Zombie Soldier

 

Zombie Soldier
General information
Type	Undead support infantry
Affiliation	Mental's Horde
Individual information
Health	130
Attacks / weapons	Minigun (2 per bullet) Melee (20)
Game information
Point value	150

The Zombie Soldier is an enemy that appears in Serious Sam 2.

Overview

The Zombie Soldier is a bulky humanoid creature with grey skin that wields a minigun. He wears green combat pants, brown gloves and boots and a German World War 1-styled helmet.

The Soldiers are stitched together from old vacuum cleaners and dead World War 1 soldiers in Mental's Toyodo factories on Mars. Their faces have been recreated as replicas of Mental's first son, Karl Heinz von Mentalofksy. The factories weren't very profitable, so the Soldiers couldn't afford real brains: instead they got toasters (broken ones).

Appearances

Early on in the game, the Zombie Soldier will be placed near the player, but in later levels, the Soldier will be placed far away in order to "snipe" the player from a distance, much like the Arachnoid from the other games. His first appearance is in Ursul Suburbs.

Behavior and skills

The Zombie Soldier is armed with a minigun, which he uses as his primary weapon in combat. When he notices the player, he will begin firing his minigun at them. This minigun has good accuracy, making it deadly even at long range. If the player gets too close to a Zombie Soldier, he will use a melee attack on them.

Tactics

• The Soldier is one of the most dangerous enemies if left alone. His minigun has a high rate of fire and accuracy that allows it to quickly do damage at any range. He should be one of the first enemies taken out by the player because of how deadly he is.
• The Double Shotgun is very effective against Soldiers at close range. One blast will always manage to kill him.
• Faraway Soldiers can be taken out with the RAPTOR Sniper Rifle. One zoomed-in shot will always kill him.

Behind the scenes

• The Zombie Soldier had a different look in the Alpha, featuring a dark green shirt.
• The Soldier's minigun also had a different model, resembling the Machine Gun Turret in appearance.

Trivia

• The Zombie Soldier bears a similarity to the Zombie Chaingun Commando from Doom 3, as they are both zombies that wield a minigun (chaingun in Doom) and wear a German WW1 helmet.
• The Zombie Soldier also has a slight resemblance to the Heavy from Team Fortress 2, who also uses a minigun.
• The Zombie Soldier Alpha version of the minigun is modelled after a slighly modified Vickers machine gun.

Gallery

Pre-release

Alpha model.

Ditto.

Early Zombie Soldier minigun model.

Retail

Model.

Minigun used by the Zombie Soldier.

List of appearances

• Serious Sam 2 (First appearance) (non-canonical appearance)
• Serious Sam 3: BFE (Game files only)