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Devil May Cry
For the Sony PlayStation 2
A FAQ/Walkthrough by cvxfreak and Orca782
Copyright 2001-2007 by cvxfreak and Orca782
Version: 5.0
May 16, 1007
E-mail: FireEmblemPride[at]gmail[dot]com (cvxfreak)
Orca782[at]hotmail[dot]com (Orca782)
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Devil May Cry is a pretty awesome game (and series). Created by the same
people that made the awesome Resident Evil series, the game features
some insane combat and difficulty, not to mention a long story and a
good story. Hence, this FAQ exists for the sole purpose of helping any
lost gamer get through it. So, enjoy Devil May Cry, and enjoy this FAQ.
May 16, 2007
UPDATE: Wow, almost five years without an update. Well, here it is.
I changed my email address and patched a few things up.
August 18, 2002
UPDATE: cvxfreak changes his e-mail address. Blame the Klez bastards.
August 1, 2002
UPDATE: Orca782 changes a few things: adds DMD mode guide.
I hope to please CVX with the stuff I'm adding, as this is originally
his guide. Hope the readers (that's you!) enjoy it also.
JUNE 2, 2002
UPDATE: (cvxfreak) I fixed up some format issues in the guide to make it
easier to look at, thanks to the suggestion from Colin Moriarty. Orca782
will be changing this guide, hopefully for the better, by adding new
sections, and adding to some of my old ones. I hope it helps!
Have any of you played "Onimusha: Warlords" for the Sony PlayStation 2?
Well, that game involved sword battling and item collecting. Well,
Devil May Cry plays VERY similarly to Onimusha, with some modifications
to give Devil May Cry its own style.
The control is a little different. Dante can jump and slash
downward and use guns, unlike Onimusha. Also, DMC uses 3D control
style (i.e. forward is always up, and hitting left or right will only
turn your character, whereas in Devil May Cry the control is the normal
2d style where left=left, right=right, etc).
Well, the game basically puts you in control of Dante. Around you,
monsters produce themselves and you must use your swords to kill all
sorts of demons.
You can use an assortment of guns, which have infinite ammo. Be warned
that using guns sometimes gives you less Red Orbs (See Orbs section)
after each demon dies.
Some guns are slower, but stronger than others, so study the Monster
List to see which enemies are quick, slow, strong and weak. Believe it
or not, some weapons you may have forgotten about which you have used
in the first few missions may come in handy during later missions,
either because of their quickness or the monster is particularly weak
against that weapon.
Though many monsters may look similar, some actually attack differently
or throw different types of melee weapons. You must try killing some
quicker than others.
There are several strategies for defeating different monsters and
bosses. Refer to the strategy section!
During game play, you will find many different colored orbs. They are
green, yellow, blue and red. They all have different powers on how they
assist Dante.
These items will be vital to survival of Dante's adventure in this
castle.
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RED ORBS
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If you defeat monsters with any weapon, they will give you red balls.
These are devilized cash, because they can buy you medical supplies and
new moves with your Ifrit and Alastor sword. If you use guns to kill
enemies, they give you less Red Orbs.
Small ones are worth one. Medium sized ones are worth five. Larger ones
are worth 50 to 100! There are a few enormous ones that are even worth
1000. They are basically "devilified" money for Dante to use. Use them
in lion statues holding a time glass.
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GREEN ORBS
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If you are damaged greatly by any monsters, defeat them and they will
likely surrender Green Orbs, which recharges a small amount of health.
The sizes vary depending on your damage, the enemy and the weapon used.
In Easy Automatic mode, they pop out from MANY monsters when you are
hurt. EA players will love this.
These orbs can give you extra retries if Dante dies during the course
of the game. They can be found on the ground occasionally, but you can
buy them with Red Orbs in the Statue of Time throughout all the levels.
They cost 350 on normal to start with, and they go up to 550 and stay
there. They cost around 3000 on hard or DMD.
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BLUE ORBS
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These orbs increase your overall health gauge. You can buy some of
them, but some you have to find, or put together on your own. You will
often find fragments of them hidden along your journey. You must
acquire 4 of these fragments in order to increase the Devil Gauge. They
are found in fragments. These are needed because as you progress through
the game, bosses will begin to do much more damage, but if you acquire
many of these, your extended health will compensate for the extra
damage. These can be bought from the time statues, but they will
increase in cost dramatically.
Under the Devil Gauge, look for the rune symbols. When the
entire "bar" is lit, press L1 to acquire increased strength for a few
seconds. These are needed for bosses that are tough, like Nelo Angelo.
Make use of the feature, because you'll need it!
To defeat monsters using a general strategy, you must learn to jump.
The most effective way to defeat almost any type of monster is to jump
and then press the Sword or Gun button while in the air to deliver a
fatal blow.
This strategy is very effective against all monsters and bosses,
especially monsters that usually block (Nelo Angelo). Because they
don't have any sort of defense on their heads, attacking from the top
is most effective.
Against groups of monsters, again, you will want to learn to actually
jump. Jumping away from groups that gain up on you, not only damages
them greatly when you hit them, but you avoid getting hurt!
For more specific strategies, please refer to the Monster and Boss
sections below. For more specific moves, see that corresponding
section.
In groups of monsters you will want to constantly be on the move, and
try to stay in the middle of them as little as possible. Get them all
on one side of you, then start shooting or hacking away. If they get
close, jump away. Remember that you can jump infinitely on monsters,
whereas you can only wall jump once.
Against a single harder enemy, you will want to dodge often, as they
will probably attack enough to simulate a group. A good strategy is to
roll, attack, roll, attack. It may not seem necessary to roll after
each attack, but it's better to be safe than sorry!
There are 2 preliminary difficulty modes in Devil May Cry. They are
Normal Mode and Easy Automatic Mode.
When you start a new game, you must play the first mission in Normal
Mode. Once you beat Normal Mode, you get a choice before starting
Mission 2.
You can stay on Normal Mode or switch over to Easy Automatic Mode. It
is your choice, but you should use the first Mission to determine that.
If you think you can handle the normal, and you aren't going to go down
washout lane, then go with normal. Normal will advance to new
difficulties. If you feel that it was devastatingly hard to do the
first mission, or that you just want to have lots of fun and get lots of
money, do easy. I'd recommend normal. Normal leads to the extra modes,
such as Hard, Legendary Dark Knight, Dante Must Die, and finally the
coveted Super Dante.
This is the mode for beginners. In this mode, you won't have to hold R1
to shoot a gun, which makes the controls much easier. Also, Dante will
have learned several sword techniques already, which will have taken
mastering in Normal Mode.
Dante can resist attacks much more this time. When an enemy hits him,
it takes less damage. Dante also jumps and attacks much better than in
Normal Mode, which is good for bosses.
In layman's terms, it is a simplified Normal Mode for beginners. If you
really want the easy challenge, then select this mode. If you are
thinking about it, check Normal Mode out, first.
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NORMAL MODE
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This is the mode for intermediate and advanced players. In this mode,
you will have to hold R1 to shoot a gun, which makes the controls much
harder. Also, Dante will have to learn several sword techniques, which
will have taken no mastering in Easy Automatic Mode.
Dante can't resist attacks much more this time. When an enemy hits him,
it takes more damage than in the other mode. Dante also jumps and
attacks much worse than in Normal Mode, which is bad for bosses.
In layman's terms, it is a difficult mode for advanced gamers. If you
really want the hard challenge, then select this mode.
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HARD MODE
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After finishing Normal Mode, save your game. Hard Mode is a much harder
version of Normal Mode, with Dante's attacks doing little damage. The
enemies also have more stamina.
If you think you did good in Normal Mode, you are read for this mode.
Otherwise, practice some more on Normal Mode.
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LEGENDARY DARK KNIGHT MODE
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Dante's father, Sparda, can be controlled from this mode. He has his
unique weapon. It is a powerful sword called the Yamato. But the game
plays basically is the same as with Dante, with changes where necessary.
You can play any of the difficulties you already have. It's almost the
same as with Dante.
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DANTE MUST DIE MODE
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Defeat Hard Mode to unlock Dante Must Die Mode. This mode is insanely
difficult. Sometimes a 30-second timer appears, giving you 30 seconds
to wipe monsters out. Monsters go to devil mode if you don't kill them
in time. As before, monsters are harder and Dante is weaker.
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SUPER DANTE
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Finish Dante Must Die Mode. You can now play the game again as Super
Dante, in Devil Trigger Mode! Now you can play any difficulty (you
should have them all by now!) with Super Dante, aka Dante with no Devil
Limit!
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WHICH MODE SHOULD I CHOOSE?
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Again, if you had a hard time in Mission 1, then Easy Automatic Mode is
the way to go. If you had considerable control over the Mission 1
situation, then you should stick to Normal Mode.
I recommend that first time gamers to this game take Easy Automatic,
because the controls get a little more complicated than in Resident
Evil/BioHazard CODE: Veronica X/Complete.
But anyone willing for the challenge should take the opposing mode,
Normal Mode.
The choice is yours, but the walkthrough will cover both modes at the
same time.
At the end, there are other modes. The difficulties are harder, but
mainly follow that of the Normal Difficulty Mode, except with the
increased difficulty.
KICK JUMP
Press TRIANGLE button while jumping against walls and on enemies. You
can jump once off of a wall, but infinite times off of enemies. This is
necessary for some extra bonus missions.
ROLL
While holding R1, press the Left Analog Stick toward Dante's left or
right and the TRIANGLE button.
HIGH TIME
While holding R1 button, press the Left Analog Stick in the direction
of Dante's back and the O button. Then continue holding down the O
button to jump. Finally, while jumping, press the O button again to
slash down. You can throw in some air fire if you wish, shooting the
enemy once or twice with the shotgun before hitting the O button one
more time to finish 'em.
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ALASTOR SPECIAL MOVES
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(note: All Alastor moves carry over to the Force Edge and to Sparda).
STINGER
While holding the R1 button, press the Left Analog Stick in the
direction that Dante is facing and the O button. This move can be
upgraded to go farther and hit a bit harder. It's good for those
enemies in the back of a room about to throw something. It is also
useful when it comes to long gaps, as doing the stinger towards the long
jump will automatically jump Dante a very long way. It starts out at
350, and level 2 is 1500 or so.
AIR RAID
Press R1 button while jumping in Devil Trigger State. Press R1 to
return to the ground surface. You can also shoot lightning from your
hands (Emperor Palpatine anyone?). This attack is fairly damaging, and
it's hard for most enemies to hit you while flying. This is useful for
getting across that broken bridge outside the castle, and other such
altitude requiring areas. It costs 750.
ROUND TRIP
Hold down the O button. The longer held, the longer distance. Dante
will throw his sword in a spinning pattern, and it will lock onto the
nearest enemy and hack at them. While it's going, you can either shoot
them, run away, or do punch punch kick combos. This costs around 1225
to purchase.
VORTEX
While airborne in the Devil Trigger State, use the Left Analog Stick
and the O button. This attack is a bit hard to control, but it will
auto aim itself to the right height, so no need to worry there. It also
does a lot of damage if you do it continuously to a boss, like Phantom
or Griffon. This costs 900 to start with, and 2700 for the second
upgrade.
AIR HIKE
Press the TRIANGLE button while jumping. It will allow you to jump as if
wall jumping on thin air. The down side, besides this move being 4000
to purchase, is that you can't wall jump after it. After learning this,
and being downcast at how unrealistic it was, I decided to put it at the
end of my "to buy" list.
It's not that useful.
MAGMA DRIVE
While holding the R1 button, press the Left Analog Stick in the
direction of Dante's back and the O button. This move will uppercut
your opponents in a fiery blaze. You can also charge it for maximum
power. If you do it quickly it will juggle opponents. It costs 500 to
purchase.
KICK13
While holding the R1 button, press the Left Analog Stick in the
direction that Dante is facing and the O button. This attack will knock
opponents backwards in a quick spin kick. It costs 750, then 2100 later
to upgrade to level 2.
ROLLING BLAZE
This attack renders Dante an inferno while jumping with Ifrit equipped.
It's very useful when you jump up against enemies, such as Phantom or
Griffen. It costs 3450 to buy.
INFERNO
While in Devil Trigger State and Jumping, press the Left Analog Stick
and the O button.
METEOR
While in Devil Trigger State, hold the R1 button. Then press the Left
Analog Stick in the direction of Dante's back and the O button. You can
charge these fireballs, and you can get level 2 for even bigger damage.
They cost 1100 to start, and 2500 later to upgrade.
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MISSION 1: CURSE OF THE BLOODY PUPPETS
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Run up the stone path after all the cut-scenes. Grab the Yellow Orb
nearby. Jump into the high up walkway for a blue orb. At the end of the
path, you should see a hole you should enter.
Enter the hole and you are in the Main Hall.
There is a giant monument of Mundus, the final boss of the game. To
continue, you must collect 45 Red Orbs that are scattered throughout
the entire room. There is also a blue orb you can jump to.
Head up the staircase and grab Red Orbs in spaces you cannot yet see.
Practice your jumping ability while doing so. You'll see a Statue of
Time, but as of now, it is inactive.
Once you have collected 45 Red Orbs, run to the door with those
skeleton faces. Pay them 45 Red Orbs and then the door will open.
Travel through the door.
A gate is nearby- the exit to this damn castle. Unfortunately, the gate
is lowered and Dante will need an item to open it. Nearby are knight
statues. Slash them for Red Orbs.
[Note: Whenever you see tables, knight statues or other things that
seem to stand out from the background, slash them. They usually contain
Red Orbs. Some may even reveal some useful weapons!]
Head through the next set of doors. In this room, climb the staircase.
Head through the hole at the top and look at the Marionette for a Rusty
Key.
Take it back to the Main Hall and unlock the blue doors. Marionettes
attack, so slash them up with your Force Edge. Down the staircase, go
to a room that is blue, on the second floor. Look in the water on the
left for a Blue Orb Fragment.
Travel back to the Main Hall. There, unlock the blue doors and pass
through them. Dante is now in a room with a giant plane. The red doors
nearby are locked, but slash some tables up for prizes.
Look in the corner for some round shield and slash it with your Force
Edge Sword. Once the rune symbols are fully lit, ride the elevator
below Dante's feet down.
In this arena, destroy all the Marionettes. Legions will attack Dante,
but they will pose little threat if you Jump and Slash down and slow
them down with your Handguns.
Once they are all dead, ride the elevator back up to the airplane room.
Back there, kill the now-live Marionettes. This shouldn't be difficult.
After they all die, the red doors nearby unlock.
If the tense music stops but the door is still locked, there is a
Marionette SOMEWHERE in the room that is alive. Kill it.
Head through the red doors to end the first mission!
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MISSION 2: JUDGE OF DEATH
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You are now in a long hallway you may recognize from the Devil May Cry
Demo that came with Resident Evil CODE: Veronica X for PlayStation 2.
Well, we must play the mission through now.
Head right from the door you are at. The door Dante is in front of
leads back to the room with the plane. If you need supplies, head to
the small door to the left.
Inside, use the Statue of Time and spend some Red Orbs for Vital Stars
and Yellow Orbs. These are needed throughout the game to survive this
Mallet Island nightmare.
[Note: Whenever you see those Statue of Times, PURCHASE SUPPLIES! You
can purchase strategies for future weapons when you get those weapons.
Items are important. You cannot survive without them.]
Outside in the Long Hallway, head passed the double doors all the way
down the hall, killing any monsters that get in your way. At this
point, killing monsters is needed to gather Red Orbs.
At the end is a Sword stuck into some type of wall. Grab it and Dante
can now use Devil Trigger and his new Alastor! The Alastor is stronger
than the Force Edge, so this is great.
The wall where the Alastor was changes, and that is the goal of the
mission now.
Enter the nearby double doors from where you got the Alastor. In this
Library, slash up any tables you may see. One of the tables on the
second floor hides a Shotgun. That Shotgun is an important weapon!
[Note: Replace the Dual Handguns with the Shotgun. The Shotgun is much
more useful. The Dual Handguns will only be used occasionally
throughout the rest of the game.]
Examine one of the paintings for a Rusty Key. Take it to the double
doors halfway through the Long Hall and unlock them. In the Fountain
Room, kill every monster. The Shotgun will be a very good weapon to
use.
The Blue Force Field blocks some tiger statue, so look for the stairs
and jump your way across several platforms. A door at the end is your
destination, so head through the doors.
In the Tomb Room, kill all the monsters. The door you just came through
is now locked and the hand that protrudes from it can hurt you. Kill
all the monsters in this room and examine the coffin halfway through
the room.
Slash at it and it should push back. Climb down the newly revealed
ladder. Grab the shining object- the Staff of Judgement! A portion of
the room will spin, making the exit to this weird room.
Head through and you are in the library again, where you got the
Shotgun. Exit back to the Long Hall. Sin Scissors will attack you.
The most efficient way to kill them is to jump and slash at them with
the Alastor and then shoot them with the Shotgun. This is the quickest
way to kill them, because their scissors (as their name suggests) can
be very damaging. After they are all dead, travel back to the Long
Hallway.
Go to where you took the Alastor and examine the skeleton door. Use the
Staff of Judgement to unlock the door. Enter and you are in the
Cathedral!
The mission ends!
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MISSION 3: DESTROYER OF ARDOR
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In the Cathedral, all doors leading out are blocked. Head up the set of
stairs and examine the Pride of Lion. One of the doors will open, so
head through.
Outside is the Bridge area, called the Path of Trials. Remember that
name, because this area will be revisited later. Cross the bridge and
examine everything at that side.
Attempt to return to the Cathedral and you will drop to the water
below. Below, step on the circle in the center and six Sargasso attack
you. Use the Shotgun to dispose of them. AVOID GETTING HURT, BECAUSE A
BOSS IS COMING UP!!!
Once they are all dead, step onto the center platform to warp back to
the bridge above. The bridge is now broken, but you are on the
Cathedral side. To get back to the other side, you can try to jump all
the platforms or head down and defeat the six skeletons again.
Return to where you left the Pride of Lion. Grab it and the first boss
appears...
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BOSS: PHANTOM
DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM
This is a pretty difficult boss for the beginning of the game. You will
need your Alastor and Shotgun for this evil boss. Start attacking it by
jumping and then slashing down.
This boss has several attacks, and you need to know them and when to
expect them to win this fight. His primary attack is a sweep with his
leg/pincer. He will do this if you are near, so just expect it. He
will put his head into the ground, and 4-6 lava geysurs will erupt.
Just keep walking or running to avoid them. His signature move is his
fireball, which he will charge in a white hot orb in his mouth, then
release momentarily. Just roll out of it's way. If you are feeling
lucky, and are at some distance, you can reflect it with Alastor. Don't
try to jump over it, as he will aim it and hit you. If you are on his
back, he will try to use his scorpion stinger on you. It's not to hard
to avoid. The last attack, which I find most deadly, is his jump. He
will jump at you, and land where you were. My best tactic is to jump,
and keep hitting triangle so as to jump off of him while he's in the
air. Then you will land on him, and it's all good.
To beat him, primarily you need to use melee attacks. The best way to
get him is up on his back. Get up there, and start slashing away.
Remember that only his attacks hurt you, he's not one of those bosses
from Mario who will hurt you if you even touch him. Disregard the demo
at the beginning of the game where they get up and shoot him, as
shooting does little damage. If you have it use, Air Raid. If you have
Ifrit (second time only) then you can use the blazing jump to jump off
of him repeatedly, then jump kick him. When he's at some distance, feel
free to blast away at him with whatever you've got. These strategies
apply for all appearences of Phantom (yes, there are many) because
he never really changes. The one thing he learns later on is a meteor
attack, where fire comes out of his back, then rains down. As with the
lava, just keep running to avoid it.
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Once Phantom runs away, return through the doors to the Long Hallway
from the last mission. The mission ends!
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MISSION 4: BLACK KNIGHT
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You are back in that long hallway. Now, RUN toward the fountain room
halfway through the hall. Phantom, the boss you just fought, chases you
into the room! AHHH!
You can kill it for a lot of Red Orbs, or run into the study. I suggest
you run into the fountain room. Once you leave the room through any
door, Phantom will leave.
In the fountain room, use the Pride of Lion on that force field. A mini
boss fight will occur, but it isn't as tough as the Phantom.
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MINI BOSS: SHADOW
DIFFICULTY: FAIRLY EASY
The Alastor and Shotgun will be your best friend again. Start by
shooting it while at close range. Remember to dodge. The shotgun takes
a huge toll on it and it will be weakened soon.
Shadow eventually turns into some liquid orb. START SLASHING IT WITH THE
ALASTOR BEFORE IT TRANSFORMS BACK INTO TIGER MODE. It helps to be in
Devil Trigger mode, as you will bring him down to red status in one go.
The Alastor is ineffective while Shadow is in Tiger Mode and the Shotgun
is ineffective while in Liquid Mode. After he turns red, just dodge him
at all costs. He will eventually explode. If you does catch you, he
will explode with you in his mouth; very damaging.
The Shadow attacks somewhat intense, so return to the study to recharge
yourself.
Once Shadow is dead, the door above opens.
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Head through the door the battle opened, right after Shadow is dead.
Inside this high room, slash that shield similar to the one you saw in
Mission 1.
See the circle on the ground? Step on it and it rises to the top, near
a shining object. Jump towards the shining object. It is the Death
Sentence.
Head back down and travel up the staircase. There are double doors
nearby for you to go through. In this bedroom, insert the Death
Sentence into the statue next to the mirror.
Grab the Melancholy Soul item that drops. Nelo Angelo will then pop out
of the mirror and will head through the doors leading outside. Follow
him outside.
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BOSS: NELO ANGELO
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nelo Angelo appears 3 times, and the 3rd is harder than the first 2.
His name means non angel in Spanish (now they can't say you didn't learn
anything from this game).
He has a few attacks, learn them to avoid them. He has a basic
Slash/Slash/Double Slash combo, similar to your own, with the timing
done right. Just run from this one, as even dodging all 4 slashes at
close range can be really tough. He has a stinger like move, which he
usually teleports before. He'll put his sword in a stabbing stance,
like the Gotetsu from Kenshin. Then he will charge an INSANE distance
and skewer you if he can.
Roll out of the way, and hack away at him. He will teleport more often
than not, so as to catch you unawares. Each time he teleports, be ready
to dodge, as he will come out of it with an attack. He has fireballs
that he takes a second to charge, and if you can hit him in that second,
good for you, you'll disrupt him. If you can't dodge it, it isn't that
hard. He also has the upper slash, then the dive slash. This will hit
you even in the air, so beware.
To kill him, you have to strike at the right times. Right after he
attacks is good. You can't just blindly run in, as he will block you.
If you can get into devil trigger mode, then he can't block your last 2
hits, to hack away at him. But beware, he has a move where he holds his
sword horizontally that basically nothing can deter him from. Jump if
you see him doing this. Don't ever try to hit him after a teleport. He
is quite full of himself, and taunts you often. Feel free to fix his
face at this moment. He will also prepare for some moves by holding his
sword straight up. Hit him while he's doing this, and he'll reel
backwards. If you hit him again, he'll be stunned and you can hack at
him a bit. Generally just hit and run, don't use the guns to often as
they do little damage, and he will block them, or even better shoot his
fireballs at you.
His third form is the same as the first two, but he's bigger and
stronger. Besides that, it's all good.
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With Nelo Angelo defeated, the mission ends.
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MISSION 5: GUIDING THE SOUL
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You begin in the courtyard where you fought Nelo. Now you have exactly
3 minutes to use it to unlock the door on the bottom of the tall room
inside the castle (where you rode that large elevator to get the Death
Sentence).
You must battle a Shadow, SO KILL IT QUICKLY! After Shadow is dead,
jump to the highest area where you fought Nelo Angelo and jump down the
hole.
Enter the double doors to the bedroom and head through the other door
to that tall room. Jump all the way down to the bottom and use the
Melancholy Soul on the thin door by the foot of the staircase.
Use it before the 3 minute timer ends.
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WHAT IF IT RUNS OUT OF ENERGY? WHAT DO I DO?
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Go to the door passed the fountain room if the 3 minute times runs out.
Remember the room where you pushed the tombstone? Passed it is a
Prisoner Statue. Use it to recharge it.
Return to that staircase, but a Shadow occupies the Fountain Room. Kill
it and get to that staircase! If you can't kill THAT Shadow, try
recharging it again and again until you get it.
Once you enter through the blue door at the bottom of the stairs, the
mission ends!
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MISSION 6: EVIL OF THE WATERWAYS
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From the door, head right. Head to the nearest door you see to Dante's
right. Inside the little hole with a shining object, grab yet another
Rusty Key. (Why doesn't Dante just keep the ones he gets? :/)
Little bugs called Beezlebub will then attack Dante. The Shotgun will
take care of these annoying runts. Exit and Beezlebub will be in the
hall. Enter the hall across, collect several items and break the Orb
Vase.
