
Alternately, they can be shot in the head with a bow. The primary tactic to kill one is to send the Sky Tiger towards it as a distraction, then stab it from behind, killing it in a fashion similar to the Heavy Takedown skill. Their only attack is to use their powerful fire breath that can easily burn the player. They can take a large amount of hits before dying. The Scorcher is the most powerful type of Rakshasa encountered in-game, and is met as soon as mission 1. This will allow them to survive one attack, although with only one bar of health left. In the Map Editor, they will kill the player in a single attack, unless they have the maximum amount of health bars. Should Kalinag fall into the water, the Demon Fish will kill him with a single attack, preventing the player from exploring the sea and essentially making falling in the water a deadly outcome. The Rakshasa Demon Fish is a unique type of Rakshasa encountered in Chapters 2 and 3, during the beginning of 2 lurking around the stone bridge (you can see his outline if you look closely, especially with the telescope) and 3 at the part of the level where Kalinag must fly above a large sea. Damaging the corpse of a Beast also causes it to explode. They do a small amount of damage, but have a special 'kamikaze' attack that causes a large explosion which deals a high amount of damage to anyone caught in the blast. Rakshasa Beasts are a special, dog-like Rakshasa summoned by the Lurkers. They are mostly found walking around altars. They can summon an infinite number of Beasts until they are killed. In addition, they have the ability to summon Beasts. When hitting the player, there is a chance that the player's view will be blurred for about ten seconds. Like the Royal Army Hunters, they can use a bow, which is the same as the one used by Kalinag from Mission 2 onwards, although this one cannot be picked up. Rakshasa Lurkers are the second type of Rakshasas encountered in-game. Butchers, like Lurkers, can temporarily disappear, although the blue mist makes them easy to notice while cloaking. Rakshasa Butchers have a Kukri and, like regular Beheaders, are able to use throwing knives. Rakshasa Butchers are the most simple type of Rakshasa encountered in-game. In their battles with the Golden Path, the Rakshasa return to inspire the brutal Royal Army and spread Pagan Min's influence. These Rakshasas utilize the ability to summon animals and have specialized Hunter Bows with arrows such as teleportation "Blink" arrows and bee-firing "Swarm" arrows. They have a very different appearance, which closely resembles that of the Royal Army Hunters, owing to the fact that these Rakshasas are actually a rebirth of the concept within the Royal Army based on Pagan Min's research into Kyrati legends. The Rakshasas also appears in multiplayer mode where they fight against the Golden Path.


This large avian Rakshasa is defeated in the final Shangri-La mission when the player shoots arrows into its vulnerable mouth, then commands the Sky Tiger to enter its mouth while it is temporarily stunned on the ground.Īccording to Kalinag, Rakshasas could be possessed Shangri-La warriors or seekers.

The apparent leader of the invading Rakshasa is a gigantic bird-like creature. Kalinag, the protagonist during these missions, must defeat them in order to save Shangri-La. Rakshasas most notably appear in the Shangri-La missions, where they appear as the main enemy faction. Since Ajay seems to be hallucinating during the level, it can be assumed that they are only seen by Ajay, as a result of hallucination. Later during the mission, one will appear behind Ajay while grappelling down a cliff and will cut the rope. There are two guarding the two components to craft the Grapple, and since Ajay is left unarmed, the player is forced to avoid them in order to get the Grapple. Rakshasas appear briefly in the mission Don't Look Down. Despite this, Kalinag has enough time to execute a Knife Throw Takedown before their corpses vanish. Their bodies disintegrate into a blue mist upon death, therefore their corpses can only be briefly dragged backwards by the Drag Takedown skill.

Rakshasas all have a humanoid appearance and wear large iron masks on their faces.
