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Reaching the Final Battle
Malus - The Final Colossus
This is the most time consuming of all the colossi by far. One of the most difficult aspects of Malus is simply reaching him. From his hand he shoots what can be best described as an energy blast at Wander.
Because of this, you need to dart from cover to cover before he can hit you. Start by moving up to the column ahead, which should provide protection. When he's fired move right of it behind some rubble. Continue waiting for him to fire and running right until you are able to jump down a tunnel. From here it's fairly straight forward and you simply need to repeat this in something of a zig zag fashion until you come up from a hole underneath Malus' legs.
From this point on the only thing that can really hurt you is falling from Malus, who is quite massive. Walk around to the back of Malus and begin to climb his, for lack of a better word, skirt. Continue climbing to the exposed fur at the small of his back. Climb on and stab him.
Malus' hand will come around to inspect the damage. Jump and grab onto the fur on his hand and wait until it swings around in front again. Crawl up his forearm and onto his bicep. Stab him.
This part is very likely where you will sustain damage, as his right hand comes around to inspect the damage on his bicep. The jump to it must be placed very carefully. Wait until his hand has resumed its previous position and stab it. He will now hold it still which will give you both an opportunity to regain stamina and proceed to the next part of his body. Draw your bow and shoot him in the left shoulder. Use the sword to pinpoint the exact spot.
Malus will move his right hand to cover his left shoulder. Jump off and climb from his shoulder, to his back, and finally up to his head. This is the only place where you can do any real damage to Malus, but it is very difficult to place a hit. Do not focus on charging up a very strong stab. He thrashes too frequently and you will always be interrupted. Instead, many quick stabs will make this go by much farther. If you're finding yourself low on stamina, work your way down to his back again, which is far more stable to allow yourself to rest. Eventually you will have done enough damage and Malus, the final colossi will fall.