Scraper
Description:
They appear to be human males with long, tube-like snouts, much like an anteater, and club-like front limbs. They emit loud chirping noises of various pitches and have a long tongue with which they use to "slurp" up carrion and blood. They are often found in groups and appear frequently out of small crawlspaces and vents to ambush their prey.
Method of Attack:
Slurpers are dangerous in the sense that they are quite quick and can easily knock characters flat on their back. They scurry towards them when alerted to their presence, and yank their legs out from under them, making them fall down. Often times they will then scurry over them, stomping on them for additional damage.
A secondary attack of theirs is quite similar to that of the Double Heads, they can grab onto a characters' leg and repeatedly bite them until they shake them off. Slurpers are best killed with firearms or melee weapons with a strong over-head swing (such as the maul, but it is very difficult to hit a monster that fast with a weapon that heavy), as many other melee attacks will sail right over them due to their crawling stature. When struck, they will sometimes play dead, waiting for characters to get closer before attacking again. They emit a loud, shrill cry when truly dead. As scavengers, they are also easily distracted by Beef Jerky.
Symbolism:
Slurpers are carrion-feeders of the Otherworld, representing the bottom-feeders of the human world. Also, considering their resemblance to well-built human males (wearing boxers, no less) and the way they climb on top of Heather, their symbolism could be sexual in nature.
It could also be a distorted interpretation of real life people, representing a drug addict. It is reminiscent of a drug addict licking the ground to slurp up any spilled chemicals in desperation. This is supported by the fact that they first appear (other than the brief sewer encounter) shortly after passing through an area where a homeless chemical abuser was squatting.
Reasons for Manifestation:
• Any of the reasons similar to the plight illustrated above.
Area:
• Otherworld Hilltop Center
• Otherworld Brookhaven Hospital
• The Chapel
~Taken originally from the Silent Hill Wiki
Description:
They appear to be human males with long, tube-like snouts, much like an anteater, and club-like front limbs. They emit loud chirping noises of various pitches and have a long tongue with which they use to "slurp" up carrion and blood. They are often found in groups and appear frequently out of small crawlspaces and vents to ambush their prey.
Method of Attack:
Slurpers are dangerous in the sense that they are quite quick and can easily knock characters flat on their back. They scurry towards them when alerted to their presence, and yank their legs out from under them, making them fall down. Often times they will then scurry over them, stomping on them for additional damage.
A secondary attack of theirs is quite similar to that of the Double Heads, they can grab onto a characters' leg and repeatedly bite them until they shake them off. Slurpers are best killed with firearms or melee weapons with a strong over-head swing (such as the maul, but it is very difficult to hit a monster that fast with a weapon that heavy), as many other melee attacks will sail right over them due to their crawling stature. When struck, they will sometimes play dead, waiting for characters to get closer before attacking again. They emit a loud, shrill cry when truly dead. As scavengers, they are also easily distracted by Beef Jerky.
Symbolism:
Slurpers are carrion-feeders of the Otherworld, representing the bottom-feeders of the human world. Also, considering their resemblance to well-built human males (wearing boxers, no less) and the way they climb on top of Heather, their symbolism could be sexual in nature.
It could also be a distorted interpretation of real life people, representing a drug addict. It is reminiscent of a drug addict licking the ground to slurp up any spilled chemicals in desperation. This is supported by the fact that they first appear (other than the brief sewer encounter) shortly after passing through an area where a homeless chemical abuser was squatting.
Reasons for Manifestation:
• Any of the reasons similar to the plight illustrated above.
Area:
• Otherworld Hilltop Center
• Otherworld Brookhaven Hospital
• The Chapel
~Taken originally from the Silent Hill Wiki
