Satan

Satan
Primary Attack	Teeth, tentacle strike
Secondary Attack	Acid spit
Games featured	Resistance 3

"It comes out of the Earth, like Satan himself."

―Jean Rose

Satan is the name given to an enormous feral Chimera by the religious inhabitants of Mount Pleasant. Resembling a colossal Leaper, Satan lived in the vast network of tunnels that made up the mines running below Mount Pleasant and preyed on the townspeople by bursting from under the ground.

Description

Satan's exposed body.

The creature is shown to have a large head and four retractable claws on the end of long tentacles, one on each corner of its face. It is described in the Enemy Journal entry's image as a unique mutation with an incredibly tough, carbonized exoskeleton that is somehow made from compressed coal molecules. In combat, Satan usually reveals its head and hardly reveals its body, and the only known weakness in its otherwise impenetrable body is in its eyes. It also secretes saliva that has the effect of mutating Grims in the same manner as the Mutator would do. It is highly likely it would have the same effect on a human.

Satan's precise origin is unknown; developing from an indeterminate strain of the Chimeran virus, the creature had spent years since the initial Chimeran invasion of America incubating deep in the coal mines of Pennsylvania before it suddenly emerged and devastated Mount Pleasant, infecting and turning most of the townspeople into Grims and Leeches. Efforts to kill it proved futile; Satan had killed a hundred people in the firth month since it had first emerged. A recent hunting party of twelve was sent to hunt down Satan that was slaughtered down to one survivor, who lost one arm and half a leg. Since its appearance, Satan made the mines of Mount Pleasant its home and used the mine shafts and tunnels to launch surprise attacks on its victims with sudden unexpected brutality.

Joseph Capelli and Jonathan Rose later hunted down the creature, though Satan badly wounded the latter. Satan cornered Capelli in a service elevator but was ultimately killed by Capelli, who threw acetylene tanks into its mouth and causing its head to explode.

Strategy

• This Chimera serves as a boss in the chapter Satan. Its body is indestructible, and cannot be hurt by gunfire of any kind. However, this is not much of a problem, as Satan rarely ever shows its body.
• Much of Satan's fight is scripted. The first phase involves running through the tunnels away from Satan, as it attempts to kill the players. Simply follow Jonathan during this part to stay alive. However, if the players start to fall behind, they will be killed.
• Eventually, Satan will smash its head through a wall, and attempt to kill Jonathan and Capelli. During this part, the player must shoot Satan's eyes to temporarily blind it. The Bullseye is recommended to attack the eyes due to its high accuracy and rate of fire.
• When Satan is blinded, the player must then throw an acetylene tank into its mouth and then shoot the tank to detonate it and cause major damage to the beast. Satan will then back off, and Johnathan will beg the player to go after it and kill it, as he cannot due to his injuries caused by the battle.
• The player must then run through a series of tunnels again while being chased by Satan. Make sure to retreat into the smaller tunnels as much as possible, as they will not be able to outrun it. Just keep retreating into the tunnels while moving forward, and they should be able to stay alive.
• While fleeing the beast, the player will board a powered minecart and make an escape; Satan will pursue the player while the player slows down the creature by shooting their weapons at it and/or the Blast Roots that lined the tunnel walls. A high-powered weapon such as the Wildfire is suggested here.
• The final part of the boss battle is very similar to before, except this time Satan will actually burst through the wall and into the room with the service elevator. The player have to retreat into a small recess in the side of the room to survive.
• Satan will then attempt to eat the player, but won't be able to reach them in the recess. Simply shoot its eyes again to blind it, then throw a acetylene tank into its mouth and shoot the tank to detonate it. Afterward, Satan will use its tentacles to pull itself into the room and breaking the elevator gate in the process. Head into the elevator car, where another gas tank crates rests in the corner. Repeat the process by blinding Satan and throw another tank into its mouth, which the last explosive burst will splatter its head into pulp.

Video

Enemy Journal

“	This feral monster is the product of years of incubation in the coal mine of Western Pennsylvania. It is a biological and evolutionary mystery.	”

Gallery

Enemy journal.

Satan shielding its face.

Satan in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.

Trivia

• Satan is named after the Abrahamic entity of the same name who is also known as "the Devil".
• Doctor Malikov's journal entry on Satan states that its exoskeleton may be harder than diamond, adding "is this possible?" This seems to imply the exoskeleton is made from carbon nanotubes, a form of carbon which is indeed harder than diamond and which Malikov (a biologist) would be unlikely to be familiar with.
• In the ruined church, one of Satan's tentacles will burst through the floor and drag a Grim underground, implying that without humans to feed on, the giant creature has turned to eating other feral Chimera.
• Satan can infect Grims by spitting saliva on them (similar to Leeches when exploded).
• Satan appears as a background character in Sony's PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, serving as a stage hazard in Time Station. Specter (enemy of Spike and main antagonist of the Ape Escape series) was summoning him from the time portal, who then begins to attack the players. Satan can be seen spraying acid on the players from its mouth. Eventually Satan is pulled back into the portal. Satan is only able to perform one ability. He will spray his green acid on the stage which will stun the players and will make them gradually lose AP for a short amount of time. Its acid always covers the bottom of the stage and the first two platforms.