The Parasiter

The Parasiter is an enemy featured in Evil West. It is the boss encountered at the end of the level, Smoke and Mirrors.
==Background==
The Parasiter is a giant leech-like monster that feeds on the blood of the Mikinaak. At birth it's a container for the beast's sacred blood, but over time it mutates, incorporating parts of its host's carcass until it grows into its evolved parasitic form.
==Gameplay==
The fight starts with the Parasiter bringing out its two tentacles. The tentacles will charge at the player and can inflict heavy damage. After a few hits, they will become stuck in the ground, giving players a few seconds to attack them. By repeating this process or by using ranged weapons on them, the tentacles will eventually become destroyed. The Crippling Rod can also be used to automatically down both tentacles and stun them for several seconds. The Parasiter will also periodically emit beams of bile that it will quickly deplete health if it is not avoided
Once both tentacles are destroyed, two weakspots will be exposed in the Parasiter's mouth. Shooting both will inflict heavy damage to the Parasiter. Afterwards, it will start pounding its body against the pillar, causing rocks to start falling down on the ground. The player can anticipate and dodge these by looking out for the red circles on the ground. Once rocks have stopped falling, the Parasiter will spawn two more tentacles. Repeat the previous steps from before though it should be noted the Parasiter will start throwing up blobs that contain Infected Proteuses. These are fairly easy to deal with as they will be killed with one hit or the Parasiter will kill them with its bile beam.
==Achievements/Trophies==
Image	Name 	Criteria 	Gamerscore	Trophy
 	Ticks & Leeches	Beat The Parasiter. 	30G 	Silver
 	Minor Deity 	Defeat the Parasiter on Evil difficulty. 	30G 	Silver
 	Bio Friendly 	Defeat The Parasiter without killing any minions.	70G 	Silver
==Gallery==
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Category:Enemies