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Dante -
Vergil battle 3
(M20)

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Preferred
style: Royalguard/Trickster
Avoid
and Attack strategies:
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Judgement Cut
– Shoots energy waves at you. These
are easy to avoid. Just dash/run/jump
away. Also, as always, it’s easiest
to counter Vergil when he does this move.
Get near him while evading the waves,
then Stinger/Killer Bee/Reverb
Shock him and continue spewing combos.
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Round Trip
– He throws his sword at you like
a boomerang, sometimes circling you for
a bit before returning to him. Use
Spiral or Kalina Ann
to deflect the sword after Vergil
throws it at you. Or, if you're already
near him when he's still in his stance, counter with any melee move.
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Helm Breaker (+
Stinger) – He’ll
teleport above you and do a Helm Breaker + Stinger .
Jump away twice to avoid both moves. After
evading, attack while
he's recovering. Spamming Beowulf's Killer
Bee is recommended. If you're a Royalguard
person, guard both moves. It will take some practice.
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Rapid Slash
– Vergil charges forward quickly,
leaving a trail of slashes behind him.
Jump out of the way, it's safer than rolling,
then attack him when he's recovering.
With Royalguard, as always, guard it if you can.
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Parry + Upper
Slash/Rapid Slash – Vergil
parries you every so often and may counter
using his 2-hit slash combo (Upper Slash)
or Rapid Slash attack. Usually,
when he counters with Upper Slash,
it's so quick you don’t have time
to recover and avoid, so once parried,
always try to (double) jump backwards
away from him anyway, and you should be
able to avoid it at least half the time.
This will also easily avoid Rapid
Slash. Otherwise, again, guard
them with Royalguard. Once evaded, attack.
Note: Vergil
grunts right before he parries. So long
you don't hit him with any Devil Arm when
he grunts, you will not have to deal with
him parrying. Guns are the only way
to safely inflict damage on him in this
situation.
Note 2: Vergil
grunts after receiving a certain number
of hits. If you remember this
and come up with a combo that ends at
the right number of hits, you won't have
to deal with accidentally being parried.
For example, try these. Vergil WILL grunt
right after the last move.
1) Killer Bee + Beowulf 3 hit combo +
Straight + Killer Bee + Straight + Stinger
2) Killer Bee + Beowulf 3 hit combo +
Straight + Reverb Shock + Straight
3) Killer Bee + Beowulf 3 hit combo +
Rising Dragon + Killer Bee + Straight
+ Stinger
4) Killer Bee + Beowulf 3 hit combo +
Rebellion combo I (2 hits) + Hightime
+ Killer Bee + Straight + Stinger
Video
example
Note 3: Vergil
isn't always that nice as to let you perform
a chain of combos on him all the time.
You find that very often, after you hit/counter
him even once, he will grunt already.
In such situations there isn't really
anything you can do but to be patient
and take the opportunity to shoot at him
with your fire arms. Just be patient.
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Final Judgement
Cut – Vergil does this
move only after you take away about 60%
of his life. He will DT and disappear, releasing Judgement
Cut all over the place. Run/jump/dash
away from them, andstay close
to where you last saw Vergil. Once over,
Vergil will reappear and be vulnerable
for a whilet, so attack! I'll repeat this, guarding
is always possible..
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Stinger
– Vergil does this move by itself
only in the harder modes. Always be on
the alert to jump when you are close to
him. But even if you get hit, it takes time
for Vergil to put his sword away and Dante
typically gets up faster than Vergil can
recover, so hit him while you can.
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Vergil often starts the
battle with Judgement Cut so
counter him. Other times, he teleports
behind you and tries to slash you a couple
times before he teleports and performs
Helm Breaker at you. Once you
see him disappear, follow Avoid and Attack
strategy #3 as written above.
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After a while Vergil
will DT. At this time,
DT'd Vergil will still perform the same
moves as he does in human form, so counter
Vergil as many times as you can to return
him back to human form quickly. Use all
of the Avoid and Attack strategies written
above with only once difference - quickly jump away after you countered and hit
him once. With Beowulf,
2~4 Killer Bees will be enough to turn him
back into human form.
Reminder:
For those who are inconfident in countering
DT'd Vergil, remember to activate DT to
reduce damage.
