Rise of the Blood Lobster

After finishing Chapter 3, as well as completing the “A Hero’s Ride” normal mission, head to the left of the Outfitters test hangar entrance to find a cute but curious stuffed lobster.

Watch out, though—these lobsters hide explosives! The Blood Lobster makes his debut here, threatening to blow up New LA unless you find all of his little toys. In addition the one you’ve just found, there are 100 stuffed lobsters in all. Use the locations provided below to save the city!

While you can start the quest after Chapter 3, you cannot complete this mission until Chapter 11, at the earliest. Finding all of the stuffed lobsters will require the use of a Skell, and a flying Skell makes things much easier.

Lobsters – First Half

Left from the Outfitters Test Hangar entrance. This is the stuffed lobster that begins the quest.

White-painted, gray-roofed house at the border of Ishmael Hills. Check the garage.

On the roof left of the Shop Terminal.

Skell maintenance area, close to Camber, near the steps.

Left side of BLADE Tower (slightly west of the warp to the Ma-Non Ship).

Elevator side of BLADE Tower. Head past the edge, onto the slanted ramp.

Across from the Mimeosome Maintenance Center, at the bottom of the red staircase. Check the end of the red pipe.

Bridge above the Mediators.

At the top of the stairs to the far left of Mission Control.

Face Division Drive’s elevator, then head past it completely. You’ll see a thin steel frame over some wire mesh with the lobster on it.

Atop the crane close to where you picked up lobster 9.

Above the highway running along the lower end of the Administrative District (close to the hangar). Look for the large pipes!

Roof above the BLADE Barracks entrance.

On top of a container near the lower part of the West Gate’s elevator.

Atop a brace in the upper part of the West Gate’s elevator.

On top of the small building on the west side of the crossroads in front of the West Gate.

Just under the crane near and above Professor B’s research lab.

Survey the Industrial District from above with your Skell, and look for the big building with “PLANT” written on it in big letters. It’s hard to miss, trust us.

Above the diner entrance, behind the “Repenta” sign.

On the thin steel frame in front of where Bozé Lowes hangs out.

East from the door in front of the Hangar. Check the box near the area where BLADEs can often be seen fighting.

Small balcony near Alan.

On top of the container between Professor B’s Lab and the transport.

Past the big crane, where the road ends.

The northwest area of the Residential District, to the lower left of the open area after you descend the stairs.

On top of a pipe below the point where the road stops in the south center area.

East side, near the barricade by the entrance/exit.

Southwest area, near the large truck atop the pile of metal and materials.

The pillars on the waters between the Commercial and Residential Districts.

Check the tree in the very midst of Barista Court.

Directly to the side of Lobster 29, on top of the large building.

Atop the orange L-shaped building in the southeastern section of the district.

Directly west of the L-shaped building where you found lobster 31, in the middle of the parking lot.

Northeast sector of the district, under a corner tree not far from where the Nopon Bazaar sets up.

Northeast sector of the district, at the base of the tree that intersects the path leading between two large buildings. (In the picture, it’s the tree shown directly next to the mini-map.)

Southwest corner, where the road comes to an end.

Backyard of a house directly across from the tennis courts.

Northwest, near the barricade and end of the road.

The large crane directly next to Phog’s hangout (and over Phog’s head).

Underneath the Water Purification Plant. Use the nearby drop-offs to go to the lower area and find it.

Brown roof of the house directly across the street from the cathedral’s parking lot.

Above the pillar bearing the ECP emblem.

Southeast area. Look for the trees growing amidst a circle-patterned sidewalk.

Southeast area. Scan the road and look for three cars parked in a row.

On the other side of the fence, directly north of Doug’s hangout.

Jump up behind the warp to BLADE Tower and proceed straight.

Lowest point of the lower starboard area.

Atop the centerpiece capsule pods in the lower starboard area of the ship.

Lower starboard area, near the back of the nuclear reactor, on the scaffold where Pfeffen is standing.

Check the raw materials near Bozé’s hangout.

Once you grab lobster 49, the Blood Lobster taunts you and sets off some fireworks. Once the show is over, the lobsters in the next list become collectable!

Lobsters – Second Half

On the roof just around the corner from the arms manufacturers terminal.

Atop the pillar that connects BLADE Tower to another building (look past the right side of BLADE Tower’s power display).

Atop the slimmer tower directly next to the top of BLADE Tower (look past the left side of BLADE Tower’s power display).

Under the fighter jet in front of BLADE Tower.

On a roof high up directly above the arms manufacturers terminal.

Near the elevator nearby BLADE Tower, on top of the machine connected to the pipe.

