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In-game Bowhead Whale encounter image used for the final trigger record

Final encounter trigger · Volcano

Defeated Bowhead Whale Trigger

The defeated Bowhead Whale body starts the mutated final phase. It is a carried encounter object, not an equippable bait or lure.

Mutated Bowhead WhalePhysical triggerUpdated 2026-08-26

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Record type
Encounter trigger
Equippable
No
Target
Mutated Bowhead Whale
Handling
Keep the defeated body
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How the trigger works

  • Defeat Bowhead Whale with Fish Bucket.
  • Keep the whale body intact.
  • Carry it into the Volcano final encounter area.
  • Defeat the mutated phase to complete the story route.
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In-game creature asset render of Mutated Bowhead Whale
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Island and rod routes

Where this entry is used and which rod is paired with it.

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Island

Volcano Island Guide

The final pink Radar marker: a separate military objective, the Scientist's Whale Bait hand-ins, Scientific Lure farming and the Bowhead-to-mutated-whale ending chain.

Related achievements

Achievements whose requirement directly uses this item, route or encounter.

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Achievement

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Find and kill all the creatures.

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Achievement

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Kill a drip creature.

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Achievement

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Find and kill all drip creatures.