Church Doctor (Threaded Cane & R. Pistol)

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Basic Information

Location			Drop	Equipment		Weaknesses	Race
Research Hall	2899	7718	Sedatives x5 [100%]	Right Hand 1: Threaded Cane +7 Right Hand 2: Bare Fists Left Hand 1: Repeating Pistol +7 Left Hand 2: Bare Fists	Head: Black Church Hat Chest: Black Church Garb Hands: Surgical Long Gloves Legs: Black Church Trousers		Neutral

Description

You'll encounter this Healing Church doctor on a platform in the Research Hall next to one of the NPC patients that drop Brain Fluid. Although he initially stands with his back to you, he will automatically detect your presence when you approach and will begin attacking with both forms of his Threaded Cane, occasional gunshots and the odd Poison Knife. He is quite aggressive and fighting him on the narrow staircase is particularly risky owing to the danger of falling, but this can also work to your advantage should he accidentally quickstep off the edge and fall to his death. Beware the long reach of his swings when he transforms the cane - the lack of room to maneuver makes it extremely difficult to avoid his horizontal whip attacks.

Strategy

Ideally, knock him off the staircase and let almighty gravity do the rest. This is most easily accomplished with a single hit from the Beast Roar or a charged (R2) attack from the transformed Hunter Axe, but (R1) combos from faster weapons like the Blades of Mercy will usually stunlock him long enough to push him backward and off the edge. Interrupting his attacks is easier when he is using his weapon in cane mode; alternately, charged attacks from heavy weapons such as the Kirkhammer have enough super armor that they'll usually take precedence over his comparative lighter attacks and flatten him if timed correctly. Should the first hit of the Kirkhammer's transformed (R2) chain land, the followup will send him flying backward and virtually guarantees a kill if it connects when he has his back to a ledge. If you are equipped with A Call Beyond, you can target him with it before he detects your presence and position yourself at such an angle that the blasts will knock him off the platform without ever having to engage him directly.

Notes

This hunter is the only enemy hunter in the game to be able to interact and attack "purple" adversaries, be it Executioner, Vileblood or Hunter of Hunters (but not red adversary). Such adversary can interact with this enemy hunter as well and when killed adversary will not get any drop nor Blood Echoes. [Gif Evidence | Search Report]

Datamined exact values of Face Data for character creation; view on - Sliders - page. Sliders are the bars you manipulate at the beginning of the game [character creation] that change your character's appearance.

Church Doctor (Threaded Cane & Repeating Pistol)

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