Killer Robot

The  is an NPC in Streets of Rogue that only spawns during the Killer Robot disaster. It has more health than anything else in the game (1000 points, or 3000 with Full Health for All), however, it is also the slowest and the rarest.

It will always have a Rocket Launcher in hand with 10000 ammo and will also use Melee attacks if it runs out of ammo (which can easily be forced using an Ammo Stealer).

If killed, the Killer Robot will always drop 3 items: a Giantizer, a Time Bomb, and a Rocket Launcher. After death, its body will flash for about 2 seconds before exploding, similar in function to Cop Bots and the Exploding Bodies mutator.



Trivia

 * Before alpha ? the Killer Robot was really easy to beat. One could simply use an ammo stealer on it and then punch it to death.

Tips and Strategies

 * With the right combination of Melee buffs, it is possible to defeat the robot via melee. For example being simultaneously affected by Giantizer, Critter Upper, and Strength.


 * Melee or not, it's extremely helpful to be Giant while fighting the Killer Robot. A weapon like Flamethrower, with its high ammo capacity and fast rate of fire, can kill the Killer Robot with relative ease when in Giantized form.


 * NPCs will not attack the killer robot even if they take damage from its rockets. Instead, they will run away from the killer robot as it approaches.


 * It is possible to hack the killer robot and pick "Tamper with Aim" to cause the rockets it fires at the player to be off-center.


 * The killer robot is resistant to many Status Effects, including Frozen, Paralyzed (except when hit by the EMP grenade), and Slow.


 * The killer robot is not considered to be human and cannot be affected by Special Abilities that require flesh and blood targets such as Bite, Cannibalize, and Possess.


 * Since the killer robot has nearly unlimited ammo, one can use the explosions from its Rocket Launcher to break down walls and kill non-hostile NPCs easier.


 * An effective way of killing the killer robot is hiding within a building made of indestructible walls. If one can get into a position where the robot won't approach them but still attempt to shoot them down, and create an angle in which the rocket will just about hit the wall, (around 60 degrees when the robot is in a doorway) it will damage itself with explosions as the robot almost never runs out of ammo.


 * Another way of killing the killer robot is to use the Ammo Stealer to take the robots ammo. That way, it won't have any rockets to fire at the player. Unfortunately, the Ammo Stealer can only be found as a reward item for completing quests or looting safes and chests.


 * Another effective way of killing the killer robot is to lure it to an area with pitfalls and knock it into said trap. This method, however, does not give any drops, but it is counted towards the achievement.


 * Water damages the killer robot, including projectiles, bodies of water, and puddles. This makes Fire Hydrants and the like useful against him.


 * EMP Grenades will deal 100 damage and Paralyze him for 30 seconds.


 * Fire-Spewer s are an effective way to deal damage to the Killer Robot, as it moves slowly and does not wait for the fire like normal NPCs. It is possible to abuse the robot's pathfinding and eventually destroy it, though this is very difficult if you have not already removed it's ammunition with an Ammo Stealer.


 * It can be knocked into a hole - Leafblower may be the easiest way to do this.


 * Time Bomb and Remote Bomb definitely come in handy for explosive-based playstyles.