| 1 | [[WMG:[[center: [- ''VideoGame/CodeVein'' '''[[Characters/CodeVein Main Character Index]]'''\ |
| 2 | [[Characters/CodeVeinRevenants Revenants]] | '''The Lost''' | [[Characters/CodeVeinSuccessors Successors]]]] -]]] |
| 3 | This page details the various types of Lost, formerly Revenants who succumbed to their bloodthirst and transformed into monsters. ''Beware of spoilers''. |
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| 5 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 6 | |
| 7 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 8 | |
| 9 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/code_vein_lost_6.jpg]] |
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| 11 | If a Revenant's blood supply runs low, they are unable to maintain their humanity and transform into a monster called a "Lost." In order to escape from the suffering of their never-ending thirst for blood, they forever wander the world in search of new blood. They are the main enemies in the game. |
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| 13 | * AcquiredPoisonImmunity: Many of the Lost that remain within certain environments gain resistences to certain temperatures, such as the Ridge of Frozen Souls possessing many that resist the frost. |
| 14 | * AndIMustScream: It is not certain if this applies to every Lost wandering out there, but interactions with [[spoiler: the Queen and her Successors]] raise the possibility that their original personalities have not been erased when they frenzy; they are instead locked deep, ''deep'' within the confines of their own psyche, forever unable to interact with the outside world while their bodies continue to mindlessly hunt and consume. |
| 15 | * AxCrazy: Bonus points for those wielding actual axes. Every waking Lost will unhesitatingly try to kill you, regardless of whether or not you actually have fresh blood available for them to take. |
| 16 | * CompleteImmortality: The Lost cannot be permanently killed in any way, since the BOR parasite has fused with them on a cellular level. As such, they have lost their weakness of being struck in the heart. [[spoiler: Doesn't stop the [[VideoGame/GodEater Aragami]] from being able to circumvent this by eating them...]] |
| 17 | * TheCorruption: One doesn't stop at simply becoming a mindless Revenant; the miasma will continue to progressively mutate the Lost until it is hard to imagine that they've ever been human. Even their weapons are not immune from changing under the miasma's influence. |
| 18 | * DeadlyGas: One cannot see it, but the Lost are responsible for constantly pumping miasma into the atmosphere through their bodies. For Revenants trying to avoid exacerbating their bloodthirst, breathing the air without proper filtration is a death sentence. |
| 19 | * DeepSleep: Those mutated "corpses" littering the streets of Vein are not actually dead; recently-turned Lost tend to fall into a coma before they actually begin roaming. They can take weeks or even years before they begin to stir again, so most Revenants prefer to just leave them alone. |
| 20 | * ItCanThink: Downplayed. Unlike most zombie archetypes, the Lost seem to possess some intelligence and have a sense of pack mentality. See AndIMustScream. |
| 21 | * NotQuiteDead: As noted multiple times in regards to the Lost's ability to resurrect, one can never truly get rid of them. The best anyone can do is clear them out and enjoy the fresh air before they inevitably crawl their way back. |
| 22 | * OurZombiesAreDifferent: Rather than being lumbering undead in the traditional sense, they were once vampires created through scientific research regarding a certain parasitic organism. Then their reasoning and self-identity erode without proper sustenance, and they mutate into hollow husks who mindlessly attack anything to sate their bloodthirst. |
| 23 | * ParasiteZombie: Since the BOR Parasite within each of the Lost has assimilated to their very body cells, every monster encountered within Vein are effectively the parasite having taken complete control over their host's actions. |
| 24 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Their eyes glow blood red, signifying their loss of humanity and thirst for blood. |
| 25 | * ResurrectiveImmortality: Dealing a fatal blow to the Lost just makes their bodies disperse for the time being; come back later, and they will have returned to their original positions while looking none worse for the wear. |
| 26 | * SortingAlgorithmOfWeaponEffectiveness: Most monsters you commonly fight throughout the game drop Lost and Sunset equipment, weapons that were forged by the provisional government but have since been warped into jagged hunks of metal due to the miasma. They are easily accessible and have their uses in specific builds, but their poor stat scaling pales in comparison to the rare weapons only obtained by defeating especially unique and powerful enemies. |
| 27 | * SpikesOfVillainy: A common mutation among the Lost seems to be spikes and jagged edges sprouting from their bodies. Their weapons similarly have been corroded into harsh shapes with needle-point growths. |
| 28 | * TransformationHorror: Many of the Lost turn into grotesque beings with absurd proportions [[spoiler: as with Oliver Collins]], or sometimes into something that is just barely humanoid in anatomy. |
| 29 | * WasOnceAMan: The Lost were once Revenants themselves, but the thirst eventually degraded them into mindless creatures. |
| 30 | [[/folder]] |
| 31 | !Types of Lost |
| 32 | |
| 33 | !!Lesser Lost |
| 34 | %%[[folder:In General]] |
| 35 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 36 | |
| 37 | [[folder:Shamed Thrall]] |
| 38 | !!Shamed Thrall |
| 39 | Lowly creatures who didn't amount to much as Revenants, and continue to reflect that as mindless zombies. The common areas of Vein are flooded with these things, and though they have all but degraded into simple beasts, they remain a hazard for anyone trying to walk the streets. |
| 40 | ---- |
| 41 | * EliteMook: These are identifiable by their distinct white gas masks with red spikes and red pants. For some reason, they are excellent kicking specialists and will trip you up with lightning-fast kicks that pack a wallop, so it is wise to mind any openings and save the trouble of healing for your mistakes. |
| 42 | * FakingTheDead: None of the inactive thralls you find throughout the game are truly dead, even the ones with a cleaver currently buried in their chest. They're just taking their time before reviving, and will not get up even if a bomb goes off nearby. That doesn't mean there aren't any pretending to be a piece of the background though, lying in wait for an ambush. It's much safer to give each "corpse" a swing or two before continuing on your merry way. |
| 43 | * TheGoomba: They are the most common enemies you face for the first half of the game, though as you travel deeper into Vein's more isolated locations, they start being phased out and replaced by Euphoric Soldiers in large numbers. |
| 44 | * NonIndicativeName: Despite being called "Monk", they are {{Extremity Extremist}}s who only attack with a series of kicks outside of tackles. |
| 45 | * ScarredEquipment: Most of them carry Lost weapons, which are mass-produced civilian weapons that have been warped and corrupted by miasma. |
| 46 | * ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Certain Lost carry Riot Breakers around, which in their hands translates to powerful shotgun blasts that will take off most of your health. The force of the gunfire is even strong enough to send the user flying backwards, though they always seem to land acrobatically on their feet. |
| 47 | * SlaveMooks: These guys are basically the bottom rung of the Lost hierarchy, with many being forced to fight with their hands because they owned nothing else. Occasionally, you'll find them being herded around or digging for nonexistent sources of blood while a stronger Lost keeps watch as an overseer. |
| 48 | * SpikesOfVillainy: They have spines growing out of the sides of their heads that give them a demonic visage. The kickboxing version have theirs colored a bright red. |
| 49 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Many of these Lost were/are so poor, they didn't even have a shirt to call on their back. |
| 50 | * ZergRush: They are weak and easily dispatched, but even just fighting more than two simultaneously will significantly decrease your likelihood of leaving unscathed. Naturally, the game will throw hordes of them at you at a time, so tread carefully. |
| 51 | [[/folder]] |
| 52 | |
| 53 | [[folder:Grime Mass]] |
| 54 | !!Grime Mass |
| 55 | Lost that whose bodies have dissolved into acidic sludge. They come in two flavors: purple sludge and sand. |
| 56 | ---- |
| 57 | * BlobMonster: As soft-bodied as they are aggressive. |
| 58 | * BreathWeapon: Grime Masses will sometimes rear back for a significant period of time, then hurl a gob of toxins at you. It has piss-poor range, but it's something to be aware of when approaching them. |
| 59 | * CeilingCling: The game very quickly teaches you to watch for the ceiling wherever you trek through enclosed spaces, as multiple Grime Masses tend to suspend themselves in wait for any suckers who careless approach their ambush spot. |
| 60 | * DeathFromAbove: Whenever they drop down and land on your head. It doesn't do too much damage on its own, but getting hit by multiple slimes in a row can leave you in pretty bad shape. |
| 61 | * TheGoomba: One of the most common Lost you'll encounter in the game, most particularly in underground systems (with the Crown of Sand being the sole exception). They travel incredibly slowly and are easy to kill, but that doesn't mean they can't come with their share of annoyances. |
