Devil May Cry 4 Boss FAQ
The time has come and so have I
I'll laugh last cause you came to die
The damage done~the pain subsides
And I can see the fear clear when I look in your eye.
~
I never kneel and I'll never rest
You can tear the heart from my chest
I'll make you see what I do best,
I'll succeed as you breathe your very last breath.
~
Now I know how the angel fell [just kneel]
I know the tale and I know it too well [just bow]
I'll make you wish you had a soul to sell [soul to sell]
When I strike you down and send you straight to hell
~
My army comes from deep within
Beneath my soul--beneath my skin
As you're ending, I'm about to begin
My strength~His bane~and I will never give in.
~
I'll tell you now I'm the one to survive
You never break my faith or my stride
I'll have you choke on your own demise
I make the angel scream, and the devil cry!
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About this FAQ
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This is a set of instructions and strategies on how to beat the major bosses in
Devil May Cry 4 for the Playstation 3. This FAQ was written based on playing
through the game in DMD and SoS Modes. If you are playing on an easier setting,
it is possible that some of the information here simply won't apply to you.
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How to use this Guide
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This walkthrough is pretty straightforward. But to make things easier, next to
each section in the contents there is an abbreviation (Example: (CR5)) that you
can use to jump right to that section in the walkthrough without reading the
whole thing. Just use CTRL + F to search for that abbreviation.
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Table of Contents
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I.) Dante: Son of Sparda (D1)
II.) Berial: Big Red Ass (B1)
III.) Bael: Big White Ass (B2)
IV.) Echidna: Tiny Green Tits (E1)
V.) A. Credo: Birdy (AC1)
VI.) A. Agnus: Buggy (AA1)
VII.) Sanctus: Grumpy Old Man (S1)
VIII.) Character Switch (CS1)
IX.) Echidna: HAI AGAIN. (E2)
X.) Dagon: Bael's Brother (B3)
XI.) Berial: Ass strikes again (B4)
XII.) The Saviour: IT'S JAYSUS! (TS1)
XIII.) The Saviour: Part Two (TS2)
XIV.) Character Switch (CS2)
XV.) Sanctus Diabolica (STD1)F
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Dante (DMD) (D1)
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Holy crap. THE Dante?! For the first boss fight?! THIS IS MADNESS! But so
awesome. Anywho, onto the strategy.
As the fight begins, you'll want to take a more defensive style in this fight
as Dante is a veritable BASTARD to fight on DMD mode. Although, the first fight
is NOWHERE near the difficulty that the 2nd fight is. This fight is rather
tricky to write for, as, there is no real set strategy. The best thing to do is
to NOT shoot at Dante as that makes him want to retaliate with gunfire. And
that is BAD. No, instead, just try to coerce Dante into attacking you first so
you can get a cheap counter attack in. Usually an Ex Splitter works well. After
that, just Streak him and then jump away from him as he's going to be PISSED
after he gets back up.
Several of Dante's attacks are noteworthy and should dodged at all costs. These
include:
Stinger- Dante usually Taunts then STINGERS you. Listen for the clap, then
IMMEDIATELY roll out of the way to dodge. The other attack is using the Laser
form of the Pandora, I can't remember what it's called but it is a VERY good
idea to stay out of its way, as it will do a RETARDED amount of damage should
it hit you. The other one is his Honey Comb fire attack. This one just puts me
in a state of PISSIVITY that I haven't felt since the Divine Dragon fight in
The Legend of Dragoon. There's virtually NO WAY to dodge it and it will take
off at least two bars of health if it hits you.
The rest of the fight is mostly counter Helm Splitting. Baiting Dante into H.
Splitting first is the easiest thing to do, then follow it up with your own and
retaliate with a Streak when he gets stunned. Be sure to Taunt Dante just for
kicks and giggles. Oh and just for reference, if you ever successfully Buster
Dante, he might decide to counter it. If this happens, start mashing the "O"
button to push Dante back and hit him for lots o' damage. Another strategy a
friend of mine suggested was this:
"For Mission 1 DMD, you can dispose of Dante quite easily by trying to snatch
him. He'll do a roll and follow up with a stinger. But if you time a buster
properly, you'll catch his sword and trigger the buster animation.
Repeat that and follow up with a combo if possible. You can do the entire fight
this way, and if you're lucky, he'll get trapped in a corner for repeated
pwnage. >>>> Pie tbhimo.
Now then, Ansem, LET'S END THIS!
The fight is basically the same as the last Sanctus fight, in that, Sanctus
circles above you ominously while constantly firing crap at you and using his
Laser Beam attack. Oh, and the stupidly over-powered Buster is back too. That's
about where the similarities end though. Proceed as you'd normally proceed and
eventually Sanctus's shield will go down. He should fly off to his corner now
to hide and shoot stuff at you. Dodge and Snatch to get closer to the old
fart.
Now, when you attempt to attack Sanctus, he'll block it with Sparda. O****,
right? Well, after Nero recovers from the bounce, just fill Sparda full of Blue
Rose shots to keep Sanctus stationary. Now get close and Buster the Sparda.
Sanctus'll lose his grip and he'll be vulnerable for a few seconds. Get your
hits in and make that sucker ground borne. When Sanctus hit's the ground, go to
town on him by DT'ing and using Showdown. I feel that it is cooler to use than
the Buster and does about the same amount of damage.
Now, the cycle should repeat at this point. With a few key differences. After
taking some damage, Sanctus feels the need to go down and slash at Nero
unsuccessfully with Sparda. That is, it SHOULD be unsuccessful if you dodge it.
Afterwards, retaliate with a Splitter and Streak. Now that he's vulnerable,
either DT Buster or Showdown. I personally