Walkthrough

Boss 4: Cybil

Optional Quest: Saving Cybil If you acquired the Plastic Bottle and used it to pick up the Unknown Liquid back in the hospital's Director's Office, you can end this battle at any time by approaching Cybil and using it right in front of her. Doing this will save her and lock you into one of the two + endings. If you don't have the liquid or would rather a worse ending, you will instead have to fight and kill her.

If you don't have the means to save Cybil or wish to fight her anyway, you'll first need to avoid her gunshots until she runs out of ammo. She has 10 bullets and won't hesitate to use them, even firing off a few in a row if you can avoid them. Otherwise, her shots are insanely damaging and will kill you if you have anything less than 80% or so health, or if you take two shots without healing.

To avoid her gunshots is actually a very simple task of strafing in a circle around her and not stopping until she runs out. To get set right from the start, hold R1 on its own to get moving, then quickly begin also holding left on the analog stick to start curving in a circle around Cybil. Once you've got the right arc, hold it and keep running circles around her as she fires her ammo, sometimes 2-3 bullets at a time before resetting. It'll look close but her bullets should just miss you each time.

Try to stay clear of all objects like horses, poles or walls, since Harry will bump into and stumble on these things, leaving him open to an attack. Otherwise, you can also hide behind horses whenever she's about to attack, or even run away since her accuracy falls off at far range.

You can also go on the offensive right away by firing back, preferably from a farther distance with the Rifle if you wish to have any chance of getting away. But honestly, the first strategy of circling around her is the most effective and will save you a lot of health.

Once Cybil fires her 10 shots, she'll drop her gun and take matters into her own hands, although losing her long-range attack makes the fight very trivial as long as you don't let her get close.

From this point just use the Rifle from afar to blast her and simply strafe away when she gets close. The Shotgun also works well, at least from a closer distance, and the Handgun can be effective as well but will take a bit longer. Be sure to back up while firing these weapons to keep your distance from Cybil.

As long as you have the ammo for it, utilize the Rifle and its long range to fire at Cybil from safety. If you've run out of all ammo, the Hammer is the best melee weapon while the Axe is next best if you don't have it. Just be sure to get on the move after landing an attack or you'll get choked. remember this is your last chance to use the Unknown Liquid to save Cybil if you have it, otherwise keep firing or swinging away until she dies.

Cybil's attacks: Cybil's simplest attack in the first part of the fight is a handgun shot, knocking Harry down while pushing your status into deep red. Two shots without healing will kill you (or just one if not close to full health), so always stay on top of your condition. Just circle around her, or stay far away, to avoid all her shots. Cybil's other attack in this phase is a pistol whip from close range, which isn't as deadly but wise to avoid.

Once Cybil drops her handgun, she'll try to attack Harry by grabbing him by the neck and strangling him. Wiggle the shoulder and directional buttons to escape this attack more quickly while limiting damage, since it can be very harmful the longer it goes on. She may also try an arm chop although not nearly as frequently as the chokehold. Both are quite damaging so just be sure to heal up.

After 26 Rifle Shells or some other combination, Cybil will fall to the ground and your friend will sadly be no more, unless you used the Unknown Liquid to expel her parasite and save her life.