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== Cerberus == | == Cerberus == | ||
{{CotMboss|Cerberus|Catacomb|600|150|100|960|Light|Double}} | {{CotMboss|Cerberus|Catacomb|600|150|100|960|Light|Double}} | ||
Imagine a puppy jumping on your lap and licking your face. Now imagine a fire-breathing, | Imagine a puppy jumping on your lap and licking your face. Now imagine a fire-breathing, lightning shooting puppy the size of a mini-van jumping on you and eating your face. Guess which one describes Cerberus more accurately. He has a specific pattern of attack and changes colors based on his upcoming attack. First, he'll turn red and use his fire beam, then he'll turn blue and release the electric balls, and finally he'll turn a lighter blue and lunge across the room to one of the platforms. The color he changes to is random, but the attack he uses will always match the color he changes to. He is invulnerable when he is shifting colors, so don't waste your time or weapons as it's not an opening to attack. The room is fairly high and about two screens long, so you have a lot of room to maneuver (of course, so does Cerberus). There are two rows of three platforms in the room that you can use to avoid his lunges and jump over him. | ||
'''Attacks:''' | '''Attacks:''' | ||
*'''Fire beam''': He shoots a narrow beam of fire that sweeps the ground in front of him. He only does this when standing on one of the platforms, so simply stand under him. If you have an [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Weapons#Axe|axe]], you can throw them at him from below. | *'''Fire beam''': He shoots a narrow beam of fire that sweeps the ground in front of him. He only does this when standing on one of the platforms, so simply stand under him. If you have an [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Weapons#Axe|axe]], you can throw them at him from below. To best avoid this attack, stay close to Cerberus as much as possible if he is seen turning red. | ||
*'''Electric balls''': A couple of large blue orbs drift around the room firing electricity straight down. He's stationary at this point, so you can hit him with your whip. | *'''Electric balls''': A couple of large blue orbs drift around the room firing electricity straight down. He's stationary at this point, so you can hit him with your whip. If it is difficult to tell which shade of blue the boss is for determining which attack it will use, note that when it is the darker blue and preparing to fire the electric balls, it will typically do so soon after changing to the appropriate color, whereas with the lunge attack there is some time the boss spends prancing around before finally attacking. At the least, preparing for the lunge attack and then punishing Cerberus if it uses this technique instead is safer than simply expecting this technique. | ||
*'''Lunge''' He'll jump straight forward and cross the room. Don't stand in front of him at this point. If he's on the ground, move to the uppermost platform above, otherwise get on the ground directly underneath him. | *'''Lunge''' He'll jump straight forward and cross the room. Don't stand in front of him at this point. If he's on the ground, move to the uppermost platform above, otherwise get on the ground directly underneath him. | ||
