Rather appropriately for a game stuffed with Easter eggs, callbacks, and in-jokes for long-term fans, the source of Guybrush's death in Return to Monkey Island once again comes at the hands of his old nemesis, the sea. In this case, Guybrush, along with cowardly cartographer Wally, will be lowered into a vat of boiling acid and, seemingly, disintegrated. The most infamous is an achievement found in the game's special edition called "Five Minutes Later" which is accomplished by failing to figure out a way to escape from LeChuck's convoluted acid pit trap.
However, if players fail to rescue Guybrush in the allotted time span, he will turn a shade of ominous green and begin to float, signifying his watery demise.ġ991's superb yet brutally challenging sequel, LeChuck's Revenge, also introduced a few ways for players to bump off their inept protagonist. Upon Guybrush's submersion, the player has a generous ten minutes to figure out a way to escape thanks to his claim to fame of being able to hold his breath for that long. The series' debut title sees its novice swashbuckler thrown into the water by Sheriff Shinetop as part of his plan to take over Melee Island. The name 'Monkey Kombat' is a reference to the ' Mortal Kombat' fighting game series.Return to Monkey Island is not the first game to toy with the idea of pushing its protagonist off his mortal coil.It had the same mechanic whereby the player had to learn the different stances and words and practice among various NPCs before challenging the master. Monkey Kombat appeared in 'Escape from Monkey Island' in place of Insult Sword Fighting. Threepwoods Insult was bigger and therefore more powerful. In this case, both combatants were fuelled by the power of Ultimate Insults. Guybrush gained victory however by matching LeChucks moves rather than overwhelming him. They used Monkey Kombat in their final battle on Mêlée Island. For defeating the master he was awarded Jojos ceremonial bronze hat.Īfter building a giant Ultimate Insult, Guybrush escaped Monkey Island and confronts LeChuck. Once he had mastered the art he once more challenged Jojo Jr. Legendary pirate Guybrush Threepwood learned the art of Monkey Kombat while stranded on Monkey Island by the demon pirate LeChuck and Ozzie Mandrill.Īfter being taught the basics by monkey prince Jojo Jr., Guybrush honed his skills by practicing among the other monkey inhabitants. 1 Guybrush Threepwood and Monkey Kombat.
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