Use the Rusty Key to unlock the door nearby. Travel through this lit
hallway and kill the Sin Scissors. Passed them is the Guiding Light.
Collect it and the mission ends!
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MISSION 7: HOLDING THE KEY OF ARDOR
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Remember the bedroom where Nelo Angelo came from? Return there now, and
quickly because Dante's energy will drain as you go. There are Green
Orbs around to recharge your energy, so keep aiming back for the
bedroom.
Phantom will appear again, but you can run away and he'll disappear. If
you choose to, you can fight him, but it's hard, as you can't jump on
his back. Just roll out of the way of his attacks and give it to him
with the shotgun. Kill ALL Sin Scythes you see in the final room,
including a little corridor halfway through the hallway with the exit to
these waterways.
The door leading to the staircase will unlock. Head through and climb
the stairs to the master bedroom. Don't stop for anything except for
Green Orbs.
Go to the bedroom and the statue with the sun and then a new door will
be revealed. This relatively quick mission ends.
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MISSION 8: THE LEGENDARY KNIGHT RETURNS
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You appear on a narrow platform above the Main Hall from the beginning
of the game. Jump across another platform to get to a new door. You
might want to get some Red Orbs by exploring the areas from the first
few missions.
Otherwise, travel through the door. There is a Statue of Time here, so
purchase supplies. Head through the mouth-like door. Phantom will
battle you again. The strategies are basically the same.
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BOSS: PHANTOM
DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM
This is a pretty difficult boss for the beginning of the game. You will
need your Alastor and Shotgun for this evil boss. Start attacking it by
jumping and then slashing down.
This boss has several attacks, and you need to know them and when to
expect them to win this fight. His primary attack is a sweep with his
leg/pincer. He will do this if you are near, so just expect it. He
will put his head into the ground, and 4-6 lava geysurs will erupt.
Just keep walking or running to avoid them. His signature move is his
fireball, which he will charge in a white hot orb in his mouth, then
release momentarily. Just roll out of it's way. If you are feeling
lucky, and are at some distance, you can reflect it with Alastor.
Don't try to jump over it, as he will aim it and hit you. If you are on
his back, he will try to use his scorpion stinger on you. It's not to
hard to avoid. The last attack, which I find most deadly, is his jump.
He will jump at you, and land where you were. My best tactic is to
jump, and keep hitting triangle so as to jump off of him while he's in
the air. Then you will land on him, and it's all good.
To beat him, primarily you need to use melee attacks. The best way to
get him is up on his back. Get up there, and start slashing away.
Remember that only his attacks hurt you, he's not one of those bosses
from Mario who will hurt you if you even touch him. Disregard the demo
at the beginning of the game where they get up and shoot him, as
shooting does little damage. If you have it use, Air Raid. If you have
Ifrit (second time only) then you can use the blazing jump to jump off
of him repeatedly, then jump kick him. When he's at some distance, feel
free to blast away at him with whatever you've got. These strategies
apply for all appearences of Phantom (yes, there are many) because he
never really changes. The one thing he learns later on is a meteor
attack, where fire comes out of his back, then rains down. As with the
lava, just keep running to avoid it.
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With Phantom dead, go through the gate. Head to the lower roof area and
grab the Trident nearby. There is a hole leading to a mechanism room.
Smash the lever and a patch door opens.
Grab the Grenade Gun from the skeleton and equip it. Take the ladder
down and you are in that Blue Room from Mission 1. Go to the face and
use the Trident.
Now run back to the Gate Room you saw at Mission 1, passed the Main
Hall. The Gate will lower, so ignore all the enemies you see. Once you
pass the gate, head outside and cross the drawbridge.
The mission is complete!
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MISSION 9: NEW STRENGTH
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Run across the Drawbridge. Jump over the stone. The drawbridge will
rise, AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE AREAS FROM THE START OF
THE GAME UNTIL YOU COMPLETE MISSION 14.
Grab some Red Orbs hidden in the area if you wish. Down the area is a
spiral staircase. Go down them and then through the door at the very
bottom of the flight of stairs.
Through it is a Courtyard. Blades, the enemies that were ripped out of
Dino Crisis populate this area, so use your Alastor for this fight.
Head through the open gate. Through it, climb a ladder on any side and
grab the items. Look for the shield and hit it so the platforms rise
into the air.
Head right from the shield (based on the camera angle) and jump on the
first platform.
[Note: Jumping will be very tricky. Use this strategy.]
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JUMPING STRATEGY
DIFFICULTY: VERY TRICKY
The platforms move up or down, making it hard to jump onto the next
platforms without falling back onto the ground. Timing is careful for
this, because if you jump out too late or too early, you'll end up on
the ground.
When the rising platform is about equal to the next platform, FACE IT
AND JUMP! Be quick, because time is needed. When the platform needs to
descend in order to reach the next platform, wait it out and see where
it stops and rises again.
Now that you know the location of the platform, jump onto the next one.
When both are moving at the same time, wait until the platform you are
aiming is equal or lower than the platform you are on. Jump and you
will eventually end up at the goal platform.
GOOD WORK! :P
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Grab the Ifrit at the top and equip it. It is needed to get through
the door in the Courtyard (the previous room). You must now face the
third terror of Mundus, Griffon!
Griffon's just the happy go lucky neighborhood killer thunder owl, so no
need to be afraid. You are going to grow to hate him as time goes by.
He appears 3 times, and one (not) time. The first and (not) battles
have the same strategy, and the 2nd and 3rd battles are generally the
same. The (non) battle occurs within Nightmare, which is not really a
boss, but a sub boss.
Okay, here are his attacks. Every once in awhile he'll come down and
charge you. This is a prime opportunity to jump off of his face and hit
him. If you don't move, he'll hit you with his beak. This is his
easiest to dodge attack. He will often shoot orbs of thunder that stay
near him but project to lines of thunder at you, at your current
altitude. They come together and then stay in a line for a second.
Jump over them either left or right and you'll be fine. Also jumping up
and down may help, as if you are in the air, they will target
the air, not you. Similar to this, he shoots rays of lightning parallel
to the ground at you, at your current altitude. Jump the first one,
duck the second, etc. He will do bombing runs in the first and (non)
battle, so just roll out of the way. In the final battle he will shoot
up and down rays at you in large numbers, so try to get a view of him
from Dante's point of view, and go back and forth between the lines
shooting. He will dive bomb you in all fights, so beware when he goes
above your view level for a second. Keep rolling to avoid this. In the
second battle he will create a kite sort of thing to annoy you, that
will attach itself to you with electricity and fling you skyward. Shoot
it to destroy it momentarily. In the second battle, overall Griffon
does very little. He will divebomb often. With the ship as a
battleground, manueverabilty is tough, to try to devil yourself often.
In the third battle, try to stay on the top level for the first half,
and shoot down at him. The green orbs up there are really useful too.
For the second part, keep shooting and physically attacking when he's
near.
For the first and (non) battles, use the grenade gun as much as
possible. It does good damage. For the second battle, try to go devil
as much as possible. For the third battle, use any gun you like
(grenade, pistols or Nightmare B). The shotgun is not well suited, as
it's a close range gun. I personally never liked the Nightmare B much
either, as it's so weak and takes your devil gauge. Whenever he gets
close, jump over him and hack away with Ifrit or Alastor. He shouldn't
be too tough.
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With Griffon gone, go to the door to the right of the gate leading to
that platform room. To the right, use your new Ifrit to break the seal
of the door.
Inside, cross the misty woods and try to go through the door into the
small building. Marionettes attack you, so kill all of them in order to
unlock the door to the small building.
Head through the doorway. Run down a set of stairs. There are numerous
items to collect throughout the level so collect them. Kill all the
Marionettes in the area and spend 200 Orbs on the nearby door.
Go through and the mission ends!
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MISSION 10: CANYON OF MIST
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You are in a path filled with mist. Kill all monsters in this area
before examining the tombstone. MAKE SURE YOU DO IT THAT WAY!
Afterwards, the tombstone in the room will release a light. Follow the
light QUICKLY!
If the light runs away from Dante, heading out the path will take you
to the final door from Mission 9. When you reach a new room, repeat
what you did with the tombstone and light and then you should
eventually arrive in a courtyard.
Kill the 2 giant spiders, called Kyclops and then enter through the
next door, which ends the mission!
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MISSION 11: GUARDIAN OF THE GREENHOUSE
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Kill the Death Scythe. Jump on the platform that appears following the
battle. There are many Red Orbs to collect throughout the entire room,
so collect them by searching around.
Once you have gotten every Red Orb you can find, return to the center
of this room to proceed. Find the Well in one of the hallways nearby.
Read the inscription. Then jump down into the abyss, Silent Hill 2
style!!
Blades are at the bottom, so eliminate them quickly. Down the entire
hallway, surrounded almost entirely by glass, is the Sign of Chasity.
Look for the glowing item you saw on your way to the Sign of Chasity.
Return to the upper area, called the Green House. Looking on your map,
look for the northern area and then doors there. Jump to a platform in
the middle area and then jump down the platform. Head to the lower part
of this room.
Remember the doorway nearby. There is a glowing item. Swap the Sign of
Chasity for the Chalice. Now we have to fight another boss again and he
is familiar- Nelo Angelo!
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BOSS: NELO ANGELO
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nelo Angelo appears 3 times, and the 3rd is harder than the first 2.
His name means non angel in Spanish (now they can't say you didn't learn
anything from this game).
He has a few attacks, learn them to avoid them. He has a basic
Slash/Slash/Double Slash combo, similar to your own, with the timing
done right. Just run from this one, as even dodging all 4 slashes at
close range can be really tough. He has a stinger like move, which he
usually teleports before. He'll put his sword in a stabbing stance,
like the Gotetsu from Kenshin. Then he will charge an INSANE distance
and skewer you if he can. Roll out of the way, and hack away at him.
He will teleport more often than not, so as to catch you unawares. Each
time he teleports, be ready to dodge, as he will come out of it with an
attack. He has fireballs that he takes a
second to charge, and if you can hit him in that second, good for you,
you'll disrupt him. If you can't dodge it, it isn't that hard. He also
has the upper slash, then the dive slash. This will hit you even in the
air, so beware.
To kill him, you have to strike at the right times. Right after he
attacks is good. You can't just blindly run in, as he will block you.
If you can get into devil trigger mode, then he can't block your last 2
hits, to hack away at him. But beware, he has a move where he holds his
sword horizontally that basically nothing can deter him from. Jump if
you see him doing this. Don't ever try to hit him after a teleport. He
is quite full of himself, and taunts you often. Feel free to fix his
face at this moment. He will also prepare for some moves by holding his
sword straight up. Hit him while he's doing this, and he'll reel
backwards. If you hit him again, he'll be stunned and you can hack at
him a bit. Generally just hit and run, don't use the guns to often as
they do little damage, and he will block them, or even better shoot his
fireballs at you.
His third form is the same as the first two, but he's bigger and
stronger. Besides that, it's all good.
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With Nelo Angelo finally gone again, jump to a high platform and you'll
see a knight. Place the Chalice there. The exit unseals, so head there
to end the mission!
[Note: Get used to the underwater controls by studying them intensely.
They can either be confusing or easy to control.]
Go to the Statue of Time and purchase more items, because this mission
can get you damaged if you cannot control the underwater controls
properly.
Jump into the water and go through a hole into the ship. Swim, but
avoid the monsters since you don't have the Needle Gun yet. Swin and
head up the stairs you see nearby.
Kill the Blades that appear. Near the stairs in the Needle Gun. Equip
it because it is the only weapon that can be used underwater. It cannot
be used above water, so switch to the Grenade Gun during above water
events or use the Ifrit.
Grab the Devil Star. Jump into the water near the stairs (by where you
took the Needle Gun). The barrels you can shoot contain valuable Red
Orbs.
An Untouchable is in the room, which will be useful for the next boss.
Swim to the surface you eventually see. Travel to the door you see.
Read the locked door and then kill the Death Scythes that emerge from
the door.
As usual, kill them to unlock the door. Examine swords you see by the
door and the ship will sail. Griffon will attack you again. Don't
worry- he is the same as the one in the coliseum!
Griffon's just the happy go lucky neighborhood killer thunder owl, so no
need to be afraid. You are going to grow to hate him as time goes by.
He appears 3 times, and one (not) time. The first and (not) battles
have the same strategy, and the 2nd and 3rd battles are generally the
same. The (non) battle occurs
within Nightmare, which is not really a boss, but a sub boss.
Okay, here are his attacks. Every once in awhile he'll come down and
charge you. This is a prime opportunity to jump off of his face and hit
him. If you don't move, he'll hit you with his beak. This is his
easiest to dodge attack. He will often shoot orbs of thunder that stay
near him but project to lines of thunder at you, at your current
altitude. They come together and then stay in a line for a second.
Jump over them either left or right and you'll be fine. Also jumping up
and down may help, as if you are in the air, they will target the air,
not you. Similar to this, he shoots rays of lightning parallel to the
ground at you, at your current altitude. Jump the first one, duck the
second, etc. He will do bombing runs in the first and (non) battle, so
just roll out of the way. In the final battle he will shoot up and down
rays at you in large numbers, so try to get a view of him from Dante's
point of view, and go back and forth between the lines shooting. He
will dive bomb you in all fights, so beware when he goes above your view
level for a second. Keep rolling to avoid this. In the second battle
he will create a kite sort of thing to annoy you, that will attach
itself to you with electricity and fling you skyward. Shoot it to
destroy it momentarily. In the second battle, overall Griffon does very
little. He will divebomb often. With the ship as a battleground,
manueverabilty is tough, to try to devil yourself often. In the third
battle, try to stay on the top level for the first half, and shoot down
at him. The green orbs up there are really useful too. For the second
part, keep shooting and physically attacking when he's near.
For the first and (non) battles, use the grenade gun as much as
possible. It does good damage. For the second battle, try to go devil
as much as possible. For the third battle, use any gun you like
(grenade, pistols or Nightmare B). The shotgun is not well suited, as
it's a close range gun. I personally never liked the Nightmare B much
either, as it's so weak and takes your devil gauge. Whenever he gets
close, jump over him and hack away with Ifrit or Alastor. He shouldn't
be too tough.
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Head through the now unlocked door after Griffon is defeated. The
mission ends!
Inside the control room, grab the Staff of Hermes! This item will be
used a few missions from now. After the item is pulled, the ship sinks
once again, so you must now get out.
Swim through the hole right of the now blocked door. Kill 2 Blades.
Swim through to the next areas. Swim through the hole in the hull of
the ship and you will leap out of the water.
Outside the ship, head to the water to the right and collect the Holy
Water. Head down and up the stairs. The mission ends!
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MISSION 14: DEEP DARKNESS AND TOWERING MOUNTAINS
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Head through the corridor and turn left. Circle the corridor. A
skeleton at the end holds an Emblem Shield for you to take. Pull the
skeleton's arm and the gate you passed will rise.
A booby trap begins, so jump to avoid the spikes that rise from the
ground. Head for the gate and ride the elevator up. You appear by a
waterfall, which hides a Blue Orb Fragment.
Head down the hill in the next area. Look for a mine shaft and use 200
Red Orbs to head through the door.
[Note: Search the entire area for Red Orbs and other prizes.]
Kill all the monsters in the next area. After killing all the enemies,
surrender 100 Red Orbs to the next door, which ends the mission!
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MISSION 15: WHEEL OF DESTINY
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You appear back in a familiar area: the place where you first fought
Griffin. Kill all the monsters in this area. Head to the Blue Door in
the hallway.
Unlock it with the Emblem Shield. Inside, take the Luminite near the
stairs. Head down the stairs and kill any enemies you see. Smash the
cracked wall on the bottom, smash anything in the room to collect
items.
Travel to the door and you appear in a moving room. Run passed the
spikes and jump across a chasm to claim the Pair of Lances. With this
item, return to the Courtyard.
Back there, you can use the Emblem Shield to get another item. It is an
optional item, BUT YOU WILL DEFINITELY WANT THIS ITEM BECAUSE IT IS A
USEFUL WEAPON.
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GETTING THE NIGHTMARE-BETA
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To grab the Nightmare Beta, use the Emblem Shield to get through the
red glowing door. Travel down the stairs and then break the wall, break
the items and grab the items. Head through the door, dodge the spikes,
jump down into the pit, jump up and grab the Nightmare Beta.
Return to the Courtyard.
Once we are reunited, go to the hall with the red and blue glowing
doors. In the center, use the Pair of Lances to unlock the door. Travel
through.
Collect all the orbs in the room. Then return to the ground floor. In
this room, pressing the circle will cause a boss battle. Griffon is
back for a final fight.
Griffon's just the happy go lucky neighborhood killer thunder owl, so no
need to be afraid. You are going to grow to hate him as time goes by.
He appears 3 times, and one (not) time. The first and (not) battles
have the same strategy, and the 2nd and 3rd battles are generally the
same. The (non) battle occurs within Nightmare, which is not really a
boss, but a sub boss.
Okay, here are his attacks. Every once in awhile he'll come down and
charge you. This is a prime opportunity to jump off of his face and hit
him. If you don't move, he'll hit you with his beak. This is his
easiest to dodge attack. He will often shoot orbs of thunder that stay
near him but project to lines of thunder at you, at your current
altitude. They come together and then stay in a line for a second.
Jump over them either left or right and you'll be fine. Also jumping up
and down may help, as if you are in the air, they will target the air,
not you. Similar to this, he shoots rays of lightning parallel to the
ground at you, at your current altitude. Jump the first one, duck the
second, etc. He will do bombing runs in the first and (non) battle, so
just roll out of the way. In the final battle he will shoot up and down
rays at you in large numbers, so try to get a view of him from Dante's
point of view, and go back and forth between the lines shooting. He
will dive bomb you in all fights, so beware when he goes above your view
level for a second. Keep rolling to avoid this. In the second battle
he will create a kite sort of thing to annoy you, that will attach
itself to you with electricity and fling you skyward. Shoot it to
destroy it momentarily. In the second battle, overall Griffon does very
little. He will divebomb often. With the ship as a battleground,
manueverabilty is tough, to try to devil yourself often. In the third
battle, try to stay on the top level for the first half, and shoot down
at him. The green orbs up there are really useful too. For the second
part, keep shooting and physically attacking when he's near.
For the first and (non) battles, use the grenade gun as much as
possible. It does good damage. For the second battle, try to go devil
as much as possible. For the third battle, use any gun you like
(grenade, pistols or Nightmare B). The shotgun is not well suited, as
it's a close range gun. I personally never liked the Nightmare B much
either, as it's so weak and takes your devil gauge. Whenever he gets
close, jump over him and hack away with Ifrit or Alastor. He shouldn't
be too tough.
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With Griffon FINALLY dead, jump onto the new elevator. It took me a few
minutes to get on there, but use the classic "Mario 64" jump by jumping
on the wall and onto the elevator.
Grab the Wheel of Destiny! You have now accomplished the task you
needed ever since you left the castle! The mission ends!
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MISSION 16: NIGHTMARE OF DARKNESS
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Our goal now is to return to where the game had started, in that
castle. In the Courtyard, kill all the monsters to unlock the entrance.
Head through the entrance door you used when you first got here in
Mission 9.
Run up those spiral stairs and over to where the drawbridge is raised.
Use the Wheel of Destiny on the engraved hold and the bridge will
lower, accessing the castle once again.
Cross the bridge and say goodbye to the garden. Through the door, you
appear in the gate room. The door to the stair room is mysteriously
gone. Head through the door to the Main Hall.
Inside, things will have changed. Go to the shield you see passed the
stairs. Activate it by hitting it and you will face a new type of
monster called Plasma. It retains that name because plasma means fire
or electricity, which this monster is.
Use the Ifrits to kill this monster easily. This monster is fast, but
you can beat it easily with the Ifrits. Head to the room with the
airplane.
Head into the room leading into the long hallway. Head to the door to
the left. PURCHASE ITEMS FOR YOUR ALASTOR AND IFRITS, AS WELL AS VITAL
STARS. You should have plenty of Red Orbs by now.
Enter the door leading to the Cathedral. The door to the fountain room
has vanished, as well. In the room where you fought Phantom for the
first time (where you took the Pride of Lion) is a puddle.
Smash the 1 shield before examining the puzzle. Then examine the puddle
and a new boss approaches!
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BOSS: NIGHTMARE
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nightmare is definitely a Doosey. He is kinda scary to look at too. In
general, practice hit and run, but when you hit, hit hard. Also, in
every room where you fight him, there are the rune circles you attack to
fill. Without these on, he cannot be hurt, so keep them on at all
times.
Here are his attacks. When you don't have any circle runes filled, he
will try to swallow you. It's your choice, but the 2nd and third fights
I prefer not to let him. Inside of him are minibosses, and sargassos.
His first form has Phantom in it, the second has Griffon, the third has
Nelo Angelo. They will most likely give you green orbs if you beat
them, but it's not a guarentee, and I don't think it's worth it. Just
keep the runes lit, and you can dodge this attack. It looks like a
mound of ooze closing on you. He will often draw electricity from the
circles on the floor, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't hurt you. He will
summon little orbs to shoot you that can be shot down if you like. They
don't do too much damage. However, while they are shooting he will
do several other things. The weakest of which are his little slime
things, that go after you, and eventually make ice crystals to hurt you
where they land. Just run from them and you'll be fine. Even if one
catches you, keep moving and you won't get hurt. He will also shoot
rock spears out of himself 3 times for A LOT of damage, so dodge these.
His most damaging attack by far is his blue beam. You will know it's
coming when his sphere comes out and white lines start flowing across
the floor. AT this time, try your best to either get on top of him, or
behind him. If you are behind him, be ready to jump over it, as he will
keep it out for awhile. The farther back the fight, the longer
he keeps it out. In the third fight, he will keep it out for a good 5
seconds, so be wary.
Damaging him is fairly simple, or so it would seem. With the runes lit,
he will often let his sphere out. It is a bigger orb than the ones that
shoot you, and it has runes on it. Attack it, and it will shatter more
and more until he dies. Getting on top of him is best for this, but Air
Raid is good too. Don't use Ifrit in this fight, as it's too slow. If
you do go inside him and come out alive, he will lose one quarter of his
life. That is a lot, but it's hard work. There's also the chance of
green orbs from the monsters in him.
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MINI BOSS: PHANTOM
DIFFICULTY: VERY EASY
Refer to boss sections if you need help. Phantom is generally the same
as always, maybe weaker.
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With this nightmare (heh) gone, head outside to the broken bridge. Try
crossing the broken platforms or kill six skeletons in the sea below.
Go to the end of the Path of Trials and look at the picture. Use the
Staff of Hermes from the sunken ship and then leap into the painting to
the LEFT. The mission is over!
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MISSION 17: PARTED MOMENTO
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You are in a familiar room, huh? Well, go all the way up the stairs and
to the double doors that have now suddenly appeared. Through it is a
desk room. Approach the end of the room.
Look at the left painting and then jump through with the jump button.
You end up in a nightmare version of the coliseum from the garden you
explored earlier (where Griffon finally died).
Look for the double doors and a battle initiates. Kill the Frost
monsters. Use the Ifrits. Devil Trigger Mode is a helpful tactic
against these bastards.
After they are defeated, travel through the double doors. The Alastor
is needed for the next area. Run through this hallway and turn the
corner you see. You will see a locked door for which you have to open
later.
Return to the main path and run to a door. Kill all the monsters in
here for Red Orbs. Head through the next door and you will see a
skeleton dinosaur. It will fire fireballs at you.
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DINOSAUR FOSSIL STRATEGY
DIFFICULTY: EASY
Stand before it. When it fires at you, swing the Alastor at the
fireball and it repels back onto ole' fossil. Stand about midway down
the hallway, on the circular pattern. The dinosaur dies in 3 hits. Now
THAT was easy, wasn't it?
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A spotlight will appear by the entrance of this room. By it is a crank
mechanism. Press X to control it. Turn the spotlight with the crank
until it hits a dial.
When lightning strikes, you'll see blue platforms near some walkways
above. Jump on them and follow to an item at the end. Grab the
Quicksilver. Return to the door outside in the hallway and unlock it
with the Quicksilver.
Inside, you must battle Nelo Angelo for the final time, and he is
tougher!
TIPS FOR FINAL BATTLE: Use the Ifrits instead of the Alastor. But
stick to the normal strategy used in the 2 previous fights.
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BOSS: NELO ANGELO
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nelo Angelo appears 3 times, and the 3rd is harder than the first 2.
His name means non angel in Spanish (now they can't say you didn't learn
anything from this game).
He has a few attacks, learn them to avoid them. He has a basic
Slash/Slash/Double Slash combo, similar to your own, with the timing
done right. Just run from this one, as even dodging all 4 slashes at
close range can be really tough. He has a stinger like move, which he
usually teleports before. He'll put his sword in a stabbing stance,
like the Gotetsu from Kenshin. Then he will charge an INSANE distance
and skewer you if he can. Roll out of the way, and hack away at him.
