Becki Russo, officially referred to as Becki the Bride, is a named Crusher and a boss featured in Dead Island 2. Following her infection, her zombie resided in the Halperin Hotel, where she is encountered by the Slayers in The Diamond Ballroom during the main quest Room Service for Major Booker.
In the midst of the zombie outbreak in Los Angeles, Russo chose to marry her fiance, Aidyn O'Connor in the Halperin Hotel. However, the wedding was halted after the military, in response to the outbreak, took control of the hotel and turned it into an evacuation muster point. It was at this point that O'Connor, who became infected, was captured by the military and disposed of in a pool of Caustic X.
The hotel was eventually abandoned after the infection removed all military presence in the area, and earthquakes further damaged the building. Russo eventually found Major J. S. Booker, the last surviving military soldier at the hotel, and killed her. She then ambushed the Slayer, who visited the hotel to contact authorities from Santa Monica, in the hotel ballroom. Despite this, the ambush failed and the Slayer killed Russo.
Appearance[]
In her zombie form, Becki is an extremely tall, muscular and brutish Crusher. She wears a damaged and bloodstained white wedding dress with a broken left shoulder strap. She also wears a tattered veil.
Tips[]
Battle[]
- The battle takes place in the ballroom of the Halperin Hotel. The battle is divided into phases, which change depending on the boss' health.
- When Becki's health is at 80%, a wave of Shamblers will spawn from the vents. Three Shamblers will spawn in total, one at a time. Each Shambler spawns with approximately 55% of their maximum health.
- When Becki's health is at 60%, a wave of Walkers will spawn from the vents and the balcony. Four Walkers will spawn, two at a time. Each Walker spawns with some health removed, as they fell from the ceiling or balcony.
- When Becki's health is at 50%, Becki will become permanently enraged, increasing her aggression.
- She will perform two overhead smashes at a time, instead of only one.
- Her attack combinations will consist of more attacks.
- When Becki's health is at 40%, a wave of Walkers will spawn from the vents and the balcony. Six Walkers will spawn in total, two at a time.
- When Becki's health is at 20%, Becki may die spontaneously if the leg is maimed.
Strategy[]
- After Becki dies, any additional zombie spawns will be prevented. After the remaining zombies are defeated, the fight will end.
- Becki is quite slow, so you can keep away from her and either throw weapons or use the Shuriken Curveball to take down some of her health.
- Especially during her enraged combo punch attack, it is advised to take some distance from Becki.
- Using the Chem Bomb will stun her briefly, allowing for a charged heavy attack to deal good damage to her.
- When combined with the electric machete that you crafted before going to the Hotel, you can electrify her.
- If stunned by the live wire found hanging down in the ballroom, she can also become electrified. The wire deals no damage by itself however will increase the shock meter of anyone standing in it, including Becki or the Slayer.
- Using the Meat Bait will distract the Shamblers/Walkers temporarily, allowing you to either kill them quickly or focus on getting more damage against Becki.
- The difficulty of the fight will increase a lot after Becki drops below 60% HP. Use the first 40% of her HP to get used to her attack pattern and to take off one of her arms.
- Her arm can be maimed by dealing ~30% of her HP as damage focused on her arm. Once maimed, the following changes to her move set occur, making the fight much easier:
- Overhead smash is disabled
- Punch combos will be disabled, instead she will swing with the same arm repeatedly, which is slower then the previous combo attacks.
- She will occasionally kick. These are difficult to dodge but only deal 25% the damage of a regular punch and move the player back. After a kick, Becki will be briefly exposed, meaning she takes 15% more damage and increased stability damage.
- The next arm requires ~35% of her HP as damage focused on the arm. After this, Becki will only be able to kick.
- Becki can only kick on ground level. If you jump onto the DJ booth, you can finish the fight risk free of Becki or other zombies attacking you.
- She will jump before she does her overhead smash. You can jump over the shockwave to avoid the damage and knockback. After the overhead smash, Becki will be exposed.
- The podium at the back of the ballroom can also be stood upon to avoid the shockwaves without jumping.
- Performing a perfect dodge or block will also cause Becki to become exposed.
- If her stability is drained, Becki will become vulnerable, meaning she kneels down and takes 40% more damage. Take this moment to deal some hefty damage to her.
- Other zombies will spawn throughout the fight. Although Becki can take care of them with her overhead smash, she does not deal much damage to them. Instead it advised to focus down the other zombies if they come close, as their spawns are limited.
- The ballroom is fitted with multiple light fixtures. These can be dropped on top of Becki by throwing a weapon at the light fixtures while she is walking underneath them.
- Becki is weak to bleed damage. A Pipe Wrench fitted with a Puncturator Mod can be found in the Halperin Hotel parking garage. This will be an excellent weapon against Becki.
- If enough damage is focused on the same leg, Becki will die when her HP drops below 20% HP. It is more beneficial to remove her arms however.
Notes[]
- Killing Becki rewards the slayer with their first special attack skill.
- Carla and Ryan unlock War Cry.
- Dani and Jacob unlock Ground Pound.
- Amy and Bruno unlock Dash Strike.
- The overhead smash consists of 2 attacks. The arms moving down will deal the same damage as a regular punch in a small area around Becki. The shockwave afterwards deals ~29% damage of a regular punch and has a wide area of effect. It will also knock down the slayer.
- Becki has 200% more HP than a regular Crusher and deals the same damage as a regular crusher.
- After defeating Becki, Crushers will begin to spawn periodically around each map.
Trivia[]
- When Becki stands on the edge of the balcony, cracks will start to form on the edge of the balcony.
- As soon as you interact with the radio, Becki will spawn on the balcony. She will stand still until a bit after you hear her footsteps.
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