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|title1=Sun- <small> Type-8830 </small>
|image = File:Sun.jpg|
 
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|image1= Image:Sun Render.png
|name = Sun - <small>Type 8830</small>
 
|featured = [[The House of the Dead III]]
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|featured=''[[The House of the Dead III]]''
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|encounter=Chapters [[Bewilderment|2]], [[Sensory Chaos|3]], or [[Ultimate Challenge|4]]
|encounter = HoTD III:
 
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|weapon= Sunsun (tendrils), dandelion seeds, snake-like portrusions in
:[[Sensory Chaos|Chapter 3]] (canonically)
 
 
|protect= None
|species = Plantoid
 
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|voice actor=
|weapon = Sunsan<br/>Dandelion seeds
 
 
|image2= [[File:Sun_weakpoint.gif]]
|protect = Various
 
 
|caption2=Sun's weak points are its "faces" and tendrils.
|image2 = [[File:Sun_weakpoint.gif]]
 
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|caption2 = Sun's weak points are its "faces" and tendrils.}}
 
   
 
{{Quote|Source = The House of the Dead III|Quote = I'm not ready to be pushing up daisies just yet!|Attribution = [[Lisa Rogan]]}}
 
{{Quote|Source = The House of the Dead III|Quote = I'm not ready to be pushing up daisies just yet!|Attribution = [[Lisa Rogan]]}}
   
Type-8830, codenamed the {{Nihongo|'''"Sun"'''|サン|San}}, is a tree-like mutation. Depending on the routes taken by the player, it is the [[Bosses|boss]] of either the second, third, or fourth chapter in ''[[The House of the Dead III]]''.
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'''Type-8830''', codenamed {{Nihongo|'''"Sun"'''|サン|San}}, was an arboreal-like mutation. Depending on the routes taken by the player, it is the [[Bosses|boss]] of either the second, third, or fourth chapter in ''[[The House of the Dead III]]''.
   
Inhabiting the Bio Lab, the Sun attacks with vine-like tendrils (named '''Sunsun''') and serpentine creatures within giant petals. Its [[List of boss weak points|weak points]] are the aforementioned parts of its body, as well as the ring of human faces around its trunk.
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Inhabiting the [[EFI BIO facilities|Bio Lab]], Sun attacks with vine-like tendrils (named '''Sunsun''') and serpentine creatures within giant petals. Its [[List of boss weak points|weak points]] are the aforementioned parts of its body, as well as the ring of human faces around its trunk.
 
== Bestiary Overview ==
 
The Sun is a macabre combination of human, animal, and plant-like elements: its trunk is studded with human faces that vomit blood when shot; its vine-like tendrils attack either directly or from underground; snake-like protrusions reside in the petals, spitting sharp projectiles either in the air or in its prey's face.
 
   
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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The Sun was created in the [[EFI Research Facility]]'s Bio Lab, as part of experiments to combine human DNA and plant life.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070214134323/http://www.sega.co.jp/pc/soft/hod3/stage.html</ref> In 2019, former [[AMS]] agents [[Thomas Rogan]] and [[Dan Taylor]] investigated the facility's ties to the apocalypse caused by outbreaks of biologically-engineered [[Zombie|creatures.]] After Rogan disappeared, his partner "[[G]]" and daughter [[Lisa Rogan|Lisa]] raided the facility to search for him, defeating the Sun and other creatures in the process.<ref>''[[The House of the Dead III]]''</ref>
 
   
 
Sun was created in the [[EFI Research Facility]]'s Bio Lab, as part of experiments to combine human DNA and plant life.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070214134323/http://www.sega.co.jp/pc/soft/hod3/stage.html</ref> In 2019, former [[AMS]] agents [[Thomas Rogan]] and [[Dan Taylor]] investigated the facility's ties to the apocalypse caused by outbreaks of biologically-engineered [[Creature|creatures.]] After Rogan disappeared, his partner [[G]] and daughter [[Lisa Rogan|Lisa]] raided the facility to search for him, defeating Sun and other creatures in the process.<ref>''[[The House of the Dead III]]''</ref>
==Strategy==
 
ROUND 1: Shoot the faces to inflict 1 bit of damage. Then it will try to attack with its vines. It may come in a chasing formation, leading you to retreat while attacking or move in a confusing motion while you remain still. Shoot the flowers to halt the offense.
 
   
 
== Bestiary Overview ==
ROUND 2: The attack not used in the first will be done. Again, shoot the flower ends to stop the attack.
 
 
Sun is a macabre combination of human, animal, and plant-like elements: its trunk is studded with human faces that vomit blood when shot; its vine-like tendrils attack either directly or from underground; snake-like protrusions reside in the petals, spitting sharp projectiles either in the air or in its prey's face.
   
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== Gameplay ==
ROUND 3: He will use his whips and go underground, shoot the glowing marks to get rid of damage. If not, they will shoot up and lash out at you. It may go in a snaking formation, or swirling before attacking. You will have to deal with both vines one by one before it stops.
 
