- Freeze Mist Attack:For the AIB’s second attack, the four metal spikes that
cover the front of the tube will fan outward, revealing a small nozzle. From this
nozzle will come a liquid spray, which will freeze whatever it contacts. The spray
generates a cloud of mist in front of the AIB, and if Sam comes in contact with this
cloud before it dissipates he will be frozen solid in a block of ice and plummet to the
ground.
Arachnaught The Arachnaught is a fairly easy to defeat robotic enemy. The
Arachnaught looks approximately like a four-legged spider, with each leg being a
three-jointed appendage with a spiked end. The legs all come together at a fairly
small main body, which contains a curved vision-sensor that gives the creature a
good range of sight. The Arachnaught cannot fly at all, but instead can climb up the
sides of buildings just as easily as walking on the ground. The Arachnaught moves
quite quickly, in a scurrying fashion. Since it crawls on surfaces, the Arachnaught
will be impervious to Sam’s projectiles that work on flying adversaries, while being
particularly susceptible to the Goo-Ball projectiles.
The Arachnaught has three attacks: melee, projectile, and a short-range “tractor
beam” effect.- Claw Attack:The Arachnaught will be able to attack with its sharp legs, devices
that will easily allow it to slice off Sam’s rocket-pack, thereby incapacitating him. - Sticky Web Balls:The Arachnaught can shoot large, slow-moving globs of a
uniquely sticky substance. If Sam is on the ground when hit by this substance, he
will be stuck to the ground and immobilized. If Sam is in the air, he will be
temporarily unable to throw any projectiles, as he attempts to struggle out of the
sticky substance. If Sam runs into any surfaces with the web ball still on him, he
will stick to that surface and become incapacitated. - Web Strand:The Arachnaught’s most fiendish weapon may well be its web strand
attack. Using this, the Arachnaught can shoot a long strand of webbing toward Sam
and, if it hits, can then pull Sam back toward itself. Then, once Sam is close, the
Arachnaught can use its claws to rip Sam’s pack off, thereby putting him out of
commission. Sam will have to fly in the exact opposite direction of the web strand,
only breaking free after five seconds of resistance.
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