Golem

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**Golem** is the first alternate boss in *Gunfire Reborn*. The player can face against Golem in the Eternal Palace at the end of the Longling Tomb once Lu Wu has been defeated five times.

After being unlocked the boss is randomly chosen each run, making it a 50% chance for Lu Wu and 50% chance for Golem.

## Battle

Long range  Fire? weapons are best used against Golem since it doesn't have any shields like its alternate Longling Tomb boss Lu Wu. It will not move from its position at the end of the map, letting players easily keep their distance.

Damage taken to most of its body is harshly reduced. Because of this, it is best to aim at its weak spot on its chest, shown as a large glowing core, or the part of its face not protected by its helmet. Damage taken to either of those spots will not be reduced. The core is protected most of the time by its arms which block all attacks. On the other hand, the face is not protected, but the lack of critical hits makes it less effective.

Attacking when its core is not protected by its arms will allow you to deal high amounts of damage, however most of the time this occurs during one of its own attacks, making it a risky process. Otherwise, weapons with penetration can pass through arms and deal damage with ease.

Since  Explosion? weapons and  Melee Weapons cannot deal critical hits, they will deal full damage against any part of its body.

### Reincarnation 9

On Reincarnation level 9, Golem's laser attack takes significantly less time to fully charge, requiring faster reactions, different timing or closer cover to avoid it. More airborne rocks are summoned, and they each have increased health.

### Attacks

Laser

Golem will target the player(s) with a laser, Charging it up before firing. This can be avoided by jumping and dashing to the side or hiding behind one of the vertical pillars, destroying the pillar it hits.

Airborne Rocks

Golem will summon a volley of airborne rocks that home in on the player(s). Each rock can be destroyed with any damage source (Weapon/Skills) and trigger any on kill effect. Rocks can also be blocked by vertical pillars, but each pillar can only take a couple of rocks before breaking.

Arm Slam

Golem will lift his arms before slamming down on the arena, sending out a shock wave that damages player(s) close to his arms and knocks them back. All vertical pillars detonate, dealing damage in an area around them. This attack will always cause Golem to Summon Pillars afterwards.

Summon Pillars

After Golem has used his Arm slam he will always Summon Pillars, They are indicated by a Red circle on the ground before appearing, If a player is in the red area they will be damaged by the raising of the pillar.

Rocket Fists

When Golem reaches low Health he will be able to use Rocket fists, Lifting both fists outwards firing one fist after another with a delay between them, Each fist's impact location will be indicated by a large red circle.

## Unlocks

Golem will unlock the following items:

* Energy Storage: when killed once.
* Icy Spear: when killed 2 times.