| Charybdis | |
|---|---|
 In-game appearance | |
| Statistics | |
| Location | Tartarus Deep |
| Bounty | 10,000 G |
| Wanted Poster | |
 Raided submarines out in Depro-submarine route, 2 of which were sunk. Threatening to ships out at sea. | |
Charybdis (カリュブディス Karyubudisu) is a huge black seadevil (Melanocetus) that resides in Tartarus Deep. It is the third boss in The Ocean Hunter.
Background[]
Created by Rahab to oversee Tartarus Deep, Charybdis has raided submarines along the supposed Depro sea route, of which two were sunk, and has disrupted many deep sea operations.
The bounty on the capture or death of this giant anglerfish is 10,000 G.
The Ocean Hunter[]
Prior to Torel's and Chris' arrival to Tartarus Deep, Charybdis attacked an underwater operation, killing all but one diver.[1]
While traversing an underwater dark cave, Torel and Chris notice a strange light in a distance and move to investigate. Charybdis then suddenly reveals itself once the two adventurers got close, but they are able to retreat to safety in time. Charybdis then proceeds to attack the two adventurers, who promptly fight back.
Halfway into the battle, Charybdis flanks the two from behind and attempts to suck them into its mouth. Despite the odds, however, Torel and Chris are able to defeat Charybdis, causing its esca to fall off due to extensive damage and ending Charybdis' reign of Tartarus Deep.
Gameplay[]
Sunburst Area/Vulnerable area: Entire body
Sweet Spot/Weakpoint: Eye(?) (phase 1 of fight), Esca/lantern
The battle is split into three distinctive phases.
Phase 1 will have Charybdis approach the player and open its mouth to release the lanternfish hidden inside. The player can either rapidly fire at its mouth or its eye(?) earlier to prevent this attack or attack the incoming enemies before focusing on Charybdis. This attack pattern will repeat so forth.
After it loses one-third of health, phase 2 will begin and Charybdis will retreat further into the darkness (save for its esca). The player must repeatedly fire below the illuminating esca to stop Charybdis from coming out of the darkness to bite the player. Success will cause the monster to retreat into the darkness. This attack pattern will repeat so forth.
Once its health is reduced to almost a half, phase 3 will begin and Charybdis will pull off one last move to kill the player by sucking the player into its mouth from behind. From here on, the player character (or rather the camera) will be thrown around by the strong current and the Sweet Spot will be revealed via a targeting reticle onscreen. The player must fire at the Sweet Spot before the time limit runs out, which will be indicated by the proximity between the player and Charybdis' mouth to avoid taking damage. Charybdis will be defeated once it receives three successful shots to the Sweet Spot.
Etymology[]
In Greek mythology, Charybdis was a sea monster, whose gigantic whirlpool swirled in the Strait of Messina opposite of the cliff where Scylla dwelled.
Born a nymph, Charybdis was the daughter of Poseidon and Gaea. She aided her father, Poseidon, in his feud with her paternal uncle Zeus and as such helped him engulf entire lands and islands in water. Zeus, angry over the land she stole from him, captured and chained Charybdis to the seabed. Charybdis was then cursed by Zeus, transforming into a hideous bladder-shaped monster with flippers for limbs and an uncontrollable thirst for the sea. As such, she drank the water from the sea thrice a day to quench it before belching the water back out again, creating large whirlpools capable of dragging a ship underwater.
In another account, she was punished for stealing and eating sheep belonging to Heracles, which he in turn had stolen from Geryon in his tenth labor. The fact that Charybdis had stolen what Heracles had rightfully stolen enraged Zeus.
Subsequent scholarship has suggested that the monster was based on a whirlpool in the Strait of Messina.
Trivia[]
- Charybdis's boss fight and its phases are referred to in the game files as "Angler Fish 0", "Angler Fish 1", and "Angler Fish 2".
- A giant angler fish boss named Myctophidae from Monster Eye has some similarities to Charybdis, such as its attempts to suck in the player characters during the last stage of its boss fight with its esca being the final target/weakpoint.
- It is also similar to Lord Woo Fak Fak from the platformer Banjo-Tooie.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ The Ocean Hunter, Attract Mode