Tenth Colossus - Earthshaker
The Earthshaker is located due west of the Shrine, all the way over in square B4. There's a shrine near the edge of B4 and C4, so save your game there, then go into the cave nearby to reach the cave where the colossus is located.
Attacks
The Earthshaker only has one attack to speak of. If you stand anywhere on the sandy area, it'll eventually come around to your position and bust up through the sand to deal some serious damage to you. Two hits from this attack and you're dead. You can avoid it entirely, however, by staying on the rocky area around the large pillars scattered around the arena.
Killing It
This is one of the more perplexing colossi to beat, especially if you don't have a game guide to help you out, wink wink. Earthshaker has no discernable weak spots, deals significant damage to you if you attempt to get to the fur on its back as it moves, and spends most of its time underground to boot. Eye don't see what we’re gonna do. Maybe our horse has an idea.
Video Walk-through
The Earthshaker has no obvious weak spots, but thanks to your horse, you'll be able to take it down nonetheless.
Alright folks, hope you've been practicing your archery skills, because you're going to need them here. If you hop onto Ahro after evading the Earthshaker's first attack, then you'll be able to build up a good amount of speed; your horse, going at top speed, will be just as fast as the Earthshaker is when it's chasing you. That's a pretty good thing, since it'll allow you to get in front of the colossus while you run across the arena.
When you're out in front of the colossus and have a good amount of space between you and the far wall of the cave, whip out your bow, hit L1 to lock onto the boss, then shift around until you're aiming your bow at its head. You'll need to let go of L1 at this point to gain some fine control, so do so, then start firing your arrows at its eyes. The eyes are oversized, so they're big targets, but they do move around really quickly, so you'll be forgiven if you require a bit of time before you can land an arrow in the right spot.
When you do hit an eye, you'll immediately know you've hurt the beast, as it'll start corkscrewing through the sand. Break off from leading it by heading off to the side, then wait for it to hit the far wall. After its impact, the back will arch up into the air, letting you dismount and start the fur-climbing that you've come to know and love. There are two vital spots on the back of the beast, so you'll probably have to go through the archery section of the fight at least twice, but when both of them are dead, you'll have won the fight once and for all.
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