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There’s no shortage of sharks inDave The Diver, especially when you unlock all the regions. You can easily defeat and get meat from ten or more sharks in each run, but things change when it comes to the Great White Shark Klaus. You’ll have to meet some specific conditions if you want to fight it.
Even if you meet all the conditions, you only get one shot at finding the boss, and you might have to wait for many days before you can get it again. Here’s how you can easily locate its hideout and not waste your chance.
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How To Find The Great White Shark Klaus
If you’ve recently started playing Dave The Diver, you’ll have to wait for quite a while before you can even think about getting this boss. The first thing you have to do is get far enough into the main storywhere you meet an NPC called Sato and unlock the Marinca app. This app lets you track the various fish species that you’ve acquired and their quality.
Once you unlock Marinca andNight Diving through a cutscenein Bancho Sushi, Sato will randomly appear near your boat on one of the nights andtell you that a rare boss appears in the oceanduring stormy nights. You candive during these nightstofind a vortexthat can lead you to a boss fight.
Your first and second bossesthrough this processwill always be Truck Hermit Crab and Mantis Shrimprespectively.
Once you’ve defeated theTruck Hermit Craband Mantis Shrimp, aspecial quest will be triggered on a random stormy day. This has ahigher chance of happening when the Shark Party event is on.
When the quest starts, you’ll seean old lady called Clara come to your boat on her raft. She’ll tell you that the Great White Shark Klaus can now be found in the ocean only on stormy nights. She’ll also mention that her husband was killed by the hands of this shark,and ask for your assistance in finding its hideout.
You’re supposed to call her as soon as you locate it, butthings won’t go as planned.
If you jump into the water on the same night or any other stormy night, you’ll be able to start the boss battle by locating a white vortex. This can be foundanywhere between the depths of zero to 50 meters, but there’s a higher chance that it’ll spawn on thefar right sideof the Blue Hole.
You’ll hear a distinct sound of a storm rumblingwhenever you’re close to the vortex. This sound will be directional, and you can simplyfollow itto easily reach the vortex.
How To Prepare For The Great White Shark Klaus Fight
This is going to be one ofthe hardest boss battlesin Dave The Diver, and you only get one shot at it.You can restart the battle if you’re defeated, but it won’t help if you’re unprepared.
The first thing you’d want to do before this fight is to get a nice upgrade for one of your weapons. You’d want to keep as much distance from the enemy as possible, soweapons like Sniper Rifle and Grenade Launcher are your best options.
TheFlame Sniper IIis the highest damage, longest range weapon you can make at this point in the game, andiseasily the most effective weapon for dealing with Klaus.
Once you dive and locate the portal, swim around the ocean and open every yellow and weapon chest you’re able to find.This can give you portable oxygen tanks and upgrades for your current weapon. It’s important to have a portable tank during this fight because you’ll only have one oxygen refill tube on the battlefield.
Be sure to upgrade your diving suit’s oxygen supplybefore attempting to defeat Klaus. This can be a long fight and there’s limited oxygen in the arena where you fight Klaus.
You might alsofind some good Harpoon upgrades—like Poison or Flame—so that they deal additional damage to Klaus. However, your primary source of damage should be your gun.
Use theOctopus Weapon Charmto enhance your weapon’s damage.
How To Defeat The Great White Shark Klaus
Once you enter the battlefield, you’ll realize that you can’t call Clara and have to hold your ground until she arrives at the scene. You’ll have tododge the shark’s attack and deal a certain amount of damage to it to finish the battle. Here are all the attacks you’ll see from it:
Dash Attack
If the shark is far away from you, it’ll do adash attack where it swims toward Dave at very high speed. This attack can be dodged by going out of the shark’s trajectory, but it can let the shark get close to you.
Bite Attack
When Klaus is close to you, it’ll perform a charged bite attack where itstays still for a second and then launches itself at you while biting. She can also change her direction during this, making it very hard to dodge.
Whirlpool Attack
Every few seconds, the shark will go to the right side of the field and launch whirlpools at you. The whirlpool will alternate betweenthe top and bottom sides of the battlefield.
After Klaus takes around400 damage, Klaus will become enraged. This attack will be enhanced, and thewhirlpools will start moving vertically up and downwhile coming straight at you.
When Klaus is performing an attack, focus on dodging it instead of trying to hit it with your weapon.It goes into a little downtime after every attack, which provides the perfect opportunity to attack it.
After dealing 650 damage, Clara will appear on the scene and defeat the enemy, putting an end to the battle.
To dodge Klaus’s attacks,use the Octopus Braceletor theDolphin Necklace.
Rewards For Defeating The Great White Shark Klaus
You can harvest Klaus’s meat tounlock a recipe called White Shark Omelet in the Research tab. It only takes one Artisan’s Flame to get this recipe, and you can serve it to ten people. However, you can only use it once.
Save the White Shark Omelet for the Shark Partyevent to make a boatload of cash.
You’ll also unlock theShark Teeth Necklace Charmfrom this quest, whichincreases the damage of your Harpoon by 15 percent. This will be incredibly useful in the latter portions of the game, as fish health will often exceed the damage dealt by even a fully upgraded Harpoon.