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After taking away about
50~60% of his life, Vergil will start going
into super DT state (with the purple shield
around him when he activates it). Vergil
is highly aggressive in this state so
don’t bother countering/attacking
him. Concentrate on EVADING.
In this state, Vergil will perform Helm
Breaker continuously for about 6~13
times depending on how many times you
successfully avoid it. Dash/Sky Star
or run to avoid them. In between
his Helm Breakers, he also continues
with some sword combos so Dash/Sky
Star/run/jump away.
Another way to deal with this is to, yet
again, guard with Royalguard.
This will require some practice and getting
used to to get the timing right. It will
be risky if you're not confident. However,
if you can master this, you'll be at a
huge advantage.
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Once he’s done with
super DT, he will turn back into human
and be vulnerable for about 3 seconds,
so attack!
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As a reminder, Vergil
parries you once in a certain number of hits. If you can anticipate when he
parries you, you can perform this little
trick with Beowulf. The moment you hear
him grunt, perform Straight but
HOLD onto your button to charge. Watch
for Vergil to put his guard down and
release only then. If done in the right
time, Vergil WILL take the hit without
parrying you.
The moment he gets hit, shoot him with
a gun, or do any quick Gunslinger move
(like Gun Stinger). You can even
do a guard (Royalguard) cancel instead
if you'd like. To do this, after Vergil takes in the
first Straight, guard immediately, then quickly perform Straight
and HOLD onto your button again. Just
like before, Vergil should attempt to
parry you, so release Straight only after he puts his guard down, then repeat the entire
procedure. (i.e. Straight > guard cancel > repeat) It is possible to replace guard cancel with Kalina Ann. (i.e. Straight > Bazooka > repeat)
Beowulf
trick - Video demo with text (4.24
MB)
- Useful note: Make use of DTE (DT
Explosion) to inflict massive damage.
You can do this by having at least 4 DT
slots, and holding L1 until you see the
slots turn red. Then when you're close to the enemy, release L1.
Useful note 2:
Spamming Kalina Ann - Kalina Ann is
slow at recovery, but you can speed it up
a little by guard cancelling (Royalguard). Right after shooting, tap on
O. If done with the right timing, you should
see Dante go into the guard stance, and
when you do, you can to shoot with
Kalina Ann again. This can be repeated over
and over. (This is the same as step 5 with Straight)
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[Dante Must Die mode]
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Typically, Vergil will
either start the battle with Stinger
or Judgement Cut. Iif it's Stinger, jump a
little forward and his Stinger
should stop right below you, then counter
attack. If it's Judgement Cut,
counter him by all means. It's the easiest
way to counter him in this battle.
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Vergil will also perform Summoned Swords.
He does this in both human and DT form.
Don't bother countering him when the
swords are still around, and wait for
the them to go away before you attempt
attacking again. Sword Storm
(the swords circle you) can be easily
dodged by jumping, and Blistering
Swords (Vergil shoots them at you)
can be dodged only by running towards the opposite direction.
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When going into super
DT, Vergil now also summons his swords.
Make use of the time he's DT-ing to taunt him and recover some DT.
Trickster's Dash should easily
avoid his chain of Helm Breakers
but it's NOT reliable if Vergil does
Stinger in between, so always
look out for it and jump/Sky Star
instead of Dash. If you prefer
another way, there's always Royalguard.
Guarding against Helm Breaker
is awesome, but I won't suggest doing it
if he has Spiral Swords protecting
him.
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Sometimes, Vergil does Final
Judgement Cut while his summoned swords still protect him. He can do this any time, even when
shooting the swords at you. Usually, it's
a good time to attack him when he's done
but if his swords still protect him, try
breaking them with
Kalina Ann. Careful though, Vergil is able
to release them anytime after Final Judgement Cut .
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When Vergil's health
drops to below 15%, it's time for
you to give it your very all! Blast
out all the DT you have and use your
strongest attacks (and Release with Royalguard) to get this battle
over with (I strongly suggest Beowulf).
You will need that extra damage and
speed to finish him off for good or he'll
find a chance to recover it all back,
even when he only has 1 pixel of health
left. Good luck.
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Difficulty
ratings
First timer: *****
DMD mode: *****
Camera angle: ****
Recommended Weapons
Guns: Ebony & Ivory + Kalina Ann
Arms: Rebellion + Beowulf |
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