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At the beginning ofStellar Blade, Eve and her fellow squadmate Tachy are sent to Earth to exterminate the planet’s Naytiba infestation. Unfortunately, Tachy is severely wounded by one of these creatures, getting an arm sliced off, and as you reach the ending of the game, you’ll run into the same enemy and get a chance to avenge your fallen friend.
The fight against the Unidentified Naytiba is a tough one, asking you to perform several defensive techniques in quick succession and demanding expert timing in order to perform parries. After defeating the boss, you’ll be treated to additional plot revelations about the Human-Naytiba conflict.
Claw Slashes
The Unidentified Naytiba swings at you with its clawed hands.
Yes and no. Almost all the claw swipes are blockable, but certain combo enders require using Blink or dodging.
Bird Summons
The Unidentified Naytiba will create small pools of sludge on the ground, from which a swarm of birds will emerge.
No, and you will need to dodge twice to avoid both hits.
Bird Shields
The Unidentified Naytiba will summon swarms of birds that will form small circles, then send them at you as projectiles.
No.
One of the most prominent parts of the Unidentified Naytiba’s design is its claws, and it puts them to good use in your fight.A majority of its attacks involve slashing at you, sotry your best to parryor block. The most common animation set willbegin with a red flash, letting you know a flurry of strikes is about to begin.
An enemy flashing red usually means you can farm parries, but this Naytiba throws in a few different attacks that you need to look out for. One variation of this comboends with an unblockable attack, and anotherrequires the use of Blink. Holding block can be a good strategy, butbe prepared to dodge at the end of the sequenceif you need to.
At this point, the Naytiba may employ two unblockable techniques, both involving birds.
It will create a pool of black sludge directly underneath your feet. If you don’t dodge,a flock of birds will emerge and strike you. It alsouses birds to form shields around itself, which it will then shoot at you. These are very telegraphed, andcan be avoided rather easily.
The first portion of the fight may seem quite manageable, but that’s only becausethe second phase starts incredibly quickly. After taking just a sliver of its health, the Unidentified Naytiba rises into the air and becomes engulfed in black sludge,adding new tactics to its move pool.
These new moves all revolve around the creature’s aerial mobility. The first is an unblockable attack whereit ascends before trying to violently land on you. The other introduces projectiles into the equation,firing beams of light at you. verify to dodge away from the Naytiba beforefollowing up with Beta and Burst skills during recovery animations.
At this point, the timing of claw-based attacks becomes much more varied than it was previously, with some strikes coming fast and furious, and others having large gaps in between them.Observe the changing attack patterns until you understand them, then attempt to integrate parries back into your combat strategy.
This isn’t the only curveball the Unidentified Naytiba throws at you; it demands youperform multiple defensive techniques back-to-back.
For example, there are certain attack patterns the boss uses that end with a Blink opportunity. After you Blink successfully,it won’t be stunned, and you’ll need to perform another Blinkto dodge its next strike,after which you’ll be able to counterattack as you normally would.
There’s another version of this situation whereafter you Blink, you’ll need to perform a Repulse. The best way to handle this mix-up is towait for the Naytiba to show its handbefore committing to one of your defensive options.
After taking about a third of its health,the game will introduce insta-kill skills. The Unidentified Naytiba rises into the air andconjures balls of light. You must shoot and destroy all these balls,or you will be immediately killed. It won’t be too easy though, because you’ll have to dodge the projectiles being sent at you.
The best way to handle this situation is tocycle between shooting and dodging. If you notice projectiles coming at you,dodge all of them before continuing your assault. Do your best to conserve ammo;each ball only takes a few shots to pop.
After freeing yourself from the menace of the insta-kill attack,the Unidentified Naytiba will fall to the ground with its Balance shattered, allowing you toperform a free Retribution.
After reaching the final third of its health bar,the creature will transform again, pulsing gold and adding two more wings to its appearance.
Not only does it look more menacing, but its attacks will become more dangerous too.It will surround itself with unblockable bird shields, forcing you to dodge around them in order to close the distance between you.
Claw slash attacks are at their most aggressive at this point, withextremely little margin for errorif you attempt a parry.It’s recommended that you forgo them, and instead choose to go on the offensive.They won’t help you much now, especially with the boss on its last legs.
After draining the Unidentified Naytiba’s health bar,press L1 during the ending cutsceneto vanquish it for good, and get more answers about its true nature.
