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Credits

## Programming

* Denis Mraović
* Nikola Đurinec

## Art

* Bernard Bachrach - 2d art and video
* Matko Šimecki - 3d art
* Filip Kovač - Visual effects

## Additional Music

* Nikola "Nikita" Jeremic
* Ivan "Spelljack" Jitz

## Sound Effects

* Damjan Mravunac
* Ratko Filipović

## Beta Testers

* Matija "Chux" Cukelj
* Christian "StrikeUnleashed" Gheorghe
* Tobias "Demolite" Brinke
* Yasen "Roy O'Bannon" Stavrev
* Snuggl3Bunny
* Paul "FriskyDoughnuts" Hesling
* Maurits "Mauritsio" Kramer
* PlayersWonderland
* John "Pan" Tingey
* TheIndieStation
* Lumion
* Adamasterr
* Bigfoot
* Nicolas Dewippe
* Idrias
* Lone Wolf
* saiyadjin
* Falippie WA
* Flitzlibutz
* Lonacc
* Melipolus
* Nitroman
* SekanderBast
* Dr\_DragonKiller
* 7 Different Kinds Of Smoke

## Localization Angels

* Marco "Lenzo Dankzaii / Vanya" Bernal
* Tobias "Demolite" Brinke
* Christian "StrikeUnleashed" Gheorghe
* PlayersWonderland
* Lisa "Watermonkey" Winkler
* Arthur "Ar2R-devil-PiNKy" Sidorin
* law\_4x
* Allison "Hinth" Mendes
* Ariel "Diff" Mendes
* Global102
* Jordan "Yukaraj" Forestier
* Luca "Lucathegreat" Pirilli
* Francesco "Rezonation" Loppoli
* Maurits "Mauritsio" Kramer
* Paul "FriskyDoughnuts" Hesling
* Adamasterr

## Special Thanks

* Croteam
* Roman Ribaric
* Zeno Zokalj
* Graeme Struthers
* Andrew Parsons
* Nigel Lowrie
* Harry Miller
* Mike Wilson
* Anna Sajecka
* Kate Ludlow
* JM 'JAYHEM' Specht
* Jared Stults
* JR Rosales
* Luka Mihaldinec
* Adam Mehtic
* Igor Dudjak
* Josip Lujić
* Damir Durovic
* Matija "Chux" Cukelj
* Christian "StrikeUnleashed" Gheorghe
* Yasen "Roy O'Bannon" Stavrev
* Our wives, except for Billy's because he doesn't have one
Weapons

**Weapons** are the primary tools needed for taking on enemies in I Hate Running Backwards. Each weapons has its own unique damage, rate of fire, and maximum ammo capacity values, among others.

Players can wield two different types of weapons at once. The first are **Primary weapons**. Primary weapons are each exclusive to specific characters. A character will have two different primary weapons, with the exception of The Bullet. The first is usually an automatic rifle-based weapon, while the second is usually a shotgun or an explosive weapon, but there are some exceptions.

The second weapon type are **Special weapons**. Special weapons can be collected from weapon crates or through The Bullet's special ability. Special weapons must be unlocked by completing achievements - almost every achievement will unlock a new special weapon, which means from that point forward it can be found in weapon crates.

Below is a list of all primary and special weapons.
Biomechanoid

**Biomechanoids** are an enemy encountered in I Hate Running Backwards. They are not to be confused with the red Biomechanoid boss, with which they share the exact same name in NETRICSA.

## In-game description

*For a creature with a brain that big, it is fairly unintelligent. Only basic functions are at play here: Walks, seek & destroy. Not much but enough to keep you occupied. Watch out for their laser attacks, they can't be deflected. Sidestepping might just be the best tactics to avoid being hit.*

## Tactics

Biomechanoids are the strongest ranged enemies in the game. They don't have that much health at all - on par with Mummies and Kleers, however they still pose a very significant threat to the player. This is attributed to two things - first, the burst of laser projectiles which they fire at high speeds cannot be deflected or blocked by any means. Diagonal strafing is the best option to avoid their attacks. Secondly, they will always stay at the back of the screen and hit the player from behind all the other enemies, making them tough to reach. For these reasons, the player should aim to get rid of the Biomechanoids as quickly as possible. A simple blast from a Shotgun is enough to do the trick, even at a moderate range.

