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The Troll Mother, also known as the "Big Troll", or canonically as "Troll Mum", comes at you at the end of the Thieves' Forest level, emerging out of the abandoned mill. The fight starts immediately once she appears. She also appears in the Marsh alongside Snakeys, but as an enemy instead and not a boss of any sort.






Attacks[]

The Troll Mother attacks by spawning regular sized Trolls to fight for her. Although they do not present a major threat individually, multiple Trolls attacking a player at once can severely drain one's health.

Battling[]

During the fight, the player should focus on hitting the Troll Mother as much as possible, chasing after her and doing the double jump combo to get away from the smaller Trolls. This fight is also a good point to get some experience by constantly killing the smaller Trolls. Make sure you do not hit the Troll Mother while fighting the regular Trolls for experience as she cannot take that many hits. Fire elemental magic is very effective against her. If you are fighting this boss with a low-level character, it is not uncommon to be swarmed by the trolls. To prevent this, the player can constantly use their shield to defend and occasionally use their splash Magic. There is a chest with a Chicken Leg inside it that will heal you if low on health.

Insane Mode[]

The Troll Mother has a large amount of health (10500) on Insane Mode, making powerful magic weak against her. The smaller Trolls can quickly kill you if they are able to catch you off guard or are stuck in a group, so the battle becomes a test of how well the player can "crowd surf" with aerial attacks. If you are playing in a multiplayer game with a character possessing either freezing or burning abilities such as the Gray Knight's bomb, you can crowd control the miniature Trolls while another member focuses on the Troll Mother. Throwing bombs via a Magic Ability also yields the extra benefit of quite literally tossing a bunch of Trolls in a large radius away from the boss, along with the accompanying damage over time.

Hawkster's ability to get food from defeated enemies should help you last out the fight. If you're having trouble getting mobbed, then Rammy should help keep the smaller Trolls off you. If farming for XP, the Troll Mother on Insane Mode is the best place to level each character to 99 legitimately, made faster with Giraffey and adding no points in Strength. If Strength is already leveled, using a weapon that lowers said stat, such as the Glowstick, is advised.

Defeat[]

When the Troll Mother is defeated, all of the smaller Trolls she has summoned will disintegrate, and their drops can be collected by the player as a reward. Upon defeating the Troll Mother in the Marsh, however, her spawns do not disintegrate. You may also move to the far left side to use the burning fire as an obstacle. The fire will cause fire damage to all the Trolls that walk through it, including the Troll Mother. You can use a combo with long range and Rammy to keep all Trolls at a distance.

Trivia[]

  • The music playing while you beat it is -The Show- by Waterflame.
  • The Troll Mother seems to be crying, like the Giant Troll. The reason both seem to always be crying is unknown.
    • One possible explanation for the Troll Mother's tears is that she is saddened by seeing her young constantly killed in battle.
  • In the Thieves' Forest, it would be a good idea to wait for the amount of Trolls to increase before landing the last hit; when the mother is killed, they will die and drop food and gold.
  • This is the only troll known to have a skeleton.
  • She is the only mini-boss to appear twice.
  • She is the only boss to reappear without technically being a boss the second time.
  • She also seems to have much less health in the Marsh level than in Thieves' Forest.

See also[]

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