The Chrysalis

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The Chrysalis is the final boss of Resistance: Retribution.

The Chrysalis is actually Raine Bouchard, whom of which had completely transformed into a Hag, but the end result was actually an entirely different being. Due to the experiments that her father, Dr. Claude Bouchard took upon her, the mutation ended up horribly. The Chrysalis is now invulnerable to normal bullets, is able to maintain Raine's mind, and is remarkably similar to Daedalus.

After a long, furious fight between James Grayson and The Chrysalis, Raine manages to take control enough to say how Carriers everywhere are dying, but now Spinners are taking their place. She mentions how the Chimera are too advanced and will keep evolving, and mentions that the Chimera have taken over other worlds apart from Earth, just before she becomes completely infected. James pulls out a pistol, apologizes to Raine, and shoots her in the head, echoing when he had to shoot his brother.

[edit] Combat

The only way to puncture through The Chrysalis' shield is to activate one of the towers found throughout the stage. Only one will be active at a time, so the player must be careful since The chrysalis has a fatal blue laser attack which will instantly kill the player. Also The Chrysalis' attacks are not the only threat. Two groups of 5-8 Assault Drones will also appear throughout the middle of the fight, while The Chrysalis hides in a location that the player cannot access. It is recommended that the player strafe, while opening fire with the Auger or Chaingun's shield activated.

Once a tower has activated, it will fire a laser that temporarily breaks its shield. The player is now free to fire away within this rather short period of time. After a certain amount of time, it will retreat to a location from which it cannot be fought. More drones will appear. Only after they are defeated will The Chrysalis re-appear. Repeat the process. When half of its health is drained, two armored Titans will appear instead of drones. Try to kill them from a comfortable distance before they attempt to close in and bash the player with melee attacks. When they are rather far, use the LAARK rocket launcher secondary fire to gain the upper hand. After this is done, switch to the Razor and deliver several charged blades. Keep in mind that they will ricochet off a surface and home in on any nearby enemies. When they have been killed, The Chrysalis will reappear. Use any mixture of firepower while strafing to avoid The Chrysalis's deadly laser until she is finally defeated. The Longbow 1S-1K, aquired through getting all the Retribution intel, can also puncture the Chrysalis' shield... it spares time by not having to circle around to turn on the lasers. This is definately a weapon that is worth unlocking, as it will help the player unlock a certain skill point (Defeat The Chrysalis in less than 4 minutes) for this area.

[edit] Trivia

• The general environment in which the the battle between James Grayson and The Chrysalis is fought, is the same for the previous area in the Birthing Chamber. This is also where the player, must defeat The Mother, a oversized siren, completely submerged in some type of breathable fluid.

• It is possible to damage The Chrysalis with the Longbow 1S-1K, aquired by unlocking all the Retribution intel. The Longbow 1S-1K is able to puncture through The Chrysalis's shield, sparing a lot of time.

• The Chrysalis will mock the player (James Grayson) throughout the battle in the Mother Chamber. Her voice is similar to that of Bouchard's, only more hoarse, taunting, and robotic.

Chimera
Strains		Advanced Hybrid | Alpha Grim | Angel | Boiler | Brute | Burrower | Carrier | Chameleon | Cocoon | Crawler | Fury | Gray Jack | Grim | Hag | Hardfang | Howler | Hybrid | Leaper | Leaper Pod | Leech | Marauder | Mauler | Menial | Pure Chimera | Queen Leaper | Ravager | Roller | Siren | Slipskull | Spinner | Steelhead | Titan | Widowmaker
Bosses		The Chrysalis | Daedalus | Kraken | Leviathan | The Mother | Mother Spinner | The Swarm