| 62 | * StatusEffects: The purple ones inflict Poison buildup, whereas the ones made of sand inflict [[ManaBurn Leak]] instead. |
| 63 | * UndergroundMonkey: The sand-colored version can only be encountered in the desert, as opposed to all the purple Grime Masses found everywhere else. |
| 64 | * ZergRush: They are almost always encountered in swarms. Even ambushes from above will usually consist of two or more of these things in tandem. |
| 65 | [[/folder]] |
| 66 | |
| 67 | [[folder:Dark Vampire Wolf]] |
| 68 | !!Dark Vampire Wolf |
| 69 | |
| 70 | Dogs that have mutated and joined the ranks of the lost. Unsurprisingly, they like to hunt in packs. |
| 71 | ---- |
| 72 | * AngryGuardDog: Hounds are often found in former human settlements, some even accompanying Lost on their patrols. |
| 73 | * FragileSpeedster: They don't have a lot of health and they have no poise to speak of. However, they're quick on their feet, are rarely found alone, and every bite builds up the Stun status. |
| 74 | * MixAndMatchCritters: The mutations wrought upon by the BOR Parasites have given them reptilian features, especially around the head. |
| 75 | * StatusEffects: Getting bit by these dogs too many times will paralyze you. You'll be paralyzed for the entire duration of the ailment unless you get hit (typically by another dog bite). |
| 76 | [[/folder]] |
| 77 | |
| 78 | [[folder:Ghastly Flesh]] |
| 79 | !!Ghastly Flesh |
| 80 | |
| 81 | Bizarre creatures occasionally found roaming the more extreme conditions within Vein's topography. Their presence can be foretold by the crackling of their spines and their heavy, labored breathing. |
| 82 | ---- |
| 83 | * BodyHorror: If you look closely, the flesh has several dozen faces peering out from every facet. |
| 84 | * BodyOfBodies: The multiple gas masks that can be discerned from the Ghastly Flesh's visage suggest that these things were made from multiple Lost melding together into a compact meatball. It could even be the result of several [[LosingYourHead decapitated zombies]] being allowed to gather unchecked. |
| 85 | * {{Knockback}}: Getting clipped by one of these things in any manner besides blocking will send the player flying so hard, their ragged bodies must skid to a halt before recovering. So naturally, most of these beasties are discovered in areas littered with environmental hazards such as sheer cliffs and blazing pits... |
| 86 | * RollingAttack: Their one and only measure of attack. Players are only given a quick hop as warning before they must get out of the way. |
| 87 | * SeaHurtchin: Their spines can move on an individual basis, leading to a grotesque but surprisingly accurate impression of sea urchins when idle. |
| 88 | * VaderBreath: Not surprising, since they seem to be made of nothing but gasping mouths filtered through breathing apparatuses. |
| 89 | |
| 90 | [[/folder]] |
| 91 | |
| 92 | [[folder:Euphoric Soldier]] |
| 93 | !!Euphoric Soldier |
| 94 | |
| 95 | Paramilitary revenants who have fallen to the Queen's corruption. Though they've become puppets like any other Lost, they retain enough discipline to show off a wider variety of combat skills. |
| 96 | ---- |
| 97 | * ActionBomb: Soldiers wearing bandoleers are to be treated with extra caution; if they sense that simply throwing dynamite won't be enough, they will pull a lit one out and charge towards the player to catch them in the explosion. Curiously for such an example of the trope, they always survive with a sliver of health remaining and can continue to attack afterwards. |
| 98 | * EliteMooks: Downplayed; Euphoric Soldiers are generally considered a step above Shamed Thralls in terms of ability and intelligence, though to be fair that isn't saying much. |
| 99 | * EnemySummoner: Lone Soldiers may in fact be baiting for an ambush, having surrounded themselves with multiple Lost lying in wait. Your options are to either kill them off before the soldier in question notices you, or take it down ''fast'' before it can signal its friends to attack. |
| 100 | * FaceMonsterTurn: Their use of Sunset weapons establishes them as former soldiers from Operation Queenslayer until they frenzied and began fighting against their own side. |
| 101 | * TheGoomba: Slightly stronger and better equipped than the average Thrall, and equally as numerous as you progress further through the game. |
| 102 | * LongRangeFighter: Those wielding Sunset Bayonets can snipe you from afar, but they must withdraw their swords when approached and have markedly lower health compared to their melee-dedicated brethren. They can be identified by their radio transceivers and scoped-lens headpieces. |
| 103 | * LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Euphoric Soldiers are capable of carrying shields, which actually does a lot to protect them from damage. Even more annoyingly, they are capable of ''parrying'' incoming attacks. There are ways to navigate around this, but the simplest solution is to just circle around while they have their shield up and perform a Special Drain on their exposed backsides. |
| 104 | * ScarredEquipment: They carry the Sunset weapons, which are Queenslayer weapons that have been warped and corrupted by miasma. |
| 105 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: All soldiers wear distinctive scarves that can cover the lower half of their faces like mufflers and still have enough length to nearly trail behind on the floor. |
| 106 | * TakingYouWithMe: If a bomber-type reaches a low health threshold and isn't killed fast enough, it will light a stick of dynamite and plunge it to the ground, blowing itself and everything around up to kingdom come. |
| 107 | * ThrowDownTheBomblet: Besides the bandoleer-strapped soldiers who make this their bread and butter, the normal variants are perfectly capable of flushing you out with a grenade. |
| 108 | * ZergRush: They seem to make it a policy to travel in packs, and are fast enough that attempting to bypass them will just have multiple soldiers hot on your trail. |
| 109 | |
| 110 | [[/folder]] |
| 111 | |
| 112 | [[folder:Scorpion Monkey]] |
| 113 | !!Scorpion Monkey |
| 114 | |
| 115 | Monkey-like Lost that like to lurk by clinging to cliffs or hiding in ceilings, ambushing the player when they least expect it. |
| 116 | ---- |
| 117 | * StealthyMook: They usually hide on cliffsides or in ceilings and drop in once the player is engaging other Lost in a room. |
| 118 | * ZergRush: They attack in numbers and add to the frustration of an expected encounter, but they don't take a lot of effort to fell. |
| 119 | [[/folder]] |
| 120 | |
| 121 | [[folder:Blood-Soaked Demon / Forgotten Devil]] |
| 122 | !!Blood-Soaked Demon & Forgotten Devil |
| 123 | |
| 124 | Giant Lost that are found starting from the Dried Trenches. They look like giant oni, with the main difference between them being [[RedOniBlueOni the demons are red and the devils are blue]]. The red ones can use heavy melee weapons while the blue ones use one handed swords and bayonet rifles to snipe at you. |
| 125 | ---- |
| 126 | * {{BFS}}: Demons typically carry massive swords like the Lost Zweihander. Though the Lost Broadswords the Devils carry scale with their size and are much bigger than the ones you can use. |
| 127 | * GiantMook: Big, ugly, and pretty resilient compared to your standard fare, but even crowds of them are manageable with enough experience. Overall, they are still a far cry compared to some of the Greater Lost who can strike fear in players without needing a size advantage. |
| 128 | * LongRangeFighter: Devils retain enough faculties to aim and reload their Lost Bayonets. While they are capable of swinging them at the player, it doesn't take much to bring them down once cornered. |
| 129 | * {{Oni}}: The don't look like humans at all, instead resembling monsters from Japanese folklore with their lanky white hair, lean builds, and twisted skull-like faces. |
| 130 | * SpikesOfVillainy: These Lost have become especially spiny creatures, with random growths sprouting out from their backs and head. The more powerful specimens have intimidating spikes that glow a bright red. |
| 131 | * UnusableEnemyEquipment: You thought you could farm a Lost Zweihander from the Demons just because they use them? Too bad, you're out of luck until Crypt Spire, when Shamed Thralls start using them. |
| 132 | [[/folder]] |
| 133 | |
| 134 | [[folder:Buried Fool]] |
| 135 | !!Buried Fool |
| 136 | Former men who have have all but atrophied into mere stumps with deformed skulls. They are essentially glorified turrets for the Lost, firing away at anyone who enters their line of sight. |
| 137 | ---- |
| 138 | * BreathWeapon: Their one means of attack. When alerted, they will slowly turn towards their target and belch a fireball at them. |
| 139 | * LongRangeFighter: They have literally nothing to defend themselves in a close-quarters situation, much like how a bobble-head can't do anything against an encroaching hammer. To make up for it, Buried Fools are usually located in blind spots and strong vantage points, and frequently come in groups of at least two so they can comfortably harass the player. |
| 140 | * WolfpackBoss: One Depths room pits the player against ''five'' of these in a pit full of Ichor-sapping sand. The overlapping projectiles can knock one out in an instant, though you'll only need to defeat the centre one to finish the encounter. |
| 141 | [[/folder]] |
| 142 | |
| 143 | [[folder:Converted Revenant]] |
| 144 | !!Converted Revenant |
| 145 | |
| 146 | Fellow revenants who have lost themselves to the miasma but haven't finished their transformation to Lost. This doesn't detract from their danger to the player. |
| 147 | ---- |
