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Half-Life: Opposing Force Hints
How do I defeat the gargantua at the dam?
1 of 9: The gargantua has been tied down and some of your comrades have placed explosives around him.
2 of 9: Unfortunately, the demoman was killed before he could detonate the explosives.
3 of 9: You need to be the courageous one who runs over and detonates the explosives.
4 of 9: The gargantua blocks your way across the dam, so you need to find a way around him.
5 of 9: Are those aliens spores fixed to the cliffside across the way?
6 of 9: I think so. Use your barnacle to fly across the dam and over to where the detbox is (after dropping down into the water on the left side).
7 of 9: Push down the handle to destroy the gargantua.
8 of 9: Be wary of the two shocktroopers that are behind you.
9 of 9: Hilariously enough, the shocktroopers will attack the gargantua if there are no other targets around. You can take advantage of this by hopping back down into the water next to the dam as soon as the troopers teleport in. They'll kill off the other marines and then set to work on the gargantua. You can either wait until they fry the guy, or barnacle on up and kill at least one of them easily since his concentration is elsewhere.
