Jak II/Nest

This page covers the final assault on the Metal Head nest and the battle with the Metal Head leader.

Mission: Check the Construction Site

 * Location: Haven City (construction site)

As you leave the stadium you hear Vin's voice. He's in bad shape but he manages to speak the words "Kor" and "construction site". Follow the crane icon to the industrial area and enter the site. Follow the passage down to where a foundation is being dug.


 * Cutscene: "The Secret To Making A Bomb"
 * There are KG there guarding the place, but Kor jumps in looking a lot more spry than you remember him. After a bit of obligatory gloating, he turns into the Metal Head leader himself. (This is the biggest, but not the last, reveal in the game and makes up for the dud about Keira. But there were clues all along and if you play the game again you may notice them. For example Kor always sent you on missions against the Baron, never the Metal Heads. Also Kor was a bit too eager to get the Precursor Stone himself rather than let the heir to the city get it. Finally, you learned from Vin in the previous mission that Kor turned off the shield wall.)


 * Baron Praxis is there and leads the KG in an attack, but the Metal Head leader, now known as Metal Kor, shoots an energy blast at them. Kor flies away vowing to get the Precursor Stone. You find the Baron and in his last moments he shows you a second bomb like the one Krew made, but this one has the Precursor Stone attached. Daxter squeezes into the bomb and after a bit of fiddling gets the stone loose.

That's really all there is to this mission, just one plot-laden cutscene. So exit the way you come in.

Mission: Break Barrier at Nest

 * Location: Nest

When you exit the construction site you hear the voices of Torn and Ashelin. The fight against the Metal Heads in the city is not going well and the only hope is for you to breach the Metal Head nest and defeat their leader. Follow the transport icon to the port and board the transport. (If you're low on ammo this is a good time to stop by the gun course to restock.) The transport lands near the Metal Head nest.

You now need to get to the weapon Mar made to open a way into the nest. Explore the starting area, clearing out the metal heads, and locate a crank to the west; it's marked as a red dot on the area map. Spin kick it to raise a platform on the other side and use this it get to the next section.

Go north to some steps which zigzag up to a ledge. Follow the passage west until you spot the gun, a very large rust-red contraption on a ledge to the right.


 * Cutscene: "Stone..Gun..Nest!"
 * You hear Ashelin's voice saying that the Metal Heads are winning and she suggests you use the Rift Rider to get back to your own time. But you insist on staying to fight. (Actually, since the Rift Ring is inside the nest you wouldn't be able to leave without defeating the Metal Heads even it you wanted to.) You place the Precursor Stone in the gun and fire it, and it blows a hole into the mountain opening a way into the heart of the nest.

Mission: Attack the Metal Head Nest

 * Location: Nest

You now need to get to the opening, but there are still plenty of Metal Heads to deal with on the way. Go southwest into a large open area, explore it and follow a wide passage that winds northward. You will encounter large, slow moving Metal Heads that shoot electricity from their sides. Don't waste your ammo on these since they're pretty much just forces of nature and impossible to defeat.

When you reach the northwest corner of the area there is a bridge to the right. Cross and continue east; the passage goes up a hill and leads to the hole created by the Mar's weapon. Once inside the nest, follow the path to a large doorway.