Shannon Battle 1

Last revised: 9 March 2007

Shannon’s most annoying attack is her projectiles, which are capable of dizzying you. She shoots a lot of them at once, and though you can duck most of them, some aren’t duck-able (you’ll have to side dodge). To prevent her from doing this move, I suggest you stay close to her at all times.

Sometimes Shannon shoots a heart-shaped projectile that turns you into a Chihuahua; it does not damage you when hit but Shannon will attempt to kick you. To avoid this, simply ‘back flip’ (the dog back steps instead) so make sure you have room behind to back step to. In Chihuahua form, you cannot pick up items nor break objects. After a while you’ll turn back into human.

When you’re up close, she is more likely to perform only close range attacks, most of which you can take advantage of by punching her while she’s initiating it, then back flip immediately to avoid her hits. Doing a face kick will stun her for a short time and she’s likely to guard on your second/third punch, so you can easily anticipate when to do a guard break.

A single godhand release should be enough to dizzy her, so spank her before your unleash ends. If you were to use a roulette, use 100 Fists or Chain Yanker. Don’t ever accidentally select Ball Buster unless you just wanna see what happens =P

Now, notice that there’s a cage in the center. This part is entirely optional and can be a pain in the ass but if you’re seriously running out of health, the strawberry (and the gold card + bikini card + gold chest) inside might just seem tempting.

In the cage, you’ll get locked up and you’ll have to deal with a hat-lady and a zebra-striped thug. I suggest you unleash godhand and take out the hat-lady first. If you don’t have godhand, pick up the bikini card. After that, defeat the thug (spam Yes Man Kablaam whenever possible for TP) and a demon will show up. If you want to deal with him easy, do Dragon Kick/100 Fists on him; you should have enough orbs from the gold card.

Now that you’re done with the cage and have enough TP (or not), either run out of it immediately or prepare to duck Shannon’s projectiles. She tends to shoot them at you from outside the moment you’re done with the cage. Then use godhand on her, or deal with her the normal way.