Fat Molded

Fat Molded
jp name	ファット・モールデッド
Biological information
Based:	???
Development information
Created via:	???
Gameplay information
Attacks:	Bile [varies], Charge, Arm Swing, Grapple

The Fat Molded is an enemy that appears in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.

History

Lucas Baker had a Fat Molded inside the barn (whom he nicknamed "Fat Man"), which he promptly dispatched to fight Ethan Winters after he reactivated the elevator, announcing his presence as if it were a wrestling match. Ethan eventually managed to destroy the Molded, causing Lucas, while stating that he was down for the count, to admit he never liked the creature anyway.

Mia later encountered several Fat Molded aboard the derelict ship. Ethan later encountered several Fat Molded within the salt mines.

Not a Hero

The Fat Molded is encountered by Chris Redfield within another part of the Salt Mines as he's preparing to rescue one of his teammates. He also encountered the stronger, "White Molded" Alpha E-Type as well, they are much different in appearance and require specialized RAMROD bullets to take down. The Alpha E-Type variant shares similar attack patterns to its black molded counterparts, but show more speed as well as dealing slightly more damage. Another appears later on in the mines, as Chris is preparing to deactivate the bomb that was strapped to his wrist, though this one has to be killed for Chris to proceed.

Two more of the normal Fat Molded are encountered when Chris has to face off an onslaught of a horde of Molded.

End of Zoe

Two Fat Molded are encountered by Joe Baker. One before he can proceed to the church and a second inside the Old House, which is swiftly dealt with by using the AMG-78. These are the last Fat Molded seen in the game altogether, and it is presumed after this, all Fat Molded are inactive.

Biology

Fat Molded are bloated versions of Molded. They appear to have significantly more muscle mass than their original counterparts, and have the ability to store hot vomit inside of their bodies. The Fat Molded is also more resilient compared to its other Molded brethren.

Not a Hero

A stronger, improved variant of Fat Molded, the Alpha E-Type, appears in the Not a Hero DLC along with its initial counterpart. This new variant has a different appearance altogether while retaining the key aspects of a normal Fat Molded. However, distinct differences include it being white opposed to black, significantly larger than its counterpart, having strands of hair on its body and being more resilient to conventional weapons altogether, to the point of being unaffected. This variant of the Molded, while it does vomit, also spews out smaller bug-like crawlers.

Additionally, there are headless Fat Molded, which will charge Chris and explode when they come close. A few shots from any weapon will down them.

Gameplay

Fat Molded can attack by expelling acid, that they shoot from a distance. As opposed to the other variants, the Fat Molded moves the slowest. They can withstand an exceptional amount of damage.

Strategy

When encountering the Fat Molded in the barn, it's highly recommended to take cover behind the hay stacks to avoid the vomiting. The Fat Molded have a counter attack where if the player shoots them when they are in a neutral state of not attacking, they will immediately start an attack, often times, they will use the short range vomit attack as their counter attack. This can catch inexperienced players out. If the creature is in mid-animation of vomiting, you are given a short opportunity to sneak around the hay stacks and unload on the head with the shotgun or Burner. If being chased by the creature, shooting it in the legs with the shotgun will reduce mobility, giving you ample time to flee. Avoid their corpse after putting them down as they'll explode causing the player moderate damage if within the radius.

Encountering the Fat Molded as Mia Winters should only require detonating two Remote Bombs and unloading two MPM Handgun head shots on the creature to kill it on standard difficulty.

Not a Hero

When encountering the significantly larger Fat Molded in the mines at first, it is highly advised to simply avoid this one, as Chris's normal arsenal will not defeat it as is. Later on, when encountering a second Fat Molded, Chris is now armed with enough ammunition to deal with the creature. This version of the Molded has a new ability that allows it to spew out four-legged critters from it, making the fight more challenging. However, the Molded will eventually go down with enough shots.

The regular Fat Molded seen in the main story also appear. However, they can be taken out by one RAMROD bullet on Normal Difficulty.

End of Zoe

The Fat Molded here is encountered like a boss. Unlike the other Fat Molded, of which you could shoot [prior to obtaining end-game rewards], you can only fight it with your bare hands. Two other Molded will spawn with it; allow it to kill those two and then proceed to simply punch it repeatedly while avoiding its close range bile attack by moving left or right. Luckily, thanks to the fact Joe only uses his bare hands, the Fat Molded lacks its counterattack when damage is inflicted to the body.

Attacks

• The player must exercise caution against the Fat Molded, as it has a counterattack if the player shoots it, wherein its vomit will come out at Ethan and burn him.
• At close range, the Fat Molded will either do a short range vomit attack or they will try to grab the player. The vomit attack can be dodged by strafing right and the grab can be blocked. If the player gets grabbed by the Fat Molded and they have Remote Bombs equipped, they can place the Remote Bombs in their mouths and instantly kill the Fat Molded. This will also give the player an achievement/trophy.
• At mid to long range, the Fat Molded will do either a horizontal vomit attack or a vertical vomit attack. The horizontal vomit attack can be crouched under and the vertical vomit attack can be dodged by strafing right.
• At mid to long range, the Fat Molded has an attack to where their vomit begins to seep from them rapidly as they charge at Ethan. This is a multi-hit attack, so it's recommended to shoot the legs.
• If the player tries to sprint away or are too far away from the Fat Molded, the Fat Molded will charge at the player at a speed faster than the player. The player can either shoot the legs or block the charge.
• Upon death, the Fat Molded will explode with a small amount of range to it. This can take a short or long amount of time depending on its death, and can simply be blocked or passed through.

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