At their Maxed Out tier, the Biomechanoid switches its blue lasers for purple plasma balls, the same seen on the Biomechanoid boss. These travel at much faster speeds than the regular lasers, making them even more dangerous.

## Trivia

* Biomechanoid Minors have appeared in many of the Serious Sam games. The version seen in I Hate Running Backwards is based off its incarnation seen in the classic Serious Sam games.
Assault Rifle

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Rambro

**Rambro** is one of the twelve playable characters in *I Hate Running Backwards*.

## In-game description

*Rambro likes to be alone. All he wanted was to be left alone, but that damn Mental had to send Ugh-Zan again. What choice is there left for him but to join Sam and the others to fight of the horde once again. He now has a thing for collecting Gnaar eyes and swore to be the man with the biggest collection on Earth. Equipped with hand grenades and firearms, he disappeared into the jungle to await his next Gnaar and expand his collection.*

## Character aspects

Rambro's ultimate that has the potential to be used quite frequently makes for some very high score counts at the end of a round. However, a player must be very careful with his ammo counters, as they drain quicker than any other primary weapons.

### Unlock method

If the player has the Against Some Odds achievement, then they can use Rambro. This achievement is not too hard to get, and can theoretically be unlocked within the first several hours of playing the game. However, it's better to wait until you have more experience, as beginning players may not be accustomed to the sudden addition of curses to their play sessions.

### Health and speed

* **Maximum health**: Normal (3)
* **Speed**: Normal

### Weapons

* **Primary weapon**: *M16*
* **Secondary weapon**: *Knives*

### Ultimate attack

* **Name**: *Bro Bombs*
* **Charge requirement**: Pickup (Bro Bombs are consumable items - maximum capacity of 3)

### Special abilities

The closest thing that can be considered a 'special ability' is his ability to pick up Bro Bombs. Beyond this, Rambro does not have any sort of special abilities.
Antaresian Spider

**Antaresian Spiders** are an enemy encountered in I Hate Running Backwards. They are one of the first enemies encountered by the player, appearing as soon as the Desert environment.

## In-game description

*No one likes these spiders. And these spiders like no one. Good thing is they have really small health so killing them is a breeze. Take out your assault rifle, uzi or AK and just start spraying all over these little bastards. Spiders. Yuck!*

## Tactics

The Spider is a basic enemy with very low health. Their behaviour is limited to constantly following the player and trying to do so until they die, either by damaging the player or being shot. The Antaresian Spider has no ranged attacks to speak of.

Virtually every weapon is able to kill a Spider in a single shot. However, their strength is in numbers. While they are slower than the Marsh Hoppers, they like to swarm the player - so the best way to counter them is by using weapons with high rate of fire, such as the Minigun - or weapons with area damage like the Shock Blaster.

**WORK IN PROGRESS: TIER INFORMATION**

## Trivia

* Their full name is the "Hatchling Antaresian Spider", and the enemy type was first introduced in Serious Sam 3: BFE. In I Hate Running Backwards, their appearance is recoloured to be full-on purple.
Cross Bone

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Poison Vial

## In-game description

*They say that poison comes in small bottles. This weapon is proof that that’s not true. With almost a pint of poison in the vial, it can create toxic pools that can infect anyone that walks over them. Death is slow and painful. Except when it’s followed by a barrage of bullets.*

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · **Poison Vial** · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Orbital Strike

## In-game description

*With so many military satellites in orbit, you can now order a strike almost anywhere in the world in a matter of seconds. All you need to do is throw a beacon on the ground or stick it onto a monster, step back and enjoy the destruction. Caution is advised as the beacon device is quite heavy so extra strength is needed when throwing it.*

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · **Orbital Strike** · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
I Hate Running Backwards Wiki:Task list

This is a **list of tasks** that any user can get started with should they want to contribute to the I Hate Running Backwards Wiki!

