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Learn about the Pregnator's attacks, damage, and weaknesses in Duke Nukem Forever. Discover how to defeat these giant reproduction machines.

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Learn about the Pregnator's attacks, damage, and weaknesses in Duke Nukem Forever. Discover how to defeat these giant reproduction machines.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Pregnators are giant, disgusting enemies focused on reproduction or killing targets.
  2. 2
    They attack by launching fluid bombs at Duke, which have a limited range and are generally easy to dodge.
  3. 3
    Their most dangerous attack is grappling Duke, which can cause a lot of damage very quickly and is often fatal if your Ego bar (health) is not full. To escape a grapple, quickly perform a Strength Tap.
  4. 4
    Pregnators rarely use their melee attack, but if Duke is too close, they will use their proboscis like a whip. This is similar to Duke's melee attack with the Impregnader weapon.
  5. 5
    When a Pregnator encounters a Laser Trip Mine, it will hesitate before moving and triggering the explosion.
  6. 6
    A single shot from the Expander weapon will cause a Pregnator to explode.
  7. 7
    If a Pregnator encounters a shrunk Duke, they will strafe around him, appearing unsure how to proceed.
Tips
  • The Pregnator has no headshot (a shot that lands on the enemy's head, usually an instant kill) weakness.
  • When grappled, a Strength Tap is crucial to rip the Pregnator off.
  • The Expander is a one-shot kill weapon against Pregnators.
  • Pregnators have 35 Health.

Damage Chart (Pregnator attacks on Duke):

  • Melee Attack, Freeze Ray(3D), Devastator(x2): Easy 1, Normal 1, Hard 2, DiG 2
  • Steroids Melee: Easy 1, Normal 1, Hard 1, DiG 1
  • M1911, AT Captain Laser: Easy 2, Normal 2, Hard 3, DiG 4
  • Shotgun (Point-blank): Easy 1, Normal 1, Hard 1, DiG 1
  • Ripper: Easy 4, Normal 4, Hard 5, DiG 8
  • Railgun: Easy 1, Normal 1, Hard 1, DiG 1
  • RPG, Pipe Bomb, Laser Trip Mine: Easy 1, Normal 1, Hard 1, DiG 1
  • Freeze Ray: Easy 0.23 sec., Normal 0.29 sec, Hard 0.39 sec, DiG 0.58 sec.
  • AT Laser(x3): Easy 1, Normal 1, Hard 1, DiG 2
  • Impregnader: Easy 1, Normal 1, Hard 1, DiG 2
  • Enforcer Gun(x3): Easy 1, Normal 1, Hard 1, DiG 1

Damage Chart (Duke's attacks on Pregnator):

  • Fluid Launcher: Easy 18.75, Normal 25, Hard 37.5, DiG 50
  • Melee: Easy 11.25, Normal 15, Hard 22.5, DiG 30
  • Grapple (per sec.): Easy 15, Normal 20, Hard 30, DiG 40

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