| 148 | * GlassCannon: They can't take a lot of punishment before they go down, but if you let yourself get caught in their Blood Veil attacks, they will do a number to you like how you have been doing the same to other Lost. |
| 149 | * HalfHumanHybrid: They're still noticeably human but have enough deformity for anyone to recognize that they are no longer the people they once were. |
| 150 | * RedRightHand: All these revenants wield Ogre-type Blood Veils and the claw that manifests from this Blood Veil is pretty much a permanent part of their body. |
| 151 | * SlasherSmile: Both the male and female versions of this enemy have one, although the male one is more pronounced. It's also [[PerpetualSmiler permanent]] in both cases. |
| 152 | [[/folder]] |
| 153 | |
| 154 | [[folder:Bog Predator / Thirst Plunderer / Thirst Slaughterer]] |
| 155 | !!Bog Predator |
| 156 | |
| 157 | Large, insect-like lost that can wield weapons and sometimes use lightning attacks. Bog Predators are found in the [[DownTheDrain Howling Pit]], and the Thirst Plunderer/Slaughterer are found in the [[ShiftingSandLand Crown of Sand]]. |
| 158 | ---- |
| 159 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: These Lost have mutated into giant bipedal ants, minus the 3rd pair of appendages. |
| 160 | * ChainedByFashion: The Thirst variants carry manacles on their arms, though it is merely an aesthetic point of interest rather than serving any actual functions. |
| 161 | * EliteMook: Downplayed; Thirst Slaughterers have a unique pink-and-purple coloration, and sport tankier health bars and better damage output to come with it. |
| 162 | * GiantMook: Their size is intimidating, their range is wide, and the booming footsteps they make can be quite ominous when heard from a distance. However, they don't hit especially harder than your garden-variety Lost, and the game considers them manageable enough to liberally throw hordes of them at you. |
| 163 | * ManaBurn: The ones in the desert inflict [[StatusEffects Leak]] with every attack, which will slowly deplete your ichor once the buildup is maxed out. This includes when you block, so consider how important ichor is to you before you dive into the Crown of Sand. |
| 164 | * MuckingInTheMud: These Lost are only found in zones that can impede your movement to an agonizingly slow walk, whether that'll be waist-deep water or parched sand pits. While you struggle to fight against GeoEffects, they have the HomeFieldAdvantage and will casually run over to shove a halberd up where the sun doesn't shine. The Bog Predators get bonus points for being literal examples too, especially the antennae-less versions that usually hide under the surface and can only be identified by their tusks poking out of the mire. |
| 165 | * ShockAndAwe: They all have some form of lightning attack. Bog Predators have a lightning breath, while the desert bugs have an AOE lightning slam. |
| 166 | * StatusEffects: The Thirst variety that populate the Crown of Sand will always try to get rid of your ichor by inflicting Leak. |
| 167 | * StealthyMook: These Lost prefer to ambush their prey, and thus many hide behind corners, under water or sand, or hang off cliffs so they can get the jump on you. |
| 168 | * UniqueEnemy: There is a single Thirst Slaughterer that will summon a giant ball of sand before flinging it down a slope, repeating the process over and over until you can finally get close enough to kill it. No other enemy exhibits this behavior, and you don't even get the ability to cast such a gift yourself. |
| 169 | [[/folder]] |
| 170 | |
| 171 | [[folder:Queen's Vanguard]] |
| 172 | !!Queen's Vanguard |
| 173 | |
| 174 | Powerful female Lost found throughout Vein, made infamous during Operation Queenslayer for their speed and strength. They are first encountered guarding various points of the Cathedral of Sacred Blood. Most carry halberds to give them amazing reach, but some wield a shield and sword to make for tough opponents to kill. |
| 175 | ---- |
| 176 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: You find a single Vanguard at the front of the Cathedral, and despite it not having the hulking size of Greater Lost in areas before, it deals comparable damage if you don't get out of the way. Then you realize that this ''isn't'' an EliteMook. |
| 177 | * WeaponizedTeleportation: They can quickly close the gap to you this way. There are two variants of teleport attacks with no clear distinguishing telegraph -- one's a lunge and another drops them on top of you. Hope you know where to dodge! |
| 178 | [[/folder]] |
| 179 | |
| 180 | [[folder:Boreal Savage]] |
| 181 | !!Boreal Savage |
| 182 | |
| 183 | The Ridge of Frozen Souls is populated by Lost that have grown fur underneath carapace armor. They're quite numerous where they're found, and sooner or later you will be forced to bypass attack after attack as you make your way to the Ridge's core. |
| 184 | ---- |
| 185 | * BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: They're basically ''Code Vein'''s take on the Abominable Snowman, being apelike creatures covered in shaggy white fur. Unlike the typical examples, they have chitinous skulls for faces, and prefer to carry Lost Halberds and Lost Zweihanders instead of wailing at you with their bare fists. |
| 186 | * GiantMook: These guys are on the big side, which makes their silhouettes nerve-wracking against the billowing blizzard plaguing the first half of the Ridge. They have a greater amount of health compared to the Euphoric Soldiers that also litter the stage too, though putting them down is usually a simple matter of engaging a Special Drain and then hacking away as they attempt to recover. |
| 187 | * StealthyMook: Boreal Savages are even better at it than the game's typical offenders. The small mounds of fresh snow they bury themselves in are very, ''very'' faint, and can be mistaken for lumpy texture placements even if the player is actively searching for them. Their ambushes are near-instantaneous too (with all their hulking body mass in tow), [[ClownCarBase begging the question as to how they manage to stuff themselves into the ground so deeply and still hop out]]. |
| 188 | [[/folder]] |
| 189 | |
| 190 | [[folder:Blazing Radical]] |
| 191 | !!Blazing Radical |
| 192 | |
| 193 | The City of the Falling Flame has been burning for so long, many Lost become scorched, perpetually red-hot monsters that have nevertheless adapted to their extreme environment. |
| 194 | ---- |
| 195 | * CycleOfHurting: Blazing Radicals are frequently found patrolling tight corridors, more often than not filled with flame geysers and literal firewalls. Should a player be unlucky enough to get hit, they may stumble into the fire, recoil in the opposite direction, get hit again and bounce back, rinse and repeat. |
| 196 | * HomeFieldAdvantage: Their attack patterns are typical of the Lesser Lost. To make up for it, they freely walk on scorched pavement and can hide within the inferno; approaching them even one-on-one can be a potentially hazardous prospect thanks to the many ways you end up losing precious health. |
| 197 | * HornedHumanoid: Blazing Radicals have somehow developed antlers on their heads, a unique feature among even the more grossly-mutated Lost. They are ornamental though, and won't be used for any ramming attacks. |
| 198 | * PlayingWithFire: Their attacks are imbued with the Fire element, and they will commonly drop Scathach Chrome upon death that can be fused to both weapons and Blood Veils to grant the same. |
| 199 | * UnusableEnemyEquipment: While you can use the Burned Warhammer, you just can't use one of theirs. You have to find your own in a treasure chest in the area. On the plus side, this means it comes pre-upgraded to a level appropriate for the area and also allows you to buy more of them from Murasame if you wish. |
| 200 | [[/folder]] |
| 201 | |
| 202 | !!Greater Lost |
| 203 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 204 | |
| 205 | The term "Greater Lost" is a catch-all designation for any frenzied monster dangerous enough to strike fear into even the undying. The average Revenant runs at the mere sight of one lurking about, and even veterans hesitate at the prospect of engaging them in battle; if a Greater Lost doesn't have a collection of powerful Gifts up its sleeve, it is boasting raw strength that can cleave careless challengers with a single swipe. |
| 206 | ---- |
| 207 | * BossInMookClothing: A few offenders on the list can be quite unreasonable to deal with if you don't have a working strategy and/or sheer dumb luck, but they don't come with a designated arena or an introduction to denote their actual danger level. On the other hand, the inverse can happen in the Depths where Lesser Lost may be promoted to MiniBoss status, even if they don't actually have any additional features or stat boosts attached. |
| 208 | * CartographySidequest: A select few Greater Lost have Rotten Mistles sprouting from their heads. You can leave them alone if you like, but they must be defeated in order to complete missing portions of the map layout. |
| 209 | * EliteMook: They are much stronger than lowly Lost and pack special abilities, especially the bosses. |
| 210 | * EvilIsBigger: They easily tower over the Revenants they hunt, at least doubling the average man in height. Those who haven't experienced drastic mutations yet were already built like cargo trucks to begin with, so either way you're going to be batting above your weight class. |
| 211 | * MagicKnight: The majority of Greater Lost can cast Gifts in tandem with their massive weapons, with not a single SquishyWizard among them. |
| 212 | * MiniBoss: The Depths have a formula where fully exploring each floor requires slaying multiple Greater Lost in sequence. At least two will be designated as mini-bosses, whereas the locked room closest to the Mistle is the OptionalBoss for that particular floor. |
