MIO: Memories In Orbit: How To Beat Ati - Boss Guide

MIO: Memories in Orbit isn't an incredibly long game that you'll find yourself spending hundreds of hours in. It's pretty short and sweet, especially if you're just going for rolling credits.

The final boss in that case will be Ati, Keeper of the Heart. She's the sister of our player character, and you've likely run into her all around the Vessel as you complete the different tasks assigned to you.

This fight is definitely up there in difficulty, but it's not quite as tough as some of the other fights you'll encounter. This guide will run you through preparing to fight Ati, as well as a breakdown of her attacks with some tips and tricks to help you out.

Preparing for the Ati Fight

Ati is the very last boss you'll face off against while doing the regular story run, and you won't have to fight her at all if you go for the alternate ending. Despite that, there are still a few more things you'll need to knock out before you go into battle.

If you've not gotten to Ati yet, you'll need to acquire all four of the other Voices from the various parts of the Vessel. You can give Ati a go once you've gathered the last one you need from the Hand and head back to Shii to update them.

Once you speak to Shii, you'll be moved up to the husk of the Spine, and then you can talk to Ati. Before you end up getting threatened with violence, you should double-check your modifier loadout to make sure you have the setup you want.

Modifiers:

• Enhanced Dodge
• Analyzer
• Protective Overlay
• Self-Awareness
• Foolish Ideal
• Kinetic Thrust

Depending on how much exploring you've done or how many helpful modifiers you've found, these may not be your best option. As always, simply use these as a suggestion rather than a definitive way to play, and always use what you like the best.

How to Beat Ati, Keeper of the Heart

Ati can be pretty difficult just because she is small and fast, just like you. It's always odd to end up fighting a mirror version of yourself, but luckily, Ati doesn't have all the same power-ups you do.

This will be a rather long fight, almost a full five minutes, since Ati pops in and out of existence and doesn't give you much time to do any damage. She also has a few pretty hard-hitting attacks that will make things much more complicated if they hit you.

She only has two phases and uses the same moves for the most part, but with some modifications in the second phase. Once you know all her tricks, she's not all that tough, and you can use the video above to get a better idea of what to expect.

Ati Phase One

This phase will mostly see Ati bouncing around or moving from one side of the arena to the other. With her smaller size, you'll have a very limited window to strike. This means, when dodging or avoiding attacks, you want to try to stay close enough to close the distance with Hairpin.

Ati Phase Two

If you make it through phase one, things will really heat up as Ati adds in more attacks and changes up some of the ones she used before. You'll need to react quickly if you want to avoid getting turned into robotic sashimi.

When you manage to drop Ati's health to zero, she'll spawn in the middle and begin creating a massive Spirit Bomb-esque attack that will fizzle out. You'll both end up getting stunned, and when you recover, you'll just need to deliver the killing blow. You can't wait it out or take mercy on Ati, sadly.

Once you finish off Ati, you'll get one of the endings, and that's all she wrote for this Metroidvania. You can always pick up right before the fight without any worries, so if you're hunting for anything specifically, you can continue on as you please.