Amalgam

The Amalgam is a Great Prey/Boss in *Grime*.

## Description

The Amalgam is a large, single-eyed, stone being held up with a multitude of arms. It's single eye constantly leaks a black, viscous substance, most likely Tarbile. It can be seen using six of its arms as it's main appendages.

## Lore

*The Sky broke and Breath dispersed throughout, its gift forced upon the world, permeating it with thoughts. Down below, the Cavity was submerged in a liquid, disrupting the planting of Breath in its substances. Developing forms carried away from their growing minds by the running flow, their barely-formed shapes inhabited by the minds of many, united in the misery of the Old Pain.*

## Combat

### Pre-fight

There is a short fight that happens before the Amalgam completely reveals it and the proper fight begins. To initiate it, strike the head several times until it begins to move. Two arms will emerge from each side, and one arm on each side needs to be absorbed to start the true fight. Once one arm has been absorbed on the left, the mouth will open enough to allow the Vessel to dash through.

Once the pre-fight has been completed once, it does not have to be repeated after losing the main fight. Hitting the Amalgam once or twice will start the main fight right away.

### Main fight

The Amalgam uses many red attacks that cannot be absorbed:

* Red attacks from the hands may either land immediately next to the Amalgam or out at arm's length. Generally, the hand will swipe inward or outward after a brief moment and should be dashed through.
	+ Alternatively, when the hand comes down at arm's reach, the Vessel can dash to the Amalgam's other side.
	+ When it is a open hand rather than a fist, it is *not* followed up with a swipe.
* The arms with the large block on the end often behave the same way, though they perform two separate swipes that cover half the distance.
	+ When the large block is brought down next to the Amalgam, there may a significant delay before the swipes begin during which the hands will attack.

The Amalgam's hands also perform normal, absorbable attacks, usually in the form of smashing their fist downward. Absorbing these attacks will destroy the arm performing it, but note that the Amalgam will periodically restore lost arms.

Defeating the amalgam may take some practice, but the general tactics are quite basic: dash through red attacks or avoid them by dashing to the other side, absorb or evade normal attacks, and get in close to the Amalgam to attack when the opportunity presents itself. The Bellow Mace is not recommended due to the longer animation locks of its attacks, often costing opportunies to dodge or absorb. The basic attack of the Maul Axe is fast enough that this is rarely an issue.

## Trivia

* It is possible that Amalgam and Misbegotten Amalgam are actually the same being: after Amalgam is defeated, it loses the two rocks on its hands and its eye colour is changed to the same one as Misbegotten Amalgam. It should also be noted that Amalgam was not actually absorbed, only his face-shaped shell, which makes it likely for it to escape. If so, it is likely that its defeat and loss of shell increased his depression and lack of purpose. Both are also referred to as "Weeper" in different forms, be it the lore or achievements.

## Gallery

Amalgam Concept Art (by Yarden Weissbrot).