He will teleport more often than not, so as to catch you unawares. Each
time he teleports, be ready to dodge, as he will come out of it with an
attack. He has fireballs that he takes a second to charge, and if you
can hit him in that second, good for you, you'll disrupt him. If you
can't dodge it, it isn't that hard. He also has the upper slash, then
the dive slash. This will hit you even in the air, so beware.
To kill him, you have to strike at the right times. Right after he
attacks is good. You can't just blindly run in, as he will block you.
If you can get into devil trigger mode, then he can't block your last 2
hits, to hack away at him. But beware, he has a move where he holds his
sword horizontally that basically nothing can deter him from. Jump if
you see him doing this. Don't ever try to hit him after a teleport. He
is quite full of himself, and taunts you often. Feel free to fix his
face at this moment. He will also prepare for some moves by holding his
sword straight up. Hit him while he's doing this, and he'll reel
backwards. If you hit him again, he'll be stunned and you can hack at
him a bit. Generally just hit and run, don't use the guns to often as
they do little damage, and he will block them, or even better shoot his
fireballs at you.
His third form is the same as the first two, but he's bigger and
stronger. Besides that, it's all good.
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With Nelo dead, watch the cut-scene involving Trish and Mundus. The
mission ends!
Dante will get the Perfect Amulet, which transforms the Force Edge
Sword Dante started with into a MUCH MORE powerful sword, the Sword of
Sparda.
Go to the teleport pad and warp back to the 2 paintings in that study
room. Jump into the other painting. As with the sunken ship, swim over
to the next area. Kill the Sin Scissors with the Needle Gun.
In the next dry area, you'll find yourself in a VERY FAMILIAR room, the
staircase. Strike the dial at the bottom and then swim to the top of
the room.
Grab the item called the Philosopher's Egg before the water drains.
Head through the red door and Dante appears in the Fountain Room, only
the room is reverse, like in a mirror.
Remember the Lion statue where you placed the Pride of Lion at the
start of the game? Well, place the Philosopher's Egg in there.
Nightmare from the Cathedral attacks you again. The strategy is
basically the same, though, do don't worry.
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BOSS: NIGHTMARE
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nightmare is definitely a Doosey. He is kinda scary to look at too. In
general, practice hit and run, but when you hit, hit hard. Also, in
every room where you fight him, there are the rune circles you attack to
fill. Without these on, he cannot be hurt, so keep them on at all
times.
Here are his attacks. When you don't have any circle runes filled, he
will try to swallow you. It's your choice, but the 2nd and third fights
I prefer not to let him. Inside of him are minibosses, and sargassos.
His first form has Phantom in it, the second has Griffon, the third has
Nelo Angelo. They will most likely give you green orbs if you beat
them, but it's not a guarentee, and I don't think it's worth it. Just
keep the runes lit, and you can dodge this attack. It looks like a
mound of ooze closing on you. He will often draw electricity from the
circles on the floor, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't hurt you. He will
summon little orbs to shoot you that can be shot down if you like. They
don't do too much damage. However, while they are shooting he will
do several other things. The weakest of which are his little slime
things, that go after you, and eventually make ice crystals to hurt you
where they land. Just run from them and you'll be fine. Even if one
catches you, keep moving and you won't get hurt. He will also shoot
rock spears out of himself 3 times for A LOT of damage, so dodge these.
His most damaging attack by far is his blue beam. You will know it's
coming when his sphere comes out and white lines start flowing across
the floor. AT this time, try your best to either get on top of him, or
behind him. If you are behind him, be ready to jump over it, as he will
keep it out for awhile. The farther back the fight, the longer he keeps
it out. In the third fight, he will keep it out for a good 5 seconds,
so be wary.
Damaging him is fairly simple, or so it would seem. With the runes lit,
he will often let his sphere out. It is a bigger orb than the ones that
shoot you, and it has runes on it. Attack it, and it will shatter more
and more until he dies. Getting on top of him is best for this, but Air
Raid is good too. Don't use Ifrit in this fight, as it's too slow. If
you do go inside him and come out alive, he will lose one quarter of his
life. That is a lot, but it's hard work. There's also the chance of
green orbs from the monsters in him.
Griffon's just the happy go lucky neighborhood killer thunder owl, so no
need to be afraid. You are going to grow to hate him as time goes by.
He appears 3 times, and one (not) time. The first and (not) battles
have the same strategy, and the 2nd and 3rd battles are generally the
same. The (non) battle occurs within Nightmare, which is not really a
boss, but a sub boss.
Okay, here are his attacks. Every once in awhile he'll come down and
charge you. This is a prime opportunity to jump off of his face and hit
him. If you don't move, he'll hit you with his beak. This is his
easiest to dodge attack. He will often shoot orbs of thunder that stay
near him but project to lines of thunder at you, at your current
altitude. They come together and then stay in a line for a second.
Jump over them either left or right and you'll be fine. Also jumping up
and down may help, as if you are in the air, they will target the air,
not you. Similar to this, he shoots rays of lightning parallel to the
ground at you, at your current altitude. Jump the first one, duck the
second, etc. He will do bombing runs in the first and (non) battle, so
just roll out of the way. In the final battle he will shoot up and down
rays at you in large numbers, so try to get a view of him from Dante's
point of view, and go back and forth between the lines shooting. He
will dive bomb you in all fights, so beware when he goes above your view
level for a second. Keep rolling to avoid this. In the second battle
he will create a kite sort of thing to annoy you, that will attach
itself to you with electricity and fling you skyward. Shoot it to
destroy it momentarily. In the second battle, overall Griffon does very
little. He will divebomb often. With the ship as a battleground,
manueverabilty is tough, to try to devil yourself often. In the third
battle, try to stay on the top level for the first half, and shoot down
at him. The green orbs up there are really useful too. For the second
part, keep shooting and physically attacking when he's near.
For the first and (non) battles, use the grenade gun as much as
possible. It does good damage. For the second battle, try to go devil
as much as possible. For the third battle, use any gun you like
(grenade, pistols or Nightmare B). The shotgun is not well suited, as
it's a close range gun. I personally never liked the Nightmare B much
either, as it's so weak and takes your devil gauge. Whenever he gets
close, jump over him and hack away with Ifrit or Alastor. He shouldn't
be too tough.
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MISSION 19: ENTER THE CORRUPTED WORLD
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A teleport pad leads you to the 3rd floor room with the 2 paintings
again. Backtrack to the entrance of this entire area to the Path of
Trials bridge.
Enter the painting to the RIGHT this time when you get back. It is the
Bedroom where you saw Nelo Angelo for the first time. Use the Elixir on
the mirror and head through. Head outside now, through the doors.
In the courtyard where you fought Nelo Angelo for the first time, grab
the Philosopher's Stone. New monsters will attack Dante and they are
pretty tough!
Use the Sword of Sparda. Jump and slash down at them. When they begin
exploding, GET AWAY FROM THEM BECAUSE THEM EXPLODING CAN HURT YOU VERY
BADLY!
Return to the bedroom by jumping to the highest area where you first
fought Nelo Angelo. Jump down the hole and return to the bedroom.
Travel through the mirror again.
Warp back to the Path of Trails and cross the bridge back to the
Cathedral where you fought Phantom and Nightmare for the first time
(and where you took the Pride of Lion).
Examine a puddle of water. Press the X button and then Dante warps to
the underworld at last!
When you land, look at the platform. It is an elevator leading back to
the Cathedral. Look for a dome and insert the Philosopher's Egg into
the hole. Jump into the underworld. The mission ends at last!
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MISSION 20: SHOWDOWN WITH NIGHTMARE
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You seem to be in a place resembling the human heart. You'll see
passageways blocked by fat. Chop it up and head through. The Statue of
Time is here, SO MAKE NECESSARY PURCHASES!
Rip through more fat until you are in another chamber. You must fight
Nightmare one last time! Don't worry- he is as tough as the first time
and by now, he is weak!
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BOSS: NIGHTMARE
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nightmare is definitely a Doosey. He is kinda scary to look at too. In
general, practice hit and run, but when you hit, hit hard. Also, in
every room where you fight him, there are the rune circles you attack to
fill. Without these on, he cannot be hurt, so keep them on at all
times.
Here are his attacks. When you don't have any circle runes filled, he
will try to swallow you. It's your choice, but the 2nd and third fights
I prefer not to let him. Inside of him are minibosses, and sargassos.
His first form has Phantom in it, the second has Griffon, the third has
Nelo Angelo. They will most likely give you green orbs if you beat
them, but it's not a guarentee, and I don't think it's worth it. Just
keep the runes lit, and you can dodge this attack. It looks like a
mound of ooze closing on you. He will often draw electricity from the
circles on the floor, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't hurt you. He will
summon little orbs to shoot you that can be shot down if you like. They
don't do too much damage. However, while they are shooting he will do
several other things. The weakest of which are his little slime things,
that go after you, and eventually make ice crystals to hurt you where
they land. Just run from them and you'll be fine. Even if one catches
you, keep moving and you won't get hurt. He will also shoot rock spears
out of himself 3 times for A LOT of damage, so dodge these. His most
damaging attack by far is his blue beam. You will know it's coming when
his sphere comes out and white lines start flowing across the floor. AT
this time, try your best to either get on top of him, or behind him. If
you are behind him, be ready to jump over it, as he will keep it out for
awhile. The farther back the fight, the longer he keeps it out. In the
third fight, he will keep it out for a good 5 seconds, so be wary.
Damaging him is fairly simple, or so it would seem. With the runes lit,
he will often let his sphere out. It is a bigger orb than the ones that
shoot you, and it has runes on it. Attack it, and it will shatter more
and more until he dies. Getting on top of him is best for this, but Air
Raid is good too. Don't use Ifrit in this fight, as it's too slow. If
you do go inside him and come out alive, he will lose one quarter of his
life. That is a lot, but it's hard work. There's also the chance of
green orbs from the monsters in him.
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MINI BOSS: NELO ANGELO
DIFFICULTY: AVERAGE
He's not as easy as the other two, so don't expect an easy fight. If at
all possible, I'd recommend staying on the outside of Nightmare, so you
don't have to fight this battle.
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MISSION 21: LIVING CAVE
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In this room, look for ledges that rise from hitting a shield and jump
to a lantern. Hit it to open up a doorway. Head to that doorway. From
there, wander through the halls. Kill all the monsters you see and
follow the path.
This should be relatively easy. Look out for the tentacles protruding
from the walls. Eventually, you should reach a dial that will unlock
the door to Mundus.
Strike it. Then jump down to the entrance. You will now confront
Mundus. The mission ends!
Watch a cut-scene involving Trish and Mundus, you will battle Mundus in
a flying form.
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Boss: Mundus
Difficulty: HARD
Mundus is the nefarious leader of the armies you've been battling all
along. Thus he's pretty hard. His first form is a flying angel thing,
and you get to fly too, in super devil mode. Fireballs are your best
bet, as you can shoot him and eventually he'll go down. However, if you
have a devil guage with 3 runes or more, use it. Dante will do a super
attack too cool for words, and it will damage Mundus a LOT. In the air,
the strategy is like that of Starfox 64, or any other rail shooter game.
You can dodge any of his attacks by going in a circular pattern around
the screen.
After his first form, Mundus drops to ground level and settles into a
pit of lava to fight. You should try to dodge most of his attacks, as
they are very damaging. He will also deploy orbs to shoot you, which
you can kill with the shotgun or handguns. He will also send blocks of
earth shooting at you, so just dodge em. His most damaging attacks are
his beam and his fireballs, so dodge those at all costs. His fireballs
come from the sky, so roll out of the way. his other beam attack comes
from him, so dodge it by rolling and jumping as well. To damage him,
you still must mainly rely on ranged weapons. On normal mode you can go
into devil mode and just charge him. Your sword will grow to insane
lengths to damage him quite a bit as well. Use any Invulnerables or
Devil Stars you have in this fight (first or second form).
His third appearance is nothing short of a laugh. Just beat him for a
few seconds and he'll be done. Then watch the cool cg, go into devil
mode and shoot him with Ebony and Ivory, and watch it all come down.
With Mundus gone, the entire island will collapse. We need to escape in
5 minutes! In the hallway where you first saw Mundus, run back to the
heart organ level. Defeat all enemies in Devil Trigger Mode to unlock
all doors.
Use the Sparda Sword in order to gain the upper edge. When you reach
the start of the Underworld level, ride the elevator back to the fake
Cathedral.
Run back to the long hallway from the start of the game and run toward
to room with the airplane. In the long hallway, you don't have to kill
any monsters, unlike in the previous rooms.
In the airplane room, the floor collapses and you end up in the
waterway room where you got the Rusty Key 3. You have to fight Mundus
for the last time.
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BOSS: MUNDUS III
DIFFICULTY: EASY
See above strategy, if you REALLY need help. This should be a very easy
battle.
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After the battle, ride the plane using the controls similar to that of
the Mundus battle. Eventually, you should reach the exit. DON'T HIT
THAT MANY WALLS OR ELSE YOU WILL DIE AND THE MISSION WILL BEGIN AGAIN!
You just beat Capcom's latest masterpiece, Devil May Cry! Great job!
Now try to beat those harder modes!
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SECRET MISSION 1
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CRITICAL HIT
After defeating Phantom at the Cathedral (your first encounter with
Phantom), return to that broken bridge you saw and jump down.
This is a hard first secret mission. You need to hit the sin once to
get her to drop her scissors. Then get as close as possible, and shoot
her in the face with the shotgun. Alasotr might work too. I'm betting
devil mode helps a lot too.
It must be a critical hit, or else you can't win the mission.
To win the mission, equip your Handguns and start killing all the
Phantom Babies on the ground before the time limit ends. The quickness
of the Handguns should have no problem doing this, as the Phantom Baby
dies with one handgun shot. Start near the door, then move slowly up to
the alter. You need to kill 100 in 30 seconds.
Clear Secret Mission 2 and go to that long hallway in the castle. Enter
the room with the time statue and start stomping! You have to kill 100
without weapons. This is fairly easy, and it takes me 1-2 times each
time. It's not hard as long as you keep moving. You must kill 100 in 30
seconds in order to beat this secret mission.
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SECRET MISSION 4
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THE THREE BEASTS
During Mission 4, go to that room with the airplane. Hit that blue
shield and ride the elevator down. Defeat all the shadows. Now this may
be more easily said than done. Dodge their attacks, and shoot them with
the shotgun or grenade launcher when possible. When they turn into the
orb, go wild on them. When they are dead, you can pat yourself on the
back, cuz that was a hard mission. Then ride the elevator back up and
the secret mission is done!
After that light mission in mission 7, go to those waterways you saw a
while back. You have to let the Kyklops in the room with the pipes kill
each other. This is very hard. Get between them and then jump as they
shoot rocks, so they hit each other. You can feel free to weaken them
with your guns if you with, though. After they are all killed, this
mission is done! Do this mission after you kill the Death Scissors.
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SECRET MISSION 6
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A BUNCH OF GHOSTS
To beat this, you need to go back to the entrance to the cathedral and
jump on the numerous Sin Scissors. Get up against the front wall, and
jump and wall jump, then jump up the wall by jumping on the Sin
Scissors. Remember that after each jump on an enemy, you can wall jump
again. When you are very high, wall jump towards the screen, ie away
from the wall. You should get the piece. Do this most any time before
you've beaten Nelo Angelo the second time.
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SECRET MISSION 7
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WATER PRISON
Go into the room with the skeleton captain after the ship is filled with
water, and examine the captain. You will go into a large area with 8
blades. You need to kill them all. All in all this is an easy mission.
Just shoot them with the needle gun a few times and they should go down.
Just dodge their blood spikes.
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SECRET MISSION 8
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TREASURE GUARDED BY THE DEATH GOD
Go to the area where the spikes came out of the revolving floor. This
is where you got either Nightmare Beta or the two lances. Examine the
picture on the wall to start the mission. This is a really hard one, so
do your best. Take out the 3 monsters.
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SECRET MISSION 9
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SHADOWS IN THE DARK
Defeat Nightmare in that cathedral room in Mission 16 and then head to
the room with the airplane inside. Defeat the two Shadows there and the
one in the main hall. Head to the drawbridge of the castle and kill the
final Shadow. This secret mission is done! For Shadow strategy, check
the monsters section.
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SECRET MISSION 10
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A LONELY STAIRCASE
Basically, after beating Griffon into the ground, come back to this
arena and jump the Sargasso stairway. They are lined up, so it's pretty
easy. At the end, jump on the last one, and jump towards the screen, ie
away from the Sargasso. You should get the piece.
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SECRET MISSION 11
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BLUE GEM IN THE SKY
You may want to save your game for this one at the end of Mission 16.
In Mission 17, go to the broken bridge and jump across without falling
down into the water. If you saved, this will be helpful. Just jump on
the Death Scythe and don't let it kill you. You can fly across the
bridge in devil mode if you wish. Also, if you have the runes, and can
get high enough, just fly to the blue orb.
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SECRET MISSION 12
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TIME BRACELET
Aren't we lucky, we don't get a 1/4 piece this time, we get a FULL blue
orb. In the 2nd room with a Lion Statue in Hell, go around checking the
walls with X. One wall has a flat surface that looks sorta gross and if
you hit X, the mission begins. Go through the maze, killing the
Nobody's until you reach the end. You should find a blue orb in the
first room. You should end up at the green wreathed door. Break
through, and you're in a room with a dinosaur (bone) at the top. Climp
up the right side, and give him a few good whacks with one of your
swords. After he's gone, you're visited by a few Frosts. Deal with
them as well, then climb to the top. You will be rewarded with the Time
Bracelet. If you have this one, whenever you go Devil Mode Time stops.
This works on some, but not all bosses.
FORCE EDGE
This is the default sword of the game. It is weak, but it is
essentially better than nothing. It was used to defeat Mundus though,
storywise. It's true power is sealed currently. It's actual name is
Sparda.
ALASTOR
This is a powerful sword Dante will use throughout the game. You can
acquire different strengths for the sword throughout the missions,
using the Red Orbs to purchase them. It is faster than the other
weapons, and it has the lightning element to it. (Orca) I prefer this
weapon above all other devil arms. Dante can do a normal 3 hit combo,
or if you wait a split second on the last hit, a 5 hit combo, adding to
quick upper strokes. If you wait a full second on the last hit, Dante
will do a multi stab combo instead of his final slash. If you keep
pressing the button he can do up to 7 or 8 hits just stabbing!
IFRIT
Dante's fists will turn on fire and you can use them as a weapon. As
with the Alastor, purchase different strengths for this weapon as you
proceed through the game. These are a lot slower than Alastor, but what
they lose in speed they make up for in power. Dante can do a 4 hit
combo with them, and he can charge each hit to do insane damage.
Rolling blaze makes these gloves 100% better too.
SPARDA
This gigantic sword is Dante's and his father's most powerful weapon.
It resembles something Cloud might use in FF7. It is much more powerful
than either Ifrit or Alastor, and it's speed is great. It will change
forms depending upon what you do. If you do Stinger, it will turn
itself into a spear, and lengthen itself at the last second to do 2 hits
instead of one. If you do Round Trip it will turn into a scythe.
EBONY AND IVORY
These are the weakest guns in the game. But they fire fairly quickly.
Use them against the bosses of the beginning of the game because their
quickness can distract them for very valuable seconds. These dual Desert
Eagles could take out a normal person in one shot, but, go figure,
devils apparently don't mind the .50 caliber bullets. Anyway, you can
juggle enemies and fire quickly. These guns are great (Orca).
SHOTGUN
This is a powerful, but slow gun. The recoil is fairly powerful, so
don't completely rely on it against bosses. Two or three shots can blow
most beasts down, making them weak enough to use your Ifrit or Alastor
to finish them off.
GRENADE GUN
Fires slightly slower than the Shotgun, but packs a MUCH bigger punch.
Most monster die after only 2 or three shots. Bosses cripple very
quickly with this very useful weapon. The power overpowers the recoil
of this gun. This gun is good against mid level bosses, but as you get
to the end it starts doing too little damage. Against common monsters
like Blades and Nobody's, this gun is great. (CVX's favorite).
NEEDLE GUN
This gun can only function underwater. It is somewhat accurate, and it
is reliable. Not exactly the easiest weapon to control, but is
definitely better than nothing. Fairly powerful. It shoots six times
before Dante needs to reload it.
NIGHTMARE-BETA
This weapon is powerful based on the power of Dante's Devil Trigger. It
is accurate, but make sure Dante is in Devil Trigger Mode to utilize
the power of this unorthodox gun. Overall however, the style of this
gun makes it fairly useless. Don't use it unless you are just going for
fun factor against normal monsters.
So what does it take to defeat a boss? Good controls? Difficulty mode?
The proper weapons? Yes, it takes all that. But there is one thing that
nothing beats when it comes to defeating bosses: logic!
To beat bosses, you must use your common sense. Learn to take advantage
of the arena in which you are battling. Certain areas may shield you
from danger or may be the point of origin for a powerful attack.
Learn to dodge attacks, too. I shouldn't have to tell you this, but
jumping to avoid attacks is very smart and a lot of people forget how
simple that tactic may actually be.
Use the weapons I recommend. They are the best choices for the boss.
Getting caught with the Handguns in your hand for a boss requiring the
Grenade Gun (Griffon) would be a nasty and time-consuming effort. You'd
probably die from Griffon if you used the Handguns, SO USE YOUR LOGIC
AND STICK TO THE STRATEGIES AND WEAPONS I PROVIDE. These are the best
strategies provided, rest assured.
And remember: BRING HEALING ITEMS! THOUGH YOU MAY BE GREAT AT DODGING,
YOU WILL EVENTUALLY GET HIT! BRING SOME GREEN ORBS!
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BOSS: PHANTOM
DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM
This is a pretty difficult boss for the beginning of the game. You will
need your Alastor and Shotgun for this evil boss. Start attacking it by
jumping and then slashing down.
This boss has several attacks, and you need to know them and when to
expect them to win this fight. His primary attack is a sweep with his
leg/pincer. He will do this if you are near, so just expect it. He
will put his head into the ground, and 4-6 lava geysurs will erupt.
Just keep walking or running to avoid them. His signature move is his
fireball, which he will charge in a white hot orb in his mouth, then
release momentarily. Just roll out of it's way. If you are feeling
lucky, and are at some distance, you can reflect it with Alastor.
Don't try to jump over it, as he will aim it and hit you. If you are on
his back, he will try to use his scorpion stinger on you. It's not to
hard to avoid. The last attack, which I find most deadly, is his jump.
He will jump at you, and land where you were. My best tactic is to
jump, and keep hitting triangle so as to jump off of him while he's in
the air. Then you will land on him, and it's all good.
To beat him, primarily you need to use melee attacks. The best way to
get him is up on his back. Get up there, and start slashing away.
Remember that only his attacks hurt you, he's not one of those bosses
from Mario who will hurt you if you even touch him. Disregard the demo
at the beginning of the game where they get up and shoot him, as
shooting does little damage. If you have it use, Air Raid. If you have
Ifrit (second time only) then you can use the blazing jump to jump off
of him repeatedly, then jump kick him. When he's at some distance, feel
free to blast away at him with whatever you've got. These strategies
apply for all appearences of Phantom (yes, there are many) because
he never really changes. The one thing he learns later on is a meteor
attack, where fire comes out of his back, then rains down. As with the
lava, just keep running to avoid it.
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BOSS: NELO ANGELO
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nelo Angelo appears 3 times, and the 3rd is harder than the first 2.
His name means non angel in Spanish (now they can't say you didn't learn
anything from this game).
He has a few attacks, learn them to avoid them. He has a basic
Slash/Slash/Double Slash combo, similar to your own, with the timing
done right. Just run from this one, as even dodging all 4 slashes at
close range can be really tough. He has a stinger like move, which he
usually teleports before. He'll put his sword in a stabbing stance,
like the Gotetsu from Kenshin. Then he will charge an INSANE distance
and skewer you if he can. Roll out of the way, and hack away at him.
He will teleport more often than not, so as to catch you unawares. Each
time he teleports, be ready to dodge, as he will come out of it with an
attack. He has fireballs that he takes a second to charge, and if you
can hit him in that second, good for you, you'll disrupt him. If you
can't dodge it, it isn't that hard. He also has the upper slash, then
the dive slash. This will hit you even in the air, so beware.
To kill him, you have to strike at the right times. Right after he
attacks is good. You can't just blindly run in, as he will block you.
