Anaconda Virtue

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❝ You ever cut a rat open, put your pee pee in... have it live?
 You remind me of that rat. ❞
— **Anaconda Virtue**
**Anaconda Virtue** is a prominent Infinity Franchise member encountered in Downtown Olathe and an optional boss in Mystics of Trash and Violence. Thriving in the abject violence that Olathe offers, Anaconda is known for his sadistic and brutal tendencies, extreme even by Franchise standards; including toying with future victims before murdering them. He is capable of conjuring flames from his hands and launching fireballs, powers that are manifestations of his passion for the Franchise.

## History

The two known events of Anaconda's past life is him being a member of a boy's choir; later kicked out for having a '*singing voice like the devil'*  - the other being when he sliced open a rodent, in order to sodomize it (an act which he references much later on when first meeting Alex and Joel).
When The Flash occurred, he adopted a vagrant lifestyle, drifting from place to place. At one point, Anaconda found an Infinity Jersey and became enfranchised, later finding his way into Downtown Olathe. He was one of the first people to bring the jersey into Downtown, having donned it prior to the major outbreak seen during the events of Chapter 1.

## In-Game

Anaconda Virtue can first be encountered in the Downtown subway systems. When he is first seen, he will ghost Alex Churchland for a few tense moments, before stepping out into the open. He will approach, remark that Alex reminds him of the rodent that he had violated years prior, before walking away.

Anaconda is a part of Lester Bean's moocher side-quest, and is unique in that he can be battled three separate times, with each battle becoming progressively more difficult. These battles are located at different locations across Downtown Olathe.

* One encounter is located within Vermillion Way. If the player visits the Vermillion Village and returns, Anaconda will head through a secret path leading to a stash containing a piece of Domestic Jerky. If battled here, he will warn the player that *'sneaking up on big snakes is bad for your health'* before initiating a battle.
* Another encounter is located at the bottom of the Dried Sangria Lake. If the player approaches him, he will say *'rattle rattle'*  before initiating a battle.
* The last encounter is located at Bric Peak, where Anaconda is seen standing next to the flaming bodies of his victims. If approached, Anaconda will say *'at this rate I'll outdo Arnold himself'* before initiating a battle.

It should be noted that these locations are interchangeable, and do not have to be approached in any particular order. If the player defeats Anaconda, his body becomes a lootable item. Bringing Anaconda's corpse to Lester will reward the player with Stew in a Bag and a bottle of Potato Liqueur.

### Battle

* 1st Encounter
* 2nd Encounter
* 3rd Encounter
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## Anaconda Virtue

### LUCK

38
28
44
40
43
37

## Skills

Bitefreq:4
Dirt Kickfreq:3

## Rewards

410 EXP
0

 Fancy Perfume

 100%

In his first proper fight, Anaconda will repeatedly bite the player and kick up dirt for the duration of the battle. Once he reaches a threshold of **70%** of his health, or roughly **847**, he will say *'I don't like where this is going.'*  before promptly fleeing the battle.
#### Strategy

This encounter against Anaconda is short. He will rarely launch any real damaging attacks, and will flee after suffering 300 damage or more. Use Single Out and a Flying Axe Kick to end the fight before he has the chance to hurt Alex or Joel.eyebubblepencil

## Anaconda Virtue

### LUCK

38
28
44
40
43
37

## Skills

Gasoline Spitfreq:8
Bitefreq:6

Glarefreq:6
Fireballfreq:5

## Rewards

410 EXP
0

 Fancy Perfume

 100%

In the second battle, Anaconda begins to utilize his pyromancy, the fight opening with him setting his right hand ablaze. He will attempt to spit gasoline on either Alex or Joel and follow up with a fireball - the Oiled Up status effect making party members significantly more vulnerable to his flames. Every four turns, he will also have a high chance to either bite or glare at the player. Once he reaches below 50% health, or roughly 605, he will again flee before conceitedly saying *'Well this was fun, but gotta play "hard to get".'*
#### Strategy

The second fight with Anaconda has higher stakes, but is fairly predictable. He will almost always spit gasoline on a single party member and follow up with a fire attack, which is virtually guaranteed to KO the victim). A Single Out and Minor Iris will make Anaconda flee before he gets the chance to attack.* 1st Phase
* 2nd Phase