| 213 | * MysteriousPast: Not that they are ever going to tell their life stories to you, but there's remarkably little information about the origins of some of the most powerful abominations plaguing Vein in present day - only ''one'' out of the entire crop will drop a Vestige upon dispersal that can give insight into their past life. It makes one wonder what are the qualifying factors for transforming into a Greater Lost, and just what kind of people they used to be before they frenzied and mutated beyond recognition. |
| 214 | * OptionalBoss: Most of them are designed to be confronted as extra bosses in the Depths. Even story-important characters from the game's main route can be encountered at the end of many Depth levels itching for a rematch. |
| 215 | * SortingAlgorithmOfWeaponEffectiveness: You want effective weapons for your arsenal? Get one to drop from these guys. Their tools tend to benefit from both high base raw damage and stat scaling, as well as built-in Gift properties that allow you to perform special moves through heavy attacks. |
| 216 | [[/folder]] |
| 217 | |
| 218 | [[folder:Snout Wanderer]] |
| 219 | !!Snout Wanderer / Executioner Type Lost |
| 220 | Pale creatures that only barely resemble the humans they once were. This particular type of Lost have forgone almost all their clothing as they increased in stature, and can be found slurping off corpses in the vain hope that sustenance can be found. |
| 221 | ---- |
| 222 | * BeefGate: A few of them can be found nearby chests, necessitating that you must draw their attention and defeat them before grabbing the new equipment inside. |
| 223 | * BodyHorror: Snout Wanderers are named as such due to their elongated facial features, giving the impression of a cross between a pallid giant and an anteater. Closer inspection reveals that this is because the whole anterior portion of a Wanderer's face has ''melted'' downwards, drooping well below their jaws like hot mozzarella cheese. |
| 224 | * EliteMook: Certain Wanderers have a dark-grey skin tone instead of the usual sickly white. They hit harder, are more aggressive, and can produce shockwaves whenever they slam into the ground. |
| 225 | * GiantMook: The first type of Greater Lost you encounter, and consequently the archetype with the least amount of tools to play around with. That doesn't mean they can't knock you to the moon, but in time the game phases them out for far more substantial enemies. |
| 226 | * ShockwaveStomp: The dark-skinned variant can either kick or slam their weapon into the ground, kicking up a lot of dust over a wide area (and you along if you happen to be stuck in it). |
| 227 | * SmashMook: Their magical potency is pretty much nil, so as long as you don't get hit, you're golden. If you do, well... hopefully you weren't nearby any cliffs. |
| 228 | [[/folder]] |
| 229 | |
| 230 | [[folder:Stonecrusher]] |
| 231 | !!Stonecrusher |
| 232 | Portly giants that can be considered the male counterpart to the Raging Noblewomen that also fill the Lost's elite ranks. The first one you meet was once Oliver Collins, now just another hulking monster like many before him. |
| 233 | ---- |
| 234 | * {{BFS}}: The Stonecrushers' weapon is a Lost Zweihander. However, they are capable of diversifying towards warhammers in later levels. |
| 235 | * ContractualBossImmunity: Played straight during your first boss fight against one, but the immunity to Special Drain attacks is revoked in future encounters. |
| 236 | * DegradedBoss: After defeating Oliver Collins, who transforms into a Stonecrusher in the second half of his boss fight, this enemy archetype becomes a regular occurrence for the rest of the game. |
| 237 | * FatBastard: Heavyset, and absolutely unfriendly to the core. |
| 238 | * MightyGlacier: They are among the biggest Lost found in the game, with a high health pool and heavy damage output that is only offset by the fact they most of their attacks have obvious tells and can easily be avoided with some practice. |
| 239 | * PigMan: The mutations triggered by graduating into a Greater Lost have somehow transformed the wearer's gas mask into a full-on boar head. |
| 240 | * SmashMook: At most, these guys may cast a spell that produces a short-ranged Blood explosion around themselves, knocking away opportunistic players fishing for backstabs or a sustained assault. Otherwise, they'll cast a buff to make them more effective at pounding bodies into powder. |
| 241 | * StoutStrength: While they have ballooned in size and gut, it is quite evident from their arms and legs that these monsters are built less like walking beanbags and more like sumo wrestlers. That is, a powerful muscular body underneath a protective layer of fat. |
| 242 | * UnusableEnemyEquipment: Again, the only enemies that can drop the Lost Zweihander are the Shamed Thralls using them in Crypt Spire. Trying to farm one from these guys will get you nowhere. The one with the Huge Hammer won't drop his weapon either, you have to find one in a chest. |
| 243 | * WildHair: Their hair beyond the confines of their warped gas masks has grown long and untamed. |
| 244 | * WasOnceAMan: As Oliver Collins' eventual fate proves, Stonecrushers retain nothing from their former appearances. Most if not all of them could very well have been handsome men once, now mutated into grotesque orc-like zombies. |
| 245 | [[/folder]] |
| 246 | |
| 247 | [[folder:Raging Noblewoman]] |
| 248 | !!Raging Noblewoman |
| 249 | |
| 250 | Formerly female revenants, bloodthirst transformed these Lost into hulking, bloated caricatures of their past selves ready to crush anything foolish enough to stand in their way. |
| 251 | ---- |
| 252 | * ContractualBossImmunity: Averted. Unlike the Queen's Knight and Blade Bearer, these lost can be parried, backstabbed or launched into the air for a critical hit with Blood Veil just like regular {{Mook}}s. Proper usage of critical attacks will quickly tear down their HP. |
| 253 | * JigglePhysics: Yep. Every bit of her [[FanDisservice bloated, decaying, stretch-mark ridden body]] will move liberally as she confronts you. |
| 254 | * FatBastard: While not necessarily malicious, they are still very large, and obese-looking enemies you have to defeat at some point. |
| 255 | * MightyGlacier: They are massive compared to the other Lost and wield equally large weapons of their own. As a result, they hit hard and are durable but move rather slowly and their attacks take a while to execute. |
| 256 | [[/folder]] |
| 257 | |
| 258 | [[folder:Mud Gorger / Dust Cloud Bandit]] |
| 259 | !!Mud Gorger / Dust Cloud Bandit |
| 260 | |
| 261 | Weird, tentacled lost found in the Howling Pit and Crown of Sand that wouldn't look out of place in the Cthulhu Mythos. |
| 262 | ---- |
| 263 | * StatusEffects: The bandit can inflict not only [[ManaDrain Leak]], but also stun. |
| 264 | [[/folder]] |
| 265 | |
| 266 | [[folder:Boreal Brute]] |
| 267 | !!Boreal Brute |
| 268 | |
| 269 | Colossal yeti-like lost in Ridge of Frozen Souls. They're incredibly tough to the point that when you first meet them, it's best to just run away or past them. |
| 270 | ---- |
| 271 | * BossInMookClothing: By far the most durable enemies in the game when you first encounter them, but they also [[LightningBruiser hit like a freight train while moving like one]]. |
| 272 | * BrightIsNotGood: The moment it puts on its bright ice armor, it now means to kill you quickly. |
| 273 | * DualBoss: A particularly merciless fight in the Silent White Depths level involves having to fight two Brutes at the same time, and it's required in order to clear the level since the Brutes are guarding a key. |
| 274 | * AnIcePerson: All of a Brute's attacks inflict ice damage, it'll chuck giant ice spears at you if you stay at range, and it uses ice to heavily armor itself up once half of its health is gone. |
| 275 | * LightningBruiser: They are as fast and agile as they are strong and durable. |
| 276 | * RollingAttack: They have a [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]]-style spin dash that comes out instantly, travels an incredibly long distance, and will probably one-shot you. |
| 277 | * WeakToFire: Unlike most enemies you face, a Boreal Brute practically demands that the player comes equipped with some form of fire attack. They take more damage from fire, and fire is the only way (asides from hammers) to break its armor. |
| 278 | [[/folder]] |
| 279 | |
| 280 | [[folder:Argent Wolf Soldier]] |
| 281 | !!Argent Wolf Soldier |
| 282 | |
| 283 | Experienced warriors of the Security Enforcement Unit Cerberus, working as soldiers under the provisional government. Many of them were veterans of Operation Queenslayer and are thus deeply loyal to Silva, but even they aren't immune from being corrupted into Lost. |
| 284 | ---- |
| 285 | * ArmorIsUseless: Averted. Their armor is highly resilient to Slash damage, potentially making battles against them longer than expected if you aren't using the right equipment or techniques. |
| 286 | * BadassCape: Their uniform comes with a cape that tapers off into two winglike tips. Some have extra fabric that can fold over headgear to form a [[InTheHood hood]]. |
| 287 | * {{BFS}}: Argent Wolf Soldiers tend to pack heavy weaponry with a lot of punch, the most obvious being their take on the Two-Handed Sword, the Argent Wolf Brand. |
| 288 | * BlingBlingBang: Despite being noted as mass-produced, their weapons are clearly made of higher quality material, capped off with a gold and silver finish. |
| 289 | * EliteArmy: Any Lost noted to have been a member of the Cerberus unit are usually some of the toughest combatants in the game, and even the rank-and-file members can still exhibit technique and finesse in spite of their insanity. |