If you can get into devil trigger mode, then he can't block your last 2
hits, to hack away at him. But beware, he has a move where he holds his
sword horizontally that basically nothing can deter him from. Jump if
you see him doing this. Don't ever try to hit him after a teleport. He
is quite full of himself, and taunts you often. Feel free to fix his
face at this moment. He will also prepare for some moves by holding his
sword straight up. Hit him while he's doing this, and he'll reel
backwards. If you hit him again, he'll be stunned and you can hack at
him a bit. Generally just hit and run, don't use the guns to often as
they do little damage, and he will block them, or even better shoot his
fireballs at you.
His third form is the same as the first two, but he's bigger and
stronger. Besides that, it's all good.
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Griffon's just the happy go lucky neighborhood killer thunder owl, so no
need to be afraid. You are going to grow to hate him as time goes by.
He appears 3 times, and one (not) time. The first and (not) battles
have the same strategy, and the 2nd and 3rd battles are generally the
same. The (non) battle occurs within Nightmare, which is not really a
boss, but a sub boss.
Okay, here are his attacks. Every once in awhile he'll come down and
charge you. This is a prime opportunity to jump off of his face and hit
him. If you don't move, he'll hit you with his beak. This is his
easiest to dodge attack. He will often shoot orbs of thunder that stay
near him but project to lines of thunder at you, at your current
altitude. They come together and then stay in a line for a second.
Jump over them either left or right and you'll be fine. Also jumping up
and down may help, as if you are in the air, they will target the air,
not you. Similar to this, he shoots rays of lightning parallel to the
ground at you, at your current altitude. Jump the first one, duck the
second, etc. He will do bombing runs in the first and (non) battle, so
just roll out of the way. In the final battle he will shoot up and down
rays at you in large numbers, so try to get a view of him from Dante's
point of view, and go back and forth between the lines shooting. He
will dive bomb you in all fights, so beware when he goes above your view
level for a second. Keep rolling to avoid this. In the second battle
he will create a kite sort of thing to annoy you, that will attach
itself to you with electricity and fling you skyward. Shoot it to
destroy it momentarily. In the second battle, overall Griffon does very
little. He will divebomb often. With the ship as a battleground,
manueverabilty is tough, to try to devil yourself often. In the third
battle, try to stay on the top level for the first half, and shoot down
at him. The green orbs up there are really useful too. For the second
part, keep shooting and physically attacking when he's near.
For the first and (non) battles, use the grenade gun as much as
possible. It does good damage. For the second battle, try to go devil
as much as possible. For the third battle, use any gun you like
(grenade, pistols or Nightmare B). The shotgun is not well suited, as
it's a close range gun. I personally never liked the Nightmare B much
either, as it's so weak and takes your devil gauge.
Whenever he gets close, jump over him and hack away with Ifrit or
Alastor. He shouldn't be too tough.
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BOSS: NIGHTMARE
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nightmare is definitely a Doosey. He is kinda scary to look at too. In
general, practice hit and run, but when you hit, hit hard. Also, in
every room where you fight him, there are the rune circles you attack to
fill. Without these on, he cannot be hurt, so keep them on at all
times.
Here are his attacks. When you don't have any circle runes filled, he
will try to swallow you. It's your choice, but the 2nd and third fights
I prefer not to let him. Inside of him are minibosses, and sargassos.
His first form has Phantom in it, the second has Griffon, the third has
Nelo Angelo. They will most likely give you green orbs if you beat
them, but it's not a guarentee, and I don't think it's worth it. Just
keep the runes lit, and you can dodge this
attack. It looks like a mound of ooze closing on you. He will often
draw electricity from the circles on the floor, but I'm pretty sure it
doesn't hurt you. He will summon little orbs to shoot you that can be
shot down if you like. They don't do too much damage. However, while
they are shooting he will do several other things. The weakest of which
are his little slime things, that go after you, and eventually make ice
crystals to hurt you where they land. Just run from them and you'll be
fine. Even if one catches you, keep moving and you won't get hurt. He
will also shoot rock spears out of himself 3 times for A LOT of damage,
so dodge these. His most damaging attack by far is his blue beam. You
will know it's coming when his sphere comes out and white lines start
flowing across the floor. AT this time, try your best to either
get on top of him, or behind him. If you are behind him, be ready to
jump over it, as he will keep it out for awhile. The farther back the
fight, the longer he keeps it out. In the third fight, he will keep it
out for a good 5 seconds, so be wary.
Damaging him is fairly simple, or so it would seem. With the runes lit,
he will often let his sphere out. It is a bigger orb than the ones that
shoot you, and it has runes on it. Attack it, and it will shatter more
and more until he dies. Getting on top of him is best for this, but Air
Raid is good too. Don't use Ifrit in this fight, as it's too slow. If
you do go inside him and come out alive, he will lose one quarter of his
life. That is a lot, but it's hard work. There's also the chance of
green orbs from the monsters in him.
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MUNDUS
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Boss: Mundus
Difficulty: HARD
Mundus is the nefarious leader of the armies you've been battling all
along. Thus he's pretty hard. His first form is a flying angel thing,
and you get to fly too, in super devil mode. Fireballs are your best
bet, as you can shoot him and eventually he'll go down. However, if you
have a devil guage with 3 runes or more, use it. Dante will do a super
attack too cool for words, and it will damage Mundus a LOT. In the air,
the strategy is like that of Starfox 64, or any other rail shooter game.
You can dodge any of his attacks by going in a circular pattern around
the screen.
After his first form, Mundus drops to ground level and settles into a
pit of lava to fight. You should try to dodge most of his attacks, as
they are very damaging. He will also deploy orbs to shoot you, which
you can kill with the shotgun or handguns. He will also send blocks of
earth shooting at you, so just dodge em. His most damaging attacks are
his beam and his fireballs, so dodge those at all costs. His fireballs
come from the sky, so roll out of the
way. his other beam attack comes from him, so dodge it by rolling and
jumping as well. To damage him, you still must mainly rely on ranged
weapons. On normal mode you can go into devil mode and just charge him.
Your sword will grow to insane lengths to damage him quite a bit as
well. Use any Invulnerables or Devil Stars you have in this fight
(first or second form).
His third appearance is nothing short of a laugh. Just beat him for a
few seconds and he'll be done. Then watch the cool cg, go into devil
mode and shoot him with Ebony and Ivory, and watch it all come down.
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MARIONETTE
These are the basic monsters of the game. The zombies from Resident
Evil as it were. They have a few attacks, all easily dodged. They will
wind up and spin at you with blades out. They will spin their weapons
(gun, knives, or crescent blades) and throw them. The blades travel
curved, the knives and bullets straight. Very few have guns, but kill
them first as guns hurt a lot. They can slash you like any normal fool.
They can jump on your back and hack at you. Whirl the left stick to
dislodge them. Overall, any weapon is good, these guys are only hard
when there are tons of them attacking each which way.
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BLOODY MARI
Slightly stronger than the Marionettes, thes look the exact same as red
marionettes. Same strategy, just they take longer to kill. These are
level 2 zombies.
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SIN SCISSORS
This gals are always laughing hysterically, and slashing at you. Knock
the scissors out of the way and go in for the kill. The only thing you
can hurt is their mask. Alastor or the shotgun are great choices. When
they die, their scissors come spinning to the ground. Watch out for
them.
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SIN SCYTHE
These are similar to the scissors above. They will throw their scythe's
sometimes, and they travel forwards then back, like a boomerang, so be
careful to dodge it both times. They will sometims slash you and draw
you in. Whirl the left stick to break free. They make little floating
pins, so beware when they do, for if they get you in a hold, it may be a
one hit kill. They will also slash at you in a horizontal slash. They
rotate around you very quickly sometimes, so keep shooting, and moving,
to distract them. When they die, their scythes come spinning to the
ground, one last shot at you. Dodge it. Shotgun or the pistols are
good against em.
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DEATH SCISSORS
These guys are really hard, but not as bad as Death Scythe. They will
attack with spinning dives, whirling scissors, or the normal scissors
jab. Just use the shotgun and Alastor (for range) as much as possible
to take these suckers out.
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KYCLOPS
These Phantom like foes aren't too easy. Use the grenade gun to hit
them from long range, and if it comes to it, Ifrit is the best for close
range, especially with rolling blaze. They attack with clones of
Phantom's attacks basically. They shoot rocks instead of fire, so it
won't travel as far, and you can't reflect it with Alastor. They will
jump on you if possible, and swipe at you with their legs. However,
they can't change from Spider to Scorpion like Phantom did, so they
can't sting you, or use the lava geysurs. They will also hurt each
other if their are too and they hit each other.
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SHADOW: (MINIBOSS)
DIFFICULTY: AVERAGE
The Alastor and Shotgun will be your best friend once again. Start by
shooting it while at close range. Remember to dodge. The shotgun takes
a huge toll on it and it will be weakened soon.
Shadow eventually turns into some liquid orb. START SLASHING IT WITH THE
ALASTOR BEFORE IT TRANSFORMS BACK INTO TIGER MODE. It helps to be in
Devil Trigger mode, as you will bring him down to red status in one go.
The Alastor is ineffective while Shadow is in Tiger Mode and the Shotgun
is ineffective while in Liquid Mode. After he turns red, just dodge him
at all costs. He will eventually explode. If you does catch you, he
will explode with you in his mouth; very damaging.
The Shadow attacks somewhat intense, so return to the study to recharge
yourself.
Once Shadow is dead, the door above opens.
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BEELZEBUB
These slimy things are quite repulsive, but not too hard. They fly
around and spew maggots at you. Now, as we all know from science (I'm
sure) maggots actually clean wounds, not hurt you. But these are evil
demon maggots, and they do hurt you. Do jump slash or stinger to shake
the maggots off. Use guns to knock these suckers out of the air, any
gun will do. There are two varieties, the walking and the flying, both
are easy. Stay clear when they die, or maggots will attack you.
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PLASMA
These guys are good for making money off of. They often multiply, so
you can kill tons of them at a time. They aren't easy however. Ranged
attacks prove the best, but often kill them before you get the number of
red orbs you were hoping for. These guys have your attacks, which are
very numerous. They have the 4 hit sword combo, the high time slash
combo, the short range stinger, the kick 13, the 4 hit Ifrit combo, the
jumping Ifrit kick, and the Ifrit uppercut. Overall, try to stay away
from them. They also have their own laser beam which goes horizontally.
They charge before it. You can dodge all of their attacks, and they
will hurt each other. To dodge the laser, roll towards it (left/right)
not away. You will roll through it. They often turn into bats if
you go higher then them as well. The bat has a vertical laser and a
wave it shoots, both easy to dodge. To kill them, the shotgun is great,
and Sparda is great. Either Ifrit or Alastor are okay too. Air Raid is
a quick and easy too, especially with vortex.
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BLADE
These lizard demons look hard, but they are only average in reality.
They will jump or lunge at you, so dodge that. They can tunnel
underground then come up for a jump attack. They can also shoot bloody
spikes at you from long range. Just dodge them and shoot with the
grenade gun. When they are down, slash or punch them. There are bigger
and smaller versions, but they act the same, besides stamina.
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SARGASSO
Sargassos appear near the beginning of the game, and later inside of
Nightmare. They are floating skulls, and are generally very easy to
beat. They have 2 attacks, their chomping move which they use to bite
you at close range, and their breath, which they will hit you with from
medium to close range. Both are easy to dodge and see coming. In the
beginning of the game, the pistols and Alastor are easy to use, later in
the game you can kill them any way you like. Inside Nightmare there is
a leveled up one with a symbol on his face. He just attacks slightly
faster, so don't worry.
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NOBODY
Nobodies have to by far be one of my most detested monsters. Not really
because they are hard, but because they do a victory dance after they
kill, or even hit you. They sound like monkeys also, which I hate.
Generally I just roll out of the way and hit them with the grenade gun.
If you have to at close range, I'd recommend the Alastor. They will try
to jump attack you often, so watch out for that. They also charge you
like the Blades do. Another thing to watch out for: when they die their
bodies explode, so don't get near. And keep moving, or this claw thing
comes out of the ground to hurt you.
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FETISH
These are like level 3 zombies. They are stronger and harder than the
last two types. They can shoot fire, which they lean back before, or
block you. If they block you, the attack is almost un-dodgeable. They
can throw spinning wheels of fire as well, I'd recommend jumping over
those. They will also wind up and spin towards you. If you can hit
them while they're winding up, they won't do a thing. They of course
also have the normal single slash. Use the handguns to juggle them, or
any weapon you like. These guys are easy.
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FROST
Being made of ice, I think we can all assume that Ifrit is a good
choice. However, I prefer to stay at long range with all the attacks
that they've got, and I use the grenade gun. Just keep dodging and
shooting. They can jump straight up, then come down and make a fairly
wide ice patch. Stay away to dodge that one. They will jump or lunge
at you, so just dodge. They will also sometimes stand their for a
second, invulnerable, then go into an ice cube. This I'm pretty sure
raises their health. To deter them, hit the ice cube while they heal,
so they don't heal as much. They can also shoot either two clumps of
icicles, or one large radial bunch. Lastly, they can hit the ground
to send a heat seaking icicle patch at you.
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DEATH SCYTHE
These guys are really tough. I can't even really be sure of their
attacks, or how to dodge them. Here are the ones I know. They will
often dive at you from high heights. Just roll out of the way. They
will appear in front of you and slash you. My best strategy is to stand
still until they appear, then slash. This will stop their slash and
throw them off balance. Then you can hit them. They also sometimes try
to grab you and draw you in. Whirl the left stick to get lose. If you
don't they do a one hit kill. They also sometimes send 4 spinning
scythes after you, which is insanely hard to dodge. They will also make
columns of earth send you flying skyward, then bat you back to earth
with the scythe. Should this happen, do the jump attack as you go down,
to make sure you hit them, not vice versa.
I'm pretty sure guns are useless against them, so rely on Alastor. Good
luck!
What to know how to get the highest ranking, S? Follow my guidelines!
You have to beat missions quickly, just run past most enemies in boss
levels to get it over with.
When fighting bosses, don't lose much life.
Try to kill as much as you can, even though it takes time.
Get lots of items (red orbs, etc).
Use weaker weapons to show skill.
Primarily, you need to beat stages fast and not get hurt. Now, doing
secret missions takes time, so don't always bust your back trying to get
an S. Yes, it will give you 1500 red orbs, but that's not always worth
it. Also try to get lot's of "AWESOME"s and "STYLISH"s.
To get a good kill rating, you need to switch up your moves, or do one
over and over without getting hit. If you stinger an enemy 5-6 times in
a row, you should get AWESOME, and STYLISH for a few more. Try
different things.
According to legend, 2000 years ago while snow was falling on a clear,
freezing night on Earth, a fierce devil prince was born deep in the
darkest pit of the netherworld.
He grew rapidly. Within a short time he gained his full powers and took
into the Devil Throne. His first act as a ruler of all devils was to
declare himself emperor of the Devil Kingdom. His next feat was an
invasion of the human world. His plan was to conquer it and rule over
both the lower and upper realms.
But a powerful devil-knight known as Sparda took pity on humans for
their brief, transient lives. In fierce battles he defeated all the
Devil ruler's armies and finally imprisoned him in a sealed vault.
Having achieved his victory, Sparda abandoned the Devil Kingdom to live
in the human world. He married a human woman and soon fathered a half
devil, half man son.
But beware, mankind. After 2000 years, the cursed Devil Emperor will be
released and will return to invade the human world once again.
Sparda's son must be our protector!
-From Devil World History (age unknown)
house in the library of Forbidden Books
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DANTE
Dante is a freelance underground mercenary in modern America. But his
secret persona is even more extraordinary! He slays bloodthirsty devils
from the depths of burning hell with his huge sword and dual-wielded
handguns. Even a devil may cry begging for Dante's mercy.
(Spoilers)
Dante's Mother and Brother were killed, or so he thinks, by a demon.
That demon is Mundus. Mundus actually made Vergil, Dante's brother,
into Nelo Angelo. Kinda sad to kill your brother. Mundus also killed
Dante's mother, and made a clone of her, for she was so powerful, the
clone was called Trish.
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TRISH
Trish is a hauntingly beautiful woman who invites Dante to Mallet
Island, gateway to the devil world. She possesses supernatural powers
and vast knowledge about devils. It is said she knows Dante's secret
history. But what is her true identity and purpose?
(Spoilers)
Trish is a clone of Dante's mother. She has quite some power, and she
is actually in league with Mundus. She saves Dante in the end however,
so never fear. At the end, she and Dante are out to kill more Evil!
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DEVIL MAY CRY
PLATFORM: SONY PLAYSTATION 2
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 17, 2001
COUNTRY: US/CANADA/EUROPE PAL
This is the American/European version of the game.
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DEVIL MAY CRY
PLATFORM: SONY PLAYSTATION 2
RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER
COUNTRY: JAPAN
This is the Japanese version of the game. The cover is similar to that
of the US one, apparently.
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DEVIL MAY CRY DEMO 1
PLATFORM: SONY PLAYSTATION 2
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 22, 2001
COUNTRY: JAPAN
This is the first demo version released with Capcom's BioHazard CODE:
Veronica Complete for PS2. It contains a few missions. The game also
looks slightly different from the other demo.
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DEVIL MAY CRY DEMO 2
PLATFORM: SONY PLAYSTATION 2
RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 22, 2001
This is the American demo, which is supposedly different from the
Japanese version. Any input is appreciated!
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Orca: I'd have to say that I really appreciate the action aspect of this
game. It's like a horror movie crossed with the Matrix. And everybody
knows Dante's going to win, because he's such a BAD ***!.
CVX: Devil May Cry is simply another Capcom and Shinji Mikami (Resident
Evil creator) masterpiece that has already filled the void that Silent
Hill 2 caused for me.
Orca: I didn't mind Silent Hill 2 much at all. I really liked it. It
wasn't the same style game, I think CVX prefers the action and head
exploding action. I like the deep plot behind Silent Hill, and the
increased scare factor.
Graphics: 9
CVX: The graphics in this game are marvelous. They are clean, crisp and
look amazing for a PS2 game. Devil May Cry is a great upgrade from
Resident Evil CODE: Veronica X on the PS2. Dante and the monsters all
have that detail and uniqueness to them. But jaggies are apparent in
this game, but not in an annoying way.
Orca: The graphics are very well done. I look at FFX now, and I don't
see much of a difference between the two. Maybe Tidus looks a bit
sharper in normal gameplay, but not much. This game is really
beautiful.
Sound: 10
CVX: Unlike Survival Horror games like Resident Evil and Silent Hill,
Devil May Cry doesn't really focus on slow, scary music. The music is
fast paced, especially when monsters are near. One thing I love is that
the soundtrack is simply enjoyable and gives a different survival horror
feel to it.
Orca: The music is nice in this game. It gets you hyped when you're
fighting, and then it kind of dulls down when you're alone, like in
Metal Gear 2. I don't know if I'd give it a ten, but it is well done.
Gameplay: 10
CVX: Unlike Silent Hill where your character moves like a tank, Dante
moves freely throughout the prerendered worlds. The goal of the game is
simply to kill every monster in sight with your sword, similar to that
of Onimusha: Warlords. But what makes this title more unique is the
mixture of guns. You can use a Shotgun, Handgun and Sword throughout
the game. Solid gameplay, with nothing too repetative. Go Devil May
Cry!
Orca: Dante's control scheme is different than Silent Hill, but I don't
see that different makes one worse than the other. Silent Hill was
meant to be harder to control. As this is an action game, I apreciate
that the control is a normal 2d style, so that I can really get into the
action. Unlike Onimusha where I couldn't even manage to turn the guy
the right way!
Fun Factor: 10
CVX: The last time I saw fun was with Silent Hill and Resident Evil 3:
Nemesis. But now, Devil May Cry redefines fun. There are many things
to do within these worlds. You solve puzzles, kill off monsters and
collect orbs. Unlike the key-fest called Silent Hill 2, Devil May Cry
simply revolutionizes fun. Cool!
Orca: This game is definitely awesome. All you have to do is sit down
for two minutes before you're hooked on Dante's awesome jumping and
shooting prowess. I could play this game to death before I got bored.
It's really fun.
Replay Value: 7
CVX: There still isn't as much replay value as Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
or Silent Hill, but playing the missions over and over again is still
fun, because of the concept of the entire story.
Story: 8
CVX: Dante is half man, half... angel? No, half Devil. He is trying to
redeem himself of that, so he goes through these missions to get to
his goal. The entire concept is not as great as Silent Hill or
Resident Evil, but it hangs in there.
Orca: There's something to be said for an action game with very little
plot. I don't mind this at all because it lets you get to the action
faster. Metal Gear Solid has an excellent plot, but it takes around
half the game time to watch it all! This game has a few short concise
cut scenes to explain the story, then back to the action! I appreciate
that.
Overall: 10
CVX: Devil May Cry is another Capcom masterpiece title that will never
leave my hands. It is fun, unique and a cool game. If you are torn
between Silent Hill 2 and Devil May Cry, definitely get Devil May Cry.
Orca: Yes, this game is as good as the other greats out. If you want
something for your birthday, and it's a PS2, get Metal Gear Solid 2,
Final Fantasy 10, and this.
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MISSION 1: CURSE OF THE BLOODY PUPPETS
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Run up the stone path after all the cut-scenes. Grab the Yellow Orb
nearby. At the end of the path, you should see a hole you should enter.
Enter the hole and you are in the Main Hall.
To continue, you must collect 45 Red Orbs that are scattered throughout
the entire room.
Head up the staircase and grab Red Orbs in spaces you cannot yet see.
Practice your jumping ability while doing so. You'll see a Statue of
Time, but as of now, it is inactive.
Once you have collected 45 Red Orbs, run to the door with those
skeleton faces. Pay them 45 Red Orbs and then the door will open.
Travel through the door.
A gate is nearby- the exit to this damn castle. Unfortunately, the gate
is lowered and Dante will need an item to open it. Nearby are knight
statues. Slash them for Red Orbs.
[Note: Whenever you see tables, knight statues or other things that
seem to stand out from the background, slash them. They usually contain
Red Orbs. Some may even reveal some useful weapons!]
Head through the next set of doors. In this room, climb the staircase.
Head through the hole at the top and look at the Marionette for a Rusty
Key.
Take it back to the Main Hall and unlock the blue doors. Marionettes
attack, so slash them up with your Force Edge. Down the staircase, go
to a room that is blue, on the second floor. Look in the water for a
Blue Orb Fragment.
Travel back to the Main Hall. There, unlock the blue doors and pass
through them. Dante is now in a room with a giant plane. The red doors
nearby are locked, but slash some tables up for prizes.
Look in the corner for some round shield and slash it with your Force
Edge Sword. Once the Kanji symbols are fully lit, ride the elevator
below Dante's feet down.
In this arena, destroy all the Marionettes. Legions will attack Dante,
but they will pose little threat if you Jump and Slash down and slow
them down with your Handguns.
Once they are all dead, ride the elevator back up to the airplane room.
Back there, kill the now-live Marionettes. This shouldn't be difficult.
After they all die, the red doors nearby unlock.
If the tense music stops but the door is still locked, there is a
Marionette SOMEWHERE in the room that is alive. Kill it.
Head through the red doors to end the first mission!
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MISSION 2: JUDGE OF DEATH
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You are now in a long hallway.
Head right from the door you are at. The door Dante is in front of
leads back to the room with the plane. If you need supplies, head to
the small door to the left.
Inside, use the Statue of Time and spend some Red Orbs for Vital Stars
and Yellow Orbs. These are needed throughout the game to survive this
Mallet Island nightmare.
[Note: Whenever you see those Statue of Times, PURCHASE SUPPLIES! You
can purchase strategies for future weapons when you get those weapons.
Items are important. You cannot survive without them.]
Outside in the Long Hallway, head passed the double doors all the way
down the hall, killing any monsters that get in your way. At this
point, killing monsters is needed to gather Red Orbs.
At the end is a Sword stuck into some type of wall. Grab it and Dante
can now use Devil Trigger and his new Alastor! The Alastor is stronger
than the Force Edge, so this is great.
The wall where the Alastor was changes, and that is the goal of the
mission now.
Enter the nearby double doors from where you got the Alastor. In this
Library, slash up any tables you may see. One of the tables on the
second floor hides a Shotgun. That Shotgun is an important weapon!
[Note: Replace the Dual Handguns with the Shotgun. The Shotgun is much
more useful. The Dual Handguns will only be used occasionally
throughout the rest of the game.]
Examine one of the paintings for a Rusty Key. Take it to the double
doors halfway through the Long Hall and unlock them. In the Fountain
Room, kill every monster. The Shotgun will be a very good weapon to
use.
The Blue Force Field blocks some tiger statue, so look for the stairs
and jump your way across several platforms. A door at the end is your
destination, so head through the doors.
In the Tomb Room, kill all the monsters. The door you just came through
is now locked and the hand that protrudes from it can hurt you. Kill
all the monsters in this room and examine the coffin halfway through
the room.
