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X ., ,i . ; .i X ,;i.-;., = - =+ . . . . i =. ; - ii = == . , ;i x i . , = ;. i . - . .i i -i= + .+ =- , .. , ;= -x ;= .ii +; i = . . x. -, i.- -, -, i = - , i ., X+, ;i x .; - ,. i = i-... ; +- i - ; , . i x , =. =x .i i - - i + ii. -+ i. ;= ; - + x ; ;i, + + = ; ;. =x- .=; ,i- x; ^^^ Monica, if no one can tell Dark Cloud 2 Boss FAQ FAQ #1 _HUNK momgoestocollege@hotmail.com \o\o\o\o\o\o\o\o\ Table of Contents /o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/ I: Introduction II: Boss List 1. Linda 2. Halloween 3. P-3000 4. Rainbow Butterfly 5. Memo-Eater 6. Gaspard 7. Shingala 8. Dr. Jaming 9. Death Ark 10. Gaspard 11. Ultimate Gaspard 12. Emperor Griffon 13. Trentos 14. Lapis Garter 15. Sea Dragon 16. Inferno 17. Emperor Griffon 18. Dark Element 19. Metal Flotsam 20. Dark Genie III: Thanks \¯\_\¯\_\¯\_\¯\ I: Introduction /_/¯/_/¯/_/¯/_/ Hello, I'm _HUNK, and welcome to the Dark Cloud 2 Boss FAQ. This is currently my first one, but I'll try to sound as professional as possible. This will cover all bosses, including some optional bosses in the entirely extra chapter in the game. I haven't played the first Dark Cloud, but when I picked this one up, I was hooked. It's a great game, and since bosses are my favorite part of a game, I thought, "why not?", and I decided to make a Boss FAQ. Well, that's enough of me yapping, let's go to the FAQ! _\¯\_\¯\_\¯\_ II: Boss List ¯/_/¯/_/¯/_/¯ The format is: _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Location: HP: Attack: Defense: Strategy: (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Now onto the bosses... _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Linda Location: Underground Channel (Room #4) HP: 400 Attack: 13 Defense: 15 Strategy: You'll be in a tough situation when it's Max and Linda one on one. Start whacking it with the wrench. It won't deal any damage, but have not fear: help will soon arrive. Your Ridepod arrives, so hop in. This is the only way to hurt Linda, so stay in it at all times. The best way to hurt Linda is to get behind and smash her with the Ridepod fists. You should be able to get a couple of hits before she swings her trunk around. Dodge her attack by backing up, then repeat the process until the pachyderm is down for the count. ""SCOOP!"" Brave Little Linda In order to get this scoop, you must get a picture of Linda while stomping. Rush forward, and when she rears back, back up and take a picture of her stomping her feet on the ground. It's not too hard to get, but it may take a couple of tries if you're a beginner. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Halloween Location: Underground Channel (Room #7) HP: 256 Attack: 20 Defense: 1 Strategy: This boss is somewhat easy, but really fun too. halloween shoots his nose off (weird...) and it exploes after a couple of seconds. Right after he shoots it at you and it hits the ground, pick it up and throw it back at the menacing machine. He'll fall, so close in and hit him with your wrench. If you're in a hurry, switch to the Ridepod to kill him much quicker. After a couple of hits, Halloween will get up and start attacking again. He shoots missiles at you, so easily dodge them. Sometimes Flotsam Balloons spawn on the battlefield. If you have a craving for ABS, kill the minor enemies, collect the ABS, and resume fighting the big guy. He will shoot off his nose again, so throw it back at him again and start attacking. Keep this up, and he will bite the dust. ""SCOOP!"" Clown Robo's Attack This scoop is pretty tough. You must take a picture of Halloween while it's firing a missile out of its eye. Stand far back, and when its eye opens up, quickly take out your camera and snap a shot before the missile fires and hits you. Just make sure you're quick enough, because if you get hit by the missile, you will have to try again and will have to risk dying. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: P-3000 Location: Train HP: N/A (3 hits to defeat him) Attack: N/A Defense: N/A Strategy: This guy is a weird boss. It doesn't really have any stats, because it doesn't even attack you, and no matter what, 3 bombs will kill P-3000. It's pretty easy too. The top meter on the screen (green) is the train's health. The bolltom one (yellow) is P-3000's health. You must stop the raging vehicle from destroying the train. If the train is destroyed, you lose. Cedric supplies you with enough bombs to take him out, but that doesn't mean you should take your time. Once you hit the car with one bomb, it will jump to the other side of the train. Keep chucking bombs at it, and if you hit it a second time, it will jump back to the other side. Hit it for a third time with a bomb to destroy it and save the train. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Rainbow Butterfly Location: Rainbow Butterfly Wood (Room #11) HP: N/A Attack: N/A Defense: N/A Strategy: Yeah, another boss with no stats. This isn't even really a boss, but I added him in anyway. First, dodge the butterfly's beam attacks and orbs. Did you notice the tentables in the center of the flower? Well, hit all of them, and but big butterfly will split into 7 butterflies with each one representing the color of the rainbow. Now the tricky part is that you have to hit them in a certain order. The order to hit them is: Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet As soon as you hit one with Max's gun or Monica's magic, they automatically shoot you, so guard right after using your weapon. It's easier if you use the Ridepod, because you are moving as you are attacking. Once all 7 butterflies are hit in the correct order, you win the fight. You will recieve a Teal Envelope for the (easy) battle. ""SCOOP!"" Rainbow Butterfly United This one is a toughie. You must snap a picture of the big butterfly as soon as the little ones unite together. It's a quick process from when they unite to when the battle ends, so act very quick. If you happen to miss the shot, restart the battle. It wasn't too tough, so replaying the battle shouldn't kill you. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Memo-Eater Location: Starlight Canyon (Room #9) HP: 450 Attack: 37 Defense: 30 Strategy: A giant tapir that spits poisonous liquid at you: HOW FUN! But really, this boss is just so cool, I love this guy! Too bad he's so easy. Just make sure to keep your distance. He has devastating short-range attacks, so stay away from him. He spits poison if you do keep your distance, but it's easy to dodge; just move left or right. Use your gun or magic to fend off the big guy. Ridepod also works well if you've spent time in upgrading it. He should go down pretty quickly without a problem. ""SCOOP!"" Phantom Memo-Eater This one is easy, as you just have to take a picture of the massive beast. No special pose or attack, so you can mess around with it and try to make your picture good. There shouldn't be a problem here. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Gaspard Location: Starlight Canyon (Room #14) HP: 1500 Attack: 44 Defense: 25 Strategy: Despite Gaspard's high health, he isn't too hard. Once the battle starts, you will be in control of Monica. He likes to attack a lot, so guard a lot in this battle. Keep striking him when the time is right, and then guard right after. Gaspard can flip over you, so lock on and guard before he slashes you. Once you have dealt enough damage to Gaspard, you will control Max. Evil Flames will come forth and start hovering towards Lin, who is in the center of the arena. Kill the Evil Flames and make sure that they don't reach Lin, or she's dead and the game ends. Make sure you have enough time to take a picture of the snapshot of the battleship. Once you've defeated the flames, you will take control of Monica once again. As Monica, repeat the same strategy that you used before when you faced Gaspard. Guard, then hit him once or twice, then guard again. Keep hacking away until Gaspard is defeated. ""SCOOP!"" Flying Battleship This is a one time picture, and since you are Max for a short time in the battle, don't forget about it. Once you take control of Max, pull out your camera and snap a photo of the ship that Monica is on, and do it quickly before the Evil Flames reach Lin. