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attack.
These Drones will act just the same as before. After destroying the front Drone
to create some safe zones, though, it is worth using the "Carry Two Gauges
Over" tactic (see Section 3.03) one last time, to set yourself up for the final
battle of the sequence.
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6: DRONES [Drone x 1, Protodrone x 1]
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Just use the normal tactics for defeating Drones here. If you have followed
these approaches, you will almost certainly earn an Excellent for this
sequence.
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MEL-KAVA BOTTOM
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You will notice that the exhaust ports on Mel-Kava's underside periodically
spew out green energy particles. If you get hit by these, you will be knocked
back to the previous area. Breaking the exhaust ports here will make it easier
to progress. Particle bursts like these can be found in a few of Mel-Kava's
areas, and they always knock you back to an earlier area if you get hit by
them.
GO INSIDE MEL-KAVA
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Fly too far forward and you will end up facing the Photon Cannon sub-boss,
which you cannot defeat yet, due to an impenetrable force field surrounding it.
You can deactivate this from inside Mel-Kava. Access the closed portal above
you (the one with the Caution warning) to open it, then enter it to get into
the ship's interior.
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INSIDE MEL-KAVA (Passage to the Auto Defense System)
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ENEMY: PLASMA SPIDER [Plasma Spider x 1]
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There is no room to manoeuvre in the corridor where you fight a Plasma Spider.
This battle is essentially a race to destroy the creature before it can charge
up and use its Incandescent Light attack. You get roughly three gauges'
charging time before it fires.
To guarantee the Excellent grade, it is a good idea to use your first two
gauges to activate the Shield berserk technique. This will keep you safe while
you shoot the Plasma Spider with your High Vulcan. You should be able to
destroy the Plasma Spider before your Shield runs out; if you can't, you are
probably at quite a low level, and should try Levelling Up a bit before going
any further. Note that if you want to fight another Plasma Spider for any
reason, you will need to exit and re-enter this passage.
ANCIENT RECORDING DEVICE
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There is a save point in this passage.
PROCEED TO THE AUTO DEFENSE SYSTEM
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Fly through the yellow portal at the far end of the tunnel to face the first of
Mel-Kava's two sub-bosses. Destroying it will deactivate the force field around
the Photon Cannon on Mel-Kava's underside.
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SUB-BOSS: AUTO DEFENSE SYSTEM [Reactor]
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Soon after you enter battle with this sub-boss it will "Activate Defense System
04", which will turn two areas into unsafe zones. The Auto Defense System is
Anti-Shot, but it has a weak point that can be hit from the unsafe areas.
Stay in a safe zone to charge your gauges. You will notice that there are four
panels orbiting the core; when they move close to it, they will shield it from
damage. When all of your gauges are full, use this simple trick: bring up your
Battle Menu, then wait for the point when the orbiting panels are moving away
from the core. (With the Battle Menu up, monitored "time" does not pass,
meaning that you will not waste time and compromise your Excellent grade.) As
soon as they do, immediately move around to an unsafe zone and laser the core
three times. Then move to a safe zone again, and repeat. The Auto Defense
System will occasionally rotate, moving both the unsafe zones and the weak
point, so reposition when appropriate.
Though it actually has several phases of attacks, you should be able to defeat
the Auto Defense System before it leaves this first phase, achieving the
Excellent grade in the process.
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