Slash at it and it should push back. Climb down the newly revealed
ladder. Grab the shining object- the Staff of Judgement! A portion of
the room will spin, making the exit to this weird room.
Head through and you are in the library again, where you got the
Shotgun. Exit back to the Long Hall. Sin Scissors will attack you.
The most efficient way to kill them is to jump and slash at them with
the Alastor and then shoot them with the Shotgun. This is the quickest
way to kill them, because their scissors (as their name suggests) can
be very damaging. After they are all dead, travel back to the Long
Hallway.
Go to where you took the Alastor and examine the skeleton door. Use the
Staff of Judgement to unlock the door. Enter and you are in the
Cathedral!
The mission ends!
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MISSION 3: DESTROYER OF ARDOR
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In the Cathedral, all doors leading out are blocked. Head up the set of
stairs and examine the Pride of Lion. One of the doors will open, so
head through.
Outside is the Bridge area, called the Path of Trials. Remember that
name, because this area will be revisited later. Cross the bridge and
examine everything at that side.
Attempt to return to the Cathedral and you will drop to the water
below. Below, step on the circle in the center and six Sargasso attack
you. Use the Shotgun to dispose of them. AVOID GETTING HURT.
Once they are all dead, step onto the center platform to warp back to
the bridge above. The bridge is now broken, but you are on the
Cathedral side. To get back to the other side, you can try to jump all
the platforms or head down and defeat the six skeletons again.
Return to where you left the Pride of Lion. Grab it and the first boss
appears...
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BOSS: PHANTOM
DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM
This is a pretty difficult boss for the beginning of the game. You will
need your Alastor and Shotgun for this evil boss. Start attacking it by
jumping and then slashing down.
This boss has several attacks, and you need to know them and when to
expect them to win this fight. His primary attack is a sweep with his
leg/pincer. He will do this if you are near, so just expect it. He
will put his head into the ground, and 4-6 lava geysurs will erupt.
Just keep walking or running to avoid them. His signature move is his
fireball, which he will charge in a white hot orb in his mouth, then
release momentarily. Just roll out of it's way. If you are feeling
lucky, and are at some distance, you can reflect it with Alastor. Don't
try to jump over it, as he will aim it and hit you. If you are on his
back, he will try to use his scorpion stinger on you. It's not to hard
to avoid. The last attack, which I find most deadly, is his jump. He
will jump at you, and land where you were. My best tactic is to jump,
and keep hitting triangle so as to jump off of him while he's in the
air. Then you will land on him, and it's all good.
To beat him, primarily you need to use melee attacks. The best way to
get him is up on his back. Get up there, and start slashing away.
Remember that only his attacks hurt you, he's not one of those bosses
from Mario who will hurt you if you even touch him. Disregard the demo
at the beginning of the game where they get up and shoot him, as
shooting does little damage. If you have it use, Air Raid. If you have
Ifrit (second time only) then you can use the blazing jump to jump off
of him repeatedly, then jump kick him. When he's at some distance, feel
free to blast away at him with whatever you've got. These strategies
apply for all appearences of Phantom (yes, there are many) because
he never really changes. The one thing he learns later on is a meteor
attack, where fire comes out of his back, then rains down. As with the
lava, just keep running to avoid it.
************************************************************************
Return through the doors to the Long Hallway from the last mission. The
mission ends!
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MISSION 4: BLACK KNIGHT
************************************************************************
You are back in that long hallway. Now, RUN toward the fountain room
halfway through the hall. Phantom chases you into the room! AHHH!
You can kill it for some Red Orbs, or run into the study. I suggest you
run into the fountain room. Once you leave the room through any door,
Phantom will leave.
In the fountain room, use the Pride of Lion on that force field. A mini
boss fight will occur.
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MINI BOSS: SHADOW
DIFFICULTY: FAIRLY EASY
The Alastor and Shotgun will be your best friend again. Start by
shooting it while at close range. Remember to dodge. The shotgun takes
a huge toll on it and it will be weakened soon.
Shadow eventually turns into some liquid orb. START SLASHING IT WITH THE
ALASTOR BEFORE IT TRANSFORMS BACK INTO TIGER MODE. It helps to be in
Devil Trigger mode, as you will bring him down to red status in one go.
The Alastor is ineffective while Shadow is in Tiger Mode and the Shotgun
is ineffective while in Liquid Mode. After he turns red, just dodge him
at all costs. He will eventually explode. If you does catch you, he
will explode with you in his mouth; very damaging.
The Shadow attacks somewhat intense, so return to the study to recharge
yourself.
Once Shadow is dead, the door above opens.
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Head through the door the battle opened, right after Shadow is dead.
Inside this high room, slash that shield similar to the one you saw in
Mission 1.
See the circle on the ground? Step on it and it rises to the top, near
a shining object. Jump towards the shining object. It is the Death
Sentence.
Head back down and travel up the staircase. There are double doors
nearby for you to go through. In this bedroom, insert the Death
Sentence into the statue next to the mirror.
Grab the Melancholy Soul item that drops. Head through the doors
leading outside.
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BOSS: NELO ANGELO
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nelo Angelo appears 3 times, and the 3rd is harder than the first 2.
His name means non angel in Spanish (now they can't say you didn't learn
anything from this game).
He has a few attacks, learn them to avoid them. He has a basic
Slash/Slash/Double Slash combo, similar to your own, with the timing
done right. Just run from this one, as even dodging all 4 slashes at
close range can be really tough. He has a stinger like move, which he
usually teleports before. He'll put his sword in a stabbing stance,
like the Gotetsu from Kenshin. Then he will charge an INSANE distance
and skewer you if he can. Roll out of the way, and hack away at him.
He will teleport more often than not, so as to catch you unawares. Each
time he teleports, be ready to dodge, as he will come out of it with an
attack. He has fireballs that he takes a second to charge, and if you
can hit him in that second, good for you, you'll disrupt him. If you
can't dodge it, it isn't that hard. He also has the upper slash, then
the dive slash. This will hit you even in the air, so beware.
To kill him, you have to strike at the right times. Right after he
attacks is good. You can't just blindly run in, as he will block you.
If you can get into devil trigger mode, then he can't block your last 2
hits, to hack away at him. But beware, he has a move where he holds his
sword horizontally that basically nothing can deter him from. Jump if
you see him doing this. Don't ever try to hit him after a teleport. He
is quite full of himself, and taunts you often. Feel free to fix his
face at this moment. He will also prepare for some moves by holding his
sword straight up. Hit him while he's doing this, and he'll reel
backwards. If you hit him again, he'll be stunned and you can hack at
him a bit. Generally just hit and run, don't use the guns to often as
they do little damage, and he will block them, or even better shoot his
fireballs at you.
His third form is the same as the first two, but he's bigger and
stronger. Besides that, it's all good.
************************************************************************
The mission ends.
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MISSION 5: GUIDING THE SOUL
************************************************************************
You begin in the courtyard. Now you have exactly 3 minutes to use it to
unlock the door on the bottom of the tall room inside the castle (where
you rode that large elevator to get the Death Sentence).
You must battle a Shadow, SO KILL IT QUICKLY! After Shadow is dead,
jump to the highest area and jump down the hole.
Enter the double doors to the bedroom and head through the other door
to that tall room. Jump all the way down to the bottom and use the
Melancholy Soul on the thin door by the foot of the staircase.
Use it before the 3 minute timer ends.
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WHAT IF IT RUNS OUT OF ENERGY? WHAT DO I DO?
************************************************************************
Go to the door passed the fountain room if the 3 minute times runs out.
Remember the room where you pushed the tombstone? Passed it is a
Prisoner Statue. Use it to recharge it.
Return to that staircase, but a Shadow occupies the Fountain Room. Kill
it and get to that staircase! If you can't kill THAT Shadow, try
recharging it again and again until you get it.
Once you enter through the blue door at the bottom of the stairs, the
mission ends!
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MISSION 6: EVIL OF THE WATERWAYS
************************************************************************
From the door, head right. Head to the nearest door you see to Dante's
right. Inside the little hole with a shining object, grab yet another
Rusty Key. (Why doesn't Dante just keep the ones he gets? :/)
Little bugs will then attack Dante. The Shotgun will take care of these
annoying runts. Exit and Beezlebub will be in the hall. Enter the hall
across, collect several items and break the Orb Vase.
Use the Rusty Key to unlock the door nearby. Travel through this lit
hallway and kill the Sin Scissors. Passed them is the Guiding Light.
Collect it and the mission ends!
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MISSION 7: HOLDING THE KEY OF ARDOR
************************************************************************
Remember the bedroom? Return there now, and quickly because Dante's
energy will drain as you go. There are Green Orbs around to recharge
your energy, so keep aiming back for the bedroom.
Phantom will appear again. Phantom will vanish, though. Kill ALL Sin
Scythes you see in the final room, including a little corridor halfway
through the hallway with the exit to these waterways.
The door leading to the staircase will unlock. Head through and climb
the stairs to the master bedroom. Don't stop for anything except for
Green Orbs.
Go to the bedroom and the statue with the sun and then a new door will
be revealed. This relatively quick mission ends.
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MISSION 8: THE LEGENDARY KNIGHT RETURNS
************************************************************************
You appear on a narrow platform above the Main Hall from the beginning
of the game. Jump across another platform to get to a new door. You
might want to get some Red Orbs by exploring the areas from the first
few missions.
Otherwise, travel through the door. There is a Statue of Time here, so
purchase supplies. Head through the mouth-like door. Phantom will
battle you again. The strategies are basically the same.
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BOSS: PHANTOM
DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM
This is a pretty difficult boss for the beginning of the game. You will
need your Alastor and Shotgun for this evil boss. Start attacking it by
jumping and then slashing down.
This boss has several attacks, and you need to know them and when to
expect them to win this fight. His primary attack is a sweep with his
leg/pincer. He will do this if you are near, so just expect it. He
will put his head into the ground, and 4-6 lava geysurs will erupt.
Just keep walking or running to avoid them. His signature move is his
fireball, which he will charge in a white hot orb in his mouth, then
release momentarily. Just roll out of it's way. If you are feeling
lucky, and are at some distance, you can reflect it with Alastor. Don't
try to jump over it, as he will aim it and hit you. If you are on his
back, he will try to use his scorpion stinger on you. It's not to hard
to avoid. The last attack, which I find most deadly, is his jump. He
will jump at you, and land where you were. My best tactic is to jump,
and keep hitting triangle so as to jump off of him while he's in the
air. Then you will land on him, and it's all good.
To beat him, primarily you need to use melee attacks. The best way to
get him is up on his back. Get up there, and start slashing away.
Remember that only his attacks hurt you, he's not one of those bosses
from Mario who will hurt you if you even touch him. Disregard the demo
at the beginning of the game where they get up and shoot him, as
shooting does little damage. If you have it use, Air Raid. If you have
Ifrit (second time only) then you can use the blazing jump to jump off
of him repeatedly, then jump kick him. When he's at some distance, feel
free to blast away at him with whatever you've got. These strategies
apply for all appearences of Phantom (yes, there are many) because
he never really changes. The one thing he learns later on is a meteor
attack, where fire comes out of his back, then rains down. As with the
lava, just keep running to avoid it.
************************************************************************
Go through the gate. Head to the lower roof area and grab the Trident
nearby. There is a hole leading to a mechanism room. Smash the lever
and a patch door opens.
Grab the Grenade Gun from the skeleton and equip it. Take the ladder
down and you are in that Blue Room from Mission 1. Go to the face and
use the Trident.
Now run back to the Gate Room you saw at Mission 1, passed the Main
Hall. The Gate will lower, so ignore all the enemies you see. Once you
pass the gate, head outside and cross the drawbridge.
The mission is complete!
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MISSION 9: NEW STRENGTH
************************************************************************
Run across the Drawbridge. Jump over the stone. The drawbridge will
rise, AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE AREAS FROM THE START OF
THE GAME UNTIL YOU COMPLETE MISSION 14.
Grab some Red Orbs hidden in the area if you wish. Down the area is a
spiral staircase. Go down them and then through the door at the very
bottom of the flight of stairs.
Through it is a Courtyard. Blades, the enemies that were ripped out of
Dino Crisis populate this area, so use your Alastor for this fight.
Head through the open gate. Through it, climb a ladder on any side and
grab the items. Look for the shield and hit it so the platforms rise
into the air.
Head right from the shield (based on the camera angle) and jump on the
first platform.
[Note: Jumping will be very tricky. Use this strategy.]
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JUMPING STRATEGY
DIFFICULTY: TRICKY
The platforms move up or down, making it hard to jump onto the next
platforms without falling back onto the ground. Timing is careful for
this, because if you jump out too late or too early, you'll end up on
the ground.
When the rising platform is about equal to the next platform, FACE IT
AND JUMP! Be quick, because time is needed. When the platform needs to
descend in order to reach the next platform, wait it out and see where
it stops and rises again.
Now that you know the location of the platform, jump onto the next one.
When both are moving at the same time, wait until the platform you are
aiming is equal or lower than the platform you are on. Jump and you
will eventually end up at the goal platform.
GOOD WORK! :P
************************************************************************
Grab the Ifrit at the top and equip it. It is needed to get through
the door in the Courtyard (the previous room). You must now face the
next boss.
Griffon's just the happy go lucky neighborhood killer thunder owl, so no
need to be afraid. You are going to grow to hate him as time goes by.
He appears 3 times, and one (not) time. The first and (not) battles
have the same strategy, and the 2nd and 3rd battles are generally the
same. The (non) battle occurs within Nightmare, which is not really a
boss, but a sub boss.
Okay, here are his attacks. Every once in awhile he'll come down and
charge you. This is a prime opportunity to jump off of his face and hit
him. If you don't move, he'll hit you with his beak. This is his
easiest to dodge attack. He will often shoot orbs of thunder that stay
near him but project to lines of thunder at you, at your current
altitude. They come together and then stay in a line for a second.
Jump over them either left or right and you'll be fine. Also jumping up
and down may help, as if you are in the air, they will target the air,
not you. Similar to this, he shoots rays of lightning parallel to the
ground at you, at your current altitude. Jump the first one, duck the
second, etc. He will do bombing runs in the first and (non) battle, so
just roll out of the way. In the final battle he will shoot up and down
rays at you in large numbers, so try to get a view of him from Dante's
point of view, and go back and forth between the lines shooting. He
will dive bomb you in all fights, so beware when he goes above your view
level for a second. Keep rolling to avoid this. In the second battle
he will create a kite sort of thing to annoy you, that will attach
itself to you with electricity and fling you skyward. Shoot it to
destroy it momentarily. In the second battle, overall Griffon does very
little. He will divebomb often. With the ship as a battleground,
manueverabilty is tough, to try to devil yourself often. In the third
battle, try to stay on the top level for the first half, and shoot down
at him. The green orbs up there are really useful too. For the second
part, keep shooting and physically attacking when he's near.
For the first and (non) battles, use the grenade gun as much as
possible. It does good damage. For the second battle, try to go devil
as much as possible. For the third battle, use any gun you like
(grenade, pistols or Nightmare B). The shotgun is not well suited, as
it's a close range gun. I personally never liked the Nightmare B much
either, as it's so weak and takes your devil gauge. Whenever he gets
close, jump over him and hack away with Ifrit or Alastor. He shouldn't
be too tough.
************************************************************************
Go to the door to the right of the gate leading to that platform room.
To the right, use your new Ifrit to break the seal of the door.
Inside, cross the misty woods and try to go through the door into the
small building. Marionettes attack you, so kill all of them in order to
unlock the door to the small building.
Head through the doorway. Run down a set of stairs. There are numerous
items to collect throughout the level so collect them. Kill all the
Marionettes in the area and spend 200 Orbs on the nearby door.
Go through and the mission ends!
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MISSION 10: CANYON OF MIST
************************************************************************
You are in a path filled with mist. Kill all monsters in this area
before examining the tombstone. MAKE SURE YOU DO IT THAT WAY!
Afterwards, the tombstone in the room will release a light. Follow the
light QUICKLY!
If the light runs away from Dante, heading out the path will take you
to the final door from Mission 9. When you reach a new room, repeat
what you did with the tombstone and light and then you should
eventually arrive in a courtyard.
Kill the 2 giant spiders, called Kyclops and then enter through the
next door, which ends the mission!
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MISSION 11: GUARDIAN OF THE GREENHOUSE
************************************************************************
Kill the Death Scythe. Jump on the platform that appears following the
battle. There are many Red Orbs to collect throughout the entire room,
so collect them by searching around.
Once you have gotten every Red Orb you can find, return to the center
of this room to proceed. Find the Well in one of the hallways nearby.
Read the inscription. Then jump down into the abyss, Silent Hill 2
style!!
Blades are at the bottom, so eliminate them quickly. Down the entire
hallway, surrounded almost entirely by glass, is the Sign of Chasity.
Look for the glowing item you saw on your way to the Sign of Chasity.
Return to the upper area, called the Green House. Looking on your map,
look for the northern area and then doors there. Jump to a platform in
the middle area and then jump down the platform. Head to the lower part
of this room.
Remember the doorway nearby. There is a glowing item. Swap the Sign of
Chasity for the Chalice. Now we have to fight another boss!
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BOSS: NELO ANGELO
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nelo Angelo appears 3 times, and the 3rd is harder than the first 2.
His name means non angel in Spanish (now they can't say you didn't learn
anything from this game).
He has a few attacks, learn them to avoid them. He has a basic
Slash/Slash/Double Slash combo, similar to your own, with the timing
done right. Just run from this one, as even dodging all 4 slashes at
close range can be really tough. He has a stinger like move, which he
usually teleports before. He'll put his sword in a stabbing stance,
like the Gotetsu from Kenshin. Then he will charge an INSANE distance
and skewer you if he can. Roll out of the way, and hack away at him.
He will teleport more often than not, so as to catch you unawares. Each
time he teleports, be ready to dodge, as he will come out of it with an
attack. He has fireballs that he takes a second to charge, and if you
can hit him in that second, good for you, you'll disrupt him. If you
can't dodge it, it isn't that hard. He also has the upper slash, then
the dive slash. This will hit you even in the air, so beware.
To kill him, you have to strike at the right times. Right after he
attacks is good. You can't just blindly run in, as he will block you.
If you can get into devil trigger mode, then he can't block your last 2
hits, to hack away at him. But beware, he has a move where he holds his
sword horizontally that basically nothing can deter him from. Jump if
you see him doing this. Don't ever try to hit him after a teleport. He
is quite full of himself, and taunts you often. Feel free to fix his
face at this moment. He will also prepare for some moves by holding his
sword straight up. Hit him while he's doing this, and he'll reel
backwards. If you hit him again, he'll be stunned and you can hack at
him a bit. Generally just hit and run, don't use the guns to often as
they do little damage, and he will block them, or even better shoot his
fireballs at you.
His third form is the same as the first two, but he's bigger and
stronger. Besides that, it's all good.
************************************************************************
Jump to a high platform and you'll see a knight. Place the Chalice
there. The exit unseals, so head there to end the mission!
[Note: Get used to the underwater controls by studying them intensely.
They can either be confusing or easy to control.]
Go to the Statue of Time and purchase more items, because this mission
can get you damaged if you cannot control the underwater controls
properly.
Jump into the water and go through a hole into the ship. Swim, but
avoid the monsters since you don't have the Needle Gun yet. Swin and
head up the stairs you see nearby.
Kill the Blades that appear. Near the stairs in the Needle Gun. Equip
it because it is the only weapon that can be used underwater. It cannot
be used above water, so switch to the Grenade Gun during above water
events or use the Ifrit.
Grab the Devil Star. Jump into the water near the stairs (by where you
took the Needle Gun). The barrels you can shoot contain valuable Red
Orbs.
An Untouchable is in the room, which will be useful for the next boss.
Swim to the surface you eventually see. Travel to the door you see.
Read the locked door and then kill the Death Scythes that emerge from
the door.
As usual, kill them to unlock the door. Examine swords you see by the
door and the ship will sail. Another boss fight ensues!
Griffon's just the happy go lucky neighborhood killer thunder owl, so no
need to be afraid. You are going to grow to hate him as time goes by.
He appears 3 times, and one (not) time. The first and (not) battles
have the same strategy, and the 2nd and 3rd battles are generally the
same. The (non) battle occurs within Nightmare, which is not really a
boss, but a sub boss.
Okay, here are his attacks. Every once in awhile he'll come down and
charge you. This is a prime opportunity to jump off of his face and hit
him. If you don't move, he'll hit you with his beak. This is his
easiest to dodge attack. He will often shoot orbs of thunder that stay
near him but project to lines of thunder at you, at your current
altitude. They come together and then stay in a line for a second.
Jump over them either left or right and you'll be fine. Also jumping up
and down may help, as if you are in the air, they will target the air,
not you. Similar to this, he shoots rays of lightning parallel to the
ground at you, at your current altitude. Jump the first one, duck the
second, etc. He will do bombing runs in the first and (non) battle, so
just roll out of the way. In the final battle he will shoot up and down
rays at you in large numbers, so try to get a view of him from Dante's
point of view, and go back and forth between the lines shooting. He
will dive bomb you in all fights, so beware when he goes above your view
level for a second. Keep rolling to avoid this. In the second battle
he will create a kite sort of thing to annoy you, that will attach
itself to you with electricity and fling you skyward. Shoot it to
destroy it momentarily. In the second battle, overall Griffon does very
little. He will divebomb often. With the ship as a battleground,
manueverabilty is tough, to try to devil yourself often. In the third
battle, try to stay on the top level for the first half, and shoot down
at him. The green orbs up there are really useful too. For the second
part, keep shooting and physically attacking when he's near.
For the first and (non) battles, use the grenade gun as much as
possible. It does good damage. For the second battle, try to go devil
as much as possible. For the third battle, use any gun you like
(grenade, pistols or Nightmare B). The shotgun is not well suited, as
it's a close range gun. I personally never liked the Nightmare B much
either, as it's so weak and takes your devil gauge. Whenever he gets
close, jump over him and hack away with Ifrit or Alastor. He shouldn't
be too tough.
************************************************************************
Head through the now unlocked door. The mission ends!
Inside the control room, grab the Staff of Hermes! This item will be
used a few missions from now. After the item is pulled, the ship sinks
once again, so you must now get out.
Swim through the hole right of the now blocked door. Kill 2 Blades.
Swim through to the next areas. Swim through the hole in the hull of
the ship and you will leap out of the water.
Outside the ship, head to the water to the right and collect the Holy
Water. Head down and up the stairs. The mission ends!
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MISSION 14: DEEP DARKNESS AND TOWERING MOUNTAINS
************************************************************************
Head through the corridor and turn left. Circle the corridor. A
skeleton at the end holds an Emblem Shield for you to take. Pull the
skeleton's arm and the gate you passed will rise.
A booby trap begins, so jump to avoid the spikes that rise from the
ground. Head for the gate and ride the elevator up. You appear by a
waterfall, which hides a Blue Orb Fragment.
Head down the hill in the next area. Look for a mine shaft and use 200
Red Orbs to head through the door.
[Note: Search the entire area for Red Orbs and other prizes.]
Kill all the monsters in the next area. After killing all the enemies,
surrender 100 Red Orbs to the next door, which ends the mission!
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MISSION 15: WHEEL OF DESTINY
************************************************************************
You appear back in a familiar area. Head to the Blue Door in the
hallway.
Unlock it with the Emblem Shield. Inside, take the Luminite near the
stairs. Head down the stairs and kill any enemies you see. Smash the
cracked wall on the bottom, smash anything in the room to collect
items.
Travel to the door and you appear in a moving room. Run passed the
spikes and jump across a chasm to claim the Pair of Lances. With this
item, return to the Courtyard.
Back there, you can use the Emblem Shield to get another item. It is an
optional item, BUT YOU WILL DEFINITELY WANT THIS ITEM BECAUSE IT IS A
USEFUL WEAPON.
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GETTING THE NIGHTMARE-BETA
************************************************************************
To grab the Nightmare Beta, use the Emblem Shield to get through the
red glowing door. Travel down the stairs and then break the wall, break
the items and grab the items. Head through the door, dodge the spikes,
jump down into the pit, jump up and grab the Nightmare Beta.
Return to the Courtyard.
Once we are reunited, go to the hall with the red and blue glowing
doors. In the center, use the Pair of Lances to unlock the door. Travel
through.
Collect all the orbs in the room. Then return to the ground floor. In
this room, pressing the circle will cause a boss battle.
Griffon's just the happy go lucky neighborhood killer thunder owl, so no
need to be afraid. You are going to grow to hate him as time goes by.
He appears 3 times, and one (not) time. The first and (not) battles
have the same strategy, and the 2nd and 3rd battles are generally the
same. The (non) battle occurs within Nightmare, which is not really a
boss, but a sub boss.
