Boss Battle: Aurum Pyrrhon


It’s obvious at first glance that not all is well with the gun god. It becomes apparent that Pyrrhon may not have intended things to get this far.

Aurum Pyrrhon is protected by a shield that is generated by green generators surrounding him, transmitting their energy into his protective barrier. You need to disable them before he will be vulnerable. He will try to set up a fire ring around your platform that cannot be evaded normally. You’ll need to use the jump pad to leap over the ring as it closes to avoid damage. He also sends out a cluster of small crystals that have a short delay before they explode, and sometimes he sends those out after setting up a fire ring to try to catch you with both attacks.

Pyrrhon’s fire dragon also comes out to play. You can’t destroy it as it flies around your platform, so you have to evade it. He also gains the ability to send out wide fire shock waves, and large flaming boulders whose explosions can reach almost a quarter of the whole platform!

When the shield is disabled, Pyrrhon becomes vulnerable. Use your best charged shots that have good range. He still tries to spit fire balls, set up fire rings, or send out his fire dragon, so don’t get careless while trying to shoot him.

Pyrrhon has the ability to shoot the fire shock waves and large flaming boulders from the beginning of the fight.

The biggest danger of the fight is the fact that almost everything Aurum Pyrrhon uses causes fire damage, which can burn for a short time after you’ve been hit. This means that only a few solid hits can put you in serious danger just because of the extra burn damage. Do the best you can to limit any direct hits, and keep the pressure until Aurum Pyrrhon is history.

But it’s still not over! As the corrupted god self-destructs, you have to eliminate pursuing Aurum during your escape. After a short ride, Pit escapes the Aurum mother ship, and Pyrrhon’s energies push it away from the planet. At long last, you can turn your focus back toward the Underworld Army!