Tikhogornyj

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Tikhogornyj is one of the areas of Tselinoyarsk. It consists of a small forest with a waterfall that hides a cave that leads into Lazorev.

Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 Boss: The Sorrow 2 Operation Snake Eater 3 Ocelot Unit 4 Equipment Recieved 5 Behind the Scenes

[edit] Gameplay

[edit] Boss: The Sorrow

This is not a regular boss fight. The small fact that the boss starts the fight already dead should clue you in on that. Throughout this "fight", all you have to do is essentially walk forward. Since all your enemies in this level are ghosts, you cannot do any damage to them, so don't bother even trying to fight.

The Sorrow attempts to kill you in two ways. Firstly, he will call upon the ghosts of everyone you have killed during the course of the game, all of whom will drain some of your health upon physical contact. This is also the case for The Sorrow's ghost. If you have been quite ruthless throughout the course of the game, killing everyone you see, you will find your path through the forest of the dead to be quite a tedious one. On the other hand, if you have killed no one, only the ghosts of The Pain, The Fury, The Fear and The End will appear.

In addition, The Sorrow will occasionally fire a blast of ectoplasmic energy at Snake. All you can do is avoid this by shifting direction.

Upon reaching the end of the river, you will encounter The Sorrow's corpse. Touch it, and you will lose all your health and appear to die. However, like most other things in this battle, this is not as it seems. You can still enter the item window, so use your Revival Pill to complete the battle. When the next area loads, your reward will be the Spirit camo, which will stop enemies from hearing your footprints.

If you cannot bear the thought of wading through the entire river, you can essentially skip the battle by using the Fake Death Pill. Use the Revival Pill to revive yourself and the battle will end. This is the easiest and quickest way to complete the boss fight, but you will not receive the Spirit camouflage in this case.

[edit] Operation Snake Eater

Naked Snake arrives in Tikhogornyj after his encounter with The Sorrow. He travels to the waterfall and goes behind it where he meets up with EVA, who gives him back his equipment after it was taken from him before being tortured by Colonel Volgin.

Having his equipment back, Snake follows the cave behind the waterfall where he obtains another cardboard box.

[edit] Ocelot Unit

If Snake did not remove the transmitter that was planted into his back by Ocelot after the prison, there will be an Ocelot Unit waiting in ambush for him in this area. This will also lead to an extended version of the cutscenes with EVA where Snake will see her fighting some of them through the waterfall, and another addition where EVA removes the transmitter for him in a particularly suggestive way.

[edit] Equipment Recieved

The equipment listed below can be found behind the waterfall.

• MK22 suppressor
• M1911A1 suppressor
• Disinfectant
• Styptic
• Bandage
• Cardboard Box B

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• If Snake had caught the Tsuchinoko, it can be seen crawling near the waterfall. After EVA gives his equipment back, he can go and catch it again. Since the Tsuchinoko can be seen this time, a mousetrap isn't required to catch it, and can be caught like any other typical animal. The Parrot will be in the same spot as well if Snake choose to catch it while he was fighting The End, but will be on the branch of the tree right next to it.

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