Nine Tails is an ancient demon fox in the game DreadOut, Keepers of the Dark (DLC). It can be found in the Colonial Sewers in Room 104.
Description[]
Background[]
See More: Fox Spirit (Wikipedia)
This mysterious being has lived for centuries. His appearance is that of a fox with nine tails. It is said that the more tails a fox has, more mystical and powerful the fox is. Which in his case, indicates that he lived for more than nine centuries. Being a trickster in nature, he sometimes manifests herself as a beautiful woman just for the sake of fun.
During her earlier years, he lived in close proximity to a village. At one stroll through the forest, he was misled into a trap that was set by a young boy. The girl took pity on him and released him soon afterwords. The fox's gratitude came in the form of lasting friendship with him. They played together almost every day for years to come. As time went by, the girl grew into a mature man. The fox even attended his marriage disguised as one of the village farmers.
Appearance[]
Nine Tails takes the appearance of a humanoid fox, with a rather human-like face and male human breasts. He walks on four legs and has nine tails that indicate her magical prowess.
Strategies[]
The Nine Tails will come out of her lair as soon as you defeat the Devorador. He will look for Linda in the corridors, walking in a menacing way as to force the player to a dead end, and will sometimes dash at you. Take distance and shoot him a little to make her retreat from the corridors. Follow him to a big open area and prepare yourself to the real boss fight.
The Nine Tails will be waiting for you at the other side of the arena. Take advantage of this and shoot him from afar with the SLR and start running when you think he’s got too close. he’ll start the fight walking like a human and with a limited move set of attacks, but can close distance really fast.
After you shoot him enough, he'll look dizzy at first, but then will start to walk on all fours and will be much more aggressive. The Nine Tails will also start to dodge almost everytime you aim the camera at him, and will jump either to the sides, to the other side of the arena or to the walls, the latter scenario being much more dangerous, as he will violently jump back in the arena and knock you off your feet if you're in the way, and will probably proceed to whip you with his tails before you're able to properly get up. Also, pay attention to her claw slashing attack, not only because it's dangerous, but when he's finished with it you'll have a chance to shoot him but he recovers really fast, so be very quick and accurate with the camera.
After you manage to damage her enough, he will stay still, exhausted, so take more photos - maybe 3 or 4 more -, and he will curl herself into a ball with her tails, this time defeated for good.
Trivia[]
- Unlike many of the ghosts in the game, Nine Tails is based on fox mythology from China, Japan, and Korea.
- There appears to be stone murals on the walls of the Nine Tails' lair depicting the fox herself, suggesting people knew she lived there and maybe even worshipped her.