Necropolis challenge: Killing a Mancubus with a pistol

[smitty.jones]

Anyone else have trouble with this? I shoot and shoot and shoot, and all he does is flashes for a glory kill. I can't kill him, so he stops flashing. So I shoot and shoot and shoot, and he flashes blue again. It's a viscious cycle! If I GK him, it doesn't get the challenge.

[Patchy]

Make sure you don't have on the rune that gives enemies damage resistance when they can be glory killed, use the fully charged M2, and if all else fails go back and upgrade the pistol fully and try the fully charged M2 again.

[Vahnkiljoy]

Shoot with regular guns until he can be gloried then do a charge to his fat face/belly.

[Spiralies]

keep playing until you get into an arena with a Quad Damage powerup, kill all the demons but one Mancubus left, use the powerup and shoot in his fat arse

[smitty.jones]

Originally posted by Maximus Bullshitticus:

keep playing until you get into an arena with a Quad Damage powerup, kill all the demons but one Mancubus left, use the powerup and shoot in his fat arse

I just unlocked the blue and yellow doors and dropped down, then there were 3 Cacodemons and some platforms. I'm trying to kill him there, because it's a fairly open area. Is there another QD coming, or is the one in the cage the only one?

Originally posted by Patchy:

Make sure you don't have on the rune that gives enemies damage resistance when they can be glory killed, use the fully charged M2, and if all else fails go back and upgrade the pistol fully and try the fully charged M2 again.

I think that's it. I know I have that rune, I'll have to make sure it's not equipped. Thanks!

[akieeeee]

I just shot one like 2 times in the head with a gauss gun, whipped out my pistol then finished it off. It worked just fine.

[Angron]

quad damage rune - easy

[Twerk_Stain]

Yeah that rune(s) actually messed me up with this, too. Its the 2 parts of it that get confusing, and seems like it overall makes enemies take more damage unless you're doing nothing but GK'ing. Can't remember if it is just a single rune, or stacking it with the one that allows you to GK from a greater distance.

The first part makes them stagger 'sooner', the second part makes them take more damage once staggered. So if you let them stagger and recover, they end up having a lot more health than you think. That can backfire heavily in higher difficulties when low on ammo and in no condition to bum rush everything.

[arkngt]

OK, I'll try with Quad Damage, that was a good idea. I have the same issue at the OP otherwise - the pistol simply won't kill the Mancubus after it is in glory kill mode, even with a fully charged shot (although I don't have the master upgrade so perhaps that will do it as well). I don't have the mentioned Rune equipped btw.

[Xuhybrid]

A fully upgraded pistol should have no problem taking it from Stagger to death.

[arkngt]

Well, I had, as said. I tried three times with a fully upgraded pistol fully charged (but, as said, w/o the master upgrade). So your "should" is pretty much useless.

Worked like a charm with Quad Damage, though.

[Xuhybrid]

Without the master upgrade? What do you think im suggesting?

[benkoch]

If you wait till one flashes then use the stun bomb mod for the plasma rifle it gives you a little more time.

[Micro]

stop telling us to gory kill with the pistol after tenderizing with other weapons,..,.,,, it doesnt complete the challenge

[[RKB]Il Saggio]

You literally can't miss the challenge if you do a Pistol only playthrough.

[Death Yon]

Originally posted by Patchy:

Make sure you don't have on the rune that gives enemies damage resistance when they can be glory killed, use the fully charged M2, and if all else fails go back and upgrade the pistol fully and try the fully charged M2 again.

that did it for me btw