Chariot Type-27



"Chariot? That's also known as Type-27. He must've behind this evil plot, right? I think of that, of course. I think he would be perfect for him to destroy my village if I don't stop him soon... do they?"

--Su Ji-Hoon, The Call of Terror

Type-27, codenamed "The Chariot" (チャリオット), was the first boss to be fought in a rail shooter game, The House of the Dead. The Chariot was a large armored humanoid wielding a bloodied bardiche and donning a suit of metal armor. With its bardiche, it strikes at Sophie (Rogan's fianceé), wounding her. When weakened sufficiently, the Chariot's armor fell off, revealing raw red flesh underneath. In a last ditch attempt to kill the agents, the Chariot attacked in this form, but was easily gunned down.

The Chariot is unique amongst the bosses in this game because of the fact that it is indeed very weak without its armor. Most, if not all, of the other bosses are relatively resistant to bullets when they are fired at their bare skin. Without its armor, Type 27 is barely stronger than a chainsaw-wielding zombie, making it one of the weakest bosses in the entire series. (Note, however, that as the Chariot's unarmored body took damage and its flesh was stripped away, it revealed an impervious skeleton, only collapsing after nearly every scrap of flesh had been torn apart.)



A similar mutation, named Kuarl, is fought in House of the Dead 2 as part of Judgment. However, unlike Type 27, Kuarl is completely encased in armor from headless neck to toe, and it doesn't shed its armor at all.

In When the Cold Breeze Blows Away, he is the founder of the Undead Alliance, and the commander of the Haunted Estate.

The House of the Dead III
Chariot appears in a montage sequence during the intro of The House of the Dead III.

House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn


Chariot has been revealed to be a boss in the upcoming House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn. He received a major upgrade, having armor in almost every part of his body. His weak point is his body and for the first part of the fight he's nearly invincible for all attacks. However once the player received a RPG-7 and hits The Chariot once, a part of his armor breaks, revealing his exposed glowing body, his weak point.