Please see Special:WantedPages and start creating them wherever possible! Consult the admins on their talk pages if you need advice in this field.
 Enemies, where the information is missing, need added information about what each of their tiers add to them (aside from health and speed stats).
When you add this information, make sure that it is fully verified!
 Weapons pages require the following changes:
* A description of how every weapon behaves, and usage guides.
* The stats of every weapon need to be double checked, in particular weapons that have multiple stages of function (e.g. Drone, Magic Tome, and all the frost weapons.)
 All character pages, where it is needed, require two things:
* A description of their ultimate.
* A backstory from their respective franchise (where applicable).
 Fix uncategorized pages! These pages have no categories added to them, and definitely should!
Please see Special:UncategorizedPages and start adding categories wherever possible!
 The following pages need supporting images:
* All environment pages
* Achievements

Also check Special:Withoutimages for any other imageless pages.
Add wherever you think they could clarify the existing text content.
 For every character, a description of each of their aspects and a strategy guide around them (example: it may be recommended for Richard to use the Thick Skin perk, which can be added under his "Health" section)
 The Achievements page requires a content expansion on every achievement where possible - tips need to be more detailed.
 The Achievements page requires a "Trivia" section, explaining certain cultural references and other fun facts behind achievement names/icons.
Bubble Gun

## In-game description

*This gun shoots bubbles of energy at high velocity but it also has quite a spread. But at this fire rate, more spread just means you will probably hit more stuff, which is acceptable.*

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · **Bubble Gun** · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Drone

## In-game description

*A personal assistant of sorts, this baby will follow you around, take photos of you, post it on social networks and make dinner reservations in your favorite restaurants. It is also equipped with a .30 cal gun mounted to the front and a tracker making the drone track enemies and shoot them down. Great when you are trying to make it to dinner but have to get rid of monsters that are in the way. To make sure no monster survives, a built in self-destruct mechanism activates when ammo is depleted.*

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · **Drone** · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
I Hate Running Backwards Wiki:Admin contact

If you have a question about the Wiki itself, you can contact the admins.

You can find a list of admins here. Although you can leave something on their **Message Wall**, it is recommended to reach us on **Discord** or **Steam** for faster responses.

These are the admins, listed in general level of activity:

* User:Mauritsio
	+ **Discord**: Mauritsio#2886
	+ **Steam**: Mauritsio
* User:Fikoljuky
	+ **Discord**: Hans#3908
	+ **Steam**: Hans
* User:Beravu
	+ **Discord**: Bere#8632
Kleer

**Kleers** are an enemy encountered in I Hate Running Backwards.

## In-game description

*These enemies are just bare bones, but dangerous ones at that. Running like maniacs toward and lunging at their prey. Some say that they are always attacking so viciously because they are always hungry. But not having a stomach just makes it impossible for them to feed, resulting in the anger never subsiding.*

## Tactics

The Kleer is a fast moving enemy with a medium amount of health, one that is comparable to the Mummy. When close enough to the player, they leap at them in an attempt to damage them. If they are still alive after this leap, they stand still for a small second before resuming the chase against the player again.

The best way to deal with Kleers is to use melee attacks frequently. A well placed melee attack, especially when upgraded with Super Swinger, can effectively take out a pack of Kleers with relative ease. Alternatively, a simple secondary weapon such as the Shotgun is enough to deal with smaller Kleer threats.

**WORK IN PROGRESS: TIER INFORMATION**

## Trivia

* Kleer Skeletons appear frequently throughout the Serious Sam series. Their appearance in I Hate Running Backwards is based off their Serious Sam 3: BFE incarnation. A difference between the BFE version is that the Kleers in I Hate Running Backwards lose their ranged attack - two bolas thrown by the Kleer Skeletons.
Shock Blaster

## In-game description

*Shockingly good weapon, this one. Shock blaster fires energy balls in an arch that explode and deal splash damage. Zapping monsters is fun, why not do it in style? With moderate ammo capacity and splash damage radius, this weapon is a perfect joice to get rid of groups enemies like spiders or kamikazes. Just be careful not to shoot it over your enemies.*

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · **Shock Blaster** · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Saw Blade

## In-game description

*When having two swords attached to chains just isn’t enough, you can always attach 4 chainsaws to chains and maniacally wield them not caring for your safety, or the safety of others for that matter. This weapon makes running with scissors look like child’s play. Which it actually is. A dangerous child’s play.*

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · **Saw Blade** · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Environments

**Environments** are the various levels in I Hate Running Backwards. During a play session, the player will travel through the five different environments in the order as they are displayed below after going through the portal in the curses room.