| 290 | * EliteMooks: They're a definite cut above most other Lost you have ever faced, though thankfully you'll usually fight only one at a time, two at most. |
| 291 | * EnemySummoner: Certain Cerberus soldiers will give out a signal when they spot you, triggering multiple Lost in the area to wake up and gather around for a ZergRush. These are typically identified by the odd piece of radio equipment attached to their mask. |
| 292 | * EvilLaugh: Will occasionally let out one either while they're fighting, or when idle. |
| 293 | * FaceMonsterTurn: Once soldiers who strive to keep the peace, most (if not all) the members who haven't already been killed have turned into Lost by the time Louis' crew makes it to the Provisional Government Outskirts. |
| 294 | * LightIsNotGood: They're dressed in white, which means that they're part of Cerberus. However, they're still Lost and have no qualms about ripping you apart when given the opportunity. |
| 295 | * MagicKnight: Some soldiers can cast Gifts, usually to buff themselves. Others can pull off [[BloodyMurder Blood element]] Gifts by using certain attacks. |
| 296 | * MightyGlacier: They are big and beefy opponents, and while they do have some agility to pull off rather acrobatic attacks, most of the time they require long windups and heavy swings in order to ruin your day. |
| 297 | * SimpleYetAwesome: Compared to most endgame equipment, the Argent Wolf line of weaponry have the least frills attached, maybe a Gift-generated charged heavy attack at most. Pure raw damage and high scaling is good enough for them, though it does come with the caveats of dealing with their weight and high stat requirements. |
| 298 | * TheWorfEffect: They are built up as powerful combatants, and the rare encounters with Lost members prove that these revenants can handle themselves in a fight. [[spoiler: Even so, the surviving soldiers are helpless against Silva frenzying under multiple Relics, and the likes of a [[VideoGame/GodEater Dyaus Pita]] rampaging through the streets]]. |
| 299 | [[/folder]] |
| 300 | |
| 301 | [[folder:Hunter in Black]] |
| 302 | !!Hunter in Black |
| 303 | |
| 304 | [[EliteMook More widespread]] version of the Gilded Hunter. They don't have his super buff, but are otherwise just as elegant and deadly as their gilded counterpart. |
| 305 | ---- |
| 306 | * BlackKnight: Decked out completely in black, and even their weapons are black. The Black weapons are unique drops from this type of Lost, though they are also fairly heavy versions of their weapon class. |
| 307 | * EliteMook: They're nearly as strong as the boss version you meet around the same time. [[spoiler:Mido even keeps several of them as his personal guard.]] |
| 308 | * ShockAndAwe: Hunters in Black are fond of enchanting their weapons with lightning or firing lighting shots. Naturally that's the element they're most resistant too. |
| 309 | * WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:According to Mido all of them were once children from the same orphanage Yakumo, Emily and Miguel came from.]] |
| 310 | [[/folder]] |
| 311 | |
| 312 | !!!Bosses |
| 313 | [[folder:Butterfly of Delirium]] |
| 314 | !!Butterfly of Delirium |
| 315 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/code_vein_2019_10_07_00_42_36_06_0_46_screenshot_1.png]] |
| 316 | |
| 317 | A powerful Lost that has made its nest in the Ruined City Centre. During a dispute between the protagonists and a revenant over the fate of a human woman, this creature wakes up and attacks. |
| 318 | ---- |
| 319 | * AHeadAtEachEnd: Its body, minus its wings, is fairly human, but it sports a tail with a mouth lined with MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily. |
| 320 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Has magenta skin. |
| 321 | * ArmlessBiped: A flying humanoid Lost with no arms. |
| 322 | * BewareMyStingerTail: Or fanged tail, in this case. It attacks with its tail, and if you aren't careful, it can both rip you a new one and inflict poison. |
| 323 | * BreathWeapon: Uses the head on her second tail to exhale poison at her foes. |
| 324 | * CuteMonsterGirl: It has strange growths coming out of its head, no arms, and a literal sharp-toothed monster sprouting from its behind, and all of that still won't be enough of a deal-breaker for some. |
| 325 | * DashAttack: It will occasionally rear for a charging rush tail-first, crossing the arena while strafing and right to pick off any unfortunate stragglers. |
| 326 | * HomingProjectile: Starting from the Butterfly's second stage, it will occasionally belch out a toxic gas ball that will follow its target and explode for both damage and poison buildup. Its tracking ability is surprisingly good (continuing to pursue even after the player slips past its route), so it is not recommended to dodge through the attack. |
| 327 | * PlantPerson: Despite its name, the Butterfly is actually a hybrid of human and a poisonous plant; its "wings" are giant flower petals, the crownlike growths from its head resemble a flower's stamen, and its toothy tail is reminiscent of a Venus Flytrap. |
| 328 | * PoisonousPerson: In tandem with BreathWeapon above. Its various attacks will inflict poison and the mouth on its tail exhales the stuff, forcing you to avoid being near it while keeping an eye on the spheres of poison that linger in the arena. |
| 329 | * SpinAttack: It tends to spin around on itself while swinging its tail like a bludgeon. Given the bulky size of the thing, this is ''very dangerous'' for anyone trying to land a hit in. |
| 330 | * StatusEffects: This boss is a classic poisoner. Fighting while afflicted is no easy feat, however; the Poison status ''will'' eat through your health almost as fast as you can recover from it, meaning that a Regeneration charge will only buy you a few more seconds at best, and make you an easy target for the Butterfly at worst. |
| 331 | * {{Stripperific}}: The Butterfly may have carapace shells covering the important parts, but that doesn't stop the fact that its body is pretty much all exposed skin. |
| 332 | * TurnsRed: Dropping it to half its health will make it stockpile toxins before releasing a massive burst, making close proximity to it a dangerous prospect. It starts pulling out a variety of long-range attacks, and becomes aggressive enough to max the Poison ailment out to infliction with rapid, consecutive hits. |
| 333 | * WakeUpCallBoss: The Butterfly will test the player's knowledge about status alignments, especially since it has more than a few attacks that will inflict poison. The tick damage of the Poison debuff is not insignificant either, forcing the player to juggle recovery options and/or preventative measures. |
| 334 | * WeakToFire: It takes extra damage from fire. This makes [[PlayingWithFire Louis]] an ideal partner for the fight. |
| 335 | * WingedHumanoid: Has six, butterfly-like wings. |
| 336 | [[/folder]] |
| 337 | |
| 338 | [[folder:Insatiable Despot]] |
| 339 | !!Insatiable Despot |
| 340 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/code_vein_2019_10_08_07_55_02_01_0_42_screenshot_1.png]] |
| 341 | |
| 342 | A monstrous Lost lurking at the bottom of the Dried-Up Trenches. It blocks the path to a bloodspring. |
| 343 | ---- |
| 344 | * TheBerserker: Its attack-style focuses on ruthless attacks at the cost of leaving itself open to being attacked from behind and under its arms. |
| 345 | * BlingBlingBang: Downplayed. Its weapon is noted to glitter like dull gold, but the material is merely an imitation of the real metal. |
| 346 | * BloodyMurder: A lot of its Gift attacks run on the Blood element, including various explosions and snaking tremors that home in on targets. Its droppable boss weapon can also create Blood explosions with its charged heavy attack. |
| 347 | * DualWielding: At the start, it uses a pair of blades that would have been considered twin {{BFS}}'s to an average person, but the monster's size and manner of wielding makes them more reminiscent of steak knives. |
| 348 | * FlunkyBoss: It is in your best interest to prevent him from becoming one; in the first phase of the fight, it will summon a totem that damages you and can transform into a lesser Lost. Destroying it will stop that from happening, but it will constantly try to raise more as the fight goes on. It will stop using this attack in its second phase, opting to butcher you instead with raw damage. |
| 349 | * LeanAndMean: It's tall and slender, though it hits hard still. |
| 350 | * MookMaker: At the start, and at times during the fight, it will slam the ground with its weapon and create a crystal that damages and summons a lesser Lost. The crystal can fortunately be destroyed before the lesser Lost can be created. |
| 351 | * MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: In addition to its obvious set of sharp chompers, there seems to be a slight NestedMouths effect with jagged toothlike edges located where its lips should be. |
| 352 | * ReverseGrip: Swings its blades in this manner, but forgoes the style entirely once it enters its second phase. |
| 353 | * SpinAttack: One of his attacks once he switches to an axe. |
| 354 | * TurnsRed: Once its health is depleted enough, it will pull out the strange impalement in its chest and form a massive axe with the dual blades it was using, serving as the axe head. Its attacks become slower, but much more powerful and with greater range. |
| 355 | [[/folder]] |
| 356 | |
| 357 | [[folder:Invading Executioner]] |
| 358 | !!Invading Executioner |
| 359 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/invading_executioner.png]] |
| 360 | |
| 361 | A powerful humanoid Lost that resides in Howling Pit. It suddenly shows up without warning and attacks the party when they run into Mia again. |
| 362 | ---- |
