Sterling

Sterling
Information
Boss type	Boss
Region	Gothica
Location	Gomi Tower
Statistics
Hit points	3,200
Attack	71 (Damage range: 53~88)
Defense	160 (Attack cut: 40)
Alchemy def.	0 (Modifier: 100%)
Hit value	25
Evade value	10
Chargeup value	15
Rewards
Experience	3,300
Gold Coins dropped	2,000

Sterling is a boss in Gothica, fought at Gomi Tower.

Strategy

Sterling looks like Timberdrake, but is far stronger. He uses Fireball, its casting signaled by a roar and will pick up the player in his claws and drop them off the tower, dealing damage to them and forcing them to climb back up. Sterling can use Fireball even while the player is on these lower platforms, and his Fireball is quite a bit more powerful than Timberdrake's.

The fight is manageable; while Fireball hits hard, it is unlikely to kill the player as long as they stay on top of healing, and the drop down the tower is more of a nuisance than a threat. The player should use alchemy to fight, as Sterling has a low magic defense. If the player is annoyed by Sterling dropping them down the tower, they can stay on the lower area beneath the top and cast alchemy from a safe distance. Keep in mind though that Sterling can still hit with Fireball.

Sterling is not actually killed or destroyed, Gomi intervenes stating that "the player has had enough fun". This is the only boss in the game that is spared this way.

It is possible to use Wings to escape the boss fight. You will be teleported outside Gomi Tower, at the entrance with the barricades. This is the only boss fight where the player can use Wings to escape.

Player improvement

After Sterling is taken care of, the player receives 3,200 experience points and 2,000 gold coins. Gomi also gives the player the Lightning Storm formula and then makes Sterling drop off the player in Ivor Tower Sewers. Note that this trip is a one-time only service.

Trivia

• Sterling is the only boss in the game that does not die upon defeat, and in fact, helps the player out immediately after the fight.
• Since all monsters are considered evil influences made by Carltron in Evermore, it is unknown if Sterling survived in the final cutscene when the hero was sent to check how all creatures were being removed in all regions after defeating Carltron. Interestingly, a big explosion can be heard in the Gomi Tower in that cutscene, suggesting that Sterling along with the rest of monsters were destroyed at the end.

See also

• Timberdrake