Swamp monster II
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| Swamp Monster II | |
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| Size | Huge |
|---|---|
| Stats (out of 45): | |
| Health | 27 |
| Defense | 2 |
| Toughness | 18 |
| Damage | 9 |
| Location | Oozla |
The Swamp Monster II was a very mysterious and dangerous creature living in the depths of Oozla. It is believed to be the Swamp Monster I's true form. It was also the Mother Beast of the Mutant Swamp Beast's. The creature is indeed very large, and duo to the fact it's slow, it can only live in the muck.
The creature made it's very first contact to Ratchet in his first time to Oozla. (See Swamp Monster I) As it was preying on a Megacorp employee, it quickly sensed Ratchet, sunk down below the muck, ate the employee and then revealed itself to be an eye stalk with two large tentecles. (Although of course this was not it's true form yet)
The creature was defeated easily, and was seemingly dispatched of. However, once Ratchet returned to the Planet with the Gravity Boots, he entered this small pipe leading to a rather large cavern located below the muck. And this is where the true creature was.
Giving a threatning appearance. A large green body shaped like a slug, the two tentecles and eye stalk used in the previous battle, and two lobster like claws behind. It also had the ability to shoot large acid spit balls from it's mouth. However, of all these attacks, the sharp teeth did the most damage.
The creature was finally disposed of after the battle. It sunk right to the ends of the muck. And Ratchet was awarded the Box Breaker.
In the Behind the Hero Part III cutscene, a quick picture of the Swamp Monster eating Qwark head-first is shown. The same picture was later shown in the Qwark Flashback scene from Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal for a brief second.
[edit] How to defeat
Of course, shoot the thing. Usually, a rapid-fire long-range weapon will be most effective, as you will be able to run while still shooting. But dodging it can be a bit hard. For it's usual short range attack, it will scream and swing one of its tentacles. Its usual long range attack is to fire a giant ball of spit at you that will sink the lily pad it hits. When you've gotten it to half health, the beast will let off two new attacks. One is to let off a maniac scream and start waddling around the perimeter of the arena, catching up to you easily. You will know when this attack is coming when it squints and swings its pincers above it. And when you see this attack, forget about shooting the beast, RUN. Should it catch up, it will attempt to eat you and swallow you whole, then spit you out, causing massive damage (More than half your health if fighting with Tetrafiber Armor). The other attack is to simply slam its pincers down, causing equal damage and crushing the lily pad.
There is a glitch; where if you fire a decoy on a lily pad, the decoy will sometimes be invulnerable and the Swamp Monster will try to hit it until you kill it or the decoy.
