Ruckus
First appears in Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods, chapter 8 (8)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods
- Ch 8Ruckus is a giant half-machine borough-boss buzz-ard that roosts near town after storms; a third camel city reportedly fell fighting it.
- Ch 9Ruckus is a level 55 borough boss, a spring-operated chicken hawk sentinel Chaindrive unleashed to stop rivals reaching the tomb.
- Ch 9After a system pause, Ruckus's description changes: it has regained contact and now hunts enemies of the captain, including Carl's party.
- Ch 9Ruckus is destroyed when Carl's three missiles blow off its wing, leaving its giant multi-buzzsaw weapon intact in the sand.
Connections
- related toBuzz-ardgiant version of the species
- related toShamus Chaindriveminion; automaton he unleashed
- enemy ofCarl
Key moments
- Book 4 · Ch 8Preparing to test missiles on Ruckus
With the gnome bombing hours away and the camel town under siege, Carl plans to test his upgraded missiles on the cyborg borough boss Ruckus.
- Book 4 · Ch 9System pause after learning of the Gate
As Carl reads Ruckus's lore about the Gate of the Feral Gods, the game briefly freezes; Mordecai suspects the AI adjusting the storyline.
- Book 4 · Ch 9Missile battle with Ruckus
Ruckus wakes and attacks; Carl's first two-stage missile blows up short, then three guided missiles fired together hit and explode the boss overhead.
- Book 4 · Ch 9Ruckus defeated
Carl's missiles destroy Ruckus; its runaway buzzsaw lodges in the tomb's rock, and Carl plans to have Katia carry it off.