Bad Medicine

Your Sunset Overdrive walkthrough for the Bad Medicine mission. Learn how to find the medicine, deal with Bomb Bots, and survive Fizzie's trippy chase!

Alright, let's dive into the 'Bad Medicine' mission in Sunset Overdrive. It's a bit of a wild ride, so stick with me and we'll get through it together.

Part 1: Find the Medicine

First things first, you need to head south to the Fizzco Pharmaceutical Shipyard. You'll see it marked on your map, so just follow the objective marker. Once you get there, look for three Fizzco Pharmaceutical trucks parked around the area. Go up to any one of them and try to open it – a cutscene will kick things off.

Now, get ready to meet a new kind of enemy: the Bomb Bot. These guys are a bit tougher than the regular Fizzco Rifle Bots, but they’ve got a similar playbook. They like to get to high ground and blast you. Watch out for their grenade rounds, which they'll lob around you (look for those red circles on the ground!), or their focused blue laser beam. To make this fight a little smoother, I'd recommend equipping some Amps that add lightning to your attacks, like Stun Rounds or Chance of Lightning.

Your main goal here is to clear out all the Fizzco Security forces. You'll be fighting a few Bomb Bots, and thankfully, the first few come one at a time. Later on, though, you'll have to deal with 2-3 of them at once, and to top it off, some Rifle Bots will join the fray towards the end. Once you've cleared the area, make sure to loot all three trucks to grab the medicine you need.

Part 2: Return with the Medicine

After a quick chat, your objectives will update. Your next stop is the Leech Pond Park, which is pretty close by. When you get there, you'll need to jump into the pond and run through the splashing water. This is how you get the leeches to attach to you. If you don't get enough from the first pond, don't sweat it – there's another one nearby where you can top up. You'll see a Leech meter on the left side of your screen; once it's full, another scene will play out.

Next, follow your friend down the street. Things are going to get a little… weird. You'll bump into Fizzie again, and he'll want you to follow him around. Don't worry about losing him; he'll always have an objective marker on him, so you can track him no matter how far away he gets.

Here's where things get really trippy: Fizzie is going to turn the ground into lava! Your best bet is to stick to the rooftops. Grind, bounce, and swing your way between buildings to avoid falling in. Seriously, the lava means instant death, and if you fall, you'll be sent back to the last checkpoint. This chase sequence is pretty long, but it's not too difficult. About halfway through, Fizzie will start summoning skeletons to attack you. They're pretty weak, so a quick melee attack should take care of them. Just keep moving, and you shouldn't get swarmed. Eventually, you'll reach a rooftop that looks like the Fargathia base. There's a weapon waiting for you there. Grab it, turn around, and get ready for a short boss fight.

Part 3: Boss Fight – Trippy Fizzie

Okay, this isn't exactly a boss fight in the traditional sense, but we'll call it one. The Fizzie you're facing will split into several clones, and each one can shoot rockets at you. Your job is to take out these Fizzies while dodging their rockets and their splash damage. That's pretty much the whole fight – easy peasy!

Keep blasting those Fizzie clones until a cutscene plays. That's it, mission accomplished!