Striker

**Strikers** are among the most common enemy types in GTFO. They deal low damage and have relatively low health compared to other enemies.

 Occurrence | Common

## Appearance

Strikers are one of the most easily recognizable enemies within the game. Their basic anatomy is similar to a masculine humanoid, however, they possess several traits that render their appearance particularly gruesome. One of these features is their modified head, which is split into two halves containing several rows of teeth that vary in size. Their gut area is extremely bloated to the point of bursting the abdomen. In addition, part of the Striker's hip bone seems to be missing, presumably to enable them to crawl on all four legs. Their skin coloration resembles ivory, and when 'yawning' or spasming, the faint glow emitting from within their body makes their veins visible. Their hands are lacking fingers completely, leaving only the palm area intact.

## Spawning

Strikers are the most commonly found enemy within The Complex, and are allowed to spawn within the majority of zones. They will always be in a dormant state by default and will not attack unless woken up by the players. Once alerted, they will attack the players and will not stop until they are killed.

Strikers may also spawn if a Scout is alerted, appearing in an extra wave of enemies spawned by the Scout.

## Behavior

When dormant, strikers can be found in three main poses: standing, crouching and kneeling. If awoken, standing and crouching Strikers will remain upright, while kneeling Strikers will instead crawl along the ground. Awoken Strikers will attempt to attack the player with their glowing red tongue. This attack can be dodged, either by moving far enough to the sides of the Striker, by moving toward and past them, or by moving far enough away from them. Strikers can be staggered by dealing enough damage to them, breaking one of their limbs (or head) or by shoving them. Staggering a Striker will interrupt their tongue attack, likely saving the player from taking damage. Beheading a Striker is not guaranteed to kill it unlike Shooters.

With low health and relatively infrequent attack that deals 12% HP damage, a single Striker will not pose a significant threat to the player. During combat, they will instead rely on large numbers to take down the players.

## Strategies

### Melee

All melee weapons are capable of killing strikers with a single hit, though different requirements must be met:

* The Sledgehammer is capable of killing a striker with a fully charged hit anywhere on the body. A strike to the back, head and occiput only require ~75%, ~60% and ~27% charge to kill, respectively. Repeated uncharged hits do enough damage to keep a striker staggered, but the timing of them is such that they will occasionally be able to break through and scream, alerting other enemies. As such, partially charged hits are generally preferred when attempting to keep a striker suppressed.

* The Knife is capable of killing a striker with a fully charged hit to the head. Since the charge time of the knife is so short this allows the player to quickly dispatch many strikers, as long as the player is precise. Even when missing the head, the charge time of the knife is so short that fully charged follow-up hits are preferred.

* The Bat is capable of killing a striker with a fully charged hit to the head or back. A strike to the occiput only requires ~34% charge to kill. The bat has an incredibly high stagger multiplier, allowing a striker to easily be permanently staggered with only uncharged hits.

* The Spear is capable of killing a striker with a fully charged hit to the head or back. A strike to the back, head and occiput only require ~81%, ~65% and ~45% charge to kill, respectively.

## Audio

Clicking

Spasming

Alerted

Wave

## Gallery

* Crouching Striker listening to the environment
* Standing Striker
* Standing Idle

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Taken from the excellent *Guide to One Shot Killing Enemies With Melee* by InvertedAce17, see https://www.reddit.com/r/GTFO/comments/w01qk1/guide\_to\_one\_shot\_killing\_enemies\_with\_melee/