Each environment has a different thematic backdrop to it - with a varying range of enemies, environmental hazards and a boss battle at the very end, which when beaten, will transition the player into the next listed environment. All environments with the exception of one also have a chance of a "Vehicle event", in which the player(s) will take control of one of four differing vehicles, avoiding special hazards and enemies on the way.

At the very end of the last environment, a special portal will appear which will take the player back to the start of the first environment, but will start the Hardcore mode.

## Shortcuts

At the beginning of every environment, with the exception of Specific Rim, there will be a special gate-like structure on either the left or right side of the screen. When this gate is entered, the player will be taken to the beginning of the next environment, right after the point where they would have defeated the previous stage's boss.

This can be a quick way to avoid environments the player perceives as tough, for achievements such as The Untouchable. On the other hand, this will exclude the player from receiving Mojo and score from the environments they skip over, which includes getting less perks. As such, proper usage of shortcuts requires planning ahead and a great familiarity with the character that is being played.
Dancing Denzell

**Dancing Denzell** is one of the twelve playable characters in *I Hate Running Backwards*. He is one of the three characters that are unlocked by default, alongside Serious Sam and Chux.

*Denzell* originates from the Serious Sam series. His only known backstory is from Serious Sam II. However, this game has been declared non-canonical by Croteam. In this old backstory, Denzell forms a dancing group named *Villi Mailli* with his brother *Groovy Gregory*, but it was soon discovered Sam did the vocals for all their songs. Being publicly shamed for this, they gave up the music world in favor of joining Sam and his crew to fight against Mental.

## In-game description

*When he's not rollerskating in the disco, he's out there busting his dance moves over the skulls of Gnaars and Antaresian Spiders. His dance moves make him one of the swiftest humans ever to step through a timelock and his groove is making all the lady Gnaars put out a lovesick sigh. The man is pure groove and he proves it by turning himself into a huge indestructible disco ball and starts wrecking the place up! That's one disco ball you DO NOT wanna mess with.*

## Character aspects

Denzell may be a little weak for starting players, but his higher than average speed and interesting weaponry make him a rewarding character to play as.

### Unlock method

Denzell is a default character. No achievements need to be unlocked to play Denzell.

### Health and speed

* **Maximum health**: Low (2)
* **Speed**: Fast

### Weapons

* **Primary weapon**: *Sten Rifle*
* **Secondary weapon**: *Velcro Gun*

### Ultimate attack

* **Name**: *Boogey Wonderland*
* **Charge requirement**: Normal (100 kills)

Denzell's ultimate transforms him into a giant disco ball that can splatter all non-boss enemies and destructibles in its path without taking any damage. It also gives Denzell invulnerability for the entire duration of the attack, which lasts a total of ten seconds. Right before Denzell's ultimate ends, it also shrinks down to about half its size, making it less effective. However this is only for a very short period.
Omicron Laser

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Uzi

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Lady Death

### Strengths

Powerful guns with little ammo drawback, lengthy and good ultimate, large melee reach

## Stats and Loadout

### Ultimate charge

100

**Lady Death** is one of the twelve playable characters in *I Hate Running Backwards*. She is considered to be the hardest of all the characters to unlock.

## In-game description

*Hell gets lonely and severing ties between the body and soul is tiresome and sometimes boring work. Unless the poor souls are resisting and fighting. Then it gets interesting. When she got tired of all the soul severing, Lady Death decided to start performing as a magician and her first trick was to escape from Pandora's Box while being all tied up. The stunt went wrong and she trapped herself in the box for a millenia.*

*It was only until she got fed 666 souls, through the keyhole in the box, that Lady Death was able to break free. She is now ready to reap souls with her scythe once more. Imagine her surprise and joy when she stumbled upon all of Mental's army full of monsters that weren't ready to let go of their souls just yet.*

## Character aspects

While her tooltip doesn't show it, Lady Death has a great weapon assortment, especially the Bone Pistol with its variable damage output. Her ultimate is also a very powerful Mojo-farming tool, but its range is limited. She also has a increased melee radius from the get go, comparable to the *Super Swinger* perk.

