
The first boss in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty can come as a bit of a surprise for the unprepared. Here’s how to defeat The Chimera in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.
In the opening events of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, the new DLC for Cyberpunk 2077, you end up making your way through a museum filled with old relics. As your ally Songbird tries to help you escape with Rosalind Myers, the President of the New United States of America, or NUSA. To this end, Songbird hops into and begins controlling an enormous combat mech called the Militech Chimera. Unfortunately, Songbird loses control of the droid, and you’re forced to fight it in a huge square chamber with the help of President Myers. Here are our suggestions for how to defeat The Chimera quickly and easily.
When the Chimera goes rogue, you’ll be forced into a slow-paced running scene in which it chases you and Myers down a hallway. Stick to the edge, avoiding the machine gun fire, and make your way to the door that Myers props open for you. Keep going until you reach the elevator past that, continuing to flee from the malfunctioning combat bot.
The next step of the Chimera boss fight sequence is to just plain old survive until the elevator arrives. Take cover behind pillars and wait for the elevator to arrive. Once it does, you’ll open the door for Myers, who will make it inside before the elevator disappears from sight and you’re stuck alone with the Chimera. At this point, the game is going to go into what is effectively a Quicktime Event. Just be ready to press your Interact button repeatedly to do things like shoot out and catch hold of wires. Once you make it through here, you’ll fall to below, where you’ll meet Myers. You’ll exchange pleasantries, and then the Chimera you thought destroyed will begin to rouse itself, and the true boss fight begins.
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Netrunners, AKA hackers, and Brawn-based characters are going to have the easiest time with this fight. For Netrunners, the Chimera is very susceptible to the Short Circuit and Synapse Burnout Quickhacks. Here are our core pieces of advice for the start of the fight.
How To Defeat Chimera Boss Fight – Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty
There are two small breaks in the Chimera’s health bar. These indicate when new phases of the fight begin. At just under 75% HP, the Chimera will shudder to the ground and slam to the floor. At this point, the Chimera will launch point defense drones as well as repair drones that will add back to its health pool.
At the final break in its health, the Chimera will once more shudder to the ground and collapse. This time, Myers will yell at you to jump on top and take it down. Make your way onto the ground floor and jump up onto the Chimera’s back.
You’re looking for a circular hatch that should be highlighted with the Interact prompt. Clicking the Interact prompt will set V about ripping the processing core cover off and then shoving a grenade in, courtesy of Myers. This phase is the simplest: just run on top of the Chimera and blow its robot brain apart.
That’s everything you need to know for how to defeat the Chimera in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
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