History VideoGame / SeriousSam

* SentryGun: Rocket and plasma turrets in ''II''.

* CuteMonsterGirl: The Hellchicks in II.

* Pintsized Powerhouse: Some mooks can be seen scaled down quite a bit while retaining their combat strength. One of the most memorable is a stampede of rat-sized bulls in TSE.

* RetCon: ''BFE'' performs one on the BackStory of the previous games. Sam was not [[TheChosenOne chosen]] to go back in time. [[spoiler: He was the [[spoiler:'' [[EverybodysDeadDave only guy left alive]]'' [[RightManInTheWrongPlace and close enough to get to the Timelock,]] [[JumpedAtTheCall and took it upon himself to jump through.]]

* CurbStompBattle: ''BFE'' introduces OneHitKill melee attacks to Sam's arsenal. Among other things, he can [[EyeScream rip the eye out of a Gnaar,]] [[BeatStillMyHeart rip the heart out of a Beheaded Rocketeer]] [[OffWithHisHead or twist the face off a Scrapjack.]] Most of these come with [[HighPressureBlood ludicrous amounts of blood]] [[PaintingTheFourthWall sprayed all over the camera.]] [[UpToEleven If that wasn't enough,]] he can then toss the newly obtained [[LudicrousGibs gib]] at another enemy- [[CherryTapping potentially killing it!]] [[CosmeticAward This nets you the "Useful Trophy" achievement.]]

* ShinySense: In ''Serious Sam III'', ammo glows yellow, health red, armor blue, weapons yellow and key items purple. This was done to compensate the lack of spinning around mid air and sparkling in the previous installments.

* ShinySense: In ''Serious Sam III'', ammo glows yellow, health red, armor blue and weapons yellow. This was done to compensate the lack of spinning around mid air and sparkling in the previous installments.

--> Sam: "[[OhCrap Uh oh.]]"

--> "Oh, so you can turn things on now?"

--> Sam: "[[LampshadeHanging Could you guys maybe attack one at a time?]]"

--> Sam: "Why yes, as a matter of fact, I am."

* ThreatBackfire: A Gnaar threatens Sam that he will be [[ExactWords mooned.]] Sam isn't impressed, nor is he when [[spoiler: Mental's daughter reiterates the threat. Cue ''[[ColonyDrop the moon]]'' [[ColonyDrop falling from orbit, prompting Sam to leap into the Timelock.]]
--> Sam: "[[PrecisionFStrike Oh fuck!]]"

* [[spoiler: EverybodysDeadDave: ''BFE'']] wastes no time in offing every RedShirt that shows up, but by the end of the game, [[spoiler: ''everyone'' except Sam, including [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection Quinn]] and [[NeverFoundTheBody very likely]] [[LoveInterest Hellfire]] is dead. And we do mean ''[[EarthShatteringKaboom everybody'']].

* {{Expy}}: New enemies Scrapjack and Khnum in ''BFE'' bear a resemblance to [[Doom's Mancubi and Hell Knights]], both in appearance and attacks.

In February 2011, Croteam announced a realistically-looking {{prequel}} called ''Serious Sam III: BFE''[[hottip:*:Before First Encounter]]. It came out 22/23 November 2011.

* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: ''Second Encounter's'' opening cutscene was omitted from the [[UpdatedRerelease HD remake]], leaving you beginning the game standing underneath a burning spaceship wreck with barely any explanation as to what happened.

* AlliterativeName: Player characters available to choose.

* ArmCannon: Biomechanoids in ''TFE'' and ''TSE''; Tank biomechanoids in ''II''.

* BadassNormal: Sam is a damn ''bounty hunter'' dragged into this mess.

* {{BFG}}: The Cannon. Not a HandCannon, a "technomagical" ''[[LiteralMetaphor Cannon]]'' [[LiteralMetaphor Cannon]] which fires uranium cannonballs no less. Great for taking out bulls and bio-mechs.

* [[spoiler:BitterSweetEnding:]] In ''BFE'', [[spoiler:Sam ends up defeating the powerful Ugh Zan I and gets to the timelock but Mental throws the moon at the Earth causing both to be destroyed.]]

* BorderPatrol: '''Serious Sam III''' has a nasty surprise for those who want to wander off to the desert.

*** When fighting a boss called Zum Zum:

* ClimaxBoss: Ugh Zan III.
* CoolShades: At first; gone by ''TSE'' and ''II''. Supposedly, [[MemeticMutation they will be back]] in ''BFE'', for this game being, as the title says, before ''The First Encounter''.

* CuteMonsterGirl: The Hellchicks in II

* DenserAndWackier: ''II'', compared to both ''TFE'' and ''TSE''. ''BFE'' is apparently going to be DarkerAndEdgier.

* EmergencyWeapon: Knife and Colts in ''TFE'' after the first level.

* {{Fireballs}}: Many enemies fire them.

* GatlingGood: The Minigun, the Chaingun and the Laser Gun.

* InstantDeathRadius: Huge Lava Golem, Ugh Zan III, Alduran Reptiloid Highlander's Bride (with a HUGE instant death radius) and to some extent many medium-large enemies which have long-range main attack.
* InterfaceScrew: The Witch-Brides of Achriman will use telekenisis to slightly pixelate your screen, slow you down and then after a couple seconds, lift you into the air and throw you around.

** Ugh Zan III has four arms too.
* NeuralImplanting: An AI is surgically implanted into Sam's brain.

* OneManArmy: Sam.

* "TheWarSequence: The Game": Several, often punctuated with a voice aptly screaming '''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o46Rbcej5KU&feature=related "WAAAAAAAAR!!!"]]'''

* MightyGlacier: Ugh Zan III.

* WarringWithoutWeapons:
** In ''TFE'', the player loses most of the ammo at the beginning of "Alley of the Sphinxes", save shotgun shells and cannonballs which is handwaved by having Sam being forced to drop the weapons and ammo due to weight in the desert in the level's introduction message. The XBOX port even disallows Sam to ride on a magic surfboard should only he arrive on the Alley.
** After completing each chapter in ''TSE'' or ''II'', you'll have only basic weapons remaining.

* GlassCannon: Some enemy cannons take only a few hits to kill.

In February 2011, Croteam announced a realistically-looking {{prequel}} called ''Serious Sam III: BFE''[[hottip:*:Before First Encounter]].

* MonsterClown: If those unicycling suicide clowns from II aren't creepy, then I don't know what is.

->''"[[{{Turok}} Turok]]? [[DukeNukem Duke]]? [[HalfLife Freeman?]] All amateurs. I'm the only serious action hero around here!"''

* ChainsawGood: Against Gnaars and Marsh Hoppers and even Kleer Skeletons due to its significant length.

* RealIsBrown: ''TFE'' had predominantly sandstone palette, even if it was set in Egypt.