Anachronox/The Bricks (2)

Locating the Helmet
After the cutscene, grab the TACO to your right. Go back down into Grumpos' apartment and grab the blue MysTech Museum Membership Card from his counter. Time to find that helmet.

You may recall the information you pulled up on your scanner in Boots office. Time to backtrack to the Platform Area. Go back where you came from and follow the signs. The blocked path with the burning man is accessible now, so head down that corridor. You'll run into an Alley Goon on the way, as well as another bug mound, before you hit the next gravpath.

Platform Area
Continue ahead until you reach the elevator. Take it down to level 2, and snap a photo of the Anachronox Symbol. The take it to level 1 and go talk to the nearby guard, who has the helmet type you're looking for. You can either persuade him to give it to you, or fight for it. Or both; if you talk to him again afterwards, he'll attack you.

Either way, return to Grumpos once you've acquired the Nox Grumbleguard Helmet Size 5. After another cutscene, he'll join your party. He'll also give you a Linguinator, which will auto-translate the speech of the few species you were previously unable to understand.

Sidequests & Lucko Coldwolf
Upon returning to K'Conrad, you'll be given the name of your next target - Lucko Coldwolf. There are a few errands you'll want to take care of before pursuing him, however.

While you're in the area, go back to Maria and tell her where Simon lives for $50. Now head for the Fountain Spiral. In the gravpath is a NoxGuard who wants photos of five Brebulans. If you've been following this guide so far, you should already have them all, so talk to him again and receive$500 (remember to delete the photos once you've gotten credit to make more space).

From the Spiral, head toward Rowdy's, but turn onto the previously blocked left path, and then turn right into the tunnel. Talk to Yerocan Worb, who gives you some Blueprints.

Now head for the MysTech Museum and talk to the curator, who asks you to photograph the five Anachronox symbols. Again, you should already have them all (it seems that you need to leave the museum and come back in before you can tell him you have the photos). You'll be rewarded $200 and 3 HealGrease Plus. He also wants you to grab an extra symbol from the Anachronox Tours office.

Head to the museums upper level (the stairs are by the entrance). As enter the top, look down over the railing to your left. If the  Red Bipidri  isn't there now, it will show up soon. Take a picture.

On the path to Zordo's, you'll run into the guy asks for these Bipirdi photos (8 in total). Talk to him again to get credit for the two you already have.

Now head to Rowdy's and give the Blueprints to Marina for $200. Mardoman then asks you to check up on Yerocan again. While you're here, talk to Valesta (you don't need to give her back the bracelet), who immediately leaves to find Deanamo after you break the news to her.

Head back to Yerocan, who asks you to photograph any suspicious characters in the Fountain. Go up to the top of the Spiral and take a photo of Fazz Burbleman wandering around. Report back to Yerocan, who gives you an Eluder Band. Visit Mardoman yet again, who asks you to hit up a drug courier in the Platform Area.

With all that out of the way, you can head to the Tenements Area to find Lucko Coldwolf. Upon arrival, head to the right and down the ramp until the cutscene starts. You'll need to tail Lucko all the way through the Junkyard, Casinox, Platform and Anachronox Tours areas without him noticing you (you'll be warned when you're too close or too far away), and into a bar for another cutscene.

The Hunt for Eddie
As you leave, Fatima tells you to look up a guy in the Fountain Spiral area. But first, let's look around.

Anachronox Tours Area
Turn right and talk to the guy in black standing over the dead body. It's Detective Rukh, an old friend. He wants you to investigate the dead man's apartment back in Building 5.

Return there, Level 2, Room 7, and look at the LifeCursor on the counter.

If you want, you can visit Deanamo again, and talk to her with Grumpos. You can either pay her $200 to get healed, or mock her. If you pay her, she'll show up in Ghalla's, but if you go back to Frank's later in the game she's there again, like it never happened.

Head back to Rukh with the info. He gives you a PAX Flashpak, which teaches Boots' FlashBlind skill (stuns enemies). You may notice a guy nearby with a purple PAL-18 unit. You'll be dealing with him later. For now, head up the ramp and into Anachronox Tours.

Anachronox Tours
Go around back through the crate-filled maintenance section and out onto the balcony above the entrance. You'll find the last Anachronox symbol here, which you can actually pick up this time.

Now go to the Platform Area, level 3, and fight the drug dealer. Return all the way back to Mardoman, then the Museum for your rewards (a Pre-owned ShieldCell and $400, respectively).

The guy with the Stinky Sock is wandering around near where Yerocan was standing. While you're in the area, you may want to visit Zordo's Gun Palace and buy some Wristbands of Whacking for $1200. They increase your damage output by about 5%.

With the sock in hand, its time to go pay Eddie a visit. Head for the Junkyard Area, but before entering the actual Junkyard, talk to the two Brebulans nearby. They want you to find a symmetrical crystal tree for them in the Junkyard. Keep that in mind and use the gravpath.

Junkyard
You'll be doing a fair amount of fighting in here, so be prepared. Make sure to save when you get the chance, and use Yammer to help temporarily lessen the attacks you'll receive.

At the first fork in the path, turn left and grab a Pre-Owned Shieldcell off of a box. A few more fights later, you'll reach another fork. Go around to the right and grab a TACO before heading up the ramp, talk to the doorman at the top, and continue on. Past the TimeMinder, look behind a box on the left for a Vistin ThreeBeam for Boots. Head up to the door for a cutscene, where you finally meet Eddie.

Once you've gotten your information, you'll be back at the doorman. Backtrack to the areas first fork and take the other path this time. Look at the crystal trees until you find a symmetrical one, and take it back to the Brebulans for $175.

Head down to the lower Tenements Area, and around back to the DoorLord. Make sure you're prepared for some more fighting before proceeding into the MysTech Tunnels.