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Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain Episode 29 - Metallic Archaea

Fight off the Skulls’ assault and return to Mother Base with Code Talker.

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Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain - Metallic Archaea Mission Objectives

  • Eliminate the Skulls
  • Extract Code Talker
  • Complete the mission without being grabbed by a puppet soldier
  • Extract the Skulls

Eliminate or extract the Skulls

There's no escape this time. Quiet or D-Walker are good choices for buddies and depending on your play style, an RPG wouldn't hurt either. You can call in a supply drop outside of the airport gate, and it's worth noting that the Skulls won't leave the airport to follow you out.

You'll have to whittle down their regenerating shields before you can do any real damage, so focus on one at a time and move quickly.

Even if you use a lethal weapon, you can still extract the Skulls once they're down, and as you have to confront them anyway, be sure to fulton them all off afterwards.

Extract Code Talker

Once the Skulls have been defeated, carry Code Talker to the LZ and hop aboard.

Complete the mission without being grabbed by a puppet soldier

Just avoid the puppet soldiers to complete this objective.

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