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Shingala Location: Ocean's Roar Cave (Room #9) HP: 1000 Attack: 63 Defense: 0 Strategy: You don't really kill/defeat Shingala, but you just have to toss a fish in it's mouth. But not any normal fish: an ELECTRIFIED fish! Woooo!!! Yeah, it's easy too. Once you feed a fish in your aquarium with an electric worm, the fish becomes electrified. Keep away from the serpent. It swings it's neck around and tries to hit you, but if you're far enough away, it's not a problem. Shingala also sprays some type of mist at you. Easily dodge it and shoot it with your gun. Once Shingala is hit enough times, it will open its mouth. Once that happens, pick up the fish and throw it in Shingala's mouth to end the battle. ""SCOOP!" Puppet Shingala At some point of the battle, take a normal picture of Shingala being taken control of the head device. No special pose or anything, just a normal snapshot. Easy. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Dr. Jaming Location: Ocean's Roar Cave (Room #16) HP: 280 Attack: 4 Defense: 0 Strategy: Whoah. Low health, low attack, and no defense? You're probably thinking that he's really easy, but well, he is. >_> The batlte is also pretty fun though. The catch is that you can't hurt him, but the Shigura can. Dr. Jaming hovers around in a vehicle high up in the air. There are 2 or 3 controlled Shiguras on the arena, and they form a circle around you. As Dr. Jaming hovers around in a circle, the Shigura try to smash you with their head. If they hit or miss, their heads stay near the ground for a couple of seconds. If you hit the Shigura's head, it will spring up. The strategy for this battle is to time your hits, so when Dr. Jaming is right above the lowered Shigura, hit it's head, so it springs up and collides with the madman. Reuse this process of attack until jaming is finished. ""SCOOP!"" Dr. Jaming This is another easy scoop. As you are in the battle, aim your camera up and take a snapshot of Jaming. Just make sure to keep away from the Shigura so they don't attack you while you're trying to get a picture. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Death Ark Location: Mr. Gundor (Room #12) HP: 6500 Attack: 6 Defense: 30 Strategy: This ship may look familiar to you; it's where you battled Gaspard in Chapter 3. Now you have to destroy his ship! The ship appears once you destroy the Fire Squall, and it immediately attacks you. This is a really easy battle though, that is, if you have been leveling up your Ridepod. If not, die and go train in the lower levels of the mountain. The Ridepod is the only thing that can deal damage to the Death Ark. make sure you have a projectile weapon equipped to your Ridepod, like the Nova Cannon. To easily defeat this boss, keep strafing left and right as you pummel it with Ridepod blasts. It may not even get a chance to hit you if you're dodging good enough. Once the ship is destroyed, you may proceed to the crater. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Gaspard Location: Mt. Gundor(Room #18) HP: 2200 Attack: 68 Defense: 28 Strategy: Looks like Gaspard isn't too happy about you destroying his precious ship. Well, if he's dead, then he won't have any problems. That's where you come in. He uses the same strategies and techniques like the last battle, so it should be a cinch. If you tend to stray away from him, he launches fireballs at you. Dodge or use Monica's Absorb Blade to unleash mit back at Gaspard. Once he's defeated, he turns into a more powerful version. ZOMG LORLZ! (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Ultimate Gaspard Location: Mt. Gundor(Room #18) HP: 3200 Attack: 81 Defense: 31 Strategy: Well, he's still pretty easy, even in his super demon form. All he does is throw fireballs at you and fly around. Easily dodge the projectiles or Absorb them into Monica's sword. When Gaspard lands, attack him full force, and if you want to end the battle quickly, use the Ridepod to deal more damage. It really hits him where it hurts. He should be defeated in no time. ""SCOOP!"" Ultimate Gaspard Like the last 2 or so bosses, just easily take a picture of him. You can make it look cool or whatever. I got a shot of him shooting fireballs at me, but if you take my advice, be prepared to get hit. ^_^ (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Emperor Griffon Location: Moon Flower Palace (Foyer) HP: 7800 Attack: 118 Defense: 22 Strategy: You'll be fighting the big man, Emperor Griffon himself. No worries though, he's not the boss of the game, but he is tougher than your previous boss battles. For his first attack, the emperor throws 6 roses at you. Dodge them, then counterattack with your left hand weapon. Max's wrench or Monica's sword isn't a good weapon to use, for Emperor Griffon moves very fast. He also has a power attack just like you. When he charges towards you and gets close, that's your sign to get out of there before he hits you. It's a devestating attack that will really hurt you if hit by it. You should do a lot of strafing in this battle, and the fight itself will take a bit longer than other battles. Keep on your toes and take the little dude out. ""SCOOP!"" Griffon's Real Face Anytime during your encounter with the emperor, take a picture of his face to get this one time scoop. Really easy. