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The '''Brain''' is the final boss of ''[[Earth Defense Force 2025]] ''and [[Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair|''Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair'']].
The '''Brain''' is the final boss of ''[[Earth Defense Force 2025]] ''and [[Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair|''Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair'']].
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As the flagship of the [[Ravagers|Ravager]] taskforce in the 2025 invasion, the Brain controls the [[Earth Eater
|Earth Eaters
]]. It takes the form of an enormously elongated Earth Eater module, with a large red crystal-like structure at the top which is vulnerable to long-range attacks.
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As the flagship of the [[Ravagers|Ravager]] taskforce in the 2025 invasion, the Brain controls the [[Earth Eater]]
s
. It takes the form of an enormously elongated Earth Eater module, with a large red crystal-like structure at the top which is vulnerable to long-range attacks.
== History ==
== History ==
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[[Ohara]] first ponders over the possible existence of the Brain during the mission [[Machine Squad|''Machine Squad'']]. When the [[Earth Eater
|Earth Eaters
]] arrive, he believes that there are "far too many of them to be working on their own" and that they need a command module of some kind to oversee and direct the invasion. In [[Monster Party|''Monster Party'']] it is stated that investigations are occuring all over the world, and Ohara personally explores several meteor impact sites that fell several days prior to the Earth Eaters' arrival in this mission and [[Labyrinth of Light|''Labyrinth of Light'']].
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[[Ohara]] first ponders over the possible existence of the Brain during the mission [[Machine Squad|''Machine Squad'']]. When the [[Earth Eater]]
s
arrive, he believes that there are "far too many of them to be working on their own" and that they need a command module of some kind to oversee and direct the invasion. In [[Monster Party|''Monster Party'']] it is stated that investigations are occuring all over the world, and Ohara personally explores several meteor impact sites that fell several days prior to the Earth Eaters' arrival in this mission and [[Labyrinth of Light|''Labyrinth of Light'']].
In [[City Flaws|''City Flaws'']] Ohara confirms the existence of the Brain and relays it to command. However, unable to escape, Ohara is attacked and presumably killed by the Ravagers.
In [[City Flaws|''City Flaws'']] Ohara confirms the existence of the Brain and relays it to command. However, unable to escape, Ohara is attacked and presumably killed by the Ravagers.
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== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
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The Brain on its own is helpless, but it will rely on surrounding [[Earth Eater
|Earth Eaters
]] to both attack enemies and provide defense; the sheer number of weapons the Earth Eaters can bring to the battlefield thus make the Brain extremely difficult to defeat.
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The Brain on its own is helpless, but it will rely on surrounding [[Earth Eater]]
s
to both attack enemies and provide defense; the sheer number of weapons the Earth Eaters can bring to the battlefield thus make the Brain extremely difficult to defeat.
Earth Eaters can be destroyed quickly by taking down the glowing red core modules, which will destroy all adjacent modules as well. However, like a [[Deroy]] with its leg hit locations, destroying the core will prevent item drops from the weapons mounted on the modules that are taken down with it. On higher difficulties it can be necessary to take out a lot of the weapons before the cores, simply to drop enough health items to live through the latter waves.
Earth Eaters can be destroyed quickly by taking down the glowing red core modules, which will destroy all adjacent modules as well. However, like a [[Deroy]] with its leg hit locations, destroying the core will prevent item drops from the weapons mounted on the modules that are taken down with it. On higher difficulties it can be necessary to take out a lot of the weapons before the cores, simply to drop enough health items to live through the latter waves.
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During mission 77, [[Fallen Flagship|''Fallen Flagship'']], the Brain will deploy Earth Eaters once it has taken a certain amount of damage, and will then flee the battlefield after taking more damage. During mission 85, [[Star Eaters|''Star Eaters'']], the Brain is fought over three phases, each marked by the appearance of (increasingly more powerful) Earth Eaters.
During mission 77, [[Fallen Flagship|''Fallen Flagship'']], the Brain will deploy Earth Eaters once it has taken a certain amount of damage, and will then flee the battlefield after taking more damage. During mission 85, [[Star Eaters|''Star Eaters'']], the Brain is fought over three phases, each marked by the appearance of (increasingly more powerful) Earth Eaters.
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In [[Starry Prison|''Starry Prison'']] the same three phases are encountered, but the first phase has no spawner plates (instead there is a force of [[Hector
|Hectors
]] under the low-level Earth Eaters), the second phase spawns [[Ants#Gold Ant|Gold Ants]] and [[Spiders#Silver Spider|Silver Spiders]] because the final DLC hates you on a very profound and personal level, and the Brain only actually shows up with the third phase. This level works more like [[Crazy Skies|''Crazy Skies'']] with the first two Earth Eater deployments; all of their core units must be destroyed to advance the fight, rather than it being based on damage to the Brain as in Star Eaters.
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In [[Starry Prison|''Starry Prison'']] the same three phases are encountered, but the first phase has no spawner plates (instead there is a force of [[Hector]]
s
under the low-level Earth Eaters), the second phase spawns [[Ants#Gold Ant|Gold Ants]] and [[Spiders#Silver Spider|Silver Spiders]] because the final DLC hates you on a very profound and personal level, and the Brain only actually shows up with the third phase. This level works more like [[Crazy Skies|''Crazy Skies'']] with the first two Earth Eater deployments; all of their core units must be destroyed to advance the fight, rather than it being based on damage to the Brain as in Star Eaters.
== Mission appearances ==
== Mission appearances ==
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Former
numbers are ''2025'',
numbers in brackets are
''4.1''.
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Main
numbers are ''2025'', ''4.1''
numbers are in (brackets)
.
* Mission 77 (81): ''[[Fallen Flagship]]''
* Mission 77 (81): ''[[Fallen Flagship]]''
* Mission 85 (89): ''[[Star Eaters]]''
* Mission 85 (89): ''[[Star Eaters]]''