### Unlock method

To play as Lady Death, one must unlock the Number Of The Beast achievement. This is a very hard achievement to unlock and considered one of the hardest in the game. A great deal of luck and skill is required, ensuring Lady Death may be one of the last characters unlocked by the player. This rarity is reflected in her strength as a playable character.

### Health and speed

* **Maximum health**: Normal (3)
* **Speed**: Normal

### Weapons

* **Primary weapon**: *Bone Pistol*
* **Secondary weapon**: *Cross Bone*

### Ultimate attack

* **Name**: *The Harvest*
* **Charge requirement**: Normal (100 kills)

### Special abilities

Lady Death does not have any special abilities, be it passive or active.
Rocketeer

### Movement

Fires from a range, stays at the bottom of the screen, moves continuously upwards after some time (10)

## Maxed Out (Tier 2)

### Points given

25

**Rocketeers** are an enemy encountered in I Hate Running Backwards. They are one of the most common enemies in the game, appearing in three different environments.

## In-game description

*Facing the same "headless" problem as the Kamikaze, but with no desire to explode like the them. Rocketeers will fire at you using their rocket launchers, but the rockets can easily be deflected in their direction with a melee spin attack making them sorry for ever launching them in your direction.*

## Tactics

Rocketeers stay at the bottom of the play field, and from there, fire slow-moving rocket projectiles that can be deflected using a hammer attack. These rockets however, have a chance of being spawned as homing, similar to those fired by Watchtowers, which fill follow the player around for a short amount of time. As the Rocketeer increases in tier numbers, the chance of such a homing projectile being fired increases.

After a while, if the Rocketeer is still not dead, it will attempt to move upwards and attack the player at the same time until it exits the sceren.

As a basic enemy, its health is low. In the Desert environment, not a lot of them will appear on the screen at once, but in subsequent environments, it is best not to let the Rocketeers stack up, as their numbers can increase quickly, making it tougher to avoid and deflect all the incoming projectiles.

## Trivia

* Beheaded Rocketeers were introduced in the very first Serious Sam title as a trivially weak starting enemy, with measly health and even measlier damage. Their reincarnation in I Hate Running Backwards is the first where they shoot explosive rockets, and also where they (occassionally) use armour.
Double-Barreled Shotgun

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Mines

## In-game description

*Mines are a great choice to lure enemies into their own doom, giving you enough time to take a breather. Throw a couple of mines on the ground between you and the monsters chasing you and they won’t even notice it’s there. Until they go up in smoke of course.*

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · **Mines** · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Jack of the Jungle

**Jack of the Jungle** is the second environment encountered in I Hate Running Backwards.

## Description

The environment is based off the South American jungles, with various Aztec Temple architecture mixed in. This location was featured prominently in **Serious Sam: The Second Encounter**, thus leading to its inclusion in I Hate Running Backwards. There are also modern elements mixed in, like camping tents. This environment has a lot of vertical orientation, so cliffs and pitfalls are common.

The grounds in this environment switch between temple like plains with various obstacles in the middle of the path, and cliff-focused areas where the playing space becomes much narrower. These cliff areas will sometimes force players to one side, but occasionally there will be the choice between going left or right, each path having some different items. Bridges extend between these two paths too, with a powerup generally appearing on such bridges. It is dangerous to cross them however, as some of them are narrow, or have a wall-mounted cannon head guarding their path. There are also minefields which the player must find a safe path through to cross without taking any damage from the mines scattered on the ground. These are narrower and slightly shorter than the minefields seen in A King's Tail.

## Gameplay

Kamikazes return from the previous environment, with the Bomber, Kleer and Bloater being the newcomers here. Bloaters will pose the largest challenge of the three, as coupled with the sometimes narrow environment it is very tricky to fend them off.

This environment is notorious for its traps. There are many wall-mounted head statues that shoot off cannonballs in a straight line sideways, which can be deflected just like regular projectiles. These can also be destroyed by taking out the structure they are mounted onto. Explosive barrels are also seen commonly, especially in the narrow canyons. The player may occasionally encounter a pressure plate-triggered arrow trap, although not as commonly as in the desert stage. Watchtowers are a very rare occurrence in this stage. The biggest death trap in this stage are without a doubt the pits, which the player can fall into for an instant death, should they not be paying proper attention to their surroundings, or stepping too far taking out the walls around the pit with their hammer.