Roof above the Harriers’ area.

Beside the large orange AXIOM crates in the northeast corner.

Next to the Mimeosome Maintenance Center, at the edge of the roof above the Curators’ area (Murderess’s hangout).

The very top of BLADE Tower!

Check this narrow path between the fence and building near the south area of BLADE Tower. (It’s just above where you found lobster 6.)

Directly under the Hangar. If you’ve unlocked Yardley’s avatar modification console, it’s the same area.

Under the West Gate elevator.

Near the transport northwest of the West Gate, in the space between the red and green containers.

Find the Transport Pilot, then look for the moving Skell behind the fence directly across from him. The lobster is here.

Atop the container right next to where lobster 64 is.

Check the push car just inside the Outfitters Test Hangar.

Fly up the full length of the West Gate elevator shaft, then go inside the passage. It’ll be to your left.

Raw materials yard across the street from Repenta Diner.

Entrance of the East Gate, next to the Skells.

North area of the Industrial District. If you’ve encountered Professor B, check around the left corner of the building behind where he stands.

Connection road between the Commercial and Industrial Districts.

On top of the nearest waste processing unit to Rock and Celica’s hangout.

Narrow passage directly behind the Outfitters Test Hangar.

Two buildings in the northeast are directly adjacent to each other (in the same area where you found lobster 34). Check the top of the taller, white building.

In the same area, look for two orange trucks parked directly next to each other. The lobster is between them.

The alleyway between the “ISYQUA” shop and the building where Victoria can be found.

In front of the Blue Pocket Café next to Barista Court.

Go back to the two buildings where you found lobsters 74 and 75. Around the corner left from the white building, the road ends. The lobster is on a ledge below that road.

The pillars on the waters between the Commercial and Residential Districts. Basically a redo of lobster 28.

There are thin steel girders connecting the Commercial District and the road leading out of the Administrative District. Check the lower one of these.

South side of the Commercial District, on the red steel stairs.

In the parking lot behind Army Pizza.

Look between the two black trailers next to where Bozé Lowes’s hangout is.

Under the cathedral bell.

Southeast basketball court.

Deep within the residential housing across from the water-treatment plant. In the picture, it’s the backyard of the bottom-right house.

Check the yard with the Skells and giant crane across from the Sports Complex. Between the two crates (with a third crate on top) is the lobster.

Row of four houses adjacent to the Sports Complex. White house, black roof: check its balcony.

Go down the red stairs across from the water-treatment plant. Halfway down is the lobster.

Keep going down the steps past lobster 89. The lobster is at the base of the steps.

Ride the elevator near BLADE Tower to the bottom, then go down the steps to the little alcove.

Look for the small narrow passageway in the middle of Armory Alley and go through it. Go straight until you see three triangularly stacked boxes. The lobster is behind these.

Between the starboard and port entrances, on top of the wall.

Where the containers are piled up in the lower north area (Neraph is here as well).

On top of the floating object in the lower south area.

Lower northern area, on top of another floating object.

Check under the platform outcropping at the very end of the ship.

This stuffed lobster will not spawn until you have completed “Definian Downfall” and you have access to the Cauldros’s Ganglion Antropolis. Check behind the boxes at the right side of the left Mediators area.

Once you collect lobster 98, you get another call from the Blood Lobster saying that the last lobster is with a justice-obsessed citizen of New LA. As you’ve already finished “A Hero’s Ride,” you know who that is. Talk to Justin in the Commercial District.

The Blood Lobster then challenges you to a final meeting at the Definian base. Head to Cauldros’s Ganglion Antropolis for the final showdown.

Rush past the enemies if you can, to the wide cave in the back, and go straight until you see the purple Skell. This is the Blood Despair, piloted by the Blood Lobster himself!

Blood Despair

Attribute Resistances

The Blood Despair is one tough lobster! Preparation is the key here. Bring your gravity-based weapons and beam-resistant armor, load up any healing, buff, and debuff Arts you can feasibly hold among all your party members, and equip any skills that allow for extra damage against machinery.

The Blood Despair likes to let loose with hard-hitting beam and physical attacks, but by far his two most dangerous trump cards are an area-of-effect attack called Negative Pulse (which inflicts all hit with Fatigue and Blackout while taking off a decent chunk of HP) and another area-of-effect attack called Meteor Launcher (which just really hurts upon impact). Be sure to do whatever you can to recover if you’re hit with these attacks, or go for his appendages to try to disable his ability to launch them altogether.

Beat the Blood Despair for a surprising revelation about the Blood Lobster that we’ll leave you to find out. Good luck!