Psycho Mantis

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Psycho Mantis

Code Name: Psycho Mantis
Sex: Male
Age: 30's
Nationality: Russian

Role in the Game
His mind reading abilites give him control of the genome soldiers and periodic control of Meryl. He also applies his ESP powers to Solid Snake.

Historical Background
A FOX-HOUND member with powerful psychokinetic powers and a potent ability to read and control people's minds. He first discovered his ESP powers in his childhood when he entered his father's mind. Unwillingly his father revealed that he could never forgive Mantis because his mother died at childbirth. This shock changed his whole perspective on life. The overwhelming feeling of despair evoked a subconscious violent kinetic reaction causing him to kill his own father. The energy released wiped out a whole town of about 1000 people. He still bears the burn scars he incurred by the inferno he released and as such he frequently wears a gas mask to cover the marks on his face. There was no trace of Psycho Mantis until he reappeared much later as a pyschic secret agent of the KGB. The KGB were impressed by his ESP abilites and gave him high priority special training. He learned that in order to prevent self-destruction with his ESP powers he must maintain an alter ego (the parasite). Following the fall of the Soviet Union he moved to the US and assumed a similar role at the FBI. He then became a freelance espionage agent and was approached by FOX-HOUND.

How to beat Psycho Mantis
As he can read people's minds he can predict what you will do. He can also make furniture float and throw it at you. Firstly, put your controller into controller port 2 on your Playstation. When you first enter the room, Mantis will control Meryl and make her shoot at you. To stop her you can either punch her out which will deplete her life, or just throw a Stun Grenade to disable her with no health loss. Now Mantis will show himself and try to read your actions, but won't be able to as you have your controller in port 2. Equip your FAMAS and rations. Shoot at him, and if he levitates the furniture, run around or hide behind the larger pieces to the sides of the room. After a while, Mantis will hide behind stealth camoflague. Equip your thermal goggles to find him, but make sure you keep and eye on your life as the rations won't be used automatically if you don't have them equipped. Once you have damaged Mantis enough, he will control Meryl again. He will make her shoot at you again so it's Stun Grenade time again. He will then make her put the gun to her own head and threaten to blow her own brains out. Use another Stun Grenade before she does (and she will if you leave it long enough). Mantis will then disappear again, so equip them there Thermal Goggles and seek him out. Shoot him some more with the FAMAS, until his life is worn down and the FMV begins.