| “ | At the bottom of the Shimmering Caverns lays Ponzu, Scaled Assembly, lord of crystal, and ancient one. Everything the twinkling light of the caverns touches is his, including you, the peasant. His Scales, shed from his body, roam the cave network attacking intruders in coordinated assaults.
In some tales, Ponzu has been described as a hydra, but more specifically he is a hive being. The Scales he sheds act under his influence and share traits with one another. These Scales grow increasingly more powerful as they increase in number, so be swift peasant, and dispatch them with haste. Slay Ponzu and you may claim his fragment for Arkanos, advancing one step closer to your goal. Of course, the thought of a peasant slaying this incredible beast is ridiculous. Delving in the Shimmering Caverns is assuredly certain death. |
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| ~ Journal |
Ponzu, Scaled Assembly is the boss in the final room of the Shimmering Caverns. It drops 
Ponzu's Fragment after being beaten for the first time.
Ponzu, Scaled Assembly has 
8,000.
He has 4 different phases, during those phases he will spawn enemies (see below) until a specific capacity:
- Phase One: 3 enemies,
- Phase Two: 4 enemies,
- Phase Three: 4 enemies,
- Phase Four: 8 enemies.
If you do not kill any enemies during the first phase, the capacity will remain at 3 enemies until the last phase.
Attack pattern[]
The boss arena is rectangular with four pits, out of which Ponzu's heads can emerge from. Ponzu has multiple phases in battle: after each quarter of his health is removed, a new head will appear. Ponzu can be damaged by striking the crystal on one of his necks.
All heads have the same attack pattern. It consists of the following:
- Headbutting the wall behind it: summons
Winged Scales, Toxic Scales, and/or Unbreakable Scales. - Spitting an ice ball that explodes into circular ice waves.
- Emitting a green shockwave cry that pushes and damages the peasant.
- Shooting an ice beam up and down half the room.
Achievements[]
| Achievements
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Hydra Slayer Defeated Ponzu, Scaled Assembly |
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A Herculean Labor Defeated Ponzu, Scaled Assembly while Rogue's Ultimatum is applied |
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Hail To The King Defeated Selt, Mortar, Noori, Ponzu, and Seer with the same peasant |
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Peasants do what Bathcan't Entered the Golden Core before defeating Ponzu |
History[]
| Changelog | |
|---|---|
| Version | Additions and Changes |
| 0.4.0 | Added Ponzu, Scaled Assembly. |
| Fixed an issue with Ponzu's head animation (he was getting hunched up too much). | |
| 0.4.1 | Ponzu’s body can no longer be targeted by things that auto-target. |
| Several more rocks have been added to Ponzu’s lair. | |
| 0.4.2 | Ponzu’s breath weapon now more reliably travels the full distance. |
| Fixed a layering issue with Ponzu’s statues and Ball and Chain traps. | |
| 0.5.0 | Brand new, custom, boss music tracks for Selt, Mortar, Noori, and Ponzu. |
| Lowered Ponzu’s hit points. | |
| Ponzu’s arena now has a proper name. | |
| 0.6.0 | Tuned the damage, HP, and behavior of several bosses. Notably, Ponzu’s roar is now better telegraphed, his breath weapon no longer ignores your grace period, and he spawns fewer Scales at the start of stage 4. |
| 0.7.1 | Fixed a bug preventing Ponzu from dropping loot in Othermine. |
| 1.0.0 | Reduced Noori, Ponzu, and Seer’s health proportional to their overall health pool. |
| 1.2.0 | Fixed an issue with Ponzu’s bubble splash attack that prevented it from dealing damage. |
Gallery[]
Ponzu, Scaled Assembly
Ponzu, Scaled Assembly
