Soldier has other meanings. See Soldier (disambiguation) for other uses. | Guard | |
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| Bio | |
| HP | 25 |
| Points | 100 |
| Weapon | Pistol (hitscan) |
Guards (sometimes referred to as Nazi soldiers) are the most common enemies in Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny. Their only attack is a Pistol, and they must freeze and aim for a moment before they can fire. They have low HP and can easily be killed with a pistol or knife, dropping a clip with 4 bullets. Most maps feature both large groups of Guards, as well as solitary ones who often hide in strategic corners.
In the Spear of Destiny mission packs, guards wear green uniforms instead of their original, and have new voice lines.
Tactical Analysis
Alone, guards are easy to kill, necessitating only 1-4 pistol shots or, to save ammunition, stabs with the knife. Guards feel pain, so each single attack will cancel any shots the Guard was preparing to make, and give you time to continue your assault.
A group of guards should be taken out with the machine gun. Its rate of fire is quick enough to shred through guards without wasting ammo.
When mixed in with other enemies, Guards should be of low priority, and they'll usually get caught in the crossfire anyway.
If you have no ammo and are caught with a group of guards in a room (or you have very low ammo), stand very close to the corner edge of the door and wait for them to come through the door. When they do, continuously stab them with your knife until they die. If there are any guards left, depending on the amount killed, you should have enough ammo to take out the rest.
Quotes
The sound of an alarmed Guard
- "Achtung!"[1][2]
- "Attention!"[1][2] spoken upon alert when seeing the player in the MS-DOS release.
- "Halten sie!" (Hold it, you!)
- Spoken upon alert, Mac & 3DO ports.
- "Stop!"
- English used in the SNES port.
- "Alarm!"[3]
- "Danger!"[3] Spoken upon alert, Spear of Destiny mission packs
- "Glück gehabt!", "Mammi!", "Au! Das tut weh!"[3]
- "You were lucky!", "Mommy!", "Ow! That hurts!"[3] Spoken on death, mission packs.
"Id Software apologizes to German speaking people everywhere."[1]
All sounds
- HALTSND
- Alarm sound
- DEATHSCREAM1SND, DEATHSCREAM2SND, DEATHSCREAM3SND, DEATHSCREAM4SND, DEATHSCREAM5SND, DEATHSCREAM6SND, DEATHSCREAM7SND, DEATHSCREAM8SND, DEATHSCREAM9SND
- Death sound
- NAZIFIRESND
- Gun fire sound
In other games
Trivia
- In Doom II: Hell on Earth both the Guard' voice clips are reused from Wolfenstein 3D.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cloud, Kevin. Spear of Destiny Hint Book. FormGen Corporation, 1992. Page 36. Web. (Third-party scan)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cloud, Kevin. The Official Hint Manual for Wolfenstein 3D. Apogee Software, 1992. Page 72. Web. (Third-party scan)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hemphill, Alan. Instruction and Hint Book for Mission 2: Return to Danger. FormGen Corporation, 1994. Page 37. Web. (Third-party scan)
| Wolfenstein 3D | Guard · SS · Killer Dog · Mutant · Officer · Pac-Man Ghost · Fake Hitler |
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| Other enemies | Bat · Mutant Rat · Ghost |
| Wolfenstein 3D bosses | Hans Grösse · Dr. Schabbs · Adolf Hitler · Otto Giftmacher · Gretel Grösse · General Fettgesicht · Staatmeister |
| Spear of Destiny bosses | Trans Grösse · Barnacle Wilhelm · Übermutant · Death Knight · Angel of Death |
| Spear of Destiny mission pack bosses | Submarine Willy · Professor Quarkblitz · The Axe · The Robot · Devil Incarnate |