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What's the deal with Crust King Khann?
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I finally fucking did it! What made the difference was: using pale nails, a lot, mostly for flying shrimps; ascendant's grip for when they remove the floor and you have to shoot at flying enemies; reaper's crest; dumping tacks where the alitas spawns in the third gauntlet. I didn't kill Khann on the very first attempt right after the gauntlet, but I did it on the second.
Sidenote, I decided to get pale nails for this fight so I went up the cradle, but once there I told myself "now that we are here let's just finish the Mr Mushroom thing" only to discover the Path of Regular Discomfort. Where I got stuck once again, until I swallowed my pride and went back to buy the ascendant's grip. Which turned out to be a life saver for Khann.
Side sidenote: reaper's crest is amazing against the pinstress. It's like, made specifically for that fight.
Side side sidenote: I imagine you are not that interested in my quest. But I just wanted to write this somewhere.
Oh, You didn't had the Pale Nails? I think I forgot to mention that by the time I went to defeat Khann, I had already found or bought almost all the tools and upgrades. I'm terrible at gaming, and usually, what I can't achieve through skill, I make up for by finding upgrades to make things easier for myself.
You didn’t have Ascendant’s Grip? I’m surprised you didn’t lose your mind during the Mr. Mushroom mission. I almost did, and I already had Ascendant’s Grip at that point.
Reaper's Crest is one of my favorite crests. it's so versatile, and I think I also defeated the Pintress with it.
Anyway, I'm glad you managed to defeat Khann. Is that the last heart you needed, or do you have more left?
I usually do the same as you, but sometimes I try to follow the "regular" progression a bit more, so I didn't rush to get the pale nails before.
I had to get it because I was loosing my mind. And imagine the rage when after reaching the top I discovered that in one of my grip-less attempts I failed at literally the last jump. I try to delay buying tools because they are expensive, and I don't really like most of them.
I only have the green Prince's heart, but I want all four. Though I have literally just beaten Seth.
So you haven't beaten Karmelita yet? Great! Her battle is one of my favorites in the whole game, it's so much fun!