Entoxicate

"'I am the real monster, I will destroy you' - Entoxicate pre-battle"

Appearance and Arena
Entoxicate is a robotic humanoid boss that is found in the Toxic Trouble dungeon in the Downstairs section of Side Slash. He wields a shield and a sword made out of gears and metal, and he has a sewer grate in the middle of his chest.

The arena you fight him in is made in the form of a circle, and there's a moat of toxic sludge surrounding the main arena. There's also a sewer grate at the middle of the arena.

The Fight
Entoxicate has numerous attacks that he perform, and listed below are the attacks and his pattern:


 * 1) Sword Slam - Entoxicate slams the ground twice, first being the toxic sludge going in a plus pattern and the second going in an X pattern. The initial slam deals 35 damage and the puddles deal 10 damage.


 * 1) Gear Trap - Entoxicate leaves 4 gears on the ground in a cube formation, and if the player touches the gears even in the slightest manner, the boss activate the Gas Blast. The gears are not able to damage you.
 * 2) Gas Blast- Entoxicate blasts any player within a circular radius with a type of gas that deals 150 damage when it ends. This attack's audio and visual cue is very quick and is indicated by green smoke as opposed to the white smoke that would indicate him approaching his damage phase.
 * 3) Scalding Steam - When 7% of his max health is dealt, Entoxicate winds up a blast of scalding steam that leaves him vulnerable to damage, and the attack comes with a long visual and audio cue. However, he will deal 450 damage if you get caught in his attack.


 * The way his pattern goes is first the Sword Slam going into a + shape, then another slam that results in the puddles going in an X shape. He will then try to activate a Gear Trap, and if you get caught in it, he will unleash the Gas Blast. Entoxicate will repeat this pattern until he has suffered enough damage to unleash the Scalding Steam.

Enraged Phase
When Entoxicate reaches 300,000 health, he will enter his enraged form. His attacks changes up a little:


 * 1) Triple Slam - Entoxicate quickly slams three consecutive and creates a line of acid puddles in the direction he was facing.
 * 2) Gear Trap - As opposed to dropping only one gear trap when he was not enraged, Entoxicate drops 2 gear traps.
 * 3) He will then perform the original pattern to finish the pattern, then start the pattern again unless he has taken enough damage to utilize his Scalding Steam.

Once Entoxicate has only 100,000 HP, the toxic waste moat begins to rise and engulf the arena until the only remaining space for the player is the metal grate in the middle. At this point, it becomes significantly more difficult to avoid his attacks as you have a smaller area to do so.

Tips

 * Once the battle has started, an effective way to approach him right away and utilize your T3/T4. Of course, be wary of the sludge and gears.
 * Wait to see what attack he is about to perform before you attempt to use a talent on him.
 * When he is utilizing his Triple Slam, walk behind him and you can safely attack him from there. Be aware that he will use his Gear Trap after he is finished with the slams.

Trivia

 * Entoxicate seems to be very aware of his hostility towards the player in the beginning cutscene, as he calls himself the "real monster".


 * While not directly related to the boss fight, there is Entoxicate fanart displayed in the basement