The Pursuit of the Precious (2024)

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The Pursuit of the Precious is the third reachable boss mission in Return of the Mammalians.

Boss appearance

The boss is Shiver, who rides on her megalodon Master Mega, a large shark with a saddle and rocket boosters.

Walkthrough

Note: Due to the level having no fee, you may retry from checkpoints as many times as you want, even if you lose all your lives.

First phase

Shiver and Master Mega will circle the water surrounding the central platform, occasionally leaping out to fire vertical slashes of ink similar to those of a charged splatana or charging straight at the player, the previous breaking armor on contact and the latter similar to the Reefslider. While they can be attacked in this state, their constant movement makes them difficult targets. Instead, the player should wait for them to try and attack from below and place a bomb (or Smallfry) in the spot they will strike as if fighting a Maws; throwing a bomb into Master Mega's open mouth the moment before he charges is also effective.

Should Master Mega swallow a bomb or Smallfry, he will fly onto the platform and leave itself open as it slowly crawls back to the water. After taking enough damage, Shiver will fall off Master Mega and can be splatted to begin the next phase.

Second phase

Shiver and Master Mega will now create ink tornadoes, leaping from one tornado to another to confuse the player before firing a beam of ink straight forward. Master Mega leaves its mouth open for a moment after performing this attack, and throwing a bomb (or Smallfry) into its mouth will knock it onto the platform. After dismounting Shiver and splatting her a second time, the third phase will begin.

Third phase

The beam attack now fires three beams, one after the other. Additionally, Master Mega will crawl faster, reducing the amount of time it can be damaged while it is stranded on the platform. Splatting Shiver once more will end the battle.

Enemies and mechanics

First introduced

• Shiver

Previously introduced

• Checkpoint

• Launchpad

Quotes

English

Gallery

• The weapon selection screen.

• The battle introduction.

• Shiver's ink color in Return of the Mammalians.

• Shiver when Color Lock is enabled.

• End screen for the first clear of the stage, featuring a part of the Treasure.

• End screen for subsequent clears of the stage, featuring a silhouetted part of the Treasure.

Trivia

• Similarly to the final bosses of Octo Valley and Octo Canyon, some of the character dialogue changes on repeat playthroughs.
• Shiver's ink color has Deep Cut logos imprinted on it, a trait shared by Frye and Big Man.

Etymology

The mission's name is likely a reference to The Lord of the Rings. In this trilogy, the character of Gollum refers to the One Ring as his "precious".

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	オルタナに封印された、気高き刃。それは…。 Orutana ni fūinsareta, kedakaki ha. Sorewa....	Proud blades sealed away in Alterna. That is…
Dutch	Een pracht van een jacht Vecht je een weg naar de beveiligde deur.	A splendor of a pursuit Fight a way to the protected door.
French (NOE)	Poursuite précieuse Fraie-toi un passage jusqu'à la porte.	Precious pursuit Clear yourself a way to the door.
German	Ein Riecher für Reichtum Erreiche das Tor!	A nose for fortune Reach the gate!
Italian	A caccia di tesori Raggiungi il portale.	Hunting treasures Reach the portal.
Russian	В погоне за сокровищами Доберитесь до двери. V pogone za sokrovishchami Doberites' do dveri.	In pursuit of the treasure Reach the door.
Spanish	En busca de lo más preciado Atraviesa la puerta de seguridad.	Walk through the security gate.
Chinese (Simplified)	被封印在幻界的高雅之刃，那就是…… 抵达门后的区域。 Bèi fēngyìn zài huànjiè de gāoyǎ zhī rèn, nā jiù shì... Dǐdá ménhòu de qūyù.	The elegant blade sealed in Alterna, that is... Reach the area behind the gate.
Chinese (Traditional)	被封印在幻界的高雅之刃，那就是…… Bèi fēngyìn zài huàn jiè de gāoyǎ zhī rèn, nà jiùshì……	The elegant blade sealed in Alterna, that is...
Korean	얼터너에 봉인된 고고한 칼날. 그것은... eolteoneoe bong-indoen gogohan kalnal. geugeos-eun...	A noble blade sealed in Alterna, that is...