Devastator

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Devastators, in all games they have appeared in, are upper-echelon zombies which have devastating attack power on players. They are large and incredibly bulky, with red eyes and pinkish tissue with a spine that seems to protrude from their bodies. They have a Large amount of health, making them difficult to defeat.

In SAS Zombie Assault 4, the Devastator appears as a boss enemy. It has far more HP than in previous games, but cannot summon Skeletons. It also moves slower than in SAS 3. However, its AoE attack has a massive damage boost, fully capable of killing a player without sufficient resistance/health in a single hit in front of the Devastator. However, the attack only deals damage directly in front of the Devastator, so therefore, a player(s) behind it will not be damaged.

Another change in SAS Zombie Assault 4 is that the Devastator enrages when it is has low health (below 2 bars). Occasionally, the Devastator will enrage with 3 health bars. When it enrages, it opens its arms wide (like the Devastator in SAS 3 when summoning skeletons), roars and a red aura surrounds it. An enraged Devastator moves and attacks faster than normal and resists every damage type. Additionally, Devastators look different on SAS 4, as they have no skin and also appear to be of a comparable size to the Ruin of SAS TD infamy.

When killed, the Devastator lets out a high-pitched scream and the red aura around it fades.

SAS Zombie Assault Tower Defense
In SAS Zombie Assault TD, the Devastator appears on Round 25. It summons a group of skeletons that attack towers, creates a green aura that damages anything in its range and attacks towers as well. It is the second strongest zombie in the game, but it does the most damage. It can destroy towers (that don't have the Armour Upgrade) and even Jersey Barriers in one single punch. Like the Ruin, even if only one Devastator passes the exit, all lives are lost.

Trivia

 * The Devastator of SAS 3/SAS TD looks similar to the Tank from the video game Left 4 Dead 2. Most notably, they both have massive upper-bodies, and (in SAS 3) they are one of the strongest enemies in their games.
 * The Devastator also looks similar to Abomination from the 2008 movie The Incredible Hulk. They both have hulking bodies and spikes on them.
 * The non-savage form is almost identical to the giant titan of Shingeki No Kyojin (Attack on Titan), in that it's large, lean, consisting almost entirely of muscle, and the head appearing to show the skull/being mostly ivory white.
 * The name Devastator is also possibly referring to Devastator in Transformers franchise, who is mostly described as a colossal Decepticon combiner with incredible strength & resilience. Both traits are shown by Devastator in the game in most of the time.
 * The Savage Devastator in SAS 4 is slightly larger than its non-savage counterpart.
 * When a Devastator bugs out, it can sometimes beat the ground endlessly, allowing you to hit it with no consequence.
 * Another glitch that can occur is that the Devastator will not do the animation signalling it's rage mode, but the red aura and resistances will still occur.

Tips

 * Biocleanse Bombs are helpful against the Savage Devastator, they will slow them as well as lower the resistance by 50% when enraged.
 * This can be especially useful on mobile if the elite property is Nightmarish.
 * Thermal and Chemical Weapons such as the Ronson Flamethrower, Luftplatzen, RIA T40, HIKS S300, Stripper, Furie and Flame Turrets are extremely effective; even more so with Biocleanse Bomb when the Devastator is enraged.
 * When the Devastator is enraged, its Movement Speed is increased and resists are all increased by 75%, so good use of the Biocleanse Bomb and at least 1 Cryo Grenade or Turret will help out a lot.
 * MP only. If the Devastator is enraged, switch to your lightest weapon and run circles around an object, trying to keep it opposite of you. When your teammate(s) revive, attack it if it loses interest in you. It may need to be done multiple times.
 * As the enraged Devastator resists all type of damage, it's also recommended (if players choose Heavy class) to use fast-firing shotgun or Hard Thorn with Adaptive, Deadly / Pinpoint & Overclocked.
 * Adaptive ignores targets' resistance, which lowers enraged Devastator's damage resistance.
 * Deadly increases dealing damage upon target, which is effective as for Devastator's toughness. Pinpoint increases critical chance for each shot, which is effective for weapons with high capacity & RoF.
 * Hard Thorn standard one has RoF at 6rps (8rps for RED & BLACK). If possible, you should boost this up. Heavy's Concussion skill can have better chance to stun Devastator.
 * While enraged Devastator resists Chemical damage, DoT effect from Stripper & Poison Claw can still inflict damage on it.