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[[Category:Spelunky 2]] [[Category:Spelunky 2 Bestiary]]
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{{Infobox
| name = Olmec
 
| image = File:Olmec_S2.png
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|name =Olmec
 
|game =2
| caption = [[Journal|Bestiary Entry 23]]: Once thought to be the cause of a curse that trapped explorers in a cave... but maybe he was just a small part of it?
 
| spawns = [[Olmec's Lair]]
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|image =[[File:Olmec Link S2.png|center|250px]]
 
|journal ={{JournalText|2|Bestiary|23|Once thought to be the cause of a curse that trapped explorers in a cave... but maybe he was just a small part of it?}}
| health = N/A
 
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|appears in =[[Olmec's Lair (2)|Olmec's Lair]]
| damage = Instant Death (Crushing)
 
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|health =Invulnerable (Body)<br>1 (Floaters)
10 (Bombs)
 
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|damage =Instant Kill (Crushing)<br>11 Damage (Bombs, 10 explosion + 1 fire)
| stunnable = No
 
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}}
| corpse = No
 
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[[File:Olmec Sticker S2.png|right|thumb|[[Journal (2)|Journal]] [[Run Recap (2)|Run Recap]] sticker]]
| size = Huge (4x4)
 
}}Olmec is a boss found after completing either [[Volcana]], or the [[Jungle]].
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Olmec is the first boss of ''Spelunky 2'', found after completing either {{S2/2|Volcana}} or the {{S2/2|Jungle}} and reaching {{S2/2|Olmec's Lair}}, 3-1.
 
 
 
 
== Behavior ==
 
== Behavior ==
Olmec has 3 different phases he will enter depending on which floor of their arena he's on.
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Olmec has 3 different phases, entering a new phase after reaching the next floor in his lair.
   
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Olmec functions exactly like a wall/platform, and one can cling to his top ends like a ledge, or to the rest of his body with the {{S2/2|Climbing Gloves}}. Olmec is indestructible and cannot be damaged by the {{S2/2|Mattock}} or explosions from objects like {{S2/2|Bomb}}s. Shooting Olmec with the {{S2/2|Plasma Cannon}} reflects the shot back at the attacker.
On the entry floor, Olmec's first phase is similar to how he acted in [[Spelunky|Spelunky HD]]. However, compared to his behavior in [[Spelunky|Spelunky HD]], Olmec is much faster. When the player is close, he will jump up above the player and pause for a second before coming down, killing the player instantly if they are caught underneath and destroying the tiles of under him.
 
   
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=== Phase 1 ===
Olmec's second phase triggers once the he falls into the second floor. He will begin to levitate, revealing two purple jets beneath him. He will then move in one direction until a block or wall impedes his movement, upon which he will switch directions. Periodically, his face will open up horizontally across his eyes revealing two seemingly mechanical eyes underneath, and will then launch 3 bombs at varying speeds from both sides of his face. Olmec's jets aren't immune to damage, and take three HP of damage before shattering. Upon breaking both of the jets beneath him, he will fall down until he hits ground, crushing two rows of tiles upon landing. If he hits the third floor, he will go to his third phase, though it's possible for him to simply die in this phase as well if he falls directly into [[lava]].
 
