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The third chapter of Throné’s story inOctopath Traveler 2has her finally cornering her prey - the so-called ‘parental’ figures of the Blacksnakes - Mother and Father. Once you’ve dealt with chapter two, you have two routes available to you, one for each ‘parent’.
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If you head to Montwise on the eastern continent, you’ll be tackling Father’s route, though you’ll need to defeat both before can progress to the final chapter. This route sees Throné taking on a vicious knife fighter and a man who seems to know everything there is to know about the underhanded side of life.
Town Phase: Montwise
When you arrive in Montwise, Throné stops to think about her resolve to kill Father. Afterward,you’re directed to the east, toward theAbandoned Traverse, which is a dungeon area.
Before heading there, though, make sure you are stocked up on healing items - the Item Shop in Montwise carriesHealing Grapes (M)andOlives of Life- have a healthy reserve of these; the boss of this chapter is a doozy.
The Item Shop also carriesstrong mage weaponryif you have any Scholars or Clerics in the party.
Dungeon Phase: Abandoned Traverse
Right to the action, the Abandoned Traverse is accessed via the bridge leading to the east from town. Save your game at the entrance and continue on to the right. Pick up theBottle of Poison Dustto the left of the bridge and then cross it tomeet up with Father.
After the cutscene, continue on. Pick up theEnergizing Pomegranatefrom the chest on the other side of the bridge and then head south. A short detour to the left behind a tree on a hill will lead to a chest containing aGuardian Amulet. This is a nice defensive accessory thatimproves the wearer’s defense by 65.
Press on and grab theIce Soulstone (M)from the nook before the stairs. Medium Soulstones are great for targetingelemental weaknesseswhile doing a respectable amount of damage.
Eventually, you’ll reach thechurch on the hill. After the cutscene detailing Father’s past, enter the church.
Dungeon Phase: Abandoned Church
This is another short dungeon. Head to the right, ignoring the first set of stairs you come across. There is a red chest behind the podium in the background that contains aBlack Daggerand a regular chest in the foreground that contains aHealing Grape Bunch.
If you haven’t been scouring the world for great weapons, theBlack Dagger might be an excellent upgrade for Throné- it increases the user’s speed while also having a chance to inflictBlindwhen used in battle. Not a bad get at all!
Backtrack to the stairs and head up, walking over the podium from earlier. When you descend on the other side, grab the nearby chest for anInspiriting Plum Basket.
The rest of the dungeon is incredibly linear, just keep an eye out for the chest containing anOlive of Life (M)found just after the save point. When you’re ready, head up to the altar and take on the boss. You already know who it is.
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Father is a foe with a lot of physical power behind him. As a result, you’ll have the most success with a party ofhighly-defensive allies. Using theWarrior job’s Incite abilityto draw the single-taregt attacks (and then counterattack withVengeful Blade) would be very useful, as would aCleric for some party-wide healingin response to the party-wide assaults.
One of Father’s more annoying tricks in this fight is that he’ll useLacerate Armon your entire party. This will inflict a few turns ofphysical attack debuffs, making your attacks weaker. For this reason, relying more onelemental damageis the way to go, so characters likeOsvald and Temenoswill shine here, especially if you giveOsvald the Cleric or Arcanist sub-joband have them both use Light spells.
Bringing another character withThief as a sub-jobis another great way to efficiently Break Father -HP Thiefwill target his Dagger weakness twice per turn, so you’re able to theoretically blow through four of his Break points per round with two Thieves - the added HP regeneration is also a very nice bonus that takes some pressure off your healing.
When he gets low on HP, Father will interrupt the battle for a spiel about how he raised Throné to kill him. After this,Father’s speed will rise permanently, and he’ll get two attacks per round.
He doesn’t get many new tricks in this phase, but one that you should look out for isKilling Blow. This will deal a huge amount of damage, so be ready for theOlives of Life! Annoyingly, this might interrupt the flow of your entire strategy, so try to take a random upset like this attack into account when formulating one.
As with all other bosses,Father has an enrage phasein which he’ll get a purple aura. If you cannot interrupt this attack, he’ll useAssassination, which is aninstant kill. Just treat this as another Killing Blow but with more certainty and warning. He’ll only use this when he’s very low on health, so take it as a sign that you’re close to the end.
For winning, you’ll get theMariettaDagger, which is a very nice weapon - aside from the high amount of physical attack that it grants, it gives you some more evasion and has a slim chance to kill its targets instantly.