| 363 | * CuteMonsterGirl: Being a zombie that is out to either gouge you or cut you into ribbons with her sickle does little to detract from her attractive looks. |
| 364 | * DanceBattler: She is inspired primarily by exotic dancers according to the developers and several of her attacks are basically dance routines with or without a pole being involved, albeit ones that can kill. |
| 365 | * DashAttack: One of her most infamous moves is a slide attack that comes in ''fast'', hits for an absurd amount of damage, and can combo into her next strike to finish you off. In some cases, if the first dash misses, she can swivel around on her sickle and perform a ''second'' dash to catch you off-guard, or even take out both you and your partner in a one-two combo. Similarly, her boss weapon features a special dash that can cover a decent amount of ground. |
| 366 | * GigglingVillain: She's constantly laughing at you for the entirety of the boss fight. Even if you were to die against her and respawn, she will continue to mockingly snicker as you re-enter her arena. |
| 367 | * GirlishPigtails: Has two very long pigtails. |
| 368 | * AnIcePerson: Her attacks and weapon are classified as part of the Ice element, so building up your defense towards that may help in surviving her onslaught. |
| 369 | * KickChick: When she's not swinging her sickle at you, she's twirling on it to deliver fast jabbing kicks. |
| 370 | * LegFocus: The camera during her intro places much of its focus onto her thighs. In gameplay, her long legs allow her to tower over the heroes, and she'll be more than happy to run them through with kicks and stomps. |
| 371 | * MakingASplash: Uses various water-based attacks. Once you defeat her and obtain her boss weapon, Assassin's Sickle, you too can pull them off by using heavy attacks. |
| 372 | * MsFanservice: A leggy CuteMonsterGirl that is practically naked, can pole-dance, flashes the camera her crotch, and is perpetually wet. [[SarcasmMode No, it can't be.]] |
| 373 | * NinjaPirateZombieRobot: An undying, vampiric zombie ''stripper''. |
| 374 | * SeadogPegLeg: A variation; both her legs taper off into sharp edges instead of feet, making one wonder how she's able to maintain upright balance. |
| 375 | * SharkFinOfDoom: She pulls a variation of this trope for the introduction to her boss fight by having [[ShowSomeLeg her leg show up]] above the water as she circles the heroes in a similar fashion to a shark. |
| 376 | * SpinAttack: She has a move where she plants her weapon in the ground and then pulls something resembling a pole-dancing move, spinning around rapidly, damaging those close to her and spreading frigid winds all around her. If someone is actually caught within the swirling vortex, it is as good as a OneHitKill and they ''will'' require a Restorative Offering to get up again. |
| 377 | * SinisterScythe: Her method of attack not only requires her to perform wide swings, but also for her pole-dance SpinAttack above. |
| 378 | * StatuesqueStunner: Very tall, and very erotically-charged with her design. |
| 379 | * StatusEffects: Beginning from the second stage of her bossfight, she starts to coat herself and her weapon with water that causes "Slow" buildup; getting hit too many times will render the player a sitting duck to her far-reaching attacks. |
| 380 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: Whatever is on her body that could be charitably considered "apparel" doesn't really cover much at all, and for crying out loud, she has a literal ''pole-dancing'' attack! |
| 381 | * SwordPlant: She makes her introduction by vaulting her sickle and making it land blade first. In battle, she will occasionally plant the hilt in front of her while striking a pose; it comes out fast and hurts a little, but the real danger is during the second phase when she follows through with a damaging pole maneuver. |
| 382 | * TurnsRed: She starts off the fight with some pretty damaging but slow attacks, typically hitting for one or two strikes and then stopping. Once enough of her health is depleted however, she will power up and becomes much more agile and aggressive in attacking, and will begin chaining multiple attacks at once to catch you off guard. |
| 383 | * {{Underboobs}}: Features one as part of her design. |
| 384 | * WakeUpCallBoss: Like the Butterfly of Delirium before her, the Invading Executioner is an early-game boss that teaches you the importance of learning and anticipating attack patterns, as getting hit will more likely than not put your health in the red while simultaneously inflicting a troublesome status debuff. |
| 385 | [[/folder]] |
| 386 | |
| 387 | [[folder:Argent Wolf Berserker]] |
| 388 | !!Argent Wolf Berserker |
| 389 | |
| 390 | A transformed Provisional Government Knight residing in the Cathedral of Sacred Blood. As his name suggests, he will crush any ill-prepared foe who provokes him with all his might. |
| 391 | ---- |
| 392 | * BloodyMurder: Will occasionally use a Blood explosion spell at range, and buffs himself in the second phase with blood aura. |
| 393 | * CarryABigStick: Wields a gigantic mace, easily three times the Protagonist's size. Interestingly enough, the version the player gets as loot when he dies is classified as a halberd. |
| 394 | * ContractualBossImmunity: Averted; he is one of the few bosses you can backstab and perform special drain attacks on. |
| 395 | * DegradedBoss: Deep within the Provisional Government Center lurks another Argent Wolf Berserker. He doesn't get a boss introduction, though his health is roughly the same as the one encountered at the Catherdral of the Sacred Blood. He's also carrying a Regen Activation Factor, so it's in your best interest to take him down for the upgrade item. |
| 396 | * EliteArmy: Was a member of the Cerberus unit until he turned Lost. It is unknown what he or his weapon looked like before they were mutated by the miasma. |
| 397 | * TurnsRed: At half health he buffs his attack speed while his melee damage goes through the roof, enough to one-shot a player if they aren't careful. |
| 398 | * UnskilledButStrong: His moveset is noticeably clumsy and heavy-handed, with wild swings and obvious tells that rely more on semi-accidentally clipping the player thanks to the sheer range of his attacks. The Obliterator Axe he drops upon defeat reinforces the notion with A-scaling in Strength and heavy weight, whereas most weapons belonging to the Halberd class tend to benefit more from high Dexterity and would be about one-third lighter. |
| 399 | * WeaksauceWeakness: One of the few bosses that can be backstabbed, and he will get knocked down for a time if you ever manage to pull that off. |
| 400 | [[/folder]] |
| 401 | |
| 402 | [[folder:Queen's Knight]] |
| 403 | !!Queen's Knight |
| 404 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/code_vein_2019_10_19_00_32_51_01_0_39_screenshot_1.png]] |
| 405 | |
| 406 | A powerful humanoid Lost that wields a giant, spear-like sword in its right hand, a shield in its left hand, and two wing-like huge blades on its back. |
| 407 | ---- |
| 408 | * {{BFS}}: It wields a massive spear-like sword to slice and pierce you with. |
| 409 | * BloodyMurder: One of its most distinctive moves is a cross-shaped Blood explosion that spans across the entire arena. It will always perform this as the finisher of a three-hit, TeleportSpam combo. |
| 410 | * CounterAttack: It will occasionally take a defensive posture with its shield lowered. If attacked, it will parry your attack and counter back with a powerful thrust attack. |
| 411 | * DarkIsEvil: Its color scheme is RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver, has several attacks that leave behind black SwordLines, and will wait for the player in the midst of a dark haze with red-tinctured lightning crackling about in the event of a rematch. Suffice to say, this creature is not exactly friendly, even for a Lost. |
| 412 | * LightningBruiser: It hits hard, has lots of health, and is quick on its feet. It becomes even faster once it TurnsRed. |
| 413 | * MonsterKnight: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's in the name.]] |
| 414 | * RazorWings: It has a pair of wings on its back that are more like blades to slice at any threats around it. |
| 415 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Its armor, sword, and shield look almost exactly like Daedric equipment from ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''. |
| 416 | * ShieldBash: Ocasionally incorporates this at the end of its combo string. It has a KungFuSonicBoom effect and can't be blocked against, so the smarter option is to dodge out of the way. |
| 417 | * SpinAttack: It will rear its shield backwards, tricking less-observant players into charging forward until everything within a 360-degree range is sent flying. |
| 418 | * SpikesOfVillainy: Features them prominently on its design, most particularly its equipment, its wings, and the crown of its head. |
| 419 | * SwordLines: Leaves behind inky aftereffects with every swing of its sword, highlighting the absurd length of the thing. |
| 420 | * TeleportSpam: It employs teleportation liberally during its fight, and during its final phase it will start to chain them together to make it even more slippery. |
| 421 | * TurnsRed: Once its HP is depleted, it will power up and begin to use TeleportSpam to dash around the area and hit much faster and attack unpredictably. |
| 422 | [[/folder]] |
| 423 | |
| 424 | [[folder:Gilded Hunter]] |
| 425 | !!Gilded Hunter |
| 426 | |
| 427 | A humanoid Lost in a gilded suit of armor that wields an elegant halberd with exceptional grace. |
| 428 | ---- |
| 429 | * BlackKnight: Looks like a Samurai version of some VideoGame/DarkSouls bosses and [[spoiler: you get the Dark Knight blood code after defeating him]]. |
