Not blowing bridge

[Rincevent 83]

Hello,
I just got and finished this.
On my run, the train was fully upgraded and I am confident that I can deplete Charles bar with weapon only. I dont need the bridge trap.
=> Has anyone tried to launch the final battle without having rigged the bridge ? Is it even possible ?

[Samhouston]

If it was possible, the only script that ends the game and kills Charles is the one correlated to the bridge being rigged and his Health bar depleting all the way in the final Charles fight.

[Rincevent 83]

So it means I can deplete his helath bar without killing it ? odd.
Thank you !

[Samhouston]

You could deplete his Health bar if he chased you without retreating, but he is coded to retreat when having taken enough damage. Only time he will chase you until it is possible to deplete all of his Health is when you do the final battle, which is only playable when you get all the eggs and rig the bridge.

Two star likely didn't code the bridge script to have a second outcome to not trigger when his Health depletes -- if you somehow did the final battle without rigging the bridge, as when his Health is gone, it will run the script with the same result as if you did rig the bridge. But that isn't possible, well without using script commands.

I should've lead my answer to being a no, as it isn't possible. But I lead on with "If it was possible," sorry for any confusion.

[Rincevent 83]

Thank you for this clarification l:)