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Emperor Ing Strategy
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== First form ==
  
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''by Solr_Flare''
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Weapons of choice: Power Bomb, Light Beam, Super Missile
  
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''Contributors: Solr_Flare, Sparky, some others <.< ''
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#As soon as the fight begins, morph.
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#When the tentacles get near you (ideal is when swatting or spinning) use a Power Bomb to instantly destroy 80% to all of the tentacles.
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#Unmorph and finish off any remaining tentacles with single shots of light beam or missiles. Each tentacle can be destroyed with one Light Beam shot or two Missiles. If he is charging a dark ball, you can prevent it from being shot at you if you destroy all his tentacles.
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#Begin charging your Power Beam as the core unfolds.
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#Using careful timing, fire a Super Missile into the gap of the core. If this is too difficult, use charged light beam shots; but beware, this takes much longer.
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#Carefully strafing to avoid being hit by the red laser, continue to fire super missiles into the core.
  
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'''Form 1:'''
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It takes 4 Super Missiles to the core to destroy form 1.  If you are fast, this can be done in the first round.  If you can't squeeze 4 in, repeat steps 1 through 6 until its dead.
  
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Weapons of choice: Power bombs, normal light beam, super missiles
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== Second form ==
  
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1) As soon as the fight begins, morph.
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Weapons of choice: Power Bomb and Morph Ball Bomb.
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2) When the tentacles get near you(ideal is when swatting or spinning) use a powerbomb to instantly destroy 80% to all of the tentacles.
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3) Unmorph and finish off any remaining tentacles with single shots of light beam or missiles.
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4) Begin charging your power beam as the core unfolds.
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5) Using careful timing, fire a super missile into the unshielded gap of the core.
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6) Carefully strafing to avoid being hit by the red laser, continue to fire super missiles into the core.
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It takes 4 super missiles to the core to destroy form 1.  If you are fast, this can be done in the first round. If you can't squeeze 4 in, repeat steps 1 through 6 until its dead.
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#Immediately spider onto the cocoon (scan first if desired) and look for tentacles coming out of golden triangular areas on the body.
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#When a tentacle exposes itself (black smoke will come out immediately before one is exposed), use a Power Bomb to instantly destroy it.
  
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'''Form 2:'''
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Ideally, you should take out 2 or 3 tentacles per Power Bomb. If you run out, switch to normal bombs and use those. Be careful of the Inglet puddles clinging to the body as well. These can be destroyed via normal/Power Bombs. If you are low on health, stay toward the top and kill the puddles as they appear.
  
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Weapons of choice: power bombs, regular bombs
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== Third form ==
  
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1) Immediately spider onto the cocoon and look for yellowish orange tentacles coming out of golden triangular "spots" on the body.
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Weapons of choice: Annihilator Beam and Missiles or Light Beam
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2) When a tentacle exposes itself(black smoke will bubble out prior to one exposing itself) use a powerbomb to instantly destroy it.
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Ideally you can take out 2 or 3 tentacles per power bomb.  If you run out, switch to normal bombs and use those.  Be careful of the inglet puddles clinging to the body as well.  Those can be destroyed via normal/power bombs.
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The third form has 4 different forms of attack:
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*Ing Laser Barrage (strafe to avoid)
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*Dark Energy Freeze (strafe to avoid)
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*Shock wave Jump (dash jump to avoid then Space Jump above the shockwave)
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*Charge Attack (morph and boost under his feet)
  
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'''Form 3:'''
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The third form has a Light- or Dark-aligned core, covered by a shield.
  
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Weapons of choice: Annihilator, regular missiles
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#Shield: use Missiles or the Light Beam to destroy the shield.
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#Light or Dark core: use Annihilator Beam shots.
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#You can only hit the mouth when it is opened (he randomly will close it), thus a good seeking weapon does ideal damage for the speed. In this case, the Annihilator Beam does best.
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#If form 3 charges you and you boost under to avoid it, you will have a brief window of opportunity to lock on and fire the appropriate weapon into a small gap in his shell. If you feel lucky enough, a direct hit with a Screw Attack will cause large amounts of damage.
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#Should you run out of ammo, the Emperor Ing will sometimes makes a cloud of Nightbarbs. If you destroy this cloud, it will drop about 40 to 60 light ammo. (There is a corresponding cloud of white orbs that drop Dark ammo.) This allows you to resupply quickly and switch back to the Annihilator.
  
