• PS2 PAL Extreme Loop

• PS3 HDC PAL Fatman Loop

• Fastest strategies for Fatman - Normal and below

• Getting at least one 3-shot cycle with the M9 on Fatman speeds up the fight immensely, but is recommended for advanced players only as the timing is incredibly strict. Fastest method possible is two 3-shot nonlethal cycles plus one extra shot to finish.
  • 1 3-shot cycle: 32 seconds
  • 0 3-shot cycles: 37 seconds
  • Lethal: 36 seconds

On European Extreme Fatman will take 13 headshots from the M9 or Socom. Falling over will cause slight depletion of his stamina gauge.

• Very Easy non lethal Fatman strats

• On Very Easy Fatman takes 5 M9 shots to the head (or an M9 knock down and 4 M9 shots)
  • Regular Setup: Go to the right bomb first and defuse it then go the the middle and check what Fatman does (stands still , goes clockwise , goes counterclockwise):
    • If he stands still then go to the left and shoot him in the leg
    • If he goes clockwise then wait for him to make it to the right side of the cycle before shooting him or USP him to get him in the best position
    • If he goes counterclockwise then try to shoot him in the leg as fast as possible
  • Edboi setup: Hold d-pad right and before reaching the first black line punch-punch-kick , and as your face touches the 2nd black line cartwheel
    • If you don't knock him down with the cartwheel then quickly turn around and shoot him in the leg
  • Tino setup: Hold d-pad right until you reach the middle of the gap between the 2 boxes , after that hold d-pad down until you barely pass the horizontal line , at that point you want to start punch-punch-kicking
    • If you don't knock him down with the punch-punch-kick then the recovery is the same as the edboi setup recovery
  • Individual Level/Boss Survival strategy: Go to the left bomb first and defuse it , after that you will have to see where Fatman goes . Fatman can go in 2 directions , either up where he always goes if you defuse the left bomb first or down in the South-West corner of the Helipad.
    • The fight is faster only if he goes up , if he does go up you want to knock him down with the SOCOM and then quickly shoot him 5 times with the M9 (the timing is tight and you have to do it fast) , after that you can go to the right bomb and defuse it to end the fight.
    • This strat is only recommended for ILs and Boss Survival as it's too risky to do in Tanker-Plant runs or Plant ILs

(Credit to Major_Zero)

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