Discover items and prices at Vending Machines in Risk of Rain Returns, including details on the Rodriguez boss fight and rewards.
Walkthrough
- 1Leave your tanks and proceed on foot.
- 2Locate a Vending Machine in the top right corner of the room near a ladder.
- 3You may find a poster of Bad Valdez on the wall.
- 4After climbing the ladder and moving a few steps left, a scene will trigger with a man with a guitar.
- 5To hear his song, answer yes to his first question.
- 6After the song, you will face the ladder; going down will repeat the question.
- 7Answering no to the song question will lead to a fight.
- 8You can repeatedly say no to avoid songs and check your equipment before the fight.
- 9Choose your character for the fight; Soldier is recommended due to high HP.
- 10Equip your chosen character with at least two protectors and three Top-off Drinks, along with the best available equipment, such as the Rocket Punch weapon sold at Canabelle.
- 11The fight against Rodriguez is recommended at Level 27 or higher, as his Strange Missile attack can deal around 600-800 HP damage.
- 12Rodriguez's attacks include his guitar gun, playing his guitar violently (effect: confused), and Strange Missile.
- 13His reward for defeat is 100,000G, and he drops the Big Brother's Promo.
- 14If you are worried about the confused effect, use the Earplugs tool, purchasable at Il Migra.
- 15If your chosen character falls, another can take their place.
- 16Hunter, using the Bazooka, can deal nearly 300 HP damage to Rodriguez and is not affected by his music.
- 17After defeating Rodriguez, go back up the ladder.
- 18Check the chest in the first bedroom to find Iron Girdle.
- 19The second chest in the other room contains another Big Brother's Promo.
Vending Machine Inventory & Prices:
- Plate Prize: Lead Mushroom
- 40-Plate Pack x 2: 120G
- 40-Plate Pack x 5: 330G
- 80 Plate Pack x 1: 120G
- 80 Plate Pack x 2: 240G
- L-Plate Pack x 1: 200G
- LL-Plate Pack x 1: 300G
- Shells Prize: Lead Mushroom
- Spare Shell x 5: 50G
- Spare Shell x 15: 150G
- Hollow Charge x 5: 250G
- Blast Shell x 8: 200G
- Exploding Shell x 8: 320G
- Rocket Shell x 2: 198G
- Tools Prize: Baddie Promo (Bad Valdez)
- Healing Drink x 1: 20G
- Neutralising Cream x 1: 20G
- Para-Non x 1: 30G
- Repair Kit x 1: 80G
- DD Pineapple x 1: 30G
- Smokescreen. x 1: 50G
Tips
- You can avoid all of Rodriguez's songs by answering no.
- If you say no after Rodriguez accepts the fight, he will insult you, allowing you to check your equipment before the fight begins again.
- Even with good armor, Rodriguez's Strange Missile can deal over 600 HP damage.
- If Rodriguez uses Strange Missile twice in a row without a protector, you may be in trouble.
- Hunter is not affected by Rodriguez's music.
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