Jack Krauser/gameplay

Resident Evil: The Deck Building Game
Jack Krauser appears in the Resident Evil: Deck Builing game as a character card in the premier deck and Alliance expansion and as a infected card in Nightmare expansion.

The Mercenaries
In the "The Mercenaries" minigame of Resident Evil 4, Krauser is unlockable. To unlock him, one must get a Four Star Rating on Salazar's Castle level.

Krauser is powerful in The Mercenaries, and by far the most vigilant. He wields a powerful bow which has a high probability of a one-hit kill to the head and body as well as the mutated arm which he used in his fight against Leon. It can transform when it is glowing red. The arm can only attack once when mutated, but can destroy any enemy in one hit with a violent explosion, even the Special Bosses such as Super-Salvador and the Garrador. This massively powerful attack also launches Krauser about 15 feet forward, and has a small area affect; in that, even if the arm doesn't physically touch a Ganado, any Ganado within a meter or so will still explode. Krauser has two special moves. When the enemy is hit in the head and staggering, he unleashes a powerful set of kicks that almost always decapitate the foe. Similarly, if an enemy is on their knees, Krauser can knee the target in the face, almost certainly severing the target's head. However, it is very rare that the player will use his takedowns, as Krauser's bow instantly kills most enemies with one head shot, and taking only two body shots on most enemies. When knocked down by a foe, Krauser performs a getup move that is different from the other characters, causing him to move backward. Krauser is the only character with a full 10 bars of health, and can take upwards of 7 or 8 hits before succumbing.

Krauser, although being one of the most powerful of the characters, he does have some weaknesses. First of all, his grenades are all Flash Grenades. Furthermore, Krauser's arm takes over a minute to regenerate, and without his arm being ready, he lacks the power to control groups, unless he can use his flash grenades to stagger a group, and then unleash a flurry of kicks. Also, although Krauser is extremely fast, and when injured, he is quite a bit slower, so those who rely on his speed will find their advantage shattered. Krauser's bow also needs to be reloaded after every shot meaning he can't keep a constant bead on his enemies nor can he follow them very well, being as he aims very slowly. Krauser can fire his bow slightly faster if the player skips the reload animation; by rapidly release and then depress the aim button, Krauser will level his bow faster than if the player had kept the button held; however, Krauser loses his aim, and the bow will be aimed at the neutral position again.

Melee Moves:


 * Head: Roundhouse, Hook kick
 * Leg: Knee
 * Special: Arm Blade Thrust

He also appears in The Mercenaries 3D as an unlockable character.

His loadout is:
 * Krauser's Bow (Infinite Ammo)
 * Knife
 * Rocket Launcher (2/0) (When using the ability Infinity 7, the Rocket Launcher has infinite ammo, but the score is permanently set at 0).

His Moveset is as follows:
 * Roundhouse: When Krauser shoots an enemy in the head and approaches from front or back, he does a roundhouse to reverse roundhouse kick combo, sending the enemy flying away from him. Both kicks also hit nearby enemies.
 * Up-Slice: When Krauser shoots an enemy in the arm and approaches from the front, he draws his knife and uppercuts them with it. This is also the move he uses to destroy Time Bonuses.
 * Tackle: When Krauser shoots an enemy in the arm and approaches from the back, he performs a shoulder tackle that sends enemies flying away from him.
 * Stinger: When Krauser shoots an enemy in the leg and approaches from the front, he grabs their shoulders and knees them in the face. This move also has a high critical headshot rate.
 * Throat Slit: When Krauser shoots an enemy in the leg and approaches from the back, he draws his knife and stabs the entire blade into the enemies throat before ripping it out.
 * Knife Stab: When Krauser approaches a downed enemy, he draws his knife and preforms Sheva's Impale attack from Resident Evil 5, albeit one-handed; high critcal head-shot if directly above.
 * Dropkick: When Krauser approaches a powerful stunned enemy (like Gatling Gun Majini) or uses the skill Reversal, which gives the character access to their best melee move(s) when Vitality is low, he jumps and kicks the enemy with both feet before landing on his stomach. This move takes a HUGE chunk out of the target.

Krauser is a resilient Mercenary, taking less damage than he heals, similar to HUNK. His alternate outfit, Exo-Skeleton (Chris' Heavy Metal costume from Resident Evil 5), increases his damage resistance but degrades his healing ability.

Krauser's knife allows him to make excellent use of the Thunderbolt skill, which makes all Melee attacks electric. This allows him to handle most enemies in large groups at once and also stun minor sub-boss type enemies such as Big Man Majini who will be open to a Roundhouse attack prompt every few slashes.The Rocket Launchers in his inventory also allow him to take down most bosses easily. However, he only gets two (without infinity 7 which is pointless to use for gameplay where scoring is needed.) so the player has to think strategically when it would be a good time to use them.

His bow however is much weaker so handling bosses may be difficult unless Krauser has access to a large supply of Grenades and/or Proximity Bombs. His bow is very useful for handling Chainsaw Majini who have gone into berserker mode as it will take them out in a few hits provided they don't close the distance between them and Krauser. A knife with Thunderbolt equipped isn't recommended on bosses, especially those with instant death attacks unless the player is experienced enough.

When handling Super Salvador in this game, Krauser should remain a fair distance away because he no longer has access to the arm attack he had in Resident Evil 4. It is recommended saving the Rocket Launchers especially for Super Salvador because it can kill him in one hit.