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[[File:Olmec Phase 1 S2.jpg|frameless|383x383px]]
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*If the player approaches, jumps towards their direction.
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*If Olmec manages to get above them, he stops in the air for a moment before falling straight down, crushing anything and destroying a row of tiles on the floor below him.
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**When Olmec jumps up, but does not get above the player he was specifically targeting, he does not destroy tiles he lands on.
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*If the target is on top of him, he will leap towards whichever end of his head they are closest to.
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=== Phase 2 ===
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[[File:Olmec Phase 2 S2.jpg|frameless|380x380px]]
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*After landing on the second floor, Olmec hops into the air, revealing two purple floaters beneath him, which he uses to hover across the air in a similar fashion to the [[Hoverpack (2)|Hoverpack's]].
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**Olmec initially floats towards the direction of the player until a tile impedes him, where he switches directions.
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*If a spelunker is below his eye level, Olmec's face opens horizontally across the eyes before launching three [[Bombs (2)|bombs]] at varying speeds from both ends of his face.
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**After completing three bomb cycles, Olmec does not fire bombs again until both of his floaters are destroyed.
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*Olmec's floaters have 1 HP and shatter if attacked. Destroying both causes Olmec to fall to the floor, destroying two rows of tiles below him. He then leaps back up into the air with new floaters, resuming his bomb attack.
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=== Phase 3 ===
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[[File:Olmec Phase 3 S2.jpg|frameless|380x380px]]
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*After landing on the third floor, Olmec begins to jump towards and attempts to crush spelunkers in the same fashion as in phase 1.
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*After destroying a row of tiles, he opens his mouth horizontally, releasing a [[UFO (2)|UFO]] from each end end of his mouth.
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**Olmec then repeats this attack after performing two tile-destroying ground slams.
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=== Defeating Olmec ===
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[[File:Olmec Defeated S2.jpg|frameless|382x382px]]
   
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If the spelunker manages to lure Olmec into the lake of [[Lava (2)|lava]] at the very bottom of the area, He will be considered defeated, and his head can be used as a platform to enter one of the many backlayer doors just above the lava as he sinks downward.
Olmec's third phase is similar to his first one. He will jump above the player, pause, then come crashing down. However, in-between jumps, he may also open his head similar to in his second phase, and unleash a [[UFO]] from both sides.
 
   
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These backlayer doors are perfectly spaced out so that the spelunker does not need to align Olmec with a door; even if he is perfectly spaced between two backlayer doors, both may be entered.
At the bottom of his lair is [[lava]] that he can fall into, and die.
 
   
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After entering the backlayer, the Spelunker may ascend to the top and obtain the [[Ankh (2)|Ankh]] found there.
[[Category:Enemies]]
 
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== Strategy ==
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''See: [[Guides:Defeating Spelunky 2 Olmec]]''
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==Trivia ==
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*A short cutscene plays when entering Olmec's Lair:
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**Three [[Caveman (2)|Cavemen]] are shown worshipping to a stone statue of Olmec. Chunks of stone begin flying off the statue, revealing that the stone statue is actually the real Olmec, spooking the cavemen. Olmec then jumps up and crushes the last third caveman who was too slow to run away before the battle begins.
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**The cavemen do not actually exist in-game, and despawn when the cutscene ends.
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*Olmec's first phase is similar to his behavior in ''Spelunky HD'', although he is much faster, can leap higher and farther, and does not spawn enemies due to the absence of the red gem on his forehead that once did so:
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*Olmec's second phase was substantially different around ''Spelunky 2'''s launch; each of Olmec's floaters could withstand 3 HP of damage before breaking, and he would dispense bombs regardless of how many times he had performed the attack and even if the player was above him. A video depicting this version of Olmec can be seen [https://youtu.be/q0CI7pLX4cU here].
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**The first wave of changes was in version 1.15.0a. This update reduced Olmec's floater's HP to 1 and made him only dispense bombs while the player was below eye level.
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***Version 1.16.0 increased the horizontal margin of player proximity that would prompt Olmec to dispense bombs, and made him only dispense bombs a maximum of three times before forcing the player to destroy both of his floaters to make him repeat the attack.
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{{Spelunky 2 Bestiary}}

Latest revision as of 13:43, 11 June 2023

Olmec Sticker S2

Journal Run Recap sticker

Olmec is the first boss of Spelunky 2, found after completing either Volcana or the Jungle and reaching Olmec's Lair, 3-1.

Behavior

Olmec has 3 different phases, entering a new phase after reaching the next floor in his lair.

Olmec functions exactly like a wall/platform, and one can cling to his top ends like a ledge, or to the rest of his body with the Climbing Gloves. Olmec is indestructible and cannot be damaged by the Mattock or explosions from objects like Bombs. Shooting Olmec with the Plasma Cannon reflects the shot back at the attacker.