   
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=== Overview ===
ROUND 4: Same as before, except they will come both at the same time, making it more challenging.
 
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Sun is immobile, thus making it susceptible to damage via its human face-ridden trunk. However, the creature's means of defense -- its tentacles, and the serpent-like beings inhabiting it -- evoke the element of surprise, especially to a beginner player. The tentacles are evasive targets as they snake about the battlefield: the serpents can spit spores either in the air or directly into a player's face. Shooting Sun's trunk in between attack phases is the easiest and fastest way to deplete its health bar.
   
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=== Phases ===
ROUND 5: Petals open, the creature will either come out and spit out spiked seeds in front of you or away from you. More health is lost when it spits seeds but it is very hard to prevent it from spitting by killing it. When it comes out for a spit, it will take a full 2 magazine rounds to stop it.
 
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# For most of the fight, Sun will randomly perform one of the following phases:
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#* Sun sends several tentacles directly at the player. Each tentacle must be shot multiple times in order to defeat it.
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#* Several of Sun's tentacles snake around the perimeter of the area, either to the left or right of the player, passing behind pillars. As with the prior phase, each tentacle must be repeatedly shot to keep it from attacking the player.
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#* A tentacle burrows through the ground to the player's left or right, moving in random motions before emerging to attack at close range. Shining spots will indicate where the tentacle is located, and can be shot for extra damage before the tentacle emerges.
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#* Sun performs the same attack as before, but with two tentacles instead of one.
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# At low health, a serpent will appear from one of Sun's petals and perform one of two attacks, as long as Sun still has health remaining:
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#* The serpent's long neck extends from the petal and close to the camera. After a few seconds, the serpent will spit spores directly into the player's face. Damaging the serpent enough will stop the attack.
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#* #The serpent spits spores directly into the air, which will rain down upon the player; the spores must be shot in order to avoid damage. Shooting the serpent enough when it appears will prevent the release of the spores.
   
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=== Strategies ===
When it has been defeated, Sun will collapse into a heap of plant growth.
 
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* When Sun attacks with its tentacles or the serpents, it is safer to ignore Sun's trunk and focus fire instead on these threats.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*It's likely that Sun is named so because not only does it give life and energy to the inhabitants of the Bio Plant, but because G and Lisa move around the monster in a circular path, as a planet would orbit its sun.
*Sun is very similar to Resident Evil's Plant 42.
 
*The Sun is so far the only boss in the series that is stationary.
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*Sun is the only level-specific boss in the series to be fought midway through the level, as opposed to at the end.
 
*Sun may be the only boss who attacks players throughout the whole stage, as the offensive tentacle vines may have been its own given the massive growth of the plant which could have taken over the whole sector.
*It's likely that Sun is named so because not only does it give life and energy to the inhabitants of the Bio Plant, but G and Lisa move around the monster in a circular path, as a planet would orbit its sun.
 
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*In [[The Typing of the Dead 2|''The Typing of the Dead II'']], Sun's battle starts with word category selection. Hence, a creature will appear and spits out six spiked seeds which represents choices. Once player(s) finishes typing any one of the six choices, the three vines will first attack as three separate entities (meaning the player must successfully type three words related to the category that the player first selected) before attacking all at once. For the latter attack, there are three options to a question which the player(s) must type the correct answer within a time limit. For the dual whips attack, their respective words can only be typed when they are lit. If the creature comes out, its respective word must be typed within a time limit and without any mistakes.
*The Sun is the only level-specific boss in the series to be fought midway through the level, as opposed to at the end.
 
*The Sun might be related to [[Goldman]]'s plan to protect nature and [[Dr. Roy Curien]] may have created this plant to be the cause for humans and plants to sustain.
 
*The Sun may be the only boss who attacks players throughout the whole stage, as the offensive tentacle vines may have been its own given the massive growth of the plant which could have taken over the whole sector.
 
*The Sun is possibly inspired by a Japanese yokai called "kodama", a yokai or spirit that inhibits trees at the mountains of Japan. People said that the kodama's face is white, just like the faces that surround the upper part of Sun, that it bleeds when cut down at old age, Sun similarly doing so when shot, and Takashi Oda is also Japanese and possibly suggested it himself.
 
 
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
   
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=== Official Art ===
 
=== Official Art ===
 
<gallery>
 
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Sun.jpg
 
Sensory-chaos-ps3-trophy-36285.png
 
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SunScan.jpeg|Sun in the Famitsu ''The House of the Dead III ''Perfect Guide.
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=== Data ===
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Sun Render.png|Sun's model
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=== Screenshots ===
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<gallery>
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SunWeakPoint.png
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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{{HotD3}}
 
[[Category:Bosses]]
 
[[Category:Bosses]]
 
[[Category:Plantoid Bosses]]
 
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[[Category:The House of the Dead III bosses]]

Revision as of 19:40, 14 June 2020


I'm not ready to be pushing up daisies just yet!

