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The Crimson Omen Walkthrough (Chapter 4, Battle 16)

Age of Imprisonment 100% Completion Walkthrough28 chapters
Walkthrough overview
ChapterChapter 4, Battle 16
RegionGerudo Desert
Recommended levelLv 29
WarriorsThe Knight Construct Knight Construct with Calamo Calamo; no one else
BossA corrupted construct whose health bar reads “???” (the Forbidden Construct)
Korok Seeds0
UnlocksNext story battle A Time for Action; Calamo Calamo’s quest “Airborne Gibdos” is available by the time you clear it

The Crimson Omen is a short one-fight battle: you control the Knight Construct (called the Mysterious Construct until now), with Calamo beside it, against a corrupted construct wrapped in red Malice that copies the Construct’s own look. Its health bar reads “???” and the objective is Defeat ???. Beat it down and it flees, with the line “He got away…”, and the battle is cleared with a single KO on the results screen. The battle is built around that single boss, so it comes down to reading its attacks.

The Knight Construct stands ready with Calamo in the Gerudo Desert
The Crimson Omen title appears as a red corrupted construct waits ahead of Calamo and the Construct
The corrupted construct glows red with Malice in front of a stone wall

Before you start

The recommended level is 29. Your party is fixed, so you have nobody else to swap in. Load your Zonai device slots with your strongest attack devices, such as the Flame Emitter or Rocket, and keep the Construct’s Counter Kick ready, because it answers the boss’s rushes.

The Zonai device wheel shows Flame Emitter, Rocket and Shock Emitter against the red Construct
A Cannon blast hits the red Construct while Fan and Flame Emitter sit on the device wheel
The boss health bar reads three question marks as the corrupted construct swings its spear

Forbidden Construct boss fight

The goal is simple: defeat the corrupted construct. Watch for the four kinds of attack below.

The red corrupted construct faces the Construct under the Defeat objective

Charging rush

The construct charges across the sand wrapped in red Malice and scuttles in at you at speed. This is a dangerous attack, so answer it with an anti-charge skill such as the Knight Construct’s Counter Kick.

The corrupted construct rushes across the sand wrapped in a wall of red Malice
The Construct slashes the red boss as it scuttles in across the sand

Zonai device attacks

The boss also brings a Zonai device to bear, with a red glow around it. This is a dangerous attack too, so keep moving and slash the construct while the device charges.

The corrupted construct moves in with a Zonai device while Calamo watches
The Construct swings a green slash at the boss as a Zonai device sits beside it
The boss stands in a red glow with a Zonai device blazing at its side

Heavy smash

The most common attack is a heavy smash that sends red sparks and debris flying. It is delayed, so wait for it to land near you instead of dodging early or mashing the dodge button, which leaves you open.

The Construct and Calamo fight the boss up close as rocks fly
The Construct strikes the boss with a sweeping blade slash
The boss smashes the ground and sends red sparks and debris flying

Frost attacks

The construct also bursts frost across the desert floor, leaving ice shards on the ground. Time your dodge just as the burst reaches you to trigger a perfect dodge and a chance to chain into Flurry Rush.

A burst of ice and frost shatters across the desert floor in front of the boss
An icy blue burst whirls across the arena beside the boss

Korok Seeds and chests

The battle is a single arena fight, so there is nothing to explore for. The rewards come from the results screen.

The Mysterious Construct stands ready in the open arena during the single boss fight
Green lightning crackles around the red enemy as Calamo urges the Construct to keep pressure on

Rewards and what unlocks next

The first clear gives Large Zonaite (2) and Diamond (2) as materials, a Castle Guard’s Sword and a Zonaite Steel (Spear). Calamo’s quest “Airborne Gibdos” is available by the time the battle is cleared. It asks for 7 Fire Fruit, 5 Mighty Porgy, 5 Voltfruit and 30 Gibdo Trophies, and rewards better flight mobility for the Knight Construct.

The Weapons Obtained screen shows a Castle Guard's Sword after the Crimson Omen victory
The Zonaite Steel Obtained screen shows Zonaite Steel (Spear)
The Materials Obtained screen shows two Large Zonaite
CollectibleTypeWhere
Diamond DiamondFirst-clear materialBattle clear reward
Large Zonaite Large ZonaiteFirst-clear materialBattle clear reward
Zonaite Steel (Spear) Zonaite Steel (Spear) x1First-clear rewardBattle clear reward
Airborne GibdosQuestAvailable once this battle is cleared

Continue the story with A Time for Action.

The party fights a horde of monsters at the Rito temple gates as a captain pleads for help
A Fire Boss Bokoblin faces a water shield barrier at the temple siege

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