Scholar (Flask)

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Location			Drop	Weaknesses	Race
Lecture Building 1F	153	702	Quicksilver Bullets x3 [18%], Sedatives x1 [2%]
Lecture Building 2F	458	1361	Quicksilver Bullets x3 [18%], Sedatives x1 [2%]

Found exclusively in the Lecture Building, these mutated students have extremely high physical defense, but their low health means they are easily dispatched with a couple of basic R1 attacks. They are highly weak against elemental damage, particularly fire, so it's worth equipping elemental weapons, or using Molotovs from range to kill them as quickly as possible. Empty-handed Scholars attack by stretching their arms, and can reach you with their melee swings from up to five meters away. Their slow movements and long recovery periods, however, offer plenty of time to strike them safely. They use both horizontal and vertical swings, and their overhead slams will flatten you if they connect, so stay well out of their range and move in to hit them once they miss.

When fighting them in groups, make sure to pay attention to ones at the back of the pack, because they can often still reach you due to the range of their melee strikes. Because so many of them will be able to attack you when they're grouped up, it's dangerous to fight them at close range unless you're taking them out in one hit. If you're not able to kill them in a single hit, fall back and use Molotovs to take them out from safety In spite of their gooey consistency, they are vulnerable to both interrupts and staggers, but their attacks can be somewhat unpredictable and difficult to anticipate, so it's better to conserve your bullets for more difficult foes.

Scholars carrying flasks will use them to throw acid at you from long range and perform wide-ranging area attacks up close. When they rear up and hold their flasks to their mouths, they'll release a circular pool of acid on the ground around them; this move leaves more than enough time for you to quickstep behind them for a charged R2 strike. They will also splash acid in a 180-degree frontal arc with their flasks. After throwing two to four acid projectiles at you, they'll stop to refill their flasks by vomiting into them, offering an opportunity to hit them before they can attack again.

Use any available cover to block their acid projectiles while you close in on them, and then strike with R1 combos once you're close enough. Their area attacks and projectiles linger for a while, and can damage you for the entire duration of their animation, so avoid walking into dissipating clouds of acid. This is especially important when there are a group of Scholars, because the damage accumulation can quickly ramp up if you get caught in a large pool. You can bait their circular acid-vomiting attack by staying relatively close to them, and you'll have more than enough time to move around behind them for an easy stagger.

Scholar (Flask) is considered a kin even though it is not listed as such in the official guide. [tested]

	Pungent Blood Cocktails don't attract this enemy, making the item ineffective.
	Shaman Bone Blades affect this enemy, making it hostile to other enemies.

Location
Lecture Building 1F	263	356	113	188	160	50	60	120	180	-	X
Lecture Building 2F	299	406	128	214	160	50	60	120	180	-	X

	New Game		NG+		NG+2		NG+3		NG+4		NG+5		NG+6
Locations
Lecture Building 1F	153	702	617	3600	660	3960	679	4500	697	5400	710	7200	740	9000
Lecture Building 2F	458	1361	667	5300	714	5830	734	6625	754	7950	767	10600	800	13250