At long last, the fated duel between Medusa and Pit begins. Despite his troubling size disadvantage, Pit braces himself for combat.
Medusa’s first move is to swing her staff so hard that she sends the angel flying far away from her platform. A high-speed barrage of magic chases after Pit, and you need to guide him around the blasts while Palutena tries to bring you back in range to attack. Medusa will also fire off magic circles to try to corral you into the pieces of land being flung your way.
Once you get close, Medusa throws out magic spheres that hover close to Pit. Touching them will set off damaging blasts, so try to stay away from them while concentrating fire on Medusa’s head. She will teleport often, even slashing at you with her fingernails occasionally. That attack is telegraphed only very briefly by red claw marks ripping across the screen moments before her hand actually passes, and it can be very tough to evade. After enough damage, Medusa reels back, and Palutena uses her magic to chain Medusa’s legs to the ground, disabling her ability to teleport.
The Underworld queen isn’t out of the game yet: She fires energy bolts from her eyes and casts more of the dark energy spheres from the first phase. Keep firing on her head!
Eventually, Medusa drops all pretenses of her sultry appearance and reveals her horrifying true visage. Her head detaches from its body and gives chase! Evade her spell attacks as best you can, and watch out for the powerful energy beam she charges up.
After enough damage, Medusa’s head retreats back to her body. Concentrate on her eye to finish her off!
With Medusa’s defeat, the threat of the Underworld has passed. The forces of darkness are in full retreat, and better yet, the credits are rolling. Good game, everyone! Go ahead and play some multiplayer!
And then there’s this guy. The war’s not over yet. It has only begun to escalate.