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Stage
5: Mathey
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The shortest stage of the
game. Don't kick back yet though, it's a challenge. (Automated Sequence) Shyna realizes that this isn't Edo, where Bug had intended to drop her off. Hal confirms this, and after attempting to hack into Gehena's program, sends his latest guardian angel after you, a large, two-headed worm creature named Prinsdam. |
| After the dialog bit, you'll
be
given the option to go left or right. Regardless of which you
take, Prinsdam will swallow you up. The differing paths won't be
much different, but if you want Level 6 Envia you'll have to take the
right path. (Save Point) |
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The enemies in here are new;
robots
of Silhouette and Mirage attribute that fire rifles at you. You
won't be able to drain Spirit from them, but you can still Cash Bash
them and destroy them with opposite-attribute attacks. After a short while, you'll encounter a mini-boss in the form of a robot spider. |
| Attribute: Normal Life: 100 Spirit: 0 Credits: 25 This isn't really that hard. The spider will launch webs that float in place for a while and can be of any attribute, and will launch lines of web at you and send a small spider down them moments later, which explodes on contact. When entangled, you can tap buttons rapidly to break free and then Reflect the small spider back to inflict significant damage. You can also Reflect the webs so that when the spider makes contact with them he will take damage. It will whittle his health down at a surprising rate. |
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If you took the right-hand
path, go
down the slope of the fallen building after the spider. At the
end, run up the wall and you'll find the shop selling Level 6
Envia at the top. |
| Continuing on a bit farther,
you'll
encounter the next mini-boss, the Yona Division, which consists of a
leader and several minor robots, all Normal attribute. Attribute: Normal Life: 200 Spirit: 0 Credits: 100 Your target in this battle is the leader. He'll continuously make new soldiers throughout the fight, as well as launch laser attacks and set mines that launch normal-attribute attacks (but can be Reflected so that they damage him instead of you). In short, there's a lot of Normal attacks flying, so make good use of your Reflect Attack. |
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Occasionally,
the leader also uses an "Attribute Wave" that will change the attribute
of all of the follower robots, but not himself. This is your
chance to
wipe out his minions so that you can concentrate solely on him.
This battle will be significantly easier without half a dozen other
enemies firing at you. Your best chance to damage the lead robot is when he leans back and launches a flurry of grenades at close range. Stay close and use your Reflect Attack to bounce them back and inflict significant damage to him. Once the leader is defeated, he'll self-destruct and blast you out of Prinsdam. (Save Point) |
| (Automated Sequence) Shyna goes flying out of Prinsdam, but the other head catches her on its back. Megido appears before Shyna, telling her that he wishes for her to succeed in her mission. He then decides to test her in combat, to see if she is ready to challenge Edo. |
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Attribute: Silhouette Life: 1000 Spirit: 1000 Credits: 500 Megido has quite a bit of money as well, but you'll have a hard time getting to it. He'll often shake free immediately and counterattack, or he'll simply grab and toss you away. So you may want to pass on trying to get it. Megido has a variety of attacks to toss your way. His most used are the "Kill Wave", a wave of energy that travels along the ground, the Helping Hand, where he extends his hand to attack, and Burning Arrow, where he floats into the air, smashes into Prinsdam with a kick, and then flies back out moments later to catch you off guard. The first two can be Reflected with little trouble, but the last is tricky to avoid. Dash to one side when he comes down, then double-jump before he resurfaces, leaping out of the way with your third jump just as he appears. |
| Megido also utilizes a flurry
of roses (avoid these, they can sometimes
kill you in a single hit!), a somersault which reflects your Parasite
attacks, and a "Surprise" technique where he creates several
Specters.
The Specters can be easily dealt with by deflecting a few Kill Waves at
them. Lastly, Megido will sometimes float into the background and toss a flurry of blades at you. You can either go to one end of Prinsdam and use your Reflect Attack to block these, or you can dash back and forth to dodge them all. After Megido takes 500 damage, he'll congratulate you, destroy Prinsdam, and vanish. (Save Point) |
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