The Beat

"I look at you, and I don't understand. We are so alike." -The Beat

The Beat is the tenth and final Guardian, the ninth fought by The Stranger. Despite being the last boss, she is the weakest in direct combat of all the guardians as her method of combat relies heavily on kiting and using turrets to attack the player.

Much of her dialogue is of her attempting to understand The Stranger and pleading with him to stop. It's implied that the reason she was placed as the last guardian was to humor her, as the last real challenge is The Edge. Alternatively, a weaker but more innocent guardian may have been placed there as a last resort to appeal to The Stranger's compassion after stopping him through force and other means has failed.

Fight

The Beat is very weak in melee combat and spends a majority of the fight running from The Stranger as he dodges numerous projectiles.

Phase 1

The Stranger chases after The Beat, evading projectiles until he arrives at her. It's then a simple matter of dodging homing projectiles and a laser while firing on her.

Phase 2

The Stranger must chase The Beat through a slightly more complex path, with more projectiles to dodge. Upon reaching her, The Stranger fires upon her while dodging more lasers and projectiles.

Phase 3

The next path is full of lasers rather than projectiles, and upon reaching The Beat, The Stranger faces her in one final melee confrontation. However, the fight is a slaughter as The Beat, weak from severe injuries, barely fights back as she limps about.

Gallery

The Beat Reference Sheet

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