Cultist



The cultist is a common cybernetic enemy in Ion Fury. He is armed with a machinegun which also uses magnum-XXL caliber bullets like Loverboy, which they have a chance to drop ammunition for when killed. Cultists are the most frequently seen enemy; their attacks are swift, but have low hitpoints. It is advised to follow different approaches against large crowd of these enemies as they deal damage in an instant with very slight reaction time and hard to dodge.

Risky moves without checking silent alcoves and far corners of the area result in these common enemies to dash out from their posts to chip away your armor by retreating behind cover or suppressing your moves from a hard to reach place. When confronted at the large out door areas, they will seek cover frantically or try to hide just beneath the high platforms and behind corners to remain hidden until Shelly pass their sight. In a direct confrontation at enclosed spaces, they tend to stand their ground by crouching or try to hold position just near the doors you supposed to pass. Cultists' reaction time, movement speed, accuracy, damage and behavioral instinct to take cover scales up with the difficulty.

Can be easily dispatched with Loverboy secondary tap fire or manually aimed a clear shot to head. Common weapons like Penetrator flechettes also works and even light them on fire impairing them, they continually burn until they fall. Missed Ion bow bodyshots and Electrifryer will taze and stun them leaving them unable to attack for a small duration. When taking cover is not an option, taze or setting them on fire may help you to dispatch them safer.

Disperser buckshots and Chain gun can reward you with visual giblets and small amount of armor shards when aimed at their head. Anything that can be tossed behind cover such as Disperser grenades or Bowling bombs can be abused if you face more than one cultist at a time to recover armor at an open fight. Similarly Clusterpuck can be used to kill them at narrow chokes also rewarding you with armor shard bonuses by gibbings the corpses.

Trivia

 * In the initial release of the Preview Campaign, their attire was dark gray and brown. As of the Heskel's House of Horrors update, it is yellow and light brown, which was done to increase their visibility.