Terranigma Boss FAQ!
By: S19
2000

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General info:
Always have a good supply of healing items with you, they can be life saving at some times, especially when fighting
Dark Gaia or Bloody Mary. When a boss loses only 1 or 2 points per hit, it means your level is too low. Level up by
fighting the monsters in the area.

Shadow Keeper:
Description: Large scorpion-like boss consisting of several parts which you have to destroy separately:
Left claw
Right claw
Head
Body
Tail (indestructable, only used for attack)
Best weapon: Crystal Spear, since it can heal you (you can use the hex rod to destroy its arms, and switch
to Crystal Spear after that since he can't advance forward then and you'll have the time to wait and heal
yourself)
Level: 5-7
How to kill: First, you have to kill its arms. Concentrate on one arm at a time. Hit them when he bashes them on
the ground, when you destroyed the left one, start with the right one. In order to kill the right one you have to
use the slicer attack (run+attack). Just move up and down while slicing and it should be no big deal.
Next, its time for its head to kick the bucket. Stand on the left of it (dodge its tail, try to move just after it
starts to glow green. Block or dodge the lasers) and slice to the right, slice back and repeat until the head explodes.
Next is its body. Just use slicer attack on the place where its head was and dodge the tail (this is the easiest
part) and you should be alright.

Parasite:
Description: Large room-boss consisting of a claw that comes out of the holes on the left and right, a big eye (this
is the main target) on the upper-center of the room and an indestructible metal snake which moves from the left to the
right using the holes.
Best weapon: Ra spear (you'll find it a little bit to the left of the entrance to Parasite's room)
Level: 8-11
How to kill: Always try to dodge the snake, when you stand close aside the big hole in the upper-center, it cannot hit
you. First, kill the little claw that comes out of the holes on the side, just stand next to it when it appears and
hit it a couple of times. Then its time to attack the eye in the big hole. It sometimes shoots little claws you have to
kill (these are 50 EXP each, so try to kill as many as possible). Stand right next to the big Hole and use rusher attack
(pressing attack repeatingly) when it opens its eye. This boss should be no problem then.

Dark Twins::
Description: A big bird shooting feathers. It can generate a storm that can throw you off the cliff. It'll also call its
brother to help him. Its brother tries to drop turds on your head :-)
Best weapon: Rocspear
Level: 11-13
How to kill: Keep low, you'll lure it down that way. If its low, you can hit it with the slicer or slider (run, jump+attack).
Block or dodge its feathers, but at all cost: when the bird generates a storm, run towards the bird and try to hit it.
Otherwise you'll be thrown off the cliff. Dodge its brothers turds (its brother will appear after you've reduced its energy
by half or so...)

Storm Master:
Description: A 2-phased boss, it has several attacks which are easily to evade.
Best weapon: Sticker (a must!)
Level: 13-15
How to kill:
First phase:
You have to hit the green flame in its belly. Stand on the left or right of the creature and slice to the other side.
Jump over the unholy flames and dodge the scyte.
Second phase: Evade the stones it throws down and jump over the flames. When it comes down, use spinnner (jump+attack).

Dark Morph:
Description: A multi-phased boss, it has a Yeti phase, A cadet phase and a bat phase.
Best weapon: Firepike
Level: 14-17
How to kill:
Yeti phase:
You can't hit him in this phase, position yourself away from the magirocks (somewhere to the right of the Yeti is a good
spot) and run in the opposite direction the wind is blowing.
Cadet phase:
Hit the orb it throws so it'll be repelled back at him. Dodge the scatter orbs (jump over them)
Bat phase:
Hit the morph when it stands still. It'll transform into bats. Dodge them by moving away from them, waiting untill they
have almost reached you, and then rush yourself a way thru the troupe using jumping. The troupe will eventually transform
back into the morph so you can hit him again. Repeat untill he goes to a better place.

Bloody Mary:
Description: Possibly the hardest boss of the game, she has 3 phases (if you count the daughter phases along) and a huge
variety of attacks.
Best weapon: lightrod or icepike
Level: 19-25
How to kill:
Daughter phase one:
Stand still facing downwards. When the 4 girls stop spinning around you, hit the one facing your back.
Daughter phase two:
Walk thru the corridor when she starts talking, and stand still just before she says 'stop!' Hit the girl when you reach
her.
Mother phase:
When Bloody Mary turns into a white triangle, just run away from her. Slice thru her when she teleports. The best time to
attack her is when her mask is flying around, run into her from the right and just before you hit the gemstones that circle
her, use slicer attack. You end up on her right, but within the gemstone circle. Just walk-jump over them and repeat. You
can use firering (stand close to her when her mask is off and hit the lower side of her dress) but I never used it myself...

Big fish:
Description: 3 fish in Mermaid Tower: A red one (this one's vulnerable), and 2 indestructible green ones.
Best weapon: Doesn't really matter, just buy the strongest one you can buy...
Level: 23-26
How to kill:
This one's simple. Dodge the green fish when they try to bash you and do the same with the large bubbles. Lure the red fish
toward you by standing still and hit it as soon as it is in range of a slicer attack.

Hitoderon:
Description: Some starfish who will try to jump upon your head and attack you from the side.
Best weapon: Seapike
Level: 27-30
How to kill:
Step aside when it tries to jump upon you and hit it when it hits the ground. Don't let them get on your head since the
dragon on the background will try to toast them, and accidentally toast you with it. Dodge the attacks from the side.

Security robot:
Description: A big red robot, it has several attacks and vulnerable legs. It also has a last gasp attack.
Best weapon: Enbupike (Mu)
Level: 32-34
How to kill:
Jump over the whip lash attack, run away when it drops bombs and do the same when it shoots bullets from its machine gun.
Hit the legs with the rusher attack, concentrate on one leg at a time, or maybe you can try to hit 2 legs at the same time.
When it does the last gasp attack, simply slice the little robots

Dark Gaia
Description: The final boss and a pretty hard one, it has 2 phases
Best weapon: Hero pike
Level: 35-40
How to kill:
1st phase:
Position yourself in the right corner, go as far as you can to the right, the sonic boom can't hit you that way and you'll
have a nice position to hit the light orb. Jump when the Gaia's rage lasers hit the ground and evade the magirocks. Rush when
he shoots the light orb to throw it back at him. When the orb hits him, he'll turn into a pointy sphere. Hit the sphere when it
stands still or moves back to its position.
2nd phase:
Immediately use block (L or R button) when he opens the hole in his belly and keep blocking until the white light is gone.
Jump over the red laser and dodge the blue, yellow and red orbs. Lure him down by positioning yourself low and hit his belly
hole when he comes down. Repeat until he dies.

THE END