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| Boss Rush Mode Techniques (Soma) |
1) Flying Armor
HP: 250
MP: 200
Arms
Hand: Kaladbolg
Body: Death's Robe
Accessory: Chaos Ring
Soul
Bullet: Erinys
Guardian: Black Panther
Enchant: Stolas
Comment: Use Erinys while doing a small hop while making your way to the next room. The Guillotiner and Great Axe Armor soul also works but I'm uncertain which is actually faster.
2) Balore
HP: 900
MP: 500
Arms
Hand: Death Scythe
Body: Dracula's Tunic
Accessory: Megingiord
Soul
Bullet: -
Guardian: Devil
Enchant: Golem
Comment: Activate Devil then use Death Scythe special. As simple as that.
3) Dmitrii
HP: 1000
MP: 1500
Arms
Hand: Kaladbolg
Body: Death's Robe
Accessory: Chaos Ring
Soul
Bullet: Killer Clown
Guardian: Werewolf
Enchant: Stolas
Comment: Spam Killer Clown while holding down the guardian (werewolf) button. 5 hits should do it.
4) Puppet Master
HP: 1800
MP:3000
Set A
Arms
Hand: Kaladbolg
Body: Death's Robe
Accessory: Chaos Ring
Soul
Bullet: Abaddon
Guardian: Black Panther
Enchant: Stolas
Set B
Arms
Hand: Death Scythe
Body: Dracula's Tunic
Accessory: Megingiord
Soul
Bullet: Abaddon
Guardian: Devil
Enchant: Golem
Comment: Start off by land canceling an Abaddon while Black Panthering towards Puppet Master. As soon as you have fired off Abaddon, switch setups either by pausing and switching or by pressing X. The reason for this switch is that when you fire a bullet soul its power is calculated using your INT at the time you fired it; therefore, by using an INT raising setup like setup A to fire off Abaddon, the locusts do significantly more damage than they would if you fired them off using a STR oriented setup like setup B. After you switch to setup B, activate Devil as soon as possible and attack, back dash cancel into another attack, then special cancel. If done properly, the first hit from the Death Scythe will NOT be affected by Devil, but the second hit and the special attack will be. If enough locusts hit him, Puppet Master will die.
5) Dario
HP: 1500
MP:1000
Arms
Hand: Death Scythe
Body: Dracula's Tunic
Accessory: Chaos Ring
Soul
Bullet: Killer Clown
Guardian: Devil
Enchant: Dead Pirate
Comment: Once you enter shoot a Killer Clown card once and activate Devil. If it hits correctly, Dario will fly towards you leaving his back faced towards you. Use special.
6) Rahab
HP: 1200
MP: 2200
Set A
Arms
Hand: Kaladbolg
Body: Death's Robe
Accessory: Rosary
Soul
Bullet: Bomber Armor
Guardian: Devil
Enchant: Stolas
Set B
Arms
Hand: Death Scythe
Body: Dracula's Tunic
Accessory: Megingiord
Soul
Bullet: Bomber Armor
Guardian: Devil
Enchant: Golem
Comment: Start on setup A. As you fall, inch forward a little bit, fire off Bomber Armor and activate Devil as fast as you can. Because Devil is equipped on both setups, you can switch to setup B while Devil is activating without interrupting the activation, so do so. The instant you land, use a special attack. If you started activating Devil fast enough, then it should be in effect by the time your special connects. If it isn't, either try and get Devil going faster, or just wait an ever-so-brief moment after hitting the ground to use your special attack.
7) Gergoth
HP: 3800
MP: 9999
Arms
Hand: Kaladbolg
Body: Death's Robe
Accessory: Chaos Ring
Soul
Bullet: Killer Clown
Guardian: Death
Enchant: Stolas
Comment: Activate Death, spam back dash and Killer Clown. Make sure to turn off the up+L ability.
8)
Zephyr
HP: 1234
MP: 1234
Arms
Hand: Kaladbolg
Body: Death's Robe
Accessory: Rosary
Soul
Bullet: Killer Clown
Guardian: Werewolf
Enchant: Stolas
Comment: Spam Killer Clown while holding down the guardian (Werewolf) button. If done fast enough you'll kill him before you reach him.
9) Bat Company
HP:1500
MP:1500
Arms
Hand: Death Scythe
Body: Death's Robe
Accessory: Rosary
Soul
Bullet: Bomber Armor
Guardian: -
Enchant: Stolas
Comment: Once you enter the room, throw a bomb followed by a back dash and throw another bomb then followed with a special attack. Instant kill.
10) Paranoia
HP: 1700
MP: 1700
Set A
Arms
Hand: Kaladbolg
Body: Death's Robe
Accessory: Chaos Ring
Soul
Bullet: Slime OR Abaddon
Guardian: Black Panther
Enchant: Stolas
Set B
Arms
Hand: Death Scythe
Body: Dracula's Tunic
Accessory: Megingiord
Soul
Bullet: Slime OR Abaddon
Guardian: Devil
Enchant: Golem
Comment: Make sure both sets have the same bullet soul equipped! If one setup has Slime equipped and the other has Abaddon equipped, then switching setups will cause all of the Slimes/locusts to disappear. Either back dash cancel 9 Slimes before he comes out of the mirror OR wait until just before he comes out of the mirror and use Abaddon so that the locusts swarm over the right half of the room. Whichever you choose, hit X or pause and switch to setup B the instant you finish firing off bullet souls and immediately activate Devil. You'll notice that as Paranoia moves he floats up and down a little bit. If you time it right, you can attack and then special cancel and have both hits connect. Don't worry, it's not as hard as it sounds. If enough Slimes/locusts have hit him he will die. Try a few times with each bullet soul and figure out which one you're more comfortable using.
