BioShock father Ken Levine has shed light on one of the Heavy Hitter enemies featured in BioShock Infinite – The Motorized Patriot.
This hulking, tenacious foe takes the form of a clockwork simulation of George Washington, featuring a porcelain face, two flags and a deadly Gatling Gun dubbed the pepper-mill.
"These are enemies that are used to not just be more powerful, but to augment the abilities of the more traditional BioShock enemies," Levine told X-Play. "You’re going to come across them in certain areas of the game, and they’re going to provide a really unique challenge."
"Unlike most of the enemies, he’s completely fearless," he added. "He doesn’t have a sense of self-preservation, so he’ll just keep coming at you and coming at you."
Dispatch one of these deadly adversaries, however, and you’ll be able to get your mitts on some impressive firepower.
"Once he destroys the Patriot, Booker can actually go pick up the pepper-mill and use it as a heavy weapon. The only place you can get it is from a destroyed Motorized Patriot,” explained Levine.
BioShock Infinite is due out for PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 in October 2012.