Uploaded March 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Shield Generator boss is typically a pain because taking damage is the only real way to save time, but it turns out that you can leap over to it using the Morph Pounce and dodge all of its attacks.
Morph Pounce: [ youtube.com/watch?v=4EqND43sh4M ]
For the first phase, I tank the damage from the missiles while using the Gun Node, since by the time you've destroyed the core, Nevin will have enough health left over even if it hasn't been upgraded. To get to the Gun Node a little quicker, I use the Morph Lunge, since it can prevent you from eating another volley of the missiles.
Once the core is destroyed, the Shield Generator lowers into the toxic water, which allows you to switch to Stealth form and Morph Pounce onto it. This is particularly important because the second phase -- after it fires a laser to destroy one of the Gun Node platforms -- features a highly irritating homing missile attack. These missiles prevent Nevin from using the other Gun Node for long periods of time, but by placing yourself right in front (or preferably behind) the Generator, they just harmlessly crash into the ground.
The downside of this is that you can't use the Gun Node, but the missiles force you to ditch the Gun Node constantly anyway, so just having a constant stream of bullets may be more effective in the long run.
The third form is equally harmless, since the laser is generally too high to even touch Nevin. This lets you spend all your time firing and avoid jumping over the beam and such.
The Generator sinks into the toxic flow after the battle is over, which dumps Nevin into it as well. This makes him respawn on the platform with no ill effects beyond messing up the cutscene a little.
The trick is easy and it makes this boss easy. A run at this boss without this would involve careful health management, but thankfully all it is now is crazy button-mashing.
As a note, you can jump inside the Generator to see its weird interior, but I recommend against it. While it lets you completely avoid damage since the missiles will collide with the side of the Generator, defeating the second form will drop you into the water so that you have to fight the third phase as usual.
The Shield Generator boss is typically a pain because taking damage is the only real way to save time, but it turns out that you can leap over to it using the Morph Pounce and dodge all of its attacks.
Morph Pounce: [ youtube.com/watch?v=4EqND43sh4M ]
For the first phase, I tank the damage from the missiles while using the Gun Node, since by the time you've destroyed the core, Nevin will have enough health left over even if it hasn't been upgraded. To get to the Gun Node a little quicker, I use the Morph Lunge, since it can prevent you from eating another volley of the missiles.
Once the core is destroyed, the Shield Generator lowers into the toxic water, which allows you to switch to Stealth form and Morph Pounce onto it. This is particularly important because the second phase -- after it fires a laser to destroy one of the Gun Node platforms -- features a highly irritating homing missile attack. These missiles prevent Nevin from using the other Gun Node for long periods of time, but by placing yourself right in front (or preferably behind) the Generator, they just harmlessly crash into the ground.
The downside of this is that you can't use the Gun Node, but the missiles force you to ditch the Gun Node constantly anyway, so just having a constant stream of bullets may be more effective in the long run.
The third form is equally harmless, since the laser is generally too high to even touch Nevin. This lets you spend all your time firing and avoid jumping over the beam and such.
The Generator sinks into the toxic flow after the battle is over, which dumps Nevin into it as well. This makes him respawn on the platform with no ill effects beyond messing up the cutscene a little.
The trick is easy and it makes this boss easy. A run at this boss without this would involve careful health management, but thankfully all it is now is crazy button-mashing.
As a note, you can jump inside the Generator to see its weird interior, but I recommend against it. While it lets you completely avoid damage since the missiles will collide with the side of the Generator, defeating the second form will drop you into the water so that you have to fight the third phase as usual.