The jungle's boss is the Scrapjack. He is fought in a very open area with only little obstacles.

## Behind the name

The stage name is a play on the name of the 1997 comedy movie George of the Jungle. "George" is replaced with "Jack", referring to **Scrapjack**, the stage's boss.
Dandelion

## In-game description

*Don’t be fooled by the innocent sounding name. There is nothing innocent about a barrel full of fuel. Throwing a Dandelion into a group of enemies will do absolutely nothing. Shooting a Dandelion that you just threw into a group of enemies will erase those enemies off the face of the Earth. Depending whether or not you threw the barrel on planet Earth or not.*

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · **Dandelion** · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Mumbo Jumbo

**Mumbo Jumbos** are an enemy encountered in I Hate Running Backwards. They are a special enemy with a small chance of appearing in every environment. They share this trait with the Ulgump.

## In-game description

*This mysterious shaman can take a punch. As if it's not enough that he walks around with his butt half-naked, he also casts spells in an area around him leveling up all the enemies coming for you. Best you concentrate your fire on this guy first, then take out the remaining enemies.*

## Tactics

The Mumbo Jumbo is an enemy that serves a suppport role first and foremost. He stays at the bottom of the screen and does his work from there. Like the Ulgumps, they are not tied to certain environments, but instead, they spawn very rarely with a chance of doing so in every environment.

Mumbo Jumbo has two different attacks. His first is a "Promote" ability. Mumbo Jumbo casts a spell towards his fellow enemies in a specific radius, and the affected enemies all get an upgrade towards their next tier. His second attack is an energy projectile which Mumbo Jumbo will cast directly at the closest player. The projectile can't be defected and will pierce through all obstacles in his path, including fellow enemies, which are not damaged by the projectile.

Mumbo Jumbo should be dealt with as soon as the player is able, because it can dramatically increase the difficulty of many of the other enemies on screen. Unfortunately, Mumbo Jumbo is also the most durable of all the enemies in the game, outranking even Cucurbito. A lot of concentrated fire is needed to kill the Mumbo Jumbo, even with Serious Damage it will take quite a few shots, especially considering the many enemies that can block the projectile path between the player and Mumbo Jumbo. A quick but unprofitable way to get rid of Mumbo is to knock him off the screen with the Hammer attack, although this will not yield any Mojo. However, it is often necessary to take care of Mumbo in a swift fashion.

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## Trivia

* Mumbo jumbo is a phrase used to describe meaningless language or gibberish.
Automatic Shotgun

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Marsh Hopper

**Marsh Hoppers** are an enemy encountered in I Hate Running Backwards.

## In-game description

*Very low on health but always attacking in large numbers make them a threat not to be taken lightly. These ugly alien frog-like beings are jumping around like crazy annoying the hell out of their enemies, so you might want to consider switching to a shotgun when they attack.*

## Tactics

Marsh Hoppers are one of the weakest and most basic enemies - yet this does not means they can be taken lightly as a threat. They will constantly "hop" towards the player, with the distance of this hop increasing as the Marsh Hopper gains higher tiers. Marsh Hoppers will always attack in large swarms and can be very overwhelming if not handled correctly. Automatic weaponry with high rates of fire, like the Uzi, will make short work of a horde of Hoppers. A Blunderbuss is also perfect for Hoppers, as the many pellets it spreads out can clear out a major horde in an instant. Hammer attacks can be used, but are strongly discouraged, as it will put the player in the middle of a crowd of enemies.

The Maxed Out tier of the Marsh Hopper has a high chance of leaving behind a pool of acid, similar to the one seen in the Scorpion King curse. This is another reason as to why it is not advised to use melee attacks against Marsh Hoppers.

## Trivia

* "Marsh Hoppers from Rigil Kentarus" first appeared in Serious Sam: The First Encounter. Their size in I Hate Running Backwards has greatly been exaggerated in comparison to their original counterpart.
Velcro Gun

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Plasma Charger

## In-game description

*Another gem from the energy weapons arsenal is a beast that takes a short time to charge up, flies extremely fast and goes through almost anything dealing high damage. Nothing is safe when faced with a precise shot of this weapon and it can pierce through multiple enemies with ease. One shot can stay charge indefinitely and will fire only when the trigger is released.*

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · **Plasma Charger** · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Sten Rifle

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Bloater

**Bloaters** are an enemy encountered in I Hate Running Backwards. They behave similarly to a Kamikaze, however the Bloaters are much more endurable and dangerous.

