Warpath (2)

Complete walkthrough for the Warpath (2) mission in Transformers: War for Cybertron. Includes strategies for the Corrupted Worm boss fight and collectible locations.

As Warpath, you will be situated on a balcony above Optimus and Ironhide. There is ammo here along with Flak Grenades and Energon Grenades. Hop on the Nucleon Shock Cannon and wait for the Corrupted Worm to pass by.

Your friends can handle the Spiderbots on their own, but it's up to you to lend a hand when the Car Soldiers and Rocket Soldiers show up. Only the Rocket Soldiers target you, but they're mixed in with the bunch so you cannot really single them out. You have unlimited ammo, so go to down on these chumps.

When the enemies stop coming, wait for Optimus to activate the switch and lower the flood gates. You will now be reunited with the other two.

You have now made it to Cybertron's core. On a nearby bridge, a Space Slug happily chugs along. However, on the other end is a Decepticon Tank. Look above where the Tank is standing to spot a corrupted stalagmite. Shoot the Dark Energon on the stalactite to shatter the rock, sending it crashing down into the Tank and preventing the slug from dying a terrible death at the hands of the evil robot. Well, and you get the "Slugfest" Achievement, too.

Move forward and ride the elevator down to the entrance of the core.

Sea of Corruption

Transform into a vehicle and follow the other two down the hill. You need to find an entrance into the core of Cybertron, but first you have to traverse through the Energon lake.

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After riding down the hill, stay on the right side of the path just as it veers to the left. There should be an opening that leads to a couple of big rocks. Jump onto each rock and make your way through the Energon to reach another Decepticon Symbol.

Take the Flak Grenades and ammo off to the side, then head down the main trail to a dead end. Warpath suggests firing at the corrupted slatactite. Doing so will create an island you can use to cross the Energon lake.

The Energon lake is pretty big, and there are a lot of islands to check out other than the core entrance at the northern end. If you follow the stepping stones to the southeast side, you can find an Energon Repair Ray.

If you want an Ion Displacer or Nucleon Shock Cannon for the boss battle ahead, make your way to the northwest end of the lake. This only works if you are Optimus or Ironhide, since you need the Dash ability to carry the turret back to the core entrance.

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Use the corrupted stalactites to make your way to the eastern side of the Energon lake. Pass by the Energon Grenades and walk around the large rock jutting from the ground to find the symbol hiding behind.

When you are done combing the lake, continue to the waypoint to reach the entrance of Cybertron's core.

The Heart of Cybertron

After activating the control panel, walk across the bridge. There are three weapon crates, but they all contain Scatter Blasters. I guess we might as well take one (unless you have a better weapon on you). Collect some ammo and take a couple steps forward for a cutscene.

BOSS: Corrupted Worm

You would think that a robotic worm of all things wouldn't be all that threatening, but in reality this thing has quite a mean streak. It is pretty much invulnerable to everything you throw at it and can only be damaged at specific times in the fight. To boot, the Corrupted Worm has a lot of nasty attacks.

When the Corrupted Worm slams its two appendages into the ground, a stream of Dark Energon spikes will flow towards you. They create a barrier that seals you off from the rest of the already small arena. You can break them with your weapon; make sure to shoot them, as they release Energon when broken and can damage you if destroyed with a melee attack.

The boss's next attack follows up from the first. It will shriek and slam both of its scythe-like arms into the ground, which creates a shockwave. It not only knocks you silly, but destroys any remaining Dark Energon spikes (which, in turn, can deal more damage to you).

The Corrupted Worm has two attacks that are very similar to each other; both involve its mouth. The boss will begin shooting tiny energy blasts from its mouth like a machine gun. It usually sways back and forth across the room when doing this. Either jump or dash to the side.

Secondly, the worm can change its mouth into a cannon of sorts and fire a large laser beam. It will then strafe back and forth across the arena. Leap in the air when the beam comes your way. Sometimes the Corrupted Worm rises upwards, which in order to dodge the laser you have to stay on the ground and avoid jumping.

There's only one way to damage the boss, and it is when it's leeching Dark Energon from Cybertron's core. When you see the Corrupted Worm stop and begin sucking in purple waves, run up to its mouth and blast away with the Scatter Blaster. Keep on doing this until the worm retreats.