Page 18 - Walkthrough - Battle for the Northern Way

Tip
Although Kjotve is effectively immune to arrows when wielding his axes, you can still damage him from afar with
your Throwing Axe Fury ability if you managed to pick it up during Rude Awakening.
In terms of special attacks while dual-wielding two one-handed axes, Kjotve will incorporate a charge attack which
culminates with him attempting a high knee to the face. This is easily avoidable with a quick dodge to the side, as
you experience the joy of watching Kjotve knee the air in vain. Kjotve will now swing both axes rather laboriously,
marked by the same red flash animation as all of his other attacks.

Look out for the red aurora whenever Kjotve charges you. As soon as it appears, dodge or roll to avoid the attack.
(left), Kjotve will occasionally smash the ground, causing you to fall to the floor for a brief moment. Avoid this at
all costs. (right)
The main attacks you’ll have to look out for are his basic swing attack, which begins with one swift strike with one
axe, followed by a sweeping attack with both axes at the same time. This occurs within one second, so you’ll need
to be ready to evade whenever he’s close. The other is a special attack which consists of him charging directly at
you, culminating in him slamming both axes at the ground. This causes you to lose balance, throwing you to the
floor and dealing minor damage. You’ll need to perform a full roll to ensure that you avoid it.

Phase 2
When you bring Kjotve down to about half of his health, he’ll charge you and throw you into a nearby pit, where the
second phase of the fight will take place. You’ll have access to a few more cloudberry bushes down here so if you’re
running low on health, be sure to pick them. Kjotve will continue executing the attacks described above, but down
here he’ll also introduce another. This comes in the form of picking up the surrounding corpses, charging directly at
you with them, and using them to knock you over or inflict moderate damage. If he gets within melee range this will
become essentially impossible to evade.

Note
Weak Points, which manifest as highlighted yellow areas on a foe, should become visible from this point on in the
fight. Try to hit them to wear down Kjotve and make him vulnerable to a stun attack.
Thankfully this attack is easily recognised at its inception. It’s difficult to miss Kjotve picking up a corpse and
charging at you. When he does, be sure to avoid being trapped in any corners; you’ll need to roll out of his way to
ensure that you’re not hit with the corpse. If you are hit with it, he’ll often follow this attack with a combination of
heavy or light strikes which can inflict a great deal of damage, so it’s important to get out of the way as soon as pos-
sible.