Super Armor

SS1
SS:NE
SS2
SSHD
SS3
SS:SM

Super Armor

General information

Type

Armor

Usage

Effect

Gives the player 200 armor points

Game information

Entity name

Armor_Super (other games)
Armor_XXL (SS:SM)

Super Armor is an item pickup that grants the player with the highest amount of armor points in the series. As a result, it is a very rare item.

Overview[]

Super armor provides the player with the most armor out of any other armor in the game, giving the player 200 armor points when given. However, it will not go beyond the 200 armor points limit.

Appearances[]

Super armor is the rarest type of armor in the series. When it appears normally, it is a big sign that the player is going to be in a very large and dangerous fight soon, and should prepare accordingly. Super armor can also be found in secrets, and in that case, is never a sign that the player will be involved in a huge battle soon. Most of these are well hidden or difficult to get, as they are very useful.

While super armor doesn't appear in the original version of Serious Sam 3: BFE, it does in the Serious Sam Fusion version; it can be found on the final level in The Guardian of Time. This is the only time it appears in the entire campaign.

Similarly, super armor does not appear in Serious Sam 4, making it the first game in the mainline series where super armor does not appear regardless of the version of the game played. However, it makes a return in the standalone expansion Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem, with three total that can be found (excluding New Game+):

One can be found in Siberiade after defeating the Knight bosses in a secret at the end of the level.
Two more appear in the final level Crime And Punishment: the first one is featured at the end of the secret classic area based on The Citadel (where it reuses the Serious Sam 1 model), and the second and last one appears just before the boss fight with Howard Brand, alongside an Ammo Box and Extra Large Health.

Behind the scenes[]

In the Alpha version of Serious Sam 1, the armor's design was drastically different. It used the 3 models of the Medium Armor, Large Armor, and Extra Large Armor combined and made the latter two completely red. It also used a unique charge fanfare sound effect when equipped.
In Test 1, super armor had a different, simpler design that was painted brown. This design was used in Test 2, but was recolored red.
Super armor can be found in Serious Sam 3: BFE's game files, suggesting it was going to be added in the final version, but was scrapped. It only appears as a functioning item in the Serious Sam Fusion version, appearing in the aforementioned level "The Guardian of Time".

Trivia[]

The appearance of this item varies between games:
- In Serious Sam 1, Serious Sam: Next Encounter, and Serious Sam HD, it appears as a large red decorated vest.
- In Serious Sam 2, it is a full set of yellow and blue medieval-style armor with a helmet, chest piece, shield, and legs.
- In Serious Sam 3: BFE, it is an orange vest that resembles the Orc Gunner's torso armor.
- In Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem, it is a suit of black and red heavily armored tactical gear with a helmet and backpack, appearing as a recolored version of the Serious Sam 4 Extra Large Armor model.