Okay, here are his attacks. Every once in awhile he'll come down and
charge you. This is a prime opportunity to jump off of his face and hit
him. If you don't move, he'll hit you with his beak. This is his
easiest to dodge attack. He will often shoot orbs of thunder that stay
near him but project to lines of thunder at you, at your current
altitude. They come together and then stay in a line for a second.
Jump over them either left or right and you'll be fine. Also jumping up
and down may help, as if you are in the air, they will target the air,
not you. Similar to this, he shoots rays of lightning parallel to the
ground at you, at your current altitude. Jump the first one, duck the
second, etc. He will do bombing runs in the first and (non) battle, so
just roll out of the way. In the final battle he will shoot up and down
rays at you in large numbers, so try to get a view of him from Dante's
point of view, and go back and forth between the lines shooting. He
will dive bomb you in all fights, so beware when he goes above your view
level for a second. Keep rolling to avoid this. In the second battle
he will create a kite sort of thing to annoy you, that will attach
itself to you with electricity and fling you skyward. Shoot it to
destroy it momentarily. In the second battle, overall Griffon does very
little. He will divebomb often. With the ship as a battleground,
manueverabilty is tough, to try to devil yourself often. In the third
battle, try to stay on the top level for the first half, and shoot down
at him. The green orbs up there are really useful too. For the second
part, keep shooting and physically attacking when he's near.
For the first and (non) battles, use the grenade gun as much as
possible. It does good damage. For the second battle, try to go devil
as much as possible. For the third battle, use any gun you like
(grenade, pistols or Nightmare B). The shotgun is not well suited, as
it's a close range gun. I personally never liked the Nightmare B much
either, as it's so weak and takes your devil gauge. Whenever he gets
close, jump over him and hack away with Ifrit or Alastor. He shouldn't
be too tough.
************************************************************************
Jump onto the new elevator. It took me a few minutes to get on there,
but use the classic "Mario 64" jump by jumping on the wall and onto the
elevator.
Grab the Wheel of Destiny! You have now accomplished the task you
needed ever since you left the castle! The mission ends!
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MISSION 16: NIGHTMARE OF DARKNESS
************************************************************************
Our goal now is to return to where the game had started, in that
castle. In the Courtyard, kill all the monsters to unlock the entrance.
Head through the entrance door you used when you first got here in
Mission 9.
Run up those spiral stairs and over to where the drawbridge is raised.
Use the Wheel of Destiny on the engraved hold and the bridge will
lower, accessing the castle once again.
Cross the bridge and say goodbye to the garden. Through the door, you
appear in the gate room. The door to the stair room is mysteriously
gone. Head through the door to the Main Hall.
Inside, things will have changed. Go to the shield you see passed the
stairs. Activate it by hitting it and you will face a new type of
monster called Plasma. It retains that name because plasma means fire
or electricity, which this monster is.
Use the Ifrits to kill this monster easily. This monster is fast, but
you can beat it easily with the Ifrits. Head to the room with the
airplane.
Head into the room leading into the long hallway. Head to the door to
the left. PURCHASE ITEMS FOR YOUR ALASTOR AND IFRITS, AS WELL AS VITAL
STARS. You should have plenty of Red Orbs by now.
Enter the door leading to the Cathedral. The door to the fountain room
has vanished, as well. In the Cathedral, another boss fight occurs.
Smash the 1 shield before examining the puzzle. Then examine the puddle
and a new boss approaches!
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BOSS: NIGHTMARE
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nightmare is definitely a Doosey. He is kinda scary to look at too. In
general, practice hit and run, but when you hit, hit hard. Also, in
every room where you fight him, there are the rune circles you attack to
fill. Without these on, he cannot be hurt, so keep them on at all
times.
Here are his attacks. When you don't have any circle runes filled, he
will try, to swallow you. It's your choice, but the 2nd and third
fights I prefer not to let him. Inside of him are minibosses, and
sargassos. His first form has Phantom in it, the second has Griffon,
the third has Nelo Angelo. They will most likely give you green orbs if
you beat them, but it's not a guarentee, and I don't think it's worth
it. Just keep the runes lit, and you can dodge this attack. It looks
like a mound of ooze closing on you. He will often draw electricity
from the circles on the floor, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't hurt
you. He will summon little orbs to shoot you that can be shot down if
you like. They don't do too much damage. However, while they are
shooting he will do several other things. The weakest of which are his
little slime things, that go after you, and eventually make ice crystals
to hurt you where they land. Just run from them and you'll be fine.
Even if one catches you, keep moving and you won't get hurt. He will
also shoot rock spears out of himself 3 times for A LOT of damage, so
dodge these. His most damaging attack by far is
his blue beam. You will know it's coming when his sphere comes out and
white lines start flowing across the floor. AT this time, try your best
to either get on top of him, or behind him. If you are behind him, be
ready to jump over it, as he will keep it out for awhile. The farther
back the fight, the longer he keeps it out. In the third fight, he will
keep it out for a good 5 seconds, so be wary.
Damaging him is fairly simple, or so it would seem. With the runes lit,
he will often let his sphere out. It is a bigger orb than the ones that
shoot you, and it has runes on it. Attack it, and it will shatter more
and more until he dies. Getting on top of him is best for this, but Air
Raid is good too. Don't use Ifrit in this fight, as it's too slow. If
you do go inside him and come out alive, he will lose one quarter of his
life. That is a lot, but it's hard work. There's also the chance of
green orbs from the monsters in him.
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MINI BOSS: PHANTOM
DIFFICULTY: VERY EASY
Phantom's the same as ever. Same strategies, better weapons. Go
figure.
Head outside to the broken bridge. Try crossing the broken platforms or
kill six skeletons in the sea below. Go to the end of the Path of
Trials and look at the picture. Use the Staff of Hermes from the sunken
ship and then leap into the painting to the LEFT. The mission is over!
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MISSION 17: PARTED MOMENTO
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You are in a familiar room, huh? Well, go all the way up the stairs and
to the double doors that have now suddenly appeared. Through it is a
desk room. Approach the end of the room.
Look at the left painting and then jump through with the jump button.
You end up in a nightmare version of the coliseum from the garden you
explored earlier.
Look for the double doors and a battle initiates. Kill the Frost
monsters. Use the Ifrits. Devil Trigger Mode is a helpful tactic
against these bastards.
After they are defeated, travel through the double doors. The Alastor
is needed for the next area. Run through this hallway and turn the
corner you see. You will see a locked door for which you have to open
later.
Return to the main path and run to a door. Kill all the monsters in
here for Red Orbs. Head through the next door and you will see a
skeleton dinosaur. It will fire fireballs at you.
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DINOSAUR FOSSIL
DIFFICULTY: EASY
Stand before it, about on the circle pattern on the floor. When it fires
at you, swing Alastor at the fireball and it repels back onto ole'
fossil. 3 times and the dinosaur dies. Now THAT was easy, wasn't it?
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A spotlight will appear by the entrance of this room. By it is a crank
mechanism. Press X to control it. Turn the spotlight with the crank
until it hits a dial.
When lightning strikes, you'll see blue platforms near some walkways
above. Jump on them and follow to an item at the end. Grab the
Quicksilver. Return to the door outside in the hallway and unlock it
with the Quicksilver.
Another boss fight, my friend.
TIPS FOR FINAL BATTLE: He's bigger than ever this time, so take your
pick of Alastor or Ifrit. I prefer Alastor (Orca) but CVX prefers the
Ifrit's.
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BOSS: NELO ANGELO
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nelo Angelo appears 3 times, and the 3rd is harder than the first 2.
His name means non angel in Spanish (now they can't say you didn't learn
anything from this game).
He has a few attacks, learn them to avoid them. He has a basic
Slash/Slash/Double Slash combo, similar to your own, with the timing
done right. Just run from this one, as even dodging all 4 slashes at
close range can be really tough. He has a stinger like move, which he
usually teleports before. He'll put his sword in a stabbing stance,
like the Gotetsu from Kenshin. Then he will charge an INSANE distance
and skewer you if he can. Roll out of the way, and hack away at him.
He will teleport more often than not, so as to catch you unawares. Each
time he teleports, be ready to dodge, as he will come out of it with an
attack. He has fireballs that he takes a second to charge, and if you
can hit him in that second, good for you, you'll disrupt him. If you
can't dodge it, it isn't that hard. He also has the upper slash, then
the dive slash. This will hit you even in the air, so beware.
To kill him, you have to strike at the right times. Right after he
attacks is good. You can't just blindly run in, as he will block you.
If you can get into devil trigger mode, then he can't block your last 2
hits, to hack away at him. But beware, he has a move where he holds his
sword horizontally that basically nothing can deter him from. Jump if
you see him doing this. Don't ever try to hit him after a teleport. He
is quite full of himself, and taunts you often. Feel free to fix his
face at this moment. He will also prepare for some moves by holding his
sword straight up. Hit him while he's doing this, and he'll reel
backwards. If you hit him again, he'll be stunned and you can hack at
him a bit. Generally just hit and run, don't use the guns to often as
they do little damage, and he will block them, or even better shoot his
fireballs at you.
His third form is the same as the first two, but he's bigger and
stronger. Besides that, it's all good.
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With Nelo dead, watch the cut-scene. The mission ends!
Dante will get the Perfect Amulet, which transforms the Force Edge
Sword Dante started with into a MUCH MORE powerful sword, the Sword of
Sparda.
Go to the teleport pad and warp back to the 2 paintings in that study
room. Jump into the other painting. As with the sunken ship, swim over
to the next area. Kill the Sin Scissors with the Needle Gun.
In the next dry area, you'll find yourself in a VERY FAMILIAR room, the
staircase. Strike the dial at the bottom and then swim to the top of
the room.
Grab the item called the Philosopher's Egg before the water drains.
Head through the red door and Dante appears in the Fountain Room, only
the room is reverse, like in a mirror.
Remember the Lion statue where you placed the Pride of Lion at the
start of the game? Well, place the Philosopher's Egg in there. Another
boss fight occurs. When will it all end?
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BOSS: NIGHTMARE
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nightmare is definitely a Doosey. He is kinda scary to look at too. In
general, practice hit and run, but when you hit, hit hard. Also, in
every room where you fight him, there are the rune circles you attack to
fill. Without these on, he cannot be hurt, so keep them on at all
times.
Here are his attacks. When you don't have any circle runes filled, he
will try to swallow you. It's your choice, but the 2nd and third fights
I prefer not to let him. Inside of him are minibosses, and sargassos.
His first form has Phantom in it, the second has Griffon, the third has
Nelo Angelo. They will most likely give you green orbs if you beat
them, but it's not a guarentee, and I don't think it's worth it. Just
keep the runes lit, and you can dodge this attack. It looks like a
mound of ooze closing on you. He will often draw electricity from the
circles on the floor, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't hurt you. He will
summon little orbs to shoot you that can be shot down if you like. They
don't do too much damage. However, while they are shooting he will
do several other things. The weakest of which are his little slime
things, that go after you, and eventually make ice crystals to hurt you
where they land. Just run from them and you'll be fine. Even if one
catches you, keep moving and you won't get hurt. He will also shoot
rock spears out of himself 3 times for A LOT of damage, so dodge these.
His most damaging attack by far is his blue beam. You will know it's
coming when his sphere comes out and white lines start flowing across
the floor. AT this time, try your best to either get on top of him, or
behind him. If you are behind him, be ready to jump over it, as he will
keep it out for awhile. The farther back the fight, the longer he keeps
it out. In the third fight, he will keep it out for a good 5 seconds,
so be wary.
Damaging him is fairly simple, or so it would seem. With the runes lit,
he will often let his sphere out. It is a bigger orb than the ones that
shoot you, and it has runes on it. Attack it, and it will shatter more
and more until he dies. Getting on top of him is best for this, but Air
Raid is good too. Don't use Ifrit in this fight, as it's too slow. If
you do go inside him and come out alive, he will lose one quarter of his
life. That is a lot, but it's hard work. There's also the chance of
green orbs from the monsters in him.
Griffon's just the happy go lucky neighborhood killer thunder owl, so no
need to be afraid. You are going to grow to hate him as time goes by.
He appears 3 times, and one (not) time. The first and (not) battles
have the same strategy, and the 2nd and 3rd battles are generally the
same. The (non) battle occurs within Nightmare, which is not really a
boss, but a sub boss.
Okay, here are his attacks. Every once in awhile he'll come down and
charge you. This is a prime opportunity to jump off of his face and hit
him. If you don't move, he'll hit you with his beak. This is his
easiest to dodge attack. He will often shoot orbs of thunder that stay
near him but project to lines of thunder at you, at your current
altitude. They come together and then stay in a line for a second.
Jump over them either left or right and you'll be fine. Also jumping up
and down may help, as if you are in the air, they will target the air,
not you. Similar to this, he shoots rays of lightning parallel to the
ground at you, at your current altitude. Jump the first one, duck the
second, etc. He will do bombing runs in the first and (non) battle, so
just roll out of the way. In the final battle he will shoot up and down
rays at you in large numbers, so try to get a view of him from Dante's
point of view, and go back and forth between the lines shooting. He
will dive bomb you in all fights, so beware when he goes above your view
level for a second. Keep rolling to avoid this. In the second battle
he will create a kite sort of thing to annoy you, that will attach
itself to you with electricity and fling you skyward. Shoot it to
destroy it momentarily. In the second battle, overall Griffon does very
little. He will divebomb often. With the ship as a battleground,
manueverabilty is tough, to try to devil yourself often. In the third
battle, try to stay on the top level for the first half, and shoot down
at him. The green orbs up there are really useful too. For the second
part, keep shooting and physically attacking when he's near.
For the first and (non) battles, use the grenade gun as much as
possible. It does good damage. For the second battle, try to go devil
as much as possible. For the third battle, use any gun you like
(grenade, pistols or Nightmare B). The shotgun is not well suited, as
it's a close range gun. I personally never
liked the Nightmare B much either, as it's so weak and takes your devil
gauge. Whenever he gets close, jump over him and hack away with Ifrit
or Alastor. He shouldn't be too tough.
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Return to the Fountain Room and you will remove 1/4th of the health of
Nightmare, so the trip was worth it. Strike on of the dials and then
start stepping on the blue circles on the floor.
A blue circle appears on top of Nightmare. Strike this to remove
health. The Sword of Sparda will be more useful in this situation
because of the longer range. Strike the ball.
When it retreats into the monster, step on the circles again and repeat
the tactic. If the balls stop appearing, strike the shields again and
continue your assault.
This monster attacks you with little buggers. Jump to dodge them. DON'T
LET HIM DAMAGE YOU OVER 75% BECAUSE HE CAN THEN KILL YOU QUITE EASILY.
Dodge his attacks and attack his sphere and Nightmare will run away!
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The mission ends!
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MISSION 19: ENTER THE CORRUPTED WORLD
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A teleport pad leads you to the 3rd floor room with the 2 paintings
again. Backtrack to the entrance of this entire area to the Path of
Trials bridge.
Enter the painting to the RIGHT this time when you get back. It is the
Bedroom. Use the Elixir on the mirror and head through. Head outside
now, through the doors.
In the courtyard, grab the Philosopher's Stone. New monsters will
attack Dante and they are pretty tough!
Use the Sword of Sparda. Jump and slash down at them. When they begin
exploding, GET AWAY FROM THEM BECAUSE THEM EXPLODING CAN HURT YOU VERY
BADLY!
Return to the bedroom by jumping to the highest area. Jump down the
hole and return to the bedroom. Travel through the mirror again.
Warp back to the Path of Trails and cross the bridge back to the
Cathedral.
Examine a puddle of water. Press the X button and then Dante warps to
the underworld at last!
When you land, look at the platform. It is an elevator leading back to
the Cathedral. Look for a dome and insert the Philosopher's Egg into
the hole. Jump into the underworld. The mission ends at last!
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MISSION 20: SHOWDOWN WITH NIGHTMARE
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You seem to be in a place resembling the human heart. You'll see
passageways blocked by fat. Chop it up and head through. The Statue of
Time is here, SO MAKE NECESSARY PURCHASES!
Rip through more fat until you are in another chamber. Yet another boss
fight, friend.
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BOSS: NIGHTMARE
DIFFICULTY: HARD
Nightmare is definitely a Doosey. He is kinda scary to look at too. In
general, practice hit and run, but when you hit, hit hard. Also, in
every room where you fight him, there are the rune circles you attack to
fill. Without these on, he cannot be hurt, so keep them on at all
times.
Here are his attacks. When you don't have any circle runes filled, he
will try to swallow you. It's your choice, but the 2nd and third fights
I prefer not to let him. Inside of him are minibosses, and sargassos.
His first form has Phantom in it, the second has Griffon, the third has
Nelo Angelo. They will most likely give you green orbs if you beat
them, but it's not a guarantee, and don't think it's worth it. Just
keep the runes lit, and you can dodge this attack. It looks like a
mound of ooze closing on you. He will often draw electricity from the
circles on the floor, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't hurt you. He will
summon little orbs to shoot you that can be shot down if you like. They
don't do too much damage. However, while they are shooting he will
do several other things. The weakest of which are his little slime
things, that go after you, and eventually make ice crystals to hurt you
where they land. Just run from them and you'll be fine. Even if one
catches you, keep moving and you won't get hurt. He will also shoot
rock spears out of himself 3 times for A LOT of damage, so dodge these.
His most damaging attack by far is his blue beam. You will know it's
coming when his sphere comes out and white lines start flowing across
the floor. AT this time, try your best to either get on top of him, or
behind him. If you are behind him, be ready to jump over it, as he will
keep it out for awhile. The farther back the fight, the longer he keeps
it out. In the third fight, he will keep it out for a good 5 seconds,
so be wary.
Damaging him is fairly simple, or so it would seem. With the runes lit,
he will often let his sphere out. It is a bigger orb than the ones that
shoot you, and it has runes on it. Attack it, and it will shatter more
and more until he dies. Getting on top of him is best for this, but Air
Raid is good too. Don't use Ifrit in this fight, as it's too slow. If
you do go inside him and come out alive, he will lose one quarter of his
life. That is a lot, but it's hard work. There's also the chance of
green orbs from the monsters in him.
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MINI BOSS: NELO ANGELO
DIFFICULTY: AVERAGE
Basically this is the first form of Nelo all over again. He isn't easy,
so don't think that he's a pushover. Refer to past sections for help if
need be.
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MISSION 21: LIVING CAVE
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In this room, look for ledges that rise from hitting a shield and jump
to a lantern. Hit it to open up a doorway. Head to that doorway. From
there, wander through the halls. Kill all the monsters you see and
follow the path.
This should be relatively easy. Look out for the tentacles protruding
from the walls. Eventually, you should reach a dial that will unlock
the door to Mundus.
Strike it. Then jump down to the entrance. The mission ends!
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Boss: Mundus
Difficulty: HARD
Mundus is the nefarious leader of the armies you've been battling all
along. Thus he's pretty hard. His first form is a flying angel thing,
and you get to fly too, in super devil mode. Fireballs are your best
bet, as you can shoot him and eventually he'll go down. However, if you
have a devil guage with 3 runes or more, use it. Dante will do a super
attack too cool for words, and it will damage Mundus a LOT. In the air,
the strategy is like that of Starfox 64, or any other rail shooter game.
You can dodge any of his attacks by going in a circular pattern around
the screen.
After his first form, Mundus drops to ground level and settles into a
pit of lava to fight. You should try to dodge most of his attacks, as
they are very damaging. He will also deploy orbs to shoot you, which
you can kill with the shotgun or handguns. He will also send blocks of
earth shooting at you, so just dodge em. His most damaging attacks are
his beam and his fireballs, so dodge those at all costs. His fireballs
come from the sky, so roll out of the way. his other beam attack comes
from him, so dodge it by rolling and jumping as well. To damage him,
you still must mainly rely on ranged weapons. On normal mode you can go
into devil mode and just charge him. Your sword will
grow to insane lengths to damage him quite a bit as well. Use any
Invulnerables or Devil Stars you have in this fight (first or second
form).
His third appearance is nothing short of a laugh. Just beat him for a
few seconds and he'll be done. Then watch the cool cg, go into devil
mode and shoot him with Ebony and Ivory, and watch it all come down.
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The entire island will collapse. We need to escape in 5 minutes! In the
hallway, run back to the heart organ level. Defeat all enemies in Devil
Trigger Mode to unlock all doors.
Use the Sparda Sword in order to gain the upper edge. When you reach
the start of the Underworld level, ride the elevator back to the fake
Cathedral.
Run back to the long hallway from the start of the game and run toward
to room with the airplane. In the long hallway, you don't have to kill
any monsters, unlike in the previous rooms.
In the airplane room, the floor collapses and you end up in the
waterway room where you got the Rusty Key 3. You have to fight YET
ANOTHER BOSS!
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BOSS: MUNDUS III
DIFFICULTY: EASY
Start attacking it with your Ifrit and Handguns. It can't hurt you too
much, so just hack away at it. Eventually, you'll automatically equip
your 2 handguns. If you really have problems, refer to the above
strategy.
Start firing the Handguns in Devil Trigger Mode and then Mundus will
finally give up!
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After the battle, ride the plane using the controls similar to that of
the Mundus battle. Eventually, you should reach the exit. DON'T HIT
THAT MANY WALLS OR ELSE YOU WILL DIE AND THE MISSION WILL BEGIN AGAIN!
You just beat Capcom's latest masterpiece, Devil May Cry! Great job!
Now try to beat those harder modes!
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(Note: As this is an ALL inclusive faq, I have now added my DMD faq to
it for you hard core gamers. You can reach this outside of this faq,
but we (cvx and I) decided to put it on the note of this being so
comprehensive.)
PREPARATION
Okay, in order to get to Dante Must Die mode, you have to beat the game
on NORMAL, then on HARD mode right? So this is what I'd recommend.
First, beat the game on normal. Accumulate a lot of cash towards the
end, and get as many of the blue orbs as you can. Buy all the skills
you can as well. Here is a list of skills you will NEED:
Alastor:
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Stinger Lv2
Air Raid
Air Hike
Ifrit:
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Inferno
Meteor Lv2
Kick 13 Lv1
Rolling Blaze
Those are the skills you will need, feel free to buy others also. I
wouldn't recommend cyclone for Alastor, it's nigh on useless. So after
you do that, beat the game on Hard. If you are having trouble on Hard,
I'm afraid Dante Must Die mode isn't for you. If you really want to
push on, read a guide for Hard mode. But you should be able to whup
hard modes' *** if you plan on taking Dante Must Die mode down. Now,
you are finally given a choice of difficulty. I would recommend taking
Normal again. This time through, make sure you pick up ALL the blue
orbs you missed the first time, complete all the secret missions (guides
elsewhere) and buy ALL the Purple orbs and Blue Orbs from the time
statues. After you have all of that, but as many Devil Stars as you
can, same with Holy Water, and Vital Stars and Untouchables. Now, as a
side note, you should not have used any Holy Waters or Untouchables
since you started playing, so you should have a lot of them. There are
a total of I think 4 untouchables in the game, leaving you with around
10 for Dante Must Die mode (use 2 on hard if need be). Here is my list
of items before I started Dante Must Die mode.
I missed a few untouchables, and used 2 out of spite on hard mode, which
was a mistake on my part. But I should get 3 more (can't find that 4th
one). So by now you should have all 10 Devil Stars, and both Life Bars
full. Overall, remember that items are there for you to use. When I
beat the game, I was left with 8 of the 10 Untouchable's I had amassed.
That doesn't mean you should start popping them, but don't hold back if
you need to throw an extra Holy Water to end a fight. Now, onto the
game.
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4. DEVIL WEAPONS
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The three Devil Weapons (Sparda, Alastor and Ifrit) are Dante's closest
allies, as they do tons more damage than any firearm he possesses. This
section will give a quick rundown on how to properly use each.
Alastor:
Alastor is the first which you attain, and hence you should be most
familiar with it. In Dante Must Die mode, the Devil Mode of Alastor is
not used except on rare occasions when you need to use Air Raid.
Overall, just know the fighting technique with Alastor. The typical
attack is Slash-Slash-Slash. This is not the optimal attack however.
If you wait after the second Slash, you will get different moves. Now,
if you wait too long, you will get the Slash-Slash-
Stabstabstabstabstabstabstab, which is not what we want either. Many
enemies will take the overly long pause to block the stabs, and besides
it's harder to add a finisher on the end of that.
No, the best combination is the infamous Slash-Slash-Slashslash-
Finisher. After the first two slashes, pause for a half second, then
slash twice again, in which Dante will reverse his stance to swing
upwards twice, quickly. Then you get to pick the finisher. Just
hitting circle again will do a heavy downward slash. This is kind of
boring methings, so I'll throw a Stinger on as the finisher. That
probably does the most damage, but the problem is that if the enemy is
not dead, it throws them far away, far enough to recover and attack. My
favorite finisher is the High Time. After the two quick upper slashes,
do the High time upwards slash, but not the jump. Unless you are
fighting a boss, the enemy will go skywards, and you can now juggle them
to death with Ebony and Ivory.
