The Obscurest Chiaroscurist

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The Obscurest Chiaroscurist​

The Obscurest Chiaroscurist

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“	The Hype Manta Storm Big Man	”
— Intro to Big Man's boss fight.

The Obscurest Chiaroscurist is the fourth boss mission in Return of the Mammalians.

Boss Appearance

Unlike Frye and Shiver, Big Man does not rely on other summons; instead, he fights Agent 3 by himself by transforming into a large sihouette of a manta ray that leaves behind green ink spotted with yellow Deep Cut logos.

Walkthrough

Big Man covers himself in his ink, then creates a giant blue shadow of himself that leaves a trail of ink as it moves.

First Phase

When hit enough, the shadow splits and will continue to split if continuously hit with ink; if left alone, the shadows fire projectiles similar to charged Tri-Stringer shots, drop Splat Bombs, or even use Splashdown. The shadows may occasionally become invisible as well, although they can still be tracked by their ink trails or the Hero Gear's sensor upgrade (the latter having the advantage of marking which shadow is the real Big Man: fake shadows will have a yellow icon, Big Man himself is marked with a red icon). Among the shadows, one of them is the real Big Man. If the player hits a fake shadow when it is at its smallest possible size, an Octopod will be launched out of it and explode. Defeating the real shadow will reveal Big Man, leaving him vulnerable.

Second Phase

The shadows will become more aggressive and will attack more frequently. The Tri-Stringer attack will also gain increased range and fire more projectiles at once.

Third Phase

Four ledges rise out of the ground, making it more difficult to dodge Big Man's attacks. The shadows will also begin to use Torpedoes and Fizzy Bombs.

Gallery

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  The battle introduction

Trivia

• The boss battle with Big Man is a reference to the boss battle with Phantamanta in Super Mario Sunshine. Besides having a similar appearance of a splitting sihouette of a manta ray, the color of the ink Big Man leaves is also identical to the electric goop Phantamanta leaves (albeit with Deep Cut's symbol). His title, "The Hype Manta Storm", is also a reference to the mission, "The Manta Storm", where Phantamanta is fought.
  • His titles in the Japanese, French, German, and Italian versions also reference the Super Mario Sunshine mission.