Slayers

Slayers
Slayer is the first and most basic enemy you will fight in the game. Slayers rarely pose a threat until later in the game, where they gain the ability to revive themselves from the dead. The Slayer is remarkably swift and agile, however, and should be taken care of quickly.

Appearance
Humanoid in appearance, Slayers have 1 to 2 blade attachments in place of arms and legs. The Slayer's head is severed from its body, held aloft by a strange metal platform. As a result of its blade appendages, the Slayer can appear awkward when moving. Slayers interestingly have their own individual head designs.

Attacks
Slayers are fast and athletic, having the ability to crawl on walls and ceilings. The Slayers have many different attacking techniques, including;
 * Slashing at the player with one or both blades
 * Performing a backflip and attacking using their leg blades
 * Shooting forward at the player
 * Hanging from the ceiling and swinging their leg blades at the player.

Tactics
Keep moving to avoid the Slayer's attacks. Staying still during a Slayer's onslaught is suicide, so continue moving and shooting with an automatic weapon.

A very handy tactic is to shoot the Slayer's head off. The Slayer will no longer be able to see the player, and will blindly flail it's blades around in a vain, and will be an easy target.

The Slayer is also weak to any form of light. If you see a spotlight, shine it directly onto the Slayer, and it will instantly die.

Special Notes
Sometimes when left alone, heavily damaged, or if decapitated while they are still alive, Slayers will get down on all fours and scamper around like spiders. While doing this, they cannot do damage to you while on all fours, and aside from being very agile, they are easy targets.

Dr. Killjoy's Entry
"This creature moves with the grace of a ballet dancer but kills with the precision of a master swordsman, a most troubling combination. The creature's origins lie with that form of execution popularized by those ingenious French: beheading. Each Slayer seems to have its own unique head, attached by a vile apparatus which evokes something I wish I had created. Indeed, here is a creature whose very existence fills me with jealousy that I did not construct it myself. I admire this work of homicidal craftsmanship."

Jordan's Entry
"This is the most pervasive of all malefactors we've encountered. The Slayer has a basic human body shape, but with blades replacing the legs and arms and a metallic apparatus suspending the head. Given its context, the Slayer's appearence evokes blade wielding street criminals, though this malefactor's blades are longer and sharper than one normally finds on even the most violent Baltimore streets."

The  Baltimore <span style="color:rgb(58,58,58);">  <span style="color:rgb(58,58,58);">Slayer
<span style="color:rgb(58,58,58);">This Slayer is the embodiment of death by sharp blade-like objects. To this effect, it is first seen at the scene of a robbery at knifepoint, where it attempts to attack Torque. Slayers in Baltimore are very similar to their appearance in Carnate, albeit with a red tinge. They represent murderers who used blades in their crimes.

<span style="color:rgb(58,58,58);">Slayer Captain
<span style="color:rgb(58,58,58);">Slayer Captains are distinguished by their black armour and smokey look. Like all Captains, it can only be killed in Insanity mode.