A note on jump attacks; don't use them. Overall Alastor is very weak
when attacking in the air, because Dante goes straight down. The range
is pitiful. Only use it on bosses. Besides that, Alastor's only other
plus is Air Hike. This double jump ability is great for evading most
anything, and is the only reason I can see to use Alastor.
Ifrit:
Ifrit are the fighting gloves Dante uses, that are fire imbued. Some
people prefer these, but I can't get used to the slower speed. The
difference between these and Alastor, besides the obvious, is that these
are much slower, always do a 4 hit combo, and can charge each hit. If
you hold the button, Dante's hand/foot will begin to burn, indicating
more power. You can take out Marionettes by the score like this, but I
still prefer Alastor. Mainly, I will only utilize this weapon against
larger bosses that only give you short opportunities for damage. The
one major pro of Ifrit gloves is Inferno. It will lay down insane
amounts of damage in a short time.
In case you really like these gloves, the combo set up is punch-punch-
kick-kick. Dante will do a short charge before each punch, so he has
some range. You can substitute either the fire uppercut or Kick 13 for
a finisher, but it doesn't matter much. Another major pro of Ifrit
gloves is the air. The Rolling Blaze renders Dante a weapon while
jumping, and the jump kick will move horizontally as well as vertically
in the air, homing towards the enemy. This is great against some
monsters.
Sparda:
Can't say much about Sparda. It is a hella cool looking sword. We will
be using it often on bosses, as it is basically Alastor without the
Devil mode, that does probably double damage, making up for the no Devil
mode. It also has a greater range, and a cooler sword throw. Use the
same combos as listed for Alastor.
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5. MONSTERS
The monsters are a large part of Dante Must Die mode (hereon titled DMD
mode, I'm tired of writing it). You will obviously fight more monsters
than bosses, so you need to know how to beat them. I will give
descriptions of how to beat each, the changes that occur to them in DMD
mode, and the best weapons for each. One change that is universal in
monsters is their Devil Mode. In its premier appearance, the Devil Mode
is now available to enemies as well as you. They will get a redish glow
around them, and red electricity. Others have mistaken this for
invincibility, which it is NOT. The monsters simply get faster and
stronger, and harder to kill. Sometimes the game will throw in a time
limit where there wasn't one before. This is a limit before the enemies
go Devil Mode. Some enemies also get a spirit ball or something that
shoots energy harpoons at you like Mundus did. These enemies are rated
from * to *****, similar to bosses. The scale is the same, so a ***
monster is the same toughness as a *** boss.
Marionette
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Difficulty: *
Size: Small
Here we have the typical 'zombie' enemy of the game. The Marionettes
come in several different colors ranging from purple to blue to green.
Most have stylish hats and an assortment of weaponry. You can often
find them lying against walls or hanging from ceilings. When
approached, they come to life and attack. They have either two small
scythe fist weapons, two daggers, or a magnum. Watch out for the ones
with magnums.
Attacks:
Ranged Attack:
You will her a spinning sound, which means the enemy is spinning its
weapon in preparation to attack. Jump or roll the instant you hear it
stop spinning. If it's a magnum enemy, roll a bit sooner.
Howl from Beyond:
There will be a silent scream as one enemy rears back, and you will be
held up by strings like a puppet yourself. Rotate the stick rapidly to
break free. Or stay a few feet away and remain safe.
Back Attack:
One marionette will jump on your back and stab at you. Once again, go
crazy on the stick to shake them off.
Cyclone:
A marionette will start to spin faster and faster, then come towards
you. This is an extremely damaging attack. Jump over it at all costs.
Overall, these enemies are slow and easy. Juggle one into the air with
High Time or the fire uppercut and let loose on it with the handguns.
Or any normal attack should take them out. In large numbers, you may
want to use Devil Mode, but not often.
Slightly larger than the Marionettes, and also the only puppets dressed
in red, the main difference between these fellas and the marionettes is
stamina. These guys can take a lot more lickings and keep on ticking.
Besides that, the attacks and everything are the same, same strategies,
etc. They appear along with other marionettes, so as to act as sort of
drill sergeants among cadets.
Fetish:
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Difficulty: **
Size: Medium
Larger than the other puppets, the Fetish are the commanders of these
rambling armies. First viewed in their own special cut scene right
after the first Griffon fight, these enemies are upgraded to the max (as
marionettes go). They are brown, have a blue shining circle in their
center, and have somewhat of a head-dress. They also have flaming half-
circle blades on either hand as weapons. They have the same attacks as
the marionettes, with the fire aspect of course. They do not have the
Back Attack however, and their range attack differs.
Attacks:
Range Attack:
The Fetish have a different prepping sound, and if you see them they
will be spinning their weapons wildly along the ground. After a second
they will shoot them across the ground at you in a fiery path. This
attack is harder to dodge, as the attack is seeking, and more damaging,
so be careful. I'd recommend jumping it.
Fire Breath:
After doing a full limbo backwards bridge, the Fetish will come forward
and shoot fire at you. Just stay a bit away for this one, or hit them
while they're bent backwards.
To kill these enemies, the same strategies apply. If you get a lot of
them at once, the grenade gun is a good tactic, and Devil Mode may be
applicable. Inferno and Air Raid work wonders. Another good tactic is
High Time, then a grenade, then High Time, etc.
Sin Scissors:
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Difficulty: *
Size: Small
These ghost like apparitions are more bark than bite. Or laugh than
bite, should I say. Constantly in hysterics, these ghosts circle around
you and attempt to get the odd shot in with their scissors. If they
ever do, it does a hell of a lot of damage for such a weak enemy. But
then, it's easy to avoid. These ghosts also have the stereotypical
ability to go in and out of walls.
Attacks:
Scissor Cut:
They will open their scissors, quite obviously, and cut you. However,
you are given ample time to hit them with Alastor or Sparda, which
knocks their scissors away, and stuns them.
You beat these pesky enemies with the shotgun. Strangely enough, the
scissors can block a shotgun blast. However, once you hit the scissors
and the enemy is stunned, get as close as possible quickly, and blast
them in the face. It's a one hit kill.
(IN WATER: Yep, you get to fight these guys once in the water. Just
make sure to shoot the one nearest you with the nail gun, then the ones
farther away. Quick and easy).
Sin Scythe:
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Difficulty: *
Size: Small
Not much of an upgrade from the Sin Scissors, but you don't mind do ya?
Add in a few more attacks, a less annoying weapon, and you have the Sin
Scythe. Almost identical in appearance, and annoying as always with the
laugh. They do scream when you shoot them though (wheee!).
Attacks:
Round Trip:
You get it; they get it. They will start flying in circles around you,
and spinning their scythe. After some prep time, they'll let fly at
you. It will come at you in a straight path, then return to them in a
straight path. Roll aside each time.
Scythe Trap:
They impale you on their scythe and hook you to one of many floating
pins. It's been awhile since I was hit by this one, but they make
several floating pins (like sewing pins) in the air, and if they hit
you, attach you to it for more damage. Just stay more than 3 feet away
from this enemy (easy) and you're all set.
Besides that, I think that's it. Their Scythe cannot block shotgun
blasts, so blast away. 1 or 2 shots should do it, depending upon range.
These guys are easy money.
Death Scissors:
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Difficulty: ****
Size: Medium
Man, these guys are harder than some bosses. The only thing that saves
you is they have such pitiful life. Their scissors block any ranged
attacks, (besides the obvious like Meteor) and they are susceptible to
very few melee attacks either. Mostly it's an all aerial battle. To
top it off, they have the phantasma cage that makes it a close range
fight. These are a highly leveled up form of Sin Scissors, with all the
ghostly abilities.
Attacks:
Phantasma-Cage:
Once you start a fight with one of these infernal denizens, the cage
will come up around you in black energy. You can't leave it, it's that
simple. About midway through the fight I think it will enlarge slightly
so that you have slightly more room. It won't hurt you, but you can't
kick jump off it's walls either.
Scissor Slash:
The same as the Sin Scissors, but these guys have scissors 3 times that
size. You can still stop it with the hit from one of your swords.
Don't get hit, this does almost a full life bar of damage.
Scissor Spin:
They will start spinning their scissors very quickly. If you are within
the radius, this is almost a one hit kill. You can hit them before they
get going, or stay out of range.
Scissor Dive:
After angering them, their head will glow red, indicating they are
momentarily invincible, and they will disappear. They will start from
the top of the screen after that, diving downwards in an invincible
missile of death. Keep your gun pointed at them so you know where they
are, and roll out of the way after you know they're there. How do you
know? Time it. After getting hit once or twice it's easy. They take
about 2 seconds between dives, so roll at 1.5 sec. They will dive 3
times before becoming vulnerable again.
How do you deal with these pains in the rear? Good question. No,
really, just stay in the air as much as possible. They can't block air
attacks, so with either a sword or Ifrit you can keep hitting them.
Just be sure to dodge the Dive when it comes.
Death Scythe:
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Difficulty: **
Size: Medium
Much weaker and easier than their cousin with the shears, these guys
probably have more life, but much less damage deal. They spin around
you like the Sin enemies, and overall they just dive in for an obvious
attack you can counter.
Attacks:
Ground Heave:
Not really an attack, but more of an ability. There will be circles on
the ground that launch you skyward. Once in the air, instantly use your
air attack to get back on the ground so that you don't get hit with....
Scythe Spike:
Once in the air, they will go for a spike. If you are off a ground
heave, they do it really fast too. They will swat you back to earth for
quite a bit of damage with their scythe.
Scythe Slash:
After a while of tooling around, they'll come in close to you and
attempt a slash. All you have to do is hit them first. Simple?
Not having the cage makes these guys a lot easier, and their defense is
much less than the Death Scissors as well. If you want a quick fight,
use Inferno when they come in close. But really Ifrit jump kicks are
the best way to deal with them. Because jump kicks are seeking, just
keep doing a kick jump then jump kick and you'll hit them 40% of the
time.
Blade:
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Difficulty: *
Size: Small/Medium
A famous marvel vampire hunter who uses a sword... Just kidding. These
lizard like warriors have one major advantage over Marionettes, and that
is that they work well in numbers. Where Marionettes just kinda mull
around while you hack the life out of them, Blades all try to hit you at
once, so you have to keep dodging. One alone is an easy fight.
Sometimes they have a larger brown Blade with them, but most are small
green lizards with bone helmets and shields.
Attacks:
Jump Slash:
They will go underground, burrow towards you, then come up and jump
slash at you. Unless you stand still, they will miss. It's that easy.
Just take one step backwards and you're safe.
Blood Spike:
They will send several redish spikes flying at you. This attack is the
only attack they use in the water, I might add. On land, it's not too
hard to see coming and either roll or jump over.
Quick Slash:
This is their most used move, and the one that will hit most,
consequently. From up to about 10 feet away they will quickly leap and
take a slash at you. Keep rolling or shoot them with the grenade gun
when they leap.
To kill these guys is not a problem unless they are in extreme numbers.
If there are more than 5, I'd say go with Inferno or Air Raid. If not,
roll around and constantly shoot them with the grenade gun. It may take
awhile, but it works. (IN WATER: A few times you gotta get these guys
while submerged. Shoot them repeatedly with the nail gun. If they
shoot you, either dodge or keep shooting at them and your needles will
deflect their spikes).
Frost:
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Difficulty: **
Size: Small/Medium
These guys can be really tough, or can be somewhat nice to you. I think
it depends mainly upon range. They are an upgraded version of the
Blades, with the ice aspect added in. Most of their close range attacks
are easy to dodge, but long range is another story.
Attacks:
Quick Slash:
The exact same as the Blade's attack, but a bit more damaging. Roll out
of the way, or shoot em.
Ice Patch:
The equivalent of Inferno for you, but it does much less damage. Still
considerable though. They will jump up, then land in a radius of ice.
Stay away for this one, so as not to be hit.
Blizzard Teleport:
The Frost will raise itself in the air, and after a second it will shoot
icicles at you, and appear where the icicles land, usually behind you.
Roll out of the way and hit them when they land.
Blizzard (x2):
The Frost will cross its arms for a moment, then hurl icicles at you.
It may do it twice, so beware. Roll either way to dodge.
Ice Regen:
If they've taken heavy damage, Frosts will raise in the air, become
intangible, and become part of a giant ice cube. They are gaining life.
Don't let them get away with that, HIT THEM!!! If you can manage to
break the ice cube, they won't gain any life. You usually can't, but
hit it anyway to make the life gain less. Only use melee weapons,
ranged ones do little to no damage.
To kill these frozen lizards, same strategy as blades, keep on with the
grenade gun. If you want a quick kill (and sometimes you do) use
Inferno. Because they are ice monsters, fire is a killer to them.
These guys can grow by putting on a mask of some sort. Either way, all
they are is annoying. Most of their attacks do pitiful damage. They
look like spider monkey's made of body parts.
Attacks:
Gauge Steal:
They will jump up and down hooting and little red emblems will fly from
you to them. This is your devil gauge. Hit them to stop them.
Pounce:
They will leap at you and try to land on you. Roll away. Counter with
either Ifrit or the grenade gun.
Eyeball:
Only enlarged Nobody's do this attack. They will let an eyeball roll
away from their body. It is explosive, so either shoot it or stay away
from it. It does average damage.
Death Splatter:
To add paramount status to their annoyingness, these enemies will
explode as they die, shooting body parts at lethal speeds. Stay away
from them in order to not get hit. After the splatter stops, go in to
get your orbs.
To kill these truly annoying beasts, I'd recommend the Blade method.
Roll and fire with the grenade gun. Truly, the grenade gun is my least
favorite gun, but it has a lot of power behind it. If you need a quick
death, again go with inferno when they're all around you.
Sargasso:
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Difficulty: *
Size: Small
This is going to be short, as these are probably the easiest enemy in
the game, above even Marionettes. You will find them inside of
Nightmare as well as underwater and in some secret missions. They look
like giant skulls, and the upgraded ones have only one red eye.
Attacks:
Bite:
Typical. Well, they come in and bite you. Roll away, jump away, or hit
them.
Unholy Breath:
They will charge for awhile, with white steam coming from their mouths,
then they will blow at you. Dodge, and try to hit them before they hit
you.
To kill them, use either the shotgun, grenade gun, or any melee weapons
air or ground attack. This enemy has no defense, so hack away.
These hulking spiders are slightly smaller than Phantom, and are earth
elemental as opposed to fire. They are slow, but have many of Phantom's
attacks as well. You have to have them kill each other in one secret
mission, which is fun.
Attacks:
Rock Blast:
They will blow 10 or so boulders at you. Just don't be in front of them
when they do it. Run to either side, or jump over them. This attack
will hurt other monsters. It also does considerable damage.
Jump:
Similar to Phantom's attack, when they jump, you jump, so that they land
before you do. You are invincible to this attack while airborne.
Claw Swipes:
Slightly slower than Phantom's attack, this is the same thing for less
damage. They will swat at you with their front claws. Jump over it, or
roll away.
A note on beating these guys, Stinger-ing them in the face before they
rock blast you will not stop them, as it would Phantom. The best way to
beat them is Air Raid, or just keep hitting them in the face. Often
times because of their slow speed and upped armor, I just leave them
alone. You can have them kill each other if you choose, by staying
between them and jumping a lot!
Plasma:
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Difficulty: **
Size: Small
These guys are also annoying. First off, instead of dying, whenever
they are in man form they often just split into two, and one will die
while the other starts fighting you again. You can tell how close to
death they are from their shade. If they are light blue, they are fine.
If they are almost black, they are nigh on dead. If they are a bat, it
is easy, just shoot them. If they are in man form, they have the same
moves as you, so be wary. They can also split into up to 3 men, so
beware as they will attack in groups.
Attacks:
Vert Ray: (bat)
This attack is a vertical ray. You will hear the bat charge, so just
roll when it tries this. This is slow, and you should see it coming
before it hits you. The second bat attack is not so.
Sonic Wave: (bat)
This it the bat's only other attack. The charging sound is the same
however, so watch out. This attack is much faster, and it is a
horizontal wave. You have to jump over it. Rolling is usually
ineffective. I'd say for maximum safety jump left or right to avoid
either bat move.
Horizontal Ray: (man)
This is a desperation attack. When almost dead, the man plasma will do
this. The good thing is that it hits other enemies too, so if there are
other plasmas it will hit them. And it does a lot of damage. Be sure
to jump over it.
Lightning Field: (man)
A very weak lightning based version of Inferno. The man plasma will
kneel down and cause a small field of lightning. It does pitiful
damage, and range is pitiful. You'll see it coming too, so just get
about 2 feet away.
Sword Combo: (man)
The same as your 5 hit combo. Stay clear, as this does a bit of damage.
Ifrit Combo: (man)
The same as your Ifrit combo, but faster and weaker. Again, stay clear,
or hit him first.
The key to beating these blue nemesis is your range weapons. If you
want red orbs, look no further. These guys are asexual, and reproduce
often when near death. So in a room with them you could get upwards of
20 guys, one after another, and kill them all for considerable cash.
But you have to use melee weapons. If you kill them with range weapons,
it will kill them faster, but they won't multiply. I'd recommend the
shotgun, or maybe the pistols, as they will dodge grenades. For melee,
either Sparda or Alastor is preferable.
Baelzebub:
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Difficulty: *
Size: Small
Another annoyance among enemies, these are the insects from Hell. There
are too kinds, the smaller gray flying ones, and the larger green
crawling ones. Both have similar attacks. From what I can tell,
actually they only have one attack. The green ones might have a typical
slash move from close range, but I think it's just the...
Attacks:
Maggot Toss:
The bugs will spew or shoot maggots at you. It's a close range attack,
and they will do it if hit sometimes. To get the maggots off, do a few
stingers or jump attacks. They won't damage you much.
To beat these enemies just go crazy with any ranged weapon. The
shotgun's great, Ebony and Ivory are good too, and the grenade gun still
packs a wallop.
Shadows:
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Difficulty: ***
Size: Small
Save the best for last. I admire these enemies, for their cunning, and
as probably the hardest standard enemy out there. They could take any
other enemy by force. They have tons of moves, and sometimes they come
in up to packs of 3, which combined is (*********), which is more than
any boss. Their failing is their weak forms, which can only take a few
hits.
Attacks:
Ground Spike:
They Shadow will fade into a shadow on the ground, and black spikes will
shoot up about 15-20 feet impaling anything in their path. As long as
you even walk, these will miss you. But don't hit ones that are already
raised up.
Impale:
The Shadow will poise itself and its head will get thinner until it is a
stake. It will then shoot upwards of 100 feet in an attempt to stab
you. It will aim where you most recently were. Analysis: don't be
there. Jump or roll, and keep moving whenever fighting.
Devour:
The Shadow can devour you form either a standing position or a shadow in
the ground. If it is a shadow in the ground it will quickly raise into
a 3d form momentarily before launching itself at you. Either way, it
can jump upwards of 20 feet to get you, so be in the air or dodging when
it does. It will start to look like a giant mouth when it does this
move.
Devour Kamikaze:
An added move to the devour, only red shadows can do this (almost dead
ones). After a successful devour, they will slam you about on the
ground, then explode with you in their mouth. I'm pretty sure this is a
one hit kill on Dante Must Die mode. Stay airborne and don't get hit by
that devour!
Spinning Wheel:
The shadow will jump into the air, land, then jump again and become a
spinning black chainsaw sort of wheel. It will then fly at you and
crash to the ground. Roll the instant it starts towards you. This is a
heavy damage attack.
Most attacks a Shadow does are heavy damage, and they are cunning, so
keep moving and shooting. You can only shoot them to hurt them while
they have a form. If you do a melee attack, a purple orb will appear
and shoot lances at you. After enough shooting, they will turn into a
pile of black ooze with a glowing red ball in the center. Go Devil Mode
(preferably Alastor) and do 2 full 5 hit combos on the ball. By this
time the Shadow will have reformed as a Red Shadow. This means it is
ready to die. It is now invincible. However, if you can dodge for long
enough, it will simply explode. Don't get into the explosion radius,
and they will usually drop full health.
The bane of any DMD mode player, the bosses. Most bosses have upwards
of 3 stages, so get ready for some serious action. The first ones
aren't a large step up from before, but the later ones are a real
killer. The bosses will be rated from * to ***** as a hardness level.
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PHANTOM
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Difficulty: ***
Size: Large
Weapons: Sparda/Pistols
The lovable giant spider is the first boss of the game. Quite a
personality too. Phantom is basically just a collection of moves you
need to dodge, besides that you can just keep pounding away at him. I
recommend Sparda for this fight because it does more damage than the
other two weapons, and you don't really need a Devil Mode for this
fight. Inferno does less damage to Phantom (probably because he's made
of fire!) and Alastor only succeeds in hurting you, as all you should
use it for is air raid. The Devil Mode of Alastor is nothing compared
to the damage Sparda does. So first come Phantom's attacks.
Claw Swipes:
Phantom rears back a bit and swings both front legs at you. This is an
easy one to see coming. Just jump over it, hopefully onto his back
where you can tear away at him. The damage it does is minimal compared
to other attacks.
Tail:
Phantom unfurls his scorpion tail and swings at you. I'm not sure of
the range, it very rarely hits me. If you are on his back while he does
it, it will hit you though. If he succeeds in a hit, he will grab you
and throw you with it. Damage is also minimal. Just stay in front of
him, or at a distance.
Lava Geyser:
Phantom will stick his head into the ground and after a second 6 geysers
will come up out of the ground. If you are far away, just run in
circles every which way so that they don't hit you. If you are close
enough to Stinger him, do so, it will throw this move off. Damage is
pretty heavy on this one.
Fireball:
Phantom's signature move, his fireball. He'll use it any chance he
gets. If you're feeling lucky, hit it at the right time and you can
reflect it at him. I wouldn't go on luck in DMD mode though. He
oftentimes also shoots 2, which it is nigh on impossible to reflect both
of. If you are far away, jump then Air Hike to dodge, or roll out of
the way. If you are close enough to Stinger, do so, as with Lava Geyser
it will disrupt him.
Jump:
Another signature move, Phantom will jump through the air and land where
you last stood. The easiest way to avoid this is to jump in the air so
that you are airborne when he lands. It doesn't matter if he lands by
dropping through you, apparently you aren't hurt. There is no way to
counter this one so don't try.
Okay, now how to beat him. If you can dodge all his attacks, basically
just dodge then hit him. His vulnerable areas are his back, his head,
and sometimes his rear. When he turns black, almost his entire body is
vulnerable so hack away. Phantom often pauses for no reason, so feel
free to whack away. Also, if you stay in front of him he will
repeatedly do the Claw Swipes, so just keep jumping them and hitting
him. He will soon die.
For the second and third encounters (both hallways) you have a choice.
On DMD mode, I'd recommend skipping both (just run). The only rewards
is a bit of cash. If you do want to fight, get out Alastor, go Devil
Mode (for once) and pound away at him. In the first hall, make sure to
roll side to side so he doesn't hit you with fireball. At the end of
the hall, while hitting him, Alastor seems to nullify fireball, so pound
away, and hopefully he dies first.
On the 4th (and final) encounter, you have a choice. Choice one is to
beat him as you did the first time. Choice two is to constantly stay
behind him, and try to stay on the glass circle in the center of the
arena. When he jumps, make sure he lands on the glass. After 6 jumps
or so it will crack and the fight is won.
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NELO ANGELO:
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Difficulty: *** (3rd encounter is ****)
Size: Small
Weapons: Sparda/Grenade Launcher
Nelo is (gasp) your brother, so not surprisingly he fights like you.
His first two stages are almost identical, except that in stage two he
also uses punch attacks, and there is health in the second arena. The
third stage is a whole lot different, the difficulty being upped a LOT
by his pain in the *** ethereal swords. He's the most dexterous boss
you'll encounter. To know him, you need to be able to dodge him. His
main flaw is that he taunts you after every attack. Always be ready for
a counter from him. Rolls are your best friend.
Slash-Slash-SlashSlash:
Similar to an incomplete combo of yours, Nelo will first raise his sword
straight up, then swing four times. If you can hit him while his sword
is raised, he will usually be stunned, and you can do a combo on him.
Only ever do one combo at a time, cuz after that he will block and
counter. Heavy damage (25% to 50% of full life). Just stay out of
range for this one.
Punch-Punch (Up Slash/(Jump Kick))
This is one of his deadliest and most versatile moves. He will quickly
do a punch punch combo, which you can't see because his sword won't
glow. After the two punch's, he may stop, or he may do an upper slash
to send you skywards. After that, he may quit, or he may even tack on
his version of High Time, which, being better than yours, ends with a
Jump Kick. Even if he missed with the first three hits, the jump kick
is long range and it will target you wherever you are, so be ready to
dodge. Damage on this one is heavy. Dodge or jump over this (unless he
jump kicks).