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## Anaconda Virtue

### LUCK

38
28
44
40
43
37

## Skills

Gasoline Spewfreq:8
Glarefreq:6

Twin Fireballsfreq:5

### Resists

 **70%**  **50%**

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## Anaconda Virtue

### LUCK

38
28
44
40
43
37

## Skills

Gasoline Spitfreq:8
Anaconda Assaultfreq:7

Fireballfreq:5

## Rewards

410 EXP
0

 Fancy Perfume

 100%

In the third and final battle Anaconda will no longer flee; the player is now required to kill him to proceed. Anaconda will open with his Choirboy's Screech, removing 40 SP from both Alex and Joel. The first part of the battle is almost identical to his second encounter, but rather than targeting individuals he will now spew gasoline onto the entire party, following up with two fireballs rather than one. Once he reaches below 30% health, he will cough up blood and proceed to use his Choirboy's Screech yet again, transitioning to the final phase of the battle. Anaconda will still attempt to oil up and fireball the player, but will most often resort to using his venomous combo, which has a high chance of inflicting Poison. If the player manages to kill him during this battle, he will utter the words *'Are you kidding me? I'm not kidding me. Are you kidding you?'* before finally collapsing.
#### Strategy

The third fight is the most challenging as Anaconda now oils up both party members before launching his fire attack. Additionally, he always begins the battle by using his Choirboy's Screech, which removes 40 SP from both members and applies Crying and Spooked (albeit he has no means to apply Scared). Despite this, he can be beaten without the use of Man-Made Salts, but this route is not without risk. Recharge Joel and Alex's SP after the scream first and Anaconda will spew his oil. Use Steady Aim and Goat Kick after -- it is likely that one of the moves will afflict him with Scared or Fallen, respectively. If he is afflicted with Fallen, follow up Iron Hoof to force him into his bloodied state, and if he is scared, use Single Out and Minor Iris to finish the job. In the weakened stage, he will only oil up a single party member, but he will also use a poisonous bite attack on occasion. Anaconda can be put down permanently with either a Bottle Toss from Joel or a Flying Axe Kick from Alex without the use of any other items.
It is possible for Anaconda to be killed before his third encounter, but doing so requires for more than half of his health to be taken out in one turn. If the player manages, Anaconda will say *'you know, I'm not even mad.'*  before dying.

### Dialogue

**Anaconda Virtue:** *"You ever cut a rat open..."*
**Anaconda Virtue:** *"...put your pee pee in..."*
**Anaconda Virtue:** *"...have it live?"*
**Alex Churchland:** *"..."*

**Anaconda Virtue:** *"No hands, all bite!"*
(At 70% health) **Anaconda Virtue:** *"I don't like where this is going."*

**2nd Encounter:**
**Anaconda Virtue:** *"All this attention is making me..."*
**Anaconda Virtue:** *"HOT!"*
(At 50% health) **Anaconda Virtue:** *"Well this was fun, but gotta play 'hard to get'."*

**3rd Encounter:**
**Anaconda Virtue:** *"It's for real this time."*
**Anaconda Virtue:** *"Also..."*
**Anaconda Virtue:** *"...This is what got me banned from the choirboys."*
*Anaconda screeches.*
(At 30% health) **Anaconda Virtue:** *"Can't put my flame out!"*
(On death) **Anaconda Virtue:** *"Are you kidding me? I'm not kidding me. Are you kidding you?"*
**Defeating Anaconda before his 3rd encounter:**
(On death) **Anaconda Virtue:** *"You know, I'm not even mad."*

## Trivia

* Anaconda’s track names are callbacks to specific books. Ride the Anaconda is a modification of the book title *“Ride the Tiger”*, and Modern Ouroboros is a reference to *“Revolt Against the Modern World”,* both by Julius Evola.
* Described as an 'happy accident', Ed once said that while drawing the Wanted posters for Lester's side-quest, he unintentionally conjured up a man with a monstrous visage, replacing Chriss Bellucci - who, at the time, would've been in Anaconda's place.

## Gallery

Anaconda's wanted poster.Anaconda's stat sheet.
## References

1. ↑ "...got kicked out for having a singing voice like the devil, put his pee pee in the rat, and that's just pre-flash" - Louise, 08-26-17
2. ↑ "Anaconda had the jersey before the downtown outbreak iirc" -frutzl, 1-13-20
3. ↑ *Naming Anaconda's themes,* Ed, 01-21-17
4. ↑ "Anaconda was a happy accident" - Ed, 02-01-17