## In-game description

*A walking corpse filled with acid and excruciatingly smelly gas. To stand close to an exploding Bloater is to taste death on your tongue. Or so they say. Make sure not to stand near him when he explodes or you won't be able to get rid of the smell for a really, really long time.*

## Tactics

The Bloater is nearly on par with the average character speed and has some high health. Bloaters explode in a cloud of poison when they die, or when the player comes too close to them.

The player can handle the Bloater in two different ways. Firstly, they can simply be killed with heavy hitting weapons from a range. High damage special weapons, such as the Disintegrator or even the Orbital Strike are the best option for this. Another option is for the player to bait the Bloater into activating its self destruct. Approach the Bloater closely enough, then immedietaly pull back when it stretches its arm, which denotes it is about to explode. This works well if the Bloaters are alone, but is a dangerous risk should the Bloater appears with many other enemies at their side.

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Crystal

**Crystal** is one of the twelve playable characters in *I Hate Running Backwards*.

## In-game description

*Fighting mutants and monsters is nothing new to Crystal, so fighting aliens feels just the same. She was just about to defeat The Throne when she got sucked into a wormhole that threw her right in front of a Gnaar army charging at her. Without asking to many questions, and always ready for a fight, she pulled out her Slugger and Tommy Gun and started blasting away. With the ability to create a crystal shield around her she can deflect solid projectiles like bullets, rockets, and grenades. Not so lucky with energy and acid weapons, as well as melee attacks - those hurt.*

## Character aspects

Crystal's high health may seem tempting - but her ultimate is pretty much the same as a melee attack, except without damaging enemies, and she doesn't truly stand out beyond that. Still, with great reflexes and timing, Crystal can be hard to take out.

### Unlock method

In order to play as Crystal, one must first get the Family Jewels achievement. Compared against the other two characters unlocked by collectibles, Crystal's is the easiest, due to hers being on ground level in a pretty visible location. Chances are the player will destroy her in-world collectible without even seeing it.

### Health and speed

* **Maximum health**: High (4)
* **Speed**: Slow

### Weapons

* **Primary weapon**: *Tommy Gun*
* **Secondary weapon**: *Slugger*

### Ultimate attack

* **Name**: *Last Stand*
* **Charge requirement**: Minuscule (1 kill) - can be charged up to 100 kills max for longer duration

### Special abilities

Crystal has no special abilities unique to her.
Seismic Disruptor

## In-game description

*Ever wanted to look like you had godlike powers making the ground shift and rise up in a fiery wall? This weapon’s got you covered! At first designed to create walls of ice but dropped because a competing arms company already developed the technology, the makers quickly turned to fire and earth. Blasting a signal into the ground makes it shift at incredible speed and rise up in an instance. Great for blocking off swarms of enemies.*

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · **Seismic Disruptor** · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Pinball

## In-game description

*Everyone’s favorite arcade machine technology is the base for this extremely dangerous and fun weapon. Ball bouncing around from enemy to enemy dealing heavy blows and taking no hostages. Not suitable for children under the age of 18.*

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · **Pinball** · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Tesla Cannon

## In-game description

*Tesla’s famous school project, built specifically to defend Earth from alien invaders. Stolen from his locker to make it available for mass production. Shoots as fast as you can pull the trigger, but it won’t deal high damage that way. By holding the trigger you can charge it all the way up, increasing the weapon’s damage while still consuming only one ammo. The engineers of this weapon really thought of everything: your safety AND your wallet.*

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · **Tesla Cannon** · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Tommy Gun

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · Shrapnell Umbrella · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Cucurbito

**Cucurbitos** are an enemy encountered in I Hate Running Backwards.

## In-game description

*When someone has a pumpkin for a head you know there isn't much of a brain in there. Combine that with overalls and a chainsaw and you got your average hillbilly straight-out-of-a-horror character. Cucurbito will move toward you at normal speed but will get seriously enraged when attacked, making him charge at you with his chainsaw raised above his head.*

## Tactics

Cucurbito is a very durable enemy - in fact, he has the most health out of all the regular enemies in the game. They are relentless in their assault. First they will move towards the player at a slow place, but when they recieve enough damage or make their first attack, they raise their chainsaw and their speed increases rapidly, making them a very dangerous threat.

Although Cucurbitos rarely show up in swarms, one is enough to keep the player distracted from the many other enemies that may be appearing on the screen. In a sense, it is easy enough to dodge the Cucurbito's attacks with frequent use of a melee attack, which will not kill the Cucurbito, since that is not powerful enough, but will atleast knock them back, and allow for "kiting" - constantly pushing him back while peppering him with a powerful enough ranged weapon. This constant knocking back is also a great way to quickly unlock the "Homerun!" achievement. Dandelion works doubly well, as it can push the Cucurbito back and deal a good amount of damage.

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## Trivia

* "Cucurbito the Pumpkin" first appeared as a new enemy in Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, filling in much the same role as a melee charger enemy, similiar to Kleer Skeletons. However they are much more rapidly disposed of in their original appearance, and also hardly as large as they are in I Hate Running Backwards.
Shrapnell Umbrella

## In-game description

*Shrapnell Umbrella is just the thing you need when it’s raining enemies on you. The umbrella rotates and shoots bullets in all directions and ricochets off of hard surfaces. It’s a good thing that Monsters are soft. Great for use in enclosed areas with lots of obstacles.*

**Special weapons***Air Strike · Jericho · Ass Blaster · Biomedic Sniper · Broken Jetpack · Blunderbuss · Cannon · Witch Hunter · Dandelion · Pinball · Disintegrator · Drone · Flammenwerfer! · Frost Grenade · Frost Rifle · Re-Frigerator · Hammer Shark · Laser Pistol · Magic Tome · Mines · Molotov · Orbital Strike · Plasma Charger · Plasma Rifle · Poison Vial · Saw Blade · Seismic Disruptor · Shock Blaster · **Shrapnell Umbrella** · Tesla Cannon · Bubble Gun · Minigun · Singularity Cannon · Demonium*
Specific Rim

**Specific Rim** is the fifth and final environment encountered in I Hate Running Backwards.

## Description

Specific Rim takes place on floating islands and is inspired by Ancient Greek architecture. The area is filled is surrounded by pillars and other structures inspired by the era. Grounds will include a long colosseum, a town area filled with gardens, and a corridor full of moving pillars clad with spikes, which will damage the player upon touching them.

The boss battle first puts the player on an elevator towards a helipad, where the rest of the fight will occur over a large flying island, with a large town surrounded by mountains and forests. After the first boss is defeated, the second stage resume in a large colosseum area.

## Gameplay

Specific Rim has the largest enemy pool of all the stages. Returning are the Bomber, Cucurbito, Firecracker, Kamikaze, Rocketeer and the Biomechanoid. The new enemy in this stage is the Knight - their biggest threat is pushing the player off the edge with their charge attack, which will result in instant death. There is no shortage of obstacles on the field either, depending on the current ground, so in order to effectively counter the Knights, careful sidestepping in combination with some hammer perks is needed.

This environment has a ground centered around traps. One is full of spiked pillars that move around the area in a fixed pattern, denoted by a linear indent under the pillars. The interactable weaponry from Molty Python also returns, with ballista emplacements being able to be activated with the hammer to fire high-damage arrows, easily capable of killing even a Cucurbito. Returning from A King's Tail are the saws, occasionally appearing, which just like before move in a linear pattern, and are only destroyed when they damage the player.

The vehicle for this area is the Helicopter. It is the only vehicle event that is always activated, as it is directly tied to the boss battle. After the first boss is over, the player is forced out of his helicopter and enters a large colosseum area where they face the final boss. This area is littered with several spike traps that will damage the player should they be unfortunate enough to walk over them by accident.

The boss of this environment is Ugh Zan - after defeating him, the player must immediately face his second form: Ugh Zan Tank.

## Behind the name

The stage name refers to the 2013 science fiction movie Pacific Rim. The "Specific" word refers to a unintentionally humorous question posed by a Quora user, in which the asker poses the question "How big is the specific ocean?". Presumably meaning "Pacific", another user jokingly replies "Can you be more pacific?".