Dark Stinger:
His sword will glow, and he does an incredibly long ranged version of
Stinger. 9 times out of ten he will stop, but he may go into a combo
right from there. Dodge or jump over it.
Charge Slash:
Similar to Dark Stinger, but instead he will position his sword
perpendicular to the charge, and he will start a combo if he hits. Half
the time he'll start a combo even if he misses, so try to jump over it.
Then counter. Heavy damage.
Dark High Time:
This is Nelo's version of High Time, better than yours because of the
Jump Kick at the end. Just roll out of the way and counter. Damage is
very heavy.
Counter:
On Normal mode, and even Hard mode, you could beat Nelo by going Devil
Mode with Alastor and just hacking away, because after awhile you'd
break his defense and hit him. This remains unchanged, except that now
he will counter a lot more often. Though you may break his defense, and
whenever he starts any of the above moves (except maybe punch punch) you
will hit him first, breaking his combo, Counter is unstoppable. You may
try to beat him with Alastor's Devil mode, which is okay, but when he
does this, run for your life. He will hold his sword almost behind him,
and even if you are hitting him, in a split second he will go into a
wide ranged very damaging combo, probably his best move of all. The
good thing about using Sparda is that he can't counter just a 5 hit
combo that you do to counter his, so you won't see this move.
Fireball:
A pansy version of Phantom's fireball. You can see him charging it for
quite awhile, and even if the fickle camera isn't allowing you to see
him, you can see the light growing as he charges it up. Jump it or roll
away. This is a great time to hit him in the back. I have never tried,
due to this being smaller and predictably faster than most other
fireballs, but I do bet you could hit it back at him were you feeling
extremely lucky.
Ethereal Swords (Nelo Angelo 3 only)
This has to be my most hated move of Nelo's. After taking a beating, he
decides "oh, I'm hurt, better resort to my pansy long range invincible
moves." He will float above either side of the arena, and shoot swords
at you. There are several patterns, and all are dodge-able, but most
require a bit of luck, and I'm betting if anything kills a skilled
player, it's going to be these. Luckily only his third stage has them.
Here are the formations.
Flat Line (Horizontal)
Flat Line (Vertical)
Cross
Spinning Round (Raises right before dropping)
Spinning Round (Drops in clockwise pattern)
Spinning Round to Center Stab
Center Stab
Seeking Center Stab
Sword Armor
Both flat lines and the Cross are formations that appear in the air in
front of him, then shot towards you. Vertical comes all at once,
whereas horizontal goes one at a time. Cross is also one at a time.
Roll away from vertical, and the swords will follow but not fast enough.
Horizontal and Cross jump around to dodge. You can shoot the swords
while they make their formation, destroying them, but you won't be able
to destroy all of them. All spinning rounds start as a circle of swords
above you pointing straight down. The high drop one will disappear off
the top of the screen, then will randomly come down after awhile, so
keep rolling. Nelo will probably attack while it is in the air also, so
dodge him too. The normal spinning round will drop in a clockwise
pattern. Just give yourself enough room, and keep rolling right to
avoid this one. The spinning round to center stab is a fake out, and at
the end of their spin they will quickly go to center stab. Center stab
is also a circle above you, but they will all be pointed at you, not the
ground. Time it right, waiting a second, then jump. They will all come
at the same time under you and miss. Seeking Center Stab is perhaps the
most deadly of the projectile swords. They will be in a mixed Center
Stab formation, but each sword will fly separate of the others, and all
will seek you. Just keep jumping and pray.
Finally the bane of the sword moves, the Sword Armor. Nelo will decide
he needs a leg up, and will make a Spinning round or Center stab
formation around himself. Now all you need to do is be near him, and
the quickly spinning swords will all hit you, guaranteeing a one hit
kill. When he does this, keep running from him and jumping until they
shatter. If it is the Center Stab formation around him, also watch out,
as they sometimes shoot out from him at you. Countering or hurting Nelo
while he's doing the sword moves is pretty much impossible, which is why
I hate them so much. One almost surefire way to avoid these weapons is
Rolling Blaze. If you are doing damage to something the exact moment it
damages you, you will take no damage. Hence, if you are jumping and a
sword hits you, you will destroy it before it destroys you.
How to beat Nelo. Well, his first two stages are somewhat pansy, and
similar to normal mode. If you attack him, he will block. A few ways
to get around this: wait until he attacks, dodge, and hit him. Jump
over him and hit his back. Or go Devil Mode and you can break his
defense. But watch out for Counter if you do that. So the first two
stages use any weapon you want. Alastor is good for once with its Devil
Mode, but I prefer Sparda for its massive damage. The third stage is
the one that really matters. You will probably need a vital star, and
maybe throw some holy waters towards the end. The best method I have
devised for beating him is to dodge his attacks and hit him with Sparda,
and to the best of your ability go berserker on him and whenever he
blocks jump over him and hit him. Primarily keep jumping over him and
hitting his back with an air attack. Inferno and meteor with Ifrit
might work too, as they do a lot of damage, but I have yet to beat him.
It's probably just my dislike of Ifrit.
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GRIFFON
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Difficulty: ****
Size: Large
Weapons: Alastor/Ebony&Ivory(2) Ifrit/Ebony&Ivory(3)
You may have noticed that I like Ebony and Ivory for boss fights. A lot
of people say "use the grenade gun, it fills up the guage faster."
Well, first off I only use the Devil Guage in half of my boss fights.
And asides from that, the grenade gun takes forever to fire, and you
have to be on the ground to do it. Ebony and Ivory are versatile, fast,
and you can fire while airborne which prolongs your air time, sometimes
saving you a hit. Secondly, they charge the fastest for Devil Shots, so
I use that sometimes just to throw in a little damage. Griffon is a big
target, so I do tend to use the Devil Shots on him more than any other
boss. I would use them on Phantom, but he has the armor. Griffon just
has natural armor, i.e. he flies. There are 3 stages to Griffon, but
being the lucky people we are, we already have Ifrit. Therefore you can
skip the first fight by lighting to torch on that door afire without
ever entering the room where you get Ifrit. If you're in for a thrill
kill, go ahead. Otherwise, move on to stage 2. Stage two is when
Griffon attacks you aboard the ship. The problem here is the lack of
space. And that annoying air bird thing. Once again Ebony and Ivory
save the day, just unload on the phantom wing (red flying thing that
flings you skyward) and it will disappear. The third stage of Griffon
is by far the hardest, even with the large arena and two green orbs.
Try to stay on the ground at all times. Here are his attacks.
Come Together Lightning
Griffon fires an orb which starts with the two lightning rays at 180
degrees to each other, but they quickly close up. They are at the level
that you are when he fires it, so if you are on the ground, jump over
them, if you were airborne, just stay on the ground.
Lightning Ray
This is a follow up for Come Together, which Griffon often does. He
will start firing horizontal rays at you that are at the level you are
when he fires them. The best strategy is to jump one, then he'll fire
one in the air. Stay down for that one. Then he'll fire a low one.
Jump it. Etc. He also mixes this attack up with Lightning ray then an
electricity ball. Use the same strategy.
Chain Lightning
Had to have it. It's so trendy to say. Usually after the above attacks
Griffon will Utilize Chain Lightning. If you're lucky, he won't use it
until stage 3. An ethereal path of lightning will appear, and usually
it passes through you. This means in approximately .75 seconds real
lightning is going to hit you. Keep moving and jumping so that none of
these ethereal lightning stay through you, and you'll be fine. The
matrix of electricity will subside after he does another attack.
However, to add fun factor Griffon will often do Come Together while
doing Chain Lightning.
Dive Bomb
Griffon will fly almost too high to see, and then with a terrific
display, land in a crash of lightning. You can tell it's coming when he
goes really high, so just run away.
Landing
Griffon only does this in stage two. It is a weak attack that stuns you
for a second. He will be over the middle of the ship, and he will land.
If you are on the ground when he lands, you will take damage and be
stunned. Just predict it and jump. Air Hike is a good one for this.
Thunder Storm
Griffon will send a line of lightning coming down from the sky at you.
It will start at him and go towards you. Don't run or jump, as it is a
fast enough seeker to still hit you. Instead, stare it down and when it
is close, roll away. He will do it 3 times in a row. It's especially
hard to dodge on the ship.
Lightning Grate
Only utilized in the third battle (thankfully). Griffon will send
basically a cage door of lightning at you. It consists of about 9
vertical rays with spaces in between. Given a clear view of him, which
the camera often will not give you, and some distance, you can stay
between the rays. If you can't see him, just keep rolling and pray.
Bombing Run
Griffon only does this in stage one, so you shouldn't even have to worry
about it. He will fly low, starting from quite a distance, and drop
hundreds of lightning orbs. Roll about three times away to avoid it.
Charge!
This is Griffon's opening. He will grow angry and charge you while on
the ground. If you stand still like a dumb *** he will hit you.
Otherwise, he has very little chance. Turn into Ifrit and start up the
Inferno. He will not do this on the ship.
Wing Gust
After Griffon rises from being beaten up for awhile, if you are still
too close he will flap his wings for small damage and send you a bit
away, where he will start shooting rays, etc.
How to beat Griffon. Well, as I already said you don't need to fight
his first form. His second form consists of 3 stances basically.
There's the "hit me" stance, the "I'm a coward" stance, and the "DIE"
stance. He will start with the coward one. This consists of him
attaching a lightning familiar to you, which will fling you into the
sky. Shoot it with Ebony and Ivory. It should die, but if not, jump it
to dodge it and shoot it until it dies. After the first hit, which
sends you skywards, further hits will damage you a lot. He will often
repeat this attack, which is annoying because you can't hurt him. After
awhile, he should go into the hurt me stance, where he comes to the
middle of the ship and lands. This is your chance to turn into Alastor
Devil Mode, (yes, you heard me right. I believe this is better than
Ifrit for at least this fight). This way, when you start to fly, you
can repeatedly Air Raid him while he shoots Thunder Storms at you, which
you simply fly around. If you don't have the Devil guage, then just
dodge the Thunder Storm then go in to hit him to fill your gauge. Then,
the one stage you do NOT want to see, the DIE stage. Once you get him
in the hurt me stage, he usually just keeps jumping up in the air and
landing, then doing Thunder Storm. Sometimes however he will stay in
the air. Then, with little space to dodge on the cramped ship, he will
fire Come Together attacks, Lightning Rays, and Chain Lightning,
oftentimes all at once. Good luck dodging that.
Stage 3 consists of two parts, the part where the aerial arena is
available, and the part where it's not. He will start the battle with a
charge. Now you should have Ifrit on, and a full gauge. Open up on him
with Inferno, and he should fall over after 3 hits. Now use the Kick 13
super combo you can use while in devil mode on his chest. After awhile
he will get up. Now he should have a bit more than half a life bar
left. I'd recommend getting Alastor out for Air Hike so it's easier to
dodge. Griffon will start firing Come Together, Lightning Ray, and
Lightning Grate, combined with Chain Lightning for the first two.
Usually he won't do Lightning Grate unless you use the magic elevators.
You can use them, as either side of the arena does have a green orb that
fills one entire life bar, but I find it extraneous seeing as he usually
gives you all hell once you get up high, and it will hurt you more than
help. Basically, just keep jumping his attacks and firing nonstop with
Ebony and Ivory. Though they do do pitiful damage, a minute or two of
this should end the first stage of this fight. A short CG of him
falling will ensue. Now the aerial arena is gone. I think this part is
easier, because he stops using the Come Together and Lightning Ray
stuff. He will over use Lightning Grate though. Go back to Ifrit and
hit him with Inferno whenever he charges, or you get near enough. At
the end of the fight, start throwing Holy Waters if you feel like it. I
threw 4 I think. Down he goes for good.
This fight relies highly upon your Devil Guage, so find your preference
gun and use it. The grenade gun will usually fill up almost one entire
ruin with a shot, but Ebony and Ivory are more dexterous, as I've said.
Nightmare has two forms, the invincible one and the not so invincible
one. You have to activate the ruin circles in the arenas in order to
access his not invincible form. But before you do, always shoot him
enough to fill your Devil Gauge. He only has a few attacks while he's
invincible, whereas his not invincible form has tons. He is mainly a
pisser because he has mini bosses inside him, and you can only hurt his
center (orb). Here are his attacks, with his form listed after them.
He will only use invincible attacks while he is invincible, and so on.
And in case you didn't know, his invincible form is when he's the ooze,
the not invincible form is when he's the large kinda shell like thing.
Nightmare Spawn (invincible)
This is a small section of Nightmare that breaks off and comes for you.
7/10 times they will jump at you and move around you. After a minute
they will drop off and become an ice explosion. Keep jumping to stay
away from the explosion. However, 3/10 times they will do the deadly
sudden burst, where they just walk up and ice you, hitting you for a
quarter of a life bar. I find that shooting them with Ebony and Ivory
often prompts them to do this attack.
Swallow 1 (invincible)
This is a non damaging move that will bring you inside Nightmare, where
you must kill a bunch of weakling enemies, then a sub-boss,
(Phantom/Griffon/Nelo Angelo). There is a chance you could get a green
orb down here, but it's a slim one. The other good side is that after
killing all enemies, you emerge and Nightmare looses around 1/4 of his
life. However, I wouldn't recommend doing this until he is at about 1/2
life. See below for why.
Swallow 2 (invincible)
If you have already been swallowed, swallow 2 will look the same, but
does massive damage, to the point that I'm pretty sure it is a one hit
kill. Just dodge it. Don't ever catch yourself standing in the middle
of invincible Nightmare. Always stay away from him.
Air Missile (invincible)
Only used in stage 3, Nightmare will jump to the ceiling, and shoot
missiles at you. With Rolling Blaze you can just keep jumping around
the perimeter and be okay. Otherwise just keep moving.
Drop Cage (invincible)
If you happen to be under Nightmare after Air Missile, he will drop on
you forming a cage. From there he will shoot more Air Missiles at you.
Just jump around with Rolling Blaze to break out. And of course, you
should never be under him, so this attack should never phase you.
Orb Spray (Not invincible)
Once you make Nightmare vulnerable, he will instantly make about 4 small
orbs that shoot lasers at you. Just keep moving, because if you stay
still they really will hurt you, but a shot her and there is nothing.
Ground Lightning (Not invincible)
Just thought I'd make it clear that this is visual effects not an
attack. Feel free to run through it any time.
Multi-Missile (Not invincible)
Usually the first attack Nightmare employs while making his heart
vulnerable. This is also the easiest to deal with. Go Ifrit Devil
Mode, and start Inferno-ing the heart. The missiles will usually not
phase you. If you are not devil mode, run around and pound away at the
heart/orb with your chosen gun.
Body Stab (Not invincible)
This is the shortest attack Nightmare will do with his heart visible.
He will shot parts of himself out to stab you. Just keep jumping. He
will do it 1-3 times. After he does, go for the heart, but don't go
Devil mode unless you just want to use 2 ruins. Besides that, the heart
is only out for a short period.
Light Ray (Not invincible)
The most devastating of Nightmare's attacks, the dreaded Light Ray. His
front will start to glow, and small rays will pass along the ground
towards you. Do whatever it takes to get on top of him, or behind him.
This ray will take you down at least one full life bar, and usually
freeze you in place for a second hit. He will also start to spin
rapidly near the end of the ray. The pro is that if you can get on top
of him you can Inferno his heart with impunity, because he won't move at
all except for spinning.
Spinning Shard (Not Invincible)
Less damaging than Light Ray, but probably the hardest to dodge is
Spinning Shard. The heart will once again come out the top of
Nightmare, but with it will come a section of Nightmare, which spins
around the screen and seeks you. If it hits, it will do a lot of
damage. Try to stay on the ground while it starts spinning, it will go
around then go low. Now get on top of him and Inferno the heart. The
shard should just go back into Nightmare in the side.
Trish (Invincible/Not Invincible-Stage 3)
In stage 3 only your lovely compatriot will back stab you and start
shooting lightning from one of the blue walls surrounding you. Just
stay away from the wall. I've had it hit me before, and I think it does
little to no damage anyway.
Death Throes (Not Invincible-Stage 3)
In stage 3 only, for Nightmare's last 1/16th of a life bar, he will go
into death throws. This is an amazingly devastating move that you have
to watch out for. If you got this far, good, but don't lose it now.
Either go Alastor Devil mode, if you are a conservationist, or start
throwing Holy Waters. You shouldn't need more than 2 to finish him off.
He will shoot multiple rays from his heart, which is not permanently
visible, at you. Also there will be Multi Missiles and the little orbs
still firing. It's very chaotic, and any hope of living you have is
going to be jumping in circles around him rapidly, until you can get
Alastor Devil mode off.
How to beat him? Good question. Well, you should start the fight with
a full Devil Gauge. Now fill up the ruin circle and start the fight
with him (examine the pool, the torch, or in the 3rd fight you have to
fill the ruin while fighting him). Whichever attack he does, he should
only do one before the ruin circle fades and he goes into invincible
mode. Now run around him dodging attacks and get the devil gauge back.
Fill the ruin circle again and hit him again for all you've got. He may
do two attacks if one of them is the Body Stab, as that one is short.
Fill your Devil Guage again and repeat. By this time he should be at
half life or less. If you are in good shape, good. Now is the time to
be sucked inside him. Kill all the minor enemies, hoping for life, and
then kill the miniboss. Use strategies from above. They all have less
life than their former selves, and they have the attacks of their first
stage selves. I'd recommend Sparda for Phantom and Nelo, and Ifrit for
Griffon. However, if you use Sparda, change to another weapon for the
last hit, so that after the miniboss dies, and it refills your Devil
Guage, it has something to refill. Then get the life (hopefully) and go
back out of Nightmare. Now the ruin circles will take twice as long to
go out, allowing Nightmare two times the attacks. So with that full
Devil Gauge, pound away at him, and bring him near death. One more
Devil Guage should do him in, or start dropping Holy Waters. Remember,
besides maybe 4-5 Holy Waters on Griffon's third stage, and maybe a few
on Nelo's third, all your Holy Waters are meant for Nightmare. When you
beat him, the majority of the game is done.
Yep, we're whipping the old westerner for this fight. The shotgun's
spray capability will do a better job against Mundus' orbs than anything
else you have, with the exception of possibly the Nightmare Beta. (I
never use that gun though). You have to use Sparda, thankfully, cuz I
would have chosen it anyway. Mundus has 3 stages, but stage 3 is a
joke, so forget about that. Stage 1; well, do you remember all those
Devil Stars we've saved? Maybe you used a few to speed up the fights
with Nightmare, but besides that this is your chance. You will go into
a rail shooter style format and Mundus will shoot stuff at you. Fun.
Well, you start with a full gauge so use it. You will send a Demon
Dragon at him, hammering him for immense damage. Now whip out two Devil
Stars and do it again. Again. Again. Is he dead yet? Then do it
again. All it should take is 10 stars max. Now, onto stage 2, the real
fight. Here are his attacks.
Force Ray
Mundus shoots a force edge at you that you can see as a distortion in
the air. Roll away. He may do it twice, so roll twice.
Hand Lances
Mundus will spray the field with lances from his hand. When he gets to
you, roll repeatedly to the right, so as to roll through his barrage.
Back Lances
Similar to Hand Lances, but these come from above. Just keep jumping
and I find that you can evade them all as long as you jump back and
forth.
Small Orbs
Mundus will call on these to appear near him and shoot lances at you. 1
or 2 shotgun blasts will down these, and give you a Devil ruin. These
will appear either around his head or between he and you.
Small Orb Row
Mundus will call 10 or so orbs in a row near you. Shoot as many as you
can with your shotgun, then when he mentions again, jump and roll away
so they don't hit you when they come to life, firing lances. They may
circle the arena an entire time and come for you again, but that's rare.
Large Orbs
These orbs do nothing but sit at 90 degrees apart so that you can shoot
them and gain Devil ruins. Try to kill at least 2.
Super Fireball
The best fireball in the game, and possibly Mundus' most damaging
attack. The Large Orbs you have not destroyed he will absorb, then they
will circle his head in a fiery trail then fly at you at high speeds. I
have heard rumors that you can reflect them with your sword; Don't try
it. Use Air Hike (which you now mysteriously have for Sparda too) and
jump up high, so that they fly at you as you are descending. 50% of the
time they will miss. Just pray. If you get it down to only one, it
will miss 99% of the time.
Super Punch
Mundus rears back, then punches you. A weakling attack at best. Roll
to the left, go Devil mode and take this opportunity to hack away at
him.
Geyser
Exactly the same as Phantom's, except Mundus gets more. Just run around
to avoid it.
Dragon Rocket
Mundus will summon a fire dragon from a patch of ground under you. He
will make quite wild gesticulations before hand, allowing you ample time
to dodge. If it does hit, this may even outdo 2 Super Fireballs worth
of damage, as it is devastating.
Fire Dragon
Mundus will put his fist down (literally) and a Fire Dragon will come
forth from the lava. It will destroy any rocks in its path, and come
for you, moving slowly counter clockwise. It will start by shooting a
fireball at you after rearing back. Try to reflect it with Sparda. If
you do so, it will die one shot, and you get a green orb (Whopee!). If
not, it will damage you, and blast away with the shotgun. He will try
the fireball again after awhile. You can dodge both fireballs and kill
him with the shotgun, but it takes awhile and towards the end Mundus
will get ornery and start some of his own attacks, making you fire at
the dragon and dodge both Mundus' and the dragon's attacks.
How to beat him. Well, I got to this point before and nearly beat him
the fair way. However, I'm quite fed up with playing fairly at this
point. I'd suggest dodging his attacks and getting up on the rock
platforms that surround him, and start hacking away at him with the
traditional sword pattern, with the Stinger finisher. When you run out
of Devil Mode, or almost out of life, pop an Untouchable. If you happen
to kill a fire dragon and get more life, use a Devil Star and remain
hacking away at him at close range. If not, keep popping those 10
Untouchables you have. See how he likes it. You do have the option of
shooting meteors at him, but they do such pitiful damage that it takes
forever to get anywhere that way. If you have Meteor 2 you can even
charge them but damage remains minimal. I'd just use those
Untouchables.
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FUN THINGS TO DO IN SUPER DANTE MODE
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Well, now that we have our Super Dante mode, we can do tons of cool
stuff we couldn't do before. Though I'm sure you've all thought of
stuff to do already, and you will find more, here are a few ideas.
As we all know, Super Dante mode is where your Devil Gauge does NOT
decrease. Therefore you can stay in Devil Mode infinitely. The obvious
things are:
Stay in Air Raid forever, shooting lightning and flying around.
Stay in Ifrit forever, doing the Kick 13 combo to anything and
everything.
Now, there are some things you'd rather not waste the gauge on in the
normal modes that you can now do freely. Such as buy Vortex 2 and spin
around every room you enter. Or get Meteor 2 and hurl them at any
monster you see, while shouting "KAMEHAMEHA!!!" Or you could do the
auto upgraded attack with Alastor, the upper slashes included and all.
The Ifrit devil has the Kick 13 combo where if you hit forward you will
do 5 hits very fast, the last one upper-cutting them for more
punishment.
Sadly enough, in Super Dante mode Sparda loses all its flair, for it is
no longer your best weapon. However, on the Mundus fight, you still get
your infinite gauge. This means you can shoot infinite dragons at him
until he goes down in the first stage. The third stage will end almost
before it starts, as you don't need to charge your gauge. And the
second stage allows you to stay in Devil mode firing fireballs and using
the lengthened Sparda.
Another great bonus is the Nightmare Beta. This gun is useless in any
other mode. A gun that takes your Devil ruins? What for? Does it
shoot a nuclear missile? No. It simply shoots reflecting rays. The
good thing is that these rays are almost sentient in their pursuit of
evil. Now, in Super Dante mode you can fire it repeatedly for free,
without fear. So charge it until you can see the outline of the cube
around the end of it. Now fire. Around 20 rays will go bouncing every
which way, annihilating any foe, and getting you a superb rating in the
end. You can do this as many times as you like. From the crappiest to
the best, what a promotion.
CVX: Well, this is the Devil May Cry FAQ/Walkthrough! I hope this guide
has been simple, yet specific enough for you players to use, because one
of the guides are too big and confusing, so I came here to fix that!
Orca: I hope this FAQ helped any gamers out there that needed it. This
game is awesome, and I couldn't help but do a FAQ on it. With the new
info, I think this is probably now the most comprehensive guide up.
That includes the official ones!
CVX:
- Friends and family
- CJayC at GameFAQs for hosting the greatest FAQ site out there
- Capcom, specifically Mikami and Kamiya, for creating an awesome game.
Orca:
-Capcom: for a good action game finally!
-Gamefaqs: for an awesome site, and a contest that let me purchase this
game!
-CVX: for letting me add onto his FAQ!
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