| 430 | * BloodyMurder: Apart from the melee attacks, many of his attacks are Blood based. |
| 431 | * KingMook: The Gilded Hunter is essentially a souped-up version of the Hunters in Black, though your only experiences with the latter at this point in the game will be a single member tucked out of sight within the Cathedral of the Sacred Blood, and another guarding the door to the City of Falling Flame. [[spoiler: And like the rest of them, he was once just another hapless victim of Mido's experimentation.]] |
| 432 | * {{Leitmotif}}: ''Towards the Eternal Glory''. However, a snippet of this theme can be heard during one of Yakumo's expositions about his missing comrades, [[spoiler: which should be an indication that the Gilded Hunter was once someone he knew]]. |
| 433 | * LightningBruiser: He hits like a truck and is fast enough to keep you on your toes. |
| 434 | * MemoryJar: One of the few Lost who will drop a Vestige Core upon defeat, revealing him to be [[spoiler: the young man occasionally seen within Yakumo's and Riki's memory echoes]]. |
| 435 | * SwordBeam: He can use both variants, one is a swing that creates a sweeping wave and another is a thrust which fires a straight beam. You can do the first once you obtain a Black Halberd to use for yourself. |
| 436 | * TurnsRed: Probably the most extreme example in the game. Once he buffs he becomes insanely fast, extremely aggressive and almost impossible to damage. Simply retreating is not an option, as he quicksteps faster and further than you can run before stabbing you in the face again. Defeating him relies on dodging an onslaught of attacks until he burns out and becomes vulnerable again. |
| 437 | * {{Samurai}}: He and his fellow Hunters in Black highly resemble tall Samurai, complete with ''menpÅ'' masks that obscure their faces. |
| 438 | * WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:His true identity is Miguel Garcia, Yakumo's friend who became a Lost.]] |
| 439 | [[/folder]] |
| 440 | |
| 441 | [[folder:Cannoneer & Blade Bearer]] |
| 442 | !!Cannoneer & Blade Bearer |
| 443 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/code_vein_tgs_2017_trailer___x1_ps4_pc_2_6_screenshot.png]] |
| 444 | [[caption-width-right:350:The Cannoneer]] |
| 445 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blade_bearer.png]] |
| 446 | [[caption-width-right:350:The Blade Bearer]] |
| 447 | |
| 448 | A pair of powerful Lost created by Juzo Mido. They are activated and pitted against the the party when they confront Mido at the Crypt Spire. |
| 449 | ---- |
| 450 | * ArmCannon: The Cannoneer's right arm is a massive cannon that can fire a long ranged blast of fire, launch orbs of fire, or a close ranged flamethrower. You can use these attacks yourself by using his gun, Burning Disaster. |
| 451 | * ArtificialBrilliance: Their boss fight together is designed around the concept of having two opposing combat styles that perfectly complement each other and eliminate any possible shortcomings in either style. They both can recognize when they've separated a player and the A.I. partner or two players from each other, causing them to switch focus on the isolated target to kill them faster. The end result is a battle with minuscule windows for actually landing a hit on either opponent until you finally manage to drop one or the other through sheer perseverance. |
| 452 | ** Blade Bearer, being the faster and more aggressive of the two, will likely be the first to engage with you while Cannoneer actively tries to stay away, giving him free reign to fire while you are distracted. Furthermore, he can shoot fireballs that stagger, making you open to slashes from Blade Bearer's rapier, or create an eruption under your feet, forcing you to break away from Blade Bearer in the middle of a DPS opportunity. He can heavily damage you with his flamethrower move, which distracts you from attacking Blade Bearer and can weaken you enough that she can kill you quickly. |
| 453 | ** Trying to aim for Cannoneer instead will make you blind to any ambushes by Blade Bearer, who will ''most definitely'' chase you down no matter how hard you try to disengage from her. She prioritizes whoever's trying to attack him (in melee or ranged), and her ice attacks will cause you to lose speed and stamina if you get hit too much, opening you up to further attacks from Cannoneer. Attempting to use ranged Gifts on Cannoneer will lead her to focus on the caster, shutting their ranged support down while letting her own continue firing. |
| 454 | * BlindWeaponmaster: The Blade Bearer is wearing a blindfold but she can still kick your ass if you are careless. |
| 455 | * BuxomBeautyStandard: The Blade Bearer is notable for her sizeable bust and the JigglePhysics that come with them, even by the game's {{fanservice}} standards. |
| 456 | * CloseRangeCombatant: The Blade Bearer is much more proficient in fighting at close range than her partner, using her sword skillfully for melee attacks while denying you moments to attack her back by dodging or surrounding herself with ice spikes that also explode. She does have several ranged attacks that she can use if you are away from her, but she prefers to just quickly close the distance and stab you in the face again. |
| 457 | * CombatStilettos: Part of the Blade Bearer's outfit. |
| 458 | * CripplingOverspecialization: The two are hard-hitting, without a doubt, but almost all of their damage output is elemental. It is far easier to build towards fire and ice resistances compared to physical defense, so you only need the right equipment setup and Gifts to render their most dangerous attacks down to nothing more than a stiff breeze. |
| 459 | ** Getting one of the pair down shows that they are only made great by the sum of their parts. The Blade Bearer is far more manageable without the Cannoneer giving her openings, she relies on him to prevent opponents from freely whittling her smaller health bar down, and her attacks can be rather easily dodged once you're able to focus on her alone. The Cannoner is rendered a giant, slow target without the Blade Bearer to dissuade you from just wailing on him, and he can't keep players off of him without her to pressure them away. |
| 460 | * DeflectorShields: Blade Bearer will occasionally cast a defensive barrier on herself, indicated by an icy aura surrounding her body. While it can't withstand too much damage before breaking, she'll be [[NoSell immune to all attacks]] so long as it stays active. |
| 461 | * DualBoss: Notable for being the only DualBoss faced in the storyline. Even in the Depths where you have the opportunity to face them separately, each will still have a Cerberus soldier accompanying them in battle. |
| 462 | * EliteArmy: Their white armor and the item description for Blade Bearer's Iceblood identifies the two as former members of the Cerberus unit until Mido got his hands on them. He considers them to be the most powerful combatants of his entire roster. You can actually see them pre-transformation in Valerio's Vestiges from the DLC. They aren't given names and look identical to every other Cerberus {{mook|s}}, but wield the Burning Disaster and Iceblood instead of the standard-issue Argent Wolf weaponry. |
| 463 | * {{Expy}}: A FatAndSkinny DualBoss in a Soulslike game? [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsI Never saw that before]]. Just to drive it home further, their rematch in the depths has the surviving one claim the powers of the one who was killed first and regain all of their health in the process. |
| 464 | * ForceAndFinesse: Cannoneer is almost all about raw firepower, with many of his moves outright launching anyone unfortunate to be caught by them backwards a fair distance. By contrast, Blade Bearer's attacks will mostly keep the player in place, but she'll be swift enough to capitalize openings and cut health bars down to size. |
| 465 | * FireBreathingWeapon: One of Cannoneer's attacks is a steady stream of fire that stunlocks and deals tick damage. Defeating him will net you the Burning Disaster, a gun that can also function like a flamethrower by using its heavy attacks. |
| 466 | %%* FireIceDuo: Well, yeah. |
| 467 | * GlassCannon: The Blade Bearer hits hard, but has lower health and defense compared to her partner. She will go down pretty fast if you can focus on her, but it is not an easy task to accomplish while the Cannoneer is busy burning you alive from behind. |
| 468 | * GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Inverted. The Blade Bearer fights up close and personal while the Cannoneer prefers to stay far way to shoot you down. |
| 469 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: [[StatuesqueStunner For a given definition of "tiny".]] The size difference is certainly distinct though. |
| 470 | * AnIcePerson: The Blade Bearer uses a variety of ice attacks, ranging from close ranged ice spikes that explodes and firing a long ranged singular spike of ice from her sword. You can use these attacks yourself by using her sword, Iceblood. In the rematch in the Depths, the Cannoneer will add ice attacks to his moveset if the Blade Bearer is defeated first. |
| 471 | * KillOneOthersGetStronger: In the rematch in the Depths, the surviving Lost will gain the power of the one that is defeated first. The Blade Bearer gains fire attacks while the Cannoneer gains ice attacks. |
| 472 | * KungFuWizard: Downplayed, but just because the Cannoneer is a LongRangeFighter doesn't mean he won't throw his fist at you when you get close. |
| 473 | * {{Leitmotif}}: ''Tears of Passion -Unexpected Feelings-''. An intense, fast-paced theme to reflect the frantic tempo at which you weave between fire and ice from every angle. |
