Mining Area:

Follow this Resident Evil 5 walkthrough for the Mining Area: grab the Dragunov SVD, defeat Majini, find hidden treasures like Diamonds, and prepare for the Popokarimu boss fight.

After the scene, grab the [DRAGUNOV SVD] rifle from the locker and take cover under the window. Aim for the Majini behind the gatling gun, as he's the most prominent danger right now. Grab the [GREEN HERB] and [HANDGUN BULLETS] in this room, then go downstairs and deal with a few Majini. At this point, if you hear the gatling gun firing again, this means a second Majini has taken over. Go back upstairs again, take cover under the window and kill the gunner.

With the gunner out of the way, run outside and take cover. It should be noted that it depends on the difficulty if other Majini will place themselves behind the gatling gun. Rush over to the truck in the middle of the area and grab the [HAND GRENADE]. If you press to the front of the truck it will be possible to take cover from any potential gatling gun fire. Head over to the southern ledge and grab a [DIAMOND (BRILLIANT)] from the chest, and a [RED HERB] a little further away.

You can hop behind the gatling gun yourself to kill any remaining Majini's, but it only steers about 240 degrees, making it less useful in this situation. Seach behind the vehicle to find a [HAND GRENADE]. Optionally inspect the portable toilet just behind the gatling gun .. Grab the [RIFLE AMMO], then check the shack at the end of the road for [HANDGUN BULLETS].

Proceed to the large ladder and shoot the shiny object to the right of the ladder, near the top. This is a [DIAMOND (PEAR)]. Climb up and kill the Majini's. There are, however, a LOT of Majini's with dynamite around here, and you'll want to kill them ASAP without getting caught in the blast. If you look to the left and equip a rifle you should be able to spot a [BSAA EMBLEM] on the large factory building.

Climb down a set of ladders at the end of the cliff, and check your immediate right to find two packs of [HANDGUN BULLETS x10] nearby the rocks. Continue down the road and give Sheva a boost at the broken ladder. The shiny object at the second ladder is a [DIAMOND (SQUARE)] which your partner should grab (or you can grab it yourself after dealing with all the enemies). You can also find some [MACHINE GUN AMMO x30] on this platform.

Many more Majini's with dynamite are testing out their new fireworks. Quickly rush over to Sheva and make your way through the enemies. A green container is blocking the road up ahead, but with teamwork you can easily push it in the ravine. Grab the [GRENADE], [GREEN HERB], [SHOTGUN SHELLS x5] and the contents of the two [WOODEN BARRELS]. Don't miss the [HAND GRENADE] lying near the edge to the left, it might come in handy soon. When you're all set, drop down the ledge to initiate a boss fight.

BOSS FIGHT 2: POPOKARIMU

Popokarimu has 8 attacks:

• Wing Slash: The boss will set foot towards your character and swipes with its sharp wing. This is only performed when the boss is nearby you.
• Tail Leap: The boss prepares to leap towards your character, viciously striking you with its tail. Dodgeable.
• Air Swipe: Popokarimu performs tail strikes while aerial. This attack is dodgeable.
• Shack Smash: Popokarimu destroys a shack, usually when you're hiding inside one of them. This attack is dodgeable.
• Sticky Fluid Spit: Whenever Popokarimu is facing away, and you're thus facing it's tail, it can spit an awfully sticky substance at your characters, temporarily immobilizing you. Wiggle the left stick to break free ASAP.
• Charge Ram: Popokarimu rushes towards your character in an attempt to ram you.
• Tail Swing: Whenever an agent is standing behind Popokarimu, the boss will occasionally swing its tail.
• Roar: More a sign of aggression than anything else, this loud roar causes a very brief stun.

Strategy:

This creature requires a special strategy to defeat. You'll soon find that its armor is too tough to crack with regular gunfire. It's weak spot is the pink flesh at the bottom of it's tail. With the natural flow of things, this will be revealed when it's in the air or when it has just performed a leap attack.