When it comes to mini-bosses, there are very few that can match the Lies of P Puppet of the Future. While this mini-boss may look like it is from a 19th-century scrap yard, it can stomp its enemies to the turn of the next millennium. It is found patrolling an area to the left of the Workshop Union Entrance.
Lies of P Puppet of the Future Fight Preparation
Facing the Lies of P Puppet of the Future boss can be quite the ordeal. But there is one detail that you must be aware of before heading into battle with the mini-boss. The ground that it is so conveniently stomping around on is actually filled with a toxic substance that can rapidly increase your corruption level. This can prove to be a severe disadvantage as you face the otherwise sluggish boss. So, it is recommended that you find the lever that drains the fluid before heading into combat.
How to Beat Lies of P Puppet of the Future
Puppet of the Future is one of the slowest enemies in Lies of P. While speed isn’t a factor in this fight, getting within the range of any of its attacks can leave Pinocchio severely damaged. This mini-boss likes to use all its available appendages to inflict damage upon its enemies. While the damage level is high its moves are confined to just four.
A major part of the Puppet of the Future’s arsenal is its arms which are both equipped with wrecking balls. The mini-boss likes to swing these around like maces to deal damage and there is also a rotating move where it just rolls the wrecking balls on the ground while spinning around its own axis.
The second part of its weaponry is its legs. These are the moves that you need to watch out for due to the range of striking damage dealt. There are two primary moves with legs that the Puppet of the Future likes to execute. The first involves stomping you to the ground while the second is an elaborate double kick while using its arms as a fulcrum.
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The best course of action in dealing with the Puppet of the Future is, as they say in combat sports, to go for the legs. The mini-boss is most vulnerable at this point and you can deal substantial damage with consecutive strikes. While dodging the attacks is fairly easy you have to look for the best moment to land successive strikes or you’ll be caught with one of its heavy attacks.
A great moment of opportunity is to follow a popular strategy employed by John Turturro in such situations and get beneath the enemy before it goes for the spinning attack with the wrecking balls. From this position, you can safely land as many strikes to the legs as you want as the puppet does its thing.
Landing enough strikes to the leg will momentarily have the Lies of P Puppet of the Future on its knee. Do enough damage and it can get down on both knees. This is a great opportunity to deal additional damage as the puppet is staggered at the point and other parts of it are exposed. If you keep at it with this strategy, the Puppet will be defeated without dealing you any damage.
Once you’ve defeated the Lies of P Puppet of the Future mini-boss, you’ll be rewarded with Quartz and a radiant Ergo chunk which contains plenty of Ergo.