11) Aguni
HP: 4000
MP: 9999
Set A
Arms
Hand: Kaladbolg
Body: Death's Robe
Accessory: Rosary
Soul
Bullet: Abaddon
Guardian: Black Panther
Enchant: Stolas
Set B
Arms
Hand: Death Scythe
Body: Dracula's Tunic
Accessory: Megingiord
Soul
Bullet: Abaddon
Guardian: Devil
Enchant: Golem
Comment: This guy is tough. Start on setup A. As he comes down, Black Panther to the side, then jump up and use Abaddon on him and immediately switch to setup B and activate Devil. Now for the tricky part. You need to run underneath him and attack, back dash cancel into another attack, then special cancel. Then you need to do it again. The problem is that Aguni is not content to sit around and take your hits. Also, it is quite possible that you will run low on HP, MP or both at some point in this battle. They start you with 2 HP restoring items, so feel free to use one now. MP is a different story, however. You can either use the Mana Prism they provide you with, or equip your Chaos Ring to get some MP back. I would suggest using the Chaos Ring and saving the Mana Prism for Death, but it's really just a matter of preference. In any case, make sure the Megingiord is on whenever you are hitting Aguni, otherwise it may take some extra hits to finish him. If all goes well and enough locusts hit him then it will take 4 attacks and 2 special attacks to kill him.
12) Abaddon
HP:4000
MP: 9999
Set A
Arms
Hand: Kaladbolg
Body: Death's Robe
Accessory: Chaos Ring
Soul
Bullet: Abaddon
Guardian: Black Panther
Enchant: Stolas OR Draghignazzo
Set B
Arms
Hand: Death Scythe
Body: Dracula's Tunic
Accessory: Megingiord
Soul
Bullet: Abaddon
Guardian: Devil
Enchant: Dead Pirate
Comment: There are a couple of ways to approach this battle. Start off with Setup A. You have a decision to make: you can either jump over Abaddon (do this if you don't have Draghignazzo) OR you can equip Draghignazzo and charge right through him. If you want to jump over him then fire off an Abaddon as you ascend. If you want to charge right through him, then do a VERY small jump and land-cancel an Abaddon while you still have Stolas equipped. Immediately after you release the locusts, pause and equip Draghignazzo, then unpause andcharge through him. I personally just charge right through him. Whichever method you use, once you're behind him, switch to setup B and activate Devil. Once Devil is in effect, attack, back-dash-cancel another attack, then special-cancel and he should die. If not enough of your locusts hit him then you may need to attack him once more. It is possible to kill him before he gets to summon any locusts of his own, but it is very difficult and also requires a lot of luck. Whatever you do, don't get caught in a locust swarm with Devil activated! If you're going to get hit by the locusts then jump right before they hit you; the locusts won't trap you if you're in midair.
13) Death
HP:2222/2222
MP:4444
Set A
Arms
Hand: Death Scythe
Body: Dracula's Tunic
Accessory: Megingiord
Soul
Bullet: Abaddon
Guardian: Devil
Enchant: Golem
Set B
Arms
Hand: Kaladbolg
Body: Death's Robe
Accessory: Chaos Ring
Soul
Bullet: Killer Clown
Guardian: Death
Enchant: Stolas
Comment: Death can start off with one a few things. If he starts the battle by flying around, then activate Devil, hit him with Abaddon, and then just keep hitting him with the Death Scythe. If the opportunity presents itself, try to back dash cancel and special cancel so you can get more hits in. I believe it takes 4 hits and 1 special to end his first form. Once he starts transforming, if you used your Mana Prism earlier, now would be a good time to briefly switch to the Chaos Ring to get some MP back. Once you can start hitting him again, switch back to the Megingiord.
If he begins the battle by using his double slash attack then immediately pause, switch to setup B, activate Death and start back dash cancelling Killer Clown. You'll probably get hit, but ignore it and keep spamming Killer Clown. I believe this start will yield a slightly faster time than if he starts the battle off by flying around. Once he starts transforming, switch back to setup A and activate Devil. If your MP is low, you may want to equip the Chaos Ring to get back some MP, but be sure to reequip the Megingiord before you start hitting him.
His second form should be handled in much the same way as his first form; use Abaddon, then just keep hitting him. Don't forget about your Mana Prism if you didn't use it earlier and you need some quick MP! In his second form he is much more likely to stop moving and either throw his Scythe at you, summon his huge skulls, or teleport-slash you. If he throws his scythe or summons his skulls, then get under him and attack, back dash cancel another attack, then special cancel. Then do it again. By now you may need to use that Super Potion or Rusty Food Tin; Death's attacks hurt when you're using Devil. If he tries to teleport-slash you, take note of where he was when he disappeared, then either guess which side of you he's going to appear on, or hope you have good reflexes. You should have enough time to attack him, then special-cancel. You'll get hit, but you'll do lots of damage to him. Do you remember where he was when he disappeared? He'll reappear in the same place, so fire off Abaddon in that general direction, and then position yourself right near where Death will reappear. As soon as he reappears, attack, back dash cancel into another attack, then special cancel. That should be enough to kill him. If not just keep hitting him. I believe it takes 4 attacks and 1 special, but it will be less if you manage to hit him with a lot of locusts. Beware! You're not done yet! Just like in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Death can still kill you even after he's dead. If he had thrown his scythe at you before he died it will keep going as though Death were still alive and it can still hurt you. A lot. Same deal with his giant, blue skulls of doom; any skulls that were fired off before his demise will try and take you down with him. Also, the second Death is destroyed, pause and equip Black Panther. Unlike in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, the timer doesn't stop ticking upon the death of the final boss. In this game, the timer doesn't stop until you've picked up your reward.
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