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And just how am I supposed to fight a hellknight with these few weapons?

  • 1 of 7: You should have a pistol and a shotgun -- put them to good use.
  • 2 of 7: As soon as you regain control after the hellknight appears, run backward as far as you can while shooting him (in the head, preferably) with the pistol. Don't forget to strafe to dodge his fireballs -- there's no way the pistol can shoot them down quickly enough.
  • 3 of 7: Keep this up until he gets close, then switch to the shotgun and run at him and give him a point-blank head shot.
  • 4 of 7: Immediately back off long enough for the next shell to load, then repeat the process. Ol' Hellish should be dead real soon that way.
  • 5 of 7: If that doesn't work, try charging the hellknight with the shotgun as soon as he appears. You'll have to be fast enough to strafe away from his fireballs and to get point-blank shots in and back off quickly enough to keep him from clawing you. This sounds suicidal, but it actually worked great for me, even on Veteran difficulty level.
  • 6 of 7: Another thing you could try is to equip the shotgun and quickly run down the left side passage and blast whatever minor monsters appear in your way. That way you have a large stone pillar you can run around and around. Make the hellknight follow you, periodically shooting him and ducking for cover. (Thank Satan that he's big and slow!)
  • 7 of 7: After you kill him, the wall passage he came through will open up for you. Don't go through it until you get the chainsaw from a dark little alcove near it and check the side passages for items (watch out for imps and cherubs there, though).