Psychonauts

Psychonauts

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ALL BOSS STRATEGIES
By zakmaniscool
Are you sick and tired of getting your astral projection layers kicked by some mediocre boss? Here are some tips that will help you kick them back into their sad, little corners.
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UBER-SENSOR
So, this guy is almost the hardest boss in the game, unless you know the right tactics:
  • Make sure to get a target lock on him whenever possible. Sasha should've taught you how to do that previously.
  • Start off by taking out the sensor deployers. They're on 5/6 sides of the cube, so make sure to keep tabs on which one you've shot.
  • Once all this is done, just keep shooting him whilst rolling as much as possible.
  • The little sensors will keep spawning, so if they swarm you, just use a palm bomb.
BRAIN TANK PROTOTYPE
So, this one is very easy. There are two steps to it, however, so stay mindful of that

Step 1: TANK
  • The tank part takes the most time. It will require patience, so don't get frustrated if something goes wrong.
  • It has 3 attacks: The charge, the confusion grenades, and the sniper. It will always aim for you with the sniper and confusion grenades, so just stay behind the pillars until it is about to charge. Also note that it tends to not charge until it has tried to shoot at least once, so if you are willing, run into the open, let him lock on, then go behind a pillar.
  • The only way to damage it is to wait for it to power up its charge. It will expose its soft underbelly which you must shoot. Once done, it will tip over giving you a chance to strike. This will not kill it the first time, however.

Now that you've killed the tank, here's the harder part:

Step 2: BRAIN
  • Keep a target lock on this one at all times. It tosses 'nades, so be careful!
  • The only way for it to take damage is by punching it. jump and float when the lasers start spinning quickly so you can get right back into punching the brain.
  • The brain will jump to 3 diferrent locations randomly, so be ready to move fast when it does.
THE LUNGFISH
The lungfish is difficult if you're not used to the controls, so be sure to wander the island a little bit to familiarize yourself with the button layout.

Now, the lungfish is a very unique boss fight consisting of 3 battles:
  • (STAGE 1) She will start out on the outside of the air bubble, and she will try to suck you in then blow stuff out at you. The only way to deal damage is while she is blowing, punch the boxes of tacks that are placed around the arena.
  • (STAGE 2) When you hit her with three boxes of tacks, she will begin to push the bubble around a lot. just keep in mind the controls that are at your disposal, and watch out for environmental hazards and enemies like oysters and suckerfish.
  • The fight will go back to STAGE 1 in a different arena, but the tactics are the same. It will go to STAGE 2 after that, then something new will happen...
  • (STAGE 3) The Lungfish, in a rage, will go to the floor to beat the living daylights out of you.
  • Just stand behind (and I mean DIRECTLY behind) the oysters while she is walking toward you. When she attacks, her stem thingy will get caught in the oyster, giving you the opportunity to beat her up.
COACHAMARA
Coachamara is one of the funniest boss fights in gaming. Here's how to beat him:
  • He'll start flying around a lot. You can shoot him with marksman, but he launches attacks quickly, so this could be difficult.
  • Your shield will deflect the deadly triangle beam.
  • When he does the lady (or late, idk) Mighty Ram, You must wait until he shouts "RAM!" before shielding. If you don't, he'll wait.
  • He will keep attacking, just keep your shield up when he shouts out an attack, he will be stunned afterward, giving you a chance to strike.
NIGHTMARES
The twins, always trying to kill you. Ah, memories.

  • These demons appear two times in the Milkman Conspiracy (After you get the plunger and before climbing the telephone poles). Don't worry, you only have to fight one at a time, and they're both the same.
  • They can't hit you at too close, it has to dip its hands down a little.
  • Its attack is impossible to dodge sideways, but you can dodge it forward and backward.
  • When the Nightmare loses all of its health, it will get cut in half and shoot bomb heads out everywhere. Use telekenesis to throw these at it. If you do not succeed in doing this quickly, it will gain all of its health back and you will have to fight him again.
  • It will crisp up like a strip of bacon if you hit it with one of these bombs, just punch it to kill it.
DEN MOTHER (aka COOKIE LADY)
This woman loves her scouts so much, she based her entire arsenal on them, which is not the smartest idea ever...

  • She only has two actual attacks: Badge Shuriken and Exploding Cookie Boxes.
  • The only known ways to hit her are either by using telekenesis on the boxes and throwing them at her, or by shooting her with Marksman.
  • The shuriken (God's Eyes) are easy to dodge, just keep moving around, and time the cookie boxes correctly.
  • After she loses approx. 40% of her health, she will turn out the lights, making it only possible to see her eyes. Lucky for you, you have clairvoyance, so you can just look through her eyes by holding the God's eye she drops in the center of the room.
  • Another advantage of using clairvoyance is you can predict her attacks, and dodge accordingly.
JASPER, THE INNER CRITIC
(insert bad description here)
Here's how to fight him:
  • Get the three candles on the ground before doing anything.
  • Once you do this, use float above the tubas and things to float up to the catwalks. When doing this, he will shoot some nasty words at you. Keep moving side to side when floating to dodge these.
  • There are three spotlights, you have 3 candles, you know what to do.
    On the ground, he will summon minions. Just keep palm bombing them on the way down, and take your time when killing them. Jasper won't go anywhere until you punch him around a bit.
  • He will destroy the spotlights you use. Just use another one.
THE WRESTLERS
The 4 wrestlers are there to hold the queens from Edgar. The first three are basically the same, but the fourth is very diferrent from the others. Here's how to get those queens back:

*The main trick with ALL of the wrestlers is to go invisible whenever possible in order to sneak up on the wrestlers and punch them. This should be followed up with running away and going invisible again. That being said, do not go invisible when they use their special move.

The special moves are listed below, with each wrestler:
  • TIGER: Has the "Tiger Pounce" in which he thrusts himself at you. Use the sheild at the right moment to avoid getting knocked over.
  • DRAGON: Has the "Dragon Attack thing" in which he emits a burst of flame in a radius around him which stuns you, then unleashes a major attack while you are stunned. Again, use your shield to not get hit by this.
  • EAGLE: Has the "Ca-caw" in which he flies into the air, body slams you, picks you up, then body slams you again. With this one, watch the shadow that Eagle casts, then as it gets big, use the shield.

The last wrestler is Snake, who is diferrent from any of the other fighters. Before you punch snake, you must hit him with a confusion grenade, once this is done, you can ubnleash a good 3-hit-combo on him.

  • SNAKE's special move consists of him lifting his head off, then confusing you. To avoid this, use your shield.
EL ODIO
  • Use shield when he charges toward you.
  • When he is slow or stopped, use telekenesis to throw the spears at him.
  • When Dingo jumps down onto the stage, toss a confusion grenade at him immediately. This will buy you time to pull the spears out of El Odio, and throw them into him.
  • Keep throwing grenades at Dingo, he'll teleport, meaning he is ready to be confused again.
BRAIN TANK
A new and improved version of the blueprint.
  • Your three powers should be Shield, Telekenesis, and Pyrokenesis.
  • Use shield to block the rocks.
  • Use pyrokenesis to burn the inner walls.
  • With the tank exposed, use telekenesis to throw one of the rocks at it.
  • KEEP. MOVING. NEVER. STOP (when possible).
4 FINAL FIGHTS
There are four fights at the end:
FIGHT 1: THE BUTCHER
  • Keep running, make sure to not go into the center.
  • When he slams his blade into the ground, run up his arm and smack him in the face.
  • It would be a waste to go onto your levetation ball because of how slow he is, so don't.

The second fight isn't a fight at all: it's a parkour CHALLENGE!
  • Keep moving upward.
  • Look before you leap.
  • Don't die.
  • You can only jump over his spiky balls of death. Don't try anything fancy.

Fight three: MIXTURE
  • This will be the first fight again, but with spiky balls of death being thrown at you.
  • The way to hurt him now is to dodge the spiky balls, then use telekenesis to throw them back.

Fight four: AMAZING AMAZINGNESS
  • Just run until your Uber-power is charged. Then use and start punching him with ALL YOUR MIGHT!
  • If it looks like he is about to stomp on you, use your shield.
THANKS FOR READING!
If I missed anything, please message me, I will correct it in the comments or something.
30 Comments
Calling the uber sensor the hardest boss in the game is insane cause all you do is hit valves then shoot the guy
Viggo Sep 6, 2023 @ 6:15am 
how do i roll?
The Nexus Ring Jun 12, 2023 @ 9:18am 
I'm going to make a counter to the Jasper critic boss. (Note this is something I actually witness in game) Jasper actually doesn't stay for to long when he is knocked down. in order to prevent this, IGNORE THE ENEMIES he spawns in. the enemies are nothing but distractions. focus up on dodging the enemies when possible and go to town on jasper.
Uwupyrosxd Apr 11, 2021 @ 8:33am 
I also have the Den Mother glitch. I noticed it only happens when you run all the way up to her, after 5 attempts of keeping my distance and getting lucky cookie shots, she ded.
ALI=3NS Jan 6, 2021 @ 8:17pm 
I looked up a walkthrough right after finishing the boss on my own and it turns out the textures are glitched so it's completely dark with no red platform
zakmaniscool  [author] Jan 6, 2021 @ 8:12pm 
It's still pretty dark but you should be able to see at least a bit more than normal when using clairvoyance
ALI=3NS Jan 5, 2021 @ 6:36pm 
yo is it normal during Den Mother that the entire fucking screen goes dark even when using clairvoyance?
Bourbon Bancracker Oct 18, 2020 @ 3:43pm 
I didn't know you can use the god's eye thing, so I just locked onto the den mother as longest possible range, and psy blasted her while trying not to fall.
zakmaniscool  [author] Apr 16, 2020 @ 1:57am 
To get confusion grenades, you must go into Black Velvetopia (Edward's mind) and reach the Snake area, there you will find a dog who needs to paint a poster for Dingo. There is a way nearby to get inside a nearby building (I believe by using a painting) that will let you speak to Diego who will give you the confusion badge.
Legocreator100 Apr 13, 2020 @ 6:19pm 
How Do I Get A Confusion Grenade?