| 474 | * LongRangeFighter: The Cannoneer uses a large variety of extremely damaging ranged attacks, ranging from a blast of fire, a flamethrower, an explosion of fire from underneath you, and a floating ball of fire that explode into smaller fireballs. In contrast, his melee attacks are pathetic in the form of a overhead chop, a body tackle and a smack from his cannon arm. He is aware of this weakness however, and will always try to keep his distance away from you, and Blade Bearer covers for him in this regard. |
| 475 | * MagicKnight: The Blade Bearer uses a variety of ice Gifts to complement her swordsmanship. |
| 476 | * MightyGlacier: The Cannoneer packs a punch with each attack and has a ton of health and defense, but his movement speed is so slow that he can't run at all while you can run circles around him. He would be an easy target to focus on, if not for the Blade Bearer stabbing and freezing you in the back. |
| 477 | * MsFanservice: The Blade Bearer has a curvy body, huge shapely breasts, and is by far the ''least''-mutated female Lost in the game. |
| 478 | * PlayingWithFire: The Cannoneer specialize in long ranged and devastating fire attacks to roast you alive. In the rematch in the Depths, the Blade Bearer will add fire attacks to her moveset if the Cannoneer is defeated first. |
| 479 | * RoyalRapier: The Blade Bearer's sword, Iceblood is a swept-hilt one. You get to use it for yourself once you defeated the duo. |
| 480 | * SwordAndSorcerer: The Blade Bearer is the Sword that focus on melee attacks while the Cannoneer is the Sorcerer that focus on ranged attacks. |
| 481 | * TookALevelInBadass: Think the rematch in the Depths will end smoothly like the last time you took one of them down? Think again; the surviving member of the duo will heal back to full and exhibit the same elemental Gifts the other possessed, making the one-on-one fight a much more dangerous affair. |
| 482 | * TopHeavyGuy: The Cannoneer's legs are hilariously squat and disproportionate to the rest of him. To be fair though, anything longer might just buckle underneath his heaving bulk and complicated tubing system. |
| 483 | [[/folder]] |
| 484 | |
| 485 | [[folder:Queen's Knight Reborn]] |
| 486 | !!Queen's Knight Reborn |
| 487 | Having revived sometime following its first defeat at the hands of the protagonist and Jack, the Queen's Knight now stands guard before the Government Building, as if defending it from any intruders. Defeating it grants players the Ishtar Vestige, originally owned by [[spoiler:Cruz Silva.]] |
| 488 | ---- |
| 489 | * BloodyMurder: It still has its previous attacks as the Queen's Knight, though this is no longer the only ability it has up its sleeve anymore. |
| 490 | * CameBackStrong: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Since Lost cannot permanently die, the Queen's Knight eventually resurrected and became stronger than the last time the protagonist fought it. |
| 491 | * ConfusionFu: Compared to its previous form, Queen's Knight Reborn can teleport and initiate a different attack while still in the middle of its combo. |
| 492 | * EyeScream: Likely a result of its resurrection, but a black growth reminiscent to its old form looks as if it's growing out of the right side of its face. |
| 493 | * LightIsNotGood: Its body developed a white color, and it will be more than happy to slaughter you if given the chance. |
| 494 | * LightningBruiser: Even moreso than the first time you fought it; its attacks are now ''phenomenally'' strong and even harder to avoid than before, meaning it can tear you to shreds in only 2-3 blows that you can barely see coming. |
| 495 | * MemoryJar: Contains the Vestige that once belonged to [[spoiler:Cruz before she became the now-insane Queen]]. |
| 496 | * PaletteSwap: Is more or less a white-colored version of the original Queen's Knight, though it's significantly stronger than the one Jack and the protagonist fought. |
| 497 | * RecurringBoss: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. While the Queen's Knight and Queen's Knight Reborn can be fought again in the Depths, its name all but states that this is the same Lost that Jack and the protagonist defeated before engaging the Queen. In a technical sense, this is the only boss that players must defeat twice in order to progress the story. |
| 498 | * StatusEffects: Unlike the original, the Queen's Knight Reborn can inflict a status effect. After its health has been reduced below 50%, it will cast a SicklyGreenGlow that will slowly inflict Leak, forcing players to either risk losing ichor in exchange for damage or attack from long range. |
| 499 | * SicklyGreenGlow: Casts one around its body that will linger for a short period of time. If you stay close to it for too long, you'll become inflicted with the Leak status effect. |
| 500 | * TeleportSpam: It still uses this trick, but unlike before it can do it while its in the middle of a combo. |
| 501 | * TookALevelInBadass: Compared to before, the Queen's Knight developed new abilities and is far stronger than the last time the protagonist or Jack fought during Operation Queenslayer. |
| 502 | * TurnsRed: Has the exact same tactic as when its health is close to empty when first fought as the Queen's Knight. |
| 503 | [[/folder]] |
| 504 | |
| 505 | !!!DLC Bosses |
| 506 | [[folder:In general]] |
| 507 | * BondOneLiner: After slaying these beasts, the victory card screen reads '''Grim Menace Obliterated''' rather than the '''Greater Lost Dispersed''' you're used to seeing. |
| 508 | * TheDreaded: They're the whole reason the Revenants were created in the first place and are extremely hard to kill. So much so that they had to be sealed away. |
| 509 | * IntercontinuityCrossover: They're all implied to be the "ancestors" or first iterations of certain [[VideoGame/GodEater Aragami]]. The Hellfire Knight, for example, resembles the Hannibal Aragami. |
| 510 | * SealedEvilInACan: Rather than being killed, these monsters had to be locked away inside special Crypts. For good reason as well, since they're Horrors. |
| 511 | * {{Superboss}}: They're locked behind the DLC and thus completely optional, and they're all ''much'' harder than any of the endgame bosses, with each one having a health pool equal to both [[FinalBoss The Skull King]] and [[TrueFinalBoss The Virgin Born]] ''[[DamageSpongeBoss combined]]''. |
| 512 | * SuperPrototype: They're heavily implied to be the precursors of some of the most dangerous Aragami the God Eaters have encountered. |
| 513 | [[/folder]] |
| 514 | |
| 515 | [[folder:Hellfire Knight]] |
| 516 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/code_vein_hellfire_knight.jpg]] |
| 517 | [[caption-width-right:350:''Grim Menace Obliterated'']] |
| 518 | The FinalBoss of the eponymous DLC, heavily implied to be an ancient precursor to the Hannibal species and its spin-offs. |
| 519 | ---- |
| 520 | * DarkIsEvil: The Hellfire Knight is predominantly colored dark gray, and it is by far one of the most ruthless creatures Louis and his crew have ever come across. |
| 521 | * LightningBruiser: Anyone who's played VideoGame/GodEater probably saw this coming. |
| 522 | * PlayingWithFire: If the name didn't clue you in, the Hellfire Knight uses fire-based attacks, ranging from creating swords made out of fire or surrounding itself in a wall of flame temporarily so it can either attack you while you try to get away or set off explosions in certain areas. |
| 523 | * TurnsRed: Around the halfway point, it grows more aggressive and gains new attacks; interestingly, many of them are the same attacks Hannibal gains from its back scales being broken. |
| 524 | [[/folder]] |
| 525 | |
| 526 | [[folder:Frozen Empress]] |
| 527 | The FinalBoss of the eponymous DLC, heavily implied to be an ancient precursor to the Garm species and its spin-offs. |
| 528 | ---- |
| 529 | * AnIcePerson: Primarily uses ice attacks. Interestingly enough, this is quite a stark contrast to its relatives, who use fire. |
| 530 | * LightIsNotGood: The Frozen Empress is predominantly colored in bright colors, mainly white red and blue, yet being an Aragami, it's quite vicious. |
| 531 | * MightyGlacier: ''Somewhat''. It's slower than the other DLC bosses, but still packs a punch. |
| 532 | * TurnsRed: Around the halfway point, it grows more aggressive and gains new attacks. |
| 533 | [[/folder]] |
| 534 | |
| 535 | [[folder:Lord of Thunder]] |
| 536 | The FinalBoss of the eponymous DLC, heavily implied to be an ancient precursor to the Vajra species and its spin-offs. Interestingly enough, while the other Aragami bosses are based on the default variants of their species with some extra abilities, the Lord of Thunder is primarily based on the anime/''God Eater Resurrection'' version of Dyaus Pita, having similarly bladed wings that it uses in combat. |
| 537 | ---- |
| 538 | * LightIsNotGood: Colored in gold with bright blue eyes and uses lightning, yet is a vicious, highly aggressive beast. |
| 539 | * LightningBruiser: '''Good lord yes.''' Defeating this thing essentially requires mastery of stamina management, otherwise you'll constantly be slammed by combo after combo and taken apart faster than you can react. |
| 540 | * GetBackHereBoss: One of its Phase 2 attacks has it running around the edge of the circular arena, firing lightning balls at you. Standing in its path will prompt it to stop and swing its wings at you. |
| 541 | * ShockAndAwe: Being a Vajra, this was expected. |
| 542 | * TurnsRed: A more literal example than the other bosses in the game; while it does become more aggressive at the halfway point of its health bar, after its health is depleted even further, the blue lights on its body will turn red and it will grow somehow ''more'' ferocious. |
| 543 | [[/folder]] |
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