Megaliths are extremely powerful and dangerous machines that appear in Phoenotopia and Phoenotopia: Awakening. They resemble statues with the same blue design as other ancient technology. They were designed to keep intruders out of high-security areas; as such, they're only seen in the games' final levels and in a few secret areas.
Description[]
Phoenotopia[]
Megaliths are tall structures with an eye-like crystal at the top which starts turning red when approached. If Gale gets too close to one of these, it will zap her with high-damage lasers until she is back out of its range. Any projectiles launched within the Megalith's range will also be destroyed in the same manner.
The only way to destroy a Megalith is to deactivate it by shining the Artifact's beam into its crystal. The Megalith will slowly shut down, but once it does it will send out sparks that roll along the ground; they must be dodged as being hit by them also deals heavy damage. The Megalith will send out these sparks three times, each time sending two sparks going outward left and right.
Phoenotopia Awakening[]
Megaliths return in Phoenotopia Awakening. Their rate of fire is slower in this game and they now prioritize shooting at foreign projectiles (including enemy projectiles) over shooting Gale herself, so it's possible to get past a Megalith even without the Spheralis by distracting it with projectiles and sneaking by while it fires at the projectiles.
After obtaining the Spheralis, it's possible to deactivate Megaliths by playing the notes that match the symbols they bear on their bases. Each Megalith requires you to play a sequence of seven notes with the Spheralis in order to be deactivated. However, some areas contain red Megaliths that lack these symbols and thus can't be deactivated at all.
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