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How to beat The Lizard — sewer + chase sequence

Lizard's first boss fight has two halves — a chase through the sewers, then the Coney Island arena. Different rules for each.

How to beat The Lizard — sewer + chase sequence

The Lizard fight is split. The first half is a chase, the second is a proper arena boss. The trick is recognizing which half you're in.

Half 1 — the sewer chase

  • No traditional combat. Stay 20 yards behind, perfect-dodge his lunges (orange = dodge backward).
  • Symbiote tendrils boost speed. Hold R2 to lean forward and close gaps when he sprints.
  • The wall scampers are scripted. When he scrambles up a wall, hit jump + R2 to keep pace; the camera shows you which wall to follow.

Half 2 — the arena fight (Coney Island)

  1. Stay airborne when possible. His ground attacks have huge AoE.
  2. Web Bombard him with Web Grabber to pull him out of his shield charge.
  3. Parry his glowing-blue strikes (square + triangle on a perfect window). Anything else you must dodge.
  4. Tail swipe = roll backward, not sideways. The hitbox is conical.
  5. At 30% HP he goes berserk. Use Spectacular skill (full meter pop) for invincibility.

The symbiote prompt

  • A scripted prompt offers you the symbiote tendril finisher — take it. It cuts the final phase short.

If stuck: if he keeps catching you in the chase, you're not pressing R2 — the sprint boost is the entire half-one mechanic.