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Old Timeris thethird and final Thiefyou will encounter inDisney Illusion Island, making this boss battleone of the most challengingthe game has to offer. Whileyou will have every Abilityavailable at this point in your journey, you will befocusing purely ontheDeep Dive and the Deep Dive Ram Abilities,as this fight takes purely inMoon Juice.
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Like the previous boss encounters, there arethree phases,and you mustuse your Abilities to overcome a series of mini-puzzles and challenges that will directly impact and deal damageto Old Timer.Each phase will add a new wrinkle, significantly increasing the difficulty.
Old Timer: Phase One Guide
As mentioned above, the boss encounter againstOld Timerinvolves youswimming through Moon Juicevia yourDeep Dive Ability.As you navigate the Moon Juice, there will beglowing objectsyou mustbreak with your Deep Dive Ram Ability.
Breaking all objects will damage Old Timer,having himslightly alter the arena,making things more challenging than before. Luckily, thefirst phase is much more manageable than the others.
Phase One: Part One Guide
Thefirst part of the first phasehastwo large L-shaped pools of Moon Juice positioned in the upper right and bottom left cornersof the arena, witha row of spikes lining the ground.There arethree objects in the top poolof Moon Juice andonly one in the bottomthat youmust destroy via Deep Dive Ram.
Old Timerwillperiodically fire off beams of energy that form an X-shape,whichwill alternate between rotating clockwise or counterclockwise.If thecurrent rotation is clockwise, then the next time he attacks, it will be counterclockwise, and so on.
Hisfirst attack will be sort of a test run,asthe objects you have to break won’t be active yet,andit will always rotate clockwise.Sobe prepared to move to the left, and attempt to make your way to the upper poolof Moon Juice andposition yourself by the first objectnear the top-left edge.
Next,wait until the objects become activeandimmediately hit the first one, then swiftly drop back down to the pool of Moon Juice below you and hit the single one here.Then,follow behind the beams of energy now traveling counterclockwiseandmove to the other poolof Moon Juice.
If you’re quick enough, you may hit the remaining two objectsbefore Old Timer launches his next attack.If you aren’t, hit the one closest to you, reverse direction, and stay near the edgeof thebottom-most poolof Moon Juice.
Wait for his next attack,thenfollow behind the beams of energy up to the remaining objectto reach the second part of the first phase!
Phase One: Part Two Guide
Kicking off thesecond part,Old Timer will summon a set of spikes in both pools of Moon Juice,andthere will now be five objectsyou must break instead of four.Two objects will be found in the bottompool, with theremaining three at the top.
Aside from the additional object being added,your strategy here remains the sameas in the first part. Just be mindful of the added spikes. You canfollow the same pathing as before,asyou never really passed through the zones where the spikes are placed.
Follow behind the beams of energyto get closer to an object,useDeep Dive Ramto destroy them, andrepeat.Just like last time!
Phase One: Part Three Guide
Thelast part of the first phasewill now havesix objects for you to destroywithDeep Dive Ram,along withmore spikes added to both poolsof Moon Juice.Three objects will be in each pool,andyour strategy will remain the sameas the previous two rounds.
Whilethe positioning of the latest spikes is troublesome,thiscan be overcome by starting at the top right cornerof thetop-most poolof Moon Juice during the ‘testing phase’ of his attack, having youmove to the bottom-right corner of the top-most pool before the objects activate.
Since the second attack will be moving counterclockwise,you can hit all three objects in the top-most pool in one go,leaving only the three remaining in the bottom pool left to destroy.
After destroying the final object in the top left corner of the uppermost pool,quicklyswim to the right and drop to the bottom pool of Moon Juicefromjust to the boss’s right,landing directlybeside the object near the right edge of the pool.
Now thatOld Timer’s attack will go clockwise.Youcan hit all three objects in the bottom pool in one go,capping off the first phase!
