“Run, run free, my minions! Fetch!”

―Mr. Skender^[src]

The Werewolves are a new Special Round enemy introduced in Karneval der Albträume. Werewolf Special Rounds rotate with Hellhound Special Rounds, however, unlike Hellhounds, Werewolves will not naturally spawn after a certain Round has been reached.

Lore

Werewolves are believed to be mythical creatures in European folklore as humans who are able to shapeshift into wolves on a full moon. However, because it was folklore and no way to actually witness this, they remained myths, up until their apparent appearance at the Carnival of Nightmares theme park on October 31st, 2009.

The Werewolves that appeared at the Carnival of Nightmares appear to be under the control of Mr. Skender. They appear with a large body, as speculated in folklore, an angular head shape, long, large ears and giant claws on their paws. Their eyes are yellow in colour and glow as well, having a very visible trail of red light as they move around. Their bodies also seem to emanate a black smoke, which is more evident when they are killed, as they do not simply fall but rather they vaporize into nothing, leaving behind this black smoke.

Behaviour

In Karneval der Albträume, Werewolves behave entirely the same as Hellhounds, however, they have two States: Aggressive and Berserk. Aggressive is their first behaviour, while in this state, they will walk on their hindlegs, using the claws on their front legs as their primary means of attack. They are also much slower than Hellhounds in this state, since they do not move on all fours. Once a Werewolf takes a certain amount of damage while in their Aggressive state, they will enter their Berserk state where they will start moving on all fours and are faster than Hellhounds; they also deal more damage while in this state and can Snare players, keeping them in place once they pounce onto them.

If the player has Red Riding Soda, the last Werewolf to be killed during Werewolf Special Rounds will drop a Triple Points Power-Up instead of a Max Ammo, and cannot be Snared by Berserking Werewolves. Werewolves will sometimes drop a Talisman when killed, which can be picked up by players to receive a bonus for a short duration.