Start from the bottom door and work up to the top
Shoot until his health bar stops depleting If you wail on his crystal fast enough you can finish each round without taking damage or moving Always remember to read the instructions! (Also use strafing to fire at Zavira when he squares up on you.) > I only recently learned Jason could strafe in top-down mode. Fire at him as he circles around you (bombs and mines can also be effective if you have poor aim) Use your S-Attacker to keep your distance if he's too close. I don't know what causes this, but he only seems to do it if you're within melee range. > If you stun Gonbei, there is a chance that he'll actually strike you with his takeyari. SECRET: If you trample a certain amount of his crops he gets double attack power! If you time it right you can even hit him with a counter too! When he charges, step to the side and let him run into the mine.
> While he's in the bamboo forest, stand still and lay a mine near you. Placing mines along the field may help you You can even use counter invulnerability to get past his flash grenades. If you bait his throws in a favorable direction you can lay into him until they return. You can counter his sickle throws and takeyari charges Once you get a rhythm down you can easily keep it in your sights! > Tap left or right intermittently to follow it. Now that I've figured out what to listen for I can just close my eyes and counter whenever I hear it. It sounds like the toms in Mega Man 2 (the music for the post level screen for instance). > There is an extremely faint sound cue for when he lays mines. Don't move too much if he shoots at you Get to center and wait for opportunities to counter > Guess which web it will swing on next and shoot/bomb it. This will be useful to you if you find yourself low on health and ammo! > The best time to counter Mockrantula herself is toward the very end of the timing window, when her spawn are still close enough to be taken out in that same hit. Look for opportunities to use your counter > Edit: now that I'm finally on the boards I've updated this post with better info! Here is what I have so far, in order of appearance in my route: Please feel free to share your knowledge in this thread! This is part of my goal to make a beginner or intermediate 100% Guide so please be as detailed as you can.
To clarify, I'm talking about all the named mutant bosses, not the arenas or minibosses. Hello! I want to make some guides for defeating bosses and I want to make them accessible to players of all skill levels.