Chapter VIII: Barren Swamp

Lies of P guide · Surviving the swamp and the puppet graveyard

Pinocchio ventures through the toxic and muddy Barren Swamp, a desolate graveyard for discarded puppets guarded by heavy artillery and corrupted beasts. The player must disable artillery towers, navigate deep acidic mud that slows movement, and explore winding caverns. The chapter concludes with a climactic duel against the monstrous Green Monster of the Swamp.

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Broken Puppet side quest | Talk to the Broken Puppet near the Stargazer and demonstrate various Gestures (like Sad, Clap, Anger, etc.) to progress its story and earn rewards; if missed before moving into the endgame transitions, it can lock you out of full completion.

Items

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City Longspear: Found in a treasure chest inside a wooden shack near the Barren Swamp Ravine StargazerLive Puppet's Axe: Found inside a treasure chest on top of a wooden watchtower near the cannon artillery areaRecharged Amulet: Found inside a chest guarded by a strong enemy in the ravine area

Secrets

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Hermit's Cave | A locked gate near the Barren Swamp Bridge Stargazer requires the Rusty Cryptic Vessel to open, which can be acquired later in Chapter IX and decoded by Venigni to access this hidden sub-area.

Key fights

Green Monster of the Swamp / Puppet-Devouring Green Monster

Enemies: The Green Monster of the Swamp

Threats: Tentacle whips, burrowing charges, acid breath, and using a Scrapped Watchman puppet husk in Phase 2 for erratic, sweeping electric and fury strikes

Weaknesses and resistances: Fire in Phase 1, Fire/Blitz in Phase 2; highly resistant to Decay

Tactics: Keep distance during acid discharges, dodge into the burrow attack, and aggressively exploit stagger opportunities with Fire-infused weapons in Phase 1; in Phase 2, deflect the familiar puppet slam combinations and watch for charge animations

Rewards: Puppet-Devouring Green Monster's Ergo, Golden Ergo

Enemies

Puppet of the Future

Weak to Fire / Strike

Two roaming gigantic puppets walk in the central swamp; draining the hazardous swamp acid makes fighting them much safer.

Shops and people

Wandering Merchant: Sells throwable items, abrasive consumables, and the Acidic Greatsword weapon

Tips

Take out the operating puppet manning the artillery cannon at the top of the tower as soon as possible, as its explosive shells will track you across the entire swamp floor.
Running through the deep, contaminated swamp water builds up Decay and drastically slows your sprint, so lure enemies onto dry patches of land or wooden docks before fighting.

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