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Trentos Location: Rainbow Butterfly Wood (Star Path) HP: 1400 Attack: 78 Defense: 60 Strategy: This guy is just like a Tore. You can fight it using the same tactics as you would with a normal Tore. idepod works really well against this massive treefolk, but he's more of a miniboss, as are the other guardians of the gems. You should take Trentos out rather quickly. ""SCOOP!"" Earth Gem Altar After the battle ends, take a picture of the altar that the Earth Gem sits upon before you pick it up. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Lapis Garter Location: Starlight Canyon (Star Path) HP: 1600 Attack: 20 Defense: 1 Strategy: I must say, this guy is even easier then Trentos, which is pretty pitiful if you ask me. When it extends his fists, use a backflip to evade the attack, because you will take damage if you guard. You won't take damage if you guard against its spinning attack though. Use the Ridepod and stay away from the mechanical monster, and blast away until it's history. ""SCOOP!"" Wind Gem Altar Once the battle is over, take a snapshot of the stone altar that the gem rests on. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Sea Dragon Location: Ocean's Roar Cave (Star Path) HP: 1800 Attack: 115 Defense: 60 Strategy: This guy is really annoying, as are the serpent that you faced in the previous levels here. It moves really quickly, so use the Ridepod and fast feet like the Buggy. If you use the Nova Cannon, blast it repeatedly until the slimy fiend perishes. ""SCOOP!"" Water Gem Altar Easily take a picture of the Water Gem altar once the battle is over. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Inferno Location: Mr. Gundor (Star Path) HP: 1800 Attack: 98 Defense: 64 Strategy: Inferno is actually the easiest, that is, if you like to be cheap. If you want to fight him normally, use the Ridepod and blast him to kingdom come. If you're a cheap bastard like me (proud of it), use a power attack. It will knock Inferno to the ground. Once he get's up, do it again. Keep using power attacks until he dies. ""SCOOP!"" Fire Gem Altar Take a picture of the final gem altar; the Fire Gem Altar. Take a photo and grab it, and head out to Moon Flower Palace. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Emperor Griffon Location: Moon Flower Palace (Room #20) HP: 33000 Attack: 154 Defense: 24 Strategy: Yep, you read right; this guy has 33000 HP. That is a LOT OF HP! Thankfully, things are a little easier, as it's split into 3 phases. In the first phase, Griffon floats around with the three atlamillia circling around him. When he flaps his wings, watch out, because he's going to flap a gust of wind at you. Just guard it, and wait until he stops. Start firing at him. Repeat the process until he lands and detatches his wings. The second form is the easiest out of the three. Move from side to side when he lunges at you. Don't block, because you'll be knocked down. When he lunges at you, that is the time to strike. Once you have the chance, attack with your gun/magic and let him have it. Sometimes he will fire magic at you which is hard to dodge. If you want to be really safe, just strafe with the Ridepod; it's much easier to dodge attacks in the vehicle. After dealing 11000 damage, the emperor transforms into his final form. As soon as the thrid phase starts, equip some Non-Stop Amulets, because he tends to inflict stop on your character. Block the projectiles and approach Griffon. As you get up to Griffon, he charges and unleashes a power attack. As he's charging up, run behind him and if you have enough time, use a power attack of your own. If not, use normal attacks from your wrench/sword. Run away from him, then repeat the process. He has a lot of HP, but this battle shouldn't really be much of a problem. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Dark Element Location: Moon Flower Palace (Tower) HP: 6000 Attack: 147 Defense: 22 Strategy: You thought Griffon was the end battle, but that's where you were wrong. The mastermind of all evil, Dark Element, has a bone to pick with you. This is a timed battle where you only have 5 minutes to defeat the guy. If time runs out, you lose. It's that simple. Then again, that should be more than enough time to defeat him if you have been leveling up your weapons. Equip Anti-Petrify Amulets at the start so his bolts don't stone you (hehehehe). You can't hurt him at first, so avoid his attacks. If you stay at a distance, he fires homing magic at you. Stay up close. He attacks twice, then does a power attack. Guard the first two attacks, then backflip to avoid the big attack. Dark Element changes colors after that succesion. Once he changes color, that's your cue to attack him. Start bashing him with your right hand weapon. After the spirit takes damage, he enlarges himself and appears in the horizon. He unleashes a huge beam of energy, which you must dodge. Lock on to him and start charging up. If you release a power attack right when the beam is about to pass you, it will pass without hurting you. That's a little trick that coems in handy in this battle. He appears on the arena normal size again, and is invincible. Dodge the trio of attacks, and attack him when he changes color. Repeat this whole process until the the bad dude bites the dust. Watch the ending and enjoy the fact that you just beat the game! (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (=)=(=)=(=)=(=)_Optional Bosses_(=)=(=)=(=)=(=) _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Metal Flotsam Location: Zelmite Mine (Room #11) HP: 16000 Attack: 145 Defense: 20 Strategy: Hopefully you remember this kooky clown from Chapter One. I'm sure you do. Well, now he's back and robotic! Flotsam can be taken out easily with the Ridepod, so I recommend using it. Flotsam drops bombs while hovering over you. If those bombs hit you, you're in for some serious damage. The good thing is that they're his only attack. He's pretty quick, so use the Propellar leg to match his speed. A good strategy for this battle is to quickly run away from Flotsam. While he's chasing you, blast him with the Ridepod, and when he gets too close for comfort, run the opposite direction and let him chase you again while pummeling him. Keep repeating this simple and somewhat cheap strategy to defeat him. Just make sure to take a picture of him before you take Flotsam out. ""SCOOP!"" Flotsam, Revived! Take a picture of the new and improved Flotsam to get this simple scoop. Try to take a picture when you're far away so you aren't in any danger from his bombs. (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯)¯¯¯¯¯¯¯(¯¯¯¯¯¯¯) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________ (_______)_______(_______)_______(_______) Name: Dark Genie Location: Zelmite Mine (Room #17) HP: 20000 Attack: 145 Defense: 20 Strategy: You really should use Max for this battle. If you do, make sure that you need a strong wrench and sword for this battle. Keep your HP constantly high, because Dark Genie's attacks deal massive damage. He flies around and drops mini clones of himself down to attack you. Keep killing the little guys until the big one turns blue. Once he turns blue, use your gun to deal damage to him. You obviously can't use your wrench, because he's in the air. After you deal enough damage to Dark Genie, he will fire a beam ala Dark Element. Just like the battle with Dark Element, use a charged up power attack to avoid the beam. He will turn to his normal color and send his minature minions towards you again. Take them out with power shots, and when Dark Genie turns blue again, lay the Smackdown on him. Keep repeating this simple process until he bites the dust, and now the zelmite is all yours! Sit back, and watch the second ending to the game. \¯\_\¯\_\¯\ III: Thanks /_/¯/_/¯/_/ I would like to thank: CJayC: For making the site, duh! Me: For making the FAQ. You: For reading it. Eternal Czar Smapdi: For being himself.