- Olders (7)

Master the Sandlyme, Sanddon, Cranky Geezer, Desert Fox, Guter's Door, and Amorzuna encounters in Children of the Sun with our detailed walkthrough and strategies.

This guide covers the Olders, which are challenging enemies encountered in Children of the Sun. Each Older has unique attack patterns and requires specific strategies to defeat, including dialogue choices and minigames. Some encounters offer missable chests with valuable items.

Sandlyme

Attacks:

• Normal: Multiple tornadoes accelerate towards you, swinging in wide arcs. Dodge widely and move perpendicular to their path.
• Enraged: Same as normal, but a big tornado strikes automatically, requiring a spinner minigame.

Hint: Start by being polite, then pick options you are explicitly told not to. This requires trial and error.

Solution: Hello, Don't Hide, Shatter To Dust, Shatter To Dust, Open Sesame

Sanddon

Attacks:

• Normal: You are pulled towards the center while moving walls close in. Hold outwards from the center and maneuver around incoming walls.
• Enraged: Same, but a Sanddon head shoots a powerful beam. Dodge the narrow indicator immediately.

Hint: The hint is the poem near the creature's shell.

Solution: Blow Wind, Return To Earth, Be Still, Vanish O Sand, Open Sesame

Cranky Geezer

Attacks:

• Normal: Rocks fall from the ceiling. Watch the shadows to dodge.
• Enraged: Giant boulders roll in from off-screen. These are difficult to avoid; rely on the spinner minigame.

Hint: An invisible NPC nearby gives the solution.

Solution: Betrayers Are, Carlos, Miguel, Open Sesame

Desert Fox

Attacks:

• Normal: Foxes spawn as moving hills, pop up, and fire in eight directions. Maintain situational awareness and avoid getting boxed in.
• Enraged: Foxes stalk hallways of crates with guns. Use the spinner minigame to escape.

Chest: Reach the enraged phase without taking damage. A Barrier Drop might help. The chest drops the Desert Ring (Attack, Defence, Luck).

Hint: "Alert HQ and send an S.O.S.!"

Solution: Yip Yip Yip, Yiiip, Yiiip, Yiiip, Yip Yip Yip, Open Sesame (Morse code for SOS)

Guter's Door

Attacks:

• Normal: Fires fake keys in an arc; one is real and looks different. Hug the left wall at the bottom, then move slightly left for the last volley.
• Enraged: A locked door appears with arrows from the sides. Use the real key from the normal attack to unlock the door for the chest.

MISSABLE Chest: Obtain the real key during the normal attack and use it on the door in the enraged phase. This chest contains the Stuffed Doll, required to save an Older later.

Hint: Trace evidence shows the culprit came in the front door, hog-tied the master in the library, and murdered him in the basement.

Solution: Use item Estate Invite, Front Door Key, Library Key, Basement Key, Open Sesame

Amorzuna

Attacks:

• Normal: Hands sweep from either side, scattering salt bullets. Dodge continuously.
• Enraged: Same, but Amorzuna also shoots giant hearts. Maneuver as quickly as possible.

Hint: Has the love letter he wrote in the sand already faded away? (The hint is in the love letter written in the sand near the beginning of the area)

Solution: Blue Sky, White Clouds, Rice Ball, Sweet Potato, Open Sesame