Type-8830, codenamed "Sun" (サン, San?), was an arboreal-like mutation. Depending on the routes taken by the player, it is the boss of either the second, third, or fourth chapter in The House of the Dead III.

Inhabiting the Bio Lab, Sun attacks with vine-like tendrils (named Sunsun) and serpentine creatures within giant petals. Its weak points are the aforementioned parts of its body, as well as the ring of human faces around its trunk.

History

Main article: The House of the Dead III

Sun was created in the EFI Research Facility's Bio Lab, as part of experiments to combine human DNA and plant life.[1] In 2019, former AMS agents Thomas Rogan and Dan Taylor investigated the facility's ties to the apocalypse caused by outbreaks of biologically-engineered creatures. After Rogan disappeared, his partner G and daughter Lisa raided the facility to search for him, defeating Sun and other creatures in the process.[2]

Bestiary Overview

Sun is a macabre combination of human, animal, and plant-like elements: its trunk is studded with human faces that vomit blood when shot; its vine-like tendrils attack either directly or from underground; snake-like protrusions reside in the petals, spitting sharp projectiles either in the air or in its prey's face.

Gameplay

Overview

Sun is immobile, thus making it susceptible to damage via its human face-ridden trunk. However, the creature's means of defense -- its tentacles, and the serpent-like beings inhabiting it -- evoke the element of surprise, especially to a beginner player. The tentacles are evasive targets as they snake about the battlefield: the serpents can spit spores either in the air or directly into a player's face. Shooting Sun's trunk in between attack phases is the easiest and fastest way to deplete its health bar.

Phases

  1. For most of the fight, Sun will randomly perform one of the following phases:
    • Sun sends several tentacles directly at the player. Each tentacle must be shot multiple times in order to defeat it.
    • Several of Sun's tentacles snake around the perimeter of the area, either to the left or right of the player, passing behind pillars. As with the prior phase, each tentacle must be repeatedly shot to keep it from attacking the player.
    • A tentacle burrows through the ground to the player's left or right, moving in random motions before emerging to attack at close range. Shining spots will indicate where the tentacle is located, and can be shot for extra damage before the tentacle emerges.
    • Sun performs the same attack as before, but with two tentacles instead of one.
  2. At low health, a serpent will appear from one of Sun's petals and perform one of two attacks, as long as Sun still has health remaining:
    • The serpent's long neck extends from the petal and close to the camera. After a few seconds, the serpent will spit spores directly into the player's face. Damaging the serpent enough will stop the attack.
    • #The serpent spits spores directly into the air, which will rain down upon the player; the spores must be shot in order to avoid damage. Shooting the serpent enough when it appears will prevent the release of the spores.

Strategies

  • When Sun attacks with its tentacles or the serpents, it is safer to ignore Sun's trunk and focus fire instead on these threats.

Trivia

  • It's likely that Sun is named so because not only does it give life and energy to the inhabitants of the Bio Plant, but because G and Lisa move around the monster in a circular path, as a planet would orbit its sun.
  • Sun is the only level-specific boss in the series to be fought midway through the level, as opposed to at the end.
  • Sun may be the only boss who attacks players throughout the whole stage, as the offensive tentacle vines may have been its own given the massive growth of the plant which could have taken over the whole sector.
  • In The Typing of the Dead II, Sun's battle starts with word category selection. Hence, a creature will appear and spits out six spiked seeds which represents choices. Once player(s) finishes typing any one of the six choices, the three vines will first attack as three separate entities (meaning the player must successfully type three words related to the category that the player first selected) before attacking all at once. For the latter attack, there are three options to a question which the player(s) must type the correct answer within a time limit. For the dual whips attack, their respective words can only be typed when they are lit. If the creature comes out, its respective word must be typed within a time limit and without any mistakes.

Gallery

Concept Art

Official Art

Data

Screenshots

References

veTHoTD III logocontent
Characters
Lisa RoganGThomas RoganDr. CurienDaniel CurienThornheartDan Taylor
Creatures
Acid • Azteca (I - II) • Barry • Cain • CharlesDevilonEbitan • Frederic • Koebitan • Hugh • Jack • Julie • Kageo • Torso Kageo • Mark (I - IV) • Meat Man • Morkin • Morris • Murrer • Pico • Putti • Raymond • Rogan Commandos • Sunsun • Yukio
Bosses
DeathFoolSunWheel of Fate
Chapters
ReminiscenceChasing ShadowsBewilderment, Sensory Chaos, and Ultimate Challenge (EFI and DBR facilities - EFI BIO facilities - Information Systems Department)Wheel of Fate
Other pages
Lore (AMSEFI Research FacilityThomas Rogan's Private Division)
Game modes (Extreme ModeTime Attack)
Spin-offs (Darts of the DeadThe House of the Dead ReelsThe Typing of the Dead 2)
2 & 3 ReturnThe House of the Dead III Perfect GuideThe House of the Dead 4 Official Sound TracksUnused content