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1) Form 3 has 4 different forms of attack
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== Emperor Ing (hard mode) tips ==
  
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- Laser barrage(strafe to avoid)
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NOTE: this is written under the assumption you have collected 100% items.  Form 3 is very difficult on hard mode if Light/Dark Beam Ammo is not conserved. Therefore, do not use any Light/Dark Beam Ammo until Form 3.
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- Dark Energy Freeze(strafe to avoid)
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- Shockwave Jump(dash jump to avoid then space jump the shockwave)
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- Charge attack(morph and boost under his feet)
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2) Form 3 has 3 different colored "mouthes".  These cycle regularly.
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=== Fist form ===
  
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- Red mouth: use regular missiles to force this to the other mouth colors.
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When the tentacles are above you, use Super Missles to destroy them as long as they are not whipping around violently (which prevents the Missile's seeking capability from working). This form doesn't deal too much damage, and life can be obtained in Form 2. Just dodge to the best of your ability without moving too much; stay on one of the circle emblems on the floor. This allows you to pick off the tentacles quickly.
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- White/Light mouth: damage with regular annihilator beam shots
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- Purple/Dark mouth: damage with regular annihilator beam shots
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3) You can only hit the mouth when it is open(he randomly will close it), thus a good seeking weapon does ideal damage for the speed. In this case it is the annihilator and regular missiles.
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When you destroy the tentacles, lock on to the eye, get as close as possible, and use Super Missles. Being close lowers your chance of missing, but make sure to strafe to avoid the beam. Also note that after every hit, the eye changes its direction of rotation.
  
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4) If form 3 charges you and you boost under to avoid it, you will have a brief window of opportunity to lock on and fire the appropriate weapon for the mouth color into a small "hole" in his backside.  Yes I know what you are thinking, but it is correct...you can indeed shoot him up the arse.  It gives you a chance to deal some extra damage.
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=== Second form ===
  
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5) Should you run out of light/dark ammo, emperor ing will sometimes make what looks like a cloud of "fireflies" when you damage him with another weapon/beam. If you shoot this cloud, it wil spew out about 40 to 60 light and dark ammo. Letting you resupply quickly and switch back to annihilator.
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Use Power Pombs to destroy all of the tentacles except one. Be sure to avoid the Inglets. When there is one tentacle remaining, go around to the opposite side. Stay here and let the Inglets come to you. This allows you to get energy and Missles back. Move to the top when the toxic gas rises, but continue to destroy Inglets. When the gas recedes, move back down. Repeat until your life is full and you have 100 or more Missiles, then destroy the last tentacle. Note that you can only gather life for several cycles of the toxic gas rising and receding; after a while, the gas will envelop the whole area, and you will be forced to destroy the last tentacle.
  
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6) Also worth noting: you can only damage his "life bar" when he is in light/dark mouth mode. This is why missiles are best during orange mouth because they seek very well and can quickly force him to another mouth color.
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=== Third form ===
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Keep your distance, and use Super Missles to attack the shield. 2-3 of them should destroy it. Switch to the Annihilator Beam and mash the A button. Stop shooting and take the appropriate action if:
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*The mouth closes,
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*The Emperor Ing starts shuffling his legs, or
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*The shield reappers.
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As on Normal, if you run out of ammo, the Emperor Ing will spew a cloud of Nightbarbs or a swarm of Light orbs.
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== External Links ==
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[http://img438.imageshack.us/img438/9726/dcp024955qb.jpg An image of the gap in the Emperor Ing's shell]<!--
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THIS SECTION HAS BEEN COMMENTED OUT. It is because I think it can be merged into what there is above, but I am not willing to do all of it.
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Emperor Ing's 3rd form is divided into 4 distinct phases. You can detect a phase change when Emp is in Light/Dark mode, you hit him, and he suddenly closes his mouth (with a reving sound in the background), shakes around the closed mouth, and opens it up. The energy ball inside will be bigger. Most phase changes will allow him to use more attacks.
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In Phase 1, he uses the Ing Laser Barrage (like Warrior Ing, only with many more shots), and the Shockwave Jump. During Phase 1, his front leg's knee will frequently be between you and his mouth. Getting Super Missile shots to hit is somewhat difficult, so rely on rapid-fire Power Beam or Annihilator shots.
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In Phase 2, he adds the Dark Energy Freeze attack as well as the Light Energy attack. The dark one is more feared, as it freezes you temporarily. The Light one knocks out your gun for a time. He will only do these attacks when his mouth is light or dark, and then only the appropriate one for the color. Also, he adds a move where he rears back and charges you by running towards you. Avoiding this attack is somewhat difficult, but it does present a quick opportunity to slip in a Super Missile (before the charge, when he's rearing back). Otherwise, you should still rely on the Power Beam or the Annihilator.
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In Phase 3, he adds a second charge attack. Note that this is different from his running charge. It is a sliding charge attack. It is signaled by the same rearing back animation as the running charge. However, once this animation is finished, he will rear up twice, each time turning to face you (whether you're straifing out of the way or not), then charge you. When he executes this kind of charge, he will pause with his front facing the wall for a few seconds. During this time, feel free to shoot any and all kinds of attacks at the hole in his back; this will still damage him. His rearing up to face you beforehand makes it very easy to sidestep his charge, thus putting you in prime position to charge up all kinds of beam attack (and possibly a beam combo). Because he is relying on more attacks, and less dancing back and forth, hitting him with Super Missiles is much easier now. Especially during the time when he is preparing for his charging attack.
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Phase 4 adds no new attacks, though he seems to become a bit more aggressive. Avoiding his attacks is a bit more difficult, but actually landing blows is easier than Phase 1 or 2.
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I'm not entirely sure, but there may also be some kind of attack using his front leg, where he charges it with dark energy and shoves it into the ground in front of him. It's rarely used and I've never been hit with it. Because of this, I can't tell which phase it starts in, or how to counter it. But, from the few times I've seen it, it seems to leave him open to all kinds of attacks.
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On his Shockwave Jump, if you are too close to him after it lands, he will use a melee attack on you. He can do this regardless of whether the jump hurt you or not. Keep jumping backwards to avoid it, though a sideways dash jump may avoid it as well. -->