Phase 1

Olmec Phase 1 S2

  • If the player approaches, jumps towards their direction.
  • If Olmec manages to get above them, he stops in the air for a moment before falling straight down, crushing anything and destroying a row of tiles on the floor below him.
    • When Olmec jumps up, but does not get above the player he was specifically targeting, he does not destroy tiles he lands on.
  • If the target is on top of him, he will leap towards whichever end of his head they are closest to.

Phase 2

Olmec Phase 2 S2

  • After landing on the second floor, Olmec hops into the air, revealing two purple floaters beneath him, which he uses to hover across the air in a similar fashion to the Hoverpack's.
    • Olmec initially floats towards the direction of the player until a tile impedes him, where he switches directions.
  • If a spelunker is below his eye level, Olmec's face opens horizontally across the eyes before launching three bombs at varying speeds from both ends of his face.
    • After completing three bomb cycles, Olmec does not fire bombs again until both of his floaters are destroyed.
  • Olmec's floaters have 1 HP and shatter if attacked. Destroying both causes Olmec to fall to the floor, destroying two rows of tiles below him. He then leaps back up into the air with new floaters, resuming his bomb attack.

Phase 3

Olmec Phase 3 S2

  • After landing on the third floor, Olmec begins to jump towards and attempts to crush spelunkers in the same fashion as in phase 1.
  • After destroying a row of tiles, he opens his mouth horizontally, releasing a UFO from each end end of his mouth.
    • Olmec then repeats this attack after performing two tile-destroying ground slams.

Defeating Olmec

Olmec Defeated S2

If the spelunker manages to lure Olmec into the lake of lava at the very bottom of the area, He will be considered defeated, and his head can be used as a platform to enter one of the many backlayer doors just above the lava as he sinks downward.

These backlayer doors are perfectly spaced out so that the spelunker does not need to align Olmec with a door; even if he is perfectly spaced between two backlayer doors, both may be entered.

After entering the backlayer, the Spelunker may ascend to the top and obtain the Ankh found there.

Strategy

See: Guides:Defeating Spelunky 2 Olmec

Trivia

  • A short cutscene plays when entering Olmec's Lair:
    • Three Cavemen are shown worshipping to a stone statue of Olmec. Chunks of stone begin flying off the statue, revealing that the stone statue is actually the real Olmec, spooking the cavemen. Olmec then jumps up and crushes the last third caveman who was too slow to run away before the battle begins.
    • The cavemen do not actually exist in-game, and despawn when the cutscene ends.
  • Olmec's first phase is similar to his behavior in Spelunky HD, although he is much faster, can leap higher and farther, and does not spawn enemies due to the absence of the red gem on his forehead that once did so:
  • Olmec's second phase was substantially different around Spelunky 2's launch; each of Olmec's floaters could withstand 3 HP of damage before breaking, and he would dispense bombs regardless of how many times he had performed the attack and even if the player was above him. A video depicting this version of Olmec can be seen here.
    • The first wave of changes was in version 1.15.0a. This update reduced Olmec's floater's HP to 1 and made him only dispense bombs while the player was below eye level.
      • Version 1.16.0 increased the horizontal margin of player proximity that would prompt Olmec to dispense bombs, and made him only dispense bombs a maximum of three times before forcing the player to destroy both of his floaters to make him repeat the attack.
Spelunky 2 Bestiary
Dwelling SnakeSpiderBatCavemanSkeletonHorned LizardCave MoleQuillback
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Volcana MagmarRobotFire BugImpLavamanderVampireVlad
Olmec's Lair Olmec
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Abzu Kingu
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Duat AmmitApepAnubis IIOsiris
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Neo Babylon OlmiteLamassu
Tiamat's Throne Tiamat
Sunken City TadpoleFrogFire FrogGoliath FrogGrubGiant Fly
Eggplant World Eggplant MinisterEggplup
Hundun's Hideaway Hundun
Cosmic Ocean Celestial Jelly
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