BruiserDemon

Far stronger, but just as mad as the PyroDemons' before them.

The BruiserDemon is the second tier of Baron. These former Barons were once considered a promising new elite of gladiators. Inspired by the transformation of the rare PyroDemon; mass experiments were performed on unfavored Barons - by the Lords of Hell. While the results proved as significant as hoped; the Bruisers' also proved very difficult to control to any extent for entertainment purposes - since they neither feared, nor obeyed, the commands of the Lords of Hell. After the untimely death of more than a few Lords of Hell by the strong hands of a pack of this experimental breed; they were generally left alone. These demons are summoned directly to the front lines; putting their fury and fear-inducing visage to best effect.

While most Barons' were naturally tough enough to survive the experiment - making the Bruisers' somewhat common - they all seemed to suffer the sams fate as the Pyrodemons' before them - as their name suggests; they're not much more than simple minded fury incarnate in their current state.

## Behavior

The BruiserDemon behaves completely like the vanilla Baron of Hell would. He slowly strolls towards the player in what can only be described as a mostly beeline pattern. He only stops to throw his arsenal your way.

The BruiserDemon has a painstate specific reaction. There's a 24% chance on pain that the Bruiser will immediately counterattack with any of his attacks.

## Attacks

### Melee

The muscles are'nt just for show. The BruiserDemon packs one of the most powerful melee attacks in the game, able to gib a player at low health. The Bruiser is particularly furious and attacks much faster than others' of his species.

**Fireball One-Two Combo**

The BruiserDemon pauses and throws two Fireballs in quick succesion, one after the other. There's a 34% chance that the Bruiser will immediately follow this up with a MagmaComet Multishot.

**Firebolt Multishot One-Two Combo**

The BruiserDemon pauses and throws two volleys of 3 Firebolts in quick succesion, one after the other, the second and third bolt spreading 6 degrees from the central target. There's a 34% chance that the Bruiser will immediately follow this up with a MagmaComet Multishot.

### MagmaComet Multishot

The Bruiser launches a volley of 3 large, fiery Magma comets at the player; the second and third comet spreading 12 degrees to either side of the central target. They move fast and do a serious amount of direct damage - being able to kill a healthy player in one hit. Getting hit by this packs quite a punch; recoiling the player. The comets also do splash damage in a radius of 102mu (mapunits), giving it a sizeable AoE effect. All species of Knights and Barons are immune to this attack. He may use this as a stand alone attack, at 25% chance; or as a finisher in a combo.

## Strategy

By themselves, in large open areas; a single BruiserDemon is'nt a big threat. His low speed hurts him more than anything. In a gameplay; he's a threat that needs to be seen and respected; as he can quickly turn an area into a lethal trap with his multishots, In confined areas where they can block off the player, the Bruiser is a deadly encounter.

These guys are very strong and very tough, no matter how you cut it. Bruisers are normally found alone; as part of an ambush, or in a pack of 2-4, in by far most WADs'. They are usually always put in places where their slow speed does'nt hinder them much, making them a threat that needs to be paid attention to. In particular; a Bruisers' multishot spread is quite the dangerous room sweeper, and with some bad timing, can be almost impossible to dodge.