Pumpkinhead
It's the Great Pumpkin!
Title	Boss
Gender	Unknown
Level	37
Status	Killable
Location	Hallow's End

Pumpkinhead is a boss in Hallow's End. He must be killed to complete the mission that shares his namesake.

StrategyEdit

• Pumpkinhead has a fair amount of health, and can be a real challenge to kill if engaged in close combat. Upon getting too close to him he will attack again by charging.

• Alternatively, Lilith can activate Phasewalk the moment the second Jack-o-lantern is lit and get far away enough to avoid the confrontation.

• It is also a good idea to use a weapon with significant knockback, such as Sledge's Shotgun. Run to engage him at close range, then aim for the head and send him flying. Repeat as neccessary. This makes him a rather simple kill.

• Players using sniper rifles can easily take down Pumpkinhead, as he can be effectively stun-locked with successive headshots.

NotesEdit

• He is immune to all elemental damage except explosive.
• He has various methods of attacking but favors melee attacks. When damaged enough, he will bend back and unleash a circle of fire that causes respectable damage, but is easily dodged. Sometimes he throws explosive pumpkins that will detonate and daze on impact. These are very hard to dodge, but can be shot out of the air.
• Having Sledge's Shotgun (or any Jakobs' XX material weapon) makes the fight a lot easier. Knockback keeps him out of melee-range where he does the most damage.
• It is possible to defeat him with Brick's Berserk ability, using the explosive punch artifact to rapidly strike his head. Although survivability is not an issue if the player is similar in level to Pumpkinhead, his melee attack causes knockback, lengthening the fight considerably.
• Upon backing out of the area into the entryway he seems to get stuck. He will just stand at the entryway, vulnerable to attacks.

TriviaEdit

• Pumpkinhead is a very popular character used in many horror movies and halloween costumes, making it ideal for the horror set-up of The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned.
• Pumpkinhead shares Krom's body, with Pumpkinhead's version being oversized and having green skin.
• He throws pumpkin "bombs," which is likely a reference to the Green Goblin from the Spider-Man series.
• Quite possibly a reference to the Sci-Fi movie series Pumpkinhead.
• He may also be a reference to The Headless Horseman from the story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving