Sylvester is the first alien encountered in Tank 1, and by extension, the first alien encountered in the game. Sylvester is the most basic of aliens, attacking simply by eating your fish upon contact. Notably, Sylvester can only eat one fish at a time.
Audio[]
Sound | Description |
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Sylvester's roar when spawned, shared with Balrog. |
Appearance[]
Sylvester is a dark blue, humanoid alien with a lean, muscular build. He has a somewhat bulbous head with no visible eyes. He has sharp teeth, with two on his lower jaw and three on his upper jaw. Sylvester has spikes on his forearms, and his hands have three sharp claws. His shoulders are very pronounced, resembling shoulder pads. He has a tail that replaces the bottom half of his body.
Story[]
THE STORY OF |
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SYLVESTER THE ALIEN |
Sylvester used to run a popular sushi bar in downtown San Francisco, but when he discovered a mysterious wormhole that led directly to the Insaniquarium, SYLVESTER sold the restaurant to pursue his lifelong dream: EATING ALL YOUR FISH! |
Strategies[]
General[]
With no special abilities, Sylvester is not a difficult alien to combat. Like with all aliens, try to lure him to areas in your tank that have the least amount of fish, or no fish at all. When paired with Balrog, Balrog should be prioritized to be killed first since he can eat more fish at a time than Sylvester. With this in mind, you should still be aware of where Sylvester is in your tank as you deal with Balrog, as he could be eating valuable fish while you are distracted.
Challenge Mode[]
Sylvester and Balrog are one of the greatest threats when in multiple signatures and over 2 clones. It is very difficult to keep all your fish from being eaten by them. A fully upgraded laser gun or Gash/Rufus and Presto (as an attacking pet) are recommended for easier disposal of these aliens. You can also try to navigate all of the clones to the bottom corner to deal with them all at the same time.
Virtual Tank[]
Main article: Minisylvester
A Mini-Sylvester can be bought in Virtual Tank, which over time grows into a full-sized Sylvester. Sylvester eats ultravores and drops Bags O' Shells, making him a useful addition to your Virtual Tank.
Trivia[]
- Sylvester and Balrog are the only aliens that make the same roar when they appear.
- If both are both spawned simultaneously in Tank 1-5 or Challenge Mode, their roars will blend into each other.
- Balrog is the only alien that Sylvester will spawn with.
- Sylvester is the only alien that has no visible eyes.
- Sylvester bears resemblance to a Xenomorph.
- Cyrax's blue tentacles resemble Sylvester's tail.
- Notably, Cyrax has the ability to spawn Minisylvesters.