scenes[]
- The Space Mummy has an unused melee attack in all of its appearances. This attack can be restored by adding it to the behavior areas section of its character behavior file.
- Early Serious Sam 4 sketches of the Space Mummy depict a creature similar to the final version, but featuring a golden jackal or cat-like head or helmet on its head. The lower jaw of its head is missing, revealing a row of sharp teeth.[2]
Trivia[]
- In Serious Sam 4, Sayid mentions to Sam that there are so many Mummies in Carcassonne, that one of them even became the Mayor.
- The giant Space Mummy has one of the longest death animations in the series, as it lasts for more than half a minute.
- As with most other bosses in The Last Hope (with the exception of the Shaanti Dragon), the Giant Space Mummy is not a puppet, but instead a static model functional via scripts.
- In comparison to the other enemies from previous games, the Space Mummy didn't got much of a design change in Serious Sam 4, with the only difference from the Last Hope version being the darker and more burnt looking textures.
Gallery[]
Artwork[]
Retail[]
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope[]
Serious Sam 4[]
List of appearances[]
- Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope (First appearance)
- Serious Sam 4
- Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem
References[]