Motorized Patriot

Tactics and Strategy

The Motorized Patriot is an Automaton that comes in many forms, the most common of which is modeled after George Washington, America’s first president and one of the key figures in Columbia’s religion. There are also other models that resemble the other Founding Fathers. The Motorized Patriot is a very sturdy enemy that can be difficult to take down. These foes are a major threat in any encounter.

The Motorized Patriot carries around the Peppermill Crank Gun, which can shred your Shield in an instant and drain your health nearly as quickly. The Crank Gun has a very long start-up time, and the Patriot only fires on you if he has a guaranteed shot, so keep moving to prevent him from firing.

If you get too close, the Motorized Patriot will swing at you with his Crank Gun, which can really hurt. If you must get close, move toward the Patriot to force a melee attack, then move backwards to avoid it.

The Motorized Patriot has two weak spots—his head and the giant gears on his back. Shooting the gears deals much more damage than hitting him in the head, so try to shoot him there to take this threat out as quickly as you can.

The Patriot is extremely susceptible to Shock Jockey, which overloads him and freezes him in place. Zap him and move behind him to shoot at the gears to quickly wear the Automaton down. If you’re too far away to get behind this mechanical monster, zap him with Shock Jockey, fire while moving toward him, then zap him with Shock Jockey again as soon as he can move.

Although the Patriot is an Automaton, he’s not nearly as vulnerable to Possession as the turrets are. While it may seem like a huge advantage to take control of a moving, sturdy robotic ally, the Patriot shrugs Possession off rather quickly. It often isn’t worth the Salts to take control of one.