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Necril and Vivia

Dormin's Riddle: "Thy Next Foe is.... They fight eternal, never dying. Two sides of a split coin. Neutrality must prevail....

Description:

Necril:
A demonic Colossus that is about as large as the fifteenth Colossus. His overall body structure is also similar with the exception of two horns and a bull-like nose ring. He is also nearly completely covered in armor with the exeption of a trail of fur starting from the top of his large, minotaur-like head and trailing down to his lower back. There is also a small patch of fur on each shoulder.

Vivia:
An angelic Colossus of equal height but lesser width than Necril. The most human of the colossi, it has a human face and looks like a traditional Greek colossus, complete with robe and lack of fur. There are only three things you can grab on to: his massive, feathered, angel-like wings, and the layers of his very stone head of hair.

Neither the feet nor the legs of either Colossus are climbable and you must find a way to get them lower to the ground.

Terrain:
A vast gladiatorial colosseum. The sky is classicly cloudy, with the earthy ground common to most Colossus sites. Agro is present and nesissary for survival.

Attacks:
Don't fall off and don't get in their way while they fight and you should be fine.

Wonders you will See:
The challenge of this little number is the fact that you're fighting two colossi at once. Being polar opposites you must get all of the weak points of both colossi in order to kill them both. This is basically one Colossus divided into two halves.
Another challenge is that the Colossi are engaged in an eternal battle with one another. Unlike other large Colossi, these can run. They are so intent on their fight that they won't notice you unless you intervene (imagine walking in on a clash of the titans in the game; you can actually watch them in their scuffle without injury as long as you stay out of the way; sweet.)

Strategy:
Shoot an arrow at Vivia so he will turn around and look at you. Necril will charge Vivia and knock him down. Make sure you're on Agro when you do this because the Colossus will fall in your direction and will kill you in one hit. DON'T get on his wings. Vivia falls down face down but his wings are still too high up for you to get on. Instead, Climb on the layers of stone hair on top of his head (similar to the wings of the Flying Dragon Colossus) and hold on until he gets up and the wrestle continues. Jump onto Necril's head and stab the vital at the top until it disappears, then climb down the trail at his back and stab the vital at the bottom until that leaves. Then climb back onto Necril's head and jump onto one of his shoulders (let's say the left.) There is a minor vital there. Stab it and the beast will grab you and throw you off. The fight is then designed to let you go toward Vivia's right wing. Keep R1 depressed and the Wanderer will grab on. Crawl around the wing and stab the vital on the BACK of it until the whole wing falls off. Then repeat the process, this time climbing on Necril's opposite shoulder and going at the other wing. This will bring you victory. Pat yourself in the back.

Note: If you shoot and distract Necril at the beginning instead of Vivia, the angel will tackle the demon so you can climb on his head, however, the demon rises quickly, so it's recommended that you shoot Vivia.

EDIT: Sorry about not putting their stats in order (I posted this in a different thread earlier [before I knew about this one.]) All of the stats should be present.
Also, hard mode is the same with the exeption of the fact that half of the damage is done with each strike.

This message was edited by xavier486 on Mar 29 2006.