Old Timer: Phase Two Guide
The second phaseof the Old Timer boss encounterchanges the shape of the Moon Juice poolsfrom large Ls to e-like shapes,with theright side flipped to make it symmetrical on either side.There are alsoa group of spikes in the top left and right corners,along witha row of spikes at the bottomof the arena.
You will alsohave access to two Hearts during this phase,sobe sure to make use of them if you are low on health or receive damageduring the course of this phase. Like the last one, you mustuse Deep Dive Ram to destroy various objects while dodging Old Timer’s beam attacks.
Phase Two: Part One Guide
Like the last phase,each round of phase two opens with Old Timer launching an attack with inactive objects,meaningyou cannot destroy them until his subsequent attacks.This time, however,he will begin with a counterclockwise attack,so position yourself accordingly.
This part hasfive objects, two on the right side and three on the left.When the objects become active,Old Timer will begin attacking clockwise,allowing you toget all three objects in the left Moon Juice pool.
After getting these,quickly swim to the bottom right portion of the left poolandleap into the right onebeforeOld Timer begins his next wave of attacks.Since it will travelcounterclockwise,you canclean up the remaining two objectsin one go here!
Phase Two: Part Two Guide
Part twoof the second phase hasOld Timer spawn a row of spikes into both the right and left poolsof Moon Juice. They will belocated in the small gap near their center, where the Hearts spawn.Additionally,there are now six objects for you to destroyrather than five.
Thesespikes do not affect your strategy or pathing from the last round.Theyonly really impact you if you need to grab a Heart to heal,but they shouldn’t be much of a threat beyond that.
As a result,you’re able to also follow the blueprint from the first round for this one.Still, youmay want to use the Star Bridge at the top center of the arena to quickly access the top regions of both Moon Juice poolsif you find yourself up there when Old Timer switches the direction of his attacks!
Phase Two: Part Three Guide
Thethird and last part of the second phaseis the trickiest, havingOld Timer place a group of spikes at the top and bottom of the centerof the arena, making jumping from one pool of Moon Juice to another much more challenging.
There are alsoseven objects you need to destroy now.Three are on the left side, with four on the right.While yourstrategy and goal remain the same, you must be much more cautious when switching to a different pool of Moon Juice,making patience your friend this round.
Werecommend using the Star Bridge to cross over between both pools of Moon Juice,as it drastically lowers your odds of getting hit by the newly placed spikes. However,if you are near the bottom,you canjump through the boss, as making contact with him doesn’t actually harm you.
Overall, you willfollow roughly the same pattern as the last two rounds,but youmight have to move between both pools one extra timebecause you are forced to play more patiently!
Old Timer: Phase Three Guide
Lastly, thethird and final phaseis by farthe most complex,addingfour pools of Moon Juiceinto the mix withseven objects for you to destroydispersed throughout each of them. There are alsosix groups of spikes positioned around the poolsof Moon Juice and aline of spikes across the ground.
Thebottom-most pool has three objects,with theuppermost having two.Theleft and right pools each have one object and a Heart,enabling you to refill your health if needed. Fortunately, there isonly one round in this phase,making your life a little easier.
Phase Three: Final Part Guide
Unlike the previous two phases,Old Timer will not launch rotating energy beams.Instead, he willalternate between well-telegraphed patterns before he executes them,giving youample time to move out of their way to evade damage.
Essentially,your biggest challenge here will be evading the spikes, timing your movement to avoid the incoming energy beams, and destroying the objects found in each poolof Moon Juice. While this may seem incredibly challenging,you have a series of Star Bridges that will help you get around most of this.
Wesuggest getting all three objects at the bottom first before moving to the left pool, then tackling the uppermost one after that, and finishing off with the right poolof Moon Juice. This will allow you toheal after clearing the first pool, then heal once more on the last one.
If you die during this phase, you will spawn back in with full health during this portion of the encounter,so don’t stress too much when it comes to your health here. This isarguably the easiest phase of the bunch,primarily due to howwell-telegraphed Old Timer’s attacks are and how they don’t chase youlike the previous rounds!
