Ndesu
- Chapter
- 2-3 · Savannah
- Where
- End of the Savannah: the destroyed Delta Team outpost. You don't move: Chris on the Gambit's top Mounted Machine Gun, Sheva on the lower one.
Weak point
The head: it interrupts almost every attack. Then the Plagas that sprout: 2 small ones, the big one on the spine, 4 small ones (chest and arms) and the spine one again. The oil canisters nearby.
The largest humanoid Plaga B.O.W., built from El Gigante data with five Plagas implanted: it only dies when all of them are gone. It rips up poles and boulders to throw at you. Before the fight it kills Dave Johnson in a cutscene.
Shoot his face nonstop, but in bursts: the guns overheat, and being unable to fire at the wrong moment can kill you. Town Majini support him and respawn (you hear a laugh or a cry): 2 crossbow Majini on the right and 1 Molotov Majini on the left.
Reward
Nothing. Figurine: 10 BSAA Emblems and Chapter 2 cleared.
Attacks: stomp on the Gambit, punch (dodge prompt), double-fist pound, boulder, pole (dodge prompt), ground pound from range (shockwave: brace prompt) and charge. Head shots don't interrupt the boulder, the pole or the prompt attacks.
On the Gambit AI Sheva is extremely accurate and fires at Majini the moment they appear: solo is easier here than with a human partner. In co-op, alternate bursts so you never both overheat at once.
Step by step
- Both players on the face until he flinches. Foot raised to stomp the Gambit: shoot the face or the leg. Leaning back with fists together: shoot the head as it starts.
- Phase 1: 2 small Plagas sprout. One player kills them while the other keeps hitting the face. Then the big Plaga bursts from the spine: both shoot it until it retracts.
- Phase 2: 4 small Plagas (chest and arms), then the big spine Plaga again. Killing it kills Ndesu. You may need the cycle once or twice more.
- Boulder: shoot it apart or shoot the barrel to his right. Pole: follow the dodge prompts; shooting the nearest canister makes him drop it.
- Oil canisters: blow one when he is close (holding a boulder or pole, or with 4 Plagas out) for heavy damage and a stun. One of them is only there to take out a crossbow Majini.
- Clear the support Majini while he is stunned.
- Charge: if Sheva shouts "Something's wrong with him! Watch out!" or Chris "I don't like the looks of this! Keep firing!", keep shooting his head: the body tackle can take over half your health.