Grey Prince Zote

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A Dream Boss version of of Zote the Mighty, made muscular and powerful through the power of Dreams.

To access, the player must have saved both Bretta and have defeated Zote in the Colosseum of Fools. The fight starts by hitting the statue in Bretta's basement with the Dream Nail.

He can be fought infinite amount of times, but each successive time he will obtain more health, and his attacks deal more damage with consecutive fights: 2 masks on the 2nd fight, 3 masks on the 3rd and 4th fights, 4 masks of damage on the 5th and 6th fights, and one additional mask each fight after that, to a maximum of 8 masks.

Additionally, he only grants Essence on the first victory.

Behaviour

 * Frantic Swings: Frantically swings his nail while following the Knight before slamming down, creating two medium-sized shockwaves.


 * Summon Zoteling: Inflates his stomach before spitting out two bugs, either Winged Zotelings or Hopping Zotelings.


 * Shadow Slam: Vanishes into shadows before reappearing above the Knight, slamming the ground, creating a shockwave in two directions.


 * Leap Bash: Leaps forward, slamming the ground and slashing his nail, creating one small shockwave behind him, and one large shockwave in front of him.


 * Failed Slash: Attempts to slash but falls to the ground, creating two shockwaves.


 * Backwards Slam: Jumps backwards, creating two tall shockwaves.


 * Summon Volatile Zoteling: Raises his nail in the air, creating three Volatile Zotelings.

Tactics
Gives no chance to heal without Quick Focus and Baldur Shell, even then, it's likely he'll break the shell.

For damage output, Nail-based Charms work very well; Fragile Strength, Quick Slash and Mark of Pride/Longnail help immensely.

Shade Cloak and Monarch Wings are useful for avoiding his shockwaves and Volatile Zotelings.

As with the other Dream Bosses, the Knight does not die when they lose all their health during this battle, but simply wakes up next to the statue. This means that Fragile Strength and Fragile Heart can be used continually without breaking.

Trivia

 * Some of the attacks Grey Prince Zote uses are similar to Zote's "attacks" in his fight against the Knight in the Colosseum of Fools.
 * After defeating him 10 times, his statue will turn gold.