Latest revision as of 12:36, 26 June 2006

First form

Weapons of choice: Power Bomb, Light Beam, Super Missile

  1. As soon as the fight begins, morph.
  2. When the tentacles get near you (ideal is when swatting or spinning) use a Power Bomb to instantly destroy 80% to all of the tentacles.
  3. Unmorph and finish off any remaining tentacles with single shots of light beam or missiles. Each tentacle can be destroyed with one Light Beam shot or two Missiles. If he is charging a dark ball, you can prevent it from being shot at you if you destroy all his tentacles.
  4. Begin charging your Power Beam as the core unfolds.
  5. Using careful timing, fire a Super Missile into the gap of the core. If this is too difficult, use charged light beam shots; but beware, this takes much longer.
  6. Carefully strafing to avoid being hit by the red laser, continue to fire super missiles into the core.

It takes 4 Super Missiles to the core to destroy form 1. If you are fast, this can be done in the first round. If you can't squeeze 4 in, repeat steps 1 through 6 until its dead.

Second form

Weapons of choice: Power Bomb and Morph Ball Bomb.

  1. Immediately spider onto the cocoon (scan first if desired) and look for tentacles coming out of golden triangular areas on the body.
  2. When a tentacle exposes itself (black smoke will come out immediately before one is exposed), use a Power Bomb to instantly destroy it.

Ideally, you should take out 2 or 3 tentacles per Power Bomb. If you run out, switch to normal bombs and use those. Be careful of the Inglet puddles clinging to the body as well. These can be destroyed via normal/Power Bombs. If you are low on health, stay toward the top and kill the puddles as they appear.

Third form

Weapons of choice: Annihilator Beam and Missiles or Light Beam

The third form has 4 different forms of attack:

  • Ing Laser Barrage (strafe to avoid)
  • Dark Energy Freeze (strafe to avoid)
  • Shock wave Jump (dash jump to avoid then Space Jump above the shockwave)
  • Charge Attack (morph and boost under his feet)

The third form has a Light- or Dark-aligned core, covered by a shield.

  1. Shield: use Missiles or the Light Beam to destroy the shield.
  2. Light or Dark core: use Annihilator Beam shots.
  3. You can only hit the mouth when it is opened (he randomly will close it), thus a good seeking weapon does ideal damage for the speed. In this case, the Annihilator Beam does best.
  4. If form 3 charges you and you boost under to avoid it, you will have a brief window of opportunity to lock on and fire the appropriate weapon into a small gap in his shell. If you feel lucky enough, a direct hit with a Screw Attack will cause large amounts of damage.
  5. Should you run out of ammo, the Emperor Ing will sometimes makes a cloud of Nightbarbs. If you destroy this cloud, it will drop about 40 to 60 light ammo. (There is a corresponding cloud of white orbs that drop Dark ammo.) This allows you to resupply quickly and switch back to the Annihilator.

Emperor Ing (hard mode) tips

NOTE: this is written under the assumption you have collected 100% items. Form 3 is very difficult on hard mode if Light/Dark Beam Ammo is not conserved. Therefore, do not use any Light/Dark Beam Ammo until Form 3.

Fist form

When the tentacles are above you, use Super Missles to destroy them as long as they are not whipping around violently (which prevents the Missile's seeking capability from working). This form doesn't deal too much damage, and life can be obtained in Form 2. Just dodge to the best of your ability without moving too much; stay on one of the circle emblems on the floor. This allows you to pick off the tentacles quickly.

When you destroy the tentacles, lock on to the eye, get as close as possible, and use Super Missles. Being close lowers your chance of missing, but make sure to strafe to avoid the beam. Also note that after every hit, the eye changes its direction of rotation.

Second form

Use Power Pombs to destroy all of the tentacles except one. Be sure to avoid the Inglets. When there is one tentacle remaining, go around to the opposite side. Stay here and let the Inglets come to you. This allows you to get energy and Missles back. Move to the top when the toxic gas rises, but continue to destroy Inglets. When the gas recedes, move back down. Repeat until your life is full and you have 100 or more Missiles, then destroy the last tentacle. Note that you can only gather life for several cycles of the toxic gas rising and receding; after a while, the gas will envelop the whole area, and you will be forced to destroy the last tentacle.

Third form

Keep your distance, and use Super Missles to attack the shield. 2-3 of them should destroy it. Switch to the Annihilator Beam and mash the A button. Stop shooting and take the appropriate action if:

  • The mouth closes,
  • The Emperor Ing starts shuffling his legs, or
  • The shield reappers.

As on Normal, if you run out of ammo, the Emperor Ing will spew a cloud of Nightbarbs or a swarm of Light orbs.

External Links

An image of the gap in the Emperor Ing's shell

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