Great Hawk

The fourth boss, at 2,000 metres under the moon: a giant hawk that dives at the ninja again and again, faster as it gets hurt.

Where: 2,000 m, Moonlit Ink
Hits to win: 4
Best ink: Any ink; pen is ideal
Watch out for: Dives from behind after the first hit
First-win badge: Hawk tamer, 140 coins
Every lap: One more hit to win

What it does

The hawk circles high above and ahead. When it's ready, a red ! appears and a dotted curve shows its dive: down from the sky, sweeping through the spot where the ninja will be, and back up. Then it dives.

The dives come quicker as the fight goes on. After you land the first hit, it also starts diving from behind, sweeping in from the left side of the screen.

How to beat it

Put a line in its dive. When the hawk flies into one of your lines, it takes a hit, flaps away and goes back to circling. Four hits and it's down.

When the red ! appears, look at the dotted curve.
Draw a short line across the lower part of the curve, close to where it meets the ninja's path.
That spot is right no matter how far away the dive starts, and it's also the spot that protects him.

Dives from behind

Once hurt, the hawk alternates: one dive from the front, the next from behind. The warning and the dotted curve work the same way, just mirrored. Keep an eye on the left edge of the screen after the first hit.

Best ink

Any ink works, even fire; the pen is ideal. What matters is where the line is, not what it's made of.

Common mistakes

Drawing at the top of the curve. The hawk is moving fastest and furthest away there. The bottom of the curve is easier and safer.
Relaxing after a hit. The next dive comes sooner each time.

The Storm Hawk's new moves

The Great Hawk is now a storm-grey bird of prey with a white crest, glowing eyes and lightning in its wings. Between dives it hovers and looses a fan of feathers: three dotted paths, then three sharp feathers. One line across the fan near the hawk blocks them all.

After your first hit it gets angry. Its eyes burn red, the fan becomes five feathers, and it calls small hawks to dive at you. It also beats up a gust: while the wind streaks across the screen, your lines fade twice as fast, so draw late and close.

Reward

50 coins, points and the Hawk tamer badge. Next: the Twin Archers, back in Bamboo Valley.