Wtf is up with the dead stalker in 4-2

[darling]

Does anyone know why he's there and what it is he's holding? I don't recognize what he's holding but I'm interested now. Scared the ♥♥♥♥ out of me when I punched it and it killed me lmao.

[Plumber]

Map-wide instant death explosion. One of three ways you can meet the criteria for 4-2's challenge.

[darling]

Originally posted by Plumber:

Map-wide instant death explosion. One of three ways you can meet the criteria for 4-2's challenge.

Ohhhh ok didn't really put together there would be multiple options. But how would one use the explosion after activating the boss? It seems like a weird angle to use to kill the boss, unless I'm forgetting something about the map that's obvious maybe.

[Plumber]

If you use the whiplash you can place it from a far distance and then rush to the stalker to take both you and it out. You still clear the challenge even after returning from the checkpoint, and can fight it normally from there.

The other alternatives are making it jump into the pit or shredding it with 2 or 3 multiarm buffs with your choice of method.

[aFriendlyBullet]

Originally posted by darling:

Originally posted by Plumber:

Map-wide instant death explosion. One of three ways you can meet the criteria for 4-2's challenge.

Ohhhh ok didn't really put together there would be multiple options. But how would one use the explosion after activating the boss? It seems like a weird angle to use to kill the boss, unless I'm forgetting something about the map that's obvious maybe.

i have yet to try the method myself, but I know you can activate the bomb switch with any explosion. perhaps you could snipe the button with the malicious rail after using the whiplash to place the last skull on the pedestal?

[Hakita]

It's a Stalker building a sand castle as a reference to a fan comic that was made around the time the Stalker was first revealed
https://twitter.com/finndrjll/status/1342593650895818753
https